Yasuko Nagazumi Movies

This children's fantasy is about the "Wombles," borrowed from a British TV series, who are furry creatures (actors in suits), normally invisible to anyone but themselves, and whose mission in life is to clean up after humans -- their first chore was to pick up the forgotten apple core in the Garden of Eden. The British Wombles know something is wrong when humans start to notice them, beginning with little Kim Frogmorton (Bonnie Langford) and then her parents. In a series of vignettes, Wombles alone, or humans alone, or both together handle disconnected misadventures -- such as saving the Womble burrow at Wimbledon, fighting against pollution, and moaning over adult topics like an oil shortage, and a theater shortage, for that matter. A few Wombles are professional beasties (such as Kenny Baker of R2-D2 fame), but for the most part, the scenarios are conventional and range from ordinary to insensitive. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Season one of The Protectors focuses on the crimefighting team of the same name, dispensing justice throughout the glamour capitals of Europe. American Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn), Briton Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter), and Frenchman Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt) work both separately and in concert in this season's batch of 24 episodes. Never sitting still for a second, the Protectors head to Rome in the episode "See No Evil;" to West Germany in "The Quick Brown Fox;" and to London in "With a Little Help From My Friends." There's also a stellar guest-cast roster during season one, including Doctor Who's Patrick Troughton in "Brother Hood," Batman's Michael Gough in "One and One Makes One," and Sherlock Holmes' Jeremy Brett in the aforementioned visit to London. Finally, Ed Bishop, star of another Gerry Anderson production, UFO, shows up in "The First Circle." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide