ReBoot 

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

Creators:

Gavin Blair, John Grace, Philip Mitchell

Stars:

Michael Donovan, Kathleen Barr, Garry Chalk

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Michael Donovan	...	Phong / ... 46 episodes, 1994-2001
Kathleen Barr	...	Dot Matrix / ... 42 episodes, 1994-2001
Garry Chalk	...	Slash / ... 36 episodes, 1994-2001
Michael Benyaer	...	Bob / ... 28 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

Storyline

The extraordinary adventures of life within a computer, as depicted in one of the world's first totally-computer-generated series. The riotous humour, infinitely-variable action and scenery, and intelligent use of every computer reference known, combine to produce a stunning universe where good constantly fights the forces of evil. Dot Matrix and her brother Enzo, plus thousands of friendly binomes, live in Mainframe, which is plagued by viruses Megabyte and sister strain Hexadecimal. Guardian Bob is sent from the Net to protect them, and soon makes it his home. Together, they must prevent Megabyte from taking control of all the systems. As an added complication, games being played by the mystical User invade the system regularly, and must be defeated, or else portions of the city are laid waste... This gives us a chance to see every genre of video-game ever conceived, from the point of view of the characters! When Megabyte finally manages to banish Bob, Enzo takes over as the city's ...

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Plot Keywords:

hoverboard | flying car | robot | hologram | video game reference | 

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Did You Know?

Trivia

This television series was the first to be completely computer animated.

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Goofs

Hack and Slash's height noticeably changes throughout the series. When they fight Gigabyte, they're shorter than Bob, when Enzo is confronted by Megabyte, they're taller than Megabyte. This isn't possible since Megabyte has always been established as being taller than Bob.

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Quotes

Phong: [in a hologram] You have what you need. Now, use his...
Bob: Use what, Phong?
Phong: Use his greed.
Bob: [Hologram disappears] Phong?
[shouts]
Bob: Phong!

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Crazy Credits

ReBoot: Icons (1997) has a new intro sequence when Enzo Matrix grows up and becomes the Mad Max like renegade Matrix.

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Alternate Versions

Several episodes were changed for their original U.S. airings. In "The TIFF", when Dot punches Bob, there is normally a loud smack noise. ABC replaced this with Bob saying "ouch!" "Web World War" was changed significantly, with many small parts cut out, including the destruction of Dot's Diner. When Cartoon Network aired "Mousetrap" in April '99, they cut out the entire party sequence due to the implied alcoholic intake, though a similar scene in "End Prog" was left intact.

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Connections

Referenced in Roseanne: Halloween - The Final Chapter (1995)

User Reviews

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".

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

ReBoot

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Communications Corporation, BLT Productions, Claster Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (47 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1