Potatoes vs. Tomatoes: A delicious 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

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today’s debate looks great on a plate, bursts forth from a garden, and is quite the bargain! On one side, we’ve got the father of french fries, the champion of chips, the hero of hashbrowns. It's potatoes! And on the other side, we’ve got the sultan of salsa, the king of ketchup, the pal of pizza. It’s tomatoes. Get your taste buds ready because it’s… potatoes versus tomatoes! Vote below for the team YOU think won.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on it's Smash Boom Best.
0:05.0	The show for people with big opinions.
0:08.0	Hi, I'm Molly Bloom and this is Smash Boom Best.
0:11.0	The show where we take two things, Smash them together, and ask you to decide which
0:16.4	one is best. Today's debate looks great on a plate, bursts forth from a garden and is quite
0:22.4	the bargain. On one side and is quite the bargain.
0:23.0	On one side we've got the father of french fries, the champion of chips,
0:27.0	the hero of hash browns, it's potatoes. And on the other side we've got the s of Salsa, the King of Ketchup, the
0:34.4	pal of pizza, tomatoes.
0:37.1	Get your taste buds ready because it's potatoes versus tomatoes. In one corner, we've got actor, improviser and playwright Matt Spring eager to
0:47.4	spearhead's buds for team potato.
0:50.0	When the chips are down and no matter how hard you fry it seems like all your hopes are mashed
0:54.6	keep an eye out for potatoes winning and tomatoes getting last.
0:58.3	And actor, comedian and animator Brant Miller is here to triumph for tasty team tomatoes.
1:04.6	Fresh off the vine and ready to shine.
1:07.6	And here to judge it all is Ariana from Elk River, Minnesota.
1:11.6	Ariana is a huge fan of horseback riding, escape rooms, scavenger hunts, and reading
1:17.4	murder mysteries.
1:18.4	She's also in a fantasy football league with her family.
1:21.8	Hi, Ariana.. Hi Ariana.
1:23.5	Hi.
1:24.6	Ariana, I have to ask about your family's
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