In Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., the scarer repeatedly decontaminated after contact with a sock is George Sanderson. George is a large orange monster who works on the scare floor and becomes the target of repeated contamination procedures.
The incident begins when a human sock becomes attached to George’s fur. The Child Detection Agency treats the object as a dangerous contaminant, shaves George, and decontaminates him. Later, another sock-related mishap causes the scene to recur as a running joke.
George is a supporting character rather than one of the principal scarers. He is easy to confuse with other background workers, especially because the film contains many monsters with unusual designs. His name also appears in connection with a later sequence involving the CDA, making him one of the film’s most memorable minor employees.