Lightyear is supposed to be the movie that Andy saw in 1995 that made him want the Buzz Lightyear toy he got in Toy Story.
More than 20 years ago, Disney and Pixar collaborated on a direct-to-video film titled Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins.
The ads for Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins went even further than he did!
While the rest of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is comprised of cheap-looking hand-drawn animation, the film opens with a short prologue of 3D animation by Pixar.