The Crushing Fall of Reboot

[@Eidlones]

I always love that "you need a kid in the show so they have someone to relate to", when no kids ever really liked the kid characters.

[@CoralCopperHead]

I liked Enzo just fine, and liking him made his transformation into Matrix way cooler for me as a kid. "Awesome, badass version of a character I like!" as opposed to "Oh good, they finally replaced him." Then the ending gives me the best of both worlds, it's great.

[@Eidlones]

@@CoralCopperHead It's just weird how they always say to add in a kid character, when I never knew anyone that cared that much about the kid characters. Everyone wanted to be the cool older characters.

[@otaking3582]

I think the only time a "Kid Appeal Character" actually worked was with Justin in Power Rangers Turbo, and that's just because he was the only competent member of his team

[@booradley6832]

Its amusing to me because I dont like kids. And I didnt like kids even when I was one.

[@Aldrius]

I did not love Enzo as a kid (but didn't hate him either) but as an adult he's one of my favourites.

[@acridyd]

The tone of ReBoot changing from child-like to mature themes really matched how its audience grew-up with the show. While unintentional, it added a layer of relatability.

[@GeteMachine]

A lot of the time executives don't like that and want to dumb things down or keep things marketable and repackage them for just a demographic, even ignoring their original audience when they want to just keep something they think is easy to sell to kids for ever or sell toys with. ReBoot the show did the opposite. Its why its still rewatchable as an adult and the character development feels real. There was no status quo after season 2, when the writers had more freedom and also trying to see what they could get away with, always thinking they were going to be cancelled anyway. But what made it work was that the show didn't forget its premise and still mostly kept its humor here and there to not be too grim and alienate people.

[@SorcererLance]

Having The User system restore their computer during the then-finale of the show's third season would both technically and literally count as a "deus ex machina"... where "god" swoops in to save the day for our heroes. I don't entirely believe it's too anti-climactic, as the show establishes The User as this world's deity since the first episode's intro narration. The Sprites have always been aware of them and their seemingly infinite control/power to create/destroy but are unsure if they're even a real being as they never made their presence known in any way, shape or form... So also in a way, it also acted as a "Chekov's gun". If your own computer got so corrupt and practically unusable, you normally wouldn't leave things as-is if you still need to use it for things. You'd fix it by rebooting the computer or system restore it to a prior save before things got so bad. ...Now if only The User would stop downloading their games from highly questionable sources that leaves entire sections of Mainframe destroyed.

[@LeoMidori]

Whoever the User was, they must have really loved shareware floppies.

[@yousaywhatnow2195]

They technically never explained why games do so much damage (and the damage existed in other computers as well apparently when Enzo and the other exiles were going throughout the internet, so it wasn’t just the one), so I always wondered what the hell was up with that. It couldn’t be viruses attached to the games either because viruses are anthropomorphized as well, and it’s unlikely that every game they used would be a corrupted version to the point where that would make sense.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@yousaywhatnow2195 I wouldn't be surprised if it was the writers trying to pre-empt any moral guardians that were concerned about video game addiction because it was so poorly understood at the time. Besides, they needed some stakes, otherwise there wouldn't be any reason to go into the Games where you could be deleted by a bad move, all the tension would be rooted in evacuating sectors before the cube landed, and they only need to show that process once or twice for the audience to understand it's a common thing that they know how to do well -- after that they'd have to start stacking more and more convoluted reasons why, pick a handful of characters, failed to evacuate and have to survive yet another Game. Make the User's victory a threat somehow, now the cast has no choice and we aren't going to question them heading in. It's like films about giant robots and monsters, where we know it makes no sense, but if we don't just accept the premise there can't be a show.

[@maximumrisk2004]

@@yousaywhatnow2195 I havent watched the show to be sure they never mentioned where in the Computer Mainframe the City would be located, but I would Imagine the RAM and once a Programm is done with a certain area of Memory it usually gets wiped clean to be used for other Software. Simple IT

[@robertmarsh5322]

@@yousaywhatnow2195 I always understood it as when the user won they would uninstall the game, blanking out the sector. There was the one place during Enzo's travels where the user only played golf... Mainframe only makes little sense due to the sheer number and variety of games.

[@SaucerheadTharp]

“It is by my will alone you survive this encounter.” The world lost a hell of a voice when Tony Jay passed away. The best villains are smart, deep voiced, and British. Really interesting video. Always wondered what the hell happened with My Two Bobs.

[@alphayun7401]

i think the best villains, are the business person type, playing the long game, and plotting never boastful, or waiting for the right time to boast

[@MechaniclZ]

Bad enough he passed away...But he actually died as well. That sucks.

[@booradley6832]

@@MechaniclZ Not sure how to process this comment.

[@Allan1291]

His voiced sounded familiar and my suspicions were true he was the Elder God in Legacy of Kain. Its amazing how good he was :O

[@jmcateer0]

Tony Jay was amazing in this show. Even at it's most campy (like guitar solo with Bob levels of camp), he delivered an intimidating and charming performance.

[@Lucy-31]

ReBoot and Beast Wars were way ahead of their time for kid's shows. I'll always have a soft spot for them.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Yeah Boi. And Battle Planets.

[@mattbaxter688]

And shadow raiders

[@I.C.Weiner]

Shut up Rat Trap.

[@BrotherB1ackHeartSavage]

Always

[@NCHProductions]

another reboot retrospective? welp time to drop everything.

[@BigHeadClan]

Much like MH shorts there are never too many retrospectives on Reboot. :)

[@ProtoZealott]

I always found the idea of this computer becoming riddled with an ever increasing amount of problems while the user just keeps playing random games to be funny. Only when the computer straight up crashes on them do they do anything, and honestly, that's pretty accurate.

[@CoralCopperHead]

Time dilation. We get to see Enzo's birthsecond, and I think someone mentions that he's finally "a day" old. It's entirely possible that the entire series happened over the course of like, a week in real-time. Plus, a lot of the problems are quickly resolved by Bob within the course of an episode, and he's a GUARDIAN program -- I always presumed they were antivirus programs, so by all accounts, nothing's really _wrong_ with the computer beyond Bob refusing to go beyond weak quarantines with Megabyte and Hex which we don't get to really understand his motives for until the made-for-TV movies.

[@otaking3582]

@@CoralCopperHead Unless you're using McAfee or Protegent, most antivirus softwares don't make every single one of their PC games unwinnable. That's usually Denuvo's job.

[@alizaidi2893]

Sounds like my early 90s experience with computers as a kid

[@ClannerA01]

​@@CoralCopperHead I've always thought of him as Norton Disk Doctor or PCTools since they do clean up your harddrive and allow you to manually disable viruses. Winning games? Well, i do use PC tools to change values in the save files and bypass copy protection.

[@michaelbannan9972]

2003 me feels so attacked right now. * cries in Livewire virus *

[@sopranophantomista]

You don't know how giddy I am watching this. From the PSA medley in the beginning, to the select scenes from the series you let play to drive home the emotional core (I still get chills listening to Megabyte's laugh, you're not the only one), to your kind, thoughtful, balanced critique the series, thank you for your time and effort talking about this show. I rewatched the series a couple of years back, and it floors me how many references and jokes still land. Now that I'm older, I was able to catch more layers in the writing and the character development. I'm sure that if I rewatch it now, I'll take even more away from it. It's a shame that the last "season" will never be resolved. I personally have a head cannon that the cycle starts again, harking back to season 1. The circle will never be unbroken. I can only hope that somehow, some way, the Hub can get back together and finally finish the series, the way they want to.

[@phykin]

The "End Game" episode burned into my brain. I'll never forget watching that as a kid. So used to happy endings then there was that.

[@kayrupe125]

I know! I was like, "there's no way they'll have it end like that" but they went all the way

[@RasenRendanX]

I grew up with this show. I loved it so much. also as a 90s Canadian kid. I'm so sad it fell from grace... This man mentioned sticking around I haven't heard that show in 2 decades. The theme song was so catchy

[@Raztatic]

Stickin' Around was part of my daily routine as a kid.

[@tomero12]

"I'm Canadian! I'm Canadian!" "Beast Wars..." It's Beasties, you fraud!

[@facepwnagewtf]

I always found it weird as a kid when the show as it aired was called Beasties, but if you bought the series on VHS it was named Beast Wars .

[@Feasco]

see also War Planets- sorry, Shadow Raiders

[@Thalanox]

@@Feasco I think Shadow Raiders sounded better, honestly. As for Beast Wars, I think that sounds better than Beasties.

[@lostnumbr]

with all my dealings in the toy line, mp and third party figures I've gotten used to calling it beast wars myself. though the title theme always sounded better as beasties.

[@CoralCopperHead]

Enzo: "Can't believe I couldn't beat the User. I must be BASIC." My mom, explaining the lingo to me as a kid: "BASIC is an extremely outdated programming language." Programming teacher, twelve years later: "Alright, we'll be spending the first half of the year learning BASIC." Me: _"Fuck this shit, I'm out."_

[@hardleecure]

for real. if you want to learn an ancient language that'll make you a ton of cash, COBOL is where it's at.

[@bitwize]

Today: "Basic" is slang for a Fortnite player with no custom gear. Also slang for a woman with no individual taste.

[@DethGuy95]

Woolie cameo at the end, "a surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one"

[@Juwce_86]

Haha I'm a mid 30's Australian and I somehow grew up with this cartoon down here. Super lucky. I swear I was the only kid that knew about it back then. Thanks for putting this together. Much love.

[@SabbyNeko]

Me to! I think season 3 might have been the first time stupid child me found out edge was real and life is complicated.

[@epicgamer2727]

Having not seen this yet I’m expecting Woolie to pop up at least twice

[@daniell1483]

As a kid, I loved Reboot; as an adult, all I could remember of the show was that I had loved it as a kid. Seeing this retrospective, I can't help but think it was the late, great Tony Jay's voice acting that made it something special. It was the first time a young me imagined a villain as genuinely menacing. The man's portrayal of Megabyte (and later on for me the Elder God from Legacy of Kain) is simply fantastic. Rest well, Tony.

[@civilwarfare101]

I just want people to know, they DID continue Reboot through a Webcomic many years ago. So if you want a conclusion there's that. I remember reading a summary on the wiki many years ago and remember it not being that great. But I might read it now that I found better access to it.

[@amshigar0092]

Loved the video man! I remember watching Reboot as a kid on TV, and especially rewatching season 3 a lot because my dad recorded those episodes when they aired. I didn’t understand everything that went on, stuff like Enzo/Matrix’s internal struggles and everything going with Mouse went completely over my head, but I still remember having a blast with the show regardless. Revisiting the show in it’s entirety just last year myself not only helped revitalize my love for it, but also gave me a stronger appreciation for the elements I previously didn’t get. So you’d better believe I’m excited for part 2, because I’m already deep enough in the hole to back out now!

[@fattiger6957]

The 2nd video will be very depressing because the state of the ReBoot IP in the last 20 years is infuriating to say the least.

[@nongravis]

As a kid I had the biggest crush on Megabyte. That voice.... I also once had my glasses destroyed in school and had to watch the season 2 finale with my nose literally against the screen. My parents rented a VHS Player because I refused to go to a wedding as that weekend would be the season 3 finale airing. Syndication did not exist in my country. Our tiny tv had 4 channels. My mother had been watching the season with me and convinced my father it would be better for my sense of closure to not miss it. In hindsight, my parents were really awesome and understanding of my obsession with this show. [Fixed spelling, ish]

[@viddork]

Forever ago, I went to a movie and saw a YTV ad for Reboot. Imagine seeing it, not on your crappy little CRT TV, but blasted up on the big screen! First time I ever saw an ad for a TV show in a movie theatre, and I can't remember seeing another one since. That Gilbert and Sullivan finale to Season 3 was phenomenal! The entire season recapped in brilliant lyrics was hilarious.

[@Daviesng007]

So.... is there a part 2?

[@charleyedwards2121]

grew up on ytv love this, great video man i use enzo as an example of a character who gets super powerful super quick the proper way disney can really learn somethign from master story writers like this god i love this show

[@Munden]

I caught these on TV in the USA. Looking at the wiki that must have been between1996-97 because I didn't watch them on Cartoon Network in 99.

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

Woolie’s intervention is priceless!

[@Half-LightZ13]

This is one of those childhood classics that I had to go back and rewatch. Still love it. Still wish it gotta a proper ending. But at least we got the ending with the musical.

[@Cakeman777]

Whenever there is a new Reboot retrospective, I am sure to follow and I have to say that I greatly enjoyed hearing your thoughts and insights into my favourite TV series. I stayed away from the Guardian Code for...well the obvious reasons, but I look forward to part 2!

[@basilramsay8589]

You did an amazing job on this. Can’t wait for part 2! I rewatch it and I notice the paint program ep is the first ep that the web creature is mentioned. The cops are chatting about just before Hex breaks in. I realized that’s when the story arcs starts.

[@jareddufour]

cried a lot. I just want to go back to simpler times. ReBoot will always live on in my heart.

[@ToadenK]

Never making a part 2 would be a perfect ending to this . . . .

[@otaking3582]

When's Part 2?

[@Dij7897]

I subscribed as soon as I saw those nostalgic commercials 🥲😂 second video I’ve watched and I’m a fan so far! Can’t wait to see more videos 🤩

[@cooltune]

Followed this show religiously. I remember missing a season and then suddenly enzo was old and buff. Blew my mind cause seeing the main character physically evolve was completely new to me as a kid. At that time I watched power rangers, turtles and ghostbusters before that. And all was just serialized villain/monster of the week stuff.

[@JetSetDex]

Still waiting on part 2 to come out!

[@taylorciccotelli7822]

You have no idea how hard that intro hit for me.

[@AshXXMayftw]

While I do love modern day 3D animation, there always something more charming about the unfinished/early look of the older CGI shows like this, the Donkey Kong show, and even movies like the original Toy Story and the CGI shorts that came before it.

[@poncut5074]

Same. It always has a sort of dream like quality to me.

[@AshXXMayftw]

@@poncut5074 This may sound weird, but it's one of the reasons I legit like the Donkey Kong show. Even though I know it's pretty bad, the animation and corny dialogue just make it so much fun to watch.

[@WalkingJellyfish]

It seems like it was the first TV series in my life with a long storyline, and all these plot twists with the Matrix and Bob just blew my preschool mind. I don’t remember the show itself, but I’ll never forget these moments.

[@melasnexperience]

This made me miss Tony Jay SO MUCH. Dude was such a VA legend who died WAY too soon.

[@valoremvita]

Ending the reboot retrospective on a cliff hanger that will never get a part 2. Very intelligent

[@NimhLabs]

Oh gog, I remember looking up what was required to work at Mainframe Entertainment in the 90s (as part of a school project) The whole, "everybody had to be a jack of all trades" bit is UNDERSELLING what all you needed to know to work at their studios. You literally needed to know enough to WRITE the 3d rendering software as well as the Graphical Design knowledge to USE it. Also, a LOT of system administrative stuff--and so much other stuff. You literally had to be a one person production team for what the job required Like, you know that joke line, "I know EVERYTHING, I'm a Gardener (psst-psst--guardian, the line is)" from season 2... well... just to be able to work on the team in the 90s you pretty much had to be that Gardener from that throw away gag featuring Mike the Tv

[@Fungster117]

I can't wait till part 2. Because no one feels the pain more than the fans than myself and my coworkers who actually worked on the Guardian Code.

[@samuelsolomon7330]

I am so sorry.

[@Shinny1338]

As someone who has been racing cars for 16 years, and always been into racing, framing Highway 35 as Canada's answer to Redline is too good

[@charleyedwards2121]

well i thoroughly enjoyed that right until the end which made me actually cry lol great video man -subbed 4 sure

[@austinsinger7565]

I grew up on this series. I'm from Michigan. I just rewatch the series again this year/last year and it was like like revising my childhood. Watching enzo become an adult is still the coolest thing of this show.

[@wellsleythewizard]

Lolll I love the ending.😂 If you were hinting at what I suspect you were hinting at, yes, we all agreed to not talk about it!! Let it be forgotten in time!! 😂😂

[@shutokamaka]

I had to pause the video in the first 30 seconds due to nostalgia overload. Holy shit I haven't seen those old commercials in over 17 years

[@KingXOreo]

I lived in Detroit for the first 20 years of my life and I guess that was close enough to catch a Canadian channel that played this on Saturday mornings. It came on super early so I could catch this before Kids WB.

[@LeUberTroll]

13:00 wow that’s a meme I haven’t thought about in years. Congrats

[@yoyleb1711]

is this part 1 being a cliffhanger intentional lol

[@yoyleb1711]

jokes aside this is incredibly fascinating. i wasn't the right age during the height of this show (neither am i canadian or american) but i really have to check this series out! i have a profound love for old cgi, especially Money For Nothing.

[@Sigismund697]

this video managed to slip through the cracks for me until now and through it I was thinking "man this would have been the perfect moment for a Woolie cameo" so I just resigned myself to maybe a mention in the comments And them BAM, surprise Woolie action Pure Kino

[@matthewhawkins435]

RIP Tony Jay, you will always be an Eldar God to me.

[@hazzar7784]

I watched this before going to bed. HUGE nostalgia. Gave me chills multiple times. The 'game over' recap actually had me shed a tear (wtf) I watched more of this as a kid then I had realized, I recall loving it, but I missed soooo much too. Gonna have to rewatch this series when I can

[@dimethedude]

Ahhh Canadian tv in the 90’s.. Great time to be a kid

[@kilotun8316]

Nostalgia being baited heavily here. Ten years old, 486 IBM with games that came on five floppy disks and now there's a show that is actually happening inside this magic machine that runs Windows 3.1? Hell yes!

[@SilasSeiler]

Love the Woolie cameo

[@iamalittler]

That Into Gave Me Chills I am so disappointed in the ReBoot reboot, especially considering that I have the PERFECT premise for a proper reboot. In an THIS close to writing fanfic for it. I mean, THEY’RE IN A COMPUTER, IT’S NOT VERY HARD TOO IMAGINE HOW TO UPGRADE THEM.

[@Beowvlf]

I really love this series. I’ll always watch its retrospectives. Fantastic job on the video. Looking forward to the next one!

[@MrSirHenryMF]

Oh, Reboob. I loved this and Beast Wars. I should watch them again.

[@iamcarpetpython]

I love these videos and this channel. Great narration, pacing, and researched content.

[@nicridictv]

Still one of the best throwback shows, great video!

[@Carlos0619ASmith]

Thank you for the Massive recap!!!

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

As a UK resident Reboot had a totally different vibe, it wasnt a saturday morning cartoon it was a 4:30pm semi serious after school show amd as a kid, having a show that felt more adult really shaped my ideas of storytelling and stakes for kids

[@lankey6969]

YTV is a Canadian national treasure.

[@chrisblanc663]

I always assumed bob having a different voice was due to the changes he sustained. He looked different, so sounding a bit different made sense to me. Kinda like matrix not really sounding like Enzo, in his case he want through computer puberty.

[@RitzScythe]

Oh god, nostalgia overload in the first 15 seconds.

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

I can't believe how dark this show got, had no idea, perhaps the video game's theme was closer to the shows true lore than i thought.

[@adamogilvie6951]

This totally takes me back to the 90s. They have the full series on youtube. When I am looking for a little nostalgia I pour my self a drink and turn it on. I love love love Hexadecimal lol!

[@majortom331]

Patiently awaiting that reboot reboot video.

[@marcbennett9232]

I remember this. loved it. still do. it was absolutely genius. totally revolutionary. when I heard about the new updated season, I was so excited. then I saw the first episode and was totally devastated. I still hold out hope someone who cares will get the license. id love Glitch, who does murder drones to do it. do a total reboot of the series, pun only slightly intended.

[@SunnyE_Mechwarrior]

WOW thanks for the blast from my past there... I loved Reboot and did have great hopes for Mainframe Entertainment coming out with stuff... They are still around and proud Canadian Story. And yes when I heard abut Reboot coming back I was through the moon. Until I saw it.. I think I saw 2 episodes and turned it off and never watched it again...

[@knghtbrd]

Hey, I LIKED TALENT NIGHT! If anything, Talent Night kind of cemented that Megabyte's motives were self-serving, not simply evil for the sake of evilness. That was a hard thing to accomplish in season 1.

[@alexanderklepp]

This was a really good retrospective and I can't wait to see part 2.

[@genghispecan]

I knew - I just KNEW - I wasn't going to get through this video without seeing Woolie show up somehow, somewhere... and I was not disappointed.

[@ChinoWantan]

I'm from Chile and I remeber watching it and having the action figure of the red robot. I loved that show!

[@TheMrAesthetic]

Awesome video. I had a huge wave of nostalgia watching this

[@freezepop32]

great video, i remember watching this on ytv great times. Keep up the great work on these videos. I want to get my kid watching this now,.

[@Waifu4Life]

Hey, I was a teen when this came out and I loved it as much as a kid would. Hell, I still watched the DVD collection once in a while.

[@youmgsandwiche]

I've never watched this show, but I watch just about everything you upload so I'm really excited for part 2. Probably be a lot to dig into if the sequel or whatever is as bad as you've implied. Great video.

[@ericquiabazza2608]

Man, last month I been trying to remember this niche animation of when I was a kid in cartoon network. And here it is!!! :D

[@Sultan-wj3gp]

Have no connection to Reboot, if not for Woolie. Watched the whole thing and waiting for the Part 2, thank you Foxcade!

[@thealchemist51]

God I love this show back in the day I have the complete set to. It is just so sad that this thing ended on a cliffhanger was revised with a comic that fix that cliffhanger years later and then the comic ended on a cliffhanger! It is a great show it was the first 3-D show had it pre-dated Toy story and it’s just so sad that it never got its ending

[@weekendwarrior5303]

14:49 Holy shit, Megabyte is the lieutenant from Fallout 1. I've been watching a lot of fallout 1 retrospectives/play throughs. When ever I would hear the lieutenant speak there was something nostalgic about it, but I couldn't figure out why.

[@coreyrachar9694]

that intro... my god man, my childhood....

[@MysteicVoltronus]

Game Over still hurts me emotionally. To me, even knowing all the behind the scenes stuff, I just took it as the "user" was getting older and changing the types of games he played. Going from the games for young kids games to more mature content.

[@marcodyjohnson6301]

I’m pissing myself waiting for Part 2 of this vid

[@Holesale00]

I remember at the end of game over watching that as a kid when the cube went up and that part of the city was destroyed something you never seen before then the realization that holy shit they just deleted Enzo for real there's no more runtime left. That moment was fucking heavy as a kid, and that was the longest week ever.

[@sawlty-suite5131]

I remember watching this doing grade 4 in 🇧🇼 2000. I still love it

[@boots3372]

Growing up in Canada, that intro hit me hard

[@dragon1130]

ReBoot was a great show and one of the few of my childhood I continue to go back and Watch Thankfully all episodes up to the end of season 3 are up on KZbin for free thanks to Shout Factory so I can show it off to my friends and younger family so they can look at me like I'm crazy before I say "Wait wait, it gets better about halfway through Season 2."

[@Srcsqwrn]

This show was a massive inspiration for me to go into art, and eventually 3D work.

[@alfredoprime5495]

Moral of the story: going from a private to a publicly traded company destroys creativity and instills an irresponsible attitude towards company finances.

[@markthomson1816]

Loved reboot cheers for the flashbacks and inside story

[@AzureIV]

One of the greats of the time.

[@Azarian]

So, I was 9 when Reboot aired and I remember generally liking season 1 but when that second half of Season 2 aired it CLICKED and I knew the show was something special. The show hit that hyperfixation level and I wanted more. So when that cliff hanger happened of season 2 I needed MORE, and being a state side boy I was forever plagued thinking it just ENDED there and I had to wait for FIVE YEARS. Then when teh CN airings happened and there was MORE suddenly I was in seventh heaven, I was fourteen then and to suddenly see Enzo now this fucking STUD of a man was just MINDBLOWING for me.

[@fattiger6957]

That's probably why it has the following it still has after 20 years. Had the show continued just like season 1, most people may remember it sort of fondly. But it would just be another decent cartoon from their youth. The depth and (sort of) darkness introduced with season 2 and carrying onto the end of the show is what makes people remember it as a stand-out and why they love it to this day.

[@conner8904]

I fucking love reboot. Watched this so much when i was younger. Such an amazing show. sad it ended the way it did

[@MintyVoid]

hellll yessssss, one of my top shows growing up.It just was awesome, like a show that wasn't grossly targeted to boys or girls, it was a show for whoever. I can't believe I totally was blind to....whatever happened and was cancelled. Yeesh, I'm sure if I did know I'd be as dead inside as y'all. Also just nice getting catered too as a canadian, so many gosh darn americans on here with their disney channel and cartoon network

[@ultraness]

Honestly, I think the first season is a bit underrated in this video. Yeah, ReBoot's first season is like a lot of kids shows of its era, but it's a very good kids show; it has some clever writing, jokes, and bucks some stereotypes, especially with Dot (having Enzo be the damsel in distress in an episode was a fantastic gag). A lot of the early humour of ReBoot went way over my head. Of course, I still think that the second season was a big improvement, with the third season being better still, but there was more to the first season than its revolutionary animation.

[@kattyt23]

I remember watching this on cartoon network i think? And the third season completely changed my taste in animation

[@mbe102]

Holy shit, that first bit was a throw back haha.

[@Samm815]

I smell a wild woolie.

[@Mangaka-ml6xo]

I watched this show every times it was on tv, I had the toys, hell, I still have several of these somewhere back home. I can't say for sure, but where I'm from (Quebec) I think we never had the two movies dubbed over nor was it aired on tv, I wasn't even aware of this until I bought the DVD boxset a few years ago, I also noticed I had missed several of the episodes of season 3 and that there was less episodes than I tought in the web, it was quite weird to watch these again or at first time at all.