The Enchanted Frog

## Episode guide

**"The Enchanted Frog"** is the tenth episode of the first season of *Nate Is Late*.

## Synopsis

On the way to school, Nate and Malika meet Gideon, a young man who was turned into a frog by a witch.

## Plot

The duo are heading for school when Nate gets distracted by a billboard ad featuring a hair model. Malika teases him for liking her which he quickly denies and claims he just like the shampoo the model is advertising, much to Malika's amusement. As they continue on, a frog suddenly comes up to them ask for their help much to their surprise he can talk. He reveals his name is Gideon and that he was turned into a frog by a witch, requesting the two's help to break the spell. Nate figures all they have to do is just have Gideon be kissed to do so, Malika refuses to do the deed however despite Nate's insistence it has to be from a princess, so he decides to do it himself despite Gideon's objections. However he ends up turning into a frog himself which Gideon states the witch had thought of that and put an extra spell on him to turn anyone who attempted it into a frog, though Nate sees the positives to it since he can jump higher.

Malika questions how Gideon was cursed and he explains that six months prior, he met a girl named Chloe and they fell in love. But Chloe's mother, the witch in question, refused their relationship and wouldn't allow Chloe to see him. Gideon attempt to send secret message to Chloe to have a secret meeting, but the mother found out, ambushed him and turned him into a frog so he would never see Chloe again.

Pitying him, the duo agree to help but wonder how to do so. Gideon figures if they can meet Chloe they can get her to force her mother to change him back. The trio head to Chloe's place and ring the doorbell where they instantly run into the mother. Malika tries to distract her so Gideon can get inside but the mother spots him and pushes him back out. Nate tries to get her to reverse the spell on him claiming to be an innocent bystander, but she refuses since he meddled in their business. What that plan failed, Gideon think that Chloe would think he abandoned her, least till they see Chloe in the upstairs window. Malika gets her attention via a pebble and they see it's the model from the billboard. Gideon explains what happened and Chloe lets them in via letting her long hair down that stretches all the way to ground.

Malika climbs up and the two lovebirds are reunited. Chloe offers to keep her mother distracted while the three go down to her lair and find a counter potion. The three do so, finding the lair near the basement and manage to get inside. Just as they begin looking, Chloe's mother comes back, insisting on working on her spells. The three hide with Malika hiding in the chamber pot, which unfortunately the mother start using with her inside of it. The mother likewise thinks Nate is one of her ingredient and drops him in, forcing the two to jump out due to the heat.

Recognizing them, she tries to blast Malika with a magic spell to turn her into a frog, but Nate jumps on her face causing her to miss her shots. Malika grabs a potion that allows her to go fast and drinks it, allowing her to zip around the lair as the witch tries to blast her. All the while Gideon is stuck in a test tube while Nate tries a few potions in the hope one will turn him back to human. He ends up landing on a spell the puffs him up like a balloon. He floats near the witch and snatches away her glasses with his tongue, blurring her vision. The speed potion eventually wears off and the witch state she can still hit Malika, glasses or not. Just as she fires, Malika grabs a nearby mirror and reflect the blast, turning the mother into a frog. Chloe, hearing the commotion, knocks at the door which Malika opens to show her mother's frog form.

Gideon apologizes for the trouble, but Chloe blames her mother for the whole events. Her mother state she was trying to protect her as, since Chloe's a model, figures everyone who claims they "love" her is just a fan, only does so for her beauty and not for true love. Chloe reject such a claim as Gideon has proven that he truly does love her and that she wishes to move out and be with him. Gideon likewise backing her statement. Seeing that they're serious, Chloe's mother relents and agrees to lift the spell on Nate and Gideon, though threatens to turn Gideon into a snail should Chloe complain about him. Nate returns her glasses and she uses a counter-spell to break the frog one, returning the two back to their human forms.

While happy for the two lovers, Nate and Malika realize they're going to be late for school. Chole has her mother loan them a flying broomstick which they use to ride to school. Once they arrive, Principal Prudence starts to chastise them for their tardiness, but Nate ends up catching a fly with his tongue due to still having some frog instinct in him. This grosses Prudence out and she waves the duo through to go about their school day.

## Characters

* Nate
* Malika
* Gideon
* Chloe (Introduction)
* Ramona [aka Chloe's Mother] (Introduction)
* Principal Prudence

### Allusions

* Naturally the story is based on fairy tales where princes are turned into frogs and need to be returned to normal via a princess's kiss. Notably this one alludes to the Disney movie, *The Princess and the Frog*.
* Another fairy tale allusion is *Rapunzel* via Chloe's long hair and the witch being her mother. There's likewise a nod the Disney version of the story, *Tangled*, when Chloe calls out to her mother that her hair has tangles in it.

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## Names in other languages

* **Basque:** Igel sorgindua
* **French:** La grenouille
* **German:** Der verliebte Frosch
* **Mandarin (China):** 青蛙王子
* **Spanish (Spain):** La rana

 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"