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 26 episodes
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Episode 3
Episode 3
Episode credits
Directed by Yevgeniy StavrovWritten by M. YakovlevGuest stars Ernst Romanov, Stanislav Sadalskiy, Vladimir Eryomin
Episode 11
Episode 11
Episode credits
Directed by Aleksandr DavydovWritten by Isaak MagitonGuest stars Boris Novikov
Episode 17
Episode 17
Episode credits
Directed by Leonid GaidaiWritten by Ivan KiasashviliGuest stars Yuri Volyntsev, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
Episode 19
Episode 19
Episode credits
Directed by Isaak MagitonWritten by Isaak MagitonGuest stars Nikolai Parfyonov, Zinoviy Gerdt, Boris Gitin, Ivan Voronov
Episode 36
Episode 36
Episode credits
Directed by Albert MkrtchyanWritten by Mikhail MishinGuest stars Igor Yasulovich, Vladimir Etush
Episode information updated Sep 21, 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