According to TVLine, the second season, of Netflix’s That ’90s Show will mark the official return of Don Stark (Peggy Sue Got Married). In season one the actor reprised his role as Bob Pinciotii from That ’70s Show for one episode, but for the sequel series’ second installment, he returned in a semi-regular capacity. 

In the series, Bob’s daughter Donna Pinciotii, who is played by Lauren Prepon (Orange Is the New Black), suggests to Kurtwood Smith’s (RoboCop) character Red Forman that her father should come up to spend time with him. In the second episode of season one of the series, Bob ends up taking a plane ride back to Point Pleasant and joins Red as they intimidate Leia’s boyfriend. 

“When we had Don Stark return for Leia’s birthday episode in Part One, he was great, and the audience was so happy to see Bob Pinciotti. But coming into this season, bringing Bob back had a lot to do with giving Red a contemporary,” showrunner Gregg Mettler (The Muppets.) explains to TVLine. “It had a lot to do with generating stories that could involve both grandfathers fighting over their grandchild, or protecting their grandchild in different ways, or wanting to teach their grandchild how to drive. It creates fun conflict. Red and Bob, obviously, come from different places at all times, so when you get them in a scene together, and their characters just start to react to each other, you have conflict, you have comedy.”

As per TVLine, Smith is thrilled to have his old friend on screen with him.

Smith said “Red, I think, always feels like he has to watch his Ps and Qs when he’s dealing with Kitty so he doesn’t get her upset,” Smith continues. “But with Bob, he can just let himself go [off], so it has been great fun. We missed him. I know I did. I enjoy working with Don, and I enjoy him personally, as well, so it has been great having him around more. Red, I think, always feels like he has to watch his Ps and Qs when he’s dealing with Kitty so he doesn’t get her upset.”.

Smith continues. “But with Bob, he can just let himself go off, so it has been great fun.”

Mettler, however, has plans to make Bob more than just Red’s punching bag.

“Moving forward, what I want to do for Bob is really ground the character whenever we can, and not just make him the butt of the joke, or the clown,” he says. “I’m very interested in exploring that character in a real way.”

The first season of  That ’90s Show is available to stream on Netflix.