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In Toy Story, Why is Buzz the only toy that does not believe he is a toy?
Is this a stage of being a toy or does Buzz have some sort of neurological dysfunction?

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I don't know if the writers thought about it that much. It's a great question. Do they dream? Do they feel the same way we do? Is it just magic? Are they immortal? Where do they go when they die? – BamfTheNightAway Sep 25 '12 at 4:26
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@BamfTheNightAway Yeah, you have to wonder how Buzz felt the first time Andy played with him. Some giant, humanoid child tossing you around... – sweetdee Sep 25 '12 at 14:56
And this question only furthers the theories. Love questions like these. – TylerShads♦ Sep 25 '12 at 16:54

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Because all the toys shown in Toy Story are all old toys mostly. So they know the reality. But Buzz Lightyear is a new toy who doesn't know about reality. If you have seen Toy Story 2 then you will definitely remember that in that movie when new Buzz appears he is not under the impression that he is a toy and even Zurg who comes later and tries to kill Buz because he also doesn't believe that he is a toy rather thinks that Buzz is his enemy.

In short Buzz is not the only toy who doesn't know that he is a toy and mostly every new toy come to this phase that he feels he is a real person and not a toy.

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If a toy is new, they may not yet know that they are toys. Maybe that is the reason buzz didn't believe he was a toy. That was the character / personality of Buzz, that was also responsible for his reluctance to believe. Its just an interpretation though!

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