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This is the complete episode listing for the CGI television series ReBoot. Altogether, there are 47 episodes, although the Season 4 episodes were aired as two movies, they are counted as eight individual episodes.

ReBoot first aired on CITV 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"	17 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 other systems and become more powerful than ever.	When Bob launches from the carrier and says: "Alpha wing clear of deck; proceed heading 1138, stay frosty." it is a reference to THX 1138 by George Lucas.
2 (v1.2)	"Racing The Clock"	24 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 delete.	When Bob asks Enzo what was his client's name, Enzo lies and says "Jean-Luc", a possible reference to Jean-Luc Picard.
3 (v1.3)	"The Quick & The Fed"	1 October 1994	Thwarting a plan by Megabyte to create a portal, Bob retrieves a dangerous magnet which puts Dot's life in danger.
4 (v1.4)	"The Medusa Bug"	8 October 1994	Megabyte steals a secret object from Hexadecimal, which proves to be a dangerous bug - the Medusa, which spreads throughout mainframe, turning anything it touches 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 relationship. 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 and Daisy Wheel.
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.
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.	In the opening scene at the mainframe port, a parody of Punch and Judy called "Punchcard and QWERTY" is playing. This is a reference to an early form of storage on punched cards and to the QWERTY keyboard layout.
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.
9 (v1.9)	"Wizards, Warriors & A Word From Our Sponsor"	24 December 1994	Bob, Dot and Enzo are stuck in a role-playing game with the intrusive Mike the TV.
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.
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.	One of the binomes trying out named "Captain Quark" is a parody of Star Trek's Captain Kirk. He then sings Rocket Man by Elton John.
12 (v1.12.1)	"Identity Crisis, Part 1"	14 January 1995	Dot has to convince a sector under control of Megabyte to give her their PID codes in order to convert their sector back to its normal state.
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.	The show occasionally featured a penguin that resembled Feathers McGraw from the Wallace and Gromit feature The Wrong Trousers. In this episode, the penguin emerges from a box similar to the one Gromit was hiding in while spying on McGraw. This is often assumed to be a reference to Linux mascot Tux. However, Tux was created in 1996, after this espisode's airdate. When Megabyte cracks the code on the file from Dot's organizer, a sequence of binary numbers is shown. It spells "Guardian" in ASCII. 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.
15 (v2.2)	"High Code"	7 September 1995	A codemaster wreaks havok in Mainframe looking for another codemaster who took refuge in the system.
16 (v2.3)	"When Games Collide"	14 September 1995	Megabyte uses game energy to break into Mainframe's archives	Gateway command is identical in shape and function to the gateway from the Stargate movie and television series (although the series was released in 1997, after this episode).
17 (v2.4)	"Bad Bob"	21 September 1995	Megabyte attacks the Principal Office to steal Mainframe's core energy.	A lot of the events during the game "Road Warrior" are taken directly from the Mad Max films, as well as characters, vehicles and landscape. See also the guy in the hockey mask and the guy complaining about his fingers as characters from the films. The Number One character appears to be wearing a Star Trek uniform and has similar facial features and speech to Commander Riker from Star Trek TNG. Upon seeing part of Mainframe's core corrupted, a binome exclaims "Maniacs! They blew it up! - a reference to Planet of the Apes
18 (v2.5)	"Painted Windows"	2 November 1995	Hexadecimal accesses the system's Paint program, and Mainframe is her canvas. This is the first episode of a story arc that lasts for the rest of the series.	Several famous art works appear throughout this episode. Some examples would be the Thinking Man, and Adam and God's fingers from the Sistine chapel.
19 (v2.6)	"AndrAIa"	9 November 1995	During a game, Enzo unintentionally befriends a game sprite.	A binome appears near the start of the episode dressed in a StarFleet uniform and wears the captain's insignia. Bob yells at him because in the game, all he says is "make it so", while the binome insists that he also said "engage". Almost immediately afterwards, he is seen in Dot's Diner asking for "tea, earl grey". This character is a reference to Capt. Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
20 (v2.7.1)	"NullZilla"	27 December 1995	An unknown creature infects Hexadecimal, causing her to go on a rampage in Mainframe while covered in thousands of nulls.	The office in which Phong readies the team to combat Hex, the office is similar to that seen in Tracy Island of Thunderbirds. When the heroes combat Hex, they appear as parodies of the Power Rangers and fight in a parody of the Mega Zord. The creature that attacks Hex and later megabyte, turns them black, similar to how the Symbiote succeeded in changing Spider-Man before later becoming Venom.
21 (v2.7.2)	"Gigabyte"	27 December 1995	The unknown creature, free from Hexadecimal, proceeds on to infect Megabyte creating a great threat to Mainframe.	When asked what it's purpose is, Gigabyte replies, "I am become Gigabyte, destroyer of systems," alluding to Vishnu in the Bhagavad-Gita. Also, the controller Mouse uses to contain the tear is extremely similar to a PlayStation controller.
22 (v2.7.3)	"Trust No One"	25 January 1996	Mainframe citizens mysteriously disappear, including Dot. Phong hires two agents, Fax Modem 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," a common saying in the field of computer science. The two agents parody agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the The X-Files. Data Nully is voiced by Gillian Anderson, the same actress who played Dana Scully. During the close of the third season Modem is witnessed looking at two signs, one saying "B.C." and the other "L.A." This lampoons the fact that David Duchovny moved the X-Files from Vancouver, where ReBoot was produced, to Los Angeles.
23 (v2.7.4)	"Web World Wars"	1 February 1996	A portal to the Web hovers over Mainframe, and its citizens must prepare for war.	The subway station "Piccadilly Circuits" is a pun of the British underground station "Piccadilly Circus" in London.

Season 3 (1997-1998)

#	Title	Airdate	Overview	In-show joke notes
24 (v3.1.1)	"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." referencing an early George Lucas 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 obvious reference to Scarface. The game in this episode is clearly modelled on the "Evil Dead" film series, or the computer game which followed. Upon rebooting Enzo becomes a take on Michael Jackson in "Thriller" and Dot becomes a take on a character from "The Adams Family".
25 (v3.1.2)	"Between A Racoon And A Hard Place"	27 August 1997	Confidence in Enzo's skills begin to diminish due to efforts by Megabyte.	Enzo reboots in the game cube into a character who is dressed similarly to Elmer Fudd.
26 (v3.1.3)	"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 franchise. The game in this episode is a take on the Micro Machines. Frisket appears as Mutley and Cyrus as Dick Dastardly in this game. Frisket even performs the trademark laugh. See Wacky Races
27 (v3.1.4)	"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 theme tune. The characters/gameplay are parodied throughout. Enzo becomes a parody of Scorpion.
28 (v3.2.1)	"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!. The User says, "I want the tooth," to which Backup replies, "You can't handle the tooth." This is taken from A Few Good Men. In the movie remake, Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson have the same exchange: "I want the truth!" "You can't handle the truth!"
29 (v3.2.2)	"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.	This episode featured a group of sprites who combined elements of Star Trek characters and the powers of a typical superhero group like DC's Justice League or Marvel's Avengers. This episode was written by regular Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana.
30 (v3.2.3)	"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.
31 (v3.2.4)	"The Episode With No Name"	8 October 1997	Matrix and AndrAIa arrive in a system with a portal leading to other systems.	Two Imperial stormtroopers 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 cantina.
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.
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.
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.
36 (v3.4.1)	"Megaframe"	3 January 1998	The Saucy Mare arrives to a heavily damaged Mainframe, under the control of Megabyte.
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...	Phong's portal password, ripped from his head, spells out "YADDAYADDAYADDA!" in ASCII, a reference to Seinfeld. This password is also used in the first season's ninth episode.
38 (v3.4.3)	"System Crash"	17 January 1998	Megabyte is not willing to die alone... He is determined to take Mainframe with him.	A group of one binomes are dressed similar to the sailor fuku of the girls of Sailor Moon
39 (v3.4.4)	"End Prog"	24 January 1998	A game cube threatens to push the crashing Mainframe over the edge. The plot is concluded halfway into the episode and the second half is a musical summary of the last two seasons.	Lieutenant Chauncy, on being cured by the User of Megabyte's infection, exclaims "Great Norton's Ghost!", a reference to disk-recovery guru Peter Norton and the popular Norton Utilities software suite. The musical is performed to the tune of the classical Gilbert and Sullivan's "Major-General's Song".

Season 4 (2001)

In its DVD release and original Canadian broadcast, the fourth season was presented as two movies. It is now shown as separate episodes.

Daemon Rising

#	Title	Airdate	Overview	In-show Joke notes
40 (v4.1.1)	"Daemon Rising"	18 November 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 and Austin Powers films. Matrix is loaded as Dr. Evil and Enzo as Mini-Me
41 (v4.1.2)	"Cross Nodes"	18 November 2001	Daemon continues to plan in order to retrieve Bob, who could help her infect the entire net.	There is a reference early in the episode to Stargate. The Gateway seen in "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, such as having theories about life off-world.
42 (v4.1.3)	"What's Love Got To Do With It?"	18 November 2001	Matrix and Mouse plan to stop Daemon after AndrAIa is infected by her.
43 (v4.1.4)	"Sacrifice"	18 November 2001	With Matrix, AndrAIa and Mouse converted, Daemon travels to Mainframe herself to complete her plans.

My Two Bobs

#	Title	Airdate	Overview	In-show joke notes
44 (v4.2.1)	"My Two Bobs"	25 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.
45 (v4.2.2)	"Life's A Glitch"	25 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 programming language on the Commodore 64 and Apple II series (Applesoft BASIC) computers.
46 (v4.2.3)	"Null-Bot Of The Bride"	25 November 2001	With 'Glitch-Bob' incapacitated in the Supercomputer, Dot decides to marry the new Bob.
47 (v4.2.4)	"Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus"	25 November 2001	With the new Bob revealing himself as a stronger, disguised Megabyte, and Bob returning as his normal self, Dot and the others attempt to stop the trojan-horse Megabyte. Unresolved Cliffhanger ending.	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?, in which the character Mrs. Slocombe 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, when the brothers drove over a bridge and disrupted a Nazi demonstration.

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+|A CPU (Convertible Pursuit Unit) pilot says, "Well, ya heard the little lady. Single file. Proceed heading [[THX 1138|1138]]. Stay frosty." referencing an early George Lucas 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 obvious reference to [[Scarface]]. The game in this episode is clearly modelled on the "Evil Dead" film series, or the computer game which followed. Upon rebooting Enzo becomes a take on Michael Jackson in "Thriller" and Dot becomes a take on a character from "The Adams Family".
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