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TLC
Apr 19, 2009

TLC
Apr 19, 2009

Cake Boss

Summary Baker Buddy Valastro will host this TLC docu-soap about a baker to the stars. Valastro's credits boast confections for Britney Spears and have been featured on The Sopranos. The New Jersey based Italian family runs a bakery in Hoboken, NJ.

TLC
Apr 19, 2009

TLC
Apr 19, 2009

Season 1

10 Seasons

Season Premiere: Apr 19, 2009

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Summary Baker Buddy Valastro will host this TLC docu-soap about a baker to the stars. Valastro's credits boast confections for Britney Spears and have been featured on The Sopranos. The New Jersey based Italian family runs a bakery in Hoboken, NJ.

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Episode 1 • Apr 19, 2009 • 22 m

A Bride, a Boat & Bamboozled

Buddy Valastro has to crack the whip for his bakery to make a deadline after landing a photo spread in Brides magazine during a week already jam-packed with cake orders.

Episode 2 • May 25, 2009 • 22 m

A Fire, a Fashionista & Family

Buddy and his team build a fire engine cake complete with working lights, a siren and smoke; Buddy re-creates his father's trademark cake for a family memorial dinner.

Episode 3 • Jun 1, 2009 • 22 m

Bunny, Birthday & Burnt Food

Easter is the busiest time of the year with orders pouring in. To ease the crew, Frankie dresses as the Easter Bunny to keep spirits high...whether he likes it or not.

Episode 4 • Jun 8, 2009 • 22 m

Weddings, Water & Whacked!

The bakery is asked to make a huge roulette table cake for a local business man; orders pile up with the advent of the wedding season.

Episode 5 • Jun 15, 2009 • 22 m

Biplane, Bridezella & Busting Buddy

Buddy agrees to make a biplane cake for a hospital charity; an unreasonable "bridezilla" isn't happy with her cake; Stretch plots revenge against Buddy.

Episode 6 • Jun 22, 2009 • 22 m

Undead, Unclothed & Unhappy Mama

Buddy is asked to make a zombie cake for "undead" clients; the team makes an erotic bachelorette cake for wild women; mama becomes unhappy.

Episode 7 • Jun 29, 2009 • 22 m

Doves, Ducks & Delicacies

Buddy makes a wedding cake like his father used to make, tall, ornate and filled with live birds?! A dad-to-be enters the bakery to request a giant lobster tail pastry for his pregnant wife who is expecting a baby girl.

Episode 8 • Jul 6, 2009 • 22 m

Museum, Mistakes & Mother Mary

The Carlo's team takes a trip to a local museum for a prehistoric mammal cake. A sweet 16 cake proves to be more work than anyone planned on and Frankie makes and decorates a cake all by himself for a very hard to please client...Mary!

Episode 9 • Jul 13, 2009 • 22 m

Soldier, Sand & Salads

Buddy and Co are like kid's in a toy store, when they are asked to make a FAO Schwarz-themed cake for a twins birthday. They also have a beach-themed cake to create for a local beach club and the Carlo's team have a weight loss contest.

Episode 10 • Jul 20, 2009 • 22 m

Chinese, Culture & Cannolis

The team has a unique and challenging cake to make, a traditional Chinese dragon cake for a dragon boat racing team. It's also a big week at the bakery preparing hundreds of cannoli shells for the annual $.25 Throw Back Cannoli.

Episode 11 • Jul 27, 2009 • 22 m

A Blindfold, a Bikini & Breathing Fire

Buddy is used to putting out fires, not starting them but all that changes when he's asked to build a tiki cake that spits out fire. If that's not enough, Mauro challenges him to ice a cake blindfolded!

Episode 12 • Aug 10, 2009 • 22 m

Leaning, Lobsters & Lectures

Buddy has to channel his inner-Italian to create a Leaning Tower of Pisa wedding cake. Then, he gets into hot water when he must pull together a show stopping lobsterbake-themed cake at the last second after a client mixes up the date!

Episode 13 • Aug 17, 2009 • 22 m

Fireworks, Falling Fondant & Fathers

A fellow family owned business asks Buddy and the team to honor their patriarch by creating a special cake featuring their company's product....fireworks! Then Buddy attends 'Bring Your Dad to School Day' at Buddy Jr's elementary school.

10 Seasons

Top Cast

Buddy Valastro

Self - Cake Boss, Self - Host, Self

Mauro Castano

Self - Buddy's Right Hand Man, Self, Buddy's Right Hand Man

Danny Dragone

Fluffy, Self - The Mule, The Mule

Joey Faugno

Grace's Husband, Self - Buddy's Brother-in-Law, Joey

Frankie Amato Jr.

Self - Lil Frankie, Self, Lil Frankie

Anthony Bellifemine

Self - Buddy's Cousin

Mary Sciarrone

Self - The Middle Child, The Middle Child

Ralph 'Ralphie Boy' Attanasia III

Self, Self - Baking Sculptor

Maddalena Castano

Mauro's Wife, Self - Buddy's Second Oldest Sister

Grace Faugno

Self - The Oldest Child, The Oldest Child, Self - Oldest Child

Remigio 'Remy' Gonzalez

Lisa's Husband, Self - Buddy's Brother-in-Law, Buddy's Brother-in-Law

Lisa Valastro

Self - Buddy's Wife, Self

Maurizio Belgiovine

Buddy's Wife's Brother, Self - Buddy's Brother-in-Law, Self

Mary Valastro

Self - Buddy's Mom, Self

Dana Herbert

Self

Lisa Gonzalez

Self - Buddy's Youngest Sister

Frank Amato Jr.

Sal Picinich

Self

Buddy Castano

Self - Mauro and Maddalena's Son, Self - Mauro and Maddalena's son

Ashley Holt

Self

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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings

83% Positive
5 Ratings

17% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings

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17% Mixed
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