While Andy is away at cowboy camp, Woody is kidnapped by Al, an obsessive toy collector who intends to turn Andy's favourite cowboy doll into big, big bucks. It turns out that Woody is a valuable piece of merchandise from the old "Woody's Roundup" TV series and Al intends to sell him--along with his new Roundup friends--to a toy museum in Japan. But help is on the way as Buzz and the rest of the gang from Andy's room race across town to save them--battling Emperor Zurg, Buzz Lightyear clones and heavy traffic on the way.