Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time | |
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Created by | Duff Goldman |
Starring | Duff Goldman Geof Manthorne Puppeteers: Dorien Davies Donna Kimball Amanda Maddock Kenny Stevenson Kristin Charney Victor Yerrid |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Duff Goldman Halle Stanford Jason DeVilliers Lisa Henson Lisa Shotland |
Production company | The Jim Henson Company |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery+ |
Release | April 29, 2021 |
Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time is a TV series on Discovery+ that stars Duff Goldman. The show details Duff and his friends exploring the science of different foods.[1]
It debuted on Discovery+ on April 29, 2021.
Plot
[edit]In his kitchen/laboratory called Bakersville, Duff Goldman explores the science of the foods that he makes with help from his puppet and robot friends.
The segment "Science Bites" has Duff in his puppet form explaining food science. There is also a globe-trotting segment that showcases the cultural origins of food.
Characters
[edit]- Duff Goldman (portrayed by himself) - A pastry chef that runs Bakersville.
- Couscous (performed by Donna Kimball and Kristin Charney) - A robot and Duff's sous-chef who is made of different kitchen tools.
- Dizzy (performed by Dorien Davies) - An elephant-shaped industrial stand mixer. She mostly sticks her mixing "nose" into everything.
- Dragon Oven - A dragon-shaped oven that speaks in roars, smoke, and hiccups.
- Edgar (performed by Kenny Stevenson) - A "crabby" blue crab that hails from Chesapeake Bay.
- S'Later (performed by Victor Yerrid) - A brown three-toed sloth who has a wise personality.
- Proof Box (performed by Amanda Maddock) - A box that takes Duff anywhere in time to learn the history of certain foods.
- Aliens (performed by Donna Kimball and Kristin Charney) - A pair of Aliens that threaten to destroy the planet unless Duff feeds them.
- Geof (portrayed by Geof Manthorne) - Duff's musically inclined grocer who would sing about the ingredient of the day.
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pasta" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 101 | N/A |
When some special guests are planning to stop over at Bakersville, Duff and his friends work on making a pasta dinner for them. | ||||||
2 | "Chocolate" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 102 | N/A |
Duff and his friends try to lure a chocolate unicorn out of hiding. | ||||||
3 | "Bread" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 103 | N/A |
4 | "Eggs" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 104 | N/A |
5 | "Ice Cream" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 105 | N/A |
6 | "Movie Snacks" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2021 | 106 | N/A |
Production
[edit]Duff Goldman collaborated with The Jim Henson Company to create this show on Discovery+.[2][3] When Duff Goldman created this show, the inspiration he used to create this show came from the "Imagination Movers".[4][5]
Reception
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Valdespino, Anne (April 26, 2021). "Duff Goldman teaches cooking and science in 'Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time'". East Bay Times. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Duff Goldman and his Puppet Crew Explore the Science Behind Your Fave Dishes and Deserts". Food Network. April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Cavoto, Erin (March 31, 2021). "'Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time' Is A New Food Show That Looks Like So Much Fun". Yahoo! News. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Boshika (April 30, 2021). "The Disney Show Duff Goldman Says Inspired The Idea For Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time". Mashed. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ @duffgoldman (29 April 2021). "Oh, you guys. A billion years ago the @iMovers were gracious enough to have me on their show. I think the seeds of…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time at Discovery+
- Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time at Food Network
- Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time at Internet Movie Database