Buzz Lightyear TV Show Star Recalls Funny Reaction To Being Cast
Patrick Warburton looks back on being cast as Buzz Lightyear for the TV show and his funny reaction to landing the gig. Developed by Kim Possible co-creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, the animated series was set in the far future and explored Buzz's time as a Star Command Space Ranger as he investigates various threats with other Rangers in the hopes of preserving the peace across the galaxy. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command primarily explores Buzz and his team's efforts to defeat Emperor Zurg and his robotic forces.
Patrick Warburton led the cast of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command in the titular role alongside Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller, Neil Flynn, Adam Carolla, Steve Hytner, Phil LaMarr, Nikki Cox, Michael Showalter, Joy Behar and Wayne Knight as Zurg. Kicked off by the direct-to-video Toy Story spinoff Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, the animated series ran for 62 episodes on UPN and ABC and garnered a Daytime Emmy Award win for Outstanding Sound Editing. As the character is getting new life with Chris Evans' Lightyear, the star of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is looking back at his time on the show.
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While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant to discuss a special Days Inn campaign, Patrick Warburton opened up about his time as Buzz Lightyear. The star recalled his funny reaction to being cast in the animated TV show, knowing he would be considered the "poor man's" version of the Toy Story character, which he was "perfectly fine with." See what Warburton shared below:
«There are a lot of different characters and what you do is when you take up the voice of a character or superhero, you make it your own, which has always been the
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