Teaser

## Episode guide

The **teaser** is the pilot episode of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

Principal Prudence recounts to Nate and Malika their previous excuses for being late to school.

## Plot

The teaser begins with the school bell ringing as several students inside take their seats. Nate and Malika run to try to make it on time, but they are stopped by Principal Prudence, who informs them that they are late once again. Nate attempts to explain why, only for Prudence to begin recounting to them their previous excuses that week.

On Monday, Nate and Malika were walking to school when they encountered a bank robber. Nate tells Malika that they should keep some of the money he dropped, before a group of police cars swarms them. In the end, however, they caught the robber and were awarded a medal by the police.

On Tuesday, they are shown running from a giant carnivorous plant. Malika reprimands Nate for giving her an entire bottle of plant food when the instructions said to use just one ounce. They managed to restore Kiki back to her normal size, and she now sits happily in the windowsill of Prudence's office.

On Wednesday, they got shrunk and were walking on a blade of grass. Malika expresses her amazement at how insects see the world, but Nate tells her that he feels they are being watched. A giant eye opens up right behind them, which turns to just be Professor Toybos's pet chameleon, George.

Yesterday, they saved a dragon and were riding it above the city. Nate insists that they go for "one last ride", to which Malika responds that they have already ridden the dragon six times. They fly down toward the school, but the dragon ends up stopping at the post office, making them late for school.

Principal Prudence asks the two what their excuse is today. Nate is about to respond truthfully, but Malika tells her that they overslept. While initially cross, she deems their excuse believable and lets them into the school. As they head to class, Nate asks Malika why she didn't tell the truth. As an octopus tries to escape his backpack, the teaser ends with her telling him that Prudence wouldn't have believed them anyway.

## Characters

Recurring
* Nate
* Malika
* Principal Prudence

Minor
* Robber (flashback, does not speak)
* Policeman Dwayne (flashback)
* Kiki
* George (flashback)
* Dragon (flashback)

## Trivia

* Unlike the rest of the series, the characters' voices are recorded in France rather than Australia.
	+ Nate is voiced by Kaycie Chase.
	+ Malika is voiced by Tiffany Hofstetter.
	+ Principal Prudence is voiced by Sharon Mann.
	+ Policeman Dwayne is voiced by David Coburn.

### Continuity

* The four excuses Principal Prudence recalls Nate and Malika giving her would go on to become developed into full-fledged episodes as seen below:
	+ Monday: "The Secret Agent"
	+ Tuesday: "The Carnivorous Plant"
	+ Wednesday: "The Insects"
	+ Yesterday: "The Dragon"

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## Transcript

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 Season 2 | 1. "The Lady of the Lake" • 2. "The Thunderbird" • 3. "The Crocodile Man" • 4. "The Golem" • 5. "The Hairdresser" • 6. "The Mood Enhancer" • 7. "The Chess Game" • 8. "The Drone" • 9. "The Astronaut" • 10. "The Gorgon" • 11. "The Dimensional Rift" • 12. "The Reptilians" • 13. "The Enchanted Bracelet" • 14. "The Ink Thief" • 15. "The Tiki" • 16. "The Puppet" • 17. "The Mandrake" • 18. "The Vampires" • 19. "The Sphinx" • 20. "The Pendulum" • 21. "The Giant Fish" • 22. "The Wedding Dress" • 23. "The Home Spirit" • 24. "The Great Pili-Pala" • 25. "The Endless Recess" • 26. "The Chicken Cop" • 27. "The Kitsune" • 28. "The Collector" • 29. "The Kappa" • 30. "The Beanstalk" • 31. "The Demigod's Test" • 32. "The Glitch" • 33. "The Tiny Tops" • 34. "The Magician's Top Hat" • 35. "The Chromapix" • 36. "The Gingerbread Family" • 37. "The Alphabet Agency" • 38. "The Wild Beasts" • 39. "The Return of the Cuddly Toys" • 40. "The Race Car" • 41. "Inside Professor Toybos" • 42. "The Asteroid" • 43. "The Time Travellers" • 44. "The Nebulons" • 45. "The Witches' Convention" • 46. "The Kobolds" • 47. "The Superstars" • 48. "The Goblin's Cousin" • 49. "The Golden Crown" • 50. "The Scarecrow" • 51. "The Banana Peel Part I" • 52. "The Banana Peel Part II"