
The character first appeared as an action figure in the 1995 American computer-animated comedy film Toy Story, which features original voice actor Tim Allen in the role Allen's friend Patrick Warburton voices the character in the television series. While the series is 2D animated, Pixar animated the CGI opening title sequence at the beginning of each episode.ĭeveloped by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle, who would later create Kim Possible for Disney Channel, the series follows the adventures of Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear.

and aired on UPN and ABC from October 2, 2000, to January 13, 2001, as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning and Disney's One Too programming blocks. The series was preceded by the direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins. It serves as a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise and presents a fictionalized account of the in-universe character Buzz Lightyear.
