- Al: "So, how long is this going to take?"
Geri: "You can't rush art." - —Al asks Geri, who prepares to fix Woody
Geri, also known as The Cleaner in Toy Story 2, is an aging codger somewhat well-known in the Pixar universe.
The color separations, print design and film for the Geri Game posters were provided by Alpha DigiGraphics in Novato CA with the printing done by Uno Printing of Novato.
Geri's Game
He is the star 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: 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.
Geri did not have any actual dialogue in Geri's Game, but his voice was provided by Pixar animator and screenwriter Bob Peterson, who voiced characters in other Pixar films such as Roz in Monsters, Inc. and Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo.
Toy Story 2
Geri in Toy Story 2 fixing Woody
In Toy Story 2, Geri makes a cameo as a professional toy cleaner.
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 Geri over the phone. Although Geri states that he's busy, he agrees to come over the first thing next day.
After the scene where Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad of toys cross the street to get to Al's Toy Barn, 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. In this attempt, he is able to sew back Woody's severed arm; this may clearly be the hardest part of the restoration, reflecting his great skill.
In Toy Story 2, he was voiced by Jonathan Harris, who voiced Manny in A Bug's Life, the film with which Geri's Game debuted.
Trivia
- When Geri is preparing to fix Woody in Toy Story 2, one of the drawers in his case contains chess pieces, a reference to the short.
- Geri's eyes also change from brown to blue in Toy Story 2.
Quotes
- Al: "Oh, thank heavens, you're here."
Geri: "Is the specimen ready for cleaning?" - —Geri arrives at Al's Penthouse
- Geri: "There you go. He's for display only. You handle him too much, he's not gonna last."
Al: "It's amazing. You're a genius. He's just like new." - —Geri and Al, after Geri restores Woody to its original, pristine condition