James Bond Jr. villain from the films "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker", made regular appearances, usually partnered with Nick Nack, a villain from "The Man with the Golden Gun", forming a bickering comical duo. Auric Goldfinger also appears, alongside his assistant, Oddjob, from the "Goldfinger" film. It is revealed Goldfinger has a teenage daughter named Goldie Finger with equally expensive tastes. Several episode titles parodied the titles of Bond films such as "Live and Let’s Dance" and "Rubies Aren't Forever". The main characters consist of James Bond Jr., his friends, several featured members of the Warfield Academy staff, and Trevor Noseworthy
Goldfinger (film) that saw him denied a percentage of the film's profits. Broccoli and Saltzman turned instead to Guy Hamilton to direct. Hamilton, who had turned down directing "Dr. No", felt that he needed to make Bond less of a "superman" by making the villains seem more powerful. Hamilton knew Fleming, as both were involved during intelligence matters in the Royal Navy during World War II. "Goldfinger" saw the return of two crew members who were not involved with "From Russia with Love": stunt coordinator Bob Simmons and production designer Ken Adam. Both played crucial roles in the development of "Goldfinger", with