The Candy Factory

## Episode guide

**"The Candy Factory"** is the twenty-fifth episode of the first season of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

When Nate and Malika visit a new candy shop, Nate is so delighted by the sweets that he wants to know how the shopkeeper made them.

## Plot

As Nate and Malika make their way to school, Nate's stomach is rumbling due to not grabbing anything to eat on the way out of his house due to oversleeping. Malika suggest grabbing something at Cosmo, but Nate spots a new candy shop that recently opened in their town. Venturing in they meet the owner, Mr. Sweetlove, who offers Nate a free sample.

Nate tries one and finds the candy utterly tasty, questioning how Sweetlove made it. Sweetlove playfully states a good magician never reveals their tricks but offers Nate some more samples. Malika grabs Nate and drags him out to go to school. Nate however is completely intrigued about what's in the candies and runs back to the shop. Spotting smoke coming from a vent on the side of the building. Nate climbs in, Malika tries to grab him but both end up falling in and landing in a room filled with candies. Upon pulling themselves out they find themselves face to face with a gnome, one of many who run the factory underneath the main store.

The gnome introduces himself as Bob, the foreman of the factory. However he states the area is more like a prison as Mr. Sweetlove enslaved them after finding out their power to make candies more tasty or bigger, proven when the duo try some off the factory line. Malika questions why they don't band together against Sweetlove since they have more numbers, but Bob reveals that Sweetlove has their hats which are the source of the power and, by magical law, a gnome has to work for the person in question until they get them back. He points to the main office where they're kept, Nate tries to barge his way in with a trashcan, but the racket get Sweetlove's attention. Nate and Malika hide before Sweetlove comes in to check on things. Assuming the gnomes are trying to get their hats back, he grabs Bob and shows him the cage where the hat are stored, along with a laser security to keep anyone from reaching them. He orders the gnomes to keep working or they'll be thrown into "The Big Dipper". Before Sweetlove can continue, he hears a customer enter the shop and goes to attend to them, but gives a final warning before heading off.

After he leaves, Malika ask about "The Big Dipper" which is pointed out to be a chocolate making machine that's harder than concrete according to Bob. The duo agree to help the gnomes after seeing what transpired with Malika quickly coming up with a plan to use the objects in the factory.

The group load up and prepare before putting the plan into motion, Nate barrs the factory entrance door while the gnomes break into the office. This gets the attention of Sweetlove who tries to come into the room. The gnomes manage to get into the office just as Sweetlove busts into the factory and recognizes the duo. Realizing what's happening, he goes to attack Nate and Malika who retaliate by spraying him with caramel. This doesn't slow him down however (though gives him a more clownish appearance) and even gives him a stretchy ability. As the duo keep him occupied, the gnomes manage to bypass the laser grid and start picking the lock on the cage holding their hats. They succeed and come to the duo's aid as Sweetlove is chasing them around the factory in a forklift. Now free of Sweetlove's tyranny, the gnomes use their powers to grow the candy that got stuck on him, causing Sweetlove to lose control of the folklift and drive it, ironically, into the "Big Dipper". freezing him in chocolate.

With the gnomes freed, they proclaim to the duo they'll go back to making candies, but for themselves this time, and give the duo some candies as thanks for their help. The duo arrive at school, late with Principal Prudence waiting for them, but Nate gives her one of the candies. She thinks it's a bribe but upon trying it, falls for the taste. Nate gives her some more and she let's the duo through to go about their school day while she eats the rest of the candies.

## Characters

- ***Main***

* Nate
* Malika
* Mr. Sweetlove
* Bob
* Gnomes
* Principal Prudence

- ***Cameo***

* Maurice (The customer that Mr. Sweetlove attends to as he's ranting at the gnomes. When he hears the gnomes starting to break into his office. He quickly gives Maurice some free samples and pushes him out of the building.)

### Allusions

* ***Charlie and the Chocolate Factory***: The gnomes working for a candy man is similar to the book/film series. Though in this case, the boss isn't benevolent.

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## Names in other languages

* **Basque:** Goxoki-denda
* **French:** La fabrique de bonbons
* **German:** Süße Gnome
* **Mandarin (China):** 偷袭糖果店
* **Spanish (Spain):** La fábrica de caramelos

 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"