"The Yukari Imprint" is the thirty-sixth episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. It first aired on November 7, 2000 on UPN.
Overview[]
While on a trip to Trade World to pick up Senator Banda, Booster picks up a Yukari pod (a small pod that creates little playbuddies) for himself, and they become so numerous that they start eating everything around them. Now Team Lightyear must round up the creatures and keep Banda safe from the Raenoks, unaware that he has been replaced by a normal fish and is being impersonated by Crumford Lorak.
Plot[]
The story opens with Team Lightyear, having just had lunch at Cosmo's, dealing with the turbulent aftermath of Booster's order, fried megatoni with chocolate mole sauce. They are called by Commander Nebula, who informs them of their mission to pick up the Bathyosian Senator Banda from Trade World for "some kind of diplomatic hoo-ha thingamajig" on space station Looma 9. He explains that the Raenoks have been conducting raids on Bathyos to steal fusion crystals, but that since the Galactic Alliance "got tough with them", they have agreed to peace talks, about which both Buzz and Mira express skepticism.
On Trade World, Senator Banda (an intelligent fish in a robotic walking aquarium) is taking in the sights when Crumford Lorak uses a "one-of-a-kind mind-reading ray" to surreptitiously steal the secrets of the Bathyosian defense system and record them on a magnetic tape cassette. He then contacts Varg of the Raenoks, who hired him to steal the secrets, and offers to "overnight" him the tape; however, to avoid delays, Varg insists Crumford bring the tape in person to Looma 9 for pickup. Desperate, Crumford tricks Banda away from his robotic bodyguards long enough to exchange him with a non-sentient fish from the live tank of a seafood restaurant, then climbs into the lower compartment of the mobile aquarium to control it and impersonate the senator.
Characters[]
- Buzz Lightyear
- Mira Nova
- Booster Munchapper
- XR
- Commander Nebula
- Varg
- Crumford Lorak
- Senator Banda
- Ambassador Garron
- LGM
- Chief
- Gork
- Yiipe
- Nifty Joe
Quotes[]
Under construction.
Trivia[]
- The episode's plot is likely an homage to the classic Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", and even features Nichelle Nichols, famous for her role as Lieutenant Uhura.
Errors[]
- When Varg is demanding the tape from Crumford Lorak, in one shot his right eyebrow is white like his right eye.
- Buzz's suit has the Saturn ring in several scenes.
Voice Actors[]
- Adam Carolla as Commander Nebula
- Dan Castellaneta as Senator Banda, Ambassador Garron, and Nifty Joe
- Jon Favreau as Crumford Lorak
- Neil Flynn as XR
- Stephen Furst as Booster
- Nichelle Nichols as Chief
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Varg, Gork, and Yiipe
- Nicole Sullivan as Mira Nova
- Frank Welker as Mini Booster Clones (uncredited)
- Patrick Warburton as Buzz Lightyear and LGM
Production Details[]
Executive Producers:
Director: Young-Sang Yoon
Backgrounds: Young-Ku Kim, Woo-Sang Yun
Camera: Chul-Kyu Lim
Animators: Jun-Tak Kim, Eun-Young Byun, Kuen-Sik Song, Sung-Chul Lee, Jung-Hee Jung, Ae-Kyoung Choi
Supervising Film Editor: John Royer
Film Editor: Christopher Gee
First Assistant Film Editor: Jennifer Harrison
Assistant Film Editor: Denis Dutton
Pre-Production Dialogue Editor: Monte Bramer
Original Dialogue Editor: Regina Prosi
Original Dialogue Recording: Paul Andris
Assistant Dialogue Engineer: Lisa Carlon
Track Reading: Skip Craig
Post Production Manager: Steven J. Arenas
Post Production Supervisor: Rachel Pusateri
Audio Supervisor: Victor Garcia
Post Production Coordinator: Mark Allen Bollinger