ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canadian animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment[?], the first one that was completely computer animated.

The setting is in the inner world of a computer in a city called Mainframe. It is populated primarily by binomes, little creatures that either represent 1's or 0's, and a handful of Sprites who are primarily humanoid creatures of more complex design and are the principle characters of the series.

The lead character of the first 2 seasons is Bob, a guardian whose function is to mend and defend Mainframe. In addition, there is Dot Matrix who runs much of Mainframe in conjunction with the sage Phong as well as her younger brother, Enzo and his dog Frisket. Together, they must continually oppose the threats of the viruses, Megabyte and his insane sister, Hexadecimal, who are out to conquer and/or destroy Mainframe. In addition, Mainframe is frequently invaded by giant gamecubes from the mysterious User which land on random parts of the city. Inside, various computer games are played and if the User wins, the city region within the cube is devastated and the unlucky denzins trapped inside the cube are reduce to mindless slugs called Nulls. To prevent that, Bob and his friends must enter the cube, adapt to the game's environment by rebooting, and compete against the User to win the game which will allow the cube to harmlessly withdraw.

In the third season, the status quo is shattered when Bob is doublecrossed and exiled by Megabyte in their joint effort to prevent a monstorous invasion from the Web. What follows is a season long epic where Enzo is forced to take over and although he and his girlfriend, AndraAIa, prove to be effective, they soon become trapped in the games and must spend years searching both for Bob and a way back to Mainframe.

This series, first broadcasting 1994 by the ABC Television Network, proved to be a instant hit, only to be abruptly cancelled when the Walt Disney Company purchased the network. Later, a third season was produced which while it did not have American distribution for years, enjoy more content freedom from the network censors who frustrated the producers earlier. In 2001, an additional season was produced.

The success of this series helped establish Mainframe Entertainment[?] as one of the predominate computer animation studios in the world.