Name: The Thing That Wouldn't Leave
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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It's April Fools' Day, and Nate hopes to pull off an epic prank inspired by his hero, Brad Gunter; however, Nichols is all too familiar with Gunter's old tricks.

Big Nate

The April Fool

Nate has set the P.S. 38 record for most detentions in one month, putting the teachers on "Nate Watch;" to dodge this personal purgatory, Nate decides to help Dee Dee put on the school's musical and cast the teachers as the stars.

Nate on a Hot Tin Roof

In the thick of Ellen's recent heartbreak, Nate is apathetic; however, when he falls into a "bromance" with Ellen's cool new beau, heartache ensues; P.S. 38's new school anthem may be the only thing to put their pieces back together.

Bro-king Up Is Hard to Do

Nate must convince a 5th-grade girl to attend P.S. 38 next year; however, Leah has her head stuck in medieval times and may need to be swayed by her Nate in shining armor.

Nate in Shining Armor

When Nate is made Student Safety sergeant, he's wildly unprepared for the responsibility; Principal Nichols is desperate to ingratiate himself into the teachers' inner circle.

It's Lonely at the Top

Dee Dee is excited to celebrate her birthday, but her friends and family are so wrapped up with trying to surprise her that Dee Dee feels forgotten and winds up spending her special day with a new girl who has just moved to town.

Six-Tween Candles

When P.S. 38 is hit with the dreaded standardized testing, Teddy receives a perfect score and is exposed as a math genius; as Teddy's success is exploited, Francis struggles with his identity as the smartest kid in sixth grade.

The Square Root of Teddy

Nate is ready to be treated like an adult and insists on holding down the fort all by himself; then, zombies strike.

Wait Until Dark

When Artur saves Nate's life, Nate finds himself deeply indebted to his greatest foe; to even the scales, Nate engages in a war of kindness, unbeknownst to his opponent, Artur; Kim Cressly trains Francis to channel his inner Kim.

Kindness Wars

Nate and Francis discover the Pope family schedule while on spring break.

The Thing That Wouldn't Leave

Nate's gym grade is on thin ice and the only thing that can save him from the humiliation of repeating 6th grade gym is something he swore to hate for eternity.

The Curse of the Applewhites

Nate and Team Awesome face Jefferson in the annual Big Freeze snow sculpture competition.

The Big Freeze

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Nate and his friends navigate sixth grade with humor and style; Nate loves to express himself through cartoons he creates.

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