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Buddy: COMING UP ON THIS SEASON FINALE OF "CAKE BOSS"...
I'M IN THE CLOUDS, EVERYONE!
I'D LIKE YOU TO DELIVER THE CAKE IN A BALLOON AS IT LANDS.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK. THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
I'M THINKING, "WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS."
WE'RE GONNA HIT THE DELIVERY TRUCK!
Man: BUD, BUD, BUD, WE'RE COMING IN HOT.
DO I HOLD ONTO THE CAKE? DO I JUMP OUT?
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL DO I DO RIGHT NOW?
[ CROWD SCREAMING ]
OR HITTING MY CAR.
SO, WE'RE THINKING, LIKE, A FOUR-TIERED NAPOLEON CAKE.
Pierre: YEAH, BEAUTIFUL ONE.
THIS THING IS GONNA SHAKE LIKE A LEAF.
Buddy: I WANT TO SHOW THESE FRENCH CHEFS THAT, EVEN THOUGH I'M ITALIAN,
I CAN MAKE [French accent] WONDERFUL FRENCH CAKES.
[ CHEERS ]
MY INTERNSHIP IS ALMOST OVER.
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
IT'S MY DREAM TO GO HOME AND HAVE MY OWN SHOP.
WELL, YOU JUST SAID THE WRONG THING.
Momma: EXCUSE US. WE GOT TO GET THROUGH.
I GOT TO GO HAVE MY BREAKFAST, AND THEN WE HIT THE ROAD.
SO, THIS IS A BIG WEEK.
MOMMA'S GOING BACK TO ISRAEL FOR THE SECOND TREATMENT.
Lisa: EVERYBODY LOVES YOU. WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT YOU HERE.
ALLS WE CAN DO IS PRAY.
Buddy: THE CREAM PUFFS ARE WAY TOO BIG.
ANTHONY MADE THEM YESTERDAY WHEN I WASN'T HERE.
HE'S BEEN GIVING ME A LITTLE TROUBLE LATELY.
DID YOU USE THE SMALL TIPS
BIG.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO USE THE SMALL!
Anthony: WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING AND I KNOW IT'S WRONG,
I'M NOT JUST GONNA "YES" SOMEBODY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HEAR "YES."
HEY, GUYS. CAN YOU GIVE US A MINUTE, PLEASE?
EVEN EINSTEIN WAS WRONG A COUPLE TIMES.
THIS IS NOT KIDDING AROUND. THIS IS SERIOUS, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S OVER.
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Maddalena: NUMBER 44!
Lisa: SO, WE HAVE THREE BLACK-AND-WHITE COOKIES,
THREE CHOCOLATE CANNOLIS, TIMES TWO.
[ LAUGHS ]
Buddy: WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR,
IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY INCREDIBLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE STARTED SHIPPING PRODUCTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
WE SURVIVED A HURRICANE.
NO WATER, BABY.
NO. NOTHING. DRY AS A BONE.
AND WE MADE SOME PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CAKES.
JUST SAYING.
DOES THIS LOOK COOL OR WHAT?
Ralph: THAT, I THINK, DOES WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE COOLEST CAKES WE EVER MADE.
YEE-HAW!
THE THING ABOUT ALL THESE CAKES IS,
YOU DO ONE CAKE THAT DOES THINGS THAT A CAKE SHOULDN'T DO.
THEN THE NEXT GUY SEES THAT, AND HE WANTS SOMETHING EVEN CRAZIER.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? YOU THINK I'D BE USED TO IT BY NOW.
I'M HOWARD. HOW YOU DOING?
SO, TODAY I GOT A MEETING WITH A GUY
WHO RUNS THE NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL OF BALLOONING.
HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING?
EVERYTHING COULDN'T BE BETTER.
BUSINESS IS ON THE RISE.
[ CHUCKLES ] I SEE THAT.
WE HAVE THE LARGEST
SUMMERTIME BALLOON AND MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA,
RIGHT HERE IN YOUR BACKYARD IN NEW JERSEY.
HUH. CRAZY.
AND WE HAVE 175,000 OF OUR CLOSEST "BALLOONATIC" FRIENDS
COME FROM ALL AROUND TO WITNESS THE MAGIC OF BALLOONING.
THE BALLOONATICS. I LIKE THAT.
BALLOONATICS, MAN.
THEY COME FROM OUT THERE.
SO YOU'RE THE HEAD OF THE BALLOONATICS?
I'M THE HEAD BALLOONATIC, I GUESS.
WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME? I'M FULL OF HOT AIR.
NOBODY'S EVER TOLD ME THAT BEFORE. RIGHT?
[ IMITATES RIMSHOT ] ALL WEEK LONG.
APPARENTLY, I GUESS YOU'RE HERE
'CAUSE YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A CAKE FOR THE FESTIVAL.
WE THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MAGIC IN BALLOONING,
THERE'S MAGIC IN BAKING, AND WE'D MARRY THE TWO UP.
COOL.
BUDDY, I HAVE A CRAZY ASK FOR YOU.
I'D LIKE YOU TO DELIVER THE CAKE IN A BALLOON
AS IT LANDS ON THE FIELD OUT AT SOLBERG AIRPORT.
WE OPEN UP FRIDAY AT 1:00,
BUT AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING, WE DO A MEDIA EVENT.
WHY NOT DO IT AT THAT POINT,
CREATE A LITTLE EXCITEMENT FOR THE MEDIA EVENT
BY YOU PRESENTING MYSELF AND SOME OF THE PILOTS
WITH ONE OF YOUR MASTERFUL CAKES?
YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE FAR-FETCHED?
DELIVERING A CAKE INSIDE OF A HOT-AIR BALLOON?
COME ON. LIKE...HELLO?
HERE'S THE DEAL.
THE BASKET OF A BALLOON IS PRETTY SMALL.
INSIDE THAT BASKET, WE NEED ROOM FOR THE CAKE,
WE NEED ROOM FOR THE PILOT, WE NEED ROOM FOR YOU.
I SEE THOSE WHEELS TURNING.
COULD YOU LAND THE BALLOON ANYWHERE YOU WANT?
YEAH...
SO, NOT ONLY DO WE GOT TO GET THE CAKE IN THE BALLOON,
WHICH IS VERY TIGHT,
BUT THERE'S NO STEERING WHEEL,
THERE'S NO BRAKES, THERE'S NO LANDING GEAR.
THIS IS FREAKING CRAZY.
WE'LL MAKE YOU A GREAT CAKE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND.
WE KNOW HOW TO PRODUCE A WORLD-CLASS FESTIVAL.
BUDDY KNOWS HOW TO PRODUCE A WORLD-CLASS CAKE.
WE'RE GONNA BE UP, UP, AND AWAY.
WHAT'S UP?
COME OVER.
SO, JUST TOOK AN ORDER FOR A CAKE FOR A BALLOON FESTIVAL.
THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO KNOW
IF WE CAN MAKE A CAKE TO BE DELIVERED IN A BALLOON.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A PUBLICITY STUNT.
Frankie: DELIVER IT IN THE BALLOON?
Ralph: IN THE BALLOON?
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE CAMERAS THERE,
AND THEY WANT TO SHOW US ARRIVING IN THE BALLOON WITH THE CAKE.
I'M THINKING OF DOING, LIKE, A BIG, FLUFFY CLOUD
THAT SPINS, MAYBE.
THEN WE COVER IT WITH COTTON CANDY,
AND THEN WE COULD HAVE, LIKE, BALLOONS AROUND THE CLOUD.
ISN'T THERE, LIKE, A WEIGHT LIMIT?
I WOULD ASSUME THERE WOULD BE A WEIGHT LIMIT.
ARE YOU CALLING FRANKIE FAT?
I AIN'T GOING IN THE BALLOON.
I GUESS ME, FRANKIE, AND MAURO AIN'T GOING.
THAT MEANS BUDDY CAN'T GO, EITHER.
HOW BIG CAN THE CAKE BE?
IT CAN'T BE ANY HIGHER THAN 2½ FEET.
Buddy: THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAKE IS I WANT TO MAKE IT SPECTACULAR,
BUT I HAVE TO MAKE IT SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN A BALLOON.
Mauro: FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX, THIS CAN'T BE NO MORE THAN 30 INCHES.
LET'S MAKE THIS 24 INCHES.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD MAKE IT ANY BIGGER THAN THAT.
Buddy: BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE IT HUGE, I WANT TO ADD SOME PIZZAZZ TO IT.
SO I FIGURE, LET'S MAKE IT SPIN.
AND THE BALLOONS -- HOW DO THEY SPIN?
THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE ATTACHED TO THE CLOUDS.
SO, THE WHOLE THING WILL JUST TURN.
SO, WE'LL NEED A SPINNING TURNTABLE.
START CUTTING THE CLOUDS.
[ SAW BUZZING ]
GOT IT.
I'LL JUST GET THE 45.
THIS CAKE -- IT'S GONNA BE SHOOK AROUND.
SO I FIGURE IT'S GOT TO BE STURDY.
WE GOT TO BUILD IT ON A BLACK PIPE,
HAVE TWO LITTLE PLATFORMS SITTING ON IT,
AND THEN IT'LL SIT ON TOP OF A TURNTABLE.
FIGURE, WHY DON'T WE DO A BIG, FLUFFY CLOUD,
AND THEN HAVE DIFFERENT BALLOONS AROUND IT?
MAKE IT SPIN, AND IT WILL KIND OF LOOK LIKE THE BALLOONS ARE GOING AROUND THE CLOUD.
NOW WE CAN FILL IT IN.
SO, I TOLD THE BAKERS TO MAKE ME SOME MARBLE POUND CAKE,
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GONNA GO ON A BALLOON,
AND I FIGURE THE TOUGHEST CAKE WE MAKE IS POUND CAKE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
[ CHUCKLES ] PERFECTO.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HOW YOU DOING? BUDDY. PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
TALITA.
NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU GOT A GREAT ACCENT. WHERE YOU FROM?
BUT OF COURSE.
SO, TALITA IS THE OWNER OF FELIX'S RESTAURANT
IN DOWNTOWN SOHO, AND PIERRE IS HER HEAD CHEF.
SO, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU GUYS?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, AS FAR AS THE CAKE?
OOH, I LOVE NAPOLEON.
NAPOLEON IS BASICALLY LAYERS OF BUTTER AND DOUGH
AND FRENCH PASTRY.
WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING INTO IT, LIKE A SUPPORT OR A DOWEL,
IT COULD CRACK.
SO, PIERRE IS A CHEF -- NOT A PASTRY CHEF.
THAT'S WHY HE CAME TO ME TO MAKE THIS CAKE.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE NAPOLEON IS IF WE STACK IT --
YOU KNOW, WHEN I TRY TO PUT SUPPORTS INSIDE --
IT MIGHT CRACK IT.
I COULD GIVE IT A SHOT.
OKAY.
YEAH. IT'S GOT TO TASTE GOOD, TOO.
WE GOT A DEAL.
THANK YOU, BUDDY.
PLEASURE.
Talita: IT HAS TO BE TOP-NOTCH,
AND IT HAS TO BE LIKE A FRENCH GUY MADE IT.
SO MAYBE BUDDY CAN TURN FRENCH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Buddy: SO, I TOLD JOE AND THE BAKERS TO MAKE ME THE FRENCH PASTRY DOUGH.
BASICALLY, WHAT YOU START OUT WITH IS DOUGH
AND THEN YOU ROLL IT OUT AND THEN YOU FOLD BUTTER INTO IT
AND THEN YOU ROLL IT AGAIN AND FOLD IT.
AND AS YOU KEEP FOLDING IT, YOU'RE ADDING LAYERS INSIDE,
AND THE BUTTER INSIDE MAKES IT NOT STICK TO EACH OTHER.
SO, YOU BAKE THAT OFF,
AND IT BECOMES LIGHT AND AIRY AND DELICIOUS.
AND YOU FILL IT WITH THE PASTRY CREAM.
THE PROBLEM IS,
IS WHEN YOU STACK ALL THOSE LAYERS OF FLAKY PASTRY,
YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE CAKE IS GONNA STAY UP
OR COME CRASHING DOWN.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
SPECIAL DELIVERY, YEAH?
I'D RATHER WALK, HONEY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Momma: MY DAUGHTER GRACE IS 47, MY DAUGHTER MADELINE IS 46,
MARY'S 44, LISA'S 38.
AND BUDDY'S MY BABY. HE'S 36.
SO, IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.
EXCUSE US. WE GOT TO GET THROUGH.
I GOT TO GO HAVE MY BREAKFAST, AND THEN WE HIT THE ROAD.
Buddy: SO, THIS IS A BIG WEEK FOR THE FAMILY.
'CAUSE MOMMA'S GOING BACK TO ISRAEL
FOR THE NEXT STEP IN HER ALS TREATMENT.
THEY HAVE THIS PROCEDURE THAT THEY'RE DOING IN ISRAEL
WITH THE STEM CELLS.
AND ONE OF MY BROTHERS IS A PERFECT MATCH, SO HE CAME.
THEY TOOK THEM FROM HIM, AND THEY CULTIVATE THEM.
AND NOW I GOT TO GO BACK, AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT THEM IN ME.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GONNA WORK.
AFTER THE FIRST TRIP, I DID FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.
Buddy: ON HER FIRST TRIP TO ISRAEL,
THEY EXTRACTED STEM CELLS FROM HER BROTHER, DOMINIC,
BUT THEY ALSO GAVE HER UMBILICAL-CORD CELLS,
WHICH SEEMED TO INCREASE HER STRENGTH A LITTLE BIT.
THIS NEXT TRIP IS HUGE
BECAUSE IT'LL DETERMINE IF THE STEM CELLS FROM MY UNCLE
WILL SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF HER ALS.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE MY MUSCLES STRONGER.
THIS WAY, THEN I CAN HAVE SOME STRENGTH.
OH, GOOD. I WANT TO SEE YOU BEFORE YOU GO.
OH, I LIKE. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
HI. SERGE. HOW ARE YOU?
SO, YOU GO FOR THE SECOND TIME.
NOW, MARY'S GOING WITH YOU.
I MEAN, I WISH WE COULD ALL GO, BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
NO, NO. I NEED ONE PERSON.
OKAY.
Lisa: THIS TRIP -- THIS IS WHAT SHE'S BEEN HOPING FOR.
SHE HAS ALL HER HOPES.
ALL HER PRAYERS ARE IN THESE STEM CELLS.
[ Voice breaking ] I WANTED TO COME IN HERE AND SAY BYE TO YOU BEFORE I LEFT,
OF COURSE.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU. PRAY FOR ME, ALL RIGHT?
IT WON'T BE A LONG TRIP.
OKAY.
YES. YOU GOT IT.
ALS IS WHAT IT IS,
AND YOU DON'T HEAR ANYBODY BEING CURED FROM ALS,
BUT IF IT'S GONNA HELP HER IN ANY WAY, WE'RE HOPEFUL.
WE'RE NOT READY TO LOSE HER.
Momma: ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY WISH ME LUCK.
I'M GOING TO ISRAEL TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER STEM CELL, YOU KNOW?
SO, HOPE IT WORKS. SAY A PRAYER FOR ME.
GOD BLESS YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU PROMISE?
Buddy: THIS NEXT TRIP TO ISRAEL.
MY UNCLE DOMINIC'S STEM CELLS
ARE THE BEST CHANCES WE HAVE TO BATTLE MOMMA'S ALS.
NOW, ALLS WE CAN DO IS PRAY.
BYE. BYE, SERGE.
Lisa: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN,
BUT WE'RE ALL HOPING
THAT WE GET SOMETHING REALLY POSITIVE OUT OF IT.
BYE. SAFE TRIP.
Momma: AND IT'S GONNA -- IT'S GONNA WORK.
Buddy: SO, I GET THE DECORATORS WORKING ON THE LITTLE HOT-AIR BALLOONS.
[ HUMMING ]
WHOO-HOO!
CARVING A CLOUD CAKE ON TOP OF THIS PLATFORM,
IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY,
'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A BIG BLOB.
SO, I WANT THE CLOUD TO KIND OF HAVE SOME DIMENSION.
SO, I HAVE TO CARVE IT TOGETHER
AND KIND OF, LIKE, SPIN IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKS RIGHT.
I TURN THE TURNTABLE ON
'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SEEING IT SPIN.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE -- "YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEED A LITTLE OFF HERE. NEED A LITTLE OFF THERE."
IF THE CAKE ISN'T BALANCED FOR WEIGHT,
IT'S GONNA LOOK MORE LIKE A TORNADO, NOT A CLOUD.
I HAVE TO MAKE IT SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN A BALLOON.
I GOT TO, LIKE, BE INCH FOR INCH ON THIS THING.
FRENCH PASTRY CREAM.
A LITTLE THICK.
SO, FOR THIS BASTILLE DAY CAKE,
I HAD FRANKIE MAKE THE FRENCH PASTRY CREAM,
WHICH IS GONNA HOLD ALL THIS FRENCH PASTRY TOGETHER.
Frankie: I CUT BACK ON THE MILK.
I KNOW. ADD A LITTLE BIT.
I KNOW HE MADE IT THICKER BECAUSE WE WERE STACKING IT,
BUT IT'S STILL GOT TO TASTE CREAMY AND DELICIOUS.
SO I TELL FRANKIE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE LOOSER.
SO, TO MAKE THE PASTRY CREAM A LITTLE LOOSER,
JUST ADDS A LITTLE MILK TO IT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU WANT IT TO BE THICK ENOUGH HOLD EVERYTHING TOGETHER,
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE CREAMY ENOUGH
THAT WHEN YOU EAT IT, IT DOESN'T TASTE DRY.
IT'S GOT TO BE A DELICIOUS,
CREAMY, DREAMY, FLAKY [French accent] NAPOLEON.
STUPID QUESTION. HOW YOU GONNA PEG THIS?
I'M GONNA PEG IT WITH LITTLE CHOPSTICKS.
THEN DO A CENTER DOWEL FOR THE CENTER.
OKAY.
[ Normal voice ] LET ME TELL YOU.
THIS FRENCH PASTRY IS FRAGILE.
THIS THING IS GONNA SHAKE LIKE A LEAF.
THIS TALL.
LIKE THE EIFFEL TOWER.
DOES THE EIFFEL TOWER SHAKE?
I WOULD THINK SO.
WELL, I'M SURE IT'S GOT TO FLEX, BUT THIS THING IS --
LOOK. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA.
ALL RIGHT. CUT ME ANOTHER 16.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT FRENCH PASTRY COULD CRACK.
SO, FOR THIS, INSTEAD OF DOING, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONAL PEGS,
WE DID LITTLE, LIKE, BAMBOO SKEWERS,
AND WE KIND OF, LIKE, INCORPORATED THEM
TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, KIND OF LOCKED EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY DANGEROUS CAKE TO DELIVER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S THE ONLY WAY IT'S GONNA STACK.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY IT'S GONNA STACK.
YOU ONLY GOT ONE SHOT!
SO, I WANTED TO INCORPORATE SOME OF OUR CREAM PUFFS
ON THIS BASTILLE DAY CAKE.
FROM YESTERDAY?
THE CREAM PUFFS ARE WAY TOO BIG.
ANTHONY MADE THEM YESTERDAY WHEN I WASN'T HERE.
TO BE HONEST, HE'S BEEN GIVING ME A LITTLE TROUBLE LATELY.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT THAT MIX DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
I'M TELLING YOU -- HE'S TELLING YOU --
YEAH, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE A LITTLE OFF.
EVERY MIX AIN'T THE SAME. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT BEFORE.
BAKE IT OFF. IT'LL BE FINE. I PROMISE.
OH, MY GOD!
I TOLD -- I TOLD HIM.
I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM.
I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM.
I TOLD HIM. THAT'S WHY -- THAT'S WHY --
I TOLD HIM. I TOLD HIM.
HEY, ANTHONY!
LOOK, HE'S BEEN HERE FOREVER.
HE'S BEEN A MANAGER INSIDE THE BAKING ROOM,
AND HE SHOULD KNOW THE RIGHT SIZE OF A CREAM PUFF.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS?
IT'S TOO BIG.
THIS IS NOT A SMALL CREAM PUFF. THIS IS A MEDIUM CREAM PUFF.
THE HEIGHT IS GOOD. THE SHAPE IS GOOD. THE SIZE IS BIG.
DID YOU USE THE SMALL TIPS
BIG.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO USE THE SMALL!
NO, WE DID NOT!
AND THAT'S WHY THEY CAME LIKE THIS! THIS IS TOO WIDE!
THE FACT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT THEY WERE BIG.
THE FACT IS THAT I'M TELLING YOU THEY'RE TOO BIG
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
EVERY TIME I TRY TO TELL THIS KID SOMETHING,
HE TAKES IT OFFENSIVELY.
LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME?
Buddy: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GATHER AROUND FOR A SECOND HERE.
THIS WEEKEND, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR ALL THE CARLO'S BAKERY EMPLOYEES.
SO I'M GONNA DO AN EMPLOYEE-APPRECIATION PARTY AT MY HOUSE
BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD,
AND I FELT LIKE THEY DESERVED IT.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.
SINCE WE'RE HAVING OUR EMPLOYEE PARTY ON SUNDAY,
I THOUGHT WE COULD DO SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY FUN.
I WANT TO DO AN AWARDS CEREMONY, OKAY?
SO, LOOK -- LOOK AT THE BOX. LOOK WHAT IT SAYS HERE.
MOST VALUABLE BAKER.
WE'RE ALL GONNA VOTE.
YOU CANNOT VOTE FOR YOURSELF.
OKAY?
THE PRESIDENT VOTES FOR HIMSELF.
NO, YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR YOURSELF.
I'M GONNA DO IT TWO WAYS.
I'M GONNA PICK SOMEONE FROM THE BAKING ROOM
AND SOMEONE FROM THE DECORATING ROOM. OKAY?
OKAY?
HONESTLY, I GOT SO MANY MVPs, I DON'T KNOW WHO I WOULD PICK.
LET THEM CHOOSE.
AND TO SEE THAT YOU'VE EARNED THE RESPECT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES
IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
I GOT TO LOOK AT IT TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T VOTE FOR YOURSELF.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, THAT'S YOURS. LET ME SEE.
OOH!
OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW THAT NOBODY VOTED FOR ME.
NOT ONE OF YOU.
WAIT TILL I SIGN YOUR CHECKS NEXT WEEK.
AT THE PARTY ON SUNDAY,
I'M GOING TO REVEAL THE WINNER OF THE DECORATING ROOM
AND THE WINNER OF THE BAKING ROOM.
EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT PARTY.
ALL RIGHT? LET'S GET TO WORK.
Buddy: DON'T ICE NO MORE.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA PUT THE DOWELS ON AND THEN PIPE-STRAP IT.
YEAH, DUDE! IT'S GOOD. TRUST ME.
SO, WE MADE THE BALLOONS OUT OF RICE KRISPIE TREATS,
AND WE HAD THESE STICKS THAT WE KIND OF MADE A POINT TO.
AND WE SCREWED THEM INTO THE PLATFORM
SO THAT WHEN WE STICK THE BALLOON ON TOP,
WE'LL KIND OF STAB INTO THE STAKE.
ARE YOU KILLING VAMPIRES WITH THESE THINGS OR WHAT?
YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAUTIOUS.
TELL YOU THE TRUTH, AS THIS THING --
IT'S NOT COVERED IN COTTON CANDY OR BALLOONS.
KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A KUNG-FU TORTURE DEVICE.
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
WATCH YOUR HEAD, DUDE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD.
OKAY.
Ralph: THIS IS EASILY THE MOST DANGEROUS CAKE
WE'VE MADE IN AWHILE.
LOOKS LIKE A WEAPON.
YEAH, I FEEL LIKE NINJAS COULD TRAIN WITH IT.
ONE, TWO, THREE. [ GRUNTS ]
SHE'S A BIG GIRL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW HE'S GONNA BRING THIS ON A BALLOON.
HE'S GONNA POKE HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH THOSE IF THING TIPS OVER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MADS! MAD! COME HERE! SERGIO'S ON THE PHONE.
THEY'RE ON THE PHONE FROM ISRAEL. COME HERE.
Grace: FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THE STEM CELLS THAT THEY GREW
NOW GET INJECTED INTO DIFFERENT PARTS OF MY MOM
TO HELP REJUVENATE THE CELLS TO HELP THE MUSCLES.
Maddalena: MA!
MARY!
WE'RE ON THE COMPUTER, YEAH. BUT WE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR US? HELLO?!
MARY! HI!
AW. THEY CAN'T HEAR US. HEY!
Maddalena: I WAS A LITTLE TAKEN BACK.
I WAS EXPECTING BETTER THAN I SAW.
LIKE, SHE LOOKED VERY WEAK.
I WAS NERVOUS.
I CAN SEE YOU, BUT I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
EVERYBODY LOVES YOU, AND WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT YOU HERE.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO DO THE TREATMENT.
SHE LOVES US VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. CALL US BACK AFTER IT'S OVER.
VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU GUYS. BYE.
THIS IS WHAT SHE'S BEEN HOPING FOR, THIS EXPERIMENT,
BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE REALLY HASN'T HELPED.
I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHEN THEY CALL US.
YEAH.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR HER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS.
SO, I'M GONNA HAVE JUAN SCULPT THE EIFFEL TOWER.
HE'S GONNA COVER IT IN BLACK MODELING CHOCOLATE.
THEN HE'S GONNA PAINT IT SILVER
SO IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE REAL ONE.
Frankie: IT'S SNOWING IN JERSEY CITY.
ANTHONY STILL NEEDS TO MAKE MORE CREAM PUFFS.
SO I GRAB THE RIGHT SIZE CREAM PUFFS OUT OF THE STORE.
GOOD.
THE NAPOLEON HAS GOT TO BE DELICIOUS.
NOT ONLY TASTE GOOD, BUT IT'S GOT TO LOOK GOOD.
[ French accent ] THIS IS A CAKE THAT'S, LIKE, DELICIOUS,
THAT I WANT TO EAT.
SO, I FIGURE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S PUT SOME CHOCOLATE SHAVES ON THERE, PUT SOME STRAWBERRIES ON THERE.
OF COURSE, YOU GOT TO PUT SOME POWDERED SUGAR AND SOME BLUEBERRIES ON THERE --
YOU KNOW, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
PUT THE EIFFEL TOWER ON TOP.
AH.
WHAT IS THAT CAKE?
[ Normal voice ] NAPOLEON CAKE.
I WANT A PIECE. [ LAUGHS ]
Lisa V.: THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT THAT IN THE CAR, IT'S GONNA START SHAKING.
[ French accent ] IT IS DONE! MAGNIFIQUE!
[ Normal voice ] WE FINISH THIS CAKE, AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING --
IT'S A CAKE THAT YOU WANT TO BASICALLY DIVE INTO.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT CAME OUT
AND THE WAY THAT IT TASTES,
BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A-SHAKING LIKE A LEAF.
NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
YOU GOT TO GET IT THERE.
OH.
[ Laughing ] I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
WHEN YOU GET IN THAT TRUCK...
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
DRIVE LIKE THAT.
WHATEVER YOU DO.
Frankie: SUICIDE MISSION.
THIS CREAM, SHE'S A-WIGGLY.
SHE'S GOT SOME JIGGLE IN HER, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
FRANKIE DON'T THINK THIS THING IS GONNA MAKE IT THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
THIS THING COULD TOPPLE AT ANY MINUTE ON THE DELIVERY,
AND WE'LL HAVE A DISASTER.
OKAY? WATCH THE STEP OVER THERE.
VIVE LA BASTILLE, HUH? [ SPEAKING FRENCH ]
Frankie: SHE WAS WIGGLING.
SHE SHOOK, BUT SHE DIDN'T GO DOWN.
YEAH, LET'S PULL THIS.
IT SETTLED, BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Buddy: THANK GOD FRANKIE GOT THIS NAPOLEON CAKE
TO THE FRENCH RESTAURANT IN ONE PIECE,
BECAUSE I WANT TO SHOW THESE FRENCH CHEFS THAT, EVEN THOUGH I'M ITALIAN,
I CAN MAKE [French accent] WONDERFUL FRENCH CAKES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK? DID I DO A GOOD JOB?
HOW YOU DOING, CHEF?
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
YOU GOT IT, CHEF. YOU LET ME KNOW.
OKAY, YOU GO FIRST. YOU GO FIRST.
CHEF, YOU TELL ME.
NOT BAD?
Talita: MADE BY AN ITALIAN!
ALL RIGHT!
NOT BAD FOR AN ITALIAN, RIGHT?
NOT BAD. NOT BAD.
FANTASTIC. AMAZING.
IT'S CRISPY AND CREAMY IN THE MIDDLE,
AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY LIKE I'M IN FRANCE RIGHT NOW
AND I'M EATING SOMETHING THAT A FRENCHMAN AND NOT AN ITALIAN.
IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
...EVEN A NAPOLEON AS BIG AS THIS?
NEVER.
YOU ALWAYS SEE, LIKE, A SMALL ONE, LIKE THIS.
HOW MANY TIERS WERE THERE? ONE, TWO -- FIVE?
FIVE, SIX?
I LOVE IT.
THE TASTE IS PERFECT.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR, MY FRIEND.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED.
THE FACT THAT I HAD PIERRE'S RESPECT,
BEING A FRENCH CHEF AND HE LIKED OUR NAPOLEON,
MEANS A LOT TO ME.
Buddy: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS PLAN.
Ashley: YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE, LIKE, AN AWESOME PLACE
WHERE YOU STOP IN ONE AFTERNOON,
COME GET A BEAUTIFUL DESSERT OUT OF THE SHOWCASE.
I'LL BE LEAVING SOON. MY INTERNSHIP IS ALMOST OVER.
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE,
BUT I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL GOALS
THAT I REALLY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A SET MENU.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE WHAT I WANT --
HAVE THE STAPLES THAT EVERYONE IS COMING THERE FOR
BUT HAVE OTHER FUN STUFF.
WELL, YOU JUST SAID THE WRONG THING.
MAKE WHAT YOU WANT -- THERE'S NO SUCH THING.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE WHAT'S GONNA SELL.
BUT HEAR ME OUT.
THAT CAN BE YOUR DOWNFALL.
Buddy: I THINK ASHLEY'S ALMOST THERE TO OPEN HER OWN BAKERY.
ON THE BAKING END, SHE IS.
I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT SHE KNOWS ENOUGH ABOUT RUNNING A BUSINESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT --
LIKE, THE BILLS, THE RENT,
INSURANCE, DELIVERY TRUCKS, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS THERE,
AND AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE LIKE,
"OH, I'LL JUST WAKE UP AND BAKE EVERY DAY" --
THAT'S THE POINT. YOU GOT TO MAKE MONEY.
MY TIME AT CARLO'S HAS BEEN JUST INCREDIBLE.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE BUSINESS
AND ESPECIALLY JUST ABOUT MYSELF.
IT'S BEEN GREAT. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU GUYS,
AND, I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN MORE THAN HOSPITABLE.
I WISH YOU COULD STAY HERE FOREVER,
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR DREAMS, YOUR HOPES, YOU HAVE YOUR HOME.
I GIVE YOU MY BLESSING.
ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU, I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, HONEY. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY!
OH, DON'T CRY!
OWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS IS HARD -- SO HARD.
AND I'M WILLING TO FIGHT THE FIGHT
AND TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.
ANYTIME.
WHERE'S THE BIG BOWL?
THIS IS LIKE A HELMET FOR YOU. LOOK.
[ As Darth Vader ] LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER.
THESE CLOUDS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK
FLUFFY AND LIGHT, LIKE, AIRY.
SO, I FIGURE IF WE TAKE COTTON CANDY AND STICK IT ON THERE,
IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A CLOUD, BABY.
I'M FLYING.
[ High-pitched ] ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
LOOK AT ME!
I GUESS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING COTTON CANDY ON A CAKE
JUST BRINGS OUT FUN IN THE AIR.
EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME PUTTING THAT COTTON CANDY ON.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG CLOUD!
WHEEEE!
WHEEEEEEEE!
YOU GOT A BALLOON FOR ME, RALPH?
WHEE!
HEY, I'M IN THE CLOUDS, EVERYONE!
COTTON CANDY FOR EVERYONE!
[ Normal voice ] WHEE!
AFTER WE PUT THE BALLOONS ON THE STICKS,
IT REALLY LOOKED LIKE A BALLOON FESTIVAL.
LET'S MAKE IT SPIN.
THE BALLOONS WERE KIND OF CLIMBING UP IN THE CLOUDS
AND JUST SPINNING AROUND AND HAVING A GREAT TIME.
HEY, LOOK!
IT LOOKS LIKE A CLOUD IN THE SKY WITH BALLOONS IN IT.
I STILL WANT TO SEE YOU GO IN A HOT-AIR BALLOON.
ARE YOU GONNA GO IN A HOT-AIR BALLOON?
[ HISSES ]
I KNOW WE BUILT THIS CAKE STURDY.
I JUST HOPE IT FITS IN A BALLOON,
AND I'M KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT WHEN WE LAND,
THAT IT ALL STAYS TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT. DANNY, GET IT THERE.
DON'T FORGET THE COTTON-CANDY MACHINE. WE GOT TO MAKE MORE.
SO, I DECIDED I WANTED TO HELP ANTHONY ON CREAM PUFFS.
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT HE'S MAKING THEM THE RIGHT SIZE
FOR THE NEXT TIME HE DOES THEM.
HERE'S THE THING. I WANT ANTHONY TO SUCCEED.
I WANT ANTHONY TO RUN THIS BAKING ROOM.
BUT HERE'S THE THING.
IF HE DOESN'T DO IT MY WAY, THEN HE CAN'T DO IT.
Anthony: YEAH, I KNOW.
STOP.
DOES THE MACHINE GO UP AND DOWN?
NO, I JUST TOLD YOU. IT'S THE TABLE HEIGHT.
I HAVE TO ADJUST THE TABLE HEIGHT.
NO. BUT EVERY TIME -- DEPOSIT. UP, DOWN.
UP, DOWN. DEPOSIT. UP, DOWN.
IT'LL TAKE TOO LONG. IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
HE ALWAYS TRIES TO TELL ME THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO DO SOMETHING.
HE WANTS TO BE RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, IT JUST -- MNH! -- INSIDE.
IRRITATES ME.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A JERK.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT. WE'RE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT THING.
BUT WHEN I ANSWER YOU BACK,
I'M NOT TRYING TO ANSWER YOU BACK DISRESPECTFULLY.
I'M TRYING TO WORK HERE.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT...
I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
BUDDY IS SO USED TO HEARING, "YES, YES, YES, YES, YES."
SO WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING AND I KNOW IT'S WRONG OR I DISAGREE,
I'M GONNA LET IT BE KNOWN.
I'M NOT JUST GONNA "YES" SOMEBODY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HEAR "YES."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT BUDDY.
HE ALWAYS THINKS HE'S RIGHT.
AND HE IS A VERY, VERY, VERY SMART MAN,
BUT EVEN EINSTEIN WAS WRONG A COUPLE TIMES.
Sofia: HEY, DADDY.
Buddy: HEY, FIA-BEAR.
COME ON.
[ GRUNTS ]
HOW MUCH THINGS DO YOU PUT IN THIS? MY HANDS HURT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, TODAY I'M MAKING A SURPRISE CAKE
FOR THE EMPLOYEE-APPRECIATION PARTY.
I GOT MY DAUGHTER, SOFIA, AND SON MARCO TO HELP.
IF YOU DROP IT, SOFIA, YOU'RE TOAST.
GO.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB, GUYS. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA DIP IT IN WHITE FIRST AND LET IT SIT, OKAY?
YEP.
Buddy: I'M GONNA USE SOME TUXEDO STRAWBERRIES
TO DECORATE THE CAKE.
BASICALLY, IT'S A CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRY.
YOU DIP IT IN WHITE FIRST,
AND THEN YOU DIP IT HALF AND HALF IN CHOCOLATE.
YOU DO, LIKE, THE LITTLE "V" FOR THE TUXEDO.
THEN WE PIPE A LITTLE BOW TIE AND THREE BUTTONS
IN THE DARK CHOCOLATE, AND IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A TUXEDO.
SPIN THE TURNTABLE REALLY FAST.
SO, WHAT I'M DOING FOR THE GANACHE --
I PUT IT IN A PIPING BAG AND I JUST KIND OF, LIKE, DRIZZLE IT DOWN THE SIDE,
AND I'M LETTING GRAVITY JUST LET IT FALL DOWN THE SIDES.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE TECHNIQUES THAT ARE JUST --
IT'S DECADENT, BUT IT'S SO, LIKE, DELICIOUS-LOOKING.
THIS IS ALMOST 100. THIS IS, LIKE, A MILLION.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE BIG, GIANT, CHOCOLATE SHAVES?
I MEAN, THIS IS A CHOCOLATE LOVER'S DREAM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? LOOKS COOL?
YEAH.
I THOUGHT THE CAKE TURNED OUT GREAT.
I THINK THE EMPLOYEES ARE GONNA LOVE IT,
AND I THINK MORE THAN A CAKE, THEY'RE GONNA ENJOY THE PARTY,
AND THEY DESERVE IT.
LOOKS GOOD. GIVE ME FIVE, PARTNERS.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, WE GET THERE IN THE MORNING,
AND YOU SEE ALL THESE HOT-AIR BALLOONS INFLATED.
I GOT TO SAY, IT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY COOL.
Howard: THIS IS THE MEDIA PREVIEW OF THE 31st ANNUAL QuickChek
NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL OF BALLOONING,
BUT WE'VE NEVER HAD THE PUBLICITY STUNT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
NOTHING LEFT.
WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA GET THAT BAD, BUT...
WHEN THE CAKE GOT THERE, I WAS REALLY AGGRAVATED
BECAUSE ALL THE COTTON CANDY MELTED OFF.
THIS IS GONNA BE -- THIS THING IS GOING DOWN.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST A BAD IDEA.
IT'S ALREADY FALLING APART.
IT'S SUMMERTIME AND WE'RE MAKING COTTON CANDY IN THE FIELD,
AND AS WE'RE PUTTING IT ON, IT'S MELTING.
SO, WE CAN'T MAKE THE COTTON CANDY FAST ENOUGH
TO COVER THE WHOLE CAKE.
SIR?
HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU?
WIND IS PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT, SO...
WE GOT TO HURRY?
THE SOONER YOU DO IT, THE BETTER CHANCES OF YOUR LANDING SAFELY, SIR.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CAN I PUT IT ANY MORE MILDLY THAN THAT?
THEY'RE RUSHING ME, TELLING ME THAT THE WINDS ARE GONNA CHANGE
AND WE GOT TO GET IN THIS BALLOON.
SO, I GOT THEM TELLING ME TO HURRY UP,
WE'RE TRYING TO PUT COTTON CANDY ON THIS CAKE, AND I'M LIKE, --
LOOK, I HAD TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION AND SAY,
"WE GOT TO ROLL. WE GOT TO LEAVE NOW."
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH IT.
WATCH THE WIRE.
TELL ME IF YOU NEED TO STOP OVER HERE.
Howard: THE WIND IS PICKING UP.
FOR IDEAL FLYING, WE WANT 8 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR OF WIND OR LESS.
WHEN HE LANDS, WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BUMPY.
AND IF GOD IS WILLING AND THE ATMOSPHERE COOPERATES,
IT'S GONNA BE A HECK OF A SHOT.
Buddy: THIS IS JUST A BAD IDEA.
YOU GUYS GOT TO GRAB UNDER THE --
OH, OH, OH.
THE BASKET'S GOING UP, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, COME DOWN, COME DOWN, COME DOWN.
THE BALLOON WANTED TO LIFT. WE COULDN'T GET IT OVER THE TOP.
THE CAKE WAS WOBBLING 'CAUSE IT WAS ON A TURNTABLE.
IT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE AND A HALF.
WE CAN'T DO THIS.
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE, YOU GOT TO GO NOW, BUD.
I'M THINKING, "WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS."
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK. THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK. THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE, YOU GOT TO GO NOW, BUD.
Ralph: OKAY.
IT'S GONNA TOPPLE OVER.
LET ME TELL YOU, WE WERE GETTING THAT CAKE IN THAT BALLOON,
AND IT WAS SCARY.
HOLD THAT BLUE.
YOU GOT TO LIFT THE BLUE UP SO WE CAN GET IT IN.
IT'S ON.
WE GOT TO GO.
GRAB OVER HERE? OKAY.
I GOT THE CAKE. DON'T WORRY.
I GET IN THE BALLOON, AND I'M HOLDING THE CAKE.
I TELL MAURIZIO TO SQUEEZE IN WITH ME
'CAUSE HE'S THE SKINNIEST,
AND I'M LIKE, "ALL RIGHT. TAKE US UP."
GO! YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, BABY.
THIS IS SUCH A BAD IDEA.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE WITH BUDDY IN A HOT-AIR BALLOON!
WHEE!
WE GET UP THERE, IT WAS LIKE, "OOOOOOH."
AND THEN WE WENT FOR A LITTLE RIDE.
THEN WE STARTED TO GO BACK, STARTED TO GO BACK,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO LANDING --
WE'RE GONNA HIT THE DELIVERY TRUCK!
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
BUD, BUD, BUD, WE'RE GONNA -- WE'RE COMING IN HOT.
COMING IN HOT.
"WELL, HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING DOWN." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE'RE GOING DOWN?!"
I'M HOLDING ONTO THE CAKE,
MAURIZIO IS HOLDING ONTO THE CAKE.
I'M LIKE, DO I HOLD ONTO THE CAKE
THAT'S GOT THE DEATH SPEARS THAT'S GONNA STAB ME?
OR DO I HOLD ONTO THE BASKET? DO I JUMP OUT?
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL DO I DO RIGHT NOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA KILL ME --
MY CAKE OR THE BALLOON CRASHING.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
OH!
WE HIT THAT FRIGGIN' GROUND LIKE A PILE OF BRICKS.
[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]
WE'RE HITTING MY CAR.
THEY'RE LIKE, "HOLD US, HOLD US. WE'RE GOING UP." I'M LIKE, "AAH"
WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT.
WE'RE DOING GOOD. WE'RE DOING GOOD.
WE WENT DOWN FAST AND HARD.
THAT CAKE BOUNCED AND WANTED TO TUMBLE.
I WAS LIKE, "NOOOOO!"
WE STILL GOT A CAKE!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE CAKE LOOKED LIKE CRAP, BUT IT STOOD UP!
IT DID NOT GO DOWN!
MY CAKE STOOD UP!
I KNOW, UM...
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WHEN WE STARTED,
BUT IT WAS YOUR IDEA TO TAKE IT UP IN A BALLOON.
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT EVER, IN FRANCE,
WAS A ROOSTER, A DUCK, AND A SHEEP.
THEY SURVIVED. SO DID THE CAKE, BASICALLY.
SO YOU'VE MADE HISTORY TODAY, BUDDY.
WE DID, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S STILL GONNA TASTE GREAT, RIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELL, WHO WANTS TO EAT SOME CAKE?!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Woman: YOU'RE WELCOME.
THE CAKE SURVIVED. IT TASTED GREAT.
BUDDY DID A GREAT JOB. IT WAS A FUN DAY.
Buddy: EVEN THOUGH THE CAKE GOT BEAT UP,
IT STILL TASTED GOOD, AND EVERYBODY LOVED IT.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT CAKE STILL STOOD TOGETHER.
THE ONLY THING I COULD TELL YOU --
CAKE DELIVERING AND BALLOONING SHOULD REMAIN SEPARATE.
Maurizio: THIS IS EASILY THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD IN A BASKET.
HELLO, GUYS. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU?
Lisa V.: HOW ARE YOU?
Buddy: TODAY I'M THROWING A PARTY
FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES AT CARLO'S BAKERY.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG YEAR AND THEY'VE ALL WORKED SO HARD.
SO NOW, TODAY, IT'S PARTY TIME.
Man: WHOA!
WE'RE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS.
I MEAN, WE GOT FOOD.
WE GOT A DUNK TANK.
WE GOT ICE CREAM. YOU NAME IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS JUST A LITTLE CAKE THAT I MADE FOR YOU GUYS YESTERDAY
TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE, I GOT TO SAY,
CARLO'S BAKERY CANNOT BE WHAT IT IS TODAY WITHOUT EVERYBODY HERE.
SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF A VOTE, OKAY,
TO SEE WHO WAS THE MOST VALUABLE BAKER
AND THE MOST VALUABLE DECORATOR.
SO, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FROM THE OTHER DAY.
THE MOST VALUABLE BAKER -- NOW, I DID NOT VOTE FOR THIS.
YOU GUYS VOTED.
AND THE WINNER IS LOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COME ON UP HERE, LOU.
GO, LOU!
PROUD OF YOU, LOU.
THE WINNER OF THE MOST VALUABLE DECORATOR IS...
JESSICA BACCHUS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COME HERE, BACCHUS. COME OVER HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO, I ANNOUNCED THAT JESSICA AND LOU WON THE MVBs,
AND, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
I COULDN'T HAVE PICKED THEM BETTER MYSELF.
AND YOU GUYS GOT GIFT CARDS TO GO GET A MASSAGE, ALL RIGHT?
WE'RE ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME, WE'RE PARTYING, AND I SEE MY MOM.
HI, MOMMA.
I KNOW. NUMBER-ONE EMPLOYEE.
HOW YOU FEELING?
YOU LOOK GOOD.
YOU KNOW, MY MOM LANDED FROM ISRAEL YESTERDAY.
THE DOCTOR SAID EVERYTHING WENT REALLY WELL.
WELL, I WON'T KNOW UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH,
'CAUSE HE SAYS, "IN A MONTH, YOU SHOULD FEEL SOMETHING."
THEY DID THE STEM CELLS,
BUT NOW YOU GOT TO GIVE IT TIME FOR THEM TO...
REJUVENATE.
SO, I HOPE TO GOD THAT IT WORKS.
I WON'T KNOW UNTIL THEN.
IT'S GONNA TAKE POTENTIALLY A MONTH
TO SEE IF THIS IS GONNA HELP HER OR NOT.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
OVERALL, THE PARTY WAS A BLAST.
ALL THE EMPLOYEES HAD A GREAT TIME. MY FAMILY DID.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I COULDN'T THANK MY EMPLOYEES ENOUGH.
I HAVE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
JUST SO HAPPY THAT MY MOM CAME TO BE THERE
TO CELEBRATE WITH ME AND THE EMPLOYEES,
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WITHOUT HER,
THERE WOULDN'T BE NO CARLO'S BAKERY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Woman: HOLY MOLY!
Joe: CHRIS, LEAVE THAT ALONE A SEC.
WASH YOUR HANDS. COME IN THE BACK.
FIVE MINUTES.
HEY, GUYS. CAN YOU GIVE US A MINUTE, PLEASE?
Buddy: WE GOT A CALL FROM ANTHONY LIKE AN HOUR AGO,
AND, HONESTLY, I COULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE MY EARS.
THIS IS NOT KIDDING AROUND. THIS IS SERIOUS, ALL RIGHT?
WELL, ANTHONY DECIDED TO LEAVE.
OKAY?
IT'S OFFICIAL. IT'S 100%.
HE'S DECIDED TO MOVE TO FLORIDA WITH HIS FAMILY.
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, WITH YOU GUYS, I'LL BE HONEST,
YEAH, THAT HURTS A LITTLE BIT.
I TREATED HIM LIKE A SON,
AND HE JUST BASICALLY SAYS, "I'M LEAVING."
NO EXPLANATION.
WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
JUST UP AND LEFT.
Buddy: TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M SHOCKED.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I PUT MY HEART INTO HELP TRAIN THIS KID TO BECOME A BAKER,
AND TO SEE HIM THROW IT AWAY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS...
[INHALES SHARPLY] I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I REALLY WANT SUCCESS FOR HIM, BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW
IF HE'LL EVER BE IN A CARLO'S BAKERY APRON EVER AGAIN.
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