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Needleman and Smitty are characters in Monsters, Inc.. Both were performed by the late Daniel Gerson. Needleman is thin, he has light gold skin, a short tail, a large red nose, and two upward-pointing horns on either side of his head. Smitty has light green skin and four arms, and he resembles a slug. While wearing his hat, Smitty has his orange fin-like hair over one of his eyes, a hairstyle known as an emo.

Monsters, Inc.[]

Needleman and Smitty work on the scare floor as general maintenance and errand monsters at Monsters, Inc. They are silly teenaged employees of the company. Needleman sometimes angrily scolds Smitty for saying something he doesn't like or is just being stupid.

Needleman and Smitty, support him in his race to beat the all time scare record and have a lot of respect for all the scarers on the floor. They shred the door that Claws Ward has used when a kid he had attempted to scare turned out to be unafraid of him. They next take out the garbage, almost nearly destroying Boo, who manages to get out before they put the garbage in the crushing machine.

In one of the film outtakes, Smitty accidentally mispronounces Sullivan's name as "Solomon" and Needleman angrily tries to tell him that his name is "Sullivan," but the two begin quarreling as they end up ruining the scene and making matters worse. Another outtake shows the duo about to shred the door that Claws Ward has used; the door shredder chews the door, but then takes the two on a wild ride across the scare floor and clumsily knocks over the crew equipment.

Needleman and Smitty also appear in Mike Wazowski's company play "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me" as Randall Boggs and Fungus respectively, to which the spectators dislike their evil roles. They sing with the rest of the cast at the play's finale.

Personality[]

Both Needleman and Smitty sound dim-witted and idiotic, according to their high-pitched monotone voices.

Trivia[]

  • Because their original voice actor, Daniel Gerson, passed away on February 6, 2016, Stephen Stanton took over the roles in Monsters At Work.
  • Needleman and Smitty's voices sound similar to the Squeaky-voiced Teen from The Simpsons.

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