Bitworld

***Bitworld*** is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire for Fox Zoom and produced by Fox Television Animation. The series revolves around the misadventures of a group of three different multicolored 8-bit-alike named the Bitlings in the video game world called Bitworld. A film, entitled *Bitworld: Modern Era*, was digitally released on December 4, 2020.

The series premiered in the United States on Fox Zoom on September 7, 2002, and ended on May 18, 2007, totaling five seasons. It received positive reviews, as well as two Primetime Emmy Award wins, five Annie Award nominations, and one additional Emmy Award nomination during its run. A revival of the series, titled *Bitworld: Game On!*, premiered on Disney+ on April 30, 2021.

## Overview

The series follows the misadventures of a group of three different multicolored 8-bit-alike named the Bitlings (Bity, Inchy and Tincy; voiced by Billy West, Carlos Alazraqui and Tom Kenny) who lived in the video game world called Bitworld. They also encounters various dilemmas and situations regarding otherwise mundane aspects of the video game life, while they outsmarted the group of evil glitch-alike aliens called Glitchy, led by the mean-spirited Glitcher (voiced by Christopher Lloyd) who wants to take over Bitworld so he and his army can hacked all of the game. Try as they may, Glitcher and his minions never succeed in taking over the Bitworld.

Other characters beside the Bitlings and Glitchcer, Princess Frida (voiced by Ashley Johnson), the arrogant teenage ruler of Bitworld who distrusts most of the heroes due to finding them to be highly annoying, however, she mostly befriends with the Bitlings; Cutie (also voiced by Tom Kenny), a supposedly cute creature who is the title character of the homonymous video game series who is a good friend of the Bitlings; Sargent Harry (voiced by Nolan North), a buffed-up man in a suit of armor who is the protagonist of *Sargent Gear*, having an ego problem and being sometimes stupid, often wanting to prove his unmatchable strength; J14/Jenna/ElectricGirl (voiced by Grey Griffin), a teenage android who is the lead character of her own game series; Tipper (voiced by Maurice LaMarche), a greedy bar owner.

The series frequently contains cultural references to many video games, most notably *Super Mario Bros.*, *Sonic the Hedgehog*, *The Legend of Zelda*, *Metal Gear*, *Pac-Man*, *Mega Man*, *Mortal Kombat*, *Street Fighter*, *Tetris*, *Dragon Quest*, *Rayman*, *Metroid*, and many others.

## Production

The initial idea for what would become *Bitworld* began in the mid-1990s while Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh tried to pitch *Phineas and Ferb* to other networks, such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel (which the network actually did accepted it), Povenmire sought the creation of a new idea about a group of three different 8-bit-alike characters who lives in a video game world. They also drew inspiration from several video game media including *Super Mario Bros.*, *Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Mega Man*, and *The Legend of Zelda*, as well as *Metal Gear*, *Metroid* and Namco's arcade games, such as *Pac-Man* and *Galaga*.

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## Episodes

*Main article: List of Bitworld episodes*
### Television film

*Main article: Bitworld: How It All Began*
A prequel TV film, titled *Bitworld: How It All Began*, was released on May 24, 2008. It was directed by Tyler Ward with Povenmire producing, writing and executive producing the movie due to his working on Disney's *Phineas and Ferb*.

### Revival film

*Main article: Bitworld: Modern Era*
In July 2016, Fox stated that some of its old properties were being considered for revivals, and that *Bitworld* was one of them. While working on *Milo Murphy's Law*, Dan Povenmire has said that he would love to see a revival of *Bitworld* or even a full-blown reboot.

On July 15, 2017, Fox Zoom announced that they had greenlit a one-hour TV special, with Povenmire as executive producer. Povenmire that in the special the Bitlings would come back to Bitworld being stuck in space after 15 years, and that it would focus on people's reliance on modern technology while adapting to the changes and life of the 21st century. On May 10, 2018, it was announced that the title of the special would be *Bitworld: Modern Era* and that it would air in 2018. They also reconfirmed that the entire main cast and recurring cast would be reprising their roles, alongside new voice actors Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Olson and Danica McKellar.

On April 22, 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, it was announced that the special, along with *Best Friends Forever: Summer Camp Fever*, would be released on Disney+ instead. On December 20, 2019, it was confirmed that special would redeveloped as a film and premiere on Disney+ on December 4, 2020.

### Revival

After the production of *Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe* and *Bitworld: Modern Era*, Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh expressed interest in reviving the series for Disney+ if the special proves to be a hit. In June 14, 2020, after the released of the special, the new two season of *Bitworld* are confirmed, with the sixth season aiming for a Februrary 2021 release. Povenmire and Marsh will return as a producer, executive producer and writer, but due to Povenmire's busy with *Hamster & Gretel*, he will not return to direct the revival. Instead, Marsh still in charge of the revival. In December 2019, Disney announced that the revival expected to premiere on February 12, 2021.

## Home media

*Main article: List of Bitworld videos*
All the VHS and DVD releases of *Bitworld* were released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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## In other media

### Video games

*Main article: List of Bitworld video games*
Numerous video games based on the series have been produced. Some of the early games include: *Bitworld* (2003) and *Bitworld: Goes Into Game Mode* (2004).