ANTITOMATO TV — the enemy speaks

26 videos about the tomato, watched end to end so that you don't have to. every one carries a note from us and a mark on the rot meter: how much of its running time ends up being an indictment of the tomato, whether or not that was the plan. press play to watch it here, or click a title to open it on youtube, where the comments are half the entertainment. nothing is re-hosted — every film below is the uploader's own.

last updated Oct 9, 2026 · the dial was last checked Oct 31, 2026

FRESH ON THE DIAL

new uploads from the channels on this station, cut down to the ones that are actually about the tomato — every one kept, so the list grows instead of being replaced

STATION IDENT

antitomato tv broadcasts continuously from the front. every film here is the uploader's own — we embed it, we do not re-host it, and we do not edit it. we simply report on it.

THE ROT METER

every film is rated for how much of it ends up being an indictment of the tomato. 100% means the tomato does not survive the video. 0% means the uploader is beyond help. both are useful to us.

VIEWER ADVISORY

contains tomatoes. no tomato in these films was harmed, which is the entire problem.

Why did people think tomatoes were deadly?

historical record97% rot meter

Absolute History · 340K views · 1:06 · youtube

sixty-six seconds of a history channel saying it out loud. the european aristocracy called it the poison apple, grew it as an ornament and would not eat it, and believed it could kill a man. the deaths were real — the cause was the lead in their pewter plates reacting with the tomato's acid. only the rich could afford the plates, so only the rich could be poisoned, which is the closest thing to a class analysis ever delivered by accident on this subject. it notes, in passing, that tomatoes were grown to be seen and never eaten, sort of like a victorian child. then it stops one sentence too early.

TONIGHT ON ANTITOMATO TV

complete listings. the times are fiction — the films are not.

transmission is continuous. programming is subject to change, and to the tomato.

THE REST OF THE DIAL

25 more, sorted by who is talking. press the poster to play it without leaving the front.

THE TOMATO HATERS

the other side of the room — millions of people, most of them funnier than us, all saying the same thing.

People who ‘hate tomatoes’ but eat everything with them

Auntie Charli · 16.2M views · 0:23

eyewitness88%

the most-watched tomato-hatred video on the internet. sixteen million people agreeing, in twenty-three seconds.

That one person with tomatoes be like..

ItssIMANNN · 5.7M views · 0:15

eyewitness82%

the person at your table who orders the burger and then performs surgery on it.

People who HATE tomatoes

Lionfield · 5.7M views · 0:08

eyewitness79%

eight seconds. that is the entire runtime, and that is how much of a conversation it needs.

I Hate Tomatoes!

BolingBros · 530K views · 0:11

testimony100%

a man, a tomato, and a grievance. eleven seconds, no notes.

PSA FOR THE TOMATO HATERS

Louis Levanti · 204K views · 0:08

public notice100%

a public service announcement the whole movement can get behind.

THE DOUBTERS

history channels and health channels arriving, from opposite directions, at our position. we are not doctors and this is a satire site — watch accordingly.

Why Italians didn’t like tomato’s!

Inside Food Stories · 10.2M views · 0:43

historical record95%

ten million people watching italy's grudge explained in forty-three seconds. the country that now owns the tomato spent two centuries refusing it.

Cherry Tomatoes Are EVEN WORSE Than Regular Tomatoes!?

Gundry MD · 218K views · 0:44

medical opinion61%

the claim that the small ones are worse. we have not verified it. we very much want it to be true.

Tomatoes — Superfood or Health Risk?!

Gundry MD · 23K views · 0:45

medical opinion55%

asked and answered in forty-five seconds. it is a supplement company talking, and we are a satire site — weigh both accordingly.

TOMATOES ARE BAD FOR YOU

Infoodmation · 4K views · 0:33

field report100%

sometimes the title is the whole argument, and that is enough.

Can Tomatoes Cause Joint Pain?

Dr. Jin W. Sung · 9K views · 7:08

medical opinion72%

seven minutes on joints, nightshades, and the question every family argues about.

What Happens To Your Body If You Eat Tomatoes Everyday

HealthNormal · 96K views · 14:11

field report48%

fourteen minutes on the daily habit, watched so that you don't have to. bring snacks that are not tomatoes.

THE NIGHTSHADE FILES

the botany, said plainly, by people who are not selling anything — the plant family the tomato married into.

Unripe Green Tomatoes are POISONOUS?!

Wacky Farmer · 122K views · 1:29

safety notice93%

the unripe ones carry more of the toxin. ninety seconds, one skull emoji, and a straight answer to a question the other videos on this page dodge.

The Nightshade Family (Solanaceae): The Botany of Potatoes, Tomatoes…

Biological_world_time · 185 views · 10:13

botany90%

the botany of the family the tomato married into — potatoes, peppers, eggplant, tobacco, and the genuinely lethal ones. no sales pitch and almost no audience, which is what the internet is for.

Nightshade: Natures Most Deceptive Plant Explained

Classic Gardener · 100 views · 7:14

botany87%

a gardener on the most deceptive plant family in the world — and the tomato is in it, growing quietly in your back garden while you read this.

LA TOMATINA

buñol, the last wednesday of august, one hour of organised tomato violence. there is already a page about this on the site — now there is the footage too.

La Tomatina, Tomato Food Fight in Bunol, Spain — Who? What? When? Where?

Cailin O'Neil · 383K views · 5:18

eyewitness84%

the best explainer on the festival, from someone who went and came back covered in it. note the detail the festival itself admits: the tomatoes they throw are unfit to eat.

La Tomatina Festival 4K — Tomato Fight Spain

Beautiful Barcelona · 3K views · 9:05

footage91%

nine minutes of 4K evidence. you will not be able to smell it through the screen, and for that alone you should be grateful.

Thousands take part in Spain's iconic tomato fight

ANI News · 3K views · 2:22

wire copy89%

the wire version: an hour, thousands of people, and a street full of pulp that has to be hosed away.

KILLER TOMATOES

1978 had already worked out that the tomato is the villain and made a documentary about it. all official uploads, embedding encouraged.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes — Official Trailer

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes · 1M views · 2:12

documentary100%

the film that told the truth in 1978, uploaded by the film's own channel. a million people have needed this.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) — Full Movie

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes · 8K views · 1:23:24

documentary100%

the whole thing, eighty-three minutes, licensed and uploaded by the rights holder — so we embed it and do not re-host it.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes — Intro

RetroCultClassics · 226K views · 1:02

title sequence100%

the theme tune, and the moment it first occurred to cinema that a tomato could be the villain.

THE RECALL WIRE

salmonella, over and over, from local news stations. it never stops, and it is never the last one.

FDA Looks Beyond Tomatoes for Salmonella Cause

Associated Press · 9K views · 1:05

wire copy76%

the Associated Press, 2008 — an outbreak investigation that eventually stopped blaming the tomato. click for the word eventually.

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