While Geoffrey was primarily used for humor in Fresh Prince, the Geoffrey Bel-Air character sees his saddest storyline returning in the reboot. Bel-Air’s version of Geoffrey is wildly different from Fresh Prince’s butler, beginning with the fact that he’s no longer a “butler” per se. Bel-Air’s Geoffrey is now the Banks’ “house manager,” though the twist on his character makes him more of a fixer for Phil, which oftentimes means bending the law or going on secret missions. The emotional depth and complexity of Geoffrey in Bel-Air are far different from Fresh Prince, so it makes sense that the reboot includes one of the original character’s saddest storylines.

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