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* InMemoriam: Long-time employee and Valastro family friend Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal, and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass. Buddy and his wife Lisa's would give their youngest son Carlo the middle name [[DeadGuyJunior Salvatore]].

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Long-time employee and Valastro family friend Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal, and a later episode "Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal" included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass. mass. Buddy and his wife Lisa's would give their youngest son Carlo the middle name [[DeadGuyJunior Salvatore]].Salvatore]].
** "Farewell to Momma Mary" was about "Momma" Mary Valastro's funeral reception and her legacy as the Valastro matriarch



* MissingEpisode: Some episodes have gotten removed from rerun rotations, at least on the Discovery Family channel. Not all the reasons why are known, but some of the known reasons are episodes that largely featured former Carlo's employee (and Buddy's sister Lisa's ex-husband) Remy who would eventually leave the show after being arrested and pleading guilty to sexual assault, the episode "Bar Mitzvah, Beads and Oh Baby!" which featured an UnsettlingGenderReveal incident featuring transgender celebrity Carmen Carrera unaware she was being used as part of a prank, and an episode in which they cater for the controversial foundation Autism Speaks.

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** "Dinosaurs and Brush Strokes" has a fundraiser challenge for Make-A-Wish that includes long-time baker Danny getting his mustache shaved (which he's had since 1980s) once reaching the $25,000 donation goal.
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** The last ten episodes of the final season have, as of January 2024, never been included on streaming platforms nor are usually listed in episode lists of the show. Not even Website/TheOtherWiki has them listed. As of this writing a full list which includes said ten episodes can be found [[https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/921/cake-boss/episodes here]]. The Discovery Family channel, which as of this writing still airs the show, however does include those ten episodes in its rotation.
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Some episodes have gotten removed from rerun rotations, at least aren't included in aired reruns, such as on the Discovery Family channel. channel, or free streaming platforms, while other streaming platforms included them but require paying for those episodes while the rest of the episodes are free to view. Not all are universally missing/require extra fees nor not all the reasons why for their exclusions are known, but some of the known reasons are common missing/extra fee episodes were ones that largely featured former Carlo's employee (and Buddy's sister Lisa's ex-husband) Remy who would eventually [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor leave the show show]] after being arrested and pleading guilty to sexual assault, the episode "Bar Mitzvah, Beads and Oh Baby!" which featured an UnsettlingGenderReveal incident featuring transgender celebrity Carmen Carrera unaware she was being used as part of a prank, and an episode in which they cater for featured a client from the controversial foundation Autism Speaks.
** Season 4 (though some streaming platforms list it under season 6) episode "Cake Block, Cruise and a Carlo's Ceremony" more often than not gets excluded from platforms/reairings, possibly because it features largely on Creator/{{Disney}}'s Cruise Line ship Disney Dream. The rare times it is included it's not guaranteed to stay around long.

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* MakeAWishContribution: The episode "Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers" had Buddy take in four girls from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose dreams were to be bakers, and he made one-of-a-kind cakes with them before making a hot air balloon cake for a reception that Make-A-Wish was holding. The episode "Camels, Ostriches and Cake Wishes" also featured families from the foundation brought to the factory to make their own cakes.

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* MakeAWishContribution: MakeAWishContribution:
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The episode "Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers" had Buddy take in four girls from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose dreams were to be bakers, and he made one-of-a-kind cakes with them before making a hot air balloon cake for a reception that Make-A-Wish was holding. holding.
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The episode "Camels, Ostriches and Cake Wishes" also featured families from the foundation brought to the factory to make their own cakes.
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* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal, and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--the full name of Buddy and his wife Lisa's youngest son is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s, and "Salvatore" was the name of aforementioned long-time baker.
* MakeAWishContribution: An episode had Buddy take in four girls from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose dreams were to be bakers, and he made one-of-a-kind cakes with them before making a hot air balloon cake for a reception that Make-A-Wish was holding.

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* InMemoriam: Long-time baker employee and Valastro family friend Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal, and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--the full name of
Mass. Buddy and his wife Lisa's would give their youngest son is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was Carlo the middle name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s, and "Salvatore" was the name of aforementioned long-time baker.
[[DeadGuyJunior Salvatore]].
* MakeAWishContribution: An The episode "Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers" had Buddy take in four girls from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose dreams were to be bakers, and he made one-of-a-kind cakes with them before making a hot air balloon cake for a reception that Make-A-Wish was holding. The episode "Camels, Ostriches and Cake Wishes" also featured families from the foundation brought to the factory to make their own cakes.
* MissingEpisode: Some episodes have gotten removed from rerun rotations, at least on the Discovery Family channel. Not all the reasons why are known, but some of the known reasons are episodes that largely featured former Carlo's employee (and Buddy's sister Lisa's ex-husband) Remy who would eventually leave the show after being arrested and pleading guilty to sexual assault, the episode "Bar Mitzvah, Beads and Oh Baby!" which featured an UnsettlingGenderReveal incident featuring transgender celebrity Carmen Carrera unaware she was being used as part of a prank, and an episode in which they cater for the controversial foundation Autism Speaks.
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* MakeAWishContribution: An episode had Buddy take in four girls from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose dreams were to be bakers, and he made one-of-a-kind cakes with them before making a hot air balloon cake for a reception that Make-A-Wish was holding.
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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--the full name of Buddy and his wife Lisa's youngest son is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s, and "Salvatore" was the name of aforementioned long-time baker.

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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--the full name of Buddy and his wife Lisa's youngest son is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s, and "Salvatore" was the name of aforementioned long-time baker.baker.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: When they aren't airing cartoons or movies, Creator/DiscoveryFamily airs repeats of this show a lot, to the point where holidays mean Cake Boss marathons for the channel.
* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s and "Salvatore," obviously, was the name of the above-mentioned long-time baker.

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* AdoredByTheNetwork: When they aren't airing cartoons or movies, Creator/DiscoveryFamily airs repeats of this show a lot, to the point where holidays mean Cake Boss marathons for the channel.
* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal Sal, and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's sort--the full name of Buddy and his wife Lisa's youngest son is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s 1960s, and "Salvatore," obviously, "Salvatore" was the name of the above-mentioned aforementioned long-time baker.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: When they aren't airing cartoons or movies, Creator/DiscoveryFamily airs repeats of this show.

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* AdoredByTheNetwork: When they aren't airing cartoons or movies, Creator/DiscoveryFamily airs repeats of this show.show a lot, to the point where holidays mean Cake Boss marathons for the channel.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: When they aren't airing cartoons or movies, Creator/DiscoveryFamily airs repeats of this show.
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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s.

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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s.1960s and "Salvatore," obviously, was the name of the above-mentioned long-time baker.
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* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal. A later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it bought by the Valastro family in the 1960s.

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* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal. A Sal and a later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro." "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it was bought by the Valastro family back in the 1960s.
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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro."

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** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro."" "Carlo" was the name of the guy who originally founded the bakery before it bought by the Valastro family in the 1960s.
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* InMemoriam: Long-time baker Salvatore Picinich died of cancer in early 2011. The episode that aired the next day was dedicated to Sal. A later episode included Buddy speaking at Sal's memorial Mass.
** DeadGuyJunior: Of a sort--Buddy and his wife, Lisa's, youngest son's full name is "Carlo Salvatore Valastro."

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