The Food That Built America When the Chips Are Down (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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The Food That Built America

When the Chips Are Down (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

As C.E. Doolin and Herman Lay are out to prove the potential of the chips business in the 1950's, their success inspires one of the biggest companies in the world to enter the chip market. When a chemist begins work on a secret project, ...See moreAs C.E. Doolin and Herman Lay are out to prove the potential of the chips business in the 1950's, their success inspires one of the biggest companies in the world to enter the chip market. When a chemist begins work on a secret project, designing a strong, saddle-shaped chip and a revolutionary container to ship them in, the companies go head to head for market dominance. See less

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Name	Known for
H.W. Brands Self - Professor of History: University of Texas Self - Professor of History: University of Texas See fewer	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Yohuru Williams Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
Gary Hoover Self - Executive Director: American Business History Center Self - Executive Director: American Business History Center See fewer	The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Adam Richman Self - Author-TV Host Self - Author-TV Host See fewer	Stalking the Bogeyman (2023)
Jason Wang Self - President-CEO: Xi'an Famous Foods Self - President-CEO: Xi'an Famous Foods See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Dirk E. Burhans Self - Author: Crunch!!! A History of the Great American Potato Chip Self - Author: Crunch!!! A History of the Great American Potato Chip See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Alan Richer Self - Potato Chip Historian Self - Potato Chip Historian See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Bryant Simon Self - Professor of History: Temple University Self - Professor of History: Temple University See fewer	Blue Gold: American Jeans (2014)
Adam Chandler Self - Author: Drive-Thru Dreams Self - Author: Drive-Thru Dreams See fewer	History by the Numbers (2021)
Mireya Loza Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Carl Brown Self - Host: The Small Business Report Self - Host: The Small Business Report See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author: Life is What You Bake It Self - Author: Life is What You Bake It See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
David Eisenbach Self - Professor of History: Columbia University Self - Professor of History: Columbia University See fewer	Custer: The Final Mystery (2018)
Rashed Hasan Self - Executive-In-Residebce: George Mason University School of Business Self - Executive-In-Residebce: George Mason University School of Business See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
RZA Self - Entrepreneur-Producer Self - Entrepreneur-Producer See fewer	The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
David Winning Neil McElroy Neil McElroy See fewer	Liar's Pendulum (2007)
Matthew Dunivan Fred Baur Fred Baur See fewer	Admins (2017)
Brendan Reardon Herman Lay Herman Lay See fewer	City on a Hill (2019)
Leo Goodman C. E. Doolin C. E. Doolin See fewer	SpongeBob DocuPants (2020)
Jim E. Chandler Don Kendall Don Kendall See fewer	The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland (2020)
Nick Mauldin Lay's Assistant Lay's Assistant See fewer	FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
Bryan Austermann Lay's Food Tech Lay's Food Tech See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Bernie Baldassaro Factory Buyer Factory Buyer See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Alex Biestek Pentagon Worker (as Alexander Biestek) Pentagon Worker (as Alexander Biestek) See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
John Cain Frito's Executive Frito's Executive See fewer	Enemy of Reality
Jeffrey Cunningham P&G Lab Worker P&G Lab Worker See fewer	Alterscape (2018)
Max Gallo Alexander Liepa Alexander Liepa See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Justin Edward Keim Lay's Attorney Lay's Attorney See fewer	#HashtagTheShow (2020)
Marc Klein P&G Board Member P&G Board Member See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
James Malcolm Factory Buyer Factory Buyer See fewer	The Killers Next Door (2021)
Anthony Malgioglio Pringles Tech Pringles Tech See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
William Manning Pepsi Executive Pepsi Executive See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
John Nesco P&G Board Member P&G Board Member See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Glen Raphael P&G Lab Worker P&G Lab Worker See fewer	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Timothy Regan Doolin's Assistant Doolin's Assistant See fewer	A Wilderness of Error (2020)
Tony Sharra Doolin's Architect Doolin's Architect See fewer	The Folklorist (2012)
Dan Sheehan P&G Board Member P&G Board Member See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Edward Moon Self - Chef Instructor : The Culinary Institute of New York (uncredited) Self - Chef Instructor : The Culinary Institute of New York (uncredited) See fewer	The Food That Built America Snack Sized (2021)