''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated

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television series produced by

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and co-produced by

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. It is a spin-off of Pixar's ''

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'' franchise and presents a fictionalized account of the in-universe character

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. The series was preceded by the direct-to-video film '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins,'' and aired on

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and

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from October 2, 2000, to January 13, 2001, as part of

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and

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programming blocks, respectively." While the series is 2D animated, Pixar animated the CGI opening title sequence at the beginning of each episode. The program was animated by Walt Disney Animation Japan, Tama Productions,

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, Sae Hahn Productions, Hana Animation, Jade Animation,

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and

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. Developed by

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and

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, who would later create ''

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'' for

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, the series follows the adventures of Space Ranger

. The character first appeared as an

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(voiced by

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) in the 1995 film ''

''.

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voices the character in the television series. A video game of the same name based on the series was released in 2000. This was the last ''Toy Story'' production for nearly a decade until the release of ''

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'' in 2010.

Premise

''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is set in the far future. Capital Planet is the forefront of the Galactic Alliance, a peaceful union of various planets, home to various alien species that coexist in harmony. Star Command is a peacekeeping organization consisting of Space Rangers, who investigate threats to galactic peace. The primary enemy of Star Command is

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, an intergalactic

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and

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that rules Planet Z, with an empire of heavily armed robots and slave races forced to work in opposition to the Galactic Alliance. The series follows

, an experienced and famous Space Ranger who takes a crew of rookies under his wing as he investigates criminal activity across the galaxy and attempts to thwart Zurg's evil plots to overthrow the universe.

Characters

Star Command

Team Lightyear

(voiced by

) is a famed Space Ranger and the leader of Team Lightyear. Buzz often suggests that his archenemy Emperor Zurg is behind every evil plot and is often proven correct. Like his ''Toy Story'' incarnation, Buzz is idealistic and a stickler for procedure, but will tell a cover story if he needs to. However, he has few people skills, and at times displays a lack of integrity. * Mira Nova (voiced by

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) is a rookie ranger and heir to the throne of the planet Tangea who possesses

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and

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. She acts as Buzz's co-pilot and second-in-command. Mira also has an estranged relationship with her father, King Nova, who disapproves of her choice of being a Space Ranger, though she still cares about him. * Booster Sinclair Munchapper (voiced by

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) is a frog/dinosaur-like alien from the agricultural planet of Jo-ad. He has a big appetite and incredible strength, but is sweet and occasionally naive. He is in awe of Buzz Lightyear and has encyclopedic knowledge of his prior adventures. * XR: Xperimental Ranger (voiced alternatively by Larry Miller and

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) is a small robot who was originally emotionless and programmed to learn from Buzz, but was destroyed by Agent Z during his first mission. The LGMs rebuilt him with a slicker, more emotional personality and a variety of attachments. XR is destroyed on nearly every mission he goes on, but is easily rebuilt. He considers Commander Nebula his father due to him unintentionally signing the paperwork authorizing his creation and is always seeking his approval.

Other personnel

* Commander Nebula (voiced by

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) is the Space Rangers' commander and Buzz's superior, whose left leg was replaced by a

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-like plasma cannon. He is rather short-tempered and constantly speaks with a loud voice. * LGMs, or Little Green Men (voiced by

) are small, three-eyed aliens who maintain the technology and equipment of Star Command. * Ty Parsec (voiced by

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) is an old comrade of Buzz Lightyear, who is fed up with Buzz always coming to his rescue. In the episodes "Wirewolf" and "Revenge of the Monsters", Parsec is temporarily transformed into the Wirewolf, a robotic

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, after being bitten by NOS-4-A2 and exposed to radioactive rock from the moon Canis Lunis. * Rocket Crocket (voiced by

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) is a member of Star Command and leader of Team Rocket. He has been Buzz's rival since their academy days. * Fop Doppler (voiced by

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) is a Tangean like Mira. He initially joins the Rangers as a challenge to win her hand in marriage. * Petra Hammerhold (voiced by

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) is Senator Hammerhold's daughter. She joins Star Command when her father forces her to do so, largely to keep her from her boyfriend Plasma Boy. She was initially resentful of this, but was moved by Buzz's heroism during a crisis. * Plasma Boy (voiced by

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) is Petra's boyfriend, who can transform into a plasma monster. Booster competed against him for Petra's affection. Mira and XR inadvertently destabilize Plasma Boy's body, but stabilize him and prevent him from exploding, after which he joins Star Command. * 42 (voiced by

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) is Buzz Lightyear's ship. In her self-titled episode, "42", 42 gains a sentient artificial intelligence that is later transferred into a robotic body.

Villains

(voiced by

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): The main antagonist of the series and Buzz's archenemy. Rules an empire on Planet Z and wants to rule the entire universe while destroying Star Command. His feet double as rockets and he can transform his arms into a variety of weapons. ** The Grubs (both voiced by

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) are Zurg's equivalents to the LGMs of Star Command, though far less competent. They perform mechanical and technical duties. The Grubs work for Zurg against their will and desire freedom, but many of them are too afraid to try to defect. ** Brain Pods (various voices for each one) are brains in mobile jars, who serve Zurg as scientists and researchers. Although they take pride in their creations, they secretly harbor a desire to escape from Zurg's control. ** The Hornets are Zurg's

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foot soldiers. They are incompetent and easily destroyed. Hornets come in different models, but the most frequently seen are yellow and of average height. * Warp Darkmatter (voiced by

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) is a former member of Star Command who worked as a double agent for Zurg and eventually began working for him full-time as Agent Z. His right arm is robotic with various weapon attachments and was grafted to his body after he became Agent Z. * Evil Buzz Lightyear (voiced by

) is an evil counterpart of Buzz Lightyear from an alternate universe where he is an evil emperor instead of Zurg. * Gravitina (voiced by

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) is a large-headed female villain with mental control over gravity and an ally of Zurg. She is in love with Buzz and later his evil counterpart. * (voiced by

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) is a robotic

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created by Zurg who can drain electricity and control any machine he bites. In the episode "Revenge of the Monsters", NOS-4-A2 attempts to transform everyone in the galaxy into robots for him to feed on, but is defeated and destroyed. His name is a parody of

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. * Torque (voiced by

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) is an alien with four arms and five eyes who has committed various crimes, including

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, and

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. He possesses a mechanical chest implant created by Zurg that enables him to clone himself. * XL (voiced by

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) is XR's predecessor, who was shut down due to his villainous attitude. When he was reactivated by Zurg, XL rebuilt himself into a larger, more powerful robot with stolen parts. In the episode "Revenge of the Monsters", XL reforms and becomes an office-managing robot.

Galactic Alliance

* Madam

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(voiced by

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) is the head of the Galactic Alliance. Her real name is unknown. * Senator Aarrfvox (voiced by

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) is a Shragorakian senator. * Senator Banda (voiced by

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) is a Bathyosian senator. * Senator Hammerhold (voiced by

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) is Petra Hammerhold's father. * Senator Phlegmex (voiced by

) is a slime-emitting senator.

Other

* Becky (voiced by

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) is a little alien girl from the planet Roswell. She befriends Booster (whom she calls Pickles) when Team Lightyear's ship crashes on her planet. * Brent Starkisser (voiced by

) is the Galaxy's reporter. * Cosmo (voiced by

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) is an alien and the owner of a diner that Team Lightyear frequents. He has a mechanical arm as well as a foreign accent. * Dr. Animus (voiced by

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) is the Galaxy's therapist. * Ozma Furbanna (voiced by

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) is a naturalist on the planet Karn. She favors all animals (even lethal carnivores) and hates to have them hurt, no matter what. * Ed (voiced by

) is a courier who somehow always knows how to track down Buzz Lightyear. * Officer Panchex (voiced by

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) is a fish policeman who helped Buzz Lightyear fight Minister Gularis. * Professor Triffid (voiced by

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) is a scientist from Rhizome. He cares a lot for the plants there. * Savy SL2 (voiced by

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): Her adopted robot parents were attacked by NOS-4-A2 in "The Slayer", which lead her to hunting him down for revenge. * Sheriff of Roswell (voiced by

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) is Becky's father and an ally of Team Lightyear. * King Nova (voiced by

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) is Mira's father and the ruler of Tangea. Being more tradition bound he clearly disapproves of his daughter being a Space Ranger and therefore has a complicated relationship with her as well as Buzz. But regardless of his pompous nature he still cares about his daughter and is willing to aid her. *

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(voiced by

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) is the holiday figure, who delivers presents to all the good people in the galaxy during Christmas. He uses a sleigh powered by belief and later time manipulation to accomplish this. * The Fixer (voiced by

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) is a trader from Trade World who sells robotic parts. * Crumford Lorak (voiced by

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) is a conman, informant, and criminal commonly seen on Trade World. * Rentwhistle Swack (voiced by

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) is an unscrupulous conman who will do anything for money. * Guzelian (voiced by

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) is the leader of a race called the Heed, who tries to trick the entire galaxy into dismantling their defense systems under the guise of ushering in an era of peace. Buzz and Zurg are the only ones not fooled by this, and they form a temporary alliance to investigate, ultimately foiling Guzelian's plan.

Episodes

''Production codes were taken from the Library of Congress.''

Broadcast and syndication

The series was aired during

programming block from October 2000 to August 2003. One episode, "Super Nova", aired twice during its original run. It also aired on

from June 5, 2006, to May 16, 2008, when it was taken off the air in the U.S. Two episodes, "Conspiracy" and "Inside Job", were rarely seen after the

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. The show also aired on

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from August 31, 2003 to May 27, 2007 as well as on the network's

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block for a brief time in 2004.

Production

In May 2000, it was announced

would be producing an animated series based on the character of

from ''

'' with

set to voice the titular character. 65 episodes were announced for broadcast in fall of that year, 52 of which would be broadcast on

while the other 13 would be broadcast on

. While the majority of the animation was done by Disney Television Animation,

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did provide animation for the show's opening sequence.

Awards and nominations

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

– ''Outstanding Sound Editing - Special Class'' – Jennifer Mertens,

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, Otis Van Osten, Rick Hammel, Eric Hertsguaard, Robbi Smith, Brian F. Mars, Marc S. Perlman, and Dominick Certo (won)

Video game

A video game titled ''

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'' was developed by

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and published by

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, and released for

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, and

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in 2000. The gameplay revolves around Buzz chasing down the various villains from the show, and defeating them using different color coded weapons.

References

Notes

External links

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Premise

Characters

Star Command

Team Lightyear

Other personnel

Villains

Galactic Alliance

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