"ReBoot" (1994) TV series 1994-2002

Creators:

Gavin Blair
Philip Mitchell
Ian Pearson
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

10 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

In the inner computer world of Mainframe, a guardian program sprite and his friends defend the system from threats from viruses and the User.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Intelligence | Virtual Reality | Dreadlocks | Computer Virus

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Donovan	...	Phong / ... (47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Kathleen Barr	...	Dot Matrix / ... (42 episodes, 1994-2001)
Garry Chalk	...	Slash / ... (36 episodes, 1994-2001)
Michael Benyaer	...	Bob / ... (29 episodes, 1994-2001)
Scott McNeil	...	Hack / ... (27 episodes, 1995-2001)
Tony Jay	...	Megabyte (26 episodes, 1994-2001)
Stevie Vallance	...	Mouse / ... (21 episodes, 1994-2001)
Sharon Alexander	...	AndrAIa / ... (20 episodes, 1997-2001)
Paul Dobson	...	Matrix / ... (20 episodes, 1997-2001)
Shirley Millner	...	Hexadecimal (20 episodes, 1994-2001)

Series Directed by
Dick Zondag		(15 episodes, 1994-1995)
Michael Donovan		(13 episodes, 1995-2001)
Steve Ball		(6 episodes, 1995-2001)
George Samilski		(4 episodes, 2001)
James Boshier		(2 episodes, 1997)
Ezekiel Norton		(2 episodes, 1997)
Owen Hurley		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Writing credits
Gavin Blair		(47 episodes, 1994-2001)
John Grace		(47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Philip Mitchell		(47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Ian Pearson		(47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Susan Turner		(6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Martin M. Borycki		(3 episodes, 1995)
Dan Didio		(3 episodes, 1997)
Christy Marx		(3 episodes, 1997)
Brendan McCarthy		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jono Howard		(2 episodes, 1995)
Mark Leiren-Young		(2 episodes, 1996)
Raul Inglis		(unknown episodes)
Ken Pontac		(unknown episodes)
Lane Raichert		(unknown episodes)
Alan Swayze		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Christopher J. Brough	....	executive producer / producer (47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Steve Barron	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jay Firestone	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeanie Lamb	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Stéphane Reichel	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Robert Buckley		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Film Editing by
Paul Gill		(4 episodes, 2001)
Patrick Carroll		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Chris Bartleman		(unknown episodes)
Mike Jackson		(unknown episodes)
Gerald J. Lauze		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Clyde Klotz		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jesse Fawcett	....	production manager (8 episodes, 1994)
Helen Du Toit	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Chris Gibbons	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Kientz	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Dean Sherriff	....	location designer (1 episode, 1994)
Brendan McCarthy	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Blair Peters	....	storyboard supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Marcel Duperreault	....	sound editor / supervising sound editor / ... (47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Todd Araki	....	sound editor (24 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jason Frederickson	....	sound editor (24 episodes, 1997-2001)
Greg Stewart	....	sound re-recording mixer (23 episodes, 1994-1996)
Jim Harrington	....	foley artist (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jeff Hook	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Roger Monk	....	supervising sound engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Jason Gross	....	digital effects artist (6 episodes, 1997)
C. Michael Easton	....	supervising animator (unknown episodes)
Michael Mussellam	....	animation and digital visual effects (unknown episodes)
Christos Obretenov	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
James Stewart	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Ken Steel	....	senior animator / animator (36 episodes, 1994-1998)
Ken Ball	....	senior animator (23 episodes, 1994-1996)
Eric Murray	....	animator (9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Brett Ineson	....	senior animator (6 episodes, 1995-1998)
Kevin Gamble	....	animation coordinator (6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Chris Buckley	....	animator (5 episodes, 1997-2001)
Andrew Ogawa	....	animator (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
George Samilski	....	supervising animator (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
Gavin Blair	....	supervising animator (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Cappleman	....	senior animator (unknown episodes)
Katrina Conwright	....	senior animator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Doucette	....	senior animator (unknown episodes)
Michael Ferraro	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Andrew 'Spanky' Grant	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Hayward	....	senior animator (unknown episodes)
Jeremy McCarron	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Philip Mitchell	....	supervising animator (unknown episodes)
Morgan Ratsoy	....	senior character animator (unknown episodes)
P. Kevin Scott	....	supervising animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Anne Hoerber	....	on-line editor (37 episodes, 1995-2001)

Series Other crew
Lon J. Hall	....	legal counsel (47 episodes, 1994-2001)
Michael Donovan	....	voice director (28 episodes, 1994-1998)
Sylvain Blais	....	videodisc operator / production assistant (26 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jim Corbett	....	video production supervisor (24 episodes, 1997-2001)
Gavin Blair	....	design supervisor / director of operations (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dan Didio	....	story editor (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Giuliana Bertuzzi	....	production controller / corporate controller (14 episodes, 1994-1997)
Andrew Ogawa	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Warren Low	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Lane Raichert	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Carol Taverner	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Susan Turner	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Wilson	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Alliance Communications Corporation
• BLT Productions
• Mainframe Entertainment
• ReBoot Productions
• YTV
• Zondag Entertainment

Distributors

• Claster Television (1996-1997) (USA) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994-1996) (USA) (TV) (seasons 1-2)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004-) (USA) (DVD)
• Cartoon Network (1999-2001) (USA) (TV) (seasons 3-4)
• PolyGram Video (1990's) (USA) (VHS)
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• YTV (1994-2001) (Canada) (TV)

Special Effects

• SFX Mainframe
• Zondag Entertainment

Other Companies

• BLT Productions  casting
• Hall Webber  legal services
• Post Modern Sound  post-production sound services

Runtime:

30 min (47 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

The entire show takes place over the course of less than one week.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "Wizards, Warriors, and a Word from our Sponsors," during the scene with the room of doors, Bob is seen without his beard while trying the first door.

Quotes:

Phong:The future is not determined by the throw of the dice; it is determined by the conscious decisions of you and me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Scary Godmother 1 & 2 (#3.9)" (2010)

I love this show.

I confess, I am a Reboot junky. I have no clue why I like this show, considering that I'm opposed to the over-used element of CGI in animation today, yet something about Reboot keeps my attention. When I first started watching, I was still in Elementary school and I liked being able to name all the movies the show was doing parodies of. A few years passed and I forgot about it, until the re-runs aired on Cartoon Network. Then, the plot/new episodes became more dramatic and I couldn't stop watching! The characters are likable and the battle between virus and guardians is a great hook. Someone once said, "Reboot is what Tron should have been".