production the series was cancelled as an investor pulling out resulted in the animation studio laying off its entire staff. A Nate the Great musical by TheatreworksUSA ran in the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. Popular culture Nate the Great is mentioned in a few episodes of Between the Lions. Nate the Great goes Undercover and the whole series is featured in the Reading Rainbow season 2 episode, "Mystery on the Docks", in the Book Reviews ("But you don't have to take my word for it") segment at the end. Nate the Great was featured on 28 million Cheerios boxes to promote children's literacy. See also Notes References External links Nate the Great at publisher Random House Nate the Greatat KidsRead Book series introduced in 1972 Series of children's books Detective fiction Books illustrated by Marc Simont Child characters in literature Fictional amateur detectives Children's mystery novels