Modern animation · 2026
A Moment of Fame
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Published premise · ending unverifiedThe town prepares for its City Day celebrations. Shapoklyak rehearses a dance, hoping to astonish everyone and win attention. Gena and Cheburashka are drawn into preparations while her rehearsals disrupt their work. The familiar desire to be noticed takes a public, theatrical form; the bureau’s communal service meets the old lady’s wish for a personal triumph.
Story & key events
Plot details and spoilers ahead.
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Place in the world
The new Russian animated series turns friendship into a daily service: Gena and Cheburashka open a Bureau of Good Deeds, while Shapoklyak counters with bad deeds. The familiar town acquires new neighbours and small problems to solve. This CGI continuity is distinct from both the four Soviet puppet films and the human Gena’s live-action world.
Episode titles are the stable identifiers here. START’s order omits the two winter specials, while broadcast-oriented lists count them as episodes 11 and 12. Consequently later numbers differ by two. This archive keeps the winter stories separate and links to the relevant platform page instead of treating those numbering differences as new episodes.