Nick: 16 celebrities are being are being transported
to a classified location.
Here, they'll compete disguised head to toe
in the most outrageous masked costumes on tv,
including the longest, the tallest,
and the smelliest ones we've ever built.
America, your job is to figure out
which of your favorite celebrities are singing behind the mask.
Season six is in the big leagues, y'all!
I have no idea who this could be!
Luckily, you'll have the help of our crack team of detectives.
Nicole: I don't know who you are,
but I do know who you are, okay?
And you're a legend!
- Oh! - I know who that is.
I'm stumped already!
And an earth-shattering new twist...
- The take it off buzzer. - What?
Please be extremely cautious.
I'm going to press the button!
No!
Tonight we begin our epic two-night premiere event
with the first five singers of group a.
- ( vocalizing ) - what?
You are taking us to new heights.
And a ground-breaking double elimination.
So get ready to guess...
Faith hill and tim mcgraw.
Shaquille o'neal.
- Oh, my god! - The biggest upset in masked singer history.
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ oh, I really want to know
♪ who are you?
Judges: Wow!
Nick: Welcome, welcome, welcome,
to "the masked singer"
and our big, two-night,
blockbuster season premiere event.
It feel so good to be back!
- Yes! - Let's go! Season premiere!
It's season six, y'all, and for tonight's blockbuster premiere,
we're upping the ante with a double elimination at the end of the hour.
- What? - Yes.
- Wow. - Two?
So it's a double elimination? Right off the bat?
- Those are some season six stakes right there. - Right?
And now, let's give it up for our panel of detectives.
Make some noise for nicole scherzinger.
Dr. Ken jeong.
- Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. - Yes!
Nick: Double the ears. And robin thicke.
There it is. Now let's kick off season six the right way
with a creature that I smelled from about 20 blocks from here.
Pinch your noses as we unleash skunk.
Yeah!
Jenny: Oh, my god! She's gorgeous!
Wow! So elaborate.
Look at her. She walks like a diva. You go, girl.
Ooh-whee, skunk. Throw some stank on it.
- Ooh! - Robin: So glamorous.
I don't ever think I've seen a skunk with diamonds before.
This is fly, but I also know you want some clues about her secret identity,
so how about a little show and smell?
Skunk: I chose to be the skunk because I relate to the duality,
the yin and yang of it all.
And while life's not always black and white,
there are always certainly two sides to every story.
I'm here to tell mine.
Over the years, I've seen it all, honey.
- Ticket to seoul, south korea. - Seoul?
There might be misconceptions that I'm quick to get into a fight.
But, honey, that couldn't be further from the truth.
I've learned you don't always have to react when provoked.
- Vase with a d? D-vase. - She's a diva.
I took a break for a minute to focus on family.
But I'm ready to get back out there...
No, no, no! Not-- aah!
...And they can do what they do, boo.
♪ have it all
♪ rip our memories off the wall ♪
♪ all the special things I bought ♪
♪ they mean nothing to me anymore ♪
♪ take all the money you want from me ♪
♪ hope you become what you want to be ♪
♪ show me how little you care ♪
♪ little you care, how little you care ♪
♪ you dream of glitter and gold ♪
♪ my heart's already been sold
♪ told you how little I care
♪ little I care, how little I care ♪
♪ my diamonds leave with you
♪ you're never gonna hear my heart break ♪
♪ never gonna move in dark ways ♪
♪ baby, you're so cruel, my diamonds leave with you ♪
♪ material love won't fool me
♪ when you're not here, I can breathe ♪
♪ think I always knew, my diamonds leave with you ♪
♪ never gonna hear my heart break ♪
♪ when you're not here, I can breathe ♪
♪ I always knew
♪ they leave with you
( vocalizing )
♪ never gonna move in dark ways ♪
- wow! - ♪ baby, you're so cruel
♪ diamonds leave with you
♪ oh, when you're not here, I can breathe ♪
♪ diamonds leave with you
♪ diamonds
♪ oh, yeah
♪ they leave with you
wow.
Okay. We are not worthy.
- Oh, man. - I don't know. Who's this!
- Who's that? - We're not playing around.
Season six is in the big leagues, y'all!
- Yes, that's right! - That's what I'm saying!
When she walked out, she got that nick cannon bling on,
that nick cannon drip on, and then she sang.
I was like, that's some royalty.
- Right? - Up there.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I'm freaking out because
I have no idea who you are.
But thank you so much for that beautiful performance.
Okay, panel, a whole new season
means a whole new group of first impression guesses.
Y'all know the drill. With each guess you get right, you'll earn a point.
The panelist with the most points at the end of the season
will win the coveted golden ear trophy.
So let's find out if you're hot or cold on who the skunk is.
Write it down and drop it into our fancy new first impression box.
Straight out the gate. Go ahead.
Nicole, I put something special in the box for you.
There's a hand in there.
- Come on, jenny. - That's a weird hand.
All right. Time's up! All right, skunk.
Why are you here on "the masked singer"?
I felt like it was time for me to take a big leap
and do something that I hadn't done in a long time.
Robin: Well, you can tell, that voice,
that she's been singing her whole life.
She said she was focused on her family for a while.
So what do you got, robin? What you--
well, it ain't none of your business.
You know, I mean, some of the gloria gaynor names.
Even I felt for a second there--
I felt a little faith evans in the vocal.
But in the lower register that's faith,
but not in the upper register.
But I like that wheelhouse that you're in.
I just feel like this is someone huge.
The "d" has got to stand for something.
- Like, diva. - Well, let's just name some divas.
Let's do it then. A'ight? Let's do it.
- Hunt them down, ken. - I'll do it, nick!
- I dare you. - Okay.
Janet jackson. Erykah badu. Alicia keys! Anita baker.
This sounds exactly like anita baker to me.
- No, it doesn't. - It sounds exactly like anita baker.
Wait, what about another legend, icon, diva, mary j. Blige?
- That's-- oh! - I love mary.
I'll jump in. Toni braxton.
Ken: All right. Sade. There you go. Boom!
- Right off the top of my mind great! - It's no ordinary guess.
- He just named every black woman who could sing. - How dare you, nick?
- How dare you? - Well, one thing we do know,
we saw a beautiful performance. Great job, skunk.
You could tell though, just her essence walking out, that this is a diva.
She looked like, "I'm gonna take my time."
- yes. - Now on to our next group a contender.
Unleash octopus.
- Oh, my god! - Oh, my god!
Oh, my god! Oh!
That's the tallest contestant we ever had.
- Oh! - Whoo!
♪ freak out
oh, my god, I'm in love with him.
Oh, my gosh. He's massive.
♪ freak out
- octopus!
He's ginormous!
Octopus: I wanted to become the octopus
because eight is a lucky number
and I think I'm a lucky guy.
I reached success at a very young age.
I felt like I had it all.
He's a showman, I feel like.
And all I could do was smile.
But everyone took me smiling
as me not being serious.
People wanted me out, and I fell.
And when you're this big and you fall,
you fall pretty hard.
In order to get a fresh start,
I had to learn to let go of my ego.
Ego? Makes me think of kanye.
But I told you, I'm a lucky guy.
( scatting )
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
♪ tutti frutti, ooh
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
( scatting )
♪ I got a girl named sue
♪ she knows just what to do
♪ I got a girl named sue
♪ she knows just what to do
♪ she rock to the east, she rock to the west ♪
♪ you're the girl that I love best ♪
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
♪ tutti frutti, ooh
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
( scatting )
♪ I got a girl named daisy
♪ she almost drives me crazy
♪ I got a girl named daisy
♪ she almost drives me crazy
♪ she knows how to love me, yes, indeed ♪
♪ and, boy, you don't know what she do to me ♪
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
♪ tutti frutti, ooh
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
( scatting )
whoo! Whoo!
- Wow. - Wow.
A-whop bop-a-loo-bop, a-whop bam boom!
This is big richard right here.
I mean, that was a season six
premiere performance, my friend!
- Whoo! - It was amazing.
You brought that same charisma
that wiz khalifa brought last season.
Now I want to party with you!
Nick: Well, you know what? It's our favorite part of the show.
Time for your first impression guesses.
This is not our favorite part of the show.
It's like getting a root canal.
Should I go? I'm ready to rock.
He knows. He thinks he knows. He's got this one.
- All right. - All right.
Let's see what we got in here. Oh! Oh, thank you.
- Oh, my god! - Oh, good. I needed that.
- He's still handsome, ladies and gentlemen. - I needed that.
- Oh! - You got a thumbs up.
I have affirmation. That's better than a mirror.
Yo, what's up? That's right.
You know how it is. You know how we do.
- Aww. - Last but not least.
This thing scares me a little bit. There we go.
- Oh! - Oh!
- Somebody help jenny. - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
It's getting a little frisky.
I kind of liked it.
All right, octopus, why "the masked singer"?
My mom, it's her favorite show.
I knew it. I knew I love octopus.
I know! He's a mama's boy.
Yeah, I am. Just a little bit.
How could I not think this is a basketball player?
And the one that is dinging in my head that kind of--
I think I've seen him dress like that,
- is dennis rodman. - Ken: That's a good guess.
But as the resident nba expert,
- I think I know... - All: Exactly who this is.
- Thank you. - Who is it, ken?
I don't know, and I'll tell you why.
This is definitely someone, I believe, is an nba player.
- This could be chris webber, - I thought about webber.
- Anthony davis, but then-- - he's funny.
Someone very funny, and this is someone
who I actually think I worked with years ago on an adidas ad.
- Dwight howard. - You ain't worked with no dwight howard.
I worked with dwight howard! Let me tell you.
Doing what? What would you--
I was his valet! And let me tell you something.
You're talking about the big grin and had a fall from grace.
He was at the los angeles lakers eight, nine years ago.
Came back last year.
Won a chip with lebron,
with a very vital part of that championship.
- That is true. - But, you know, he can really sing.
Right, right. I don't know if dwight can sing that-- yeah.
Well, you know who can sing that is a basketball player?
- Who? - Shaquille o'neal, okay?
- One of the great vocalists of our time. - Yup.
- Shaq got platinum records. - He was a laker.
- He was a laker. Exactly. - Doesn't shaq have a little more of a dad bod right now?
- Oh! - Sorry, shaq.
He could have on on a waist trainer.
Shaq spanx. Shanks. That's what they called it.
Oh, my god! That's a little shaq right there.
Well, one thing we do know,
you really "octo-pied" are hearts.
Where are you going?
- He's soaking it all up with all them legs. - That was amazing!
Now if this is any indication of the kind of talent we have this season,
my mind is going to be blown!
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
- our big two night season premiere. - Yes!
This season our singers have a combined total of 85 grammy nominations,
- what? - Wow!
32 marriages, 20 divorces, multiple oscar nominations,
and they've made out with everyone from will smith and sean penn
to our very own jenny mccarthy-wahlberg.
- What? - Go on, jenny!
Great. Now I'm sitting here thinking about everyone I made out with.
All right, grab your nets,
because you're about to meet puffer fish!
♪ finally, it has happened to me ♪
- wow! - Oh!
- Oh, my gosh! - So glamorous.
Wow. Amazing.
She's kind of petite.
Yes, strike a pose, sis.
Puffer fish: I'm excited about becoming the puffer fish
because I know a thing or two about defending myself.
For most of my life, I mean, I wanted to blend in, but I just couldn't.
I was that weird kid in science class who messed up all the experiments.
( explosions )
and don't get me started about singing.
The boomerang made me think of australia.
- I mean my voice was always different... - Check one, two, three.
- ( feedback whines ) - ...And not necessarily in a good way.
I was ridiculed a lot,
so I had to learn to stand up for myself.
Stand-up? Like a comic.
I think that's what made me so successful.
Tonight, I'm hoping to stand out like I've done my whole life.
- Puffer fish! - Puffer fish!
♪ day to night to morning
♪ keep with me in the moment
♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪
♪ why don't you say so?
♪ didn't even notice
♪ no punches left to roll with ♪
♪ I hope to keep you focused
♪ you want it? Say so
♪ it's been a long time since you fell in love ♪
♪ you ain't coming out your shell ♪
♪ you ain't really been yourself ♪
- ♪ tell me, what must I do? - ♪ tell, my love
♪ 'cause luckily, I'm good at reading ♪
♪ I wouldn't bug him, but he won't stop cheesing ♪
♪ and we can dance all night and shine away ♪
♪ before I left you dry
♪ day and night and morning
♪ keep me in the moment
♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪
♪ why don't you say so?
♪ didn't even notice
♪ no punches left to roll with ♪
♪ I hope to keep you focused
♪ you want it? Say so
♪ let me check my chest, my breath, real quick ♪
♪ he ain't ever seen me in a dress like this ♪
♪ he ain't ever even been impressed like this ♪
♪ probably why I got him quiet on the set, like zip ♪
♪ love it, save it, keep it, push ♪
♪ and why you beating around the bush? ♪
♪ knowing you want all this woman ♪
♪ all of these fellas hating, I have you with me ♪
♪ all of these sisters saying you mad committed ♪
♪ realer than anybody you had, and pretty ♪
♪ all of this body, body on "the masked singer" ♪
yeah!
♪ keep with me in the moment
♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪
♪ why don't you say so?
I have no idea who this could be!
Yeah. Whoo!
Very sensual, but puffer fish, you're not fooling me.
- Ken: Oh! Look at that. - I know who that is.
A lot of people tap nick's butt.
Not going to get anything from that.
She got me stumped. Like that performance, I was just transfixed.
- You're like a natural performer out there. - Yeah.
- Puffer fish was out here rapping, too. - Yeah. There was some swag.
It looked like she's done that on tiktok a few times or something.
- Yes! - Okay, panel, who is the mystery puffer fish?
- Write them down! - I have no idea who this is.
- I have no idea. - Right over there. Put it in that box.
I don't know who this is! It's driving me crazy!
I don't know who it is.
Thank you.
Ooh, I want to dance with this hand.
All right. Stop flirting with the fragile box.
All right, why the puffer fish?
- Because she is queen of the sea! - Ooh.
Nicole: I kind of got, like, I don't know, a stand-up vibe.
I also saw a disco ball.
That made me think of the '70s, minnie riperton.
- Right. - Minnie riperton's daughter is maya rudolph.
- Good guess. - But then the dancer body, and so cute and petite.
I'm kind of getting paula abdul vibes right now, maybe.
Oh! Snap!
Ooh, that's a good one, nicole.
Ken: I think it's a stand-up.
Literally, just right off the cuff,
I was thinking of the star of "insecure," issa rae is--
just kind of fits the bill.
- Is issa rae very tall or-- - well, nick is 4'6.
And issa feels very secure standing next to nick cannon.
- Right. - That was bad. That was bad.
You know who I thought of when I first saw-- and I saw the dancing,
I think about her with her kids dancing on tiktok,
- I'm thinking jessica alba. - Jessica alba.
I was thinking the same thing!
- That's a good guess. - I love that guess.
- Great guess and also great performance. - Yes!
Keep it going for the puffer fish.
God, who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
group a two-night blockbuster premiere!
Great ready to confront mother nature.
- Oh! Whoa! - That's kind of scary.
- That is majestic. - What the--
she's like some greek mythological character.
Oh, my god. Look at her face!
Hey, mother nature. Mother nature with the swag.
Look at that.
Mother nature: I'm excited to be mother nature
because I've done it all.
As seasons changed, so did I.
But there's one thing I've never had the chance to do--
be a mother.
- She's not a mom. - Oh, wow.
It took me a while to come to terms with it
until I realized the family that I already have.
- Wayne brady? - Maybe she's a comedian.
Even though I'm not a mother,
I'm very protective of the ones I love.
( roaring )
if you come after them all cray-cray,
this whole land of shame will come your way, honey.
- Oh! Snap! - I don't play.
Tonight, I'm going to blossom,
because, darling, life is good.
♪ I'm coming out
ken: Wow!
♪ I'm coming out
♪ I want the world to know
- ♪ got to let it show - yes!
♪ I'm coming out
♪ I want the world to know
♪ got to let it show
♪ there's a new me coming out
♪ and I just had to live
♪ and I wanna give
♪ I'm completely positive
♪ I think this time around
♪ I am gonna do it like you never knew it ♪
♪ oh, I'll make it through
♪ the time has come for me to break out of this shell ♪
♪ I have to shout that I am coming out ♪
♪ I'm coming out
♪ I want the world to know got to let it show ♪
- whack-a-mole. - Whack-a-mole.
- ♪ I'm coming - ♪ I'm coming out
- ♪ I want the world to know - ♪ out
♪ got to let it show
- ♪ I'm coming - ♪ I'm coming out
- ♪ I want the world to know - ♪ out
♪ got to let it show
- wow, amazing. - Ken! Who is that?
I have no idea. I'm going out of my mind!
- Mother nature in the building. - Outstanding.
- Come on, mama nature. Let's get to it.
- Ken: Uh-oh. - I know who this is.
Really? Just on the basis of hugs?
Yeah, when somebody get up on you, you got to know who it is.
( laughing )
this is what "the masked singer" is all about.
It's about having fun,
and you exemplify that every in sense of the word.
Are you ready to call me mommy?
- Yes! Yes, I am. - Oh!
- Yes, I am. - Mommy and daddy right here.
- Oh, my goodness. - Okay, panel.
It's time for your first impression guesses.
Mother nature's having a good time.
- She is so fun. I love her. - She's just going.
- Oh. - Oh, my god. What is--
robin, you've been quick to the box, like, every time.
Yeah. They're all going to be right, nick.
He's going for that golden ear.
Hang loose, babe. Shaka!
Make your guesses magical.
All right, hand. Let's go!
Yass, honey, yass!
Ugh, I hate not knowing!
Okay, mother nature, why did you choose mother nature?
Because mother nature is a force to be reckoned with.
She's beautiful and scary at the same time.
- That's right. - I feel like it's got to be a comedian.
- Right? - Someone like aisha tyler.
- Yeah. - But there's something about her
that just screams tiffany haddish, right?
- That's what I think. - Yeah, I mean, just got that kind of
- she ready kind of vibe. - Yeah!
Hey, let me see the she ready dance again, ken.
( laughing )
you know who I was thinking it could be is, well,
somebody who just is all about a good time, who's also a comedian.
She's always posting naked with mother nature on her instagram.
That's chelsea handler, y'all.
- Right? - Chelsea handler.
I know chelsea. I'm good friends with her. I don't feel like it's chelsea.
Well, you know, the energy, the swag, the dance moves, doesn't have children,
- I think it's tracee ellis ross. - Wow. Good guess.
And just on principle, she would come out singing her mom's song.
- Oh! I love it! - I love you, tracee. Thank you for coming.
- Thank you, baby. - Aah!
- I love it! She's great.
Now go ahead and take your mother nature self backstage.
- Look at them roots. - Look at that trunk.
Look at the trunk. From an ecological perspective.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our big season premiere.
And we're on to our final singer of the evening.
Prepare for the running of the bull.
- Oh, my god!
- The bull! - Whoo!
- What an entrance! - Mess with this bull,
and you're going to get them horns.
Bull: I grew up in a small, small town
that was surrounded by cows.
Most people in the town didn't really go anywhere,
but I always had bigger dreams.
So I left, and I traveled around the entire world
looking for my destiny,
to be the greatest of all time.
Cooperstown. That's baseball hall of fame,
so got to be an athlete.
The doors I knocked on simply didn't open.
I heard "no" again and again and again.
But I didn't give up.
I became my own boss,
and eventually hollywood and even "forbes" took notice.
- Forbes, hollywood-- - what do you think he means by that?
There's so much left for me to prove,
and I want to do that here.
♪ now that she's back in the atmosphere ♪
♪ the drops of jupiter in her hair ♪
whoo! Yeah!
Hey, hey! Go, bull.
♪ she acts like summer and walks like rain ♪
♪ reminds me that there's time to change, yeah ♪
- sing! Sing, bull, sing. - Yeah!
♪ and since she's back in the atmosphere ♪
♪ I'm afraid that she might think of me as ♪
♪ plain old jane, told a story about a man ♪
♪ who was too afraid to fly so he never did land ♪
♪ but tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? ♪
♪ did you finally get the chance ♪
♪ to dance along the light of day ♪
♪ and head back to the milky way ♪
♪ and tell me, did venus blow your mind? ♪
♪ was it everything you wanted to find ♪
♪ and did you miss me while
♪ you were looking for yourself out there? ♪
♪ and did you finally get the chance ♪
♪ to dance along the light of day? ♪
- what? - Whoo! Come on!
♪ and did you fall from a shooting star ♪
♪ fall from a shooting star?
♪ and are you lonely
♪ looking for yourself out there? ♪
- that's amazing!
That's "masked singer" season six, baby.
- That was amazing. - Whoo!
Wow! Wow! Nicole?
That was your first performance,
and you were taking no prisoners.
That's what I'm saying.
It's the bull's rodeo, baby.
It was so good. So good.
Amazing performance, indeed.
And, panel, you know what time it is.
- Ugh. - Who is the bull? Write it down.
Straight out the gate. Go ahead.
Ken, you look happy about your guess. There it is.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
I got this, nick. I got this!
- You know who it is? - I don't know! Aah!
- Thank you. - Come on, y'all.
Uh-oh. Y'all getting a billy jean. Hey! Hey!
Come on, clue expert jenny.
- Aah! - Time's ticking away.
- All right. - Hey. How you doing?
- First impression guesses are in. - And they were awful.
All right. Bull, clearly you've got the skills.
Why come here to "the masked singer"?
Well, nick, you might find this as a huge surprise,
but I'm actually quite shy about singing, so...
- What? - Wow. That looked like a professional to me.
That looks like a superstar to me.
Oh, gosh, you know, when I saw the astronaut--
that just made me think. Could that be a connection to hunter hayes?
- Oh, yeah. - Astronaut earlier on one of our seasons.
True that, but also lance bass
wanted to go to outer space.
You think that's lance bass?
- No, I don't think it's lance bass. - I was about to say.
But I think there might be a boy band in there.
I think there could be-- it could be brian littrell, who can sing.
- He can sing. - And he's got moves.
- The backstreet bulls. - Ah, there-- he's back, baby.
I can't put my finger on the tone of that voice.
The only other person that quickly comes to mind
that sings and dances that well is sisqó.
- Oh, yeah. - That's not a bad one, robin.
Well, he can do it all. Sisqó can put that performance down.
- There's only a handful of people. - Yeah, I agree with robin.
You're talking about someone from hollywood to "forbes,"
someone like the brahma bull himself, dwayne johnson, the rock.
- This could be someone like-- - what?
How dare you? Whoa!
How dare you, sir! Don't ever boo me.
I've been in three "hangover" movies.
Nick: I think we just hit another record.
I've never seen you get booed that quickly.
- Well, it could. - Just stop.
Nicole, make some sense out of this.
Okay, you guys, I think I really know who this is,
and I wrote it down, but I'm trying a new strategy.
I'm going to keep my cards close to my heart this season,
because I don't want any of y'all snatching it, okay?
I know what that feels like.
Robin: Well, whoever you are, you are definitely
one of the best performers we've ever had on any season
and you're probably the front-runner to go to the finals.
All right. Y'all keep it going for the bull.
He was a showman. Did you see how he took the stage?
- He came in like a natural performer. - Yeah.
- This is someone big. - Someone major.
♪ who is that?
Tonight we met the singers of group a,
and each one of them delivered an incredible performance.
But it's double elimination night here
on "the masked singer" premiere, and two must go home.
- Wow. - Panel, audience,
and our superfans all across america,
vote for your favorite.
The two singers with the least amount of votes will be forced to unmask.
Okay, america, the votes are in.
The first singer of season six to get eliminated
and head home tonight is...
- Ugh! - It's too soon.
The suspense!
Oh!
- Octopus. - Oh!
Aw, man.
To the rest of you group a singers, you are safe for now.
Head back to the lair and we'll see you in a bit for the second unmasking.
That's a surprise, I tell you.
I wasn't expecting that.
There was clearly some tough vocal competition in this group.
- I love you, man. - We love you!
Aww, I want to hug octopus.
Hate to see you go, but we're happy to get to see who you really are,
- that's the good news. - That's true. That's true. That's true.
But let's get to the panel's first impression guesses first.
- Oh! - Yeah.
Now remember, panel, if your first impression guess is correct,
you get a point towards our golden ear trophy.
- Oh. - Let's start with nicole.
Bring it on, nick. Bring it on.
Your first impression guess, shaq.
I think it's a perfect premiere reveal.
- Shaquille o'neal, everyone. Thank you, so much. - Ooh. That rhymed.
- Shaq-topus.
- Yeah. All right.
Ken. Dwight howard.
Honestly, just based on your story, I--
and you're mocking me right now,
he's got a great sense of humor,
so honestly, I think this is dwight howard.
Okay.
- Jenny? - Yes, nick?
Your first impression guess, dennis rodman.
- Robin: Not a bad guess. Not a bad guess. - Everybody likes it, jenny.
Since my favorite audience in the world likes this guess,
- I'm going to say dennis rodman!
Robin, your first impression guess was joel embiid.
Yes. He got ridiculed for being too funny,
and has tried to take his presence more seriously on the court.
- Absolutely. - There is it. Joel embiid.
All right, panel, you've made your final guesses.
- All right. - Audience, say it with me.
( chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
♪ who are you?
This is big! This is first unmasking!
- The first reveal!
- Who is he? - ♪ who are you?
Nba champion, the one and only dwight howard.
- Oh!
- My man! - Ken!
- Ken jeong got it right. - That's no lie.
- The champ is here.
What's up, y'all?
- You're a singer, man! - ♪ tutti frutti, ooh
how much fun did you have on this show?
It was hot in this suit.
The mask weighs about 55 pounds.
I was sweating, smiling, and singing.
Whew! The three s's.
- And you killed it! - Oh, thank you.
You said that the reason why you did this show
is because it's your mom's favorite show.
She has to be surprised now, right?
Well, yes. This morning, when we got here to the set,
my mom was like, "dwight, what are we doing here?"
and she saw "the masked singer."
she was like, "you're on 'the masked'--
oh, my god!"
( sobbing ) "oh, hallelujah. Yes, lord."
- ken, you were right! - Yes!
- He was right. - I'm never right!
- Season premiere game-changer! - I'm so happy for you.
Also, I go way back with you. I love you so much.
- We are all so honored to have you here. - So honored.
You're going to make me cry.
- I would've stayed here all summer. - Aww.
Let's hear it for the eight-time all-star.
To sing one last time, unmasked once and for all...
- Yeah! - ...The artist formerly known as the octopus.
Do your thing, dwight howard!
( scatting )
♪ I got a girl named sue, she knows just what to do ♪
nick: Don't go anywhere.
We find out which singer is heading home next
after the break.
♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
( scatting )
- whoo! - Yeah!
Yeah!
- The second singer unmasking... - Oh, my gosh.
- Ugh. - Is...
- Guys, the bull is so scared.
Aww! Mother nature.
Oh, no!
This is so anti-environment.
That means the bull, puffer fish, and skunk,
you guys are advancing to next episode.
- We got two new wildcards entering the race, so... - What?
...Go get some rest.
Whoo!
Mother nature, I'm so sorry to see you leave,
but I'm so happy that the rest of the world gets to see this great personality,
and see who this superstar is.
- Yeah. - Whoo!
But first, men in black, bring out their first impression guesses.
- Who should I go with first? - Ken.
Oh, it's not bad. It's not that bad.
- Aw, thanks, daddy. - Tiffany haddish.
You know, I think the energy,
the performance, and the story,
I think this is tiffany haddish.
- All right. Nicole. - Yes.
You said that this is chelsea handler.
I sure did, and then the audience was silent after that.
I'd like to steal robin's guess from earlier,
and I think that's tracee ellis ross.
- Okay.
- So we'll go right over to mr. Robin thicke. - Yes.
Your first impression guess is tracee ellis ross. You sticking with it?
You know, I'm a huge fan of tracee.
I've known her for many, many years.
She is one of the most alive human beings you'll ever be around.
- Okay. - See?
That's why I'm doubling down with you, robin.
Good job, robin. Good job.
Well, jenny, you went with tiffany haddish as well.
I did! Which is very scary.
- We're on the same wavelength. - Yay!
She's some that would have no problem pinching nick's butt.
- Is that really the lead clue? - Yeah.
- Who would pinch my butt? - Yeah, that's what we're going off of.
It's part of the story, nick.
All right, panel, you've made your final guesses,
and let's see if any of you are right.
Audience, say it with me.
( chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my gosh. Who is this?
- ♪ who are you? - Who is it?
- Take it off!
- Oh, my gosh. - ♪ I really wanna know
take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
- ♪ you, you
- ( screaming ) - oh, my gosh!
Mother nature's mask comes off tomorrow at 8/7 central
so do not be late. But don't go anywhere,
the premiere of alter ego, fox newest singing competition
starts now.