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ā€œYou can't rush art.ā€
―Geri to Al McWhiggin[src]

Geri is an elderly gentleman who is somewhat well-known in the Pixar universe.

Appearances[]

Geri's Game[]

He is the character in the short film Geri's Game in which he enjoys a game of chess while playing with himself as if he were two different people; he puts on a pair of glasses on one side and takes them off on another. The prize for beating himself is his own dentures, which he would have inevitably acquired no matter how he won. Late in the game, one of his personalities (glasses) is losing badly, so he fakes a heart attack and switches the board around when the other personality (non-glasses) isn't looking.

Toy Story 2[]

Geri - Toy Story 2

The Cleaner in Toy Story 2

During the events of the film, as Al McWhiggin (the owner of Al's Toy Barn and Woody's kidnapper) takes Woody out of the glass case for a snapshot with the Roundup Gang, Woody's arm falls off, prompting a panicking Al to call the cleaner over the phone. The cleaner is too busy, but promises to come over the first thing the next day, to which Al reluctantly accepts.

The next morning, the cleaner, who is revealed to be Geri, rings the doorbell to Al's Penthouse and begins the process of restoring Woody to prime condition for Al before he is about to be shipped to a museum in Japan. During the process, he cleans and repaints Woody's head, repairs minor damages, and is able to sew his severed arm back on; this may clearly be the hardest part of the restoration, reflecting his great skill. His final act of work was painting over Andy's name under Woody's boot.

Once Woody has been finished, Geri gives Al stern instructions that Woody is for display only, and that he won't last if he's played with. The directors of the film have stated that the restoration of Woody was done at no fee ā€“ he felt it was rewarding enough to work on such a rare toy.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Geri is Pixarā€™s second titular character of the short film, the first one being Luxo Jr.
  • There are some differences in Geri's design between his two appearances. In Geri's Game, Geri has brown eyes; in Toy Story 2, the cleaner has blue eyes. In addition, Jonathan Harris voices the cleaner while Bob Peterson voices Geri (albeit without actual dialogue).
  • According to the DVD commentary for Toy Story 2, the crew chose Geri to be the Cleaner who restores Woody because found reusing him to be much faster than creating a brand-new character.
  • When the cleaner is preparing to fix Woody in Toy Story 2, one of the drawers in his case contains the chess pieces from the short.
    • Also, the cleaner has a drawer of loose eyeballs, a reference to Ted Pauley, a character from Pixar's next film Monsters, Inc. where Ted attaches loose eyeballs on Pauley's face.
  • Despite Geri's claim that Woody would not last much longer if he were actually played with, Woody managed to avoid further damage in the years to come, despite frequent play and physical hazards while on rescue missions.
  • The cleaner is the second and final character to be voiced by the late Jonathan Harris, the first being Manny.
  • On Pixar's website, it says that the cleaner's line, "You can't rush art", is also true at Pixar.[1] Ironically, Toy Story 2 itself was said to be rushed production, but in spite of that, the movie got very positive reviews.
  • The color separations, print design, and film for Geri's Game posters were provided by Alpha DigiGraphics in Novato, California, with the printing done by Uno Printing of Novato.[citation needed]

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Media
Films: Toy Story (video/soundtrack/The Legacy Collection) ā€¢ Toy Story 2 (video/soundtrack) ā€¢ Toy Story 3 (video/soundtrack) ā€¢ Toy Story 4 (video/soundtrack) ā€¢ Toy Story 5 ā€¢ Toy Story of Terror! (soundtrack) ā€¢ Toy Story That Time Forgot ā€¢ Lamp Life

Shows: Toy Story Treats ā€¢ Toy Story Toons (Hawaiian Vacation/Small Fry/Partysaurus Rex) ā€¢Forky Asks a Question
Video Games: Toy Story: The Video Game ā€¢ Toy Story 2: The Video Game ā€¢ Toy Story 3: The Video Game ā€¢ Toy Story: Animated StoryBook ā€¢ Toy Story: Activity Center ā€¢ Toy Story 2: Activity Center ā€¢ Toy Story Racer ā€¢ Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters Online ā€¢ Toy Story Mania! ā€¢ Toy Story: Smash It! ā€¢ Toy Story Drop! ā€¢ Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure ā€¢ Disney Infinity ā€¢ Disney Crossy Road ā€¢ LEGO The Incredibles ā€¢ Kingdom Hearts III ā€¢ Disney Emoji Blitz ā€¢ Disney Heroes: Battle Mode ā€¢ Disney Getaway Blast ā€¢ Disney Speedstorm
Books: The Art of Toy Story 3/4 ā€¢ The Toy Story Films: An Animated Journey

Disney Parks
Toy Story Land (Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Florida) ā€¢ Toy Story Hotel ā€¢ Disney's All-Star Movies Resort ā€¢ Andyā€™s Backyard Games ā€¢ Alien Swirling Saucers ā€¢ Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin ā€¢ Carnival Corral ā€¢ The Magic of Disney Animation ā€¢ Garden of the Twelve Friends ā€¢ Games of Pixar Pier ā€¢ It's a Small World ā€¢ Jessie's Critter Carousel ā€¢ PLAY! ā€¢ Pixar Pal-A-Round ā€¢ RC Racer ā€¢ Slinky Dog Dash ā€¢ Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin ā€¢ Toy Soldier Parachute Drop ā€¢ Toy Story Midway Mania! ā€¢ Woody's Round-Up ā€¢ Woody's Roundup Village

Entertainment: "A Whole New World" A Magical Disney Songbook 2 ā€¢ Disney's Showtime Spectacular ā€¢ Fantasmic! ā€¢ Horseshoe Roundup ā€¢ Mickey and the Wondrous Book ā€¢ Mickey presents: ā€œHappy Anniversary Disneyland Parisā€ ā€¢ Mickey's Magical Music World ā€¢ Once Upon a Mouse ā€¢ Pixar Playtime Pals ā€¢ The Golden Mickeys ā€¢ Toy Story: The Musical ā€¢ TOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure
Restaurants: Alien Pizza Planet ā€¢ Toy Box Cafe ā€¢ Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade ā€¢ Woodyā€™s Lunch Box ā€¢ Poultry Palace ā€¢ Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant
Shops: Al's Toy Barn ā€¢ Andy's Engine ā€¢ Andy's Toy Box ā€¢ Buzz's Star Command ā€¢ Little Green Men Store Command ā€¢ Slinky Dog's Gift Trolley ā€¢ Toy Story Playland Boutique
Parades: Block Party Bash ā€¢ Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On ā€¢ Disney's Party Express ā€¢ Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade ā€¢ Disney Cinema Parade ā€¢ Disney Magic on Parade ā€¢ Disney on Parade ā€¢ Disney Stars on Parade ā€¢ Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! ā€¢ Flights of Fantasy Parade ā€¢ Happiness is Here Parade ā€¢ Jubilation! ā€¢ Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade ā€¢ Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street Party ā€¢ Mickey's Rainy Day Express ā€¢ Mickey's Storybook Express ā€¢ Paint The Night Parade ā€¢ Pixar Play Parade ā€¢ Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights
Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic ā€¢ Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland ā€¢ Disney Enchantment ā€¢ Happily Ever After ā€¢ Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration ā€¢ The Magic, the Memories and You ā€¢ Momentous ā€¢ Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular ā€¢ World of Color
Spring: Disney's Easter Wonderland ā€¢ Disney's Spring Promenade
Summer: Mickey's WaterWorks ā€¢ Pixar Water Play Street Party! ā€¢ Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise
Halloween: The Nightmare Experiment
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade ā€¢ A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas ā€¢ Disney Christmas Stories ā€¢ Disney Dreams! of Christmas ā€¢ Disney Gifts of Christmas ā€¢ Disney's White Holiday Parade ā€¢ La Parade de NoĆ«l Disney ā€¢ Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration

Characters
Toys: Woody ā€¢ Buzz Lightyear ā€¢ Bo Peep ā€¢ Billy, Goat, and Gruff ā€¢ Sarge ā€¢ Green Army Men ā€¢ Barrel of Monkeys ā€¢ Hamm ā€¢ Lenny ā€¢ Little Green Men ā€¢ Mr. Potato Head ā€¢ RC ā€¢ Rex ā€¢ Mr. Mike ā€¢ See 'n Say ā€¢ Slinky Dog ā€¢ Babyface ā€¢ Mutant Toys ā€¢ Zurg Bots ā€¢ Mrs. Potato Head ā€¢ Wheezy ā€¢ Etch A Sketch ā€¢ Bullseye ā€¢ Jessie ā€¢ Stinky Pete ā€¢ Tour Guide Barbie ā€¢ Barbie ā€¢ Utility Belt Buzz ā€¢ Emperor Zurg ā€¢ Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots ā€¢ Chatter Telephone ā€¢ Chunk ā€¢ Big Baby ā€¢ Monkey ā€¢ Jack-in-the-Box ā€¢ Lotso ā€¢ Twitch ā€¢ Ken ā€¢ Bookworm ā€¢ Sparks ā€¢ Stretch ā€¢ Mr. Pricklepants ā€¢ Buttercup ā€¢ Peas-in-a-Pod ā€¢ Totoro ā€¢ Trixie ā€¢ Chuckles ā€¢ Dolly ā€¢ Fun Meal Buzz Lightyear ā€¢ Fun Meal Emperor Zurg ā€¢ Discarded Fun Meal Toys ā€¢ Captain Suds ā€¢ Chuck E. Duck ā€¢ Drips the Whale ā€¢ Combat Carl ā€¢ Pocketeer ā€¢ PEZ Cat ā€¢ LEGO Bunny ā€¢ Old Timer ā€¢ Transitron ā€¢ Angel Kitty ā€¢ The Cleric ā€¢ Reptillus Maximus ā€¢ Ray-Gon ā€¢ Goliathon ā€¢ Dino-Hounds ā€¢ Battlesaurs ā€¢ Forky ā€¢ Ducky and Bunny ā€¢ Gabby Gabby ā€¢ The Bensons ā€¢ Duke Caboom ā€¢ Giggle McDimples ā€¢ Melephant Brooks ā€¢ Chairol Burnett ā€¢ Bitey White ā€¢ Carl Reineroceros ā€¢ Tinny ā€¢ Karen Beverly ā€¢ Rib Tickles

Humans: Andy Davis ā€¢ Molly Davis ā€¢ Mrs. Davis ā€¢ Sid Phillips ā€¢ Hannah Phillips ā€¢ Al McWhiggin ā€¢ Geri ā€¢ Emily ā€¢ Bonnie Anderson ā€¢ Mr. Anderson ā€¢ Mrs. Anderson ā€¢ Daisy ā€¢ Ronald Tompkins ā€¢ Mason ā€¢ Harmony ā€¢ Margaret the Store Owner ā€¢ Carol ā€¢ Miss Wendy ā€¢ Axel the Carnie ā€¢ Rosie ā€¢ Rejean ā€¢ Billy
Animals: Scud ā€¢ Buster ā€¢ Mr. Jones ā€¢ Dragon the Cat
Deleted characters: Shakes ā€¢ SeƱorita Cactus ā€¢ Bizz Leapyear, Buzztron, and Blip Laserfist

Locations
Andy's House ā€¢ Sid's House ā€¢ Dinoco ā€¢ Pizza Planet ā€¢ Al's Toy Barn ā€¢ Al's Penthouse ā€¢ Tri-County International Airport ā€¢ Wild West ā€¢ Sunnyside Daycare ā€¢ Ken's Dream House ā€¢ Bonnie's House ā€¢ Daisy's House ā€¢ Tri-County Sanitation ā€¢ Tri-County Landfill ā€¢ Incinerator ā€¢ Poultry Palace ā€¢ Sleep Well ā€¢ Second Chance Antiques ā€¢ The Carnival ā€¢ Konishi Toy Museum
Objects
Pixar Ball ā€¢ Pizza Planet Truck ā€¢ Eggman Movers ā€¢ The Claw ā€¢ The Davis's Family Van ā€¢ Far East Airlines Jet
Songs
Films: You've Got a Friend in Me ā€¢ Strange Things ā€¢ I Will Go Sailing No More ā€¢ Woody's Roundup ā€¢ When She Loved Me ā€¢ We Belong Together ā€¢ Dream Weaver ā€¢ Le Freak ā€¢ Battlesaurs Theme ā€¢ The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy ā€¢ I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away ā€¢ Livin' Thing ā€¢ Gravity ā€¢ The Star-Spangled Banner

Deleted: The Fool ā€¢ Plastic Spaceman
Miscellaneous: Midway Mania ā€¢ Hot Potato ā€¢ My Unexpected Friend

See Also
A113 ā€¢ Black Friday reel ā€¢ Toy Story (Original Treatment) ā€¢ Toy Story 3 (Circle 7 Screenplay) ā€¢ The Science Behind Pixar ā€¢ Pixar in a Box ā€¢ Astro Blasters Robots ā€¢ Star Command
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