Cake (2006 TV series)

This article is about the 2006 children's television series. For the 2019 anthology television series, see Cake (2019 TV series). For other uses, see Cake (disambiguation).
Cake
Intertitle
Created by
  • Barbara Meyer
  • Maia Terzian
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Barbara Meyer
  • Maia Terzian
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 16 (2006-09-16) –
December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09)

Cake (or Cake TV) is a children's and how-to television series that originally aired on the KOL's Secret Slumber Party and KEWLopolis lineup on CBS. It was created by Barbara Miller and Maia Terzian,[1] and was produced by DIC Entertainment in association with Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. The series was broadcast from September 16 to December 9, 2006.

Overview

The show revolves around a teenage girl named Cake, who is very much into fashion and arts and crafts. Cake wishes to follow in the footsteps of her Grandma Crystal, who used to design costumes for a famous rock star. In her spare time, Cake also enjoys Irish dance and playing the bagpipes. Her hair was tied in double buns, but in Miracle On Ice: The Case of the Frozen Assets", she wore a different hairstyle. She wears a pink T-shirt during Cake TV filming sessions.

Like Cake, her best friend Miracle Ross also has an eye for fashion and art, except she believes in spending money in order to get the perfect gift rather than making it. In "Miracle On Ice: The Case of the Frozen Assets", she wore a red T-shirt for the Cake TV filming session to match Cake's, but in episodes 2-9, she wore a lavender T-shirt, then a purple one in episodes 10-13.

Amy Carson is a small child who lives in their neighborhood and enjoys cracking jokes and pulling pranks. She wears a green T-shirt during Cake TV filming sessions.

Together they are the hosts of Cake TV, an arts-and-crafts show on public-access television that is taped in Cake's garage. Benjamin Turner, who has no intention of going on camera because of stage fright, is the show's cameraman and director. He wears a blue T-shirt when operating the camera during Cake TV filming sessions.

The garage where Cake TV is produced is filled with Grandma's endless supply of trinkets she used when designing costumes, such as beads, glitter, ribbon, and many other supplies. Cake always has items organized and ready to be grabbed at the studio.[2]

Series taglines

  • You Can't Buy Individuality, But You Can Make It!
  • PARTYTIME
    • Permission Always Required, Take Your Time, Imagination Means Everything.
  • It's a Piece of Cake!
  • Like It? ... Love it!
  • What time is it? It's Party Time!
  • See you next time on "Cake TV"
  • Hi everyone, and welcome/welcome back to the super cool, super creative world of "Cake TV".
  • It's "Cake TV" where you can't buy individuality but you can make it. Starring the always glamorous, Miracle, and me, your loveable announcer, Amy. And now here's your host, the girl with the golden glue gun, the girl who always takes the cake, Cake!"

Cast

Amy Takeover

After Second Hand Woes aired, There were some plans for a fourteenth episode to air, called “Amy Takeover”. Though the episode was originally going to air in 2007, there are no plans for the episode to air and the series is most likely cancelled or stopped airing.

Production and broadcast

Cake was one of two live-action series slated for CBS's Saturday morning when DIC Entertainment took over supplying content to CBS from Nickelodeon in March 2006.[4] The series was created by Barbara Miller and Maia Terzian.[1]

Cake was taped at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California.[citation needed] Cake ended its airings on CBS after three years, when the network began the Cookie Jar TV block in September 2009.[citation needed]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code [5]		K6–11 rating/share
1"Miracle On Ice: The Case of the Frozen Assets"September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16)101N/A
2"Flip-Flopped"September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23)1020.4/1[6]
3"Or-dis-ganized"September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)1030.3/1[7]
4"Not Your Mama's Piggybank"October 7, 2006 (2006-10-07)1040.4/2[8]
5"You Tell Her"October 14, 2006 (2006-10-14)1050.2/1[9]
6"The Write Inspiration"October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)1060.3/2[10]
7"Baby Blues"October 28, 2006 (2006-10-28)1070.2/1[11]
8"Makin' Up Is Hard to Do"November 4, 2006 (2006-11-04)1080.6/3[12]
9"A Cake Walk"November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)1090.2/1[13]
10"Trump-It"November 18, 2006 (2006-11-18)1100.5/2[14]
11"Flopportunity"November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)1110.5/2[15]
12"Snack Attack"December 2, 2006 (2006-12-02)1120.2/1[16]
13"Second Hand Woes"December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09)1130.4/2[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Adelia Cellini (October 1, 2006). "DIC Entertainment's key projects". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cake". TV Guide. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Steven J. Austin (October 11, 2006). "Allen says Grandma's Cheesy Potatoes take 'cake'". The Spokesman-Review. King Features Syndicate. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Robert Riddell (March 30, 2006). "CBS, DIC set Saturday kidshow slate". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Cake Episode"]". United States Copyright Office.
  6. ^ "Monday, October 2nd, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. October 2, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Friday, October 6th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. October 6, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Monday, October 16th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. October 16, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Friday, October 20th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Friday, October 27th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. October 27, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Friday, November 3rd, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. November 3, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Friday, November 10th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Friday, November 17th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Wednesday, November 29th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. November 29, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Tuesday, December 5th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. December 5, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "Friday, December 8th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. December 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Friday, December 15th, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis. December 15, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.