The yield and stability of fullerenes with carbon cages in the size gap between C-70 and C-84 is strongly dependent on the metals included. It is shown for C-72 and C-74 cages that they can be stabilised by metal ion inclusion. A review is given for new fullerene structures. A number of new endohedral fullerenes were isolated and described in their optical and redox properties. New fullerene structures presented are: La-2@C-72, Ce-2@C-72, Eu@C-74, Tm@C-78, and Sc3N@C-80. The existence of a selected cage size and isomeric cage is discussed with respect to the metal and its redox state.