
After a police pursuit, the thieves who have ripped off a large quantity of gold, burst into Melmo's home &

Here is a familiar face:


Waregarasu beseeches the gods or god to protect his young friends.


These guys are truly incompetent bozos, & knock themselves out.
Now the fun starts, as the police wonder how to make them reveal where they hid the gold.
This is just so cute:

Though some may be bored by this here is a sequence of subtitled images for anyone who can read Japanese:





I think I posted images from a B&W episode in which Skunk & co. were dreaming of the riches they expected as a result of their current work. Anyway, these two also have their dreams:





While his brother thinks only of riches, their real purpose was to get $$ for their sister Cheiko's medical treatment. The big guy, whom I liken to Lenny of Mice & Men, thinks only of her. The little guy is obviously a George-type guy.
NOW, THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE PART (& THERE WAS AN EPISODE WITH THIS VERY PLOT):
The Freeze: December 23, 1968 A bank robber (Donnelly Rhodes) plans to wait in prison on a lesser charge until the statute of limitations expires on his theft; the IMF must convince him to retrieve the loot early, before his double-crossed partners get wind of the con.![]()
http://www.tvcrazy.net/videos/action/mi3.htm

A triangle TV? this must be the future!

But 'George' is not buying it.

The bearded god is the one who objects to Melmo's abuses of the candy, & he is again angry.

"if ten years have passed, then Chieko-san is dead!"
You may also see a resemblance to The Twilight Zone’s Rip Van Winkle Caper


"Gold? Oh, that's nearly worthless now."

This door to door 'vendor' trades precious toilet paper for worthless gold.



Something's fishy about this.



How he should have suspected that this 20 year-old was really a ten year old ten minutes ago simply baffles me, even with the scrathed leg.

