"Welcome Back" Pinocchio

"Welcome Back" Pinocchio, is one of the bad guys, Pinocchio and his friends have to face and a primary antagonist in Pinocchio and Friends. Besides his flamboyant appearance and behavior, "Welcome Back" Pinocchio is a scheming and sometimes sinister boy who will stop at nothing at putting an end to Pinocchio's career.

In Welcome Back Pinocchio:

In his titular movie, Pinocchio has recently become a real boy and tries his best to become a good student at school, while avoiding getting into trouble. This changes however, when he meets a robot clown and a harlequin, manipulating Pinocchio into stealing a school safe in order to give it to the poor kids. However, this action leads to him, turning into a puppet. Afterwards, he meets a dog named Winner (which later becomes his pet) and alongside with a talking cricket, sets off to find and defeat the bad guys and save Christmas. In the end he becomes a real boy and the bad guys take what they deserve.

In Pinocchio and Friends:

After the events of the movie, "Welcome Back" Pinocchio becomes a TV celebrity, starring in his own show "Love That Pinocchio" (a parody of "Love That Baby") and gets filthy rich. At one point, he meets the series' protagonist and convinces him to become a star. The two become close friends and make plans for their future careers. They even star in many movies together, but Pinocchio is much more loved by the public. "Welcome Back" Pinocchio begins to feel nervous, fearing that Pinocchio is going to steal his spotlight. He later tries to get rid of Pinocchio, by dropping a safe at him, but this causes the latter to become a puppet, ruining "Welcome Back"'s plan. For that, "Welcome Back" forms a gang and swears to take revenge on Pinocchio.

At one point, "Welcome Back" disguises himself as the Evil Coachman, in order to lure Pinocchio into his trap. After Pinocchio defeats the fake 'coachman', "Welcome Back" makes his intentions clear. In "The End of an Adventure", "Welcome Back" Pinocchio, organizes his birthday party and invites all the members of his gang. When Pinocchio and his friends arrive at the party, a battle takes place that ends with "Welcome Back" Pinocchio, finally reconciling with his rival. From that point on, "Welcome Back", supports Pinocchio and his gang, for the adventures to come.