Meet the Small Potatoes talking head interviews with the band’s friends, manager Lester Koop (McDowell), and man on the street interviews with the band’s fans (all of whom are potatoes). The Small Potatoes’ trajectory roughly follows trends in American popular music through the second half of the 20th century: The Potatoes start as a country and western band in Idaho in the 1940s, before finding popularity first as rock and roll and then doo wop singers in the 1950s. They reach the peak of their popularity in the 1960s as a British invasion style act, followed by their experimenting with psychedelic rock after a
Meet the Small Potatoes 2.6/5 on Vudu. Emily Ashby, writing for Common Sense Media, gave the film 4/5 stars; she criticized the film’s lack of relevancy for preschoolers, but praised it for its positive message and its usefulness as a tool for teaching older children about interpersonal skills and conflict resolution. Ashby further praised the level of interest for older audiences, stating “Meet the Small Potatoes clearly is written with the characters' older fans in mind, leaning on a clever mockumentary style (think "Spinal Tap", but with food products) that younger kids just won't get.” Meet the Small Potatoes Meet the Small Potatoes is