The Fixies

***The Fixies*** is a 2010 Russian cartoon created by Aeroplane Productions. It first premiered in December 21, 2019, which is considered the show's anniversary. The show was created by Alexander Tatarskiy, Ilya Popov, Georgy Vasiliev, Michael Mennies, and Boris Mashkovtsev. the characters consists of Simka, Nolik, Digit, Tom-Thomas, Fire, Papus, Masiya, Grandpus, Verda, Toola and Katya. In season 4, more Fixies are introduced. Their names are Geek, Freak, and Basiya.

## Plot

The show follows the adventures of little creatures called the Fixies (a combination of the words pixie and fix) and their human friend, Tom Thomas. Each episode is based off a new topic, and switches from 3D animation to 2D for around a minute. During this time, the Fixies explain to the viewer how an appliance works. Fixies are 1 cm tall, able to fit in a key hole, or a sink drain.

In season 4, Nolik met two new Fixies, Geek and Freak who are alike in design, but always have to tell others who is which. Basiya is also introduced, who is very similar in name to Masiya, and in look to Grandpus, but is not related to the two. Season 4 is currently not released in English, but however is dubbed, just not released as of now.

Two movies, The Fixies: Top Secret and Fixies Vs. Crabots were also released, both in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

In Top Secret, Fire gets a hold of Electro Bracelets, where he can zap through wires. He abuses his power and despite Grandpus telling him to give them back, he refuses, causing havoc to ensue. There is also a plot where Tom Thomas’s dad is hosting a TV Show named “Mysterious Mysteries” and he discusses of “small mystical creatures”. The Fixies were scared if this, as their secret could not be let out.

Fixies vs. Crabots introduces two one-time Fixies, Alt and Mega. Alt is a tall Fixie (like Toola) but is male. He takes a liking to Simka after meeting her on an app. Same for Mega, but he was the same size as Nolik. The movie revolves around Eugenius’s college partner Erica making new “helpers” named the Crabots and challenges him to a duel.

## Cast

* Susan Bashkfowteauu

* Benjamin Mieppieilau

* Griffen Shibttowiwski

* Karen Powtounow

* Cole Caklou

* Micheal Niviyet

* Grace Petersburg

* Ed Swou-Pinkeit Takpousky

## Trivia

* In an episode there is a Spongebob reference. (See SMS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ85oGK56Cs
* There are 20 mistakes in total. (Possibly more)
* In some occasions Simka and Nolik gets angry at Tom Thomas.

* "Fixie" is a mixture of the words "Fix" and "Pixie".

* Fixies are able to fit in a sink drain, in between a computer's keys, and also inside a TV.
* A Simpson reference is made when Tom-Thomas said "Aint there's some yellow family on TV?
* In "SMS" a picture of Spongebob is seen but without a face, pants, and shoes.
* In the same episode a Gamer DS is seen, an obvious parody of the Nintendo DS.
* Despite looking like a relative of Grandpus and Masiya, Basiya (a new character in season 4) is not related to them.
* In the episode “The Piano”, when Nolik meets Geek and Freak, a gag occurs where Freak says that he’s Geek and Freak is Geek. It’s a confusing gag.
* In the episode “The Autopilot”, a gag is present where either Geek or Freak wears a head piece (from a costume or custom) of Kikoriki character Krash.
* In the episode “The Cartoon”, When Tom Thomas inserts a DVD of Kikoriki. There is a reference of a clip from Kikoriki.
* The Fixies as a series dates back to 2008, when a movie was pitched with a plot that would eventually turn into The Fixies: Top Secret. In this movie, the Fixies as a whole are very different, being much more realistic and human-like as opposed to the final series’ cartoony but still human-like designs. Most of the Fixies in the 2008 pitch did become characters we know in the final series, however some of them never made it in. The 2008 movie is currently lost outside of a trailer and some storyboards.

## Errors

* In an episode called "The Camera" When Grandpus finished talking about the camera, Chewsocka suddenly appears.

* Chewsocka voice switched with Simka multiple scenes.