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Nick: 16 celebrities are
being are being transported
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to a classified location.
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Here, they'll compete
disguised head to toe
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in the most outrageous
masked costumes on tv,
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including the longest,
the tallest,
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and the smelliest ones
we've ever built.
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America,
your job is to figure out
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which of your
favorite celebrities
are singing behind the mask.
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Season six is in
the big leagues, y'all!
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I have no idea
who this could be!
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Luckily, you'll have
the help of our crack team
of detectives.
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Nicole:
I don't know who you are,
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but I do know
who you are, okay?
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And you're a legend!
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- Oh!
- I know who that is.
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I'm stumped already!
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And an earth-shattering
new twist...
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- The take it off buzzer.
- What?
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Please be extremely cautious.
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I'm going to press
the button!
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No!
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Tonight we begin our epic
two-night premiere event
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with the first five singers
of group a.
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- ( vocalizing )
- what?
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You are taking us
to new heights.
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And a ground-breaking
double elimination.
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So get ready to guess...
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Faith hill and tim mcgraw.
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Shaquille o'neal.
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- Oh, my god!
- The biggest upset
in masked singer history.
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♪ who are you?
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♪ who, who, who, who
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♪ come on, tell me,
who are you? ♪
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♪ who are you?
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♪ who, who, who, who
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♪ oh, I really want to know
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♪ who are you?
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Judges: Wow!
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Nick:
Welcome, welcome, welcome,
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to "the masked singer"
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and our big, two-night,
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blockbuster
season premiere event.
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It feel so good to be back!
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- Yes!
- Let's go! Season premiere!
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It's season six,
y'all, and for tonight's
blockbuster premiere,
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we're upping the ante
with a double elimination
at the end of the hour.
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- What?
- Yes.
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- Wow.
- Two?
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So it's a double elimination?
Right off the bat?
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- Those are some season six
stakes right there.
- Right?
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And now, let's give it up
for our panel of detectives.
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Make some noise
for nicole scherzinger.
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Dr. Ken jeong.
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- Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg.
- Yes!
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Nick: Double the ears.
And robin thicke.
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There it is.
Now let's kick off season six
the right way
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with a creature
that I smelled from about
20 blocks from here.
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Pinch your noses
as we unleash skunk.
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Yeah!
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Jenny: Oh, my god!
She's gorgeous!
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Wow! So elaborate.
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Look at her.
She walks like a diva.
You go, girl.
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Ooh-whee, skunk.
Throw some stank on it.
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- Ooh!
- Robin: So glamorous.
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I don't ever think I've seen
a skunk with diamonds before.
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This is fly, but I also know
you want some clues about
her secret identity,
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so how about a little
show and smell?
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Skunk: I chose to be
the skunk because I relate
to the duality,
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the yin and yang of it all.
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And while life's not always
black and white,
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there are always certainly
two sides to every story.
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I'm here to tell mine.
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Over the years,
I've seen it all, honey.
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- Ticket to seoul, south korea.
- Seoul?
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There might be misconceptions
that I'm quick to get
into a fight.
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But, honey, that couldn't be
further from the truth.
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I've learned you don't always
have to react when provoked.
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- Vase with a d? D-vase.
- She's a diva.
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I took a break for a minute
to focus on family.
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But I'm ready to
get back out there...
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No, no, no! Not-- aah!
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...And they can
do what they do, boo.
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♪ have it all
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♪ rip our memories
off the wall ♪
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♪ all the special things
I bought ♪
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♪ they mean nothing
to me anymore ♪
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♪ take all the money
you want from me ♪
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♪ hope you become
what you want to be ♪
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♪ show me
how little you care ♪
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♪ little you care,
how little you care ♪
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♪ you dream of glitter
and gold ♪
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♪ my heart's already been sold
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♪ told you how little I care
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♪ little I care,
how little I care ♪
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♪ my diamonds leave with you
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♪ you're never gonna hear
my heart break ♪
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♪ never gonna move
in dark ways ♪
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♪ baby, you're so cruel,
my diamonds leave with you ♪
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♪ material love won't fool me
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♪ when you're not here,
I can breathe ♪
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♪ think I always knew,
my diamonds leave with you ♪
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♪ never gonna hear
my heart break ♪
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♪ when you're not here,
I can breathe ♪
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♪ I always knew
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♪ they leave with you
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( vocalizing )
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♪ never gonna move
in dark ways ♪
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- wow!
- ♪ baby, you're so cruel
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♪ diamonds leave with you
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♪ oh, when you're not here,
I can breathe ♪
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♪ diamonds leave with you
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♪ diamonds
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♪ diamonds
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♪ oh, yeah
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♪ they leave with you
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wow.
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Okay. We are not worthy.
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- Oh, man.
- I don't know. Who's this!
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- Who's that?
- We're not playing around.
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Season six is in
the big leagues, y'all!
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- Yes, that's right!
- That's what I'm saying!
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When she walked out, she got
that nick cannon bling on,
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that nick cannon drip on,
and then she sang.
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I was like,
that's some royalty.
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- Right?
- Up there.
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- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- I'm freaking out because
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I have no idea who you are.
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But thank you so much for
that beautiful performance.
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Okay, panel,
a whole new season
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means a whole new group
of first impression guesses.
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Y'all know the drill.
With each guess you get right,
you'll earn a point.
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The panelist with
the most points at
the end of the season
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will win the coveted
golden ear trophy.
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So let's find out if you're hot
or cold on who the skunk is.
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Write it down and drop it
into our fancy new
first impression box.
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Straight out the gate.
Go ahead.
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Nicole,
I put something special
in the box for you.
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There's a hand in there.
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- Come on, jenny.
- That's a weird hand.
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All right. Time's up!
All right, skunk.
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Why are you here
on "the masked singer"?
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I felt like it was time for me
to take a big leap
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and do something
that I hadn't done
in a long time.
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Robin:
Well, you can tell,
that voice,
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that she's been singing
her whole life.
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She said she was focused
on her family for a while.
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So what do you got, robin?
What you--
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well, it ain't none
of your business.
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You know, I mean, some
of the gloria gaynor names.
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Even I felt
for a second there--
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I felt a little faith evans
in the vocal.
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But in the lower register
that's faith,
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but not in the upper register.
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But I like that wheelhouse
that you're in.
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I just feel like this
is someone huge.
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The "d" has got
to stand for something.
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- Like, diva.
- Well, let's just
name some divas.
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Let's do it then.
A'ight? Let's do it.
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- Hunt them down, ken.
- I'll do it, nick!
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- I dare you.
- Okay.
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Janet jackson. Erykah badu.
Alicia keys! Anita baker.
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This sounds exactly
like anita baker to me.
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- No, it doesn't.
- It sounds exactly
like anita baker.
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Wait, what about another legend,
icon, diva, mary j. Blige?
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- That's-- oh!
- I love mary.
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I'll jump in. Toni braxton.
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Ken: All right. Sade.
There you go. Boom!
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- Right off the top
of my mind great!
- It's no ordinary guess.
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- He just named every
black woman who could sing.
- How dare you, nick?
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- How dare you?
- Well, one thing we do know,
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we saw a beautiful performance.
Great job, skunk.
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You could tell though,
just her essence walking out,
that this is a diva.
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She looked like,
"I'm gonna take my time."
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- yes.
- Now on to our next
group a contender.
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Unleash octopus.
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- Oh, my god!
- Oh, my god!
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Oh, my god! Oh!
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That's the tallest
contestant we ever had.
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- Oh!
- Whoo!
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♪ freak out
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oh, my god,
I'm in love with him.
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Oh, my gosh. He's massive.
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♪ freak out
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- octopus!
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He's ginormous!
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Octopus: I wanted
to become the octopus
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because eight
is a lucky number
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and I think I'm a lucky guy.
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I reached success
at a very young age.
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I felt like I had it all.
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He's a showman, I feel like.
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And all I could do was smile.
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But everyone took me smiling
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as me not being serious.
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People wanted me out,
and I fell.
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And when you're this big
and you fall,
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you fall pretty hard.
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In order to get
a fresh start,
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I had to learn
to let go of my ego.
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Ego? Makes me think of kanye.
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But I told you,
I'm a lucky guy.
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( scatting )
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, ooh
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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( scatting )
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♪ I got a girl named sue
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♪ she knows just what to do
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♪ I got a girl named sue
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♪ she knows just what to do
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♪ she rock to the east,
she rock to the west ♪
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♪ you're the girl
that I love best ♪
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, ooh
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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( scatting )
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♪ I got a girl named daisy
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♪ she almost drives me crazy
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♪ I got a girl named daisy
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♪ she almost drives me crazy
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♪ she knows how to love me,
yes, indeed ♪
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♪ and, boy, you don't know
what she do to me ♪
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, ooh
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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♪ tutti frutti, oh, rooty
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( scatting )
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whoo! Whoo!
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- Wow.
- Wow.
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A-whop bop-a-loo-bop,
a-whop bam boom!
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This is big richard
right here.
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I mean,
that was a season six
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premiere performance,
my friend!
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- Whoo!
- It was amazing.
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You brought that
same charisma
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that wiz khalifa
brought last season.
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Now I want to party with you!
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Nick: Well, you know what?
It's our favorite part
of the show.
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Time for your first
impression guesses.
245
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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.