2201 episodes of Soviet chaos and Leonid Gaidai's comedy trio? Absolute madness.
Season 47 • Episode 136
LatestFitil 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".
Acting
Gaidai's trio: Nikulin, Vitsin, Morgunov—comedy legends in the making
Production
2201 episodes of state-funded roast sessions, unprecedented scale
Creator
Sergey Mikhalkov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Called 'anecdotes from the Soviet government,' it was literally state-approved satire—bureaucrats letting comedians mock bureaucracy.
With 2201 episodes across 47 years, it's one of television's longest-running series—yet almost unknown outside Russian-speaking regions.
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