TV series
Fuse
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
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Fuse premiered June 4, 1962. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Season 18 episodes
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Episode 6
Episode 6
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Directed by Boris YashinWritten by Arkadiy KhaytGuest stars Igor Yasulovich, Lyudmila Zaytseva
Episode 15
Episode 15
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Directed by Viktor KryuchkovWritten by V. VasiliyevGuest stars Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Georgi Tusuzov, Igor Kashintsev, Gennadi Frolov
Episode 22
Episode 22
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Directed by Gavriil EgiazarovWritten by Arkadiy KhaytGuest stars Pyotr Shcherbakov
Episode 26
Episode 26
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Directed by Leonid MaryaginWritten by Valentina LadyginaGuest stars Yevgeni Vesnik, Gennadiy Yalovich
Episode 28
Episode 28
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Directed by Ivan KiasashviliWritten by Mikhail ZhvanetskyGuest stars Boris Novikov, Gennadiy Yalovich, Boris Gitin, Evgeniy Steblov
Episode 29
Episode 29
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Directed by Samson SamsonovWritten by Grigori GorinGuest stars Tamara Murina, Viktor Pavlov, Noy Avaliani
Episode 31
Episode 31
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Directed by Vitaliy LanskoyWritten by V. ReutovGuest stars Sergei Torkachevsky, Pyotr Shcherbakov, Vladimir Nosik, Nikolai Prokopovich, Fyodor Odinokov
Episode 34
Episode 34
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Directed by Valeri KremnyovWritten by Yuriy VolovichGuest stars Georgi Burkov, Nikolai Volkov St., Viktor Fokin, Yuri Potyomkin
Episode information updated Sep 22, 2026
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Cast
Olga Aroseva
Georgi Burkov
Rolan Bykov
Lev Durov
Georgi Millyar
Boris Novikov
Nikolai Parfyonov
Mikhail PugovkinCredits
- Created by
- Sergey Mikhalkov
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 2,201
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Фитиль
Networks & production
Russia-1Russia
Central Television USSRRussia
NTVRussia
TV-6Russia
Gorky Film StudiosRussia
MosfilmRussia