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 2 episodes
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Episode 4
Episode 4
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Directed by Leonid MillionshchikovWritten by Leonid Millionshchikov
Episode 5
Episode 5
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Directed by Oleg NikolayevskyWritten by Oleg Khomyakov
Episode 6
Episode 6
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Directed by Isaak Magiton, Lev KulidzhanovWritten by Aleksandr Kanevsky, Robert VikkersGuest stars Aleksandra Denisova, Pavel Pavlenko
Episode 8
Episode 8
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Directed by Igor BzhesskiyWritten by V. PolonskiyGuest stars Nikolay Panasev
Episode 12
Episode 12
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Directed by Eduard BocharovGuest stars Mariya Kravchunovskaya, Olga Viklandt, Mikhail Nazvanov
Episode 14
Episode 14
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Directed by Agasi BabayanWritten by Agasi BabayanGuest stars Tamara Nosova, Grigoriy Shpigel
Episode 15
Episode 15
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Directed by Leonid Millionshchikov, Leonid BykovWritten by Leonid Bykov, Sergey Kiselyov, Leonid Millionshchikov, M. Voznesenskiy, Zinoviy PapernyyGuest stars Ivan Lyubeznov
Episode 17
Episode 17
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Directed by Naum TrakhtenbergWritten by Naum Trakhtenberg, Vladimir Belyaev
Episode 19
Episode 19
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Guest stars Rakhim Pirmukhamedov, Vahid Kadyrov
Episode 20
Episode 20
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Directed by Yan FridWritten by Mikhail Olshevsky, S. Kantor
Episode 24
Episode 24
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Directed by Leonid MakarychevGuest stars Zoya Aleksandrova, Pavel Sukhanov
Episode 27
Episode 27
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Directed by Yan EbnerWritten by Viktoriya TokarevaGuest stars Georgiy Kulikov, Yekaterina Mazurova, Lidiya Smirnova, Valentina Khmara
Episode 32
Episode 32
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Directed by Genrikh GabayWritten by Dimitri FedorovskyGuest stars Ivan Ryzhov, Nikolay Grabbe, Zoya Vasilkova, Natalya Gitserot, Vladimir Pitsek, Zoya Isaeva, Antonina Eliseeva, Konstantin Nazarov
Episode 37
Episode 37
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Guest stars Tamara Nosova, Vladimir Lepko, Aleksei Gribov
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