From the brains behind Brains On, it's Smash Boom Best. The show for people with big opinions.
Hi, I'm Molly Bloom, 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. Today's debate is a special episode that will pit a whopping six sweet treats head to head in a candy clash for glory.
We've got Forever Go host Joy Dolo in one corner.
Oh, I'm gonna win, I think I can -dee, I think I can -dee.
And Brain's on Universe producer Ador un woundes lase in the other.
Trick or treat, give me something good to defeat.
Ohhh. Why was that so violent?
Yeah. And here to judge it all is Elliott from Washington.
Elliott loves Legos, is an expert on all things Nerf.
Elliot has several siblings, including a two -year -old brother with his exact same birthday, and one time, safely ate a worm.
Hi, Elliott. Thanks for the worm part.
Is it not true? It's true.
Tell me about the worm.
Yes. So I took it out of the ground, used a shovel, dug it up, took it out, and I was like, I'm going to eat this worm.
So I googled how to eat a worm.
My search history is probably scarred forever, but so what I did is I dug up the worm, searched up how to do it safely, and they were like, just boil it.
And I was like, okay, fire.
I'll get some boiling water from, get like a water boiler, since my mom's really into tea.
So I boiled some water, poured it out into like a bowl, put the worm in, and then I just kind of just ate it.
It didn't taste bad.
Like I could for sure live off worms if I really wanted to.
Okay, I have so many followup questions.
I don't quite know where to begin, but I guess my first one is, what made you think you wanted to try eating and cooking a worm?
Oh, no. That's a good answer.
So Elliott, how did you get to be a Nerf expert?
So my dad and mom are kind of against guns in general, so one of my things was like, oh, I found a little bit of work around Nerf guns.
And so I already had like a Nerf gun.
It was like kind of old.
I had some like money I'd saved up and I was like, I'm going to get myself a Nerf gun.
And then I just became hooked and we made my YouTube channel and stuff.
Oh, so you have a YouTube channel about Nerf guns?
Mm -hmm. Nice. So what is your favorite Halloween candy?
Oof, I really like lemonheads, which isn't on this, and I felt so sad when I saw lemonheads weren't on it.
And then I also like Zots.
You know Zots? Those are just great.
Okay, okay. So you like sour.
It sounds like Lemon has Zots, kind of a sour experience.
Yeah, but I'm not biased.
Excellent. That's very important.
That's great. So you've listened to a lot of episodes of SmashBoom Best, so I'm wondering, do you have any advice for our debaters today?
Yes. Own up to the cringe.
Oh. I am the cringe master.
I think you can do that.
Cringeologist. That's the best part about the show.
It's what makes it funny.
I absolutely agree.
I love the cringiness.
I thought you were agreeing that I'm cringey.
Oh yeah. Is that what you said?
That too. Even outside of the debates, Joy is very cringe.
I'm cringe. Joy cringed solo.
Well will Elliot side with Joy or Adron?
Only time will tell.
Now get ready for a special edition of the Rules of the Game.
Today, I will be leading our very talented debaters through not one, not two, but three epic debates.
Each debate will have three rounds – the Declaration of Greatness, the Snack Attack and the final six.
There's an opportunity to win three points for each mini -debate, totaling 9 points for the entire competition.
Our Judge Elliott will award points to the team that impresses him the most but he'll keep his decisions top secret until the end of the show.
Listeners, we want you to judge too.
Mark down your points as you listen.
At the end of the show, head to our website smashboom .org and vote for whichever team you think won.
Alright Joy, Otteron, and Elliot.
Are you ready? Oh yeah.
I'm ready for this sweet sensation.
Abst Economy. Are you ready, Elliot?
Also yes. Okay then!
Great! Because it's time for our first debate of the day.
Twix vs Snickers. Joy will be giving us the fix when it comes to Twix.
I'm ready to do some cookie crunches.
And Autumn will be slingin' zingers in favor of SNICKERS.
Ain't nothing gettin' devoured quicker than a tasty delicious SNICKERS.
Nice. Yeah. That was nice.
That was lovely, yeah.
First up, it's the declaration of greatness.
In this round, our debaters have just one minute to present a convincing argument in favor of their side, then they'll each have 15 seconds to rebut their opponents' statements.
We've flipped a coin, enjoy.
You're up first. Tell us why Team Twix is tops.
Your one minute begins now.
I remember the joy of dumping my Halloween candy onto the floor and organizing them by worst to best for trading purposes.
The chocolate section was always the hardest because frankly, chocolate is awesome.
There was a pile for butterfingers, almond joints, if you're feeling like a nut.
Snickers, and the peace de la resistance Twix.
The glee I would feel as I held the crunchy shortbread cookie covered in caramel with a coating of milk chocolate had my taste buds singing.
Neigh. Dancing. The original name Raider was replaced with the name Twix from the combination Twin and Stix.
It's gawesome, great and awesome because they've been around since 1967.
This yandy, yummy candy was invented in the United Kingdom because with Twix you don't get one.
you get two candy -coated cookies, you can have one and save one for later.
You can share with a friend, you could play lightsabers with them.
The fossibilities are endless fun possibilities.
With Snickers, you only get one sad lonely piece of candy.
All right, Adron, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why twigs are the pits.
You've got 15 seconds and your time starts now.
So I just want to point out that Joy started started this with explaining that she throws her candy on the floor That's how unimportant Twigs are taste butts by the way taste butts don't sing they taste and your poor portmanteaus won't save your divisive Candy and by the way, I like that you love portmanteaus because Twix Joy do you have a one word rebuttal to Oderon's rebuttal?
Well? Sooser... Sore loser.
Ohhhh. Ohhhh. I'd argue that's three words, but that's okay.
I had to explain it, cut the rest. Okay.
Autoroad, it is your turn.
Tell us why Snickers satisfy.
You have one minute, and your time starts.
Now. Snickers have been delighting for nearly 100 years.
While some lesser snacks are named for silly words, Snickers was named after a horse!
Frank Mars' horse. Frank Mars, the man behind our favorite candies like Milky Way and M &Ms, named Snickers after his horse Snickers, a beautiful animal.
The only thing more beautiful than the love between a man and his horse is Snickers.
Besides the horse love, Snickers also helped the USA win gold when it became the official snack of the 1984 Olympics.
Yeah, how many other gold medals does your candy have?
I can count mine. Also, you should know, Snickers are incredibly profitable.
They make about $2 billion annually, and with 16 peanuts in each chocolate bar, there's over 100 tons of peanuts are being used in production each day.
When I was a kid, I would take fun -sized Snickers and throw them in the air in what I would call candy showers.
I'd get clean and delicious, like the charming little boy I was.
That was great. A candy shower?
Candy showers? I'm sure it cleans you just as well as a good shower.
I mean, and I want you to know, it was a great, it was a great way to end a night of trick or treating, a candy shower.
You wouldn't throw them on the floor like trash, you'd throw them in the air.
Like trash. With your mouth open, and you, um.
Oh, man all right. Joy, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why Snickers make you sickers.
You've got 15 seconds, and your time starts now.
Talk about a disrespect for candy, throwing it up in the air before it lands on the floor, like what are you waiting for, just put it on the floor.
Fancy pants, 16 peanuts per each, you cannot eat that!
And horses can sniff Snickers, horses poop.
Horses poop everywhere.
You're eating poop candy.
It's a poop horse. Every animal poops, Elliot.
Every animal poops.
But we don't name our horses.
hearing about candy.
I don't exactly want to hear about poop.
Exactly, Elliot. Adaron, do you have a one -word rebuttal to Joy's rebuttal?
Nay. That's great. All right.
Elliot, what did you think about Joy and Adaron's declarations of greatness and rebuttals?
Any moments that stood out?
In Joy's, it made me feel nostalgic to the childhood I'm currently living, which is kind of odd, since I'm literally in that childhood with all the sprinted candy out on the floor, like, whoa.
With his, a lot of the points were really spot on and I really like that.
Thank you so much. You're welcome.
All the peanuts like, oh yeah, so healthy.
Delicious exactly, yeah.
Yeah, it's making it slightly more healthy than every other candy out there, so hey.
Exactly, yeah. Some protein.
All right, Elliot, it is time to award a point.
Please give a point to the side that impressed you the most with their declarations and rebuttals.
You get to decide what makes a winning argument.
Did one team's jokes make you giggle?
Did they sneak some facts in?
Award your point, but don't tell us who it's going to.
Have we made your decision?
Yes. Alright, time for some more of this scrummy Smackdown.
Get ready for round two, the Ha ha hoo ha Smack Attack.
I hope you're feeling all jazzed about these notchable nibbles because today's first snack attack is called, Alfa Facts.
It's your job to come up with a fact, starting with a letter of the alphabet and we're going to go in alphabetical order.
We have 30 seconds to do it and we're going to volley back and forth.
Joy went first last time so we're going to start with autorun with the letter A.
We've We got 30 seconds on the clock and our alpha facts begin now.
A, as in appetizing.
Appetizing, chocolate, nougat, and peanuts.
B, band -aid. That's what you use after a candy shower and you have a bunch of paper cuts.
C, chocolate. It makes my chocolate is the best chocolate.
D, delicious, such as a Twix because it has the sweetness, the crunch. It was either delicious or doo -doo but I think you're done.
We're done talking about poop for today.
I feel like this is your go -to.
I, what's going on with you buddy?
I have issues with my stomach. Okay, all right.
I'm just kidding. No it's fine.
I'm not, no, no, no, that's great.
I'm sorry Elliot. You know what that is, That's a life lived with too many twix, that's what twix will do to you.
You know what it is, it's the peanuts.
Peanuts back you up.
Ask, ask your mother.
No, no, Elliot, we just agreed.
Peanuts are good for you.
They're good for some.
Shouldn't have given them so much candy before, because everyone's a little - Little.
Excited. All right, Elliot, it is time to award a point, but don't tell us who it's going to.
The criteria are totally subjective and totally up to you.
Have you made your decision?
then it's time for our third round.
The final six in this round, each team will have just six words to sum up the glory of their side.
Joy, let's hear your six words for team Twix.
Snickers, horse, candy.
Twix, gossip, Yandy.
I created a whole language.
It's an interesting way to describe gibberish, I'll give you that.
All right, Adirond, it is your turn, let's hear your six words for Team Snickers.
Snickers, a man loves his horse.
Oh man, this is good.
I wish we had horses and Snickers, man.
He was there for the founding, they're beautiful animals.
Without the horse, there would be no Snickers.
All right, Elliot, it is time to award a final point for this final six.
Have you made your decision?
Before I do, I just wanna say, both of you guys, I'm very proud of you.
You actually used six words.
Yeah. Thank you. Are you ready to crown one team the Smash Boom!
best of this mini debate?
Yes. All right, drum roll, please.
And the winner is? Snickers.
Bam! Bam, b -b -b -b -bam!
Wow, wow, wow. Time for a candy shower, baby!
Bam, b -b -b -bam! Very good, very good.
Well done, sir. Well done.
Well, we still have two more rounds.
It's still anybody's game.
Best. Smash. Smash.
Best. It is time for debate number two.
Raisinets versus Sour Patch Kids.
This debate will be similar in structure to the last one with a little added spice.
Aron will be debating for Team Raisinets.
Take your bets, cause the winner here is Raisinets.
And Joy will be debating for Team Sour Patch Kids.
Hey you kids, get back on my lawn.
Okay, that was really good.
I went the opposite way I thought I was going to go.
Joy went first last time.
So, Audrone, you're up.
You've got one minute to convince us that raisinets are the raisin best, and you're time begins now.
Raisinets. Raisins covered in chocolate.
Raisinets are incredibly popular.
If you lined up the amount of Raisinets produced in one year end to end, that length would go around the earth two and a half times.
And Raisinets have been delighting people for years.
They're nearly a hundred years old.
In fact, the idea of Raisinets is even older than that.
They were first produced in 1927 by a family owned candy company in Philadelphia.
Chocolate is a beloved treat and so are raisins, but did you know that raisins are actually good for you?
They're full of antioxidants and they're rich in fiber.
Raisinets are like gems, they need to be polished.
Did you know in the last 24 hours 21 million new raisinets were coated and polished?
That means everyday, 21 million raisins are coated in chocolate and tumbled so they become perfect drops of goodness.
Hey, what are you doing on March 24th?
I don't know what I'm doing.
Actually, I do know what I'm doing because I'm celebrating National Chocolate -Covered Raisin Day!
Raisinettes even have a day that's so good!
All right, Joy, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why raisinettes are just old dried fruit in chocolate.
You've got 15 seconds, and your time begins now.
Actually, I don't even need to say it because you just said it.
It is old dried fruit.
Who wants to eat that?
That's not candy. Candy is a sweet sugar treat.
You keep pushing nuts and raisins on us, I am a candy person through and through.
21 million raisins turned into candy.
Why can't you just let them be what they are?
Let them be. Let them be.
Let them be. Let them be.
Let them be. The Beatles are extremely litigious.
Oh, Adoro, do you want to make one sound in reaction to Joy's rebuttal?
Meyer! Merrr. All right, it is your turn, Joy.
Tell us why Sour Patch Kids are for all the best kids.
You've got one minute, and your time starts now.
Color, vibrancy, art.
When you open a bag of Sour Patch Kids, that's what you receive.
This sour and sweet colorful rainbow of gummy candy is the best for movies, long walks, and sour coverings.
So sour, it's so sour, the covering, that you can practice kissing with all that pucker.
Come here, grandma!
Mwah! The sour coating is the blanket on top of the sweet gummy inside.
The candy used to be called Mars Men, but then were rebranded as Sour Patch Kids in the 80s when the Cabbage Patch Kids took the world by storm.
Sour Patch Kids are also a variety of fun flavors.
Watermelon, blue raspberry, lemon lime, strawberry, and more.
You can mix them in your mouth and make little gummy sandwiches.
Blue strawberry, watermelon, lime.
Raisinets only have two flavors, raisin and chocolate, boring.
Sour Patch Kids also were created in the early seventies by our neighbors to the North, Canada.
Doesn't it make sense that I married a Canadian?
Not only is he awesome, his country made Sour Patch Kids.
This is what love looks like.
My husband's gonna love that one.
Oh man. All right, Adarona, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why Sour Patch Kids should be eaten by squids.
You've got 15 seconds and your time starts now.
First off, I wanna say, Sour Patch Kids come in a box, so you will never open a bag of Sour Patch Kids, okay?
That's not true. Also, stop trying to kiss me with your Sour Patch Kids, Joy, all right?
It's too much, I don't like it.
Also, Mars Men, you're telling me these space invaders are invading our mouths?
And time! I'm not slightly worried about space invaders.
Joy, is there a sound you would like to make in reaction to Aroan's rebuttal?
Mwah, mwah. Mwah! You love it.
You love it. I'm shaking my head.
No, he's not. I'm shaking my head.
He's smiling and loving it.
Elliot, what did you think about Aroan and Joy's declarations of greatness and rebuttals?
Any moments that really stand out?
The Raisinette was full of, like, more facts and I kind of did like that.
Again, it's the one with, like, the raisin in it.
Mmm. The Sour Patch Kids, you know, that one was pretty funny.
It, like, oh, come here Grammy.
But, like, there was also tons of information.
But, you know, still less than Raisinettes.
Always. As always. It's still less than Raisinettes.
You are the judge so you get to decide what makes a winning argument here.
It's entirely subjective and entirely up to you.
So please give one point for this round to the side that impressed you the most. Have you made your decision?
Yes. Wonderful. We're off to a fierce and fabulous start, and now we're ready for round number two, the Snack Attack.
This is a brand new challenge called Costume Party.
I want you to metaphorically put on a Halloween costume and give me a 30 second monologue in that character's voice about your side.
For example, if I was dressed like the Count and my side was Blow Pops, I would do a monologue as The Count talking all about how great Blow Pops are.
Does that make sense?
I think so. Yes, I think this makes sense.
Otto, you went first last time.
So Joy, you're up. First, please tell us what character that you're dressed as.
Oh, yeah, I'm a Canadian goose.
I'm a Canadian goose from Canada, you betcha.
Oh, yeah. All right, so please now give us your character monologue about Sour Patch Kids.
It's only 30 seconds long, so make it count.
Your time starts now.
Oh, yeah, you know, so the reason that I love this Sour Patch Kids is because, you know, I love kids in general, I like to walk up to him and waddle and and you know, poke them with my with my beak.
That's what that's what our noses are called.
And so beyond Sour Patch Kids they're also made from a syrup, you know, the candy starts as a syrup, you know, and maple syrup is also a big part of Canada.
It's our main export one would say.
Besides moose. We also do a lot of mooses here.
And time! Sour Patch!
Adram, it is your turn.
Let's hear your character monologue about Raisinets.
Who are you dressed as today?
I'm putting on my cowboy hat.
Because I'm John Wayne, Pilgrim!
Famous movie star, Pilgrim!
Pilgrim as a cowboy.
I can't wait to hear what John Wayne has to say about raisiness.
You have 30 seconds, and your time starts now.
I'm John Wayne and I'm here to tell you that I love making movies.
If you want a sure -fire movie snack, take some popcorn and throw in some raisinets, Pilgrim.
Pilgrim. They're delicious and they're good for you.
They're filled with antioxidants and plenty of fiber so you'll never be cut down in a pinch. Kids you'll have to ask your great -grandparents about their reference.
I propose that you two guys why don't you just work together you know?
this John Wayne dude seems to be real nice, and also Sour Patch Kids make you pucker up, so it might be a great match. I like that idea.
Maybe that's what we have to do.
I like the sound of that, Pilgrim.
Get on my back, don't you know?
Is this a goose? Yeah, you should ride the goose.
Yeah, this is - Ride the goose.
Oh man, all right, Elliot.
It is time to award a point for this silliest of Snag Attacks.
Have you made your decision?
Yes! Wonderful. It's time for our third round.
The final six. Aaron, let's hear your six words for Team Raisinets.
Raisinets. Grapes dressed in chocolate.
Yum! Hahaha! Wonderful, Joy it is your turn, give us your six words for Team Sour Patch Kids.
Raisinets, old school.
Patch Kids. Slap. I literally like googled young kids slang.
I was like patch kids mew.
Elliot, do kids say a slap?
Is that a thing? No, that is way outdated.
What is a cool word?
Dope? Like something like that?
Patch kids. Dope. No, you already said snap.
Slap! I'm going to go with slap.
I liked it. 1970s. Alright.
You've heard these two wonderful final sixes, but, Elliott, only one of them can get your final point.
Have you made your decision?
Yes, I have. Are you ready to crown one Team The Smashboob best of this mini debate?
Yes. Drum roll please.
And the winner is, Sour Patch Kids.
Yes! Oh! It's because of the Canadian goose.
Get on my lawn, gosh.
You nailed it, it's good for you.
Get on my lawn. Get on my lawn, kids.
Everybody come on. For the record, he chose that.
Yeah, that's true. The whole way you chose Raisinette.
I chose Raisinette.
I will say I love your John Wayne voice at pillow room.
I chose Raisinette's and John Wayne's.
so the golden age of cinema.
Incredible, all right, so we have one and one.
Each of you have won one of our mini debates.
Adron and Joy, how are you two feeling so far?
Great. I can honestly say, I'm feeling very good.
And that's all. I feel like a rapper crinkly, loud and ready to party.
All right, it's time for a quick break.
Dump out your trick -or -treat bucket and start sorting your candy into piles.
And we'll be right back with more Smash Boom Best. You're listening to State of Debate, home to raging rhetoric and awe -inspiring argumentation.
Hello debate fans! I'm Todd Douglas, and I'm here with the one and only Taylor Lincoln, and we're We're here on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for...
Groundhog Day! Hooray.
It's freezing right now in Pennsylvania because the sun hasn't risen yet.
And it's February 2nd.
But in a little bit, when the sun peeks over the horizon, the world -famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil will pop up over that little hole over there and look for his shadow.
If he sees it, that means six more weeks of winter.
But if he doesn't see his shadow, that means early spring.
Everyone is getting real excited here.
Just listen to the crowd.
And to top it off, I just caught a juicy fallacy fumble on my handy recorder.
A logical fallacy is a debate mistake that makes an argument less than awesome.
Want to hear it, Toddy?
You betcha, Tay -Tay.
Always in the mood for some sizzling fallacy fodder.
All right, roll tape.
Oh, man, Marge. When is that darn groundhog going to come out of the ground?
I'm cold! Oh be patient Bronson.
He'll come out when he's ready.
The Sun hasn't come up yet I can't stand this groundhog gobbledygook last time when Phil predicted in early spring I trusted him so I dressed up in my finest cargo shorts and flip -flops But it stayed cold and my toes almost froze That's on you Bronson.
You should have checked the weather forecast. Oh Everyone suffered, and that's just what punk satani Phil wants!
He's conspiring to trick innocent humans around the world into wearing cargo shorts and flip -flops in the wintertime.
Prove me wrong! Bwah!
What a fallacy flop!
What you just heard was the burden of proof fallacy.
It's when you make your opponent prove your case wrong without providing any evidence yourself.
Bronson wouldn't explain why Phil the groundhog was tricking people.
He put the burden of proving that on Marge.
That's bad debatin'.
YOIT! To be a debate great, you gotta come up with evidence to support your claims. Don't just launch an idea at someone and make them do all the work.
Oh! Oh! Todd! The sun is rising.
It's almost time. I can't wait!
Punxsutawney Phil, you are my hero!
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Howling Candy Grab Bag.
That's right. And it's time for our third and final debate.
Twizzlers versus Smarties.
This debate will mirror the first two debates, and, Elliot, it will be your job to secretly award points throughout the three rounds.
In our final debate, Joy will be debating for Team Twizzlers.
Don't you Wizzler, you had a Twizzler?
Thanks, mention. And Aarón will be debating for Team Smarties.
Ain't no potty like a smarty potty because a smarty potty has colors.
Aarón went first last time, so Joy, you're up.
You've got one minute to convince us that Twizzlers totally sizzle and your time starts now.
I'll answer the question, how can a candy like Twizzlers last so long?
Why is a beloved antique of a candy still around to today?
Well, you know, it seems like it was made forever ago.
Shameless plug. Look, I don't need to tell you that Twizzlers is one of the oldest candies in the United States made in 1845, the same year that Texas became a state.
I won't tell you that the candy comes in different shapes and sizes.
Nibs, ropes, and pull and peel, which is my favorite.
and it also comes in different flavors.
Black, strawberry, cherry, my favorite!
But I heard you loud and clear earlier before, so I'm just going to stick to the facts this time, Elliot.
The candy was originally licorice flavored, now known as black licorice.
This is a flavor from the licorice plant, and it's divisive.
It could be described as earthy, salty, and bitter, or gross!
Didn't introduce new flavors until the 1970s.
Did you know that licorice was just that black licorice for a long time, and they didn't bring in the strawberry and the mint, and the chocolate, until the 1970s.
Yes, there is a mint Twizzler.
The iconic Twizzler shape is made by pushing the candy mixture through rotating lists.
All facts, baby. All facts, all the time.
I was into it, what can I say?
Yeah. All right, Aaron, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why Twizzlers really just fizzlers.
You've got 15 seconds and your time starts now.
Twizzlers have lasted long for the same reason that Stonehenge lasted long.
because it's impossible to digest. You bite into them and they're fighting your teeth.
It's like an impossible tug of war with my molars.
You know a flavor the Twizzlers need?
Delicious. I wish that was a flavor that Twizzlers had because I never thought that about them.
Oof, sick burn. Thank you.
Alright Joy, do you have one song lyric in reaction to Adaron's rebuttal?
Oh a song lyric? You don't own me.
Don't try to change me in any way, you don't own me.
Ba ba ba ba, and I don't know the rest of the words.
Ba ba ba ba ba, that's more than a lyric but I'll keep going.
Do you know that song?
No, I don't. It's probably like 20 years old.
It's from the 60s. It's older than that.
But it's a delightful song, delightful song.
Basically, before me and it's old.
Aaron, it is your turn.
Tell us why smarties love smarties.
You got a minute and it starts right now.
Smarties has been running for such a long time.
The business was started in 1949 by Edward D.
He was a real smartie.
He made the first smarties in his garage using the same equipment that they use for World War II.
That's right, my candy helps stop fascism, then he drove around delivering his candies to grocery stores and the company is still around and run by his granddaughters.
That's right, it's a family operation.
Two billion rolls of the candies are rolled every year.
Two b -b -b -billion. And I know we love Canada.
In Canada, smarties are actually called rockets.
So if you're very up in Canada, visiting, I don't know, your family joy, be sure to ask them for a couple of rockets because they're great.
With a simple piece of string, smarties can actually be turned into jewelry.
You want a necklace?
No problem. How about a bracelet?
You bet. You look as good as they taste.
And I should know, because as a child, I would wear smarties on my neck and pretend I was a cool surfer.
That's right, I would pretend to ride a surf board on my bed, fighting sharks.
I love that little kid, O Mountain, had a lot of like innovative uses for candy.
He really loved his imagination.
I love this kid. All right, Joy, it is time for your rebuttal.
Tell us why smarties should be really called farties.
You've got 15 seconds and your time begins now.
Okay, so if you wore Smarties while you were in a Sephora you know they would melt because of the water, right?
They would just disintegrate because they're not very strong structurally, like Twizzlers.
Smarties necklace, clearly it's trying to be a Twizzler because Twizzlers, which were invented way before yours, 1845, hello.
And time, oh, she really takes her time seriously.
Yes, yes, I do! I appreciate that, Autumn, do you have one song lyric in reaction to Joy's rebuttal?
I want candy, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
I want candy, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Nice, that was great.
Thank you. Elliot, what did you think about Joy Ann Ordarone's declarations of greatness and rebuttals?
What stood out to you?
For the Declaration of Greatness, Twizzlers, again, and they had a little more facts, but they also had a lot of great jokes, so I really appreciate that as a man of jokes.
It's like basically my defining traits at this point.
Yeah, and I actually learned a lot, too, so that's great.
For smart A's, I also learned a lot and got that surfboard, which is great, you know?
I always wanted to surf while wearing candy.
That's just a great way to live.
Excellent work, Elliott, but only one of these debaters can get a point for this declaration and rebuttal.
Please award your point, but don't tell us who it's going to.
Have you made your decision?
Yes. Then it's time for our third and final snack attack.
The challenge is haiku for you.
We want you to write two haikus each. One about how great your side is and another one about how terrible the other side is.
As a reminder, we're looking for a three line poem with a syllable pattern of five, seven, five.
That's a haiku. Joy, you went first in the last round.
So, Aaron, you're up now.
Let's hear your haiku for why smarties are works of arties.
Smarties, I love color.
Smarties, up north called rockets.
Smarties, family run.
Oh, very nice. Beautiful.
Very, very nice. All right, Joy, now it's your turn.
Let's hear why twizzlers are the business.
Mmm. Twizzler has Rizzler.
Bendy Candy delicious.
Flavor beats color.
Oh, very nice, very nice.
All right, now, Joy, we're gonna go to you again.
Okay. It's your turn, to tell us why Smarties are duds.
Smarties are rockets, or are they a chalk -a -lette?
Throw in the ocean.
Excellent. Chocolate, do you get the word play?
Chalk, because it tastes like chalk.
I was hungry last time.
It's not chocolate.
Yeah, they like chocolate.
I don't know if that's word play.
That's poetry. Poetry.
Poetry. I was still into it -ivors, yeah.
Elliot liked it and that's all that matters.
Yeah. Okay, Adron, it is your turn to tell us why Twizzlers are not so hot.
Twizzlers fight your teeth.
Red whips, tastes like gross butts, man.
Twizzlers bind your buds.
Bind your buds? Like taste buds?
or friends, it's wordplay.
It's poetry! You guys are both really bad at wordplay.
One specific thing.
All the other times are great for this specific thing though.
We've been rislered.
This was really... Just trying to say, buds, it's a little bit more clear, the chak -o -let or...
Chak -o -let is art, it's art sentences.
The only opinion that matters here right now is Eliot's.
That's true, that's very true.
So, Elliott, it is time to award a point.
Okay, I think I've decided.
And it's time for our final round.
The final six. Okay, Joy, let's hear your six words for team Twizzlers.
Is Twizzler a Wizzler?
Yes, scissor. Are you doing like, yes, sir?
Yeah, that's where I started to say it with the slur.
Oh, okay, that makes sense.
No, it doesn't! Honestly, it looks funnier.
Yes, it's doesn't. That makes no sense at all.
It's funnier when you explain it at all.
It's called poetry.
It's called poetry.
The fact that there was a confused pause from all of us.
You know what, sometimes when you work in the moment, you have to just kind of go with it where it is.
It only matters what Elia thinks.
I kind of respect the making it in the moment part.
Thank you. Okay, let me write something really quick.
You know what? On that note, I'm finished.
Are you ready? Yes I am ready.
Okay. Adrum, please give us your final six for Team Smarties.
Don't be a dummy. Eat Smarties!
Sizzler! It is time to award a final point for this final six.
And it's the final point in this whole debate extravaganza.
Have you made your decision?
Yes. Alright. Tally up those points.
Are you ready to crown one team the Smash Boom Best of this mini debate?
Yes. Alright, drumroll please and the winner is Twizzlers!
Goodness, alright Elliot, what was your favorite part of this debate?
The last since it was the most suspenseful, you know, I was, you know, in all the ones I was paying very high attention but in the last one, you know, I was like, this matters the most. Like everyone had one at that point.
So I was like, okay, this one matters the most I got to do it.
So Well, you did an amazing job judging we asked you to judge a lot today.
You did an amazing job.
Like I said earlier, I really love your John Wayne.
I think your accents are so funny.
And I actually did really appreciate that you had a ton of facts in your in your dog and in your stuff.
So kudos, kudos is going to be the candy bar that we make together, and it's going to be peanut, raisin, chocolate, and gummy bears.
The kids are going to run under our lawns just to grab at these delicious kudos.
Joy, I have to say, I adore your, like, your spontaneity, your energy, your laissez -faire attitude, your ability to improvise and write something better than me even though I planned ahead of time.
and that kind of frustrates me.
Also your appreciation for the great Nation of Canada really, really shown in this debate, and I gotta say like, that's the type of edge you need in a debate like this.
International edge.
And that's it for today's debate battle.
Elliott crowned Snickers, Sour Patch Kids, and Twizzlers the Smash Boom best giving Joy two out of three and making her our winner of this candystravaganza.
But what about you?
Head to SmashBoom .org and vote to tell us who you think won.
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Joy, is there anyone you'd like to give a shoutout to today?
I'd like to give a shout out to all of Canada and their geese.
Very nice. How about you, Aron?
Any special shout outs?
I want to give a special shout out to all of the beautiful horses out there.
You very much inspired me and Frank Mars.
Wonderful. And how about you, Elliot?
Any special thanks or shout outs?
I want to give a shout out to the entire Smash Boom Best team for letting me come on since it was a real joy.
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What?! Bye for now.
See you later, Miesler.
I've gained an important message from the booth that's telling me to stop eating candy.
Okay. Molly, Molly, from the bottom of my heart, don't stop eating candy.
