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There was even talk of several reuniting for future holidays, such was their fast-acting bonds. All kinds of duos are represented - father/son, spouses, best friends, sisters - but the best part is the overarching family that the contestants all form with one another, as well as the hosts and grannies. The season starts with eight teams of two being taking on challenges baking goods inspired by different holiday traditions. With everything good this show’s got going on, we haven’t even talked about the heart and soul of a good baking competition - the contestants. (Image credit: Peacock) Baking It Will Make You Happy Sob One recurring joy is the grandmas’ attempts at personalized catch phrases, with Bubbe Norma giving “two snaps and a clap” to the dishes she likes the best, while Gigi Sherri rewards her favorites by proclaiming them “Gigi Diggity.” The grannies give bejeweled brooches to the winners - having to dig through their giant purses to find them - while the eliminated contestants can’t leave without a hug. Even when they don’t like a dish's specific flavor or presentation element, they struggle to not follow up such criticisms with, “But maybe that’s just me,” or some other similar qualifier.
Their introduction paints the food-smart grandmas as the judgmental, give-it-to-ya-straight portion of the show, but these four women in their rockers and blankets don’t have an ill-willed bone in their bodies. They leave that up to the “ruthless” judges - four grandmas, who have their own fantastic Samberg-Rudolph original theme song. (Image credit: Peacock) The Judges Are Grannies In Rocking ChairsĪndy Samberg and Maya Rudolph are there for the laughs, not the hard parts, like eliminating contestants.