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‐ Yeah!
‐ Whoo!
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Welcome to
"The Masked Dancer"
finale.
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Craig Robinson here.
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Tonight, it all
comes down to this.
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Three masked dancers
left dancing‐‐
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the Tulip, the Sloth
and the Cotton Candy.
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They have taken us on such
a ride all season long...
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I get a little emotional
thinking about it.
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Aww!
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Can you dim the lights?
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♪ I had the time of my life
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♪ And I owe it all to you
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Judges: Whoo!
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Ken: Yeah!
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♪ I've been waiting
for so long ♪
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♪ Now I've finally
found someone ♪
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♪ To stand by me
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♪ We saw the writing
on the wall ♪
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♪ As we felt
this magical fantasy ♪
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♪ Now with passion
in our eyes ♪
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♪ There's no way
we could disguise it secretly ♪
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♪ So we take
each other's hand ♪
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♪ 'Cause we seem
to understand ♪
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♪ The urgency
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♪ Just remember
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♪ You're the one thing
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♪ I can't get enough of
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♪ So I'll tell you something
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♪ This could be love because
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♪ I've had
the time of my life ♪
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♪ No, I never felt
this way before ♪
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♪ Yes, I swear
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♪ It's the truth
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♪ And I owe it all to you
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Paula:
Yes. Yes. Whoo!
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‐ Yes! Yes!
‐ Yeah.
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Paula:
That was awesome!
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Speaking of dirty dancing,
let's say hi to our panel.
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Nobody puts them
in the corner.
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Ashley Tisdale.
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Dr. Ken Jeong.
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Paula Abdul.
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Brian Austin Green.
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Panel, it is finale night,
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and our three finalists
are competing
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for the coveted
Diamond Mask trophy,
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a prize is so valuable
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it's been locked away
in a vault all season
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until tonight.
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Head backstage, you three,
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and prepare for your
final performances.
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‐ Yeah!
‐ Good job, everyone.
That was awesome.
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Craig: It's the finale,
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and the stakes aren't just high
for our superstar contestants,
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‐ bragging rights are on the
line for our panel as well.
‐ You're darn right.
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Tonight,
we will be keeping track
of who finishes
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with the most correct
celebrity unmaskings.
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Here's the scoreboard so far.
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Paula and Brian are in the lead
with 2 correct guesses each.
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‐ Ken and Ashley...
‐ Yeah!
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...we have more clues tonight
to help you take the lead.
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Let's get this
competition underway,
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‐ starting with the Tulip.
‐ Yeah!
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The panel has guessed
a variety of names,
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from Norah Cyrus
to Disney star Dove Cameron.
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So let's watch together
the power
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this flower has had on us.
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Becoming Tulip on
the "Masked Dancer"
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has truly been wonderful.
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And now that I'm in the finals,
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I'm realizing just
how much I've blossomed.
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From the very start,
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I came out here
with something to prove,
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so I made sure I showed off
all my dance skills.
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Paula:
Come on, Tulip!
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You have some serious skills.
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Tap, contemporary, hip‐hop,
and now polka.
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Oh, my God!
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Being the youngest
in a talented family,
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it's easy to feel overshadowed
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and compared to the person
I look up to the most.
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But making it this far,
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I have proved that
I can shine on my own.
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We all recognize
that you have training.
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Ken:
The TikTok sign.
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I'm so excited
for this final performance.
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The competition is so on.
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Even tough Sloth is a pro
on the dance floor
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and Cotton Candy
is a fierce competitor,
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I have to remember
I'm in control.
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So for my grand finale,
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I'm pulling out
all the tricks to prove
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that I'm the queen
of this dance floor.
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Sis, tonight,
I'm bringing home the trophy.
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See you soon.
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I feel like the Tulip
is the most technically
proficient.
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I can't wait to see
what she does tonight.
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Craig:
Put your hands together
for the Tulip!
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‐ Whoo!
‐ Yeah!
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♪ To all of the queens
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Yes! Yes, girl!
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♪ You're not dancing
on your own ♪
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♪ Can't live without me
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♪ You wanna, but you can't,
no, no, no ♪
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♪ Think it's funny,
but, honey ♪
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♪ Can't run this show
on your own ♪
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♪ I can feel my body shake
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♪ There's only so much
I can take ♪
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♪ I'll show you how
a real queen behaves, oh ♪
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♪ No damsel in distress
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♪ Don't need to save me
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♪ Once I start breathing fire,
you can't tame me ♪
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♪ And you might think
I'm weak without a sword ♪
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♪ But if I had one,
it'd be bigger than yours ♪
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♪ If all of the kings had
their queens on the throne ♪
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♪ We would pop champagne
and raise a toast ♪
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♪ To all of the queens
who are fighting alone ♪
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♪ Baby, you're not dancing
on your own ♪
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♪ In chess, the king can move
one space at a time ♪
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♪ But queens are free to go
wherever they like ♪
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♪ You get too close,
you'll get a royalty high ♪
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♪ So breathe it in
to feel the love ♪
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♪ If all of the kings had
their queens on the throne ♪
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♪ We would pop champagne
and raise a toast ♪
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♪ To all of the queens
who are fighting alone ♪
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♪ Baby, you're not dancing
on your own ♪
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♪ Oh
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‐ Whoo!
‐ Come on!
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Ashley:
Yes, girl!
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Paula:
That was wonderful.
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‐ Ashley: Yes. Yes!
‐ Tulip!
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Tulip did not come
to play tonight.
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‐ Paula: No, she didn't.
‐ Brian: No, she did not.
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That is how you kick off
the finale.
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Oh, my God!
I'm so excited
right now.
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I am genuinely, like‐‐
it is just‐‐ this was amazing.
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I am having the best time
of my life right now.
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This is epic!
You're so good.
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You are my favorite.
I love you.
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Yes.
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I know you've said
you've been in the shadow,
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but this show has made you
come to light,
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‐ and if you are so talented.
‐ Ken: Yes!
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The fact that
you're doing fouetté
and your head is on
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and you can't spot really,
is amazing.
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Yes. You did a flip
with a Tulip head.
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This was so epic,
I can't think of a better way
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for you to finish this off
with your best performance ever.
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‐ Ashley: Yes.
‐ Ken: Perfect, perfect.
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Tonight is the finale,
which means we only get
to hear one more word
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from the lips of the Tulip.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Craig: This is just as much
about the voice
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as it is the clue.
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It's Word Up!
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♪ Word up
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♪ It's the code word
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♪ No matter where you say it
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♪ You'll know
that you'll be heard ♪
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‐ Followers.
‐ Followers.
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‐ Followers.
‐ Well, that makes sense.
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There have been a lot
of social media clues
this season.
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‐ Yeah.
‐ She has a big
social media following.
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I do, too. 978.
All those bots!
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Okay, panel,
what clues did you
pick up on? Paula?
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I think if we look
at the makeup on the line,
so it's a makeup line.
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‐ Oh, yeah, yeah.
‐ Oh!
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‐ Yeah, yeah.
‐ I saw the "ALE" on the barrel,
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and I really feel
that's a dead giveaway.
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Because I think "ale"
as in Lucy Hale.
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She has a similar height
as Tulip and she can dance.
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Ken is so good at this game.
It's really‐‐
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Then why doesn't he get
most of 'em right?
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I may be a pretty little liar,
but tonight‐‐
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oh, hell, yes! Right?
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Ashley, who are you thinking?
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Okay, well, I still think
it's Mackenzie Ziegler,
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and she has
a song called "Exhale,"
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which is what the "X ale" is.
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All the clues to me are pointing
to Mackenzie Ziegler.
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Whoever you are,
I just think you are good.
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‐ I want to unmask you...
‐ Yeah.
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...so bad.
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Let's hear it for the flower.
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We'll see you later
for the votes.
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We've had a bouquet
of Tulip guesses
throughout the season.
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Do you think one of these faces
is hiding behind the mask?
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Tell us using
#TheMaskedDancer.
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I can't wait to see
the other performances.
Seriously.
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After that, I'm like, "Whew!"
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Yeah, the bar is super high
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after that performance,
for sure.
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Craig:
Still to come,
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two more finalist perform.
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Yeah!
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Ashley: You just brought
the stakes up even higher.
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Craig: And not one, not two,
but three superstar unmaskings!
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She is here to win.
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But only one can win
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the coveted
Diamond Mask trophy.
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Who will it be?
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‐ Oh, my God!
‐ Ken: You did it!
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♪ Who's that?
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♪ Who is that?
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Welcome back to
"The Masked Dancer" finale.
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Tonight's finale is the most
competitive "Masked Dancer"
we've ever had.
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Which isn't really
saying anything
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because it's our first season.
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But will tonight's Sloth routine
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be enough to win him
the Diamond Mask trophy?
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Oh, I cannot wait to see Sloth.
He never disappoints.
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Absolutely.
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Here's on final look
at how the Sloth bebopped
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his way to the finals.
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When I came
into this competition,
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I waltzed in like a pro.
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You could say dancing
isn't really new for me.
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But this has been
my first time dancing
with a partner
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where I get to be the student.
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You are so, so good.
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I would almost go in, like,
a John C. Reilly direction.
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You know what
I've loved the most?
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Performing without
any prejudgment of who I am.
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I'm no longer the bad boy.
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People can't dislike you
if they can't see you, right?
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"Masked Dancer"
is like a clean slate.
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Now I'm the good man,
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and I love being able
to show Baby Sloth
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I'm really a big softie‐‐
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just my heart though.
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I still take pride
in my strong muscles,
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and now I'm in the finals.
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I'm ready to bowl over
the competition
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and rock and roll my way
to victory with this jive,
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my most energetic
performance yet.
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Let's maximize the dancing
and win this thing!
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Did you see the
heart monitor thing?
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More and more stuff
keeps pointing to doctor.
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He's probably
a big fan of "Dr. Ken"
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or he's smarter than me
and a cardiologist.
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‐ Right, yeah.
‐ Craig: Let's hear it
for the Sloth.
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‐ Paula: Whoo!
‐ ( Ken laughs )
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♪ Let's go
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♪ It's been getting so hard
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♪ Living with the things
you do to me ♪
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00:12:27,426 --> 00:12:29,865
♪ My dreams are getting
so strange ♪
249
00:12:29,932 --> 00:12:32,571
♪ I'd like to tell you
everything I see ♪
250
00:12:36,211 --> 00:12:38,148
♪ I see a man in the back,
as a matter of fact ♪
251
00:12:38,215 --> 00:12:40,486
♪ His eyes
as red as the sun ♪
252
00:12:40,553 --> 00:12:42,490
♪ And the girl in the corner
that no one ignores ♪
253
00:12:42,557 --> 00:12:45,295
♪ 'Cause she thinks
she's the passionate one ♪
254
00:12:45,362 --> 00:12:47,868
♪ Oh, yeah,
it was like lightning ♪
255
00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:48,903
Whoo!
256
00:12:48,970 --> 00:12:51,041
♪ Everybody was frightening
257
00:12:51,107 --> 00:12:53,178
♪ And the music was soothing
258
00:12:53,245 --> 00:12:54,915
♪ And the all
started grooving ♪
259
00:12:54,982 --> 00:12:58,321
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
260
00:12:58,388 --> 00:13:00,192
♪ And the man in the back said,
"Everyone attack" ♪
261
00:13:00,259 --> 00:13:02,363
♪ And it turned
into a ballroom blitz ♪
262
00:13:02,430 --> 00:13:04,500
♪ The girl in the corner said,
"Boy, I want to warn you ♪
263
00:13:04,568 --> 00:13:06,371
♪ It'll turn
into a ballroom blitz" ♪
264
00:13:06,438 --> 00:13:08,041
♪ Ballroom blitz
265
00:13:13,051 --> 00:13:15,422
♪ I softly call you over
266
00:13:15,489 --> 00:13:18,629
♪ Then you appear,
there's nothing left of you ♪
267
00:13:22,069 --> 00:13:24,140
♪ And the man in the back
is ready to crack ♪
268
00:13:24,207 --> 00:13:26,277
♪ As he raises his hands
to the sky ♪
269
00:13:26,344 --> 00:13:28,448
♪ And the girl in the corner
is everyone's woman ♪
270
00:13:28,516 --> 00:13:31,121
♪ She could kill
with a wink of an eye ♪
271
00:13:31,187 --> 00:13:33,024
♪ Oh, yeah
272
00:13:33,091 --> 00:13:34,427
♪ It was electric
273
00:13:34,494 --> 00:13:36,565
♪ So frantically hectic
274
00:13:36,632 --> 00:13:39,036
♪ And the band
started leaving ♪
275
00:13:39,103 --> 00:13:40,907
♪ 'Cause they all
stopped breathing ♪
276
00:13:40,974 --> 00:13:44,180
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
277
00:13:44,247 --> 00:13:46,050
♪ And the man in the back said,
"Everyone attack" ♪
278
00:13:46,117 --> 00:13:48,188
♪ And it turned
into a ballroom blitz ♪
279
00:13:48,255 --> 00:13:50,359
♪ The girl in the corner said,
"Boy, I want to warn you ♪
280
00:13:50,425 --> 00:13:52,062
♪ It'll turn
into a ballroom blitz" ♪
281
00:13:52,129 --> 00:13:53,265
♪ Ballroom blitz
282
00:13:54,635 --> 00:13:56,672
Paula: Oh, yes!
283
00:13:58,676 --> 00:14:01,949
‐ Ashley: Whoo!
‐ Brian: Yeah!
284
00:14:04,688 --> 00:14:07,359
‐ Wow!
‐ Brian: That was amazing.
285
00:14:07,426 --> 00:14:08,529
Ken:
That was epic.
286
00:14:08,596 --> 00:14:11,000
‐ That was incredible.
‐ That was great!
287
00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:12,436
♪ S‐L‐O‐T‐H
288
00:14:12,504 --> 00:14:14,106
♪ Hey, yo!
Yo, that was great ♪
289
00:14:18,549 --> 00:14:20,385
‐ Ken: Yeah.
‐ Paula: Aw!
290
00:14:21,989 --> 00:14:24,460
Okay, what did you think
of that performance?
291
00:14:24,528 --> 00:14:26,331
Oh, my goodness,
I tell you, Sloth,
292
00:14:26,397 --> 00:14:29,070
that was a perfect strike.
293
00:14:29,136 --> 00:14:33,613
What a way to close out
an epic season for you
294
00:14:33,679 --> 00:14:37,219
to do everything to make us
consistently laugh
and entertained.
295
00:14:37,286 --> 00:14:40,693
I can't wait
to find out who you are.
296
00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,033
Paula: Obviously, you have been
professionally trained.
297
00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:45,703
‐ Yes
‐ You're very, very brilliant.
298
00:14:47,106 --> 00:14:48,441
It's a dream come true
299
00:14:48,509 --> 00:14:52,349
to do what I love
and just be all about that.
300
00:14:52,416 --> 00:14:57,560
I will one million percent
miss the Sloth.
301
00:14:57,627 --> 00:14:59,063
Aw!
302
00:14:59,130 --> 00:15:01,702
‐ Gonna miss you.
‐ Wow.
303
00:15:01,769 --> 00:15:05,208
Well, grab a tissue
'cause it's our final
"Word Up" from the Sloth.
304
00:15:05,275 --> 00:15:08,315
Listen as closely
to the voice as you
listen to the word.
305
00:15:08,381 --> 00:15:10,485
♪ Word up
306
00:15:10,553 --> 00:15:12,624
♪ It's the code word
307
00:15:12,691 --> 00:15:14,961
♪ No matter where you say it
308
00:15:15,028 --> 00:15:16,230
♪ You'll know
that you'll be heard ♪
309
00:15:16,297 --> 00:15:17,299
♪ Now, come on
310
00:15:21,140 --> 00:15:25,583
‐ Magical.
‐ All: Magical?
311
00:15:25,650 --> 00:15:28,121
‐ Ooh, using it.
‐ Magical.
312
00:15:28,188 --> 00:15:29,390
Okay, magical, you know,
makes me think
313
00:15:29,457 --> 00:15:30,760
of the movie "Prestige,"
314
00:15:30,827 --> 00:15:35,402
and Hugh Jackman played
a magician in that movie.
315
00:15:35,469 --> 00:15:38,141
Thank God for that "Word Up"
because I honestly believe
316
00:15:38,208 --> 00:15:40,580
that the Sloth
is Channing Tatum.
317
00:15:43,118 --> 00:15:46,290
‐ That's a good guess.
‐ There's a connection.
318
00:15:46,357 --> 00:15:49,564
The sign says "Jump St."
and that's obviously refers
319
00:15:49,631 --> 00:15:52,604
‐ to "21" and "22 Jump St."
with Jonah Hill.
‐ That's true.
320
00:15:52,670 --> 00:15:55,142
And these Magic Mike‐style
body rolls
321
00:15:55,208 --> 00:15:57,179
Oh, my God,
I'm passionate
about two things‐‐
322
00:15:57,246 --> 00:16:00,185
turkey burgers
and Channing Tatum
body rolls.
323
00:16:00,252 --> 00:16:02,055
‐ He does have
a good body rolls.
‐ Ken: Yes.
324
00:16:02,122 --> 00:16:04,260
‐ Channing Tatum.
‐ Paula: I love it.
325
00:16:04,326 --> 00:16:05,997
Do you know how to do
a body roll?
326
00:16:06,063 --> 00:16:08,268
'Cause I would give anything,
327
00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:10,005
anything to see you do
a body roll.
328
00:16:10,071 --> 00:16:11,508
Well, I've eaten
a lot of rolls‐‐
329
00:16:11,575 --> 00:16:14,413
( chanting )
Do a body roll!
330
00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:19,223
( music playing )
331
00:16:20,358 --> 00:16:22,362
♪ Yeah
332
00:16:22,429 --> 00:16:23,498
Oh, that's so sexy.
333
00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:27,339
I'm so excited to get to finally
find out who you are.
334
00:16:27,406 --> 00:16:29,778
Great job, Sloth.
335
00:16:32,115 --> 00:16:33,418
‐ Yay!
‐ Yes!
336
00:16:33,485 --> 00:16:35,690
Craig: The panel
has been all over the place
337
00:16:35,756 --> 00:16:37,827
with their Sloth guesses
this season.
338
00:16:37,894 --> 00:16:40,098
Who do you think
this cuddly creature could be?
339
00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:43,471
Coming up, it's our final
performance of the night
340
00:16:43,539 --> 00:16:44,608
and it's the Cotton Candy.
341
00:16:44,674 --> 00:16:47,312
Can she deliver
a winning routine?
342
00:16:47,379 --> 00:16:49,751
Plus, what three famous faces
will be revealed tonight?
343
00:16:49,818 --> 00:16:52,222
I can't wait to see
Cotton Candy perform.
344
00:16:52,289 --> 00:16:54,326
‐ I know.
‐ They're in it
to win it tonight.
345
00:16:58,401 --> 00:16:59,671
♪ Who is that?
346
00:17:04,881 --> 00:17:06,083
♪ Who is that?
347
00:17:08,656 --> 00:17:09,558
♪ Who's that?
348
00:17:09,624 --> 00:17:11,662
Welcome back to
"The Masked Dancer" finale.
349
00:17:11,728 --> 00:17:14,801
We've seen the Tulip.
We've seen the Sloth.
350
00:17:14,868 --> 00:17:18,776
Now it's time
for our last finalist,
the Cotton Candy.
351
00:17:18,842 --> 00:17:24,320
Before "The Masked Dancer,"
my world was full of judgment.
352
00:17:24,386 --> 00:17:28,261
I was always told,
"Not good enough. Be better."
353
00:17:28,328 --> 00:17:30,666
This experience
has been life‐changing.
354
00:17:30,733 --> 00:17:32,870
Ken: You clearly have
a competitive spirit
355
00:17:32,937 --> 00:17:35,843
and clearly want
to make the finals
because you killed it.
356
00:17:35,910 --> 00:17:38,749
I've never felt
more powerful,
357
00:17:38,816 --> 00:17:41,354
but not everything
has been a perfect 10.
358
00:17:41,420 --> 00:17:43,525
( gasping )
359
00:17:43,592 --> 00:17:47,199
After the fall,
all of my insecurities
flooded back.
360
00:17:47,265 --> 00:17:51,240
But I know hard days
are when champions are made,
361
00:17:51,307 --> 00:17:54,446
and I am a champion.
362
00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:57,654
‐ Paula: Oh!
‐ Wow.
363
00:18:00,258 --> 00:18:01,695
And even though
Tulip and Sloth
364
00:18:01,762 --> 00:18:05,201
are more at home
on the dance floor,
365
00:18:05,268 --> 00:18:09,176
my training gives me
the courage to soar.
366
00:18:09,243 --> 00:18:11,313
Wow.
367
00:18:11,380 --> 00:18:16,892
Being in the finals
has sparked a fire in me
to win this whole thing.
368
00:18:16,958 --> 00:18:18,862
So, for my final performance,
369
00:18:18,929 --> 00:18:23,237
I'm bringing something
to the table that no
one else can.
370
00:18:23,304 --> 00:18:25,876
And, look, it's raining.
371
00:18:25,943 --> 00:18:27,613
I have déjà vu.
372
00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,753
Mama always said
that rain means one thing‐‐
373
00:18:30,820 --> 00:18:33,759
today is gonna be
a big day.
374
00:18:33,826 --> 00:18:35,563
Fingers crossed.
375
00:18:37,232 --> 00:18:38,869
Paula: Perfect 10?
That's a gymnast.
376
00:18:38,936 --> 00:18:42,375
But the clues, to me, they
really point to ice skating.
377
00:18:42,442 --> 00:18:44,714
And she called herself
a champion.
378
00:18:44,781 --> 00:18:45,883
That means a lot to me.
379
00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:49,323
Craig: Give it up
for the Cotton Candy.
380
00:18:51,460 --> 00:18:55,669
♪ I am not a stranger
to the dark ♪
381
00:18:55,736 --> 00:19:01,413
♪ "Hide away," they say,
"No one love you as you are" ♪
382
00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,554
♪ But I won't let them
break me down to dust ♪
383
00:19:04,621 --> 00:19:08,294
♪ I know that there's
a place for us ♪
384
00:19:08,361 --> 00:19:11,902
♪ For we are glorious
385
00:19:15,008 --> 00:19:19,818
♪ When the sharpest words
wanna cut me down ♪
386
00:19:19,884 --> 00:19:24,459
♪ I'm gonna send the flood,
gonna drown them out ♪
387
00:19:24,527 --> 00:19:29,336
♪ I am brave, I am bruised,
I am who I'm meant to be ♪
388
00:19:29,403 --> 00:19:30,539
♪ This is me
389
00:19:30,606 --> 00:19:32,944
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
390
00:19:33,010 --> 00:19:35,281
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
391
00:19:35,348 --> 00:19:37,820
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
392
00:19:37,887 --> 00:19:39,624
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
393
00:19:39,691 --> 00:19:41,761
♪ Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh ♪
394
00:19:41,828 --> 00:19:44,934
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
395
00:19:45,001 --> 00:19:49,777
♪ When the sharpest words
wanna cut me down ♪
396
00:19:49,844 --> 00:19:54,386
♪ I'm gonna send the flood,
gonna drown them out ♪
397
00:19:54,453 --> 00:19:56,825
♪ This is brave,
this is bruised,
398
00:19:56,892 --> 00:20:01,333
♪ This is who
I'm meant to be,
this is me ♪
399
00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,273
♪ Look out,
'cause here I come ♪
400
00:20:04,339 --> 00:20:06,277
♪ Look out,
'cause here I come ♪
401
00:20:06,343 --> 00:20:08,882
♪ And I'm marching on
to the beat I drum ♪
402
00:20:08,949 --> 00:20:11,020
♪ Marching on,
marching on ♪
403
00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:13,024
♪ I'm not scared to be seen
404
00:20:13,090 --> 00:20:16,665
♪ I make no apologies,
this is me ♪
405
00:20:16,731 --> 00:20:21,307
♪ Gonna drown them out
406
00:20:21,373 --> 00:20:23,077
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
407
00:20:23,144 --> 00:20:25,014
♪ Oh, this is me!
408
00:20:32,095 --> 00:20:34,600
‐ Paula: Beautiful.
‐ She is not playing around.
409
00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:35,936
She is here to win.
410
00:20:36,003 --> 00:20:38,809
‐ Cotton Candy!
‐ Mwah!
411
00:20:38,875 --> 00:20:41,915
Craig:
Nothing will keep you down.
412
00:20:41,982 --> 00:20:43,819
Panel, what did you think
of the performance?
413
00:20:43,885 --> 00:20:48,695
Honestly, that was, like,
really emotional.
414
00:20:48,762 --> 00:20:51,033
You did such a great job.
415
00:20:53,437 --> 00:20:55,943
This was a beautiful
finale performance.
416
00:20:56,010 --> 00:20:58,548
It felt like it was
a redemption for you,
417
00:20:58,615 --> 00:20:59,984
that which you did
not need to prove
418
00:21:00,051 --> 00:21:01,955
because we've loved you
since day one.
419
00:21:02,022 --> 00:21:04,426
‐ Brian: Yeah.
‐ Ken: Yeah.
420
00:21:04,493 --> 00:21:07,533
Here we go. It's our final
Word Up of the season.
421
00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,802
So, lay it on us.
422
00:21:08,869 --> 00:21:11,407
♪ Word up
423
00:21:11,473 --> 00:21:13,578
♪ It's the code word
424
00:21:13,645 --> 00:21:15,616
♪ No matter
where you say it ♪
425
00:21:15,682 --> 00:21:17,653
♪ You'll know
that you'll be heard ♪
426
00:21:20,726 --> 00:21:25,068
‐ Foundation.
‐ Foundation.
427
00:21:25,134 --> 00:21:26,638
Makeup?
428
00:21:27,940 --> 00:21:30,078
Makeup?
429
00:21:30,144 --> 00:21:32,415
I've been going
back and forth.
430
00:21:32,482 --> 00:21:34,086
I think she's an ice skater.
431
00:21:34,152 --> 00:21:36,591
And I just kept going
to Michelle Kwan.
432
00:21:36,658 --> 00:21:39,864
And with the Word Up,
with the foundation,
433
00:21:39,931 --> 00:21:41,968
Michelle Kwan,
I know that she won
434
00:21:42,035 --> 00:21:45,876
the Billie Jean award
from the Women's Sports
Foundation.
435
00:21:45,943 --> 00:21:50,619
I'm gonna go with Ken on this.
You're an ice skater.
436
00:21:50,686 --> 00:21:52,623
Wait, you think ice skater
after all those flips?
437
00:21:52,690 --> 00:21:55,762
I do, I‐‐ the ice skater
that I have in mind
438
00:21:55,829 --> 00:21:58,535
‐ can do those flips.
‐ I don't know about that.
439
00:21:58,602 --> 00:22:00,506
I really feel like
you are a gymnast.
440
00:22:00,572 --> 00:22:03,745
You definitely have
an athletic sense to you.
441
00:22:03,812 --> 00:22:05,983
When you fell rehearsing
for your first performance,
442
00:22:06,049 --> 00:22:09,891
I felt like you fell
like someone who knew
how to land.
443
00:22:09,957 --> 00:22:13,632
Because skaters, they fall,
but not from so high.
444
00:22:13,698 --> 00:22:16,470
I saw in the clue package
five gold balloons,
445
00:22:16,538 --> 00:22:19,977
so maybe she's part of
the team the Final Five?
446
00:22:20,044 --> 00:22:22,983
You know what's so hard?
Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles
447
00:22:23,050 --> 00:22:24,754
were both in the Final Five.
448
00:22:24,820 --> 00:22:27,158
U.S.A! U. S. A!
449
00:22:27,225 --> 00:22:28,762
So, I'm like,
it could be either one.
450
00:22:28,828 --> 00:22:32,435
I like that guess,
but it's wrong
451
00:22:32,503 --> 00:22:34,139
because she's definitely
an ice skater.
452
00:22:34,206 --> 00:22:36,043
No, definitely not.
453
00:22:36,109 --> 00:22:37,646
Craig:
Well, congrats, Cotton Candy,
454
00:22:37,713 --> 00:22:39,482
for stumping
our panel once again.
455
00:22:39,550 --> 00:22:41,588
Let's hear it
for the lady in pink.
456
00:22:43,123 --> 00:22:45,662
What a finale, guys.
It's gone by so quick!
457
00:22:45,729 --> 00:22:47,666
‐ Paula: They're all so great.
‐ Brian: I know.
458
00:22:47,733 --> 00:22:49,035
And they all offer
something different.
459
00:22:49,102 --> 00:22:52,008
‐ I know.
‐ It's gonna be tough.
460
00:22:52,075 --> 00:22:54,714
Craig: All season long,
our panel couldn't decide
461
00:22:54,780 --> 00:22:57,786
if Cotton Candy
was an ice skater
or a gymnast.
462
00:22:57,853 --> 00:22:59,523
Who are you sweet on?
463
00:22:59,590 --> 00:23:02,195
Tell us using hashtag
#TheMaskedDancer.
464
00:23:02,262 --> 00:23:04,600
Cotton Candy,
don't go anywhere.
465
00:23:04,667 --> 00:23:07,472
For the last time,
Tulip and Sloth,
466
00:23:07,539 --> 00:23:09,543
please join us onstage.
467
00:23:09,610 --> 00:23:14,052
‐ Sloth is comical.
‐ But very, very proficient
as a dancer, too.
468
00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,824
‐ Ken: Tulip is
just a technician.
‐ Yeah.
469
00:23:16,891 --> 00:23:18,662
She is so precise.
470
00:23:18,728 --> 00:23:21,500
And Cotton Candy's
this fierce competitor.
471
00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:23,538
‐ And major heart.
‐ I know.
472
00:23:23,605 --> 00:23:25,642
There is such
a beautiful grace about her.
473
00:23:25,709 --> 00:23:29,049
It's time for the most important
vote of the season.
474
00:23:29,115 --> 00:23:30,852
Three dancers stand before you.
475
00:23:30,919 --> 00:23:34,560
Are you Team Cotton Candy,
Team Sloth,
476
00:23:34,627 --> 00:23:35,494
or Team Tulip?
477
00:23:35,562 --> 00:23:39,804
Panel, audience,
and our super fans at home
478
00:23:39,870 --> 00:23:42,743
vote now
for your favorite.
479
00:23:42,810 --> 00:23:44,613
The performer
with the most votes
480
00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,020
will win
the Diamond Mask trophy.
481
00:23:48,087 --> 00:23:50,992
‐ The final votes are in.
‐ Oh, boy.
482
00:23:51,059 --> 00:23:53,063
We'll start with
our third‐place finisher.
483
00:23:56,704 --> 00:23:58,708
And we'll do it
after the break.
484
00:23:58,775 --> 00:24:01,179
‐ Aw, man!
‐ Craig!
485
00:24:01,246 --> 00:24:03,518
You do that to us
every time.
486
00:24:03,585 --> 00:24:05,756
♪ Every single time
487
00:24:12,569 --> 00:24:14,640
Welcome back to
"The Masked Dancer" finale.
488
00:24:14,707 --> 00:24:17,111
Sloth, Cotton Candy,
and Tulip are all vying
489
00:24:17,178 --> 00:24:18,247
for that Diamond Mask trophy,
490
00:24:18,313 --> 00:24:22,288
but one of their journeys ends
right here, right now.
491
00:24:23,758 --> 00:24:26,798
The third‐place winner
of "The Masked Dancer"...
492
00:24:26,864 --> 00:24:29,202
Oh, man.
This is always tough.
493
00:24:29,269 --> 00:24:31,072
is...
494
00:24:43,898 --> 00:24:46,704
‐ Tulip.
‐ ( groaning )
495
00:24:46,771 --> 00:24:48,675
Tulip!
496
00:24:50,211 --> 00:24:53,852
‐ Whoo! Tulip!
‐ We love you!
497
00:24:53,918 --> 00:24:56,891
Sloth and Cotton Candy,
we'll see you back
in just a few minutes.
498
00:24:58,661 --> 00:24:59,730
Tulip, you were incredible.
499
00:24:59,797 --> 00:25:02,068
We're big fans,
which is weird
500
00:25:02,134 --> 00:25:04,673
because we have
no idea who you are‐‐
until now.
501
00:25:04,740 --> 00:25:09,550
But, first, panel you each
get to ask one final
question to Tulip.
502
00:25:09,617 --> 00:25:10,719
Ken?
503
00:25:10,785 --> 00:25:12,789
I just want to say
you were amazing.
504
00:25:12,856 --> 00:25:14,960
Just to be in the final three
505
00:25:15,027 --> 00:25:17,031
on the first
"Masked Dancer" finale,
506
00:25:17,098 --> 00:25:18,200
‐ you just gave it your all.
‐ Yes.
507
00:25:18,267 --> 00:25:21,006
Brian: Yeah.
508
00:25:21,072 --> 00:25:22,676
Do you have
a reality show background?
509
00:25:22,743 --> 00:25:23,978
Yes.
510
00:25:24,045 --> 00:25:27,285
‐ Ooh.
‐ Paula?
511
00:25:27,351 --> 00:25:29,590
Tulip, do you live
in Los Angeles?
512
00:25:29,657 --> 00:25:32,829
I'm not from Los Angeles,
but I do live here.
513
00:25:32,896 --> 00:25:34,900
Thank you.
514
00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:36,102
Ashley?
515
00:25:36,169 --> 00:25:39,142
Would you say you have
a TikTok obsession?
516
00:25:39,208 --> 00:25:40,979
Maybe.
517
00:25:41,046 --> 00:25:42,214
Oh!
518
00:25:44,118 --> 00:25:45,655
Brian?
519
00:25:45,722 --> 00:25:47,626
Have you been dancing
from a young age?
520
00:25:47,693 --> 00:25:49,863
‐ Yes.
‐ All right.
521
00:25:49,930 --> 00:25:51,767
Okay, panel, let's hear
your final guesses.
522
00:25:51,834 --> 00:25:55,374
Remember, there's no
"rumba" for error.
523
00:25:55,441 --> 00:25:58,848
We will be keeping track
of who finishes with the most
correct celebrity guesses.
524
00:25:58,915 --> 00:26:00,351
Bragging rights
are on the line tonight.
525
00:26:00,417 --> 00:26:04,125
‐ Paula?
‐ At first, I thought
it was Ariana Grande.
526
00:26:04,192 --> 00:26:06,262
Then I thought Kristen Bell.
527
00:26:06,329 --> 00:26:10,839
But with the TikTok clues,
my heart tells me to go back
to Liza Koshy
528
00:26:10,905 --> 00:26:14,012
because I know Liza
has older sisters.
529
00:26:14,078 --> 00:26:16,216
So, I feel really good
going with Liza Koshy.
530
00:26:20,190 --> 00:26:21,794
Ken?
531
00:26:21,861 --> 00:26:23,865
It's taken me weeks
to figure you out,
532
00:26:23,931 --> 00:26:26,737
but the TV mom clue,
I was thinking
533
00:26:26,804 --> 00:26:29,308
about "Modern Family"
and Sarah Hyland.
534
00:26:29,375 --> 00:26:33,918
With today's clue package,
I saw the ale clue
and beauty products.
535
00:26:33,985 --> 00:26:35,789
And Lucy Hale
is a spokesperson
536
00:26:35,855 --> 00:26:40,130
for her own beauty line
called Almay.
537
00:26:40,197 --> 00:26:43,203
And on Instagram,
she has 25 million followers.
538
00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:46,209
‐ And she‐‐ yes, Lucy Hale
was in the finals...
‐ Oh, my gosh.
539
00:26:46,276 --> 00:26:48,815
‐ ...of "American Juniors."
‐ And won!
540
00:26:48,881 --> 00:26:50,685
‐ Right?
‐ Oh, my goodness.
541
00:26:50,752 --> 00:26:52,221
I'm gonna stick
with Lucy Hale.
542
00:26:52,288 --> 00:26:54,025
I really think
you're Lucy Hale.
543
00:26:56,997 --> 00:27:00,003
I have seen a lot
of Disney references,
544
00:27:00,070 --> 00:27:03,210
and I came to a person who
has a huge following on TikTok.
545
00:27:03,276 --> 00:27:08,086
And she did, uh,
the show "Girl Meets World."
546
00:27:08,153 --> 00:27:11,359
This someone has sisters
she's really close to,
547
00:27:11,426 --> 00:27:15,869
so I am going to guess
Sabrina Carpenter.
548
00:27:19,242 --> 00:27:20,344
Ashley?
549
00:27:20,410 --> 00:27:23,818
I started in a place
with Charli D'Amelio
550
00:27:23,885 --> 00:27:27,124
with the TikTok situation,
'cause it was in so many clues.
551
00:27:27,191 --> 00:27:29,930
And then I landed
on Mackenzie Ziegler
552
00:27:29,997 --> 00:27:34,071
because the photo
of you and the mom
553
00:27:34,138 --> 00:27:35,708
reminded me of "Dance Moms."
554
00:27:35,775 --> 00:27:37,813
She says she's in the shadow
of her sister,
555
00:27:37,879 --> 00:27:41,219
and Mackenzie has a famous
older sister named Maddie.
556
00:27:41,286 --> 00:27:44,860
And I saw an "E"
with some mad eyes,.
557
00:27:44,927 --> 00:27:47,732
So I was like, "What's that?"
A mad "E"? Maddie?
558
00:27:47,799 --> 00:27:50,237
‐ Hmm.
‐ I feel very confident
559
00:27:50,304 --> 00:27:53,276
for the first time
on this show.
560
00:27:53,343 --> 00:27:55,347
I believe
you're Mackenzie Ziegler.
561
00:27:56,449 --> 00:27:57,919
Go, Tis.
562
00:27:59,355 --> 00:28:02,228
Okay, panel,
you have made
your final guesses.
563
00:28:02,294 --> 00:28:04,867
Let's see if any
of you are right.
564
00:28:04,933 --> 00:28:06,804
Say it with me, audience.
Give me that music!
565
00:28:06,871 --> 00:28:10,043
( all chanting )
Take it off! Take it off!
566
00:28:16,189 --> 00:28:20,430
♪ Take it off, take it off,
take it off, take it off ♪
567
00:28:20,497 --> 00:28:21,967
♪ Take it off, take it off
568
00:28:25,374 --> 00:28:29,115
‐ Oh, my God, you did it!
‐ ( screaming )
569
00:28:29,181 --> 00:28:30,818
You got it!
570
00:28:32,889 --> 00:28:37,498
Craig: Actress, singer,
and social media juggernaut
Mackenzie Ziegler!
571
00:28:39,402 --> 00:28:42,909
Oh, my God, I'm so happy
it's you! I love you!
572
00:28:42,976 --> 00:28:44,412
I love you, too.
573
00:28:44,478 --> 00:28:46,149
What was it like
being Tulip?
574
00:28:46,215 --> 00:28:49,221
So fun. I love Tulip.
575
00:28:49,288 --> 00:28:51,560
Behind the mask,
I could be whoever
I wanted to be,
576
00:28:51,627 --> 00:28:53,564
and I gained
more confidence, for sure.
577
00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:56,336
I really just wanted everyone
to just love her at home
578
00:28:56,402 --> 00:28:58,239
and be someone
that they could look up to.
579
00:28:58,306 --> 00:28:59,375
‐ We did.
‐ We love you.
580
00:28:59,442 --> 00:29:00,812
Mission accomplished.
581
00:29:00,878 --> 00:29:03,517
Anything you want
to ask Mackenzie, Paula?
582
00:29:03,584 --> 00:29:07,157
In your clue package,
what did the number 11
represent?
583
00:29:07,224 --> 00:29:10,397
Uh, well, "Dance Moms"
came out in 2011.
584
00:29:10,464 --> 00:29:11,900
Paula: Got it.
585
00:29:11,967 --> 00:29:14,138
Why was, uh, like‐‐
in one the clue packages,
586
00:29:14,205 --> 00:29:17,912
there was an iceberg on
an armpit. What is that?
587
00:29:17,979 --> 00:29:19,950
Yeah, so it's Pittsburgh.
588
00:29:20,017 --> 00:29:22,187
‐ Oh! Okay.
‐ Oh, my God.
589
00:29:22,254 --> 00:29:25,460
And, listen, I know
your sister's amazing.
590
00:29:25,528 --> 00:29:28,801
But let me tell you,
you are just as amazing, okay?
591
00:29:28,868 --> 00:29:31,205
‐ Thank you!
‐ You are so good.
You are so good.
592
00:29:31,272 --> 00:29:32,675
Mackenzie:
This is the best thing
I've ever done.
593
00:29:32,742 --> 00:29:37,084
It was so fun.
And I want to thank you guys
so much for lifting me up.
594
00:29:37,151 --> 00:29:40,357
‐ You lifted us up.
‐ Aww, thank you.
595
00:29:40,424 --> 00:29:42,562
Let's hear it
for Mackenzie Ziegler.
596
00:29:44,566 --> 00:29:46,102
And then there were two.
597
00:29:46,169 --> 00:29:48,206
Who's taking home
the Diamond Mask trophy?
598
00:29:48,273 --> 00:29:50,243
Is it the Sloth
or Cotton Candy?
599
00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:53,349
It's still anyone's game.
Don't go anywhere.
600
00:29:53,416 --> 00:29:56,189
( music playing )
601
00:29:57,458 --> 00:30:00,932
I can't believe I was right.
Love you, girl!
602
00:30:08,647 --> 00:30:11,352
Craig: Welcome back to our
"Masked Dancer" finale.
603
00:30:11,419 --> 00:30:15,628
It's all come down to the Sloth
and the Cotton Candy.
604
00:30:15,695 --> 00:30:18,500
Before the break, Ashley guessed
the Tulip correctly,
605
00:30:18,567 --> 00:30:20,103
meaning there's a three‐way tie
606
00:30:20,170 --> 00:30:22,241
for the most correct
celebrity guesses.
607
00:30:22,307 --> 00:30:23,644
It's anyone's game.
608
00:30:23,711 --> 00:30:26,082
But before the panel
can add to their tally,
609
00:30:26,149 --> 00:30:28,219
it's time we finally
announce our winner.
610
00:30:28,286 --> 00:30:32,261
I feel like Steve Harvey
at a Miss America pageant.
611
00:30:32,327 --> 00:30:37,037
The winner
of "The Masked Dancer"
season one is...
612
00:30:39,441 --> 00:30:41,045
Oh, boy.
613
00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:44,485
This is so hard.
614
00:30:51,733 --> 00:30:53,704
The Cotton Candy!
615
00:30:53,771 --> 00:30:59,448
( music playing )
616
00:30:59,516 --> 00:31:01,485
Cotton Candy,
congratulations.
617
00:31:01,553 --> 00:31:03,958
You are the queen
of "The Masked Dancer."
618
00:31:04,024 --> 00:31:05,661
Please head
to the winner's circle.
619
00:31:05,728 --> 00:31:09,669
Ken: Yes! Yes!
620
00:31:09,736 --> 00:31:12,007
Whoo!
621
00:31:12,074 --> 00:31:13,476
Craig:
Which means Sloth
is our runner‐up.
622
00:31:13,544 --> 00:31:15,280
‐ Yes!
‐ Give it up for the Sloth.
623
00:31:15,347 --> 00:31:18,721
All: Sloth!
624
00:31:20,490 --> 00:31:23,096
Panel, it's time you each
get to ask the Sloth
625
00:31:23,162 --> 00:31:25,968
a final question
before you get to make
your final guesses.
626
00:31:26,035 --> 00:31:27,572
Ashley, you first.
627
00:31:27,639 --> 00:31:31,613
Have you ever hosted
a big event?
628
00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,249
Yes.
629
00:31:35,453 --> 00:31:37,424
‐ Paula?
‐ Okay, Sloth,
630
00:31:37,491 --> 00:31:39,529
have we ever seen you
with your shirt off?
631
00:31:41,332 --> 00:31:42,669
Yes.
632
00:31:43,671 --> 00:31:45,307
Craig: Ken?
633
00:31:45,373 --> 00:31:47,277
Have you ever been on a cover
of a major magazine?
634
00:31:48,379 --> 00:31:50,016
Yes.
635
00:31:52,421 --> 00:31:54,124
Brian?
636
00:31:54,191 --> 00:31:58,199
Are you over the age of 35?
637
00:31:58,266 --> 00:32:00,437
‐ Yes.
‐ All right.
638
00:32:00,504 --> 00:32:03,409
Craig:
Okay, panel, now each of you
must make your final guess.
639
00:32:03,476 --> 00:32:07,050
‐ Paula?
‐ Sloth, I've fallen
in love with you.
640
00:32:07,117 --> 00:32:10,190
At the beginning,
I was thinking with the "L"
641
00:32:10,256 --> 00:32:13,196
that it could've been
Matthew Morrison from "Glee."
642
00:32:13,262 --> 00:32:17,104
But then I saw
the "U" on the crane.
643
00:32:17,170 --> 00:32:20,343
You're from the Ukraine.
And also that pita bread
644
00:32:20,410 --> 00:32:23,584
because your wife
is Peta Murgatroyd.
645
00:32:23,650 --> 00:32:26,222
I just know with
all of my heart and soul
646
00:32:26,288 --> 00:32:29,495
that you are
Maks Chmerkovskiy
647
00:32:29,562 --> 00:32:31,499
from
"Dancing with the Stars."
648
00:32:31,566 --> 00:32:36,242
‐ Brian?
‐ In the clues, he said he
waltzed in here like a pro,
649
00:32:36,308 --> 00:32:37,645
and from your performances,
650
00:32:37,712 --> 00:32:40,250
you are clearly
a professional dancer.
651
00:32:40,316 --> 00:32:43,122
I heard Paula's
Maks Chmerkovskiy,
652
00:32:43,189 --> 00:32:47,397
and I thought it could be
his brother Val.
653
00:32:47,464 --> 00:32:49,368
But then I remembered
there was the Baby Sloth,
654
00:32:49,435 --> 00:32:53,142
and Val doesn't have
a baby sloth yet.
655
00:32:53,209 --> 00:32:56,683
So I'm going to follow Paula
656
00:32:56,750 --> 00:32:59,689
and say that I think
it's Maks Chmerkovskiy.
657
00:32:59,756 --> 00:33:01,827
‐ Paula: Well, well, well.
‐ Well, well.
658
00:33:01,893 --> 00:33:03,496
Dr. Ken?
659
00:33:03,564 --> 00:33:06,202
Looking from the clue packages
from the very beginning,
660
00:33:06,268 --> 00:33:08,774
Broadway was a clue,
so I was thinking
Jonathan Groff.
661
00:33:08,841 --> 00:33:13,750
Doctor clue was McDreamy
himself, Patrick Dempsey.
662
00:33:13,817 --> 00:33:18,392
But everything is screaming
Channing Tatum, right?
663
00:33:18,459 --> 00:33:21,499
He's tall and funny
just like Channing Tatum.
664
00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:24,404
He's been, like,
professionally dancing
in night clubs in Florida
665
00:33:24,471 --> 00:33:26,275
and then culminating
in "Step Up."
666
00:33:26,342 --> 00:33:30,518
And a sign said "Jump St.",
and that obviously refers
667
00:33:30,584 --> 00:33:32,454
to "21" and "22 Jump Street"
with Jonah Hill.
668
00:33:32,522 --> 00:33:35,126
And with the "Magic Mike"
theme of it all,
669
00:33:35,193 --> 00:33:38,199
I'm gonna say that the Sloth
is Channing Tatum.
670
00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:40,838
Paula:
That's a good guess.
671
00:33:40,905 --> 00:33:43,844
‐ Craig: Ashley?
‐ Okay, I started off
with Jason Derulo
672
00:33:43,911 --> 00:33:45,814
because I saw you do
a TikTok move
673
00:33:45,881 --> 00:33:47,752
and he's really big on TikTok.
674
00:33:47,818 --> 00:33:51,693
Then I went to Will Ferrell
on the ribbon dancing.
675
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,464
Because who does that?
Will Ferrell.
676
00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:59,709
And then because of
the Broadway leading man clues,
677
00:33:59,776 --> 00:34:01,513
I was like, Hugh Jackman.
678
00:34:01,580 --> 00:34:03,684
He won a Tony
for "A Boy From Oz."
679
00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:08,794
You're a trained dancer
and your charisma is amazing
in every movement,
680
00:34:08,860 --> 00:34:10,396
and I know there's
one person for that,
681
00:34:10,463 --> 00:34:11,766
and that is Hugh Jackman.
682
00:34:14,739 --> 00:34:17,545
Okay, panel,
you've made your final guesses.
683
00:34:17,612 --> 00:34:20,316
Let's see
if anyone's even close.
684
00:34:20,383 --> 00:34:23,624
Sloth, we need to know,
who are you?
685
00:34:23,690 --> 00:34:25,761
Audience, say it with me.
686
00:34:25,828 --> 00:34:29,869
( all chanting )
Take it off! Take it off!
687
00:34:29,936 --> 00:34:33,142
♪ Take it off, take it off
688
00:34:46,268 --> 00:34:48,205
World‐renowned dancer
689
00:34:48,272 --> 00:34:51,178
and "Dancing with the Stars"
champion
690
00:34:51,245 --> 00:34:53,215
Maksim Chmerkovskiy!
691
00:34:53,282 --> 00:34:55,954
Ken: Yeah! Whoo!
692
00:34:57,357 --> 00:34:58,927
How was your experience
on "The Masked Dancer"?
693
00:34:58,994 --> 00:35:00,564
Absolutely best experience.
694
00:35:00,631 --> 00:35:03,169
Sloth is my alter‐ego now.
695
00:35:03,235 --> 00:35:05,874
I've never laughed so hard
with every performance.
696
00:35:05,941 --> 00:35:07,611
You just tickled me to death.
697
00:35:07,678 --> 00:35:09,749
You were so good
and so talented,
698
00:35:09,816 --> 00:35:11,886
and I feel like you've
invented a whole new genre
699
00:35:11,953 --> 00:35:13,489
of, like, musical comedy.
700
00:35:13,557 --> 00:35:15,627
Thank you, thank you,
for all these incredible words.
701
00:35:15,694 --> 00:35:18,767
It's unlike anything
that I've ever experienced.
702
00:35:18,834 --> 00:35:21,673
So, I saw this guy at dinner
not too long ago.
703
00:35:21,740 --> 00:35:25,446
‐ Oh, really?
‐ And I had no idea that
he was on the show.
704
00:35:25,514 --> 00:35:27,818
I felt like it went well,
you know?
705
00:35:27,885 --> 00:35:31,826
It did. You didn't give
anything away.
706
00:35:31,893 --> 00:35:35,701
Why was there a stethoscope
in one of your clue packages?
707
00:35:35,768 --> 00:35:37,938
I had an arc
on "General Hospital,"
708
00:35:38,005 --> 00:35:39,842
and also just
to mess with Ken.
709
00:35:39,909 --> 00:35:41,780
Ashley: That's amazing.
710
00:35:41,846 --> 00:35:44,417
What was the clue of you
holding a Gleem toothpaste,
711
00:35:44,484 --> 00:35:45,921
but just seeing the "Glee"?
712
00:35:45,988 --> 00:35:50,396
I was fortunate to have
partnered with Heather Morris
713
00:35:50,463 --> 00:35:53,570
‐ on "Dancing with the Stars."
‐ Oh, that's right.
714
00:35:53,637 --> 00:35:56,976
To dance one last time unmasked,
once and for all,
715
00:35:57,043 --> 00:36:01,251
the artist formerly
known as the Sloth,
Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
716
00:36:02,588 --> 00:36:03,790
♪ And the man in the back said,
"Everyone attack" ♪
717
00:36:03,857 --> 00:36:05,794
♪ And it turned
into a ballroom blitz ♪
718
00:36:05,861 --> 00:36:08,332
♪ And the girl in the corner
said, "Boy, I wanna warn you ♪
719
00:36:08,399 --> 00:36:09,569
♪ It'll turn
into a ballroom blitz" ♪
720
00:36:09,635 --> 00:36:10,537
♪ Ballroom blitz
721
00:36:10,604 --> 00:36:12,340
After the break,
the time has come to unmask
722
00:36:12,407 --> 00:36:14,377
our Diamond Mask
trophy winner.
723
00:36:14,444 --> 00:36:17,618
Plus, the score is now tied
between Paula and Brian
724
00:36:17,685 --> 00:36:19,287
at three each.
725
00:36:19,354 --> 00:36:20,891
Who will come out on top?
726
00:36:20,958 --> 00:36:23,362
We find out next.
727
00:36:23,429 --> 00:36:24,966
♪ Ballroom blitz
728
00:36:29,374 --> 00:36:31,980
Craig:
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the moment
729
00:36:32,046 --> 00:36:33,315
we've all been waiting for.
730
00:36:33,382 --> 00:36:34,986
Oh, my God. This is it, guys.
731
00:36:35,052 --> 00:36:38,660
The very first
"Masked Dancer" winner ever.
732
00:36:38,727 --> 00:36:42,267
Craig:
It's time to unmask and crown
733
00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:47,678
the first
"Masked Dancer" champion,
the Cotton Candy!
734
00:36:47,745 --> 00:36:49,347
This is so exciting, man.
735
00:36:49,414 --> 00:36:51,485
Ashley:
I can't wait to find out
who this is.
736
00:36:51,552 --> 00:36:52,755
Craig:
But first, let's watch
737
00:36:52,821 --> 00:36:55,627
the emotional journey
of a champion.
738
00:36:55,694 --> 00:36:58,633
♪ We've got our head
in the clouds ♪
739
00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:02,641
Craig: ...deliver us
the Cotton Candy.
740
00:37:02,708 --> 00:37:05,446
Oh, my goodness.
You can move.
741
00:37:05,514 --> 00:37:07,116
♪ This girl is on fire
742
00:37:07,183 --> 00:37:10,423
You have a winner's attitude,
and I think you're gonna be
here for a long time.
743
00:37:10,489 --> 00:37:13,797
‐ ( gasping )
‐ Oh, my God.
744
00:37:13,863 --> 00:37:16,401
‐ ( gasping )
‐ Woman: Medic to stage.
745
00:37:16,468 --> 00:37:17,838
I can't believe
she's back here today.
746
00:37:17,905 --> 00:37:20,443
"The show must go on"
is definitely her motto.
747
00:37:20,510 --> 00:37:23,683
♪ This girl is on fire
748
00:37:23,750 --> 00:37:25,419
Even though you got a smile
on your mask.
749
00:37:25,486 --> 00:37:27,791
I could feel your smile
from inside.
750
00:37:27,858 --> 00:37:30,496
She could, like, fly.
Did you see that?
751
00:37:30,564 --> 00:37:31,933
Brian:
Yeah. She is not
playing around.
752
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,903
She is here to win.
753
00:37:33,970 --> 00:37:38,345
You define what
"The Masked Dancer"
is all about.
754
00:37:38,412 --> 00:37:39,782
‐ Amazing.
‐ I agree.
755
00:37:42,921 --> 00:37:46,529
There's no confusion
to why this Cotton Candy
is our winner.
756
00:37:46,596 --> 00:37:47,998
First,
take a moment and tell us
757
00:37:48,065 --> 00:37:49,869
what has it been like
being Cotton Candy?
758
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:52,340
Being the Cotton Candy
759
00:37:52,407 --> 00:37:56,415
has been such
an amazing journey.
760
00:37:58,052 --> 00:38:00,389
( voice breaks )
Sorry, everyone.
761
00:38:00,456 --> 00:38:02,895
Aww. You're making
me cry again!
762
00:38:04,464 --> 00:38:05,834
‐ Brian: The honor
has been ours.
‐ Paula: Yeah.
763
00:38:05,901 --> 00:38:08,840
We love you.
You've been amazing.
764
00:38:08,907 --> 00:38:11,445
Craig: Okay, panel,
it's time to dig deep
765
00:38:11,512 --> 00:38:14,317
and each give
your final guess. Brian.
766
00:38:14,384 --> 00:38:17,323
I'd really had in mind
this ice skating thing.
767
00:38:17,390 --> 00:38:18,993
Then I saw the gold watch,
768
00:38:19,060 --> 00:38:22,701
and so I thought gold medalist
Kristi Yamaguchi.
769
00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:26,876
But in earlier packages,
I saw lots of lip clues.
770
00:38:26,943 --> 00:38:29,114
But what solidified it for me
was when I saw
771
00:38:29,180 --> 00:38:31,451
the rain falling in the clues.
772
00:38:31,519 --> 00:38:35,961
Her gold medal routine
was the song "The Rainbow."
773
00:38:36,027 --> 00:38:39,535
Now I honestly believe
that this is Tara Lipinski.
774
00:38:41,104 --> 00:38:43,375
‐ Ah.
‐ Ken?
775
00:38:43,442 --> 00:38:44,444
Starting from
the very beginning,
776
00:38:44,512 --> 00:38:47,150
the ability plus the
English breakfast of it all,
777
00:38:47,216 --> 00:38:50,624
I thought Julianne Hough
because she trained in the UK.
778
00:38:50,690 --> 00:38:53,495
But with the word "foundation,"
this person won
779
00:38:53,563 --> 00:38:56,067
the Billie Jean Award
from the Women's Sports
Foundation,
780
00:38:56,134 --> 00:38:58,773
and I saw prayer hands,
and her most famous
781
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,444
ice skating routine
is "Dante's Prayer."
782
00:39:01,512 --> 00:39:03,516
I really think
this is Michelle Kwan.
783
00:39:06,589 --> 00:39:09,895
‐ Paula?
‐ Wow, wow, wow.
784
00:39:09,962 --> 00:39:13,468
I started with my dear friend
Jenna Dewan.
785
00:39:13,536 --> 00:39:15,941
And then
I was thinking, "Nope."
786
00:39:16,007 --> 00:39:19,414
I saw in your clue package
the prayer hands.
787
00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,652
I know that
you are deeply religious,
788
00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:26,696
and the fire and the flames
and the Olympic rings‐‐
789
00:39:26,762 --> 00:39:29,100
and it just hit me.
790
00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:32,574
Alicia Keys and you
performed onstage
791
00:39:32,641 --> 00:39:34,110
to a song that
she dedicated to you
792
00:39:34,177 --> 00:39:36,448
called "Girl on Fire."
793
00:39:36,515 --> 00:39:38,653
You are Gabby Douglas.
794
00:39:41,926 --> 00:39:46,201
‐ The Tis.
‐ Okay, well, for
a long time I thought,
795
00:39:46,268 --> 00:39:47,871
oh, it's got to be
an ice skater.
796
00:39:47,938 --> 00:39:50,476
And I thought of Tara Lipinski,
like you Brian,
797
00:39:50,543 --> 00:39:52,547
but now I've changed my mind.
798
00:39:52,614 --> 00:39:54,585
I really feel like
you are a gymnast
799
00:39:54,652 --> 00:39:57,456
based off of that fall
in the very beginning.
800
00:39:57,524 --> 00:40:00,162
You fell like
a professional gymnast.
801
00:40:00,229 --> 00:40:02,166
And the person
I'm thinking of
802
00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:04,571
actually has a book
called "Courage to Soar."
803
00:40:04,638 --> 00:40:06,007
And I heard that
in a clue package,
804
00:40:06,074 --> 00:40:08,746
so I think
you're Simone Biles.
805
00:40:08,813 --> 00:40:12,921
‐ Good guess.
‐ Okay, panel, you've made
your final guesses.
806
00:40:12,988 --> 00:40:16,529
Remember, Paula and Brian are
all tied up on the scoreboard.
807
00:40:16,595 --> 00:40:18,533
Who will take the lead
once and for all?
808
00:40:18,599 --> 00:40:22,073
This is the moment
we've all been waiting for.
809
00:40:22,139 --> 00:40:26,147
Let's unmask our first ever
"Masked Dancer" champion.
810
00:40:26,214 --> 00:40:27,651
I'm so excited right now.
811
00:40:27,718 --> 00:40:29,655
Audience, say it with me.
812
00:40:29,722 --> 00:40:32,561
( all chanting )
Take it off! Take it off!
813
00:40:32,627 --> 00:40:36,201
♪ Take it off, take it off
814
00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:37,269
♪ Take it off, off
815
00:40:47,657 --> 00:40:50,730
‐ Gabby Douglas!
‐ She got it!
816
00:40:50,797 --> 00:40:54,938
Motivational speaker,
author, and three‐time
817
00:40:55,005 --> 00:40:58,813
Olympic gold medal winning
gymnast Gabby Douglas!
818
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:00,082
Ken: Yes!
819
00:41:00,149 --> 00:41:02,921
Oh, my God! I love you,
I love you, I love you.
820
00:41:02,988 --> 00:41:06,629
‐ Wow!
‐ Yes!
821
00:41:06,695 --> 00:41:10,202
And the panelist with
the most correct guesses,
822
00:41:10,269 --> 00:41:13,108
that's right,
it's Paula Abdul!
823
00:41:13,175 --> 00:41:15,847
Gabby, how does it feel?
824
00:41:15,914 --> 00:41:18,686
This experience has been
so, so amazing.
825
00:41:18,753 --> 00:41:22,092
I thank everyone so much
and I love everyone so much.
826
00:41:22,159 --> 00:41:24,832
‐ It's been so amazing.
‐ We love you.
827
00:41:24,898 --> 00:41:27,971
Paula, you were
super confident.
828
00:41:28,038 --> 00:41:30,209
‐ You knew, you felt it.
‐ She knew.
829
00:41:30,275 --> 00:41:34,718
I did! I did!
I love you so much.
830
00:41:34,785 --> 00:41:37,122
You're the epitome
of what this show's about,
831
00:41:37,189 --> 00:41:38,726
and that's heart.
832
00:41:38,793 --> 00:41:41,130
And your heart led you
to where you are right now.
833
00:41:41,197 --> 00:41:43,134
Thank you so much.
834
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:46,140
Was it as easy
to tumble in a costume?
835
00:41:46,207 --> 00:41:48,144
It's my job to make it
look super light,
836
00:41:48,211 --> 00:41:50,282
but I've never done
anything like this before.
837
00:41:50,349 --> 00:41:52,286
I've never trained
with a mask on.
838
00:41:52,353 --> 00:41:54,758
It was a first time performing
and not being judged.
839
00:41:54,825 --> 00:41:57,831
I had so much fun,
and I'm so grateful
and so honored.
840
00:42:00,369 --> 00:42:03,843
Why did you have dollar signs
in your eyes in the clues?
841
00:42:03,910 --> 00:42:07,016
I trained in Ohio,
so that was for Buckeye.
842
00:42:07,082 --> 00:42:08,786
Oh.
843
00:42:10,389 --> 00:42:12,259
What did the English
breakfast mean?
844
00:42:12,326 --> 00:42:16,200
So, that's where I won
in 2012 in London.
845
00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:17,737
‐ Oh!
‐ Oh, my gosh.
846
00:42:17,804 --> 00:42:19,808
Congratulations.
We love you.
847
00:42:19,875 --> 00:42:22,212
‐ Ashley: Yes!
‐ We love you, Gabby.
848
00:42:22,279 --> 00:42:23,683
Thank you,
everyone at home,
849
00:42:23,749 --> 00:42:25,285
for watching
"The Masked Dancer."
850
00:42:25,352 --> 00:42:27,222
And great news!
851
00:42:27,289 --> 00:42:28,358
"The Masked Singer"
852
00:42:28,425 --> 00:42:30,095
will be returning
on March 10th.
853
00:42:30,162 --> 00:42:31,966
So stay tuned for more masks,
854
00:42:32,032 --> 00:42:33,335
more mystery, and more fun.
855
00:42:33,401 --> 00:42:36,976
And here to dance for us
one last time,
856
00:42:37,042 --> 00:42:39,113
unmasked once and for all,
857
00:42:39,180 --> 00:42:41,317
the artist formerly known
as the Cotton Candy,
858
00:42:41,384 --> 00:42:46,795
‐ Gabby Douglas!
‐ Yes!
859
00:42:46,862 --> 00:42:48,666
♪ This is me
860
00:42:48,733 --> 00:42:52,807
♪ Look out,
'cause here I'm come ♪
861
00:42:52,874 --> 00:42:55,212
♪ And I'm marching on
to the beat I drum ♪
862
00:42:55,278 --> 00:42:57,884
♪ Marching on, marching on
863
00:42:57,951 --> 00:43:02,226
♪ I'm not scared to be seen,
I make no apologies ♪
864
00:43:02,292 --> 00:43:04,831
♪ This is me