Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time is a TV series on

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that stars

Duff Goldman Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman is a pastry chef, television personality, and cookbook author. He is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop, which was featured in the Food Network reality television show '' Ace of Cakes'', ...

. The show details Duff and his friends exploring the science of different foods. It debuted on

on April 29, 2021.

Plot

In his kitchen/laboratory called Bakersville,

explores the science of the foods that he makes with help from his puppet and

robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be ...

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

* Duff Goldman (portrayed by himself) - A

pastry chef A pastry chef or pâtissier (; the French female version of the word is pâtissière ), is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods. They are employed in large hotels, b ...

that runs Bakersville. * Couscous (performed by Donna Kimball and Kristin Charney) - A robot and Duff's

sous-chef A sous-chef is a chef who is second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef, usually the more hands on manager with regards to training staff and organising the kitchen. Duties and functions The sous-chef has many re ...

who is made of different kitchen tools. * Dizzy (performed by Dorien Davies) - An

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...

-shaped industrial

stand mixer A mixer, depending on the type, also called a hand mixer or stand mixer, is a kitchen device that uses a gear-driven mechanism to rotate a set of "beaters" in a bowl containing the food or liquids to be prepared by mixing them. Mixers help a ...

. She mostly sticks her mixing "nose" into everything. * Dragon Oven - A dragon-shaped

oven upA double oven A ceramic oven An oven is a tool which is used to expose materials to a hot environment. Ovens contain a hollow chamber and provide a means of heating the chamber in a controlled way. In use since antiquity, they have been use ...

that speaks in roars, smoke, and hiccups. * Edgar (performed by Kenny Stevenson) - A "crabby" blue crab that hails from

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

. * S'Later (performed by

Victor Yerrid Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his wo ...

) - A brown

three-toed sloth The three-toed or three-fingered sloths are arboreal neotropical mammals . They are the only members of the genus ''Bradypus'' and the family Bradypodidae. The four living species of three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned slo ...

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

Production

Duff Goldman collaborated with

The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for ...

to create this show on

. When Duff Goldman created this show, the inspiration he used to create this show came from the "

Imagination Movers The Imagination Movers are an American children's band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2003. The line-up includes drummer Rich Collins, lead singer, keyboardist and mandolin player Scott Durbin, bassist Dave Poche, and guitarist Scott "Smit ...

Reception

References

External links

Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time
at Discovery+
Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time
at Food Network
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at

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