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Season 1 – Cake Boss

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Buddy Valastro's family-owned business, Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, N.J., is booming, and it's bound to get even busier after viewers get an inside look at how Buddy and his staff, including his mom, four sisters and three brothers-in-law, produce thousands of wedding cakes, specialty cakes (as in Britney Spears' circus-theme 27th birthday cake) and pastries every week.

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Tanner Stransky Entertainment Weekly 09/14/2019
B
Cake Boss is not a bad show - it's just that (pardon the really bad pun) the recipe hasn't quite been perfected yet. Go to Full Review Kari Croop Common Sense Media 09/13/2019
3/5
It relies so heavily on interpersonal conflict between Buddy and his extended family that it runs the risk of forgetting that cakes can be fun. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Buddy Valastro

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Mauro Castano

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Frankie Amato Jr.

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Anthony Bellifemine

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Tony Albanese

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Danny Dragone

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 17, 2009 A Bride, a Boat, and 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. Details Episode 2 Aired May 25, 2009 A Fire, a Fashionista, and 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 1, 2009 Bunny, Birthday, and Burnt Food Easter is the busiest time of the year with orders pouring in; a last-minute Easter Bunny cake turns into more of a project than the team bargained for; the family gets nervous after Grace decides to cook Easter dinner for everyone. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 8, 2009 Weddings, Water and Whacked! The bakery is asked to make a huge roulette table cake for a local businessman; orders pile up with the advent of wedding season. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 15, 2009 Bi-Plane, Bridezilla & Busting Buddy Buddy agrees to make a biplane cake for a hospital charity; an unreasonable bride is unhappy with her cake; Stretch plots revenge against Buddy. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 22, 2009 Undead, Unclothed, and 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. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 29, 2009 Doves, Ducks, and Delicacies Buddy is excited about creating an old-school wedding cake; a dad-to-be orders a giant lobster tail pastry for his pregnant wife. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 6, 2009 Museum, Mistakes & Mother Mary The team goes on a field trip to a museum to research a prehistoric mammal cake; a sweet 16 cake proves to be more work than anyone planned on; Frankie makes and decorates a cake for a hard-to-please client: Mary. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 13, 2009 Soldiers, Sand and Salad Buddy and the team are asked to make a toyshop-themed cake based on FAO Schwarz for twins' birthday party; beach-themed cake; Carlo's team has a weight-loss challenge. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 20, 2009 Chinese Culture and Cannolis The team takes on the challenge of making a traditional Chinese dragon cake for a dragon boat racing team; the bakery prepares hundreds of cannoli shells for the annual 25-Cent Throw Back Cannoli Day. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 27, 2009 A Blindfold, a Bikini and Breathing Fire Buddy is asked to make a fire-breathing Tiki cake; Mauro challenges Buddy to ice a cake while blindfolded. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 10, 2009 Leaning, Lobsters & Lectures Buddy draws on his Italian heritage to create a Leaning Tower of Pisa wedding cake; after a client mixes up the date, Buddy must create a lobster-themed cake at the last minute. Details Episode 13 Aired Aug 17, 2009 Fireworks, Falling Fondant & Fathers A family business asks Buddy and the team to honor their patriarch by creating a special cake featuring their fireworks products; Buddy goes to Buddy Jr.'s school. Details

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Cake Boss — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jim Berger, Paul Buccieri, Art Edwards, Pamela Healey, Jon Sechrist
Screenwriter
Laney McVicker
Network
TLC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality, Special Interest, Entertainment
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 17, 2009