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Geoffrey was once again transformed, taking on a more realistic giraffe appearance. This Geoffrey was meant to represent the kid in all of us and was described as a wisecracking jokester. Created by Stan Winston Studios, an animatronic version of Geoffrey was born in 2001, making his image more realistic than ever before. Jim Hanks, brother to actor Tom Hanks, provided the vocal talent for this version of Geoffrey.
Geoffrey was no longer selling or promoting items, instead he appeared as a light-hearted mascot who just wanted children to come to his stores and play. Life-size versions of Geoffrey were also spotted in TV commercials during the 80s, taking kids on adventures to Toys R Us stores and sharing news of all the great toys they would discover there.
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Geoffrey the Giraffe
Geoffrey the Giraffe, formerly Doctor G. Raffe, is a fictional anthropomorphic giraffe who has been used to advertise the American toy retail chain Toys R Us since 1965, he was originally called Doctor G. Raffe from 1948-1965, his name was changed to Geoffrey in 1965, from 1965-1972, he appeared on print advertisements for the toy store, in 1972, he made his local television debut in a 10-second TV spot, in 1973, he made his national television debut where he appeared with hundreds of children dancing in the streets, however, that TV ad remains partially lost, it will get found soon, in 1973 or 1974, he got a family, which comprised of his wife, Gigi, daughter Baby Gee, and son Geoffrey Junior, in the late 1970s, animated commercials featuring him and his family began being produced, in the early 1980s (sometime around 1981-1982), the "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys "R" Us kid" jingle debuted and the jingle's TV ads featured him, in 1999, his family bowed out of the spotlight so he can be seen as a kid, he wanted people to come to his stores and play, in 2001, he became a real giraffe voiced by Jim Hanks, in 2007, his spots were replaced by stars, and he became 2D again, he's still seen at Toys "R" Us stores today. Bargaintown, Geoffrey the Gallery [ ]
1965-1975 face
Black-and-white 1965-1975 design with full body and superhero costume
1965-1975 design as seen in costume form in a 1972 TV commercial for the toy store
1975-1988 design holding Baby Gee
1988-1999 face
1988-1999 design with full body as seen in a 1989 TV ad for the toy store
1999-2001 design
2001-2007 design
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