The Food That Built America · SEASON 2
The TV Dinner
Episode 10 · 2021-04-11

- Documentary
Episode overview
Gilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist to innovate a revolutionary dinner that Americans can heat up at home... they call it the TV Dinner. And when a restauranteur named Vernon Stouffer tries to bring his frozen meals to market, he's blown out of the water by the TV Dinner... until he harnesses a new technology called...the microwave.
43 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Pizza Wars2021-02-09
2. The Chocolate Rush2021-02-14
3. The Kings of Burgers2021-02-21
4. American Cheese2021-02-28
5. Cola Wars2021-03-07
6. Chip Dynasties2021-03-14
7. Cookie Wars2021-03-21
8. Soup Wars2021-03-28
9. Godfathers of Fast Food2021-04-04
10. The TV Dinner2021-04-11
11. Ice Cream Empires2021-04-18
12. A Game of Chicken2021-05-31
13. When the Chips Are Down2021-06-06
14. The Rise of a Rival2021-06-13
15. Gum Slingers2021-06-20
16. Breakfast Barons2021-06-27