( vocalizing )
nick: Season six so far has been a love fest.
♪ it's hard for me to say
as soon as you opened your mouth, I was, like, in awe.
But sadly, last week we had to break up with baby.
Larry the cable guy!
No way!
Are you not entertained?
But things are about to get a whole lot steamier
because tonight it's date night.
♪ your love, lifting me higher ♪
♪ than I've ever
group b is back to wine and dine.
( vocalizing )
that is one of the best vocal performances in six seasons.
Jenny: Yes.
But don't get too attached, because a new wild card...
Oh, my god!
...Is here to steal your heart.
♪ listen to her
this seemed like a frontrunner performance, you guys.
- And at the end of the night... - Who is it?
Someone's going home with a broken heart.
Oh, my gosh.
- So do a hair toss... - Wow!
And check your nails...
- That's some cupcake drip. - Let the cupcake drip!
...Because your blind date has just arrived.
Have you guys ever dated anybody on the panel?
I went to costco with ken.
- I remember. - That counts.
♪ your love, lifting me higher ♪
♪ than I've ever
♪ been lifted before
♪ you know your love
- ♪ keep on lifting - oh!
♪ higher
♪ higher and higher
nicole: Oh, look at her!
Love it.
The legendary lips!
Whoa!
Y'all make some noise for the legendary lips.
Yeah!
And welcome to "the masked singer!"
- yes! - Yeah!
It's date night here on "the masked singer."
- yes! - It's time we get to know our group b singers
a little more intimately.
But it's not gonna be a total love fest
because we're meeting our first wild card of the group
here to destroy the hopes and dreams of our remaining singers.
Ooh.
Now, let's say hello to our panel,
four detectives you have true affection for.
- Whoo! - Whoa.
- Yeah! - Look at that.
- Get strong, baby. - Ow!
Happy date night, everyone.
Nick: And just a reminder,
the golden ear trophy is up for grabs.
And to prove what a crazy season this is,
ken remains in the lead.
He's the only one with a point.
Sit down. Sit down!
Nicole: Yes!
- Shamone! - Okay.
Jenny: Oh!
- Shamone! - Whoa!
- Oh, wow! - Oh, oh!
Jenny: Sit down.
Sit down, "thriller" michael.
"billie jean" michael took you out.
Ken, we love you.
Ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken!
Slow clap.
Ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken!
This is dangerous.
Robin: Ken, you look bigger on that stage.
- Nicole: Come on, ken! - Shamone!
- Nicole: Let's go!
Jenny: It's so good!
Ken jeong, ladies and gentlemen.
All right, we gotta get this show back on the tracks.
Sorry.
It is date night here at "the masked singer,"
so we gonna do this the right way,
kicking it off by dimming the lights
and spooning with banana split.
- Yeah. - Yeah!
Listen, we came here to win, okay?
Banana: The song choice has been very difficult.
Split: Which is actually so far our biggest challenge.
There's a difference between, like, a great song
and a great song for you,
especially when it comes to love songs.
The three ingredients for a perfect love song?
- I think it's, like, a pinch of-- - fantasy.
Oh, yeah, for sure. Okay. Fantasy's good.
- A splash of... - Pain.
- Red cross. - They baking something up.
- And a little dab of reality. - ( buzzer )
I wouldn't say that. I'd say heart.
- Oh, yeah. The heart. - Fantasy, pain, and reality.
Oh, my god. That's the title of my next album.
Wow, amazing.
Well, it took us a lot of time and consideration
to pick the perfect song for date night.
But we think that tonight we have nailed it.
Ken: Wow. Oh, my goodness!
- I love this so much. - Yes!
- Whoo! - That is so cool!
This is so good.
♪ now you say you're lonely
♪ you cried the whole night through ♪
♪ well, you can cry me a river
♪ cry me a river
♪ I cried a river over you
♪ you drove me, nearly drove me out of my head ♪
♪ while you never shed a tear
♪ no
♪ I remember all that you said ♪
♪ when I cried a river over you ♪
♪ now you say you love me
jenny: Whoo!
♪ well, just to prove you do
♪ come on, and cry me a river ♪
♪ cry me a river
♪ I cried a river over you
- nicole, we should know who this is! - Ken: Yes!
♪ I cried a river
♪ over you
- wow! Come on! - Jenny: Wow!
Ken: Look at that. Look at that.
- Look at that. - Oh, my gosh!
- Nicole: Wow! - What a performance!
Oh, my god!
- Jenny: Oh, my god! - What?
Wow! Whoo! Talk about dessert!
- Ken: Yeah! - Wow!
Ken: Wow.
Amazing. Everyone's still standing on their feet.
I mean, nick, are you kidding me?
Banana split did not come to play.
Ken: Wow.
I don't know who you are, but I do know who you are, okay?
And you're a legend!
Nick: There it is.
Love is in the air here at date night,
and what better way to get to know our singers
than a round of some speed dating?
Men in black, get us in the mood.
♪ I wanna know what love is
♪ I want you to show me
jenny: I love it!
There it is. We got our little speed dating table.
- Nice! - This is cute!
- Oh, I love it.
And here's how it works.
Our panel has a list of questions
to find out how compatible they are with each singer,
and when the time is up, you will hear this.
( buzzer )
- all right? - Robin: Yeah.
Three, two, one.
- Do you kiss on a first date? - Heck yeah.
Okay, okay, have you guys ever dated anybody on the panel?
Well, I went to costco with ken.
- Ah, costco with ken! - I remember.
You're running out of time! This is speed dating, ken!
- Swimming pool or lake? - Lake.
Wow. Okay, okay.
Would you rather celebrate with a big party or small gathering--
- ( buzzer ) - both: Big party!
Oh!
Just in time. Just in time.
Nick: All right, banana split,
you speed dated our entire panel.
Which one did you make the best connection with?
Me, me. My name's ken jeong.
Uh, we would date nicole because--
whoa, that sounds like a good time.
Because we'd have a ball together.
- A ball? - A ball together.
Well, I love balls.
- We all know that. - I'll see you later. Good night, everybody.
Robin: All right.
Only on "masked singer" date night.
Ken: Good lord.
So, ken, does that help?
I think it has something to do with me.
There was another masked show I was on.
Of course, you do.
How dare you, ne-yo.
And what I'm saying right now is...
Ne-yo!
Good one, son.
This could be my "masked dancer" costars,
craig robinson on the piano,
and ashley tisdale making music together.
There you go!
I will say craig does play the piano really well.
Nicole: I don't know if banana's very happy about that.
- Ken: I feel the love tonight! - Nicole: Not from banana!
- You saw that. You saw that. - That's how craig robinson would react.
No, it's because there was a little clue when she said "the ball,"
which I thought possibly camila cabello and shawn mendes
because she's in the new "cinderella" movie.
But her frame, she's not as tall as--
well, this is "the masked singer," they could disguise it.
I'm kind of going off of the collaborating vibe.
Yep.
Nicole: I'm big fan of this artist,
and she's written one of my favorite musicals ever, "waitress,"
it could be sara bareilles and josh groban right there.
- Yeah. - That's not bad, nicole.
But we wouldn't we hear josh groban?
- He's waiting. - Yeah, they're saving it for later.
And bottom line, they're gonna be here for a long time,
and it's gonna be so much fun.
We all agree that was an amazing performance.
Make some noise.
- Yes! - Banana split!
- They're the cutest. - The cutest and the best.
♪ who is that?
Nick: "the masked singer" keeps getting hotter,
including a racy costume banned from tv.
You wanna see it? Go to tmz.Com.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to date night here at "the masked singer."
a singer we fell for last time was cupcake.
But there's way more to love. Watch this.
I am a hopeless romantic!
I have often called myself a black liz taylor
because if I fall in love with a guy,
I'm all in.
I have learned a lot about love,
particularly falling out of it.
I've had many husbands.
Ooh, many husbands!
But this husband is the last one.
Needle and thread.
Could be, like, a fashion designer.
Tonight I'm singing bruno mars' "finesse,"
and I love bruno mars.
I just have a crush on his romantic manner.
I love that.
You know, I like to sing what makes me feel good,
and he makes me feel good.
My husband and I, we is both dripping in finesse, child.
( laughs )
♪ ooh, don't we look good together? ♪
♪ there's a reason why they watched all night long ♪
♪ yeah, I know we'll turn heads forever ♪
♪ so tonight I'm gonna show you off ♪
who is this?
♪ when I'm walking with you
♪ I watch the whole room change ♪
♪ baby, that's what you do
♪ no, my baby, don't play
♪ blame it on my confidence
♪ oh, blame it on your measurements ♪
- hey! - ♪ shut that down on sight
♪ that's right
♪ we out here dripping in finesse ♪
♪ it don't make no sense
♪ out here dripping in finesse
♪ you know it, you know it
♪ fellas grab your ladies
♪ if your lady fine
♪ tell her she's the one, she's the one for life ♪
♪ ladies grab your fellas and let's do this right ♪
♪ if you're on one like me in mind ♪
♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪
♪ don't it feel so good to be us, aye? ♪
♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪
♪ girl, we got it going
♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪
♪ don't it feel good to be us, aye? ♪
♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪
♪ you know it, you know it
- that was sweet. - Who is that?
She's funny.
Cupcake definitely dripping in finesse, y'all. Whoo!
Oh, my gosh. I just love your energy.
You just come full throttle every performance.
You swagging it out in there in your little cup to the cake.
- That's some cupcake drip. - Let the cupcake drip!
Yeah!
All right, men in black, set the mood.
♪ I wanna know what love is
- bring out the table. - Oh, my goodness.
♪ I want you to show me
all right, our panel has a whole lot of questions for you.
Ready, set, go.
What is the most used app on your phone?
Whole-- whole foods.
Whole-whole-whole-whole-whole, whole foods.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
- Sometimes. - Ken: Okay.
If you could give your past self some dating advice, what would it be?
Date, don't marry.
That's what I'm talking about. Give me something, cupcake.
Jenny: Go ahead, robin.
- Okay-- - ( buzzer )
- oh! - All right, cupcake,
now which one of our panelists
did you connect with the most?
I think I would connect with you, nick.
- All: Oh! - That's what I'm talking about.
I see!
We both got double trouble.
Ah, oh. We both got double trouble.
- Double trouble? - That could be-- I have two sets of twins.
So is she a twin or does she have twins?
Y'all figure that out.
That's our job.
What about the double trouble mom?
"sister, sister." what's her name? Jackie, is it?
- Jackée, jackée. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
- Nicole: Could be. - Oh, that's not bad.
But when I saw that needle and thread,
it made me think a fashion designer or former super model.
It could be grace jones.
- Ooh. - Right?
- Icon. - I mean, I do think this is someone who is iconic,
but I am honestly thinking this could be tina turner, living legend.
No.
Ken: The quality of her voice-- hear me out.
She's been married multiple times.
Things kinda of fit in the clue package.
- Let me tell you why you're wrong. - Yeah.
She lives in switzerland.
We drove to costco together from sherman oaks.
Well, I brought cupcakes for anyone who has a great guess,
and obviously ken's not getting one.
- So I'll have yours. - Cupcake for you, nicole?
We got a new clue this week with the thread and needle.
I'm thinking tina knowles, okay?
- Oh! - Beyoncé knowles' mother.
She been dressing destiny's child and beyoncé since "bug a boo."
- I like it. - Nick: All right.
- Thank you, jenny, so much. - You're welcome.
- Oh, it's gonna be delicious. - Ken: Okay. All right.
All right, well, we had a cupcake tonight, and it was delicious.
Y'all make some noise for cupcake.
Jenny: Do you guys remember last time we saw cupcake onstage,
she told us all that she was supposed to be here with someone.
- Does tina turner match that-- - no.
Okay, I was just asking, guys. She's a neighbor. How dare you?
Hey, cupcake. Jane here.
Last time we had dinner was a real blast,
but now I'm regretting I didn't order dessert.
Give them hell out there. I'm rooting for you, sweetie.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to date night here on "the masked singer."
- yeah! - All right, all right.
Last we time we saw queen of hearts, she stole all our hearts,
but what's there to know about her romantic past?
Check it out.
I think people are often surprised that I'm shy
'cause I don't come off like that onstage.
I've definitely loved and lost,
but, hey, that don't mean I can't get back on the horse.
Oh, my gosh! We should make this into a dating profile.
Okay, she's single.
- The rock. - Dwayne johnson?
Mr. King of hearts should have emotional intelligence,
he should be smart,
he should be handsome,
he's outdoorsy.
Heck, I want him to have a private plane if I'm asking.
Not eve a joke. Hey, why not look?
Speaking of l'amour,
what's more romantic than a song in french?
I've never sung in french before,
but I've been practicing.
"croissant. French fry."
I think I got this.
( laughs )
( singing in french )
ooh.
( singing in french )
who is that?
( singing in french )
- oh! - Wow!
- Robin: Whoo! My lord. - Wow.
- That was... - Nick: Wow!
Magnifique! Oui, oui.
Please. Can I speak first, please?
- Okay. - Mr. Robin thicke.
That is by far one of the best vocal performances
- in six seasons on this show. - Yes.
You are the queen of our hearts.
That's right. You're the queen of our hearts. Well said.
- Amazing. - All right, now it's time
for a very fabulous round of speed dating.
- Men in black, set the mood. - Get your questions ready!
Bring it out.
♪ I want you to show me
whoo!
All right, it's speed dating.
Get as many off as you can. Ken, ready, set, go.
- Would you ever date an ex again? - No.
What's your favorite activity on your day off?
I like to read, ride motorcycles, and hike.
What do you notice when you meet someone new?
Their vibe, like, their swagger.
What's the favorite place you've ever travelled?
The alps.
Are you a book or movie person?
( buzzer )
- ( groans ) - I like books.
You guys got a lot of questions in that time.
We're getting better at the questions, yeah.
Now, queen of hearts, who captured your heart?
- I would pick ken! - Nick: Oh, ken. What?
- Me? - Why would you do that?
- This was going so well. - Me?
We would both have a roasting hot first date.
Roasting hot. Does that give you anything, ken?
You know what, I did the roast of alec baldwin,
and his daughter is an amazing singer.
This could be ireland baldwin possibly.
Robin: That's a good guess,
but there's a person that came to mind when I saw the rock
and who's very talented actress
but also comes from a very musical family,
and that's ashley judd.
It could be ashley judd under there.
- Nick: Ooh. - Jenny: Could be, could be.
- But she's not the one in the group. - Is she single?
- She's not wynonna or-- - but she's a judd.
- Nick: She's a judd. - Jenny: She's a judd.
- All the judds can sang. - Robin: They got judd vocals.
Yes, but can you connect her to the rock?
Yes, they were in "the tooth fairy" together.
- All: Oh! - Nicole: Okay, that's not bad,
but vocally I was thinking gaga,
because that's one of her favorite songs,
- "la vie en rose." she even put it-- - jenny: In the movie.
In the movie "a star is born."
and then I was thinking when she said something about the speed dating
with the motorcycles and the hiking,
I was like, "could it be someone like miley cyrus?"
- because miley can sing, y'all. - Ken: Miley can go.
- Jenny: Miley can sing. - Robin: That's a good guess.
Nick: Those are good. I like where you're going with it.
Robin: Well, whoever you are,
I'm completely lost because that vocal was mesmerizing,
and that was amazing. Great job.
Nick: There it is. Queen of hearts,
you broke our hearts again with another stellar performance.
Keep it going for her.
Now go celebrate backstage.
Make sure you don't get no heartburn.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to date night on "the masked singer."
tonight's theme is all about love, clearly,
and a character audiences fell in love with last time was mallard.
Check it out.
I believe you can fall in love at first sight.
I met my wife in fourth grade.
- Fourth grade? - Aw, that's so sweet.
I still can remember the first day I saw her
with a big curly hair, and I was like,
"that looks like a big old glass of iced tea."
- sweet tea! - They're from the south.
I asked her on the moonlight hike,
and she said yes,
and to my best recollection,
I got a little kiss on the cheek.
Although she says she doesn't remember that now.
- The rest is history. - ( cash register dings )
my wife's so supportive, she's even here with me tonight.
Now you may think my wife being here would calm my nerves,
but to be honest, it makes me a little more nervous.
I'm singing a song that's a little bit out of my zone,
and tonight I dedicate this song to my lovely wife
and the home we built.
- Nicole: Aww! - So sweet.
♪ open up the champagne, pop!
♪ it's my house, come on, turn it up ♪
♪ hear a knock on the door and the night begins ♪
♪ cause we done this before, so you come on in ♪
♪ make yourself at my home, tell me where you been ♪
♪ pour yourself something cold, baby, cheers to this ♪
♪ sometimes you gotta stay in
♪ and you know where I live
♪ yeah, you know what we is
♪ sometimes you gotta stay in, in ♪
♪ welcome to my house
♪ baby, take control now
♪ we can't even slow down
- look at that! - Whoa!
♪ we don't have to go out
♪ welcome to my house
♪ play that music too loud
♪ show me what you do now
♪ we don't have to go out
♪ duck off the crib, the spot, the pad ♪
♪ 'cause my house is your house if you throwing it back ♪
♪ excuse me if my home's draining the sad ♪
♪ soon as these happy faces come you can run with the cash ♪
- yeah! - ♪ homerun, slam dunk, touchdown pass ♪
♪ mi casa es tu casa, so there ain't no holding back ♪
♪ another shot of vodka, you know what's in my glass ♪
♪ it's my house, just relax
♪ welcome to my house, play that music too loud ♪
♪ show me what you do now
♪ we don't have to go out
come on!
What? What? What?
♪ welcome to my house
where's it at? Where's it at?
♪ welcome to my house
- my house! - Ken: Yeah!
- Jenny: Oh, yes! - Okay, okay.
- I'm stumped. - Yeah.
Jenny: Robin, that got more difficult.
- Robin: That was awesome. - Nick: Wow.
They are throwing us this season!
Your house indeed! This is definitely your house.
First of all, y'all messing with us this season, okay?
Y'all messing with us.
- I thought for sure it was a country singer. - Ken: Right.
And now you're rapping and dancing
and taking the entire stage.
And now we're even more stumped. That was unbelievable.
- Nicole: Smashed it. - Ken: Right.
All right, men in black, set the mood.
Whoo!
♪ I wanna know what love is
oh, my god.
♪ I want you to show me
I got our speed dating table.
- Panel, grab your questions. - Questions ready.
Ready, set, go.
Okay, who was your first celebrity crush?
- Olivia newton-john. - Mine too.
- Lights on or off? - On for sure.
Okay, what's your favorite physical attribute about yourself?
My dimples.
- I know who it is. - No way.
- I think so. - Really hairy or completely bald?
Extremely hairy.
- ( buzzer) - come on, hair!
Hairy with dimples.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Okay, the dimples and the body language
and the voice, I think I know who this is.
Wait, wait, wait, hold onto it.
This was mallard's speed dating date.
- Okay, okay. - Okay.
Mallard, which one of our panelists did you connect with the most?
Ooh! I'm gonna say jenny.
- Yay! - Ah!
Because I feel like we could, like, sit on the couch
and get on the same wavelength.
Does that give you anything?
Netflix and chill, that's what I'm--
hey! Both of you are married. Chill out.
All right, well, robin, you were about to jump the gun on this date.
Robin was jumping up and down.
So I'm thinking about famous couples
that we know that have been together forever,
and then he said dimples.
And I think this might be
the husband of sarah michelle geller.
I think this is freddie prinze jr.
- Ken: Really? - Robin: Yeah.
Ken: You think he has got a voice like that?
Yeah, I think it's freddie prinze jr.
- But he can sing. Freddie prinze jr.-- - Dimples.
- Freddie prinze jr. - Ken: But you know who I think?
Last time that the mallard was on, with chris pratt,
I actually thought this too late after of the show.
I was thinking, oh, my god, this could be nick offerman,
chris pratt's costar from "parks and rec,"
who actually plays the saxophone from last time,
is a singer, married to megan mullally.
I know they've been together for a long time.
I don't know if it's been since the fourth grade.
- Let me tell you why you're wrong real quick. - Okay. All right.
Because he's not from the south. He's from the land of lincoln, where I'm from, illinois.
Well, jenny, who is it?
Well, you know, jon bon jovi came into my head.
- I've seen him sing at many charity events. - Jon bon jovi?
I've heard him sing country.
That's not a jersey mallard.
Yeah, jersey mallards have mullets.
He has been with his wife for a very, very, very long time.
- Ken: Right. - But back to the dimples.
You know, who else who has dimples is mario lopez.
Ken: Oh!
- Mario is known for his dimples. - Yeah.
He's known for his dimples.
I didn't know you run celebritydimples.Com.
One thing we do know is this was an awesome performance.
- Awesome job, mallard. - Yes. Outstanding.
Tore the roof off of his house.
You guys, I don't know who that is.
- I have no idea. I have no idea who that is. - I don't know who it is.
And now, it's time we meet our first group b wild card.
- Oh! - Oh!
And it's prepared to worm its way into the winner's circle.
Release the caterpillar.
- You guys, we have a wild card. - Oh, wow.
- What? - Nick: You guys ready?
Jenny: I'm here for this! Oh, my god!
- Aah! - Ken: My god.
♪ who is that?
- Release the caterpillar. - Oh, wow.
- What? - Robin: Oh, my god.
♪ I said do it how you do it ♪
robin: Oh!
♪ okay, do it how you do it ♪
aah! Oh, my god!
I'm in love!
It has braces.
I'm in love with caterpillar.
Hey, walk it out for sure!
- This might be one of the coolest costumes... - Ever!
...I've ever seen on this show.
I chose the caterpillar costume
because ultimately, my life has been all about metamorphosis.
Growing up, I was lonely.
You know, things weren't always great at home,
and I was rebelling.
So I left home at a young age,
at some points lived in my car,
was homeless and even started stealing to make ends meet.
- ( siren wailing ) - my parents used to tell me
that I was gonna end up in jail.
- And, boy, were they right. - Aww.
So now I'm running through my rolodex of everyone that's been arrested.
I think the thing that drove me the most
was all of those voices from my past
telling me I'd never amount to anything.
- Great lakes. - Great lakes, midwest.
Well, I'd showed them.
Tonight, this wild card is here to steal your date
and hope that you'll forget about all these other singers
and only have eyes for me.
♪ if I were a boy
♪ even just for a day
♪ I'd roll outta bed in the morning ♪
♪ and throw on what I wanted then go ♪
♪ drink beer with the guys
♪ and chase after girls
♪ I'd kick it with who I wanted ♪
♪ and I'd never get confronted for it ♪
♪ 'cause they'd stick up for me ♪
♪ if I were a boy
♪ I think I could understand
♪ how it feels to love a girl ♪
♪ I swear, I'd be a better man ♪
♪ I would listen to her
♪ 'cause I know how it hurts
♪ when you lose the one you wanted ♪
♪ 'cause he's taken you for granted ♪
♪ and everything you had got destroyed ♪
♪ but you're just a boy
you're just my boy, ken.
Yeah!
I'm getting the boy band vibes again.
- Wow. - What just happened on that stage?
That was definitely worth the standing ovation you just received.
Which hand can I shake? I'll shake them all.
- Shake them all. Shake them all, nick. - Shake them all.
Jenny, you got some words?
You definitely touched my heart strings.
I definitely got all the feels.
And to me, this seemed like a frontrunner performance, you guys.
Wild card came out swinging.
Okay, it's time for the panel's first impression guesses.
We have a caterpillar catapult.
Nice!
Nick: We want you to write them down, make them good,
and hit him with your best shot.
All right, baby. Watch out below there, people.
Get some!
♪ hit me with your best shot
- oh! - Oh!
Okay, you gotta do it pretty hard.
- Ready? - Robin: Go.
- Yeah! - Jenny!
Man, give me that thing.
Ken, do you want me to take your jacket off first?
Don't take my jacket off first.
Robin: Yeah!
- Yeah. - You got it, ken.
Let's go, scherzi.
♪ see if I care
- robin: Yeah! - Nicole: Come on, nick!
- ♪ fire away - nick cannon.
All right, it's time for another speed dating round.
Yes!
Pucker up, buttercups.
Men in black, set the mood.
♪ I wanna know what love is
oh, my god, he's so cute.
♪ I want you to know show me ♪
- ken: Oh, my god. - ( laughter )
nicole: Who is that?
All right, ready, set, go.
Have you ever ghosted someone after a date?
Uh, probably.
What occupation would you be the worst at?
Asking rapid fire questions.
Have you ever been cheated on?
- Haven't we all, jenny? - Yeah.
Do you prefer to call or text?
Text. Don't call me.
- How do you de-stress? - ( buzzer )
I get dressed up in a freaking caterpillar costume.
- He's funny. - Which one of these panelists
wiggled their way into your heart?
I'm into robin.
- Oh! I have a date! - Ken: Whoa.
'cause I can't take my eyes off all his printed shirts.
- Ken: Ah! - The printed pattern.
Did that help you at all, robin?
You know, that doesn't help,
but in the package, we saw a basketball thing, right?
And so it could mean bb. Backstreet boys, right?
Okay. The personality, the sense of humor, the voice,
I think it might be howie d.
- That's my guess. - Okay.
That's a good guess, but did howie d go to jail?
Well, I mean, you know.
They're from the backstreet. They're tough.
Yeah, they all went to jail.
Whoa, nick.
Sarcastic ne-yo's in the house.
How dare you?
Nicole: Oh, my god.
That's gonna be my new hashtag.
- But I was thinking maybe someone backstreet adjacent. - Right.
Maybe somebody like aaron carter.
And aaron carter I believe has done time,
but he's always been an amazing talent.
I do really feel like this is a boy bander.
I just can't decide on which one.
Right.
But because aj from backstreet boys is the bad boy,
I think I'll go with aj.
Ken: Okay. Yeah, okay.
I got mine mixed up. Aj was the one I'm thinking about, yeah.
You know what? I'm thinking it's aj, too.
- I really do think-- - let's all get on it.
They like following your lead.
I'm used to it by now. It's season six.
Well, no one can follow the caterpillar with that great performance.
Y'all make some noise.
I don't know who this is.
- ( nicole groans ) - this is driving me crazy.
♪ who is that?
Five talented singers stand before me,
but only four can advance to next week's group b finals.
- Man. - Panel, studio audience,
and our super fans across america,
time to vote for your favorite.
The singer with the least amount of votes will be unmasked.
- This is crazy. - Nick: The votes are in!
The singer with the least amount of votes is...
Eek!
Oh, my gosh.
It's like we're breaking up with them.
Cupcake.
- Oh! - Oh!
Nick: Make some noise for cupcake.
- Cupcake! - The rest of you, congratulations.
Go ahead and rest up,
because next week group a returns.
Cupcake!
All: Cupcake, cupcake, cupcake, cupcake!
So awesome, cupcake.
You know we hate to see you go,
but we are so excited to see who you are.
- Yes. - We are.
But first, let us retrieve the panel's
first impression guesses from the vault.
- Oh, no, no. - Yes, yeah.
Men in black, bring them out!
Robin: Bring it on out, man.
Ken: You ain't got to do that today.
Here comes the gut punch.
Ken, your first impression guess,
angela bassett.
Ken: Oh!
I've honestly been going back and forth
between angela bassett and tina turner,
but just something in my gut
is telling me that cupcake is tina turner.
- Okay, and he's serious. - He's dead serious too.
- Okay. - Yeah.
And nicole? Roberta flack.
Are you sticking with it?
- Oh, that's good. - I dig it.
I'm not sticking with it, nick.
Okay.
Because I'm out for blood this season, guys, okay?
- Oh! - ( hisses )
they're used to being with other people, right?
- Yes. - From a group.
So I'm like, "who is from a group from that era?"
okay? The pointer sisters.
Ooh!
We saw a jump rope, okay?
- Possibly. - ♪ jump in, you know my heart ♪
- lots of love clues. - ♪ will fill you up
- exactly. - ♪ jump
jenny: I love that guess.
So I'm thinking ruth pointer.
Okay.
Are we in the presence of a pointer sister?
I'm coming for y'all.
All right, robin, your first impression guess was rupaul.
It was.
Nick: Are you sticking with that?
- No, I just have a feeling that this is a comedian. - Really?
Robin: The jokes that she was throwing out when you guys were talking,
I think it might be leslie jones.
All right, from rupaul to leslie jones.
I was kinda getting that vibe last time too.
Jenny, you also chose rupaul as your first impression guess.
- Right? - Nicole: Oh!
You know, between the voice and the stage presence
and that needle and thread--
that needle and thread just reminded me of a fashion icon,
and I feel like it could be grace jones.
Okay.
Okay, panel, now let's see if any of you are right.
It's time for cupcake to...
All: Take it off! Take it off!
♪ who, who, who, who
- ♪ who are you? - Take it off!
Take it off!
♪ I really wanna know
- who is it? - Who is it?
♪ come on, tell me, who are you, you, you ♪
- ♪ are you - ruth pointer!
Grammy award winning singer
from the legendary group, the pointer sisters!
Ken: You did it.
You called that. You called that.
Hey, y'all!
Miss pointer, I have to say this,
you actually threw everyone off,
because originally you were supposed to be here with your sister.
Yeah, she was. There were supposed to be two cupcakes.
And anita's having some health issues that we couldn't avoid,
so I ended up doing it by myself.
Solo. Wow. That's a true performer.
But I would love for you to look at that camera right there
and send a message to miss anita.
Sweetheart, I did what I came to do,
and I love you and can't wait to get home and support you.
- Nick: There it is. - Aw.
I just wanna say, I'm such a huge fan.
It's such an honor and pleasure to have you.
Thank you. And I'm a fan of yours.
And thank you for coming on this show,
especially under these conditions.
Thank you. God bless you.
I love you guys, and I'm a big fan of the show.
I've been watching it the whole time.
- Excellent. God bless. - Thank you so much for being here.
- We love you. - Ken: Thank you so much.
Right now, here to perform unmasked,
the artist formerly known as the cupcake.
- The cupcake! - Give it up for miss ruth pointer!
♪ could it be a devil in me
♪ or is this the way love's supposed to be? ♪
♪ like a heat wave
♪ burning in my heart
♪ I can't keep from crying
♪ it's tearing me apart
- ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah - yes!
♪ oh, yeah
- dog: Cupcake! - ♪ yeah, yeah
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah