1 00:00:03,504 --> 00:00:07,089 Nick: 16 celebrities are being are being transported 2 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,217 to a classified location. 3 00:00:10,261 --> 00:00:13,512 Here, they'll compete disguised head to toe 4 00:00:13,556 --> 00:00:18,058 in the most outrageous masked costumes on tv, 5 00:00:18,060 --> 00:00:22,229 including the longest, the tallest, 6 00:00:22,231 --> 00:00:25,941 and the smelliest ones we've ever built. 7 00:00:25,943 --> 00:00:28,736 America, your job is to figure out 8 00:00:28,779 --> 00:00:33,449 which of your favorite celebrities are singing behind the mask. 9 00:00:33,451 --> 00:00:37,453 Season six is in the big leagues, y'all! 10 00:00:37,455 --> 00:00:40,330 I have no idea who this could be! 11 00:00:40,374 --> 00:00:44,418 Luckily, you'll have the help of our crack team of detectives. 12 00:00:44,462 --> 00:00:45,586 Nicole: I don't know who you are, 13 00:00:45,629 --> 00:00:48,672 but I do know who you are, okay? 14 00:00:48,674 --> 00:00:49,715 And you're a legend! 15 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:53,719 - Oh! - I know who that is. 16 00:00:53,763 --> 00:00:55,929 I'm stumped already! 17 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:58,724 And an earth-shattering new twist... 18 00:00:58,768 --> 00:01:01,268 - The take it off buzzer. - What? 19 00:01:01,312 --> 00:01:04,104 Please be extremely cautious. 20 00:01:04,148 --> 00:01:05,439 I'm going to press the button! 21 00:01:05,483 --> 00:01:06,607 No! 22 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:11,070 Tonight we begin our epic two-night premiere event 23 00:01:11,072 --> 00:01:14,156 with the first five singers of group a. 24 00:01:14,158 --> 00:01:15,949 - ( vocalizing ) - what? 25 00:01:15,993 --> 00:01:18,327 You are taking us to new heights. 26 00:01:18,370 --> 00:01:22,164 And a ground-breaking double elimination. 27 00:01:23,793 --> 00:01:27,002 So get ready to guess... 28 00:01:27,046 --> 00:01:29,171 Faith hill and tim mcgraw. 29 00:01:29,215 --> 00:01:31,757 Shaquille o'neal. 30 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:36,637 - Oh, my god! - The biggest upset in masked singer history. 31 00:01:40,559 --> 00:01:43,519 ♪ who are you? 32 00:01:43,562 --> 00:01:45,229 ♪ who, who, who, who 33 00:01:45,231 --> 00:01:46,647 ♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪ 34 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:49,650 ♪ who are you? 35 00:01:49,693 --> 00:01:51,652 ♪ who, who, who, who 36 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:52,694 ♪ oh, I really want to know 37 00:01:52,738 --> 00:01:56,698 ♪ who are you? 38 00:01:56,742 --> 00:01:58,951 Judges: Wow! 39 00:01:59,745 --> 00:02:03,622 Nick: Welcome, welcome, welcome, 40 00:02:03,666 --> 00:02:06,250 to "the masked singer" 41 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:07,960 and our big, two-night, 42 00:02:08,003 --> 00:02:11,088 blockbuster season premiere event. 43 00:02:11,132 --> 00:02:14,091 It feel so good to be back! 44 00:02:14,135 --> 00:02:16,718 - Yes! - Let's go! Season premiere! 45 00:02:16,762 --> 00:02:21,014 It's season six, y'all, and for tonight's blockbuster premiere, 46 00:02:21,016 --> 00:02:25,018 we're upping the ante with a double elimination at the end of the hour. 47 00:02:25,062 --> 00:02:26,019 - What? - Yes. 48 00:02:26,063 --> 00:02:28,188 - Wow. - Two? 49 00:02:28,232 --> 00:02:31,233 So it's a double elimination? Right off the bat? 50 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:35,154 - Those are some season six stakes right there. - Right? 51 00:02:35,197 --> 00:02:39,491 And now, let's give it up for our panel of detectives. 52 00:02:39,535 --> 00:02:42,452 Make some noise for nicole scherzinger. 53 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:44,955 Dr. Ken jeong. 54 00:02:44,957 --> 00:02:47,249 - Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. - Yes! 55 00:02:47,293 --> 00:02:50,794 Nick: Double the ears. And robin thicke. 56 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:54,423 There it is. Now let's kick off season six the right way 57 00:02:54,466 --> 00:02:58,218 with a creature that I smelled from about 20 blocks from here. 58 00:02:58,262 --> 00:03:02,556 Pinch your noses as we unleash skunk. 59 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:03,599 Yeah! 60 00:03:06,478 --> 00:03:09,021 Jenny: Oh, my god! She's gorgeous! 61 00:03:09,064 --> 00:03:12,357 Wow! So elaborate. 62 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:16,445 Look at her. She walks like a diva. You go, girl. 63 00:03:16,488 --> 00:03:20,365 Ooh-whee, skunk. Throw some stank on it. 64 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:23,202 - Ooh! - Robin: So glamorous. 65 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:26,496 I don't ever think I've seen a skunk with diamonds before. 66 00:03:26,498 --> 00:03:30,250 This is fly, but I also know you want some clues about her secret identity, 67 00:03:30,294 --> 00:03:34,213 so how about a little show and smell? 68 00:03:38,844 --> 00:03:42,638 Skunk: I chose to be the skunk because I relate to the duality, 69 00:03:42,681 --> 00:03:44,348 the yin and yang of it all. 70 00:03:46,602 --> 00:03:49,186 And while life's not always black and white, 71 00:03:49,230 --> 00:03:52,022 there are always certainly two sides to every story. 72 00:03:52,066 --> 00:03:54,942 I'm here to tell mine. 73 00:03:54,944 --> 00:03:56,485 Over the years, I've seen it all, honey. 74 00:03:56,528 --> 00:03:59,279 - Ticket to seoul, south korea. - Seoul? 75 00:03:59,323 --> 00:04:03,408 There might be misconceptions that I'm quick to get into a fight. 76 00:04:03,452 --> 00:04:07,955 But, honey, that couldn't be further from the truth. 77 00:04:07,998 --> 00:04:11,250 I've learned you don't always have to react when provoked. 78 00:04:11,293 --> 00:04:14,461 - Vase with a d? D-vase. - She's a diva. 79 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:18,423 I took a break for a minute to focus on family. 80 00:04:18,467 --> 00:04:20,926 But I'm ready to get back out there... 81 00:04:20,928 --> 00:04:23,470 No, no, no! Not-- aah! 82 00:04:23,514 --> 00:04:27,182 ...And they can do what they do, boo. 83 00:04:57,965 --> 00:04:59,339 ♪ have it all 84 00:04:59,383 --> 00:05:01,425 ♪ rip our memories off the wall ♪ 85 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:04,094 ♪ all the special things I bought ♪ 86 00:05:04,138 --> 00:05:08,307 ♪ they mean nothing to me anymore ♪ 87 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:10,434 ♪ take all the money you want from me ♪ 88 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:12,728 ♪ hope you become what you want to be ♪ 89 00:05:12,771 --> 00:05:15,022 ♪ show me how little you care ♪ 90 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:17,065 ♪ little you care, how little you care ♪ 91 00:05:17,109 --> 00:05:19,318 ♪ you dream of glitter and gold ♪ 92 00:05:19,361 --> 00:05:22,070 ♪ my heart's already been sold 93 00:05:22,114 --> 00:05:24,197 ♪ told you how little I care 94 00:05:24,199 --> 00:05:27,117 ♪ little I care, how little I care ♪ 95 00:05:27,161 --> 00:05:30,078 ♪ my diamonds leave with you 96 00:05:30,122 --> 00:05:31,330 ♪ you're never gonna hear my heart break ♪ 97 00:05:31,373 --> 00:05:34,333 ♪ never gonna move in dark ways ♪ 98 00:05:34,335 --> 00:05:38,754 ♪ baby, you're so cruel, my diamonds leave with you ♪ 99 00:05:38,797 --> 00:05:41,214 ♪ material love won't fool me 100 00:05:41,258 --> 00:05:43,425 ♪ when you're not here, I can breathe ♪ 101 00:05:43,469 --> 00:05:48,388 ♪ think I always knew, my diamonds leave with you ♪ 102 00:05:48,432 --> 00:05:50,557 ♪ never gonna hear my heart break ♪ 103 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:53,393 ♪ when you're not here, I can breathe ♪ 104 00:05:53,437 --> 00:05:55,645 ♪ I always knew 105 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,732 ♪ they leave with you 106 00:05:58,776 --> 00:06:01,735 ( vocalizing ) 107 00:06:01,779 --> 00:06:04,154 ♪ never gonna move in dark ways ♪ 108 00:06:04,198 --> 00:06:06,698 - wow! - ♪ baby, you're so cruel 109 00:06:06,742 --> 00:06:09,117 ♪ diamonds leave with you 110 00:06:10,329 --> 00:06:13,663 ♪ oh, when you're not here, I can breathe ♪ 111 00:06:15,751 --> 00:06:18,710 ♪ diamonds leave with you 112 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:21,505 ♪ diamonds 113 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:23,715 ♪ diamonds 114 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:25,634 ♪ oh, yeah 115 00:06:25,677 --> 00:06:30,430 ♪ they leave with you 116 00:06:30,432 --> 00:06:34,101 wow. 117 00:06:34,144 --> 00:06:37,437 Okay. We are not worthy. 118 00:06:37,481 --> 00:06:40,440 - Oh, man. - I don't know. Who's this! 119 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:43,318 - Who's that? - We're not playing around. 120 00:06:43,362 --> 00:06:46,196 Season six is in the big leagues, y'all! 121 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,074 - Yes, that's right! - That's what I'm saying! 122 00:06:49,118 --> 00:06:52,285 When she walked out, she got that nick cannon bling on, 123 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:54,579 that nick cannon drip on, and then she sang. 124 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:56,081 I was like, that's some royalty. 125 00:06:56,083 --> 00:06:57,457 - Right? - Up there. 126 00:06:57,501 --> 00:06:59,584 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I'm freaking out because 127 00:06:59,628 --> 00:07:01,753 I have no idea who you are. 128 00:07:01,797 --> 00:07:04,631 But thank you so much for that beautiful performance. 129 00:07:07,136 --> 00:07:08,718 Okay, panel, a whole new season 130 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:12,806 means a whole new group of first impression guesses. 131 00:07:12,850 --> 00:07:16,351 Y'all know the drill. With each guess you get right, you'll earn a point. 132 00:07:16,395 --> 00:07:19,271 The panelist with the most points at the end of the season 133 00:07:19,314 --> 00:07:23,567 will win the coveted golden ear trophy. 134 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:28,113 So let's find out if you're hot or cold on who the skunk is. 135 00:07:28,157 --> 00:07:32,325 Write it down and drop it into our fancy new first impression box. 136 00:07:32,327 --> 00:07:35,662 Straight out the gate. Go ahead. 137 00:07:35,664 --> 00:07:38,540 Nicole, I put something special in the box for you. 138 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:50,552 There's a hand in there. 139 00:07:50,596 --> 00:07:54,264 - Come on, jenny. - That's a weird hand. 140 00:07:58,228 --> 00:08:02,355 All right. Time's up! All right, skunk. 141 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:05,525 Why are you here on "the masked singer"? 142 00:08:05,569 --> 00:08:10,489 I felt like it was time for me to take a big leap 143 00:08:10,491 --> 00:08:13,450 and do something that I hadn't done in a long time. 144 00:08:13,494 --> 00:08:15,994 Robin: Well, you can tell, that voice, 145 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:18,205 that she's been singing her whole life. 146 00:08:18,207 --> 00:08:20,582 She said she was focused on her family for a while. 147 00:08:20,626 --> 00:08:22,083 So what do you got, robin? What you-- 148 00:08:22,127 --> 00:08:25,086 well, it ain't none of your business. 149 00:08:25,088 --> 00:08:28,465 You know, I mean, some of the gloria gaynor names. 150 00:08:28,509 --> 00:08:30,008 Even I felt for a second there-- 151 00:08:30,052 --> 00:08:33,011 I felt a little faith evans in the vocal. 152 00:08:33,055 --> 00:08:34,513 But in the lower register that's faith, 153 00:08:34,556 --> 00:08:35,472 but not in the upper register. 154 00:08:35,766 --> 00:08:38,099 But I like that wheelhouse that you're in. 155 00:08:38,143 --> 00:08:40,143 I just feel like this is someone huge. 156 00:08:40,229 --> 00:08:42,145 The "d" has got to stand for something. 157 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:45,440 - Like, diva. - Well, let's just name some divas. 158 00:08:45,484 --> 00:08:47,192 Let's do it then. A'ight? Let's do it. 159 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:50,070 - Hunt them down, ken. - I'll do it, nick! 160 00:08:50,072 --> 00:08:52,155 - I dare you. - Okay. 161 00:08:52,199 --> 00:08:57,160 Janet jackson. Erykah badu. Alicia keys! Anita baker. 162 00:08:57,162 --> 00:09:00,914 This sounds exactly like anita baker to me. 163 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:04,251 - No, it doesn't. - It sounds exactly like anita baker. 164 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:08,964 Wait, what about another legend, icon, diva, mary j. Blige? 165 00:09:09,007 --> 00:09:12,008 - That's-- oh! - I love mary. 166 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:14,010 I'll jump in. Toni braxton. 167 00:09:14,054 --> 00:09:17,055 Ken: All right. Sade. There you go. Boom! 168 00:09:17,099 --> 00:09:20,475 - Right off the top of my mind great! - It's no ordinary guess. 169 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:24,938 - He just named every black woman who could sing. - How dare you, nick? 170 00:09:24,982 --> 00:09:28,108 - How dare you? - Well, one thing we do know, 171 00:09:28,151 --> 00:09:31,778 we saw a beautiful performance. Great job, skunk. 172 00:09:31,822 --> 00:09:35,156 You could tell though, just her essence walking out, that this is a diva. 173 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,533 She looked like, "I'm gonna take my time." 174 00:09:36,577 --> 00:09:41,538 - yes. - Now on to our next group a contender. 175 00:09:41,540 --> 00:09:44,332 Unleash octopus. 176 00:09:48,088 --> 00:09:50,922 - Oh, my god! - Oh, my god! 177 00:09:50,966 --> 00:09:53,550 Oh, my god! Oh! 178 00:09:53,594 --> 00:09:58,096 That's the tallest contestant we ever had. 179 00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:00,724 - Oh! - Whoo! 180 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:02,434 ♪ freak out 181 00:10:02,477 --> 00:10:04,644 oh, my god, I'm in love with him. 182 00:10:04,688 --> 00:10:08,690 Oh, my gosh. He's massive. 183 00:10:08,734 --> 00:10:10,609 ♪ freak out 184 00:10:10,652 --> 00:10:12,944 - octopus! 185 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:15,405 He's ginormous! 186 00:10:19,536 --> 00:10:20,952 Octopus: I wanted to become the octopus 187 00:10:20,996 --> 00:10:23,330 because eight is a lucky number 188 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:25,457 and I think I'm a lucky guy. 189 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:28,668 I reached success at a very young age. 190 00:10:28,712 --> 00:10:31,254 I felt like I had it all. 191 00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:33,214 He's a showman, I feel like. 192 00:10:33,258 --> 00:10:35,175 And all I could do was smile. 193 00:10:35,218 --> 00:10:37,677 But everyone took me smiling 194 00:10:37,721 --> 00:10:39,971 as me not being serious. 195 00:10:40,015 --> 00:10:43,725 People wanted me out, and I fell. 196 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:48,688 And when you're this big and you fall, 197 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:51,149 you fall pretty hard. 198 00:10:51,193 --> 00:10:53,109 In order to get a fresh start, 199 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:55,070 I had to learn to let go of my ego. 200 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:56,988 Ego? Makes me think of kanye. 201 00:10:57,032 --> 00:11:00,283 But I told you, I'm a lucky guy. 202 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:06,206 ( scatting ) 203 00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:08,750 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 204 00:11:08,794 --> 00:11:11,211 ♪ tutti frutti, ooh 205 00:11:11,254 --> 00:11:13,755 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 206 00:11:13,799 --> 00:11:16,257 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 207 00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:19,010 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 208 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:21,221 ( scatting ) 209 00:11:21,264 --> 00:11:24,140 ♪ I got a girl named sue 210 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:26,101 ♪ she knows just what to do 211 00:11:26,144 --> 00:11:29,020 ♪ I got a girl named sue 212 00:11:29,064 --> 00:11:31,439 ♪ she knows just what to do 213 00:11:31,483 --> 00:11:34,192 ♪ she rock to the east, she rock to the west ♪ 214 00:11:34,236 --> 00:11:36,695 ♪ you're the girl that I love best ♪ 215 00:11:36,738 --> 00:11:39,114 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 216 00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:41,324 ♪ tutti frutti, ooh 217 00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:44,202 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 218 00:11:44,246 --> 00:11:46,996 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 219 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,082 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 220 00:11:49,084 --> 00:11:51,584 ( scatting ) 221 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:54,629 ♪ I got a girl named daisy 222 00:11:54,673 --> 00:11:56,673 ♪ she almost drives me crazy 223 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:59,342 ♪ I got a girl named daisy 224 00:11:59,344 --> 00:12:02,095 ♪ she almost drives me crazy 225 00:12:02,097 --> 00:12:05,098 ♪ she knows how to love me, yes, indeed ♪ 226 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:07,600 ♪ and, boy, you don't know what she do to me ♪ 227 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:09,978 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 228 00:12:10,021 --> 00:12:12,605 ♪ tutti frutti, ooh 229 00:12:12,649 --> 00:12:15,066 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 230 00:12:15,110 --> 00:12:17,318 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 231 00:12:17,353 --> 00:12:20,321 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 232 00:12:20,365 --> 00:12:23,408 ( scatting ) 233 00:12:23,410 --> 00:12:27,537 whoo! Whoo! 234 00:12:27,539 --> 00:12:31,207 - Wow. - Wow. 235 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:35,336 A-whop bop-a-loo-bop, a-whop bam boom! 236 00:12:35,338 --> 00:12:38,089 This is big richard right here. 237 00:12:38,133 --> 00:12:41,968 I mean, that was a season six 238 00:12:41,970 --> 00:12:44,179 premiere performance, my friend! 239 00:12:44,222 --> 00:12:47,974 - Whoo! - It was amazing. 240 00:12:48,018 --> 00:12:50,092 You brought that same charisma 241 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,978 that wiz khalifa brought last season. 242 00:12:52,022 --> 00:12:55,440 Now I want to party with you! 243 00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:57,442 Nick: Well, you know what? It's our favorite part of the show. 244 00:12:57,486 --> 00:12:59,444 Time for your first impression guesses. 245 00:12:59,488 --> 00:13:01,362 This is not our favorite part of the show. 246 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:03,448 It's like getting a root canal. 247 00:13:04,367 --> 00:13:06,493 Should I go? I'm ready to rock. 248 00:13:06,495 --> 00:13:09,579 He knows. He thinks he knows. He's got this one. 249 00:13:09,623 --> 00:13:11,664 - All right. - All right. 250 00:13:11,708 --> 00:13:14,459 Let's see what we got in here. Oh! Oh, thank you. 251 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:17,253 - Oh, my god! - Oh, good. I needed that. 252 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,464 - He's still handsome, ladies and gentlemen. - I needed that. 253 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:20,507 - Oh! - You got a thumbs up. 254 00:13:20,801 --> 00:13:24,469 I have affirmation. That's better than a mirror. 255 00:13:26,765 --> 00:13:28,348 Yo, what's up? That's right. 256 00:13:28,350 --> 00:13:31,050 You know how it is. You know how we do. 257 00:13:31,061 --> 00:13:34,270 - Aww. - Last but not least. 258 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,940 This thing scares me a little bit. There we go. 259 00:13:36,942 --> 00:13:39,067 - Oh! - Oh! 260 00:13:39,110 --> 00:13:42,946 - Somebody help jenny. - Whoa, whoa, whoa! 261 00:13:42,948 --> 00:13:44,072 It's getting a little frisky. 262 00:13:44,074 --> 00:13:45,323 I kind of liked it. 263 00:13:45,367 --> 00:13:51,120 All right, octopus, why "the masked singer"? 264 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:54,958 My mom, it's her favorite show. 265 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:58,086 I knew it. I knew I love octopus. 266 00:13:58,129 --> 00:13:59,420 I know! He's a mama's boy. 267 00:13:59,464 --> 00:14:02,215 Yeah, I am. Just a little bit. 268 00:14:02,259 --> 00:14:05,343 How could I not think this is a basketball player? 269 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:08,680 And the one that is dinging in my head that kind of-- 270 00:14:08,723 --> 00:14:11,099 I think I've seen him dress like that, 271 00:14:11,142 --> 00:14:15,103 - is dennis rodman. - Ken: That's a good guess. 272 00:14:15,146 --> 00:14:18,022 But as the resident nba expert, 273 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:21,985 - I think I know... - All: Exactly who this is. 274 00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:23,361 - Thank you. - Who is it, ken? 275 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:25,864 I don't know, and I'll tell you why. 276 00:14:25,907 --> 00:14:29,284 This is definitely someone, I believe, is an nba player. 277 00:14:29,327 --> 00:14:31,536 - This could be chris webber, - I thought about webber. 278 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:33,997 - Anthony davis, but then-- - he's funny. 279 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:35,331 Someone very funny, and this is someone 280 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:39,210 who I actually think I worked with years ago on an adidas ad. 281 00:14:39,254 --> 00:14:42,255 - Dwight howard. - You ain't worked with no dwight howard. 282 00:14:42,299 --> 00:14:45,174 I worked with dwight howard! Let me tell you. 283 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:46,426 Doing what? What would you-- 284 00:14:46,469 --> 00:14:50,096 I was his valet! And let me tell you something. 285 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:54,183 You're talking about the big grin and had a fall from grace. 286 00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:57,228 He was at the los angeles lakers eight, nine years ago. 287 00:14:57,272 --> 00:14:58,563 Came back last year. 288 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,064 Won a chip with lebron, 289 00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:03,359 with a very vital part of that championship. 290 00:15:03,361 --> 00:15:06,529 - That is true. - But, you know, he can really sing. 291 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:08,406 Right, right. I don't know if dwight can sing that-- yeah. 292 00:15:08,450 --> 00:15:12,327 Well, you know who can sing that is a basketball player? 293 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:16,456 - Who? - Shaquille o'neal, okay? 294 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:18,917 - One of the great vocalists of our time. - Yup. 295 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,336 - Shaq got platinum records. - He was a laker. 296 00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:26,466 - He was a laker. Exactly. - Doesn't shaq have a little more of a dad bod right now? 297 00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:28,092 - Oh! - Sorry, shaq. 298 00:15:28,136 --> 00:15:29,427 He could have on on a waist trainer. 299 00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:31,971 Shaq spanx. Shanks. That's what they called it. 300 00:15:32,015 --> 00:15:37,101 Oh, my god! That's a little shaq right there. 301 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:38,603 Well, one thing we do know, 302 00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:41,981 you really "octo-pied" are hearts. 303 00:15:42,025 --> 00:15:44,025 Where are you going? 304 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:49,530 - He's soaking it all up with all them legs. - That was amazing! 305 00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:52,742 Now if this is any indication of the kind of talent we have this season, 306 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:55,536 my mind is going to be blown! 307 00:15:56,790 --> 00:15:57,622 ♪ who is that? 308 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:03,503 ♪ who is that? 309 00:16:03,505 --> 00:16:05,463 Welcome back to "the masked singer." 310 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:09,175 - our big two night season premiere. - Yes! 311 00:16:09,219 --> 00:16:14,806 This season our singers have a combined total of 85 grammy nominations, 312 00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:16,766 - what? - Wow! 313 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:19,602 32 marriages, 20 divorces, multiple oscar nominations, 314 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:23,356 and they've made out with everyone from will smith and sean penn 315 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,192 to our very own jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. 316 00:16:26,236 --> 00:16:29,654 - What? - Go on, jenny! 317 00:16:29,698 --> 00:16:33,116 Great. Now I'm sitting here thinking about everyone I made out with. 318 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,535 All right, grab your nets, 319 00:16:35,578 --> 00:16:39,455 because you're about to meet puffer fish! 320 00:16:41,209 --> 00:16:44,752 ♪ finally, it has happened to me ♪ 321 00:16:44,796 --> 00:16:47,630 - wow! - Oh! 322 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:52,051 - Oh, my gosh! - So glamorous. 323 00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:55,471 Wow. Amazing. 324 00:16:55,515 --> 00:16:58,516 She's kind of petite. 325 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,560 Yes, strike a pose, sis. 326 00:17:06,901 --> 00:17:10,653 Puffer fish: I'm excited about becoming the puffer fish 327 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:14,490 because I know a thing or two about defending myself. 328 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:20,079 For most of my life, I mean, I wanted to blend in, but I just couldn't. 329 00:17:20,123 --> 00:17:24,834 I was that weird kid in science class who messed up all the experiments. 330 00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:28,046 ( explosions ) 331 00:17:28,089 --> 00:17:29,672 and don't get me started about singing. 332 00:17:29,716 --> 00:17:32,884 The boomerang made me think of australia. 333 00:17:32,927 --> 00:17:36,554 - I mean my voice was always different... - Check one, two, three. 334 00:17:36,598 --> 00:17:38,639 - ( feedback whines ) - ...And not necessarily in a good way. 335 00:17:38,641 --> 00:17:41,559 I was ridiculed a lot, 336 00:17:41,603 --> 00:17:43,186 so I had to learn to stand up for myself. 337 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,313 Stand-up? Like a comic. 338 00:17:45,315 --> 00:17:47,857 I think that's what made me so successful. 339 00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:51,319 Tonight, I'm hoping to stand out like I've done my whole life. 340 00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:56,532 - Puffer fish! - Puffer fish! 341 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:00,620 ♪ day to night to morning 342 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:02,789 ♪ keep with me in the moment 343 00:18:02,791 --> 00:18:04,791 ♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪ 344 00:18:04,793 --> 00:18:06,751 ♪ why don't you say so? 345 00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:09,253 ♪ didn't even notice 346 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,339 ♪ no punches left to roll with ♪ 347 00:18:11,382 --> 00:18:13,633 ♪ I hope to keep you focused 348 00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:15,468 ♪ you want it? Say so 349 00:18:15,512 --> 00:18:20,223 ♪ it's been a long time since you fell in love ♪ 350 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,266 ♪ you ain't coming out your shell ♪ 351 00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:24,393 ♪ you ain't really been yourself ♪ 352 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:28,564 - ♪ tell me, what must I do? - ♪ tell, my love 353 00:18:28,566 --> 00:18:30,358 ♪ 'cause luckily, I'm good at reading ♪ 354 00:18:30,401 --> 00:18:33,486 ♪ I wouldn't bug him, but he won't stop cheesing ♪ 355 00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:39,534 ♪ and we can dance all night and shine away ♪ 356 00:18:39,577 --> 00:18:41,786 ♪ before I left you dry 357 00:18:41,830 --> 00:18:44,122 ♪ day and night and morning 358 00:18:44,165 --> 00:18:45,790 ♪ keep me in the moment 359 00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:48,126 ♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪ 360 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:50,545 ♪ why don't you say so? 361 00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:52,255 ♪ didn't even notice 362 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,257 ♪ no punches left to roll with ♪ 363 00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,759 ♪ I hope to keep you focused 364 00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:58,469 ♪ you want it? Say so 365 00:18:58,513 --> 00:19:01,264 ♪ let me check my chest, my breath, real quick ♪ 366 00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:03,474 ♪ he ain't ever seen me in a dress like this ♪ 367 00:19:03,518 --> 00:19:05,268 ♪ he ain't ever even been impressed like this ♪ 368 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,562 ♪ probably why I got him quiet on the set, like zip ♪ 369 00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:10,106 ♪ love it, save it, keep it, push ♪ 370 00:19:10,150 --> 00:19:12,316 ♪ and why you beating around the bush? ♪ 371 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:16,404 ♪ knowing you want all this woman ♪ 372 00:19:16,447 --> 00:19:18,364 ♪ all of these fellas hating, I have you with me ♪ 373 00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:20,867 ♪ all of these sisters saying you mad committed ♪ 374 00:19:20,910 --> 00:19:23,035 ♪ realer than anybody you had, and pretty ♪ 375 00:19:23,037 --> 00:19:25,663 ♪ all of this body, body on "the masked singer" ♪ 376 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:27,123 yeah! 377 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:29,208 ♪ keep with me in the moment 378 00:19:29,252 --> 00:19:31,043 ♪ I'd let you, had I known it ♪ 379 00:19:31,045 --> 00:19:33,754 ♪ why don't you say so? 380 00:19:36,259 --> 00:19:39,635 I have no idea who this could be! 381 00:19:43,433 --> 00:19:45,558 Yeah. Whoo! 382 00:19:45,602 --> 00:19:49,478 Very sensual, but puffer fish, you're not fooling me. 383 00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:54,442 - Ken: Oh! Look at that. - I know who that is. 384 00:19:54,444 --> 00:19:55,818 A lot of people tap nick's butt. 385 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:57,778 Not going to get anything from that. 386 00:19:57,822 --> 00:20:03,534 She got me stumped. Like that performance, I was just transfixed. 387 00:20:03,578 --> 00:20:06,454 - You're like a natural performer out there. - Yeah. 388 00:20:06,497 --> 00:20:10,124 - Puffer fish was out here rapping, too. - Yeah. There was some swag. 389 00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:13,502 It looked like she's done that on tiktok a few times or something. 390 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:17,548 - Yes! - Okay, panel, who is the mystery puffer fish? 391 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:21,510 - Write them down! - I have no idea who this is. 392 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:24,347 - I have no idea. - Right over there. Put it in that box. 393 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:26,807 I don't know who this is! It's driving me crazy! 394 00:20:26,851 --> 00:20:29,769 I don't know who it is. 395 00:20:29,771 --> 00:20:31,354 Thank you. 396 00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:38,402 Ooh, I want to dance with this hand. 397 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:41,405 All right. Stop flirting with the fragile box. 398 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:51,165 All right, why the puffer fish? 399 00:20:51,209 --> 00:20:56,295 - Because she is queen of the sea! - Ooh. 400 00:20:56,339 --> 00:20:59,173 Nicole: I kind of got, like, I don't know, a stand-up vibe. 401 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:01,050 I also saw a disco ball. 402 00:21:01,094 --> 00:21:03,552 That made me think of the '70s, minnie riperton. 403 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:06,305 - Right. - Minnie riperton's daughter is maya rudolph. 404 00:21:06,349 --> 00:21:10,685 - Good guess. - But then the dancer body, and so cute and petite. 405 00:21:10,728 --> 00:21:14,605 I'm kind of getting paula abdul vibes right now, maybe. 406 00:21:14,649 --> 00:21:17,066 Oh! Snap! 407 00:21:17,068 --> 00:21:18,776 Ooh, that's a good one, nicole. 408 00:21:18,820 --> 00:21:19,610 Ken: I think it's a stand-up. 409 00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:20,778 Literally, just right off the cuff, 410 00:21:21,322 --> 00:21:24,782 I was thinking of the star of "insecure," issa rae is-- 411 00:21:24,826 --> 00:21:27,535 just kind of fits the bill. 412 00:21:27,578 --> 00:21:31,831 - Is issa rae very tall or-- - well, nick is 4'6. 413 00:21:31,874 --> 00:21:37,420 And issa feels very secure standing next to nick cannon. 414 00:21:37,463 --> 00:21:39,463 - Right. - That was bad. That was bad. 415 00:21:39,507 --> 00:21:42,633 You know who I thought of when I first saw-- and I saw the dancing, 416 00:21:42,677 --> 00:21:45,303 I think about her with her kids dancing on tiktok, 417 00:21:45,346 --> 00:21:47,054 - I'm thinking jessica alba. - Jessica alba. 418 00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:48,389 I was thinking the same thing! 419 00:21:48,433 --> 00:21:52,310 - That's a good guess. - I love that guess. 420 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:55,813 - Great guess and also great performance. - Yes! 421 00:21:55,857 --> 00:21:58,858 Keep it going for the puffer fish. 422 00:21:58,901 --> 00:22:01,193 God, who is that? 423 00:22:02,864 --> 00:22:04,238 ♪ who is that? 424 00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:10,578 ♪ who is that? 425 00:22:10,621 --> 00:22:12,204 Welcome back to "the masked singer" 426 00:22:12,248 --> 00:22:16,792 group a two-night blockbuster premiere! 427 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:20,755 Great ready to confront mother nature. 428 00:22:23,384 --> 00:22:28,429 - Oh! Whoa! - That's kind of scary. 429 00:22:28,431 --> 00:22:31,223 - That is majestic. - What the-- 430 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:33,851 she's like some greek mythological character. 431 00:22:33,895 --> 00:22:35,603 Oh, my god. Look at her face! 432 00:22:40,568 --> 00:22:44,737 Hey, mother nature. Mother nature with the swag. 433 00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:46,197 Look at that. 434 00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:52,203 Mother nature: I'm excited to be mother nature 435 00:22:52,246 --> 00:22:54,663 because I've done it all. 436 00:22:54,665 --> 00:22:57,458 As seasons changed, so did I. 437 00:22:57,460 --> 00:23:00,795 But there's one thing I've never had the chance to do-- 438 00:23:00,838 --> 00:23:01,796 be a mother. 439 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:04,548 - She's not a mom. - Oh, wow. 440 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,509 It took me a while to come to terms with it 441 00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:09,512 until I realized the family that I already have. 442 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:12,807 - Wayne brady? - Maybe she's a comedian. 443 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:14,517 Even though I'm not a mother, 444 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,435 I'm very protective of the ones I love. 445 00:23:16,479 --> 00:23:17,770 ( roaring ) 446 00:23:17,814 --> 00:23:20,564 if you come after them all cray-cray, 447 00:23:20,608 --> 00:23:23,025 this whole land of shame will come your way, honey. 448 00:23:23,027 --> 00:23:26,195 - Oh! Snap! - I don't play. 449 00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:29,448 Tonight, I'm going to blossom, 450 00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:32,660 because, darling, life is good. 451 00:23:46,134 --> 00:23:52,304 ♪ I'm coming out 452 00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:54,432 ken: Wow! 453 00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:57,226 ♪ I'm coming out 454 00:23:57,270 --> 00:23:59,645 ♪ I want the world to know 455 00:23:59,689 --> 00:24:03,065 - ♪ got to let it show - yes! 456 00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:06,235 ♪ I'm coming out 457 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:08,154 ♪ I want the world to know 458 00:24:08,197 --> 00:24:12,032 ♪ got to let it show 459 00:24:12,034 --> 00:24:14,034 ♪ there's a new me coming out 460 00:24:14,036 --> 00:24:16,120 ♪ and I just had to live 461 00:24:16,164 --> 00:24:18,247 ♪ and I wanna give 462 00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:20,624 ♪ I'm completely positive 463 00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:22,585 ♪ I think this time around 464 00:24:22,587 --> 00:24:27,089 ♪ I am gonna do it like you never knew it ♪ 465 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:29,425 ♪ oh, I'll make it through 466 00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:33,596 ♪ the time has come for me to break out of this shell ♪ 467 00:24:33,639 --> 00:24:38,100 ♪ I have to shout that I am coming out ♪ 468 00:24:38,102 --> 00:24:40,352 ♪ I'm coming out 469 00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:44,273 ♪ I want the world to know got to let it show ♪ 470 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:47,026 - whack-a-mole. - Whack-a-mole. 471 00:24:47,028 --> 00:24:50,196 - ♪ I'm coming - ♪ I'm coming out 472 00:24:50,239 --> 00:24:52,031 - ♪ I want the world to know - ♪ out 473 00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:55,451 ♪ got to let it show 474 00:24:55,453 --> 00:24:58,662 - ♪ I'm coming - ♪ I'm coming out 475 00:24:58,706 --> 00:25:00,789 - ♪ I want the world to know - ♪ out 476 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:03,292 ♪ got to let it show 477 00:25:09,884 --> 00:25:14,178 - wow, amazing. - Ken! Who is that? 478 00:25:14,222 --> 00:25:18,974 I have no idea. I'm going out of my mind! 479 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:25,356 - Mother nature in the building. - Outstanding. 480 00:25:25,399 --> 00:25:30,402 - Come on, mama nature. Let's get to it. 481 00:25:30,446 --> 00:25:32,446 - Ken: Uh-oh. - I know who this is. 482 00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:34,657 Really? Just on the basis of hugs? 483 00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,660 Yeah, when somebody get up on you, you got to know who it is. 484 00:25:37,662 --> 00:25:38,702 ( laughing ) 485 00:25:39,789 --> 00:25:41,747 this is what "the masked singer" is all about. 486 00:25:41,791 --> 00:25:43,332 It's about having fun, 487 00:25:43,376 --> 00:25:47,878 and you exemplify that every in sense of the word. 488 00:25:47,922 --> 00:25:50,214 Are you ready to call me mommy? 489 00:25:50,258 --> 00:25:52,841 - Yes! Yes, I am. - Oh! 490 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:56,262 - Yes, I am. - Mommy and daddy right here. 491 00:25:56,305 --> 00:25:58,389 - Oh, my goodness. - Okay, panel. 492 00:25:58,432 --> 00:26:01,976 It's time for your first impression guesses. 493 00:26:02,019 --> 00:26:03,394 Mother nature's having a good time. 494 00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:07,064 - She is so fun. I love her. - She's just going. 495 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:10,317 - Oh. - Oh, my god. What is-- 496 00:26:10,361 --> 00:26:12,736 robin, you've been quick to the box, like, every time. 497 00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:15,197 Yeah. They're all going to be right, nick. 498 00:26:15,199 --> 00:26:18,742 He's going for that golden ear. 499 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,580 Hang loose, babe. Shaka! 500 00:26:22,623 --> 00:26:23,831 Make your guesses magical. 501 00:26:23,874 --> 00:26:26,625 All right, hand. Let's go! 502 00:26:26,669 --> 00:26:29,169 Yass, honey, yass! 503 00:26:29,171 --> 00:26:31,463 Ugh, I hate not knowing! 504 00:26:31,507 --> 00:26:35,509 Okay, mother nature, why did you choose mother nature? 505 00:26:35,553 --> 00:26:41,181 Because mother nature is a force to be reckoned with. 506 00:26:41,225 --> 00:26:45,644 She's beautiful and scary at the same time. 507 00:26:45,688 --> 00:26:48,314 - That's right. - I feel like it's got to be a comedian. 508 00:26:48,316 --> 00:26:51,317 - Right? - Someone like aisha tyler. 509 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:54,194 - Yeah. - But there's something about her 510 00:26:54,196 --> 00:26:56,572 that just screams tiffany haddish, right? 511 00:26:56,616 --> 00:26:58,741 - That's what I think. - Yeah, I mean, just got that kind of 512 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:01,493 - she ready kind of vibe. - Yeah! 513 00:27:01,537 --> 00:27:03,662 Hey, let me see the she ready dance again, ken. 514 00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:06,957 ( laughing ) 515 00:27:08,252 --> 00:27:10,878 you know who I was thinking it could be is, well, 516 00:27:10,921 --> 00:27:14,798 somebody who just is all about a good time, who's also a comedian. 517 00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:18,719 She's always posting naked with mother nature on her instagram. 518 00:27:18,763 --> 00:27:20,179 That's chelsea handler, y'all. 519 00:27:20,222 --> 00:27:23,223 - Right? - Chelsea handler. 520 00:27:23,267 --> 00:27:27,269 I know chelsea. I'm good friends with her. I don't feel like it's chelsea. 521 00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:30,898 Well, you know, the energy, the swag, the dance moves, doesn't have children, 522 00:27:30,941 --> 00:27:34,652 - I think it's tracee ellis ross. - Wow. Good guess. 523 00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,613 And just on principle, she would come out singing her mom's song. 524 00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:41,116 - Oh! I love it! - I love you, tracee. Thank you for coming. 525 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,827 - Thank you, baby. - Aah! 526 00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:46,705 - I love it! She's great. 527 00:27:46,707 --> 00:27:51,960 Now go ahead and take your mother nature self backstage. 528 00:27:53,464 --> 00:27:56,215 - Look at them roots. - Look at that trunk. 529 00:27:56,258 --> 00:28:00,219 Look at the trunk. From an ecological perspective. 530 00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:04,098 ♪ who is that? 531 00:28:07,853 --> 00:28:08,686 ♪ who is that? 532 00:28:08,938 --> 00:28:11,355 Welcome back to "the masked singer" 533 00:28:11,399 --> 00:28:15,442 and our big season premiere. 534 00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:19,446 And we're on to our final singer of the evening. 535 00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:22,700 Prepare for the running of the bull. 536 00:28:29,375 --> 00:28:31,542 - Oh, my god! 537 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:48,350 - The bull! - Whoo! 538 00:28:48,394 --> 00:28:52,062 - What an entrance! - Mess with this bull, 539 00:28:52,106 --> 00:28:54,356 and you're going to get them horns. 540 00:28:57,361 --> 00:28:59,361 Bull: I grew up in a small, small town 541 00:28:59,405 --> 00:29:01,572 that was surrounded by cows. 542 00:29:01,615 --> 00:29:04,324 Most people in the town didn't really go anywhere, 543 00:29:04,368 --> 00:29:06,326 but I always had bigger dreams. 544 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:09,121 So I left, and I traveled around the entire world 545 00:29:09,165 --> 00:29:11,123 looking for my destiny, 546 00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:13,584 to be the greatest of all time. 547 00:29:14,879 --> 00:29:16,628 Cooperstown. That's baseball hall of fame, 548 00:29:16,672 --> 00:29:18,255 so got to be an athlete. 549 00:29:18,299 --> 00:29:21,383 The doors I knocked on simply didn't open. 550 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:24,636 I heard "no" again and again and again. 551 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,848 But I didn't give up. 552 00:29:27,892 --> 00:29:30,851 I became my own boss, 553 00:29:30,853 --> 00:29:33,854 and eventually hollywood and even "forbes" took notice. 554 00:29:33,856 --> 00:29:37,232 - Forbes, hollywood-- - what do you think he means by that? 555 00:29:37,276 --> 00:29:39,359 There's so much left for me to prove, 556 00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:41,653 and I want to do that here. 557 00:29:51,290 --> 00:29:54,750 ♪ now that she's back in the atmosphere ♪ 558 00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:58,587 ♪ the drops of jupiter in her hair ♪ 559 00:29:58,631 --> 00:30:00,589 whoo! Yeah! 560 00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:03,467 Hey, hey! Go, bull. 561 00:30:03,511 --> 00:30:06,345 ♪ she acts like summer and walks like rain ♪ 562 00:30:06,388 --> 00:30:11,183 ♪ reminds me that there's time to change, yeah ♪ 563 00:30:11,185 --> 00:30:13,352 - sing! Sing, bull, sing. - Yeah! 564 00:30:15,272 --> 00:30:18,273 ♪ and since she's back in the atmosphere ♪ 565 00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:21,485 ♪ I'm afraid that she might think of me as ♪ 566 00:30:21,529 --> 00:30:24,238 ♪ plain old jane, told a story about a man ♪ 567 00:30:24,281 --> 00:30:27,491 ♪ who was too afraid to fly so he never did land ♪ 568 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:31,286 ♪ but tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? ♪ 569 00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:33,330 ♪ did you finally get the chance ♪ 570 00:30:33,374 --> 00:30:36,458 ♪ to dance along the light of day ♪ 571 00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:39,461 ♪ and head back to the milky way ♪ 572 00:30:39,463 --> 00:30:43,590 ♪ and tell me, did venus blow your mind? ♪ 573 00:30:43,634 --> 00:30:46,301 ♪ was it everything you wanted to find ♪ 574 00:30:46,345 --> 00:30:48,220 ♪ and did you miss me while 575 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:51,974 ♪ you were looking for yourself out there? ♪ 576 00:30:58,566 --> 00:31:00,315 ♪ and did you finally get the chance ♪ 577 00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:04,778 ♪ to dance along the light of day? ♪ 578 00:31:04,822 --> 00:31:09,116 - what? - Whoo! Come on! 579 00:31:09,159 --> 00:31:12,744 ♪ and did you fall from a shooting star ♪ 580 00:31:12,788 --> 00:31:15,998 ♪ fall from a shooting star? 581 00:31:21,130 --> 00:31:23,338 ♪ and are you lonely 582 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:29,261 ♪ looking for yourself out there? ♪ 583 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:35,142 - that's amazing! 584 00:31:35,185 --> 00:31:37,227 That's "masked singer" season six, baby. 585 00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:41,815 - That was amazing. - Whoo! 586 00:31:41,859 --> 00:31:46,737 Wow! Wow! Nicole? 587 00:31:46,780 --> 00:31:49,197 That was your first performance, 588 00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:51,575 and you were taking no prisoners. 589 00:31:51,619 --> 00:31:53,160 That's what I'm saying. 590 00:31:53,162 --> 00:31:55,537 It's the bull's rodeo, baby. 591 00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:57,748 It was so good. So good. 592 00:31:57,791 --> 00:32:00,375 Amazing performance, indeed. 593 00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:02,586 And, panel, you know what time it is. 594 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:07,090 - Ugh. - Who is the bull? Write it down. 595 00:32:07,134 --> 00:32:08,675 Straight out the gate. Go ahead. 596 00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:12,095 Ken, you look happy about your guess. There it is. 597 00:32:12,139 --> 00:32:13,221 Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. 598 00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:15,182 I got this, nick. I got this! 599 00:32:15,225 --> 00:32:18,060 - You know who it is? - I don't know! Aah! 600 00:32:18,062 --> 00:32:19,353 - Thank you. - Come on, y'all. 601 00:32:19,396 --> 00:32:22,731 Uh-oh. Y'all getting a billy jean. Hey! Hey! 602 00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:24,775 Come on, clue expert jenny. 603 00:32:24,818 --> 00:32:28,028 - Aah! - Time's ticking away. 604 00:32:28,072 --> 00:32:30,489 - All right. - Hey. How you doing? 605 00:32:30,532 --> 00:32:33,575 - First impression guesses are in. - And they were awful. 606 00:32:33,619 --> 00:32:38,038 All right. Bull, clearly you've got the skills. 607 00:32:38,082 --> 00:32:40,582 Why come here to "the masked singer"? 608 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:44,294 Well, nick, you might find this as a huge surprise, 609 00:32:44,296 --> 00:32:48,465 but I'm actually quite shy about singing, so... 610 00:32:48,509 --> 00:32:52,219 - What? - Wow. That looked like a professional to me. 611 00:32:52,262 --> 00:32:54,137 That looks like a superstar to me. 612 00:32:54,181 --> 00:32:56,881 Oh, gosh, you know, when I saw the astronaut-- 613 00:32:56,892 --> 00:32:59,393 that just made me think. Could that be a connection to hunter hayes? 614 00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:01,853 - Oh, yeah. - Astronaut earlier on one of our seasons. 615 00:33:01,897 --> 00:33:05,107 True that, but also lance bass 616 00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:05,941 wanted to go to outer space. 617 00:33:05,985 --> 00:33:07,275 You think that's lance bass? 618 00:33:07,528 --> 00:33:09,236 - No, I don't think it's lance bass. - I was about to say. 619 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:10,988 But I think there might be a boy band in there. 620 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:14,825 I think there could be-- it could be brian littrell, who can sing. 621 00:33:14,868 --> 00:33:16,284 - He can sing. - And he's got moves. 622 00:33:16,328 --> 00:33:20,622 - The backstreet bulls. - Ah, there-- he's back, baby. 623 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,084 I can't put my finger on the tone of that voice. 624 00:33:24,128 --> 00:33:25,919 The only other person that quickly comes to mind 625 00:33:25,963 --> 00:33:27,838 that sings and dances that well is sisqó. 626 00:33:27,881 --> 00:33:30,716 - Oh, yeah. - That's not a bad one, robin. 627 00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:32,884 Well, he can do it all. Sisqó can put that performance down. 628 00:33:32,928 --> 00:33:36,388 - There's only a handful of people. - Yeah, I agree with robin. 629 00:33:36,432 --> 00:33:39,307 You're talking about someone from hollywood to "forbes," 630 00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:42,811 someone like the brahma bull himself, dwayne johnson, the rock. 631 00:33:42,855 --> 00:33:45,856 - This could be someone like-- - what? 632 00:33:45,899 --> 00:33:48,483 How dare you? Whoa! 633 00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:51,111 How dare you, sir! Don't ever boo me. 634 00:33:51,155 --> 00:33:53,113 I've been in three "hangover" movies. 635 00:33:53,157 --> 00:33:55,323 Nick: I think we just hit another record. 636 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:58,076 I've never seen you get booed that quickly. 637 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,287 - Well, it could. - Just stop. 638 00:34:00,330 --> 00:34:02,039 Nicole, make some sense out of this. 639 00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:05,417 Okay, you guys, I think I really know who this is, 640 00:34:05,461 --> 00:34:09,254 and I wrote it down, but I'm trying a new strategy. 641 00:34:09,298 --> 00:34:12,424 I'm going to keep my cards close to my heart this season, 642 00:34:12,468 --> 00:34:15,385 because I don't want any of y'all snatching it, okay? 643 00:34:15,429 --> 00:34:16,428 I know what that feels like. 644 00:34:16,722 --> 00:34:18,638 Robin: Well, whoever you are, you are definitely 645 00:34:18,682 --> 00:34:22,184 one of the best performers we've ever had on any season 646 00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:24,519 and you're probably the front-runner to go to the finals. 647 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:28,231 All right. Y'all keep it going for the bull. 648 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,445 He was a showman. Did you see how he took the stage? 649 00:34:33,447 --> 00:34:35,989 - He came in like a natural performer. - Yeah. 650 00:34:36,033 --> 00:34:39,117 - This is someone big. - Someone major. 651 00:34:39,161 --> 00:34:40,327 ♪ who is that? 652 00:34:45,084 --> 00:34:46,541 Tonight we met the singers of group a, 653 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:51,296 and each one of them delivered an incredible performance. 654 00:34:51,340 --> 00:34:52,672 But it's double elimination night here 655 00:34:52,716 --> 00:34:56,051 on "the masked singer" premiere, and two must go home. 656 00:34:56,095 --> 00:34:58,470 - Wow. - Panel, audience, 657 00:34:58,514 --> 00:35:00,639 and our superfans all across america, 658 00:35:00,682 --> 00:35:02,557 vote for your favorite. 659 00:35:02,559 --> 00:35:08,271 The two singers with the least amount of votes will be forced to unmask. 660 00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:12,067 Okay, america, the votes are in. 661 00:35:12,069 --> 00:35:15,112 The first singer of season six to get eliminated 662 00:35:15,155 --> 00:35:17,280 and head home tonight is... 663 00:35:17,324 --> 00:35:20,200 - Ugh! - It's too soon. 664 00:35:26,083 --> 00:35:27,332 The suspense! 665 00:35:29,419 --> 00:35:30,418 Oh! 666 00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:35,715 - Octopus. - Oh! 667 00:35:35,759 --> 00:35:39,553 Aw, man. 668 00:35:39,555 --> 00:35:44,057 To the rest of you group a singers, you are safe for now. 669 00:35:44,101 --> 00:35:49,187 Head back to the lair and we'll see you in a bit for the second unmasking. 670 00:35:49,231 --> 00:35:51,148 That's a surprise, I tell you. 671 00:35:51,150 --> 00:35:52,357 I wasn't expecting that. 672 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:56,069 There was clearly some tough vocal competition in this group. 673 00:35:56,113 --> 00:35:59,072 - I love you, man. - We love you! 674 00:35:59,116 --> 00:36:00,907 Aww, I want to hug octopus. 675 00:36:00,951 --> 00:36:04,411 Hate to see you go, but we're happy to get to see who you really are, 676 00:36:04,413 --> 00:36:07,497 - that's the good news. - That's true. That's true. That's true. 677 00:36:07,541 --> 00:36:10,375 But let's get to the panel's first impression guesses first. 678 00:36:10,419 --> 00:36:13,295 - Oh! - Yeah. 679 00:36:13,297 --> 00:36:16,590 Now remember, panel, if your first impression guess is correct, 680 00:36:16,633 --> 00:36:19,801 you get a point towards our golden ear trophy. 681 00:36:19,845 --> 00:36:21,761 - Oh. - Let's start with nicole. 682 00:36:21,805 --> 00:36:23,263 Bring it on, nick. Bring it on. 683 00:36:23,265 --> 00:36:26,349 Your first impression guess, shaq. 684 00:36:26,393 --> 00:36:28,977 I think it's a perfect premiere reveal. 685 00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:32,063 - Shaquille o'neal, everyone. Thank you, so much. - Ooh. That rhymed. 686 00:36:32,107 --> 00:36:33,773 - Shaq-topus. 687 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:35,817 - Yeah. All right. 688 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:39,404 Ken. Dwight howard. 689 00:36:39,406 --> 00:36:44,284 Honestly, just based on your story, I-- 690 00:36:44,286 --> 00:36:46,119 and you're mocking me right now, 691 00:36:46,163 --> 00:36:47,412 he's got a great sense of humor, 692 00:36:47,414 --> 00:36:49,623 so honestly, I think this is dwight howard. 693 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:51,208 Okay. 694 00:36:52,836 --> 00:36:54,169 - Jenny? - Yes, nick? 695 00:36:54,213 --> 00:36:57,422 Your first impression guess, dennis rodman. 696 00:36:57,424 --> 00:37:01,218 - Robin: Not a bad guess. Not a bad guess. - Everybody likes it, jenny. 697 00:37:01,261 --> 00:37:04,721 Since my favorite audience in the world likes this guess, 698 00:37:04,765 --> 00:37:08,558 - I'm going to say dennis rodman! 699 00:37:08,602 --> 00:37:13,146 Robin, your first impression guess was joel embiid. 700 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:16,399 Yes. He got ridiculed for being too funny, 701 00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:18,610 and has tried to take his presence more seriously on the court. 702 00:37:18,695 --> 00:37:22,530 - Absolutely. - There is it. Joel embiid. 703 00:37:24,034 --> 00:37:25,992 All right, panel, you've made your final guesses. 704 00:37:26,036 --> 00:37:29,454 - All right. - Audience, say it with me. 705 00:37:29,498 --> 00:37:33,166 ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! 706 00:37:33,168 --> 00:37:36,378 Take it off! Take it off! 707 00:37:36,421 --> 00:37:37,545 ♪ who are you? 708 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:41,800 This is big! This is first unmasking! 709 00:37:41,843 --> 00:37:46,388 - The first reveal! 710 00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:49,015 - Who is he? - ♪ who are you? 711 00:37:49,059 --> 00:37:53,353 Nba champion, the one and only dwight howard. 712 00:37:53,355 --> 00:37:56,022 - Oh! 713 00:37:56,024 --> 00:38:00,193 - My man! - Ken! 714 00:38:00,237 --> 00:38:04,197 - Ken jeong got it right. - That's no lie. 715 00:38:04,241 --> 00:38:06,700 - The champ is here. 716 00:38:06,743 --> 00:38:08,493 What's up, y'all? 717 00:38:08,537 --> 00:38:13,331 - You're a singer, man! - ♪ tutti frutti, ooh 718 00:38:13,375 --> 00:38:14,582 how much fun did you have on this show? 719 00:38:14,626 --> 00:38:16,876 It was hot in this suit. 720 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:21,089 The mask weighs about 55 pounds. 721 00:38:21,133 --> 00:38:23,133 I was sweating, smiling, and singing. 722 00:38:23,135 --> 00:38:24,467 Whew! The three s's. 723 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:28,430 - And you killed it! - Oh, thank you. 724 00:38:28,432 --> 00:38:29,514 You said that the reason why you did this show 725 00:38:29,558 --> 00:38:31,224 is because it's your mom's favorite show. 726 00:38:31,268 --> 00:38:33,351 She has to be surprised now, right? 727 00:38:33,395 --> 00:38:37,188 Well, yes. This morning, when we got here to the set, 728 00:38:37,232 --> 00:38:40,400 my mom was like, "dwight, what are we doing here?" 729 00:38:40,402 --> 00:38:42,277 and she saw "the masked singer." 730 00:38:42,321 --> 00:38:44,612 she was like, "you're on 'the masked'-- 731 00:38:44,614 --> 00:38:46,614 oh, my god!" 732 00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:51,036 ( sobbing ) "oh, hallelujah. Yes, lord." 733 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:54,414 - ken, you were right! - Yes! 734 00:38:54,458 --> 00:38:57,367 - He was right. - I'm never right! 735 00:38:57,377 --> 00:39:00,378 - Season premiere game-changer! - I'm so happy for you. 736 00:39:00,422 --> 00:39:03,423 Also, I go way back with you. I love you so much. 737 00:39:03,467 --> 00:39:06,593 - We are all so honored to have you here. - So honored. 738 00:39:06,636 --> 00:39:09,429 You're going to make me cry. 739 00:39:09,431 --> 00:39:12,390 - I would've stayed here all summer. - Aww. 740 00:39:12,434 --> 00:39:15,226 Let's hear it for the eight-time all-star. 741 00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:19,272 To sing one last time, unmasked once and for all... 742 00:39:19,274 --> 00:39:23,151 - Yeah! - ...The artist formerly known as the octopus. 743 00:39:23,195 --> 00:39:27,739 Do your thing, dwight howard! 744 00:39:27,741 --> 00:39:30,241 ( scatting ) 745 00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:34,204 ♪ I got a girl named sue, she knows just what to do ♪ 746 00:39:34,206 --> 00:39:35,246 nick: Don't go anywhere. 747 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:39,125 We find out which singer is heading home next 748 00:39:39,169 --> 00:39:40,752 after the break. 749 00:39:40,754 --> 00:39:43,630 ♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty 750 00:39:43,632 --> 00:39:46,674 ( scatting ) 751 00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:48,343 - whoo! - Yeah! 752 00:39:48,387 --> 00:39:49,260 Yeah! 753 00:39:53,266 --> 00:39:56,643 - The second singer unmasking... - Oh, my gosh. 754 00:39:56,686 --> 00:39:58,603 - Ugh. - Is... 755 00:40:05,862 --> 00:40:09,406 - Guys, the bull is so scared. 756 00:40:13,078 --> 00:40:16,329 Aww! Mother nature. 757 00:40:16,373 --> 00:40:18,289 Oh, no! 758 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:21,334 This is so anti-environment. 759 00:40:21,378 --> 00:40:24,421 That means the bull, puffer fish, and skunk, 760 00:40:24,464 --> 00:40:27,424 you guys are advancing to next episode. 761 00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:30,468 - We got two new wildcards entering the race, so... - What? 762 00:40:30,512 --> 00:40:33,221 ...Go get some rest. 763 00:40:33,265 --> 00:40:34,389 Whoo! 764 00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:38,143 Mother nature, I'm so sorry to see you leave, 765 00:40:38,186 --> 00:40:42,147 but I'm so happy that the rest of the world gets to see this great personality, 766 00:40:42,190 --> 00:40:43,398 and see who this superstar is. 767 00:40:43,442 --> 00:40:44,816 - Yeah. - Whoo! 768 00:40:45,193 --> 00:40:48,736 But first, men in black, bring out their first impression guesses. 769 00:40:51,158 --> 00:40:55,285 - Who should I go with first? - Ken. 770 00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:57,412 Oh, it's not bad. It's not that bad. 771 00:40:57,456 --> 00:41:02,250 - Aw, thanks, daddy. - Tiffany haddish. 772 00:41:02,294 --> 00:41:04,419 You know, I think the energy, 773 00:41:04,463 --> 00:41:07,255 the performance, and the story, 774 00:41:07,299 --> 00:41:09,215 I think this is tiffany haddish. 775 00:41:11,344 --> 00:41:14,387 - All right. Nicole. - Yes. 776 00:41:14,431 --> 00:41:17,307 You said that this is chelsea handler. 777 00:41:17,350 --> 00:41:21,519 I sure did, and then the audience was silent after that. 778 00:41:21,563 --> 00:41:25,106 I'd like to steal robin's guess from earlier, 779 00:41:25,150 --> 00:41:28,318 and I think that's tracee ellis ross. 780 00:41:29,738 --> 00:41:31,196 - Okay. 781 00:41:31,615 --> 00:41:34,115 - So we'll go right over to mr. Robin thicke. - Yes. 782 00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:38,119 Your first impression guess is tracee ellis ross. You sticking with it? 783 00:41:38,163 --> 00:41:39,829 You know, I'm a huge fan of tracee. 784 00:41:39,873 --> 00:41:41,372 I've known her for many, many years. 785 00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:45,418 She is one of the most alive human beings you'll ever be around. 786 00:41:45,462 --> 00:41:47,504 - Okay. - See? 787 00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:49,756 That's why I'm doubling down with you, robin. 788 00:41:49,758 --> 00:41:52,258 Good job, robin. Good job. 789 00:41:52,302 --> 00:41:57,222 Well, jenny, you went with tiffany haddish as well. 790 00:41:57,265 --> 00:41:59,349 I did! Which is very scary. 791 00:41:59,392 --> 00:42:02,185 - We're on the same wavelength. - Yay! 792 00:42:02,229 --> 00:42:05,188 She's some that would have no problem pinching nick's butt. 793 00:42:05,232 --> 00:42:08,191 - Is that really the lead clue? - Yeah. 794 00:42:08,235 --> 00:42:09,317 - Who would pinch my butt? - Yeah, that's what we're going off of. 795 00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:12,487 It's part of the story, nick. 796 00:42:12,531 --> 00:42:14,822 All right, panel, you've made your final guesses, 797 00:42:14,866 --> 00:42:17,992 and let's see if any of you are right. 798 00:42:18,036 --> 00:42:20,245 Audience, say it with me. 799 00:42:20,288 --> 00:42:22,997 ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! 800 00:42:22,999 --> 00:42:26,167 Take it off! Take it off! 801 00:42:26,211 --> 00:42:28,419 Oh, my gosh. Who is this? 802 00:42:28,463 --> 00:42:31,673 - ♪ who are you? - Who is it? 803 00:42:31,758 --> 00:42:34,008 - Take it off! 804 00:42:34,052 --> 00:42:36,511 - Oh, my gosh. - ♪ I really wanna know 805 00:42:36,513 --> 00:42:40,306 take it off! Take it off! Take it off! 806 00:42:40,559 --> 00:42:42,183 - ♪ you, you 807 00:42:42,227 --> 00:42:45,436 - ( screaming ) - oh, my gosh! 808 00:42:45,438 --> 00:42:48,273 Mother nature's mask comes off tomorrow at 8/7 central 809 00:42:48,275 --> 00:42:51,901 so do not be late. But don't go anywhere, 810 00:42:51,903 --> 00:42:56,072 the premiere of alter ego, fox newest singing competition 811 00:42:56,074 --> 00:42:57,699 starts now.