Taking place in the Wize Buys Supermarket, where the fruits and vegetables are alive, the villainess of the freezer aisle, Evil Pea, tries to stake her claim as ruler of the store. Thankfully, everyone is safe thanks to Supertato! A potato with a secret base, a utility belt, and Potato Powers, he makes sure the produce is safe, even if it takes a little bit of bungling to do so. Thankfully, he has his group of best friends and sidekicks: Carrot, Broccoli, Chili, and Tomato, helping him on his way.
The series currently has four seasons, along with new books made for the universe of the show.
Potato Tropes!
- Adaptational Dumbass: Downplayed. Compared to the book series, Supertato is far hastier and more distracted in his methods and far more trusting of Evil Pea in situations, while his original book counterpart was more focused on his missions and was far more apt to act with wariness over Evil Pea.
- Adapted Out: Some major characters from the books are adapted out of the show:
- Cucumber, one of the members of the crew, is nowhere in the show. Instead, her role is replaced by Chili, who takes a further role from the books.
- The two pineapples, who often ask if any perilous result is "the end of Supertato" are adapted out of the show, with their line given to a variety of characters.
- The Fish Fingers, along with the other non-produce denizens of the freezer, are left out of the series, sticking with the fruit and vegetable characters.
- Adorable Evil Minions: Evil Pea's ranks are loaded with an adorable army of peas. Far tinier than their boss, they lack limbs and can't even say anything aside from "Pea".
- All-Loving Hero: Supertato. He's even friendly with Evil Pea, despite her many evil deeds.
- Animated Adaptation: Of the picture book series of the same name.
- Anthropomorphic Food: The whole cast is made up of living fruits and vegetables.
- Ascended Extra: In the books, the chili peppers were minor roles with only a few highlighted moments. In contrast, Chili, the solo character in the show, is one of Supertato's friends and part of his team.
- Audible Gleam: A reoccurring trait of Supertato. His grins almost always have an award-winning shine to them.
- Canon Foreigner:
- The Cobs, Evil Pea's two main henchmen, don't show up in the books. Rather, they are unique to the show. Their replacements, Corn and Cob, would share this as well.
- Many of the minor civilians of the supermarket, such as Prickly Pear, Kiwi, and the Grape Kids, are exclusive to the show.
- Card-Carrying Villain: Evil Pea is very insistent in pushing how evil she is, to the point of emphasizing that she's Evil Pea.
- Catchphrase:
- Supertato has "Muddy spuds!" and "Back to the freezer for you, Pea!"
- Evil Pea has:
- "It's Evil Pea!"
- "Oh, slushbags!"
- "I'll beat you next time, Supertato!"
- Catchphrase Insult: One of Evil Pea's reoccurring phrases is to call others, primarily Supertato, "nitwit", a holdover from the books. She also calls Supertato "Dud Spud".
- Ends with a Smile: Nearly every episode ends with Supertato smiling at the viewers with an Audible Gleam.
- Evil Twin: Inverted. The episode "Double Trouble" introduces Sweet Pea, Evil Pea's good twin. She is ridiculously kind compared to Evil Pea, at the downfall of not being as plan-driven.
- Gender Flip: Evil Pea in the books is a male character. In the show, the character is female.
- Identical Twin ID Tag:
- Evil Pea and Sweet Pea are able to be differentiated by their cape colors: Evil Pea wears a red one, while Sweet Pea wears a pink one.
- The Corn Cobs are identical asides from their hairstyles: the male one wears a scruffy hairstyle, while the female one has a more smoothed out one. This would later be averted by their replacements Corn and Cob, who have differing heights.
- Insistent Terminology: Evil Pea is quick to tell anyone that her name is Evil Pea, and not just "Pea".
- Once an Episode:
- The narrator opens each episode with "Attention, super-viewers..."
- Someone will say "Is this the end for Supertato?" or some variant at some point.
- Origins Episode: "Young Veggies" revolves around the first time Supertato battled Evil Pea.
- Phrase Catcher: The phrase "Is this the end for Supertato?" is given to various characters, in fear by the heroes and in glee by Evil Pea, whenever Supertato ends up in a perilous spot. This line is a holdover from the books, where the pair of pineapples would deliver it instead.
- Pseudo-Santa: The series has the character Sprouty Claus, a Brussel sprout, who delivers presents to all the good vegetables on Sprouty Day.
- Trojan Horse: In the episode "Tato Tower Takeover" use a bowl of ice cream to sneak back into Supertato's base, which has been taken over by Evil Pea.
- Two Girls to a Team: In terms of Supertato's main friend group, Carrot and Broccoli are the only girls on it.
- Utility Belt: One of Supertato's main parts of his superhero arsenal. The buckle on the belt contains things such as a spring and a suction cup grappling hook.