Series synopsis
ReBoot is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy animation action & adventure kids television series that premiered on ABC on September 10, 1994. It ended on November 30, 2001. It was created by John Grace, Philip Mitchell, Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson. It stars Paul Dobson, Sharon Alexander, Matthew Sinclair and Kathleen Barr.
Bob, a guardian from the Super Computer, helped by his friends Dot, Enzo, and dog Frisket, defend the digital city of Mainframe from evil computer viruses that seek to dominate the city and infect the entire net.
Premise
Bob, a guardian from the Super Computer, helped by his friends Dot, Enzo, and dog Frisket, defend the digital city of Mainframe from evil computer viruses that seek to dominate the city and infect the entire net.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paul Dobson as Matrix (voice)
- Sharon Alexander as AndrAIa (voice)
- Matthew Sinclair as Enzo Matrix (voice)
- Kathleen Barr as Dot Matrix (voice)
- Ian James Corlett as Bob (voice)
- Giacomo Baessato as Enzo Matrix (voice)
- Michael Donovan as Fong (voice)
- Tony Jay as Megabyte (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shirley Milliner as Hexadecimal (voice)
- Andrea Libman as AndrAIa (voice)
- Scott McNeil as Hack (voice)
- Christopher Gray as Enzo Matrix (voice)
- Garry Chalk as Slash (voice)
- Michael Benyaer as Bob (voice)
- Philip Maurice Hayes as Hack
- Long John Baldry
- Blu Mankuma
- Venus Terzo
- Christopher Gaze
- Janyse Jaud
Guest cast
- Michael Benyaer as Bob (voice)
- Philip Maurice Hayes as Hack
- Long John Baldry
- Blu Mankuma
- Venus Terzo
- Christopher Gaze
- Janyse Jaud
- Jane Mortifee
- Cathy Weseluck
- Gillian Anderson as Data Nully (voice)
- Richard Newman
- David Kaye
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | February 27, 1995 | February 27, 1995 |
| Season 1 | 13 | September 10, 1994 | September 16, 1995 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 23, 1995 | March 2, 1996 |
| Season 3 | 16 | April 15, 1999 | May 6, 1999 |
| Season 4 | 8 | October 19, 2001 | November 30, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fast Forward: The Making of ReBoot An un-aired special meant to be shown between seasons 1 and 2, giving viewers an inside look as to how ReBoot is created, along with it's humble beginnings. Tony Jay reprises his role as Megabyte to introduce the special, as well as another one of his attempted take-over plans! |
February 27, 1995 |
| 2 |
Daemon Rising: The Movie Looks like Bob and his fellow computer Sprites may have finally met their match. Supervirus Daemon is spreading her infection throughout the entire Net and edging ever closer to the City of Mainframe. Bob joins forces with old enemies in an attempt to foil her destruction of Mainframe and must reach into the past to find the answer. |
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| 3 |
My Two Bobs: The Movie Will the real Bob please step forward? There might not be a virus, but life's still interesting in Mainframe when a second Bob comes on the scene. No one knows which is which - including the two Bobs. With wedding preparations underway, Dot can't decide who to marry and turns to her friends for assistance. Meanwhile, an old enemy returns to the system and only one of the Sprites can save the Mainframe inhabitants. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Tearing Megabyte tries to blackmail Bob into stabilizing a tear into a portal to the super computer. As Bob makes an escape with the help from Dot the user inserts a game which stabilizes the tear. Bob and the rest of the sprites must race Megabyte, who has infected the user, to the portal to win the game and keep him from gaining access to the super computer. |
September 10, 1994 |
| 2 |
Racing the Clock Megabyte takes advantage of Enzo's new delivery service to try to deliver a delete command to Hexadecimal. Bob unknowingly attempts to deliver the package, only to be trapped in a racing game where the user's vehicle becomes a ticking time-bomb. |
September 17, 1994 |
| 3 |
Quick and the Fed An accident causes a magnet to drain Dot of energy and, according to Phong, the only way to save her is to feed her slow food from Al's on level 31. While in Al's, the sprites are caught in a medival fantasy game where Bob and the user are attempting to reach Dot, the damsel in distress. Or are they? |
September 24, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Infected The joy of receiving a new upgrade is cut short when it turns out to contain Megabyte himself, who's decided to take a more direct approach to infecting the core. |
September 23, 1995 |
| 2 |
High Code A being of incredible power, known as a codemaster, arrives in Mainframe, demanding they bring out another codemaster who he believes is hiding there. |
September 30, 1995 |
| 3 |
When Games Collide Megabyte is draining energy from the games to fuel his attempt to breach the Mainframe archive's protective barrier. But when he takes too much, the game crashes and merges with a new one, trapping him and Bob inside the chaos. |
October 7, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To Mend and Defend Megabyte and Hexadecimal are about to take the core, but Mainframe is saved at the last minute by an incoming game cube. However with Bob gone, Enzo is left having the answer the call of the guardian protocol. |
April 15, 1999 |
| 2 |
Between a Raccoon and a Hard Place Megabyte is trying to turn Mainfraime against Enzo, blocking him from entering the games and smearing his reputation with propaganda. When the young guardian finally manages to sneak past the blockade, it's more crucial than ever that he wins, this time facing Rocky the Rabid Raccoon... |
April 16, 1999 |
| 3 |
Firewall As Megabyte prepares to launch a another attack using the newly recovered Hexadecimal, Mouse initiates a project to seal Megabyte's domain inside a firewall. Enzo and AndrAIa face the user in a Toy Story-esque racing game. |
April 19, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Daemon Rising (1) The citizens of Mainframe start to battle the supervirus Daemon who has infected 92% of the Net. Bob is horrified to discover that she has infected all the other guardians. |
October 19, 2001 |
| 2 |
Cross Nodes (2) The battle against Daemon continues, Hexadecimal turns into a sprite, we learn more of the character's pasts, the nulls form an old friend, and Turbo has been infected by Daemon. |
October 10, 2001 |
| 3 |
What's Love Got To Do With It? (3) Daemon continues to infect more and more citizens of Mainframe, we discover more about Bob's past and his first coming to Mainframe, Bob's condition worsens, and Daemon learns about love. |
October 26, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 10, 1994 |
| Last aired | November 30, 2001 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:00:00 |