The Carnivorous Plant

## Episode guide

**"The Carnivorous Plant"** is the third episode of the first season of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

Nate has forgotten to take care of the class's carnivorous plant over the weekend.

## Plot

Malika waits for Nate for their usual trek to school. Once he's finally ready to leave, she reminds him of the Venus fly trap, dubbed Kiki by Nate, which he was suppose to take care of over the weekend. Realizing he forgot, Nate rummages through his backpack and finds her, but sees that she's slowly dying. After an attempt to give it water doesn't work. The duo head to the park and visit their gardener friend, Violet, in the hope she'll help. However she reveals she's too busy with a wasp problem in the park to take a look at it, but points to some plant growth formula that might be able to help. Nate goes to use the formula while Malika look over the instructions which state that only drop per day is needed. However Nate ended up using the full bottle before this was found out.

The formula does turn out to work, but a little *too* well as Kiki not only revives but start to grow to giant size, dwarfing the two and able to move on it's own, forcing the duo to run when they realize Kiki's now a threat. They manage to elude it, but know that she'll be a danger to the whole park. Thinking up a plan, the pair go to Cosmo's shack to a net which he gives them a volleyball net to use. They start to lure Kiki to it but she notices their friend, Maurice, nearby mistaking him for a ladybug because of his spotted shirt. They manage to warn him as Kiki gives chase. She manages to catch him, but Dwayne distracts it enough to allow Maurice to slip free from his shirt (though the replacement shirt he puts on makes him look like a bee prompting Kiki to chase him again). Dwanye takes it upon himself to stop Kiki to the duo's worry that he'll hurt him (or Kiki will eat him). As Dwayne grabs some pesticide spray from Violet, Nate and Malika go to Cosmo to borrow a bug costume and a bike. Nate puts on the costume while Malika ties him to the bike and pedals. The wings on the costume causing Nate to glide in the air.

They ride past Kiki who take Nate for a bug and follows them, luring her to the net trap. But Dwayne jumps in the way before they can reach it, forcing Malika to swerve out of the way and knock Dwayne into the trap (though he quickly breaks free). Forced to come up with a new plan quickly, Malika sees some wasp passing by her. Just as it looks like Nate'll be eaten, Kiki notices the wasps and goes for their hive instead, saving Nate and pacifying Kiki. Dwayne tries to spray her but Violet stops him since Kiki solved the wasp problem that was troubling the park. When asks what they'll do with Kiki now, Violet reveal all they need to do is just use water since it'll flush the plant growth out Kiki's system. She does so and returns Kiki back to normal size. The duo head to school, unfortunately late, and try to tell Principal Prudence what happened. She dismisses their story but states she's proud of them for taking care of Kiki and let's the two in for their school day.

## Characters

Recurring Characters
* Nate
* Malika
* Principal Prudence

Main Characters
* Kiki (debut)
* Policeman Dwayne

Supporting Characters
* Violet (debut)
* Maurice (debut)
* Cosmo (debut)

Minor Characters
* Nate's father (debut, voice only)

### Allusions

* When Kiki first grows to an enormous size, Nate claims that she has become a plant version of King Kong.

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## Names in other languages

* **Basque:** Landare haragijalea
* **French:** La plante carnivore
* **German:** Die fleischfressende Pflanze
* **Italian:** La pianta carnivora
* **Mandarin (China):** 捕蝇草
* **Spanish (Spain):** La planta carnívora

 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"