The Crazy Story of ReBoot & Its Multiple Cancellations

Get ready to dive into the wild and wacky world of ReBoot, the groundbreaking CGI animation TV series that took Saturday morning cartoons by storm in the 90s. Follow the adventures of Dot, Bob, and the rest of the Mainframe gang as they battle against viruses, games, and other threats in the virtual reality of the computer world.
The journey to bring ReBoot to life was anything but smooth - learn about the multiple cancellations and other controversies that plagued the series.
ReBoot started in Canada, came to the US via ABC, was canceled by ABC, picked up by Cartoon Network and then canceled twice more before again being rebooted completely as Reboot: The Guardian Code.
Whether you're a fan of 90s cartoons, CGI animation, or just a good old-fashioned TV series, don't miss this look at the crazy story of ReBoot!
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[@kumanight]

The episode Enzo loses his eye, and you realize that he's not gonna win and you have no idea if they'll live. That shit was dark for a kids show

[@lukefisher7600]

Dot's scream after hearing "The User wins" is pretty chilling for a kid's show.

[@joking1271]

Even with the powers of Johnny cage as scorpion. Unbelievable

[@mofro415]

For real that "mortal kombat" esk episode is was solidified ReBoot into my long term memory

[@dinobotpwnz]

And it setup the ending to be like The Dark Knight Rises.

[@matthewchandler7845]

The story was amazing!~

[@MarkFreak12]

I'll never forget once when watching this show back in the day with a cousin, he said: "Can you imagine actual video games looking as good as this?"

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

While both have improved, there’s still a gap between video gameplay quality and cut-scene quality, which will never be bridged.

[@billspangler2685]

When Half Life came out, I definitely made the comparison in my mind.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

@@subaqueousReach No, because there will always be more processing power available if you don’t have to do things in real time. That’s why cutscenes will always look better. Unless, of course, you do away with real-time rendering and simply play back prerendered sequences throughout the whole game.

[@TheKinety]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 Sort of. The tech is actually catching up pretty quickly, where at some point you won't be able to tell the difference.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

@@subaqueousReach All those leaps and bounds apply to both real-time and non-real-time rendering. Once you lift that one restriction that everything has to be done in 1/60th of a second, you’re always going to be able to do better.

[@Tailstraw_xD]

That voice saying "warning, incoming game" still gives me chills

[@BenjiRayson]

Fun fact, it's Kathleen Barr, the voice of Dot :)

[@sclogse1]

Thanks for the reminder. I'll use it when I'm with friends and we see someone approaching....

[@moki4011]

@@BenjiRayson I can’t believe the voice of Kevin from ed,edd n eddy voiced dot. That’s awesome. I was trying to put a face on who she voiced but I just couldn’t. Thanks for the trivia!

[@UselessDuckCompany]

I really loved this show. The guitar battle with megabyte was epic.

[@joshrowe6711]

I always think about that, how random and cool it was

[@docholliday7157]

Omg I DO REMEMBER THAT!!!!! 😃😄😁😁😆😆😅😂😂😂

[@Siltarie]

The BFG !!

[@koshile3794]

It was his bday I think

[@Joey-jw6ym]

Request Netflix to continue the reboot series!

[@peterdanior4538]

The longer story arc with the adult Enzo was amazing

[@toyhappyutube]

Peter Danior Season 3 was fantastic.

[@tylersmith9868]

I was so confused by all of that when I was a kid. Still am.

[@peterdanior4538]

@@tylersmith9868 I was confused at first too, but that was because I missed the episodes setting up the arc and started when Enzo was an adult badass

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Yeah, I remember seeing adult Enzo and being totally confused by the fact that neither Bob, nor Mainframe were really present, in turn making me switch off. Having watched that arc back as an adult with the full context it's kind of brilliant. It is definitely dated in terms of its visuals (though the art style is charming and accommodates the limitations of CG animation at the time well, just be prepared to see a lot of visible clipping) and people who never used dialup internet may find some of the references a bit confusing but it was way ahead of its time and is easily one of the most mature series aimed at children I've ever seen. Very impressive as well in the sense that serialised narratives on television were much less common back in the 90s. There are some stand-out episodes from the earlier parts as well, such as the one where Hexadecimal uses the computer's paint program to fuck things up (incidentally, how is it that the censors demanded that Dot couldn't even kiss her little brother on the cheek because they considered it too sexual while a leather-clad dominatrix spending most of her time blatantly trying to fuck the main character was ok?).

[@Sifer2]

Yeah it was a bit confusing at first but very well done. Much like the Transformers Beast Wars cartoon it was a lot more mature, and interesting than most children show stories produced in the west at the time. The ultimate pay off with them eventually finding Bob, and returning to mainframe was great too. Then they left it on a cliffhanger. Got cancelled. Made movies to finish the story.....and left it on a cliff hanger again...

[@manuelsoares9698]

I will never forget that cliff hanger ending in which the gamecube basically put young Enzo into a Mortal Kombat like game setting and they lost. For a kid's show and back in the day, this show was bold and took risks.

[@137_Diego_]

Brooo I forgot about that. Fuck this was a good show! lmao. I'ma rewatch it 😂

[@cgoblin]

I loved how it game full circle and Matrix mopped the floor with him.

[@jimjohnson6944]

That legit horrified me bro

[@anduin1]

This was one of those shows where I didn't care if it was a repeat, it was so much better than most kids shows at the time

[@jordan1982]

Yo, where's my YTV gang? Nothing like sitting back and watching The Zone with PJ Fresh Phil.

[@baker099]

Hell yes! The Zone was great, so many great memories watching it as a kid on YTV. The one later host Carlos went on to be the co-host of ET Canada haha

[@paddington1670]

remember those really crazy 3d CGI "art projects" they used to air between cartoons once in awhile? They were just like tech demos of what was achievable as CGI in that era around this time, 1993-mid 90s. Pretty neat, I bet if you googled YTV CGI tech demo advertisement you might get something. There was one that really creeped me out as a kid about a pyramid with shapes flying around and stuff.

[@kumanight]

You guys remember that weird tiny hippo commercial? I thought those things were real as a kid

[@LoFiLime]

@@kumanight don't put that house hippo in your mouth! Also, what's YOUR thing?

[@SirLouisTheThird]

Who remembers the show ohoh

[@kyonkochan]

To this day I don't think a single voice actor has surpassed what Tony Jay did voicing Megabyte. His voice is just so iconic to me and I loved how Megabyte wasn't just another "weekly villain" and actually succeeded in several of his plans that ruined the lives of the protagonists. Not many kids shows had the guts to not only do an ongoing story arc but also one where main characters suffer some pretty serious consequences for mistakes. oh and I loved how they didn't shy away from computer science terms. I'm sure at least some kids in the 90's learned a few things about how computers work based on Reboot.

[@stelonous]

I remember Megabyte saying, "I'm more intimate with you now than any User." I have no idea but that resonated with me. It was so mature. He was a great badguy. "Leaving? So soon? How rude...." and then the birthday guitar jam episode...

[@d4s0n282]

aku from samuri jack? although I agree its really good

[@violetdusk1968]

Loved that voice actor in his role in soul reaver and legacy of Kain. I think his death is one reason we haven't had anything since defiance.

[@andrejg4136]

This is the thing about kids show writing that forever aggravates me about networks. Everyone knows that kids can handle a decently complex story. Many books we consider classics have interwoven plots lines while still being squarely aimed at the kids of their times. Other mediums aren't much different. But so many networks want something mindless they can air out of order and not care about after its done, just put it on loop forever or until it stops commanding a justifiable ad rate. Trust me, serial kids stories are even MORE viable now since you can put it on your VOD/Streaming website where you can keep everything in the intended order regardless of whatever syndicator might want years from now.

[@aihaibara4247]

You can’t change ur gender werido

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

I came back to the series as an adult. I didn't understand a binary-based joke as a kid, got older, learned binary, then actually understood the joke over 25 years later. I love how dark it got later on...

[@ImpetuouslyInsane]

Yeah, it only took me becoming an EET to finally get the running jokes in this thing. Hilarious how they use computer terms to swear, too, "Save their ASCII's" for asses, "You are such a Dip switch" for dipshit... these guys knew the BS&P of ABC - the same fucktards behind nerfing the Real Ghostbusters - were such lameasses about the BASIC (hehe, see what I did there?) stuff that it was a breath of fresh air to have some dark stories come from this show in the post-ABC era.

[@AlyssaAshcroft]

As a Canadian kid growing up in the late 90s this show was a staple of my after school TV time. It changed and matured over time but this helped it stay relevant to a growing, maturing audience. Recently I binged the series and never realized how dark it truly got. It’s hard to imagine a kids show nowadays that spends half a season in a war room fighting a genocidal dictator and ending the season with a slow, mournful destruction of characters and their homes.

[@elmo1234]

Best kid's show ever made. There! I said it.

[@nukelex]

Is good for you! That’s the stuff that puts hair on your chest!

[@Biggy111]

Remember Cybersix?

[@randomyoutubebrowser5217]

I loved this show so much as a kid.

[@zero195]

Reboot is definately one of those shows that if you go back and re-watch as an adult, you can understand the jokes and references in all of their nerdy, pop culture glory.

[@barret-xiii]

And the innuendo...

[@dsandoval9396]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind catching her viruses if you know what I mean. Sex. I'm taking about sex.

[@darkinproductions]

That evil dead ‘game’ in season 3 was so fun!!

[@jondorr4011]

I remember the X-Files parody characters of Fax Modem and Data Nully I think is what they called her

[@warmac88]

True

[@CoinOpTV]

this recap was alphanumeric!

[@ZidaneOfTantalus]

It's still the one the best recap episodes. The other is avatar the last airbender's recap episode.

[@RobeonMew]

I don't say that anymore

[@bigibb]

😂 what?

[@MMDelta9]

Reboot, proof that with the right artistic choices, you can future proof almost anything.

[@deanthemachine7489]

I remember there was an episode where Gillian Anderson voiced a Dana Scully-type character because her significant other was one of the show runners. It was awesome, especially with how they made Mulder a vain dummy

[@gunternine1130]

Reboot, Beast Wars, Shadow Raiders... man, the 90's were awesome!

[@144elect6]

I know. Can't get into any of this new shit

[@RatelHBadger]

Could add Max Steel to that list too. 3D CGI that seemed cutting edge and like the new Millennium would bring even greater exciting new cartoons... Instead we got Flash animation and memes.

[@Francois424]

Shadow Raiders was awesome. It was a mix of Babylon 5 and Starcraft or something like that... Throw in a sprinkle of ATLA years before it aired (elemental planet/cultures) that needs to work together. I had all sorts of issues following that series because they kept changing the time and starting seasons in the middle of the year and all. Took me forever to watch the final season. I loved all the callbacks to other culture from the Reboot episodes. In the later parts of the Web season (3 I think) when Bob fuses with Glitch, that animation sequence looked a lot like Ultima9's promotional animation that was available on the web (which never got used in release version of the game, that I know of). Yeah I remember watching Gundam Wing, DragonBall Z, Reboot, Beast Wars (and it's follow-up series) and of course Shadow Raiders in the Friday evening block that lasted like 4 hours. That was some very nice quality. Some of these show aired all the way into the early 2000's where we got Inuyasha and Samurai Jack added to the block. I don't think there ever was another cartoon block that was worth it after these times ended around 2003-2005.

[@yupei5778]

Invader Zim.

[@deadhouse3889]

Man, I forgot all about Shadow Raiders. Cool show.

[@DaliMoncada1027]

I loved Reboot! I was watching that on Cartoon Network along with Dragon Ball Z! Toonami was the s***

[@NicholasWM2044]

Hell yeah! Me too! Loved being a 90s kid. Lol

[@jamallwilliams9353]

My nigga 💪🏾

[@junglebunny925]

That really was a special era. Tom is a good friend of mine.

[@parlayphresh3062]

Hell yes!!

[@praetorxyn]

Then you watched subbed anine for the first time and realized how crappy 90% of dubs are.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

This is one of those shows that actually gets better when you're older and you know about the story behind it, because Mainframe took the piss at every opportunity that they could and seeing al their frustrations come out in the show is hilarious. One moment I always found entertaining was when Bob used Glitch's "BSNP Mode" to sort of warp through a window, as a kid you wouldn't understand it, but as an adult I found out it was because the BS&P would not allow characters to break through glass. It's also noteworthy that once restrictions were off, the first episode to follow was an Evil Dead tribute featuring Dot in an Elvira costume and plenty of PG zombie gore, as if the animators were making a statement.

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Remember watching the Enzo saga as a kid, I was like "Damn this is getting Dark and Edgy, Cool"

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Who didn't love and miss Tony Jays Megabyte? Oh, when he gave Enzo that Guitar after playing that jamming solo still gives me the chills!!!

[@toyhappyutube]

Lowell Lucas Jr. That battle was a fantastic episode.

[@toyhappyutube]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4rVfIx7idSlg5o

[@viraltang]

"I've always wanted to do that."

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@viraltang ladies and gentlemen.....MEGABYTE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!

[@CyberDragon10K]

There's a _magnificence_ to how Tony Jay voiced Megabyte that I don't think we'll ever see again. From the innocent charm of that guitar battle to the pure _venom_ he spat out when Matrix confronted him in the Principal Office. ReBoot grew alongside those who gave it their time, and I am forever thankful for that.

[@gambitwilson8623]

Hexadecimal's facial expressions used to scare the shit out of me when I was a little kid. Lol

[@katherineminor3402]

They still do today haha

[@michaelbrandon1222]

Traumatizing shit lol

[@JeffReeves]

Same. ...although I think it sort of morphed into a fetish for me as an adult lol

[@jacobkobald1753]

They were disturbing but I thought she was hot lol

[@BotBehavior]

Same here man. I was a little bitch kid for sure lol

[@Lional]

Reboot was amazing to watch back in '94. The show just blew my mind as a kid, and I really hated the fact that it got canceled.

[@tkirchmann]

The whole game cube thing was very similar to college for me. While everyone was going about their lives someone would come to your house and drop a GameCube and everyone nearby would be automatically drafted into playing Smash Brothers. The game would crash more often than not so we would all have to reboot it as well.

[@matthewreynoso6904]

I love how they came up with the term GameCube before the console even came out XD!

[@EpicBenjo]

If I ever get the money, I will buy the rights and continue this show the way it was intended

[@H3xx1st]

I wish I could do the same. Sadly the show indoctrinated me to be a mindless worker, just as the Guv'ment wanted and I'm poor

[@thesilversage1]

Anyone else see the design for hela in thor 3 and immediatly thought of hexadecimal?

[@thegritzmayne4412]

DOG!!! I was saying that Hela's design looks like something I've already seen before and you just closed my epiphany. Hexadecimal! Thanx, player. Asides from the crazy and those facial expressions Hexa-D was fine.

[@jamesmason9016]

Not until you mentioned it

[@jamesmason9016]

@Josie yep. Same eye I think

[@masala0069]

Season 3, and Enzo becoming "Matrix" with his auto gun was the best of the storyline. His fight with MegaBreath was epic

[@tomek6132]

These guys really made my childhood with this and Beast Wars

[@zicoballiram7602]

Beast wars was pretty cool

[@visoth7791]

@@zicoballiram7602 I had so many beastwars toys. They were so cool.

[@djpegao]

*Y E E E E E E E S S S S*

[@natural4145]

ReBoot was awesome. Going back and watching it today and seeing the progress of CG over the course of the series is pretty amazing. Also the story and character development was great. Still holds up today.

[@lucaswakefield4511]

I remember my dad who worked with computers saying, "Videogames won't ever make it to this graphical quality because of rendering."

[@manchesterunitedno7]

So, have you ever showing your dad the graphic in a today video game?

[@agonleed3841]

Shit, man...though I was a kid, interested in the tech., and therefore getting information about it...a lot of us thought that. Most of the great games we got back then, especially when PlayStation became dominant and we were ready to move ahead...yeah. those studios had to literally rewrite programs, create so much shit and cram it in. Then that became normal till the companies that supplied them decided to try and make new ways to at the very least fit the information in. Yea..with reboot and ps games...we were all blown away and didn't think it could get much better. Seemed so impossible back then. Crazy

[@jimjohnson6944]

Ok boomer

[@davidalangay1186]

Caught this show during my computer operations days in the 90s. It was well-written for a kid's show and changing the format to something more dark and mature was a step up. We don't speak of Guardian Code. 😉

[@williammccallum4760]

The Adult Enzo arc was the best part of this show.

[@jamesmason9016]

Hell yea season 3 was the best

[@brya9681]

Enzo lived in the internet and became gangsta af

[@luismarianocosta1036]

He rather be called by his surname as an adult: Matrix

[@barret-xiii]

Hexadecimal had one of the best character arcs in any animated series. Going from wacky villain, to kinda of an anti villain, and slowly turning to the side of good completely, before finally sacrificing herself to ensure the survival of Mainframe so that Bob, the man she loved, would be able to live on happily with Dot.

[@CSGraves]

& superficially, she had that whole Nina Hagen meets Comedia dell'ate vibe.

[@333angeleyes]

@@CSGraves Spoiler warning PLEASE!!!! I haven't watched all seasons...

[@CSGraves]

@@333angeleyes jajaja no plot spoilers there, just observations that anyone might pick up on after a few seconds of seeing/hearing her. ;-) Edit: Ahh, I see you were referring to Barret's comment.

[@gr8hax]

Well Hex would not have been deleted. She placed a portion of her code to enzo 2.0 (young enzo) b4 DDOS the Internet.

[@Roboshi2007]

and then that same studio basically used that idea for beast wars transformers, with black arachnea (or at least close to that idea)

[@brianoneil3362]

i have the figures and box set of reboot. my dad was a system analyst and would always explain to me why they had the names they did and help me read between the lines so to speak to understand the story better. it was the only saturday morning cartoon he would not object to watching. thanks for making this video it reminds me of the good times i had with him. rip

[@candacewhite9040]

What an awesome dad!!!!

[@WinkyMcWinkerson]

Dude, your dad sounded cool as hell. I feel for ya, man. If you have kids, you'll have memory and insight into establishing a lifelong relationship with them as well. Much love, bro.

[@mcurran6505]

"I come from the Net - through systems, peoples, and cities - to this place: MAINFRAME. My format: Guardian. To mend and defend - to defend my newfound friends, their hopes and dreams, to defend them from - their enemies. They say the User lives outside the Net and inputs games for pleasure. No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out. ReBoot!" - Bob This was one of my favourite childhood series, and I'm shock to find out it didn't get the ending it deserve. Even though it got a new series by Netflix it wasn't anything like the original series and it was absolute rubbish. To this day I'm still waiting for an actual REAL follow-up to Reboot and I'm pretty sure so are the fans.

[@NFITC1]

That brings an interesting point. Bob spent so much time defending Mainframe that he didn't ever pursue his quest to find the User. Maybe that's what season 5 could have been after stopping Megabyte's "hunt".

[@aleccampbell7707]

Megabyte's intro was pretty chilling too

[@AndrewHalliwell]

@@aleccampbell7707 I come from the net, infecting systems, peoples and cities to this place. Megaframe. My domain. My format? Virus. To corrupt and conquer.

[@WhispyWoods.]

This show totally blew my mind when I was a kid. I was obsessed with the show, the art style, story, Bob’s glitch tool and even the opening theme. Seeing this video I’m realizing most of what I saw was season one. At the time I thought the animation was great. I saw a few fragments of episodes where Enzo is grown up and it just didn’t do it for me since I was so hooked on the original cast and story.

[@BAIGAMING]

Even if this video spoiled you, you should still go back and watch everything in order. You'll love it, even though the plot changes so much, it still felt like the writers were still the same making the same great jokes. The episodes have such detail and the parodies are each amazing, and even after 20+ years since I watched it there are so many iconic scenes that are still in my head to this day.

[@MissEasyPeasySleasy]

@@BAIGAMING where do you watch it?

[@dominichoughton8119]

I loved ReBoot when I was younger, and I think it still stands up well today - I rewatched it not long ago. The full CGI made it stand out visually, and choosing not to go for realism means it hasn't aged too badly, the blockier, somewhat stylised characters still work as a stylistic choice. What really made it stand out was the writing and characters, especially once they began doing the longer story arcs and going a bit darker.

[@timothywintle5937]

"Glitch: BFG" Bob and Megabyte then proceed to slam out an absolute FACE MELTER of a guitar battle for Enzo's birthday. My favorite episode ever.

[@burntmarshwigglestudio597]

My favorite episode too!

[@davidhanson4909]

It was Alphanumeric!

[@CanadianFabe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4rVfIx7idSlg5o

[@walterlopez5054]

Megabyte was Metal As Fuuuuuck in that episode. \m/

[@rayzorduality2396]

Brutal Legend references!!!! Eddie would be proud...

[@dcrediah]

As a Canadian, this was my jimmie jam

[@SuperShooter03]

Beast Wars: Transformers was a good show too. I would watch that after or before reboot came on.

[@dinobotpwnz]

The Beast Wars DVD doesn't have the sound issue (or my hearing sucks).

[@pendejoguay]

That show was my fucken jam man. I remember I set up the vcr a 400pm(cause that's when they would air reruns) monday-friday cause I wanted to have all the episodes on vhs. Lol. I think i managed to get almost the first season. Then i ran out of vhs's to record with. And my parents wouldn't buy more csuse they said they were too expensive

[@MrSaiLikesPie]

Bless YTV for being part of my Canadian childhood

[@toyhappyutube]

I love the Recap of season 3 done as a stage production sung to the tune of “Modern Major General” from Pirates of Pensance

[@toyhappyutube]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqrUY5JqibGbh9E

[@BryanBakerXBrav]

You can read the comic on our Facebook group: ReBoot Revival. There's also tons of history on what happened between 2008 and today.

[@Amanda_Harper]

Link please?

[@ReBootRevival]

@@Amanda_Harper facebook.com/groups/ReBootRevival/ check out the "Files" section and you'll see the 3 parts of the web-comic in CBR format, which you can use this to view it: www.cdisplayex.com/

[@Amanda_Harper]

ReBoot Revival Thanks a million.

[@mr7oclock346]

@@Amanda_Harper Or dare we we call it a Reboot reboot

[@BullSession]

^Second this. It's a great and welcoming community. By far the best resource for all things ReBoot. Even one of the series creators is an active participant.

[@killstreak08]

I loved Reboot. Definitely better than most anything else that was "for kids" at the time. The U.S. standards for kid's shows have always been... terrible. Have had that opinion since I was 8 yo.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Britain:😢

[@a_hernandez]

This show made it to Mexico somewhere between 95 and 97 when I was a child. I don't remember knowing what it was about but the animation and character's faces have stuck with me all this time. 20+ years later your video shows up on my recommended and I can finally put a name to one one of the biggest mysteries of my childhood. Thank you for that! If anyone reading this can also help me out identifying another show about a humanoid fly that had different color costumes (I remember blue and green) I'd appreciate it.

[@AntoineReid]

aboslutely loved this show, watched it on YTV, here in Canada

[@D.AverageJoe]

Thank you Canada for keeping my childhood alive

[@jameelr5244]

This show brought my family together, we all loved it. I was born in 92 and was very young but having a show that didnt rap up in 22 mins made it so I had to follow along and remember details. This show was a work of art and help define my taste in shows and moives

[@ReivecS]

Season 3 of reboot was one of the best things ever created.

[@sclogse1]

YES.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

The Reboot reboot on Netflix openly mocks the fans of the original show in one episode. It was really sad to watch.

[@joshuaperrin3910]

Is any of the mocking on KZbin?

[@za5820]

yea but you're just a bigot, islamaphobe, cishet, male, binary, anti-attackhelicopter for bringing it up.

[@Joehtosis]

God save Invader Zim.

[@broly85]

DE J lol sick burn.

[@metalbrainmextrememetalent6810]

I think that’s awesome. Reboot was lame.

[@ReBootRevival]

Was ReBoot my thing? I'd have to say so! I run the "ReBoot Revival" a movement dedicated (13yrs and counting!) to getting that long sought-after resolution to Season 4's cliffhanger. Find the ReBoot Revival on Facebook: search "ReBoot Revival" under groups. I'm also on Twitter: @GlitchBob452. The website is ReBootRevival [dot] com. As for "The Guardian Code", thankfully it appears to be very dead. No merchandise over a year later, still widely unknown, YTV has stopped airing it, and those that do discover it generally don't like it. Oh and that basement dwelling fanboy character in "Mainframe Mayhem"? That was specifically written to get back at all the fans who expressed their dislike for the whole teens with attitudes save the cyber day premise. Btw the PlayStation game story isn't canon, the co-creators have stated that while it was made in-house, the story is self-contained and doesn't tie-into the series as a whole.

[@PatchestheCanadianneko]

@InfernoDelta I agree. Screw the Guardian Code.

[@Aurich88]

Whenever someone mentions Reboot, emotions wash over as if from a forgotten dream. Why am I crying?

[@JH-pd8ki]

my biggest memory of this show is when a sprite said "i am helping to make your boots go faster" as the propel the user sprite backwards

[@Veed.l0]

I love the old school cg back in the original toonami days. This & Max Steel were such terrific 90's fever dreams and were so cheesy and great.

[@orinanime]

Heck yeah! ReBoot, Beast Wars, Battle Planets/Shadow Raiders, Max Steel, so many good memories!!!

[@ttz4m3]

Max Steel? You just hit me right in the nostalgia spot!

[@RatelHBadger]

@@ttz4m3 Don't forget the Action Man tie in series.

[@vivamexico254]

Dont forgetabout that odd action man one my men

[@greciasoleble]

Man beast wars is my childhood i love that show

[@JRyoga]

"It's the ABCs! They've turned on us!" "Treacherous dogs!"

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

A brilliant jab at their previous home no doubt. Gee what a shock Disney cancelled something everybody liked.

[@Eveseptir]

Jesus christ when this started to air on ytv we were hooked. After 3 episodes they already ran reruns. But it was good, real good. The funhouse!

[@klambo85]

Adult Andrea made me feel new thoughts as a young man.

[@tanekrune5873]

Growing up, I wanted a girlfriend like Andrea. She seemed super cool.

[@jimjohnson6944]

Her and Hexadecimal too tbh

[@orinanime]

Toy Galaxy + ReBoot = Fastest I've ever clicked in my life! I love TG and I adore RB. This is a match made in heaven! Or at least a match made for me.

[@natural4145]

Same here. I was so excited when I saw it, haha.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Literally

[@richardovenezuela2183]

Yes, greatful for this content! Historically important to my early development and appreciation of story dynamics.

[@bravo2278]

Tony Jay as Magabyte gives me goosebumps every time he speaks.

[@Neethan3247]

This is probably my number 1 show that needs a continuation. This show would have to trend on Twitter or something for there to even be talks of a proper sequel.

[@jamesmason9016]

Yea can't believe they let the show end like it did. Damn megabyte

[@Neethan3247]

@@jamesmason9016 Yeah. We just need a conclusion. That's all. 5 or 8 episode finale with the same quality production as the early 2000s. Nothing too fancy. We have to make it rain over at Rainmaker studios or something.

[@user-ju9gm9nb5j]

If you ask me, they need season 4 redone, with actual coherent plot and decent villain as planned, without to spit on season 3 and nearly all the characters (maybe without Bob).

[@Zafersan]

canadian here, child of the 80s and 90s. my friends and i devoured reboot

[@dayfornight88]

we need to bring freaky stories back.

[@joshuafass5841]

The scene that still gets me to this day is when Enzo lost to the wannabe Mortal Kombat game and seeing Dot's reaction.

[@nicholashylton6857]

Same here.

[@brookswilliams5239]

"ENZO!....NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" *Music plays* :🎶A fireballlll!!!🎶

[@wotaj]

Tony Jay, the voice of Megabyte, was also the voice of Shere Khan on Disney's Tale Spin.

[@Lastjustice]

Despite being this kindly looking old man at the height of what he did, he had such a powerful voice. Villains were 110% more menacing when voiced by Tony Jay.

[@nellyp2622]

He also was Judge Frollo in the Hunchback of Notre Dame and also Lord Dregg in the final seasons of TMNT. In the mid 90s he got all kinds of work.

[@Zehutsumei]

He was also the Elder God in Soul Reaver

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Tony Jay starred in Twins opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

[@lipstickzombie4981]

RIP Tony Jay.

[@darkglass3011]

By the time season 3 came around, the animation was STUNNING. It looked so good that it looks comparable to today's 3D animated TV shows that have a decent budget. What's even more impressive is that they managed to do so with 90s computer technology. They had the equivalent of potato clocks to work with compared to today's computers, yet they were far ahead of their time. There was no excuse for the animation of the guardian code to look bad in comparison to the original when it was in its prime. That's not even touching upon the subject of how bad the concept, writing, and execution of the guardian code was. One episode of that abomination took the time to break the 4th wall just to insult the fans of the original and give them the middle finger.

[@MerlinTheCommenter]

I disagree. By season 3 and 4 it looked off model. Something was definitely wrong with their look. I liked Seasons 1 & 2 better

[@darkglass3011]

@@MerlinTheCommenter Season 3 & 4 models were gorgeous. They were an improvement over seasons 1 & 2. 1 & 2 models were primitive, but 3 & 4 models were a polished form of them.

[@KewlCrayon]

"We decided to remake instead of reboot because technology has changed and we thought people wouldnt relate to it" The really annoyed me when they announced The Guardian Code. The tech jargon is still basically the same, it wouldnt be any problem adapting. The only significant difference between then and now is every computer is online, the internet is gigantic, and everything is much much faster. If they kept the same animation style as the final season, it wouldve been fully acceptable, because that animation was superb. Still alot better than some stuff being released in 2021.

[@ZeroKnightHell]

You forgot to mention that Michael Hefferon lifted the entire plot for "The Guardian Code" from an old pet project of his that failed 10 years prier, MP4orce. But they only way he could get it was to use an IP with name recognition. Hence he slapped Reboots name on it, much to everyone hate, even his employees.

[@greciasoleble]

There's always a moron who hijacks a popular franchise to sell their bullshit to a major studio.

[@MrJobocan]

@@greciasoleble Ghostbusters 2016 is one such example, I'm sure it happens a lot.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

I knew he hijacked the project to do whatever he wanted, but I didn't realize it was called MP4orce! Ugh, so bad

[@Luipaard005]

ZeroKnightHell He also named one of the male protags after his son, apparently at the kid’s request.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

@@MrJobocan She-Ra is another example. Third wave feminist cringe, shipping over cohesive storytelling and plot holes galore.

[@ironchefcheezsteak]

I come from the net to mend and defend!

[@mikemoore7297]

I believe it's I come,from the net.

[@arielmorales4370]

Through systems, cities to this place, mainframe. My formate guardian

[@tylersmith9868]

Me too

[@richardovenezuela2183]

" ...to mend and defend!" The love was share by many for the show and its writing! This series remains important for a legion of fans, as it set several presidents, and the evolution of its character development was epic. . . . Literally epic, as in a true hero's journey through adversary and self discovery towards achieving enlightenment and perspective. Wonderfully important entertainment. A great journey to have witnessed and been a part of.

[@Sgt_Glory]

@@richardovenezuela2183 I couldn't agree more. It was a show that grew up with it's audience, becoming more mature and handling more epic plots and issues as it aged. Which we all appreciated greatly. One of the things that really stuck with me, was how by the end even _Hack and Slash_ had had their own character arcs, effectively leaving the employ of the villain Megabyte and joining the Mainframers after realizing what a true tyrant their boss was.

[@BenBootKHTwo]

I found your channel and had to watch this one since I was involved directly as an artist in the comic. My work was never published, but if you ever want to see the drawings I actually like, let me know. What was published was put in a fan book called Reboot Forever.

[@ealing456]

I have a copy of the first artbook. Any idea where I can get my hands on ReBoot Forever?!

[@BenBootKHTwo]

@@ealing456 It’s out of print. I don’t know if you could find it.

[@ealing456]

@@BenBootKHTwo I thought as much. A shame!

[@OttawaOldFart]

Best Canadian Animation ever. The big change came when they got,ironically enough, a new server that reduced rendering time from days to hours. It also coincided with the making of Beast Wars

[@GeonBell]

Reboot was my thing. The behind the scenes drama you described explains so much about the tonal shift in the third season (which I loved). I don't think it gets enough credit for laying the groundwork for future CGI shows/movies (looking at you Toy Story). It really showed the *potential* of CGI.

[@Transfixed]

My friend worked at Mainframe back when they were making Reboot. Funny that Canada had easier content restrictions and yet we had to rename Beast Wars to Beasties :P

[@Docktavion]

One of my extended fam members supposedly worked on part of the show in the uk but no clue in what capacity:/

[@laotasurfs1110]

"The fans don't actually know what they want until you show it to them." Such an obvious concept, I don't know why everyone has such a hard time with it.

[@earonb7034]

I loved the show growing up and I was privileged enough to watch all the way through without cancelation. I was even lucky enough to go on the theatrical ride when I was a child.

[@Quast]

Hexadecimal had such a charming, unbound, anarchic character, that I still take a fancy to her to this day! xD She was very passionate and bored and had that sliver of a wicked sense of humor of a mad empress. Other than that, she was a doll! :P

[@missquark_]

I love her laugh and voice in general and how she changed masks each time her hand passed over her face, she was so cool and different from all villans i ever seen.

[@greciasoleble]

i remember when i was a kid how this show really blew my little mind thanks to the (at that time) futurist CGI animation. The arc that i like the most was when they connected the mainframe to the internet and how Dot and Bob got lost in the web and how Enzo became a total buffed badass in search for his sister and friend. Hahaha i remember that in the very early day of the internet Memes (around 2006 to 2008) there was this meme of enzo comparing his child look to his adult look in the final season, and the meme was applied on how a character starts as a weak little person and after becames his adult and badass form. Reboot has such a special place in my heart, such an awesome series that didnt treat kids as morons (like the cartoons of today) how i miss the 90's 😥

[@deiwos24]

I appreciate this SO MUCH! I loved this show, but season 3 never aired in Australia so I was left knowing Bob was gone and that was it. Searching on the internet I could read the synopsis and know there were other episodes, but never saw it. This explains it all nicely, and brings back a lot of memories of a show I had almost forgotten. Will have to go back and watch it now

[@boondoc001]

The firewall song still pops up in my head to this day

[@JimiLaPointe]

When I was a kid, this was my favorite show. Hexadecimal was amazing. Bob’s “death” at the end of season two was the last episode I saw as a kid, until season three on Cartoon Network. I also had all those toys!

[@pipinfresh]

Loved Reboot. I still have the PS1 game. Anyone remember the Evil Dead episode?

[@SailorBarsoom]

"What sort of sick mind enjoys playing games like this?!" [looks at viewers]

[@Playingwith3D]

this show was way ahead of its time. Great show.

[@robonintendo]

I remember watching it on ytv when it aired. Seeing homages to the X-Files and Sailor Moon in season 2 was awesome!

[@sclogse1]

Keith Haring, Quentin Tarantino...

[@Acid_Ink]

Power Rangers too

[@zednotzee]

Series was created in the 90's when the internet was young and gaming was a largely single player endeavor Imagine what could've been if they'd rebooted this series right. Imagine the function of Spyware or Instant Messaging. Imagine the grand threat of persistent online game worlds with ARMIES of Users. Too bad that they shit the bed and spat on fans

[@Srcsqwrn]

I hope that it comes back one day, glorious.

[@HutchstarEnt]

Hope they try again and do a better job this show would be amazing based on computers of now days, and consoles multi cores it could be really interesting.

[@SaturdayXIII]

I'd like to read your fanfic. Great ideas!

[@Joey-jw6ym]

Request Netflix to continue the animated ReBoot series..

[@katherineminor3402]

In s3 they did venture into the internet

[@cchangg]

I worked in Mainframe since 2004 for 6 years. The "dark" second era of ReBoot. Every time at annual meeting, or some kind of big meeting, they show more ReBoot WIP concept. There was even once they even had a 3 (or something) separate groups of artists creating new concept art/story line/character, trying to show this time they are serious. That time seems pretty serious. But, we all walk out of the dot's dinner (the name of the dining area) rolling eyes, "whatever..... more lies." And this goes on for YEARS.

[@ReBootRevival]

Yep there was the web-comic, which they pulled the plug on abruptly, then they stopped communicating with Zeros 2 Heroes all-together.. leading to the ReBoot website stagnating while filling up with endless spambots. A "prepare for the upgrade" teaser... a random clip of what looked like Bob, but silver and with nun-chucks. How the company is still around... Probably would've been better if it went under with Catherine Winder running it into the ground circa 2012.

[@allenlarocque6162]

Wow.... What went wrong? Was it just Rainmaker wasn't serious?

[@jesse_reznor]

Canadian animation at its best! My formative years were spent watching this on YTV

[@coaxtl1413]

I was, I think, at the perfect age for this show. Just you g enough when it started to be amused, but just old enough that, when it got dark, I was awed. It had a profound impact on the kinds of stories I would like growing up and I adore season 3 unconditionally to this day. Watched it on YTV and didn’t get the ABC jokes until much later

[@BakiX]

Beast Wars and Reboot were and still are 2 of my absolute favorite cartoon shows of that era. Absolute masterpieces for there time that only continued to grow and improve vastly as time went on. And unlike many shows Ive gone back to visit from that time, Id say those two in particular outside of there visuals are some of the absolute best examples of shows ageing well.

[@TheAntiSanta]

Reboot was for sure my thing, in the olden times. Sad they thought they needed to turn the show into a bad live action remake of Code Lyoko to sell it to audiences these days (I mean, in what universe has doing something like that actual succeeded?)

[@charleschudley4661]

I'd rather the just properly finish season 4

[@DiabolikalRA]

I had completely forgotten about this show. I haven't thought about it in over 2 decades. So many memories came flooding back.

[@YoshiTheOreo]

User: *selects Easy Mode* Bob: *plays as Dark Souls*

[@liljenborg2517]

I was a total Reboot fan. I loved the Mulder and Scully wannabe. I loved the fourth wall breaking. It was a lot of fun and I always wanted to get the end of the story.

[@mattnart]

One of my all time favorite animated series. You can't fathom how much fun it was to see this thumbnail pop up in my feed.

[@Senior666]

Remember that coming on TV, probably paved a stronger path for my love of CGI animations. Nice stroll down memory lane ❤️

[@chemoboy-dannypheleps9234]

My favourite episode was always the one with Agent Modem from the x files where they’re hunting the web creature. Before bob gets lost in the web

[@jaywaii3187]

My Canadian youth right here. Later half of 2nd season and the 3rd season were epic!

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

I am Gigabyte. Destroyer of Systems

[@kristopherwilliams6625]

Back in the 90a I thought this was one of the coolest shows on tv. I was so sad when it was canceled.

[@TheCarltoons]

yes this what made Saturday mornings in the 90's so remembered, and can never be done again. I miss this show so much.

[@JLocker]

One of my most treasured shows when I was a kid. Think I cried at the end. Remember it being super powerfully emotional. Loved it. A true gem.

[@osto1964]

I've never clicked on anything so fast. Watching this on YTV after school.

[@blazeuchiha2169]

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who remembers this show so fondly

[@ryanmcamis7419]

It's important to note that the Reboot Guardian Code was a vanity piece for the producer. He adapted one of his failed script treatments and cast his kid as the lead. That's why audiences passed on it and critics praised it.

[@MsKitcloudkicker]

Dot was the coolest. Thanks for this, it appeared in my recommended feed - wasn’t looking for it lol. keep up the good work!