Friday, August 9, 2019

Space Cadets: Buzz Lightyear vs. Clone Rangers (2000)

With "Toy Story 4" still in theatres, it's time to revisit Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, which, sadly, lasted just one season on ABC & UPN.

Buzz (Patrick Warburton, currently shilling for National Car Rental) has his hands full with "Clone Rangers" when Zurg (Wayne Knight, 3rd Rock From The Sun) creates juvenile clones of Buzz, Booster (Stephen Furst, ex-Babylon 5, St. Elsewhere, Delta House), and Mira Nova (Nicole Sullivan, MadTV).

Edit, 4/8/23: The video has been deleted. In its place is the title card:


Producers Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle would cast Nicole Sullivan & Patrick Warburton in supporting roles on Kim Possible, their most successful series, a couple of years later.

In hindsight, Buzz has a lot in common with Daffy Duck's sci-fi persona of Duck Dodgers, who'd get his own series three years later.

Rating: C.

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