In animation, a caption on a wood board reads "Veggie Vote 2018" as vegetables rain down.

Daniel sits behind a desk in the set of "The Space."

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, a gray TVO Kids T-shirt and a blue blazer.

Daniel says HELLO, AND WELCOME
TO ELECTION CENTRAL,
OR AS MY CO-HOST LIKES TO SAY,
"ELECTRIC CENTRAL."
TODAY IS THE GREAT "DEBRATE"...
DEBATE. THAT IS RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE OUR THREE
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
DEBATING ALL DAY LONG,
SO WE WANT YOU TO GO OVER TO
TVOKIDS.COM
AND SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS ON
WHAT YOU WANT
THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
TO DEBATE ON.
SO, UHH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
OUR THREE CANDIDATES.
LET ME REMIND YOU
OF THEIR PLATFORMS.
WE HAVE BROCCOLI,
"THE HEALTHY CHOICE."
TOMATO, "FAMILY FIRST."
AND CORN, "IN EVERYTHING GOOD."
SO THEY WILL BE DEBATING ON
THEIR CASE TODAY.
BE SURE TO ENTER YOUR QUESTIONS
AT TVOKIDS.COM
AND STAY TUNED,
'CAUSE COMING UP NEXT,
WE HAVE OUR FIRST
DEBATE QUESTION.

A slate appears with an animated glasses and tie wearing squash with a caption that reads "Veggie Vote 2018."

Squash says HELLO, AND WELCOME TO
THE 2018 VEGGIE DEBATE,
I'M YOUR MODERATOR, SQUASH.
I'D LIKE TO SAY WELCOME
AND GOOD LUCK
TO BROCCOLI, CORN AND TOMATO.

Standing behind lecterns, Broccoli, Corn and Tomato wave at the camera.

Squash says OUR FIRST QUESTION TONIGHT'S
FROM YASMIN, 8,
FROM THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO.
AND SHE ASKS,
"WHY SHOULD I VOTE FOR YOU?"
LET'S START WITH TOMATO.

Tomato says OH, WHY, THANK YOU, SQUASH!
WELL, I THINK YOU
SHOULD VOTE FOR ME
'CAUSE I AM ALL ABOUT FAMILY.
I ENDEAVOUR TO BRING BOTH
VEGETABLE, GRAINS
AND FRUITS TOGETHER THROUGH...
THROUGH LOVE AND PLAY, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE WE ARE ALL FAMILY!

Broccoli says YOU KNOW, I HAVE
TO SAY, TOMATO,
I-- I WOULD LOVE YOU ON MY TEAM,
BECAUSE I RESPECT THAT,
BUT-- BUT THAT IS NOT
ALL A TOWN NEEDS.
WE NEED HEALTH CARE,
WE NEED FITNESS.
WE HAVE TO STAY STRONG SO OUR
ECONOMY CAN CONTINUE TO, UHH,
TO GROW AS I HAVE GROWN IT,
SO I CONTINUE...
I WILL CONTINUE TO DO...

Corn says AND-- AND THAT IS WHY...

Broccoli says WHAT I AM DOING.

Corn says TO YOUR POINT, BROCCOLI, THAT IS
WHY I WILL BRING CHANGE
TO THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED
SOMETHING NEW IN VEGGIETOWN,
SOME FRESH FRUIT,
SOME FRESH VEGGIES,
SOME FRESH GRAINS,
I'VE-- I'VE GOT IT ALL.
CORN HAS IT ALL, AND I'M VERY
GLOBAL. I'LL TELL YA.

Broccoli says CORN IS IN EVERYTHING
BAD FOR YOU.

(ARGUING OVER EACH OTHER)

Corn says I'M IN EVERYTHING.
YOU GOTTA VOTE ME,
IT'S GOTTA BE ME.

Broccoli says CORN SYRUP IS SUGAR!

Corn says NO, LISTEN, YOU HAVE BEEN...
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING, AND YOU
HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS,
BUT WE NEED SOMETHING BETTER.

Broccoli says IT'S NOT GOOD!
THESE ARE NOT HEALTHY THINGS!
(CANDIDATES CROSSTALKING
ANGRILY)

Squash says WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
HAVE FOR OUR FIRST ROUND.
AND NOW WE HAVE A QUESTION
FROM A CALLER.
HIS NAME IS TYLER, HE'S SEVEN,
AND HE'S FROM LONDON, ONTARIO.
TYLER?

A caption reads "Tyler. Age 7."

Tyler says HI!

Broccoli says TYLER, WHAT IS YOUR
QUESTION FOR US?

Tyler says UHH, WHY DO VEGGIES
TASTE SO GOOD?

Broccoli says WHY DO VEGGIES
TASTE SO GOOD?
WELL, TYLER, I HAVE
TO TELL YOU...
GOOD QUESTION.
THE VEGGIES IN VEGGIETOWN
TASTE SO GOOD
BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR SOIL
THAT MY GOVERNMENT
HAS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED
SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE.
SO THAT IS ONE REASON WHY YOU
SHOULD VOTE AGAIN FOR BROCCOLI,
THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE SYSTEM
ONLY FOR VEGGIETOWN.

Corn says AND-- AND TYLER, IF YOU WANT TO
EVEN TASTE YOUR FRUIT IN
VEGGIETOWN,
I GOTTA TELL YA, CORN IS GONNA
CREATE THE ECONOMY,
HE'S GONNA MAKE JOBS
TO VEGGIES.

Broccoli says HOW? HOW?

Corn says NOT ONLY VEGGIES,
BUT FRUIT AND GRAINS.

Broccoli says HOW? HOW?

Corn says HE'S-- OH, WE'RE
GONNA EXPAND,
WE'RE GONNA MAKE A BIGGER
VEGGIETOWN,
IT'S GONNA BE SO GREAT.
WE'LL HAVE TASTIER VEGGIES,
JUST BECAUSE OF THAT.

(CROSSTALKING INDISTINCTLY)

Corn says VOTE CORN!

Tomato says YOU KNOW WHAT, FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES, YOU'RE RIGHT,
THEY TASTE REALLY GOOD,
'CAUSE IT'S NATURAL.
THEY ALWAYS TASTE GOOD,
SO, I JUST WANT, YOU KNOW,
TO-- TO REALLY, REALLY
BRING OUT THE FLAVOUR
OF EVERYONE HERE, SO EVERYONE
HAS A CHANCE...

Broccoli says AND HOW ARE YOU ALL
PLANNING ON DOING THIS?!

Corn says JUST A REMINDER...
JUST A REMINDER, BROCCOLI...

Broccoli says HOW?

(CANDIDATES CROSSTALKING
ANGRILY)

Squash says WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ROUND TWO'S
GETTING A LITTLE HEATED.
AND NOW WE HAVE A CALL
FROM RHEA, WHO'S NINE,
FROM BRAMPTON. REYA?

Tomato says HEY, REYA, WHAT'S YOUR
QUESTION FOR US?

The caption changes to "Reya. Age 9."

Reya says WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
MAKE A GOOD MAYOR?

Corn says OH, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION,
REYA, THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
I THINK, PERSONALLY,
CORN'LL MAKE A GREAT MAYOR,
BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO I SUPPORT
THE ARTS
AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, BUT
ALSO I'M A BALANCE. YOU KNOW?
CORN CAN BE GOOD, CORN CAN BE
TASTY, IT CAN BE NUTRITIOUS,
BUT IT CAN ALSO BE, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE BIT OF A TREAT.
SO I THINK THAT BALANCE WILL BE
IN EVERYTHING THAT CORN BRINGS
TO VEGGIETOWN, WHICH IS
WHAT WE NEED. VOTE CORN.

Broccoli says YOU KNOW, CORN?
I-- I HAVE TO SAY TO YOUR POINT
THAT YOU JUST MADE...

Corn says YEAH?

Broccoli says UMM... I'VE NEVER REALLY
DIGESTED CORN.

Corn says WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF FIBRE,
SO YOU SHOULD BE
DIGESTING CORN.

Broccoli says IN A WAY THAT MAKES IT, UHH,
GETTING SOME NUTRIENTS,
I MUST SAY.

Corn says THERE'S A-- THERE'S A LOT OF
FIBRE, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY...

Tomato says YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK...

Corn says YOU SHOULD GO SEE A DOCTOR.

Tomato says YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME, 'CAUSE
ONE, I HAVE A GREAT PERSONALITY.
THESE GUYS JUST SEEM VERY
AGGRESSIVE.
AND TWO, I'M ALL ABOUT EQUALITY!
HEY!
I'M NOT-- I'M NOT TRYING TO
LEAVE ANYBODY OUT.
(ARGUING INDISTINCTLY)

Broccoli says I HAVEN'T ANSWERED
THE QUESTION YET!
I HAVEN'T ANSWERED THE
QUESTION YET.

(CROSSTALKING ANGRILY)

Squash says ANOTHER GREAT ROUND OF DEBATE
HERE AT VEGGIE DEBATE 2018.

(music plays)

Now Melissa sits at a desk in the set of "The Space."

Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and wears a green TVO Kids T-shirt and a blue blazer.

She says HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO
ELECTION CENTRAL.
IT IS DEBATE DAY, AND BOY, ARE
THE CANDIDATES DEBATING.
THAT'S RIGHT, WE SAW CORN,
TOMATO AND BROCCOLI
TALK ABOUT MANY POINTS,
INCLUDING WHY THEY'D BE
A GOOD MAYOR,
WHAT THEY CAN DO
FOR THE ECONOMY,
AND WHY VEGETABLES ARE TASTY.
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THEY HAD SOME ANSWERS.
SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT WHO'S GOING
TO TELL US THEIR TAKE
ON THE DEBATE SO FAR.
IT'S MANEESH. HI, MANEESH.

The caption changes to "Maneesh. Age 9."

Maneesh says HI.

Melissa says HI, MANEESH. OKAY,
SO HOW DO YOU THINK
THE DEBATE'S BEEN
GOING THUS FAR?

Maneesh says I THINK IT'S GOING WELL.
ALL OF-- ALL OF THE VEGETABLES
ARE COMPETING
AND HAVE GREAT CAMPAIGNS.

Melissa says AHH, OKAY,
YOU LIKE THEIR CAMPAIGNS.
THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
NOW, UHH, SO FAR,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,
WE NEED TO KNOW
WHO YOU THINK IS
WINNING THE DEBATE.

Maneesh says MMM, I THINK CORN IS WINNING.

Melissa says OOH, OKAY, THAT'S VERY
INTERESTING.
BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
THE FACT THAT CORN
IS IN SO MANY SUGAR PRODUCTS?
DO YOU THINK THAT'S
GOOD FOR VEGGIETOWN?

Maneesh says NOT REALLY.

Melissa says NOT REALLY, OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT...
I'M NOT A BIASED ANCHOR,
I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
OKAY? UMM...

Maneesh says BUT YOU CAN ALSO EAT IT PLAIN.

Melissa says YOU-- YOU COULD ALSO EAT IT
PLAIN, THAT'S TRUE.
ALTHOUGH, YOU KINDA NEED A LOT
OF SALT,
BUT ANYWAYS, JUST MY OPINION.
UMM, I WAS ALSO THINKING,
MANEESH,
HAVE YOU EVER VOTED
FOR ANYTHING BEFORE?

Maneesh says YES.

Melissa says WHAT'D YOU VOTE FOR?

Maneesh says IN-- ON TVO KIDS, AND IN MY
SCHOOL FOR A BOOK.

Melissa says IN YOUR SCHOOL FOR A BOOK
AND ON TVO KIDS.
AND HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU
VOTE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD?

Maneesh says MMM, IT'S-- IT'S EXCITING TO
SEE, LIKE, WHICH ONE WINS,
IF THE ONE I VOTED FOR WINS.

Melissa says TOTALLY! IT'S TOTALLY EXCITING,
AND DARE I SAY, EMPOWERING.
WELL, THANK YOU TO OUR SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT MANEESH.
WE HAVE MORE WITH ELECTION
CENTRAL, UP NEXT.

(music plays)

(APPLAUDING)

Squash says HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO OUR
FOURTH AND FINAL ROUND
OF VEGGIE DEBATE.
I'M YOUR MODERATOR, SQUASH.
AND LET'S START WITH A QUESTION
FROM THOMAS, AGE 10,
FROM SCHOMBERG. THOMAS?

The caption changes to "Thomas. Age 10."

Thomas says HOW WILL YOU MAKE LIFE EASIER
FOR VEGGIETOWN?

Tomato says OH, YES, YES, GOOD QUESTION.
BROCCOLI, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START?

Broccoli says OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE
FOR THAT CHALLENGE.
HOW WILL I MAKE LIFE EASIER?
WELL, UHH, THOMAS,
I RECENTLY VISITED AURORA, AND I
WAS AT A STEM CHALLENGE,
AND I WAS VERY INSPIRED. I'D
LIKE TO USE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES
TO CREATE JOBS,
TO HELP PROMOTE FITNESS,
HEALTHIER FOODS, AND ALL AROUND
GET EVERYONE WORKING HARD
AND WORKING STRONG, AND WE'RE
ONLY GONNA BUILD ON
WHAT WE'VE GROWN IN THE PAST TWO
TERMS THAT I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE.

Corn says WELL, I-- I GOTTA SAY, THOMAS,
I WAS JUST OUT ON THE
SCENE NOT LONG AGO,
AND I WAS SUPPORTING THE ARTS,
I WENT OUT TO AN AFRICAN
DRUMMING CLUB.
AND I REALLY WANT TO KEEP OUR
PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN HAPPY
BY HELPING THE ARTS.
AND THAT'S GONNA MEAN THAT,
IF EVERYONE'S HAPPIER, THEY'RE
GONNA LIKE THEIR JOBS MORE,
THEY'RE GONNA BE HEALTHIER.

Broccoli says I DON'T-- HAPPINESS-- OKAY, ALL
RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU FINISH.

Corn says WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH, THAT'S
WHAT WE WANT.

Tomato says BOTH OF THOSE ARE VERY,
VERY GOOD ANSWERS.
BUT, UHH, ALONG WITH THOSE TWO...
(LAUGHING)
I'M GONNA MAKE EVERYBODY SAFE.
TVO KIDS NEEDS MORE SAFETY
IN OUR LIVES.
WE WANT TO PROTECT
OUR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW?
WE WANT TO BRING
EVERYBODY TOGETHER,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY...
(LAUGHING)
IS SAFE.

He touches Corn and Broccoli’s noses and laugh.

Broccoli says I MEAN, LISTEN.

Corn says I'M SPEECHLESS, TOMATO.

Broccoli says LISTEN, THOMAS,
WE CAN'T ARGUE...

Tomato says YOU SHOULDN'T BE.
MY ANSWER WAS AMAZING!

Broccoli says WE CANNOT ARGUE WITH
WHAT TOMATO JUST SAID.

Tomato says YOU SHOULDN'T BE SPEECHLESS.
WHY WOULD YOU BE SPEECHLESS?
I LOVE EVERYBODY

Squash says WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
HAVE TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK
ALL THREE CANDIDATES
FOR MAKING THIS
AN INCREDIBLE EVENING,
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU
TO TUNE IN ON JUNE 6TH
FOR OUR ELECTION COVERAGE,
AND ALSO TO VOTE ON JUNE 6TH
FOR THE NEW MAYOR OF VEGGIETOWN.
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.