Buddy Valastro
Self
Cake Boss (2009)
Season 5
Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.
Released May 25, 2009
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Family, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.cooking, tmdb.bakery, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.cake, imdb.theme-party, imdb.modeling-chocolate, imdb.italian-pastry + 26 more, imdb.italian-culture, imdb.family-tradition, imdb.extended-family, imdb.pastry-chef, imdb.culinary-artist, imdb.dessert, imdb.cake-design, imdb.icing, imdb.concept-cake, imdb.cake-decorator, imdb.cake-sculpting, imdb.cake-decorating, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.bakery, imdb.prankster, imdb.family-business, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.culinary-arts, imdb.italian-american, imdb.food, imdb.baker, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.cooking-reality-tv, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.hoboken-new-jersey
Watch Providers: Hulu, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, TLC + 11 more, Spectrum On Demand, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Plex, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Xumo Play, Plex Channel, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: High Noon Entertainment
Network: TLC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Fitting In, Fed Up & A First Birthday
Buddy makes a cake for Baby Carlo’s first birthday that’s fit for a prince! Marissa learns what it means to be a part of the crew. Things turn serious when Grace gets fed up with Mary’s lateness!
May 28, 2012, midnight
S5E2 - Trash, Twirls & Tough Love
Buddy makes a realistic Trash Truck cake for a family friend. Two ladies request a cake for the founder of their synchronized swim team. Mary is accused of being rude again to the work staff, forcing Buddy to take action.
May 28, 2012, midnight
S5E3 - Stained Glass & a Surprised Danny
Buddy has a divine inspiration when Father Bob orders a cake for an honored church member. Despite the crazy schedules, everyone finds time to surprise Danny for his 50th Birthday with some special guests.
June 4, 2012, midnight
S5E4 - Fast Hands & a Flaming Pearl
Buddy makes a Dragon cake for Chinese New Year celebrations. But first, the team creates a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.
June 4, 2012, midnight
S5E5 - Liberty, Layups & a Loaded Dinner
Buddy celebrates his heritage by making a cake in honor of Lady Liberty. Mauro finally realizes his goal of becoming an American citizen. But not everyone is in a celebrating mood as Mary gives everyone a piece of her mind at dinner.
June 11, 2012, midnight
S5E6 - Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!
The bakery is asked to make a cake for a high-roller bar mitzvah with a working slot machine! Then the crew celebrates Mardi Gras with a king cake and beads.
June 11, 2012, midnight
S5E7 - Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling
Joey and the guys are asked to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer! Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists. Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.
June 18, 2012, midnight
S5E8 - Presidents, Peanut Butter & Popping-in
Buddy makes a Mt. Rushmore cake! Marissa must make her famous Peanut Butter Cake to impress the Lisas. And Mary makes a return to Carlo’s, but for how long?
June 25, 2012, midnight
S5E9 - Working at the Car Wash
A car-wash cake features edible autos that can actually get cleaned; a couple celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.
July 2, 2012, midnight
S5E10 - Silly Seuss & Surprise!
A Dr. Seuss cake is equipped with unbreakable gears and levers; the family plan a surprise for Buddy.
July 2, 2012, midnight
S5E11 - Ice-ing on the Cake
Buddy tours Blue Sky Studios, the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie, then sculpts a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats!
July 9, 2012, midnight
S5E12 - Going Up?
Buddy must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro makes a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo’s staff spell the words correctly on the cake?
July 9, 2012, midnight
S5E13 - Under the Sea
Grace throws an Under the Sea themed party for her daughter’s Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind — a real aquarium.
July 16, 2012, midnight
S5E14 - That's Some Nice Meat
Buddy makes a deli-case cake for a family friend and his sisters request a cake to mark three First Communions. Mary’s responsibilities grow at the new baking facility.
July 16, 2012, midnight
S5E15 - Cakes on a Plane
A team of skydivers want a cake to eat during a jump! Buddy makes a cake for his niece who just won first prize in a writing competition.
July 23, 2012, midnight
S5E16 - A Bittersweet Homecoming
Buddy’s Mama, diagnosed with a serious illness, returns to Hoboken for an Easter visit, and Buddy makes her a special one-of-a-kind cake.
July 23, 2012, midnight
S5E17 - A Golden Opportunity
Buddy is given 24-hrs to create a life-size Betty White cake. The family learns more about momma's condition.
Nov. 26, 2012, midnight
S5E18 - Ugly Feet and a Fiesta
Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza ask Buddy to make a wedding cake for their Mexican ceremony. Also: A spa wants a cake for a contest involving men's feet.
Dec. 3, 2012, midnight
S5E19 - From Fury to Furry
A pet-adoption Web site wants to celebrate a major milestone of 20 million adoptions; Buddy tries to find common ground for a bickering couple who need a cake for their party-planning business.
Dec. 3, 2012, midnight
S5E20 - Operation: Tank Cake
Buddy makes a tank cake for the Army's 237th birthday celebration in Times Square in New York City, while another creation is sent to troops serving overseas in Afghanistan.
Dec. 10, 2012, midnight
S5E21 - Hocus Pocus
Magician Dan Sperry commissions a cake that contains a secret prediction to be revealed during his act.
Dec. 10, 2012, midnight
S5E22 - Buddy and the Rockettes
The Rockettes’ 85th anniversary celebrated needs a cake that features miniature high-kicking dancers. A teen who wants to be a pilot gets a birthday surprise.
Dec. 17, 2012, midnight
S5E23 - Cut the Ribbon and the Cake!
A children’s hospital opens in Chicago needs a special cake to mark the occasion. A couple want a gray wedding cake.
Dec. 17, 2012, midnight
S5E24 - Twirls, Whirls and Crashes
A 2000-lb carousel cake is delivered to the Steel Pier amusement park in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Carlo’s undergoes some necessary renovations.
Jan. 7, 2013, midnight
S5E25 - Players, Lawyers, and Pranksters
Buddy bakes a cake for NFL coach Tom Coughlin’s charity organization; Marissa gets back at the guys with a prank of her own.
Jan. 7, 2013, midnight
S5E26 - Light Up the Night
Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special lighting effects; Marissa tries out her cookie recipe at the bakery.
Jan. 28, 2013, midnight
S5E27 - Crane Cake and Puppy Love
Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company; Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake.
Feb. 4, 2013, midnight
S5E28 - A Cowboy in Hoboken
Tim McGraw is giving away a brand new house to a military veteran and needs a cake from Buddy to reveal the big surprise; the Next Great Baker winner begins work at Carlo's.
Feb. 11, 2013, midnight
S5E29 - Superheroes and Bakers Unite
Buddy is asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary. The Next Great Baker shows up late for work. Plans for Momma's benefit gala begin.
Feb. 18, 2013, midnight
S5E30 - We Will Survive
The family prepares for Momma's Benefit Gala and Buddy has invited a special surprise performer. Buddy is asked to make a life-size chair cake for a furniture company.
Feb. 18, 2013, midnight
Network: TLC
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 7584 min.
Released: May 25, 2009
Last Air Date: Aug. 10, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 14+
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