List of ReBoot episodes
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This is the complete episode listing for the CGI television series ReBoot
. All together, there are 47 episodes. Although the season 4 episodes were aired as two films, they are counted as eight individual episodes.
ReBoot first aired on ABC
and YTV, in 1994 with "The Tearing" and concluded about seven years later in 2001 with "Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus". The varying lengths of the various seasons means that some stretch over two years.
ReBoot
ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...
. All together, there are 47 episodes. Although the season 4 episodes were aired as two films, they are counted as eight individual episodes.
ReBoot first aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and YTV, in 1994 with "The Tearing" and concluded about seven years later in 2001 with "Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus". The varying lengths of the various seasons means that some stretch over two years.
Season 1 (1994–1995)
| # | Title | Airdate | Overview | In-show Joke Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (v1.1) |
"The Tearing" | 10 September 1994 | Bob and Dot fight to keep Megabyte from harnessing the power of a recently discovered, unusually large Tear. They barely succeed until a descending space fighter game harnesses it for him. Now Dot and Bob must defeat Megabyte inside the game or he will escape to infect the Super Computer and become more powerful than ever. | When Bob launches from the carrier and says: "Alpha wing clear of deck; proceed heading 1138, stay frosty." 1138 is a reference to THX 1138 THX 1138 THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. The film is based on a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch... by George Lucas George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones... . "Stay frosty" is from Aliens Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton... . When Bob asks "Did I make it?" in a dazed fashion, this is possibly a reference to Tron Tron -Film:*Tron , a franchise that began in 1982 with the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron** Tron , a 1982 science fiction film by Disney, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Dan Shor and David Warner... when Flynn asks the same question in a similar manner. In addition, the number 42 is clearly visible on the deck surface, a likely reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, it was later adapted to other formats, and over several years it gradually became an international multi-media phenomenon... . |
| 2 (v1.2) |
"Racing The Clock" | 17 September 1994 | Megabyte tricks Enzo into delivering a dangerous delete command to Hexadecimal. By the time Enzo realises his mistake, the unknowing Bob is trapped inside a Formula 1 game with the command about to go off any millisecond. Enzo and Dot must race against the clock to save Bob from certain deletion. | When Bob asks Enzo what was his client's name, Enzo lies and says "Jean-Luc" who appeared earlier in the episode as a binome wearing an altered version of the starfleet uniform with the captain rank insignia on the right breast; a clear reference to Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis... . |
| 3 (v1.3) |
"The Quick & The Fed" | 24 September 1994 | Thwarting a plan by Megabyte to create a portal, Bob retrieves a dangerous magnet which puts Dot's life in danger. | While in Al's slow food, Bob picks up a number tag that reads 1000000000000, and says 4096, which is the binary number on the tag converted to decimal. The Glitch command "BSnP!" to teleport through a window references the ABC Network censors (Broadcast Standards and Practices), which did not allow characters to smash through windows. |
| 4 (v1.4) |
"Medusa Bug" | 8 October 1994 | Megabyte steals a secret object from Hexadecimal, which proves to be a dangerous bug: the Medusa Medusa In Greek mythology Medusa , " guardian, protectress") was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. The author Hyginus, interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone... , which spreads throughout Mainframe, turning anything it touches into stone. |
The Medusa bug refers to the mythological creature whose gaze could turn observers into stone. |
| 5 (v1.5) |
"The Tiff" | 26 November 1994 | When Bob and Dot become insufferable after an argument, Enzo tries one scheme after another to rekindle their friendship. Just when Enzo gives up on the stubborn pair, the dangerous Starship Alcatraz game forces the two to work together and see each other's point of view. | The title is a pun on the image file format TIFF and the definition of "tiff", a petty argument. At the start of the episode Bob tells Dot that she "needs to take time to smell the daisy wheels". A daisy wheel is a device used to print characters. The two most popular types of printers at the time were the Dot matrix printer Dot matrix printer A dot matrix printer or impact matrix printer is a type of computer printer with a print head that runs back and forth, or in an up and down motion, on the page and prints by impact, striking an ink-soaked cloth ribbon against the paper, much like the print mechanism on a typewriter... and Daisy Wheel. COBOL COBOL COBOL is one of the oldest programming languages. Its name is an acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language, defining its primary domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments.... and Fortran Fortran Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing... are part of Enzo's Ancient Languages class. In the prison game scene, Bob tells Dot "Looks like the User is heading through Cell Block H" - a pun on the Australian TV series Prisoner Prisoner (TV series) Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s... , which was renamed Cell Block H in the US. |
| 6 (v1.6) |
"In The Belly Of The Beast" | 3 December 1994 | When Frisket swallows a valuable command, Megabyte captures him in order to remove it. Once inside Silicon Tor, however, the powerful Frisket and the mischievous Enzo prove to be more than Megabyte bargained for. | Old Man Pearson is named after Ian Pearson, one of the show's creators and founders of Mainframe Entertainment. There is a reference to the opening scene of Jurassic Park Jurassic Park (film) Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck... when Frisket is in the containment box and is treated in a similar fashion to the raptor. Additionally, the shutdown of the containment field, Frisket's crushing of Megabyte under a glass sheet and a camera-focused roar are all references to Tyrannosaurus Rex scenes from Jurassic Park. |
| 7 (v1.7) |
"The Crimson Binome" | 10 December 1994 | Swashbuckling software pirates pillage and plunder Mainframe taking Bob as their prize catch. The ingenious Dot organises the outraged citizens and leads a high seas posse to rescue their friend. | Mr. Mitchell and Captain Gavin Capacitor are named for Phil Mitchell and Gavin Blair, the show and company's other founders. In the opening scene at the mainframe port, a parody of Punch and Judy Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Mr. Punch and his wife, Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character... called "Punchcard and QWERTY" is playing. This is a reference to an early form of storage on punched card Punched card A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions... s and to the QWERTY QWERTY QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the... keyboard layout. The line "They task me and I shall have them" is a parody of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T... , in which Khan states "He tasks me and I shall have him!". The title refers to the film The Crimson Pirate The Crimson Pirate The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak. It stars Burt Lancaster, who also co-produced the film, as Captain Vallo, the eponymous pirate, and is set in the Caribbean late in the 18th century, on the fictional islands of Cobra and San Pero... . In the pirate ship's cell, just above Mouse's picture, there is the Kilroy was here Kilroy was here Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression, often seen in graffiti. Its origins are debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle—a bald-headed man with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with the fingers of each hand clutching the wall—is widely known among U.S... graffiti, but with an eyepatch. There is also a message stating, "I want my MTV," a reference to the Dire Straits Music video "Money for Nothing Money for Nothing (song) "Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 album Brothers in Arms. It was one of Dire Straits' most successful singles, peaking at number one for three weeks in the United States, and it also reached number one for three weeks on the U.S. Mainstream... " previously developed by ReBoot's creators, Ian and Gavin. |
| 8 (v1.8) |
"Enzo The Smart" | 17 December 1994 | In an attempt to make himself smarter, Enzo inadvertently turns everyone in Mainframe into simple dolts. Now he must turn them back to normal before their naive ways get them nullified in a Track and Field game. | In the Read Only Room is a statue of a desk lamp with the legend "JL Senior", referring to the Pixar Pixar Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide... short film Luxo Jr. Luxo Jr. Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film , demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing... (the source of their logo) by John Lasseter John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.... . One of the Users is a blue figure called Graceful Jones, referencing Grace Jones Grace Jones Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and... , while another wears the same outfit as Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement... in Game of Death. |
| 9 (v1.9) |
"Wizards, Warriors And A Word From Our Sponsor" | 24 December 1994 | Bob, Dot and Enzo are stuck in a role-playing game Role-playing game A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development... with the intrusive Mike the TV. |
This episode is a parody of fantasy/medieval RPGs, specifically Dragon's Lair Dragon's Lair Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983. It featured animation created by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth.... ; the game in this episode takes place in a dungeon with the main characters taking on the characteristics of various classes of fighters. Lines such as Dot's "It breathes fire ... it just had to breathe fire!" poke fun at the overly-elaborate nature of many enemies and situations encountered in fantasy RPGs. The test pattern Mike the TV generates at the end of the episode is a reference to the BBC's Test Card F Test Card F Test Card F is a test card that was created by the BBC and used on television in the United Kingdom and in countries elsewhere in the world for more than four decades... . |
| 10 (v1.10) |
"The Great Brain Robbery" | 31 December 1994 | In an attempt to access the Supercomputer, Megabyte hires a hacker named Mouse to enter Bob's brain. | The title is a pun on The Great Train Robbery The Great Train Robbery (1903 film) The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American action Western film by Edwin S. Porter. Twelve minutes long, it is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on Porter's previous work Life of an American Fireman. The film used a number of innovative techniques including cross cutting, double... , an early western film. |
| 11 (v1.11) |
"Talent Night" | 7 January 1995 | Dot prepares a surprise talent show for Enzo's birthday; Megabyte, upset about not being invited, prepares his own act. | The YTV logo robot can be seen backstage, and has a line borrowed from Robby the Robot Robby the Robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character who has made a number of appearances in science fiction movies and television programs after his first appearance in the 1956 MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet.-Overview:... of Forbidden Planet Forbidden Planet Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, with a screenplay by Cyril Hume. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, and Anne Francis. The characters and its setting have been compared to those in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and its plot contains certain... . A supporting Binome character, Emma, acts as the "Prog Sensor" during tryouts for the talent show; both this and the Small Town Binomes Village People Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.... song "BSnP" reference the Broadcast Standards and Practices censors. The group Small Town Binomes themselves are references to the 1970s disco group Village People Village People Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.... ; the song BSnP is also a parody of their hit song Y.M.C.A. Another "band" to feature on the episode, "The Primitives," take the form of a ball, a triangle and a square which, along with their primary colours and being simple tracing shapes (i.e. "primitive" objects), resemble the logo for Electronic Arts at the time. An act that parodies the music video for "Money for Nothing Money for Nothing (song) "Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 album Brothers in Arms. It was one of Dire Straits' most successful singles, peaking at number one for three weeks in the United States, and it also reached number one for three weeks on the U.S. Mainstream... ," the first computer animated music video which was animated by Mainframe, the makers of Reboot. Phong's performance has similarities to Nat King Cole's 'Unforgettable'. One of the binomes trying out is named "Captain Quark;" he is a parody of Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... 's Captain Kirk James T. Kirk James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies... . He then sings "Rocket Man" by Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... in a style similar to William Shatner William Shatner William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T... 's famous halting delivery. After the actual show starts Megabyte crashes the party and cranks up the volume to 11 Up to eleven "Up to eleven" or "these go to eleven" is an idiom from popular culture which has come to refer to anything being exploited to its utmost abilities, or apparently exceeding them, such as a sound volume control. Similarly, the expression "turning it up to eleven" refers to the act of taking... . In response Bob tells Glitch to convert to a guitar with the command "Glitch: BFG", a reference to the BFG 9000 BFG 9000 The BFG 9000 is a futuristic weapon found in the video game series Doom. The BFG 9000 is a huge, solid metal gun that fires balls of green plasma. The most powerful weapon in the games, it is capable of destroying nearly any player or enemy in the vicinity with a single hit... supergun from Doom. (Much later, in 2006, Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson Guitar Corporation The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names... introduced their "Gibson Les Paul BFG guitar). Afterwards, Mike says "ladies and gentlemen, Megabyte has left the building!" next to the Elvis Binome. |
| 12 (v1.12.1) |
"Identity Crisis, Part 1" | 14 January 1995 | Dot has to convince a sector under Megabyte's control to give her their PID codes in order to convert their sector back to its normal state. | Before entering the theatre of Binomes, the corridors that Bob and Dot walk through are similar to that featured in the film, Aliens Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton... . In the sewer chase scene, Bob says "Cowabunga!", a reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists... who live in the sewers of New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... and repeatedly shout this after victories. |
| 13 (v1.12.2) |
"Identity Crisis, Part 2" | 21 January 1995 | After being betrayed by Cyrus, Dot's emotions of guilt get the better of her during a difficult game. | Feathers McGraw the penguin, from the Wallace and Gromit Wallace and Gromit Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations... feature The Wrong Trousers The Wrong Trousers The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations in Bristol, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit... , makes his first cameo appearance; he makes several more throughout the series. Here, he emerges from a box similar to the one Gromit was hiding in while spying on McGraw, the penguin also works as a second reference to Linux which uses a penguin as a mascot. This is the first foreshadowing of a future injury of Enzo's. When Megabyte cracks the code on the file from Dot's organizer, a sequence of binary numbers is shown. It spells "Guardian" in ASCII ASCII The American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a character-encoding scheme based on the ordering of the English alphabet. ASCII codes represent text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that use text... . This password was previously referred to in "The Crimson Binome". |
Season 2 (1995–1996)
| # | Title | Airdate | Overview | In-show joke notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 (v2.1) |
"Infected" | 31 August 1995 | Disguised as an upgrade, Megabyte enters Mainframe's core control chamber. He badly wounds Phong and initiates an Erase Command that almost destroys the System, only to be thwarted by Bob exploiting his greed. This is also the episode where we first find out that Megabyte is related to Hexadecimal. Hexadecimal (to Megabyte)" Now, you wouldn't be intending to erase me? Would you?" Megabyte (replying to Hexadecimal) " Oh, come now, would that be any way to treat...family?" | Megabyte uses a self-destruct command and a pose emulating the film Predator Predator (film) Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.... , while Dot's use of an Exo-Skeleton may refer to Ellen Ripley Ellen Ripley Ellen Ripley is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Alien film series played by American actress Sigourney Weaver. The character was heralded as a seminal role for challenging gender roles, particularly in the science fiction genre, and remains Weaver's most famous role to... in Aliens Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton... . When Dot attempts to crush Megabyte with a mechanical exoskeleton Exoskeleton An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton of, for example, a human. In popular usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells". Examples of exoskeleton animals include insects such as grasshoppers... , a shot of his head is shown where his eyes dim in a way similar to the way the Terminator is destroyed in The Terminator The Terminator The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los... . |
| 15 (v2.2) |
"High Code" | 7 September 1995 | A Codemaster, Lens the Reaper, wreaks havoc in Mainframe while looking to challenge the legendary Codemaster Talon who took refuge in the system. Phong and Bob assure him that there is no one in Mainframe called Talon. Enzo discovers that Old Man Pearson is Talon, and has to convince him to come out of hiding—while Bob tricks Lens into a Game with the hope of nullifying them both to save the System. In the end, Lens is moved by the Mainframers' willingness to die for each other. | The title refers to High Noon High Noon High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The film tells in real time the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself... . The Game references the real-life Canadian town of Spuzzum. As Enzo travels to see Old Man Pearson, he sings the theme song to "Batman" Batman (TV series) Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to... . The weapon of choice of a Codemaster, the Gibson coil pike, is a reference to William Gibson William Gibson William Gibson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.William Gibson may also refer to:-Association football:*Will Gibson , Scottish footballer... , author of Neuromancer. The number on the train, 9502, reflects that this was the second episode produced in the 1995 season. |
| 16 (v2.3) |
"When Games Collide" | 14 September 1995 | Megabyte uses game energy to break into Mainframe's archives. He causes two games to merge into one and becomes trapped in the game himself. Bob unwillingly saves his life, forcing Megabyte to grudgingly let him go when he captures him in the archives. | The gateway command is identical in shape and function to the gateway from the contemporary Stargate Stargate (film) Stargate is a 1994 American adventure-military science fiction film released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco Pictures. Created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the film is the first release in the Stargate franchise... movie. (It returns in Season 4) |
| 17 (v2.4) |
"Bad Bob" | 21 September 1995 | Megabyte attacks the Principal Office to steal Mainframe's Core energy. This causes a Game to be corrupted and land on the Principal Office. Bob and Enzo have to get the Core energy—being transported by "Megatruck", a transformed Megabyte—back to the Office before it can leave with the Game. | Many of the events during the game "Road Warrior" are taken directly from the Mad Max Mad Max Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and revised by Miller and Byron Kennedy over the original script by James McCausland. The film stars Mel Gibson, who was unknown at the time. Its narrative based around the traditional western genre, Mad Max tells a story... films, as well as characters, vehicles and landscape. The Number One character appears to be wearing a Star Trek uniform and has similar facial features and speech to Commander Riker William Riker William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe primarily appearing as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation... from Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production... . Upon seeing part of Mainframe's core corrupted, a binome exclaims "Maniacs! They blew it up! - a reference to Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes (1968 film) Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly and Linda Harrison... . When Bob crashes his car, a binome references This Island Earth by asking if he's having trouble with his interocitor Interocitor The interocitor, also spelled interositor is a fictitious multi-functional device featured in the 1955 science fiction film This Island Earth. The device arrives in kit form as an intelligence test for scientists who might prove helpful to an alien race.- This Island Earth :The Interocitor is an... . She also references Jefferies tubes, suggesting that he flushes out the Daniels tubes. Kelly Daniels was the show's Director of Technical Operations. Enzo says he based his aircart design on an X-MP/48 Cray X-MP The Cray X-MP was a supercomputer designed, built and sold by Cray Research. It was announced in 1982 as the "cleaned up" successor to the 1975 Cray-1, and was the world's fastest computer from 1983 to 1985... . |
| 18 (v2.5) |
"Painted Windows" | 2 November 1995 | Hexadecimal accesses the system's Paint program, and Mainframe is her canvas. She soon begins to wreak havoc, causing a communications blackout, and melting all forms of transport. She also humiliates Megabyte. This is the first episode of a story arc that lasts for the rest of the series. | Renditions of several famous artworks appear throughout this episode, including The Thinker The Thinker The Thinker is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, whose first cast, of 1902, is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris; there are some twenty other original castings as well as various other versions, studies, and posthumous castings. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a... , The Creation of Adam The Creation of Adam The Creation of Adam is a section of Michelangelo's fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling painted circa 1511. It illustrates the Biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam, the first man... and Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch... 's "The Scream The Scream Scream is the title of Expressionist paintings and prints in a series by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, showing an agonized figure against a blood red sky... ". Hexadecimal's monologue near the beginning of the episode is in reference to Twilight Zone. |
| 19 (v2.6) |
"AndrAIa" | 9 November 1995 | Enzo is angry because he feels lonely. During an underwater game, he unintentionally befriends a game sprite named AndrAIa. When the game is won, he discovers she attached a back-up copy of herself to his icon so they can remain together. | A Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis... -styled binome appears near the start of the episode, dressed in a Starfleet uniform; the binome repeatedly says "make it so" and "engage" and later asks for "tea, Earl Grey". Another binome has a bad hairpiece and speaks in pauses in an exaggerated impersonation of Captain Kirk James T. Kirk James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies... . During Bob's lecture on how to survive in a Game, he sees a binome with "i ♥ U" written on her eyelids, a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise... . The "AI" in AndrAIa's name stands for artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its... . When the game cube is falling, one of the binomes escaping the diner is Waldo. When the User is nearing the city of Atlantis in the game cube, statues of King Ghidorah King Ghidorah is a kaiju, a fictional Japanese monster featured in several of Toho Studios' Godzilla films... can clearly be seen. The game at the beginning of the episode is the same game as the first episode. This episode has the second foreshadowing of a future injury of Enzo's. Bob uses Homer Simpson's Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and the patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987... famous catchphrase 'd'oh'. |
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"Nullzilla" | 27 December 1995 | A Web Creature infects Hexadecimal. In order to protect Mainframe from her, thousands of nulls cover her, including Megabyte's pet null, Nibbles (who is, in fact, his nullified father). Hack and Slash, Megabyte's assistants, were babysitting Nibbles at the time, and rush to find him. They collide with Bob, Dot and Enzo. Phong dresses up the group in Power Ranger-like uniforms, and their vehicles form a giant robot and battle the monster, dubbed Nullzilla by Mike the T.V. Eventually, however, it is AndrAIa who saves the day. Hexadecimal is back to normal, but the episode ends with the Web Creature attacking Megabyte. | The office in which Phong readies the team to combat Hex is similar to that seen on Tracy Island Tracy Island Tracy Island is the home of the Tracy family in the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson 1960s television series Thunderbirds. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the island's true function as the secret base of the International Rescue organisation is heavily camouflaged.Thunderbird 1 launches from a hangar... of Thunderbirds Thunderbirds (TV series) Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"... , as are the chutes through which the team travels to the vehicle hangar. When the heroes combat Hex, they appear as parodies of both Power Rangers and Voltron Voltron Voltron is the titular super robot of an anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil... , and fight in a parody of the Mega Zord formed by a similar command to Voltron's "Go Voltron Force!" phrase. The Web Creature that attacks Hex and later Megabyte, turns them black, similar to how the Symbiote Symbiote (comics) In the Marvel Comics universe, The Symbiote is a specific parasitic species of extraterrestrial organism... succeeded in changing Spider-Man Spider-Man Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15... before later becoming Venom Venom (comics) Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom... . The code F.A.B. is a reference to a radio acknowledgment for the Thunderbirds as well as an acronym for Fully Acknowledged and Briefed(may also reference FAB Region). |
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"Gigabyte" | 27 December 1995 | The possessed Megabyte merges with Hexadecimal, creating the terrifying energy-absorbing virus, Gigabyte. The Mainframers fight to stop him gaining full strength, alongside both Hack & Slash and a returning Mouse, who is initially disliked by Dot, but the two are forced to work as a team and sort out their differences in the battle against the new virus. | When asked what its purpose is, Gigabyte replies, "I am become Gigabyte, destroyer of systems," alluding to Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God.... in the Bhagavad-Gita. When Gigabyte corners Bob and Dot in an alley he scrapes the wall with his claw, similar to Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a fictional, horrifying character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films. He first appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street as a disfigured dream stalker who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams,... . A binome who has his energy absorbed by Gigabyte is based on Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Colonel Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials... . Bob's special body armor is based on Solid Snake Solid Snake Metal Gear, initially released in 1987, introduces Solid Snake, the rookie recruit of the elite special-forces unit FOXHOUND. Snake is sent by team leader Big Boss into the rogue nation Outer Heaven to rescue his missing teammate Gray Fox and discover who or what the "METAL GEAR" mentioned is, and... 's protective gear. The controller Mouse uses to contain the tear is extremely similar to a PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000... controller. |
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"Trust No One" | 25 January 1996 | Mainframe citizens are mysteriously disappearing, including Dot and Al's waiter. Phong hires two CGI Special Agents, Fax Fax Fax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device... Modem Modem A modem is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data... and Data Nully to investigate the disappearances, along with Bob and Mouse. |
When the waiter from Al's is taking out the trash, he says "Garbage In, Garbage Out Garbage In, Garbage Out Garbage in, garbage out is a phrase in the field of computer science or information and communication technology. It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most nonsensical of input data and produce nonsensical output... ," a common saying in the field of computer science. The two agents parody agents Fox Mulder Fox Mulder FBI Special Agent Fox William Mulder is a fictional character and protagonist in the American Fox television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, two science fiction shows about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence. Mulder's peers consider his theories on... and Dana Scully Dana Scully FBI Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully, M.D. is a fictional character and protagonist on the Fox television series The X-Files , played by Gillian Anderson. She also appeared in two theatrical films based on the series... from The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s... . Data Nully is voiced by Gillian Anderson Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress.After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen... , the same actress who played Dana Scully. CGI Computer-generated imagery Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media... is an allusion to the American FBI and also to Computer-Generated Imagery, used to produce computer-generated but realistic imagery such as in ReBoot. |
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"Web World Wars" | 1 February 1996 | A portal to the Web hovers over Mainframe, and its citizens must prepare for war. Megabyte and Hexadecimal join the battle, but they have a secret ulterior motive. | The subway station "Piccadilly Circuits" is a reference to the Underground London Underground The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England... station Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly... in London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , and the Binomes fleeing to it reference Londoners sleeping in the Underground during the The Blitz The Blitz The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed... . Toward the end, Binky Ffarquarson (the binome batman) says "It's the ABC's! They've turned on us!", a reference to ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... not renewing the show for a third season. |
Season 3 (1997–1998)
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"To Mend and Defend" | 20 August 1997 | With Bob gone, Enzo must prove himself as a Guardian while Megabyte and Hexadecimal attack the Principal Office. | A CPU (Convertible Pursuit Unit) pilot says, "Well, ya heard the little lady. Single file. Proceed heading 1138. Stay frosty," referring to THX 1138 THX 1138 THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. The film is based on a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch... , an early George Lucas George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones... movie. A similar line was uttered by Bob in The Tearing. When Hexadecimal is preparing to fire again, she says, "Say hello to my little friend," an reference to Scarface Scarface (1983 film) Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana... . The game in this episode is clearly modelled on the Evil Dead The Evil Dead The Evil Dead is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, and Betsy Baker. The film is a story of five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a wooded area... film series, or the computer game which followed. Upon rebooting Enzo becomes a take on Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... in Thriller Thriller (music video) Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson.... and Dot becomes a take on cult-TV horror show host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson Cassandra Peterson Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation... ). Additionally, The Addams Family The Addams Family (TV series) The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in 64 installments on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966... motif plays briefly after her reboot. The user is based on Ash (Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor. As a cult movie actor, Campbell starred as Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L.A. and Sundown:... ) in the Evil Dead movies, specifically Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness Army of Darkness Army of Darkness, also known as Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness or simply Evil Dead III, is a 1992 horror comedy fantasy action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is the third and final installment in The Evil Dead trilogy. The film was written by Raimi and his brother Ivan, produced by Robert Tapert,... , which is further alluded to when the user, having been "killed" & turned into a zombie, exclaims "I'm dead before dawn!" (obviously referring to Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn.The chief of police being interviewed on TV is Marge Olmstead-Gunderson from the movie Fargo Fargo (film) Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy-crime film produced, directed and written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand as a pregnant police chief who investigates a series of homicides, William H... . At one point in the episode, Dot asks what kind of "sick creature" would take pleasure in the kind of violent game they're in - at this point, she and Enzo then break the fourth wall Fourth wall The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play... by glaring accusingly into the "camera" (as a dig at players of first-person shooters) |
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"Between A Raccoon & A Hard Place" | 27 August 1997 | Confidence in Enzo's skills begin to diminish due to efforts by Megabyte. | After deleting the outspoken binome in the nullified sector (which is dressed in a Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production... -style Starfleet Starfleet In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research... uniform), Megabyte says that resistance is futile, an allusion to the Borg Borg (Star Trek) The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe associated with Star Trek.Whereas cybernetics are used by other races in the science fiction world to repair bodily damage and birth defects, the Borg use enforced cybernetic enhancement as a means of... of Star Trek. Also, before being deleted, the binome declared, "we are sick of running in fear. A line must be drawn here." This is a parody of a speech Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis... gave in the movie Star Trek First Contact. Enzo reboots in the game cube into a character who is dressed like, and sounds like, Elmer Fudd Elmer Fudd Elmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring... . The User's raccoon character is a cross between Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog (character) , trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's... and The Road Runner Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese... ; many of the gags used during the game are characteristic of Road Runner cartoons. The raccoon's name, Rocky Raccoon Rocky Raccoon "Rocky Raccoon" is a song by The Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles . The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with John Lennon and Donovan in India .-Composition:The song, a folk rock ballad, is titled from the character's name,... , is a reference to a song off The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... ' White Album. |
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"Firewall" | 3 September 1997 | Enzo begins to lose confidence in himself, though he, along with the others, attempt to develop a plan to stop Megabyte's efforts to infect Mainframe. | The episode name and the device used called the firewall refer to the firewall security feature on local machines, routers, and servers to block unwanted protocols from the internet and LAN. Also the theme song and general style of the episode pay homage to the James Bond James Bond (film series) The James Bond film series is a British series of motion pictures based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond , who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. Earlier films were based on Fleming's novels and short stories, followed later by films with original storylines... franchise, as well as the Terminator Terminator (franchise) The Terminator series is a science fiction franchise encompassing a series of films and other media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connor's Resistance forces and the rest of the human race.... franchise when Megabyte is seen in the fire, similar to the Terminator 2: Judgement Day opening theme. The game in this episode is a take on the Toy Story Toy Story Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen... , the Wacky Races Wacky Races Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." Wacky Races ran on CBS from September... & The Cannonball Run series. The User appears as Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races, and starred in the spin-off The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, voiced by Janet Waldo, 1969.-Background:... , Enzo as a James Bond James Bond James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,... -esque character, Frisket as Muttley Muttley Muttley is a Hanna-Barbera animated fictional character created by Iwao Takamoto and originally voiced by Don Messick. In the 2000 Wacky Races videogame he was voiced by Billy West.-Bio:... and Cyrus as Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and antagonist who appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Dastardly's most famous appearances are main character in the series Wacky Races and its spin-off Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines... in this game. Frisket even performs the trademark laugh after Enzo introduces himself the same way James Bond always does. (See Wacky Races Wacky Races Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." Wacky Races ran on CBS from September... .) The Tyrannosaurus Rex's attack on the car is very similar to the same scene in Jurassic Park Jurassic Park (film) Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck... , especially Enzo's taunting of the skeleton. Amidst the car chase, a white Ford Bronco speeds, chased by several police cars. This is spoofing the OJ Simpson police chase in 1994. There is a minor reference to The Indian in the Cupboard The Indian in the Cupboard The Indian in the Cupboard is a children's book by British author Lynne Reid Banks, and illustrated by Brock Cole. It was first published in 1980, and has received numerous awards, as well as being made into a film in 1995.... . Luxo Jr. makes another appearance. Enzo sabotages the plane similar to John McClane in Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane... . |
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"Game Over" | 10 September 1997 | With the threat of Megabyte and Hexadecimal diminished, the Mainframers can concentrate on finding Bob. | The music used repeatedly in the game scene is the electronic-dance Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat (series) Mortal Kombat, commonly abbreviated MK, is a science fantasy series of fighting games created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first four renditions and their updates were developed by Midway Games and initially released on arcade machines. The arcade titles were later picked up by Acclaim... theme tune. The characters/gameplay are parodied throughout. Enzo becomes a parody of Scorpion. |
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"Icons" | 17 September 1997 | After losing a game, Enzo (now Matrix) and AndrAIa begin game hopping between systems to return to Mainframe. They eventually find themselves grown up and transferred to a system that is slowly dying. | The game that Matrix and AndrAIa play in the opening of the episode features them as characters reminiscent to the aliens from the film Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies... . The User says, "By KRON, I want the tooth!" to which Backup replies, "You can't handle the tooth!" This is a reference to both A Few Good Men A Few Good Men (film) A Few Good Men is a 1992 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. A courtroom drama, the film revolves around the trial of two U.S... and Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media... . When AndrAIa reboots, she becomes a parody of Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... and Gabby (AKA Tweak) reboots to become Xena's sidekick, Gabrielle (Xena) Gabrielle (Xena) Gabrielle is a fictional character played by Renée O'Connor in Xena: Warrior Princess. She is referred to by fans as the Battling Bard of Potidaea. Her trademark weapons are the Amazon fighting staff and later, the sais... ; and when Matrix reboots, he becomes a parody of both Conan the Barbarian & Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in... 's character in Braveheart Braveheart Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace... , sporting the same triple medallion seen in many Conan comic books & the bodypaint style of Mel's character. The title of the game is Kron the Destroyer, a parody of Conan's god, Crom, and the Conan movie, Conan the Destroyer Conan the Destroyer Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 American action fantasy film directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mako returning to resume their roles as Conan and Akiro the wizard, respectively. The cast also includes Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter and Olivia d'Abo. It is... . When AndrAIa and Matrix first enter the system, a binome asks them, "Are you a good User or a bad User?", and AndrAIa responds, "We're not Users at all!". This is an homage to the classic movie The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs... , when Glinda asks Dorothy whether she is a good witch or a bad witch. As well, when the young sprite joins the party heading into the game, he says, "Make that seven," to which Matrix replies, "Magnificent", a reference to the Magnificent Seven. |
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"Where No Sprite Has Gone Before" | 24 September 1997 | Matrix, AndrAIa and Frisket arrive in a system with a group of superhero-like beings, one of which looks like Bob. | The majority of the episode parodies the original Star Trek Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969... series (Rob Cursor being an obvious take on James T. Kirk James T. Kirk James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies... , while Pixel represents Spock Spock Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek... ). AndrAIa's log is a reference to the Captain's Log. This episode features a group of sprites who combine elements of Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... characters and the powers of a typical superhero group like DC DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner... 's Justice League Justice League The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.... or Marvel Marvel Comics Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media... 's Avengers Avengers (comics) The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers... . When it shows the Heroes trophy room there is a large silver and gold coin; that coin is a parody of the Canadian two dollar coin & the room itself is itself a parody of the Batcave as it was portrayed in DC Comics's Silver Age. Finally, the scene where Rob Cursor saves Matrix from being crushed by the falling masonary, as well as the following conversation that passed between them as Rob laid there dying, are all taken from the respective scenes featuring Kirk & Picard from Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Generations Star Trek Generations is a 1994 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. Generations is the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek television series and the first film in the series to star the cast of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.Parts of the film... . This episode was written by regular Star Trek writer D. C. Fontana D. C. Fontana Dorothy Catherine "D. C." Fontana is an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original Star Trek series.-Work with Gene Roddenberry:... . |
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"Number 7" | 1 October 1997 | Entering a game, Matrix and AndrAIa find themselves back in Mainframe. But not all is what it seems. | The entire episode is a reference to the cult series The Prisoner The Prisoner The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.The series follows a British former... . In the golf game cube at the end of the episode, Matrix and AndrAIa's opponents are a tiger, a sombrero, and a shark, a reference to famous golf pros Tiger Woods, Lee Travino, and Greg Norman. Little Enzo's words, "there can be only one," is a reference to the film Highlander Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Roxanne Hart. The film depicts the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and... , and the image of Matrix after he is hit by the golf ball blob is another reference to The Prisoner The Prisoner The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.The series follows a British former... , in which our Number 6 is incapacitated by Rover (a weather balloon), thereafter to be dragged back to his villa. In addition, Phone has coffee delver to him by a "9" sprite and ask him "How is your back, 9" in reference to the last nine holes of a golf game. |
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"The Episode with No Name" | 8 October 1997 | Matrix and AndrAIa arrive in a system with a portal leading to other systems. We learn that all the Guardians are infected with the supervirus Daemon, but Turbo, the Captain of the Guardians is infected but fighting it. | Two Imperial stormtrooper Imperial stormtrooper The Imperial Stormtroopers are fictional soldiers from George Lucas' Star Wars universe. Stormtroopers are the soldiers of the imperial army under the leadership of the evil Sith Lord and Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin.They are shown in... s are clearly seen walking through the streets of the desert town; and one is seen in the bar, which is a parody of a Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year... cantina Cantina Cantina is a word that can refer to various places and establishments. It is similar in etymology to "canteen", and is derived from the Italian word for a cellar, winery, or vault.Cantinas are found in many towns of Italy... , though the scene (and a large part of the episode) are parodies of various spaghetti western Spaghetti Western Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and... s. At one point when Matrix jumps, the sound effects and slow-mo are reminiscent of The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for the OSI... . The search engine's vehicle says IMAX IMAX IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems... on the side. When Matrix runs off, chasing the thief, AndrAIa shouts after him, "stay frosty, Sparky," a reference to both THX 1138 THX 1138 THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. The film is based on a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch... and an earlier episode where Bob says something similar. While in the bar, Matrix has his gun target all the patrons and initiate "Death Blossom mode", taken from the movie The Last Starfighter The Last Starfighter The Last Starfighter is a 1984 science fiction adventure film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan , an average teenage boy recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also featured Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Norman... |
| 32 (v3.3.1) | "Return of The Crimson Binome" | 15 October 1997 | When Matrix and AndrAIa find that Captain Capacitor's crew are being held in the portal system, they attempt a prison break-in to free them to use their ship to return to Mainframe. | This episode was the last episode shown in Britain. First episode with Ray Tracer in it. |
| 33 (v3.3.2) | "The Edge of Beyond" | 22 October 1997 | With Ray Tracer and Captain Capacitor and his crew, Matrix and AndrAIa enter the Web to find Bob and to return to Mainframe. | Ray Tracer was named in a contest; the winning name came from Motorola, and Ray's icon symbol sometimes resembles the Motorola logo. (At other times, it is a stylized wave.) The language the Web Riders speak sounds similar to a low-speed dial-up modem. When AndrAIa first encounters the web creature, it seems to emerge from an egg that looks very similar to the way the eggs in the Alien Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which... franchise hatch. |
| 34 (v3.3.3) | "Web Riders on the Storm" | 29 October 1997 | The crew of the Saucy Mare encounter Web Riders, beings living in the web, who are not happy with their arrival in the Web. | The episode's title is a pun on the Doors' song "Riders on the Storm." |
| 35 (v3.3.4) | "Mousetrap" | 5 November 1997 | With Bob and a portal found, the Saucy Mare prepares to return to Mainframe, but some traps prove the trip more difficult than expected. | The "wriggles" that the surfer eats is possibly a lampoon of 'gagh' a Klingon Klingon Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films... (from the Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... series) food that also "wriggles all the way down". After the surfer eats it a web rider says, "You are a warrior, you have honour!", typical of something a Klingon Klingon Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films... would say. Matrix, in a conversation with Bob says "I've done - questionable things" with the same pause that Roy Batty takes when he says the same thing in Blade Runner Blade Runner Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K... . |
| 36 (v3.4.1) | "Megaframe" | 3 January 1998 | The Saucy Mare arrives to a heavily damaged Mainframe, under the control of Megabyte. | Some of the binomes in the beginning resemble the sailor scouts from the anime Sailor Moon Sailor Moon Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself... . One of Megabytes officer's remarks "Those rebel scum. Will they never learn?"—a line commonly used in Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year... media. The code that Megabyte extracts from Phong translates from ASCII to the phrase "YADDAYADDAYADDA!" - exclamation point included. |
| 37 (v3.4.2) | "Showdown" | 10 January 1998 | Reunited with friends and family, Dot, AndrAIa, Mouse, Matrix and their group of binome rebels plan an invasion of the Principal Office, where Megabyte and his army await. Meanwhile Hexadecimal holds Bob against his will until he voluntarily does something benevolent for her. | The Saucy Mares destruction (and the conversation between the captain and AndrAIa afterwards) is a reference to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the third feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise and is the center of a three-film story arc that begins with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and concludes with Star Trek IV:... . |
| 38 (v3.4.3) | "System Crash" | 17 January 1998 | Tears allow saved User avatars from games of previous episodes to leak into the city and attack. While the protagonists fend them off, Bob tries to keep the system from crashing. | Four binomes are dressed up as KISS KISS (band) Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,... . Another five are dressed and act like the girls of Sailor Moon Sailor Moon Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself... . Fax Modem and Data Nully (the parodies of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) appear, Modem is witnessed looking at two signs, one saying "B.C." and the other "L.A." (lampooning David Duchovny David Duchovny David William Duchovny is an American actor, writer and director. He has won Golden Globe awards for his work as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication.-Early life:... moving The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s... production from Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... to Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... ). A binome wearing a fedora is chased by a giant 8-ball, just like Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Colonel Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials... in Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise... . Bob goes into the Core in order to save Mainframe and is exposed to radiation. When Megabyte tells him there's nothing he can do, Bob replies with "I don't believe in the no-win scenario", a reference to Captain Kirk James T. Kirk James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies... 's line in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T... . Afterwards, he asks: "System... out of danger?", another reference to Star Trek II, in which Spock Spock Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek... asks, "Ship... out of danger?" after having exposed himself to radiation to save the Enterprise USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. The original Star Trek series depicts her crew's mission "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before" under the command of Captain James... . |
| 39 (v3.4.4) | "End Prog" | 24 January 1998 | A game cube threatens to push the crashing Mainframe over the edge. The User restores the system, and everything returns to a functional state, effectively returning it to what it was before season 3, with a few exceptions. A musical summary of the episodes Web World Wars to End Prog plays beginning after the credits start to roll. It takes 5 minutes, but neatly wraps up the entire series. | Lieutenant Chauncy, on being cured by the User of Megabyte's infection, exclaims "Oh Great Norton's Ghost!", a reference to disk-recovery guru Peter Norton Peter Norton Peter Norton is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name. Norton sold his PC-Software business to Symantec Corporation in 1990.... and the popular Norton Utilities Norton Utilities Norton Utilities is a utility software suite designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. The current version 15 of Norton Utilities Premier Edition for Windows XP/Vista/7 was released December 27, 2010.... software suite. The musical is performed to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S... 's "Major-General's Song Major-General's Song I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. It is perhaps the most famous song in Gilbert and Sullivan's operas. It is sung by Major-General Stanley at his first entrance, towards the end of Act I... ". |
Season 4 (2001)
In its DVD release and original Canadian broadcast, the fourth season was initially presented as two films, and was then syndicated as separate episodes.Daemon Rising
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"Daemon Rising" | 18 November 2001 | 19 October 2001 | The forces of a supervirus named Daemon have infected most of the net, and begin to invade Mainframe. | The game in this episode is a parody of both James Bond James Bond (film series) The James Bond film series is a British series of motion pictures based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond , who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. Earlier films were based on Fleming's novels and short stories, followed later by films with original storylines... and Austin Powers Austin Powers (film series) The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema... films. Matrix is loaded as Dr. Evil and Enzo as Mini-Me. The UPC UPC -Companies:* United Pan-Europe Communications, a European provider of cable television, telephone and broadband content owned by Liberty Global-Technology:* Universal Product Code * Unified Parallel C* Uniform Plumbing Code* Uplink Power Control... on the back of the DVD case Phong gives to Enzo is the actual UPC for the original Season 4 DVD release of ReBoot. |
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"Cross Nodes" | 18 November 2001 | 19 October 2001 | Daemon continues to plan in order to retrieve Bob, who could help her infect the entire net. | The Stargate-style Gateway Command from "When Games Collide" is shown again. Also, Dot's father bears several similarities to the character Dr. Jackson in the Stargate movie and TV show Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich... , such as having theories about life off-world. Mike the TV sings a parody of a gospel song, while dressed up as James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... in a scene borrowed from Blues Brothers 2000 Blues Brothers 2000 Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 American musical comedy film that is a sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Directed by John Landis, the film featured Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, with cameos by many musicians.-Plot:... . The user in the game bears a strong resemblance to Brendan Fraser Brendan Fraser Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American film and stage actor. Fraser portrayed Rick O'Connell in the three-part Mummy film series , and is known for his comedic and fantasy film leading roles in major Hollywood films, including Encino Man , George of the Jungle , Dudley Do-Right , Monkeybone ,... as he appears in the film The Mummy The Mummy (1999 film) The Mummy is a 1999 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Kevin J. O'Connor, with Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The film features substantial dialogue in ancient Egyptian language, spoken... . Even the game itself is about mummies. Phong makes reference to Otacon from Metal Gear Metal Gear Metal Gear is a series of video games.Metal Gear may also refer to:*Metal Gear , bipedal tanks appearing in the Metal Gear series-Metal Gear video game series:... when Dot doesn't respond. |
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"What's Love Got To Do With It?" | 18 November 2001 | 26 October 2001 | Matrix and Mouse plan to stop Daemon after AndrAIa is infected by her. Meanwhile, Dot tries to get Hexadecimal to bring back her father. | Bob flashbacks to his tutor Dixon Green, a reference to police show Dixon of Dock Green Dixon of Dock Green Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series that ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. Despite being a drama series, it was initially produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.-Overview:... . Daemon slows down Matrix's bullet, referencing bullet time Bullet time Bullet time is a special and visual effect that refers to a digitally enhanced simulation of variable-speed photography used in films, broadcast advertisements, and video games... in The Matrix The Matrix The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving... . Matrix was in a fighting game where he won a Hell in a Cell Match, he later goes on to the ring ropes and yells "AndrAIa" parodying Rocky Balboa's cry to his girlfriend Adrian at the end of the first Rocky Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... movie. |
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"Sacrifice" | 18 November 2001 | 2 November 2001 | With Matrix, AndrAIa and Mouse converted, Daemon travels to Mainframe herself to complete her plans. Enzo finds himself the only one who can turn the tide... | Daemon is revealed to be a cron virus, and everything she infected will self-destruct at a scheduled time. In a Unix Unix Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna... system, the cron process runs regularly scheduled tasks. |
My Two Bobs
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"My Two Bobs" | 25 November 2001 | 9 November 2001 | With the Daemon threat gone, a second Bob appears in Mainframe, leaving Dot with a difficult decision as to which one to marry. | The beginning is somewhat similar to the classic series The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family... . The game is a parody of the Pokémon Pokémon is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video... games, with the player being a parody of a Dragonball Z character. When Matrix goes to attack the user Bob shouts out, "stop trying to hit him and hit him," This is a reference to the Matrix. The Pokémon style game they're playing is called "Pantsu Hebi X", a potentially R-rated title as it literally translates to "Underwear (or trouser) Snake X" in Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... . |
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"Life's A Glitch" | 25 November 2001 | 16 November 2001 | 'Glitch-Bob' thinks about separating Glitch from himself to return to his normal self. | Hack and Slash are ReBooted into two soda/soft drink cans called "POKE" and "PEEK", two commands used in the BASIC BASIC BASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use - the name is an acronym from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.... programming language. In addition, Hack and Slash are red and blue cans of soda. Poke (a word similar to Coke Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke... ) is on the red can, while Peek (in reference to Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... ) is on the blue can. Phong reboots into a container of Yogurt, and he speaks in the sentence structure and voice of Yoda Yoda Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the second and third original films, as well as all three prequel trilogy films. A renowned Jedi master, Yoda made his first on-screen appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he is responsible for... , or more specifically, of Yogurt, the Yoda parody character from Spaceballs Spaceballs Spaceballs is a 1987 American science fiction comedy parody film co-written by, directed by, Mel Brooks and starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Mel Brooks & Rick Moranis. It also features, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and the voice of Joan Rivers. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on... . There is also a reference to Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... - when Glitch-Bob is trying to remove Glitch from himself he steps into a teleporter from Star Trek. Prior to this, on his first attempt to separate himself and Glitch, Bob uses what looks like the telepods from The Fly The Fly (1986 film) The Fly is a 1986 science fiction horror film co-written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by 20th Century Fox, and Brooksfilms, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but retains only the basic premise of a scientist... . When his final attempt fails and he is frozen, Bob assumes the pose of Han Solo Han Solo Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise played by Harrison Ford. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire... frozen in carbonite. As he steps in, Bob assumes the same pose as Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day... in the film. There are also Star Wars references, with little Enzo pod racing and big Enzo's doll looking like Darth Vader Darth Vader Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy.... , as well as the "Use the sauce" line. |
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"Null-Bot Of The Bride" | 25 November 2001 | 23 November 2001 | With "Glitch-Bob" incapacitated in the Supercomputer, Dot decides to marry the new Bob, but as "Glitch-Bob" regains his health and is returned to his original form, the new arrival is revealed to be a disguised Megabyte... | |
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"Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus" | 25 November 2001 | 30 November 2001 | With Megabyte now a shape-shifting trojan horse virus Trojan horse (computing) A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign... , Bob, Dot and the others attempt to track him down and capture him. However, Megabyte tricks them and seizes control of the Principal Office... Cliffhanger Cliffhanger A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction... ending. The series continues on in the comic. |
Mike the TV (a disguised Megabyte trying to incite panic) asks the rhetorical question "Is that really your pussy, Mrs. Slocombe?!". This is in reference to the British television series Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John... , in which the character Mrs. Slocombe Mollie Sugden Isobel Mary 'Mollie' Sugden was an English comedy actress best known for portraying the saleswoman Mrs. Slocombe in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985. She later reprised this role in Grace & Favour, which ran from 1992 to 1993... owns a cat that she always refers to as her pussy. The scene in which two binomes drive over a bridge and send members of the "neo-virals" flying is a parody of the scene in The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers (film) The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. It features musical numbers by R&B and soul singers James... , in which the brothers drove over a bridge and disrupted a neo-Nazi demonstration. As well, the license plate of one of the policing units reads BDR 529, that being the license plate number of the Blues Brothers' car. The title is a pun on the Chow Yun Fat film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen... . The "Gateway Command" design is from Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich... . "Don't you love it when a plan comes together?" was a catchphrase from The A-Team The A-Team The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by... . |