Bluey vs. Elmo: a lovable debate

Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family

American Public Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today's debate is a showdown between two lovable characters. One is a playful pup from down under, and one is a giggling, ticklish monster. It’s Bluey vs. Elmo! Writer Kathryn VanArendonk will fight for family fun with team Bluey while culture writer and podcaster Margaret H. Willison will charm you with Elmo’s curiosity and cuteness. Who will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, it's Smash Boom Best.
0:05.7	The show for people with big opinions.
0:08.6	Hi, I'm Molly Blue and this is Smash Boom Best, the show where we take two things, smash them together, and ask you to decide which one is best.
0:18.5	Today's debate is a showdown between two lovable characters. One is a playful pup from Down Under, and one is best. Today's debate is a showdown between two lovable characters.
0:22.1	One is a playful pup from Down Under and one is a giggling, ticklish monster.
0:27.3	It's Bluey versus Elmo.
0:30.8	For Team Bluey, we've got the writer of the fourth coming book, The Bluey Years.
0:35.4	It's Catherine Van Aeron Dunk. Blue Healer, Heart, Steeler, Go Blue Years, it's Catherine Van Aeron Dunk.
0:38.0	Blue Healer, Heart, Steeler, go blue.
0:42.2	And representing Team Elmo, its culture writer and podcaster, Margaret H. Willison.
0:47.9	Elmo is red, and losers are blue.
0:51.0	And here to judge it all is Emma from Austin, Texas. Emma has three cats and a collection of freshwater fish, is an avid listener of Smash Boom Best with her two little brothers, hi guys, and has a passion for making her own earrings. Hi, Emma. Hi, how are you today? I am great. I'm so happy that you're here. So, Emma, you clearly love pets. Last time we talked to you,
1:14.3	you were hoping to procure a pet python. Did your dream come true? Sadly, it did not. That is still in the
1:22.2	making, but I have not gotten one yet. It's only a matter of time, I'm sure. Can you please tell me the names of your cats?
1:29.1	I have Rex and cinnamon and Flitwick. Oh, do you have a favorite or do they all have their own
1:36.7	spot in your heart? They all are super special, but I think if I had to pick a favorite, I would go
1:42.3	with my cat Flitwick because he reminds me of Harry Potter.
1:45.6	Fair. And I know that you are a clarinet player in a very good marching band. Can you tell us a little bit about what it's like to be like in a competitive marching band?
1:57.9	It is pretty exciting. We get to go to all these different like competitions
2:02.6	throughout the years and we actually just recently went to our first competition of this season and
2:08.8	we placed sixth at the most competitive marching contest in the U.S. That is so cool.
2:18.2	That's very cool.
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