Piccolo

Piccolo is Pinocchio's young cousin and a supportive character in "Pinocchio and Friends".

Role in Pinocchio and Friends:

Piccolo's first appearance is in "The Pink Menace". In this episode, Geppetto tells Pinocchio to take care of his nephew, Piccolo. Piccolo however is naughty and this presents a problem for Pinocchio. Afterwards, Piccolo and Pinocchio, go to a local supermarket in the village, but this is until a commercial about Darla Dimple's new movie "Lil' Ark Angel", pops up on the TV. This leads to Piccolo becoming obsessed with Darla Dimple and buys a DVD of the movie. Pinocchio is a bit worried with his cousin, but at first he lets it happen. Later, he and Pinocchio receive an invitation card from Darla and Piccolo takes his older cousin to Darla's Mansion.

Inside the Mansion, Piccolo and Pinocchio meet Darla who tries to be hospitable to the puppets and she even performs her song to them. However, before they leave, "Welcome Back Pinocchio" shows up and traps the two into Darla's Mansion. It's then revealed that Darla Dimple was used and instructed by W.B Pinocchio to capture the puppets in return for her spotlight. However, W.B's plan fails and he is driven away by Darla. After W.B Pinocchio's defeat, Darla apologizes to Piccolo and Pinocchio for her rudeness and she thanks the puppets for their visit.

In another episode "Pinocchio Vs Mafia". Piccolo is captured by W.B Pinocchio and his Syndicate and it's up to Pinocchio and his friends to stop him. In the end, Pinocchio (with the help of a former member of W.B Pinocchio) manages to defeat the bad guys and save his cousin. Throughout the series, Piccolo acts like a supporting character and is a childish, naughty little boy.

Trivia
"Piccolo" means small in Italian