The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Season Premiere: Mask On Face Off - full transcript
The first six undercover celebrity singers -- peacock, hippo, monster, unicorn, deer and lion -- face off against one another in elaborate head-to-toe costumes.
MALE ANNOUNCER:
TV's wildest singing show...
‐(laughs)
ANNOUNCER: ...is here.
Can you recognize
your favorite celebrity
just by their voice?
You're about to find out.
♪ All the leaves are brown ♪
I feel like I know that voice.
‐♪ You can be cool ♪
ANNOUNCER: This is...
Unbelievable.
I cannot wait to find out
who this is.
ANNOUNCER: 12 celebrities
will compete
with one big twist.
I have no idea who this is.
ANNOUNCER:
They are all disguised
in costumes from head to toe.
Their identities are hidden
on and off the stage.
Their voices distorted
in interviews.
Maximum security out here.
ANNOUNCER: It'll be TV's
best kept secret.
NICK: Grammy winners,
Emmy winners,
it could be anybody.
‐P. Diddy.
‐Paula Abdul.
50 Cent.
Thought it was
Bee‐yoncé up here.
Welcome to The Masked Singer,
President Barack Obama.
♪ You can be cool,
you can be shy ♪
ANNOUNCER: Each week
the celebrities will sing
to impress the panel
and studio audience.
♪ Stay with me ♪
And I love him so much,
he's making me cry.
ANNOUNCER: The weakest
performer of the night
is eliminated and unmasked...
ALL: Take it off!
ANNOUNCER:
...before your eyes.
(cheers and applause)
ANNOUNCER: Tonight,
six singers face off.
Peacock versus Hippo.
Monster versus Unicorn.
And Deer versus Lion.
At the end of the night,
the first famous face
is revealed.
Oh, my God!
ANNOUNCER: Get ready to play
the wildest guessing game...
‐Who could that be?
ANNOUNCER: ...on TV.
Who is under the mask?
♪ Who are you ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ I really want to know ♪
♪ Oh tell me who are you ♪
♪ You, you, ah, you ♪
(cheers and applause)
Welcome, everybody,
to a very revealing show,
The Masked Singer.
Oh, yeah.
I'm Nick Cannon, and we're not
here to make people famous.
Our masked singers
already are famous.
Starting right now,
we're all detectives
in a very big musical mystery
to find out
who's behind the mask.
You're all invited
to play along with us,
because The Masked Singer
isn't just a whodunit.
This is a whosungit,
and just like you,
I have no idea who
any of these singers are.
Some of them may be friends.
Some of them
I may have married.
We'll never know.
Our celebrity
panelists have no idea
who these singers are either.
First, let's hear it
for a singing sensation
with a golden ear.
Mr. Robin Thicke.
(cheers and applause)
The vivacious and opinionated
Jenny McCarthy.
(cheers and applause)
He's our very own
comedy doctor,
the brilliant and hilarious
Ken Jeong.
What's up, Nick Cannon?
She's a gifted
singer and dancer
who was the voice
of the Pussycat Dolls.
Nicole Scherzinger.
(cheers and applause)
Thank you in advance
for your detective work.
We need you out here,
all right?
Right?
Finally, someone needs us.
Remember, before
this night is over,
someone's mask is coming off,
and his or her secret identity
will be revealed.
Tonight, six masked singers
will face off
against each other.
You've got...
Now, time for our
first‐ever face‐off.
Here to ruffle some feathers,
enter the Peacock.
(Bruno Mars's
"24K Magic" plays)
♪ ♪
Look at the plume.
Oh, my God, that is even
better than I ever thought.
♪ Head to toe, so player ♪
Oh, smooth. Swag.
Can it be the figure skater
Johnny Weir,
because his outfit
is so extravagant?
Good thought, good thought.
Ready to make
a really big splash,
release the Hippo.
♪ Yeah yeah ♪
(hip‐hop music)
Oh, my God, Hippo!
♪ ♪
The Hippo got moves.
Just saying, I recognize
his dance moves.
Okay, I want a good,
clean musical fight, you two.
Look at‐‐Peacock looks like
he's gonna go after him.
The swagginess
against the sauciness.
I see it.
Now, now, now.
Back up, I don't wanna
have to get between y'all.
Now I know we all want to know
who is behind the mask.
Well, there are clues
everywhere on this show.
So let's get to it
and get to know a truly
colorful performer,
the Peacock.
(cheers and applause)
I chose to become the Peacock
because we both share a love
of the spotlight.
(caws)
When I was five years old,
I walked onto a stage
for the first time,
and from that day on,
I was hooked.
♪ ♪
Piano is a clue.
Putting on a show
is in my DNA.
It's giving me Vegas vibes.
But it's probably been
a while since your mom
had a poster of me
on her bedroom wall.
I guess it's not Johnny Weir
if he's been famous
for a while.
As my dear friend Michael
Jackson once told me...
Wow!
If you're gonna
reinvent yourself,
you have to become someone
the world has never
seen before.
(dog barking)
So here goes.
It's never too late for this
showman to make a comeback.
(cheers and applause)
Love it.
Very flamboyant.
I'm excited.
(song begins)
♪ Ladies and gents, this is
the moment you've waited for ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Been searching in the dark ♪
♪ Your sweat soaking
through the floor ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And buried in your bones
there's an ache ♪
♪ That you can't ignore ♪
♪ Taking your breath,
stealing your mind ♪
♪ And all that's real
is left behind ♪
♪ Don't fight it, it's coming
for you, running at ya ♪
‐Come on!
‐Yeah, voice is strong.
♪ Your fever dream, can't you
see it getting closer ♪
♪ Just surrender 'cause you
feel the feeling taking over ♪
Gosh, I know that voice.
♪ It's fire, it's freedom,
it's flooding open ♪
He's a performer.
♪ It's a preacher in the pulpit
and you'll find devotion ♪
♪ There's something breaking
at the brick of every wall ♪
♪ It's holding,
all you know ♪
♪ So tell me
do you wanna go? ♪
♪ Where it's covered in
all the colored lights ♪
♪ Where the runaways
are running the night ♪
♪ Impossible comes true,
it's taking over you ♪
♪ Oh, this is
the greatest show ♪
♪ We light it up,
we won't come down ♪
♪ And the sun
can't stop us now ♪
♪ Watching it come true,
it's taking over you ♪
♪ Oh, this is
the greatest show ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ This is the moment,
this is the moment ♪
♪ You've all been
waiting for ♪
♪ This is the greatest show ♪
♪ Baby, baby ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah,
this is the greatest show ♪
♪ Yeah, ohh ♪
♪ This is the greatest ♪
♪ This is the greatest show ♪
JENNY: Wow.
(cheers and applause)
(audience chanting "Peacock")
‐Good job, Peacock.
‐Way to kick it off.
NICK: Peacock,
strut your stuff.
Look at him.
Whosoever is under that mask
definitely knows
what they're doing.
They got style too.
I was gonna steal them shoes.
Peacock, I'm gonna holla
at you later.
Gang, what do you guys think
about Peacock's performance?
Oh, my gosh, what a way
to open up the series.
ROBIN: Yes.
NICOLE: It's the greatest show.
It's probably
the most bizarre show,
because I'm talking
to a peacock.
But, like,
I didn't expect that.
Your voice is like‐‐
oh, it's like butter.
It was really good,
and it was, like, mature.
‐Wow.
‐It's like I was really
just impressed.
ROBIN: Obviously he's
a trained performer,
professionally trained
and performing
for many, many years.
‐It's very obvious.
‐So true.
NICK: All right, picking up
on any hints already?
Judging by your voice,
it's definitely a woman.
I can definitely say that,
and I am so loving
that blue outfit.
I have no idea who you are,
but afterwards I'd love
to wear that and look fierce
at an after‐party.
Get in line, get in line.
I mean, this might be
a little bit on the money,
but could it be Hugh Jackman?
ROBIN: (chuckles)
Hugh Jackman's, like, 6'5".
He's a lot taller
than that peacock.
‐That's true.
‐Hugh Jackman is 6'5"?
I mean, at first
I was thinking,
because of the song choice,
I was thinking Zac Efron,
but from the clue package,
he's much older than that.
JENNY: I don't think so.
You know, I definitely
feel that Vegas vibe.
So maybe a comedian in Vegas.
‐Yeah.
‐Well, Vegas‐‐
I definitely got
the Vegas thing.
Maybe somebody like Jimmy
Kimmel, he's from Vegas.
Jimmy Kimmel can't sing.
NICOLE: I think an overall
performer for sure,
but, like, magician vibes,
and it's very‐‐
that collar is like
living for Vegas.
I don't know any magicians
who can sing like that though.
That was pretty impressive.
NICOLE: Have you ever been
a part of a magic act
and was possible
mauled by a tiger?
(laughter)
JENNY: Oh, my God.
I have never been mauled
by a tiger.
But I have been part
of a magic act.
(audience oohs)
Good question, Nicole.
KEN: I'm thinking...
Teller of Penn & Teller, maybe.
NICOLE: I was feeling that.
I cannot wait to find out
who this is.
This is much harder
than I thought it would be.
We definitely have
our work cut out for us.
All right, well,
the case is closed for now.
Let's hear it
for the Peacock.
♪ Hey ♪
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask,
and if Peacock loses
tonight's vote,
we could find out
at the end of the show.
So Vegas.
He's so Vegas.
For sure.
If Liberace was alive,
I would think it was him.
Yeah, yeah.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
NICK: We're back on
The Masked Singer.
Who are all of these singers?
I have no idea.
We have Grammy winners,
Emmy winners,
Hall of Fame players
and some real comedians.
Each week, one of them
will lose the mask,
and we'll all see
who they really are.
Now, let's all
investigate somebody
who I'm guessing is
a really big star, the Hippo.
(cheers and applause)
(gentle music)
Diner. Could be
someone from the '50s.
HIPPO: Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day
for a competitor like me.
After all,
I need my strength.
I'm one of the most dangerous
animals in the kingdom.
I'm used to performing
in a mask
in front of thousands
of screaming fans.
I don't know,
is he a rapper or something?
He's got all the gold chains
like a hip‐hop hippopotamus.
HIPPO: And every time I win,
I just gotta dance,
even if it gets me
in trouble.
Maybe somebody who's gone
too far with dancing.
This Hippo's got game,
but I've also got a voice.
People just haven't
heard it yet.
I conquer every arena
that I enter,
and this one will be
no different.
The bill.
$10,000.
He's a baller.
(cheers and applause)
NICOLE: I think
he's an athlete.
Yeah, either athlete or rapper,
but I think an athlete maybe.
(cheers and applause)
(song begins)
♪ Everybody's talkin'
all this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ They say I'm crazy ♪
♪ I really don't care ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ They say I'm nasty ♪
♪ But I don't give a damn ♪
♪ Gettin' girls
is how I live ♪
♪ Everybody's talkin'
all this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ I can do
what I want to do ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ I'm doing it just for you ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
Hey! Hey!
(cheers and applause)
NICOLE: He's cute.
(crowd chanting "Hippo")
NICK: Hippo! Hippo!
Hippo is lit.
Oh, man, panel, what'd
you think about that energy
that Hippo was just‐‐
You worked
the audience so well.
You had all the right moves.
You was doing a little
something down there.
I don't know what was going on,
but we were feeling it.
I missed that part.
What was‐‐
‐You know, he was like...
‐Oh, oh, oh, okay.
‐Hey. Okay, okay.
NICOLE: Okay.
Did you see anything
that would‐‐
anything kinda
strike your eye?
I noticed that you were singing
over the other vocal track,
so you're probably not a
trained singer professionally,
but you move so well, I think
it might be an athlete here.
It looked like
an end zone dance to me.
It looked like you do
a lot of end zone dances.
(audience oohs, applauds)
I honestly think that it's
Odell Beckham Jr. right now.
KEN: Maybe but if you go
from the clue package,
with the pancakes and,
you know, he's all gangsta,
I mean, I mean‐‐
This helps
when you say gangsta.
Yeah, it's like Westside,
Hippo, Westside.
I'm guessing he's an athlete,
he's very charismatic.
I'm thinking Deion Sanders.
JENNY: Yes! That's actually
a really good choice.
And he does those
touchdown dances.
KEN: Right,
those end zone dances.
JENNY: Wasn't he fined?
KEN: He got fined for‐‐
He used to actually dance
before he got
into the end zone.
KEN: Right.
Right at the one yard line.
ROBIN: Right at
the one yard line.
NICOLE: I'm feeling
that as well,
with the dance moves
and everything,
but the clue that I got was
definitely the pancake bill.
That was like he was
at a club.
‐That's a baller, yeah.
‐He was a baller.
Definitely a baller, so I'm
thinking a basketball player.
He's tall, he's somebody who's
actually done an album before.
So I'm thinking Allen Iverson.
(scattered cheers)
‐Yeah.
JENNY: Yeah.
I'm gonna ask,
are you a basketball player?
Bowling.
That does nothing to help.
Maybe it could be bowl
as in Super Bowl.
NICK: Ooh.
NICOLE: I mean...
‐So an athlete.
NICOLE: I'll take it.
Our whole point is,
for a singer,
you're an amazing athlete.
(laughter)
NICK: All right, well,
the case is closed for now.
Who is that?
NICK: Our panel thought one
of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
(cheers and applause)
All right, it's time for
our first face‐off vote.
After every
head‐to‐head battle,
I'm going to ask both
the studio audience
and the panel up there
to vote for the performer
they want to see again.
(cheers and applause)
The winner will sing
another day.
The other singer may have
to take their mask off
at the end of the show.
We'll find out the results
after the break.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Are you Team Hippo
or Team Peacock?
(audience chanting
"Hippo" and "Peacock")
The winner
will sing another day.
The other singer may have
to take their mask off
and head home.
The results are in.
The winner of our
fist face‐off is...
Peacock.
(cheers and applause)
Yes! I knew it!
NICK: You're keeping
your mask on
and singing another day.
Hippo, that means
you're in the bottom three.
You gotta head back
and await your fate.
‐Oh, no!
‐Hippo!
NICK: Doesn't necessarily
mean it's over for the Hippo.
NICOLE: We might find out who
he is at the end of the show.
‐Yeah.
‐I know, I feel bad.
And now the stage is set
for a fierce face‐off
of fantasy...
Release the monster.
♪ Get stupid,
get it started ♪
♪ Get it started ♪
♪ Let's get it started, ha ♪
♪ Let's get it started
in here ♪
♪ Let's get it started, ha ♪
♪ Let's get it started
in here, yeah ♪
(cheers and applause)
All right,
enter the Unicorn.
♪ I'm beautiful in my way ♪
♪ 'Cause God makes
no mistakes ♪
‐♪ I'm on the rick track ♪
‐Oh, wow.
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ Ain't no other way ♪
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ ♪
On this show, you always
have to watch closely.
So try to understand
the Monster.
(cheers and applause)
(gentle music)
MONSTER: I'm a monster
because that's what
the world labeled me.
Someone that's got
a naughty reputation.
I'm here to rewrite
my mix tape
to prove that I'm more
than just puff and fluff.
From the '80s.
But actually mix tapes
have come back nowadays.
True.
MONSTER: I was at
the top of my game.
But the game turned on me.
So I retreated
into my cave...
Oh, sweet pea.
To take a break
from the public eye.
I think he's done some time.
And I think he's been
banished to a cave.
MONSTER: But now I'm here
to set the record straight.
♪ But always heard ♪
And show the world
that no one can stop me
from doing what I love.
So stay tuned,
because this monster is...
(auto‐tuned) back.
♪ You heard me, uh ♪
(cheers and applause)
‐This one's hard.
‐This one's tough.
This is really hard.
("Don't Stop Me Now" begins)
♪ ♪
♪ Tonight,
gonna have myself ♪
♪ A real good time ♪
♪ I feel ali‐i‐i‐ive ♪
♪ And the world ♪
♪ I'll turn it inside out ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Floating around
in ecstasy ♪
♪ So ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Don't stop me ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm having
a good time ♪
♪ Having a good time ♪
♪ I'm a shooting star,
leaping through the sky ♪
♪ Like a tiger defying
the laws of gravity ♪
♪ I'm a racing car, passing
by like Lady Godiva ♪
♪ I'm gonna go, go, go ♪
♪ There's no stopping me ♪
♪ I'm burning through
the sky, yeah ♪
♪ Two hundred degrees ♪
♪ That's why they call me
Mr. Fahrenheit ♪
♪ I'm traveling at
the speed of light ♪
♪ I wanna make a supersonic
man out of you ♪
♪ Don't stop me now,
I'm having such a good time ♪
♪ I'm having a ball ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ If you wanna have a good
time, just give me a call ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm having
a good time ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Ooh I'm having a good time ♪
♪ Don't wanna stop at all ♪
♪ Oh yeah ♪
(cheers and applause)
Aww, come on!
(crowd chanting "Monster")
NICK: What a monster
performance.
His jazz hands.
Professional singer.
That was fuzzy.
Panel, you guys had these
shocked looks on your faces.
Totally shocked.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting
much from the monster,
because it's furry
and fuzzy and sweet.
Once I heard the voice,
it was completely the opposite.
‐It threw you off, right?
‐Yeah, 'cause the voice
was soulful
and you hit the notes.
It sounded great, man.
(cheers and applause)
Um, yeah, I‐‐I mean,
oh, I just want to squeeze you
and stuff, and you're so‐‐
oh, look at you‐‐
‐How cute you are.
‐Oh, he's offering.
He's interested.
But he had
a playful performance,
and you've got great range,
and I heard some soul in there.
ROBIN: Yep, I heard that.
I could tell by the vocal tone
that it was a mature person.
‐Absolutely.
‐It didn't sound like
a young voice at all to me.
Did you pick up on anything,
any hints so far?
You know, the clues were
a little tricky,
'cause you live in a cave, you
don't have the greatest teeth.
Um, sorry about that.
You're bashing the monster.
JENNY: Okay, so he's fluffy.
Rhymes with fluffy‐‐
I mean Puffy.
ROBIN: Ah.
JENNY: P. Diddy. Fluffy.
You thought that was Diddy?
ROBIN: That doesn't seem like
a Diddy outfit to me.
You never know.
That's not a horrible guess.
Puff is not coming out in that.
NICK: You never know.
He went into his cave, okay,
in the package.
Ken, you said
that's like a jail,
so somebody
who went to prison.
So someone who's a bad boy,
so I'm gonna go
with Gucci Mane.
Does Gucci Mane have
a brilliant, beautiful,
mature, soulful voice
that we just never heard?
ROBIN: We don't know.
Gucci Mane could come out of
nowhere with that, you know?
NICK: Dr. Ken.
‐There's so many
one‐eyed monster jokes
in my Rolodex right now.
Okay, but all kidding aside,
great voice.
Mix tape. Went to jail.
Hmm, I'm thinking,
Justin Bieber.
(audience groans)
Now, the voice was
way too soulful.
Just wondering, are you
a professional singer?
JENNY: Not to everyone?
Oh, blessed.
To us, you are.
(cheers and applause)
ROBIN: Honestly,
this is the first time
I have no idea,
I have no guess.
I mean, the voice is throwing
me 'cause it so mature,
but he moves really young,
and we can't get a body type.
Okay, I'm dying to know
who you are, because so far
you have my favorite voice
in the competition.
KEN: Yeah.
JENNY: Wow.
ROBIN: Voice as great.
‐Who are you?
‐Give it up for the Monster.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
If Monster loses
tonight's vote,
we can find out
if they're right.
All right, let's put
the spotlight
on a totally magical creature,
the Unicorn.
Pay attention for
the clues, people.
(gentle piano music)
Here's the story of how
I became the Unicorn.
My childhood
should have been magical.
I grew up in one of
the richest neighborhoods.
Born in Beverly Hills.
UNICORN: And when I was
little, I dreamt of singing.
But someone I admired
told me I was tone‐deaf.
WOMAN: You're tone‐deaf.
UNICORN: All my life, people
told me I wasn't worthy.
MAN: You can't fly.
WOMAN: Your sparkle
is distracting.
MAN: Your horn is too short.
♪ You've got to stand
your ground baby ♪
UNICORN: I'm not going
to listen to them any longer.
It sounds like
she went through a lot.
Nobody can tell me who I can
or can't be.
Sounds like somebody
who tried to make it
in a field or two
and was denied.
By putting on this mask,
I am showing myself and the
next generation of unicorns
that true magic
comes from within.
All you have to do is believe.
(cheers and applause)
She's so beautiful and regal.
‐Yes.
‐Meghan Markle.
‐Mm.
‐It's Meghan Markle.
("Fight Song" begins)
♪ Like a small boat ♪
♪ On the ocean ♪
‐♪ Sending big waves ♪
‐Aww.
♪ Into motion ♪
♪ Like how a single word ♪
♪ Can make a heart open ♪
♪ I might only
have one match ♪
♪ But I can make
an explosion ♪
♪ And all those things
I didn't say ♪
♪ Wrecking balls
inside my brain ♪
♪ I will scream them
loud tonight ♪
♪ Can you hear
my voice this time? ♪
♪ This is my fight song ♪
♪ Take back my life song ♪
♪ Prove I'm all right song ♪
♪ My power's turned on ♪
♪ Starting right now
I'll be strong ♪
♪ I'll play my fight song ♪
♪ And I don't really care
if nobody else believes ♪
♪ 'Cause I've still got
a lot of fight left in me ♪
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Definitely a special
and rare performance.
Unicorn, let's take
a step over here.
As you guys
can probably imagine,
some of these masks
are very difficult to see in,
so I got you, Unicorn,
I'm rockin' with you.
Gang!
I haven't seen this type
of stellar performance
from a horse
since the Kentucky Derby,
and I won't lie to you there,
it was pretty amazing.
ROBIN: Hearing a little bit
of your backstory,
talking about feeling
very insecure,
about your coming out party
in a sense,
and from the clues, you know,
it seems like
you came from a wealthy family
or grew up famous.
Right now I think maybe
somebody like Lindsay Lohan.
Lindsay Lohan? No!
I'm thinking maybe
like Paris Hilton.
ROBIN: Yeah.
JENNY: You know, daughter of
a famous family,
‐Ireland Baldwin.
‐Yeah.
ROBIN: Somebody who's
been through a lot
and has overcome
those obstacles.
It's awesome with
the transformation
that you've come out
as a unicorn.
It's spiritual,
it's one‐of‐a‐kind,
and I don't know
who you are at all.
(laughter)
JENNY: They call me Bird?
KEN: Call you bird.
JENNY: Bird, what do you think?
‐Well, it's not Larry Bird.
‐No.
‐That's for sure.
(laughs)
I'm just so blown away
by your courage
to stand up here and sing
and look so beautiful.
You did a great job.
Well, one more time
for the Unicorn,
ladies and gentlemen.
This show is crazy.
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
As soon as I heard the voice,
it's someone older,
and it's someone
who's not a singer.
I can't figure it out.
NICK: Coming up...
‐Unbelievable.
NICK: The guessing game
continues
with our final face‐off.
I love horses.
What?
(laughter)
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
NICK: And later, the identity
of one famous singer
will be revealed in our
first‐ever unmasking.
‐Oh, my God!
‐Whoa!
Who will go on
to sing another day
and who will join Hippo
in the bottom three?
(audience shouting)
The votes are in.
Oh, my God, I'm scared.
(tense music)
Unicorn, you get to sing on.
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Hit the tunnel!
♪ I'm on the right track,
baby I was born this way ♪
NICK: Unicorn, you are safe.
Unfortunately, Monster,
you're in the bottom three,
which means you and Hippo
might get unmasked
after the next face‐off.
Monster was awesome.
I don't want him to go home.
I guess the crowd
just liked Unicorn more.
‐Yeah.
KEN: Not right.
Now our final
face‐off tonight.
Deer will take on the Lion.
First, enter the Deer.
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam ♪
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam ♪
♪ Black Betty had a child ♪
Oh, that deer
is as big as a moose.
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam, whoa ♪
Tough guy.
Very tough guy.
♪ ♪
And now, release the Lion.
♪ Barracuda ♪
♪ ♪
‐Oh, my God, it's amazing!
‐Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
I think it's a female, right?
‐Yeah.
JENNY: She looks hot.
♪ Burn, burn, burn,
burn it to the wick ♪
‐Oh.
‐Rawr.
KEN: I like the Lion
is so feminine,
and the Deer
is so masculine.
I love these two,
and I'm not lyin'.
(laughter)
Sorry, I had to do it.
Now let's all get to the hints
about our dear friend,
the Deer.
(upbeat string music)
♪ ♪
I chose the deer
because they're
incredibly competitive.
(growls)
Oh, that seems
like a wrestler.
‐Right? I felt, like, MMA.
‐Yeah, that's‐‐
DEER: I always considered
myself a singer.
(vocalizes atonally)
‐Whoa.
‐Oh, dear.
DEER: I'm not sure everyone
is gonna agree with that,
but I think it's hard for
people to get past who I am
and what I'm known for.
He looks pretty
big and strong.
Very masculine.
Being under the mask,
people will finally
hear my voice.
I've been knocked down
many times.
‐Taping up the antlers.
‐Yeah.
He's gotta be a fighter.
DEER: But in the wild,
wild west,
you learn how to get up
and get back in the saddle.
Ravens beware...
Ravens.
Oh, could be
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Good.
DEER: I'm here to win.
(thunder cracks)
(cheers and applause)
He's tall.
(song begins)
♪ ♪
♪ Just a young gun
with a quick fuse ♪
♪ I was uptight,
wanna let loose ♪
♪ And I was thinking
about bigger things ♪
♪ I wanna leave
my old life behind ♪
♪ Not a yes sir,
not a follower ♪
♪ Fit the box, fit the mold ♪
♪ Have a seat in the foyer,
take a number ♪
♪ I was lightning
before the thunder ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder,
thunder ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Thunder ♪
♪ They say you're basic,
they say you're easy ♪
♪ You're always riding
in the back seat ♪
♪ Well I'm smiling
from the stage while ♪
♪ You were clapping
from the nose bleeds ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder ♪
♪ Come on feel ♪
Come on, honey, sing!
♪ ♪
(cheers and applause)
NICK: The Deer.
‐Yeah! Yeah.
(laughs)
NICK: Standing O for the Deer.
Hey, man, watch out.
All right.
Gang, what'd you think
about the Deer's performance?
I love the way
you just came out.
You just took the stage
like an OG, you know?
You know, you're giving me,
like, warrior vibes.
It doesn't sound like
you're a professional singer,
but you had really good
attitude behind it.
Now were there any clues that
you guys were picking up on?
ROBIN: Yeah, he said
he's a competitor.
He said that
he gets knocked down
but he always gets back up,
so to me that sounds like
either an athlete
or a wrestler.
So I'm thinking
Stone Cold Steve Austin.
JENNY: That's what
I was thinking.
Like, either like UFC
or MMA fighter.
You know what I mean?
What's that guy's name?
‐Chuck Liddell.
‐Ahh.
Yeah, I wouldn't want
to cross you in an alley.
You look like a tough guy.
KEN: Yeah, he looks tough.
ROBIN: Oh.
KEN: Oh, man.
He is tough.
I feel it.
I can feel it.
JENNY: But, you know,
the clues were a little tricky.
I mean, he said he was from
the wild, wild west, right?
Hmm.
Uh...
(scattered laughter)
‐(laughs)
JENNY: I love horses?
I love horses.
Maybe he's a jockey.
(laughter)
ROBIN: That's the biggest
jockey in the world.
I know, right?
Maybe‐‐maybe he's
associated with a, you know,
a team with a horse.
ROBIN: Ah, does that mean
he's a Denver Bronco?
(cheers and applause)
ALL: Ohh.
‐Ahh.
‐That's very good.
Oh, Detective Thicke.
Could it be Peyton Manning?
Ah, that's
a very good guess.
(applause)
I'm gonna ask you,
do you currently play
or have you ever been
a player in the NFL?
(laughter)
Oh, okay.
Oh, that means‐‐
that's a big yes.
‐That's a big, fat yes.
‐That's a big yes.
‐Denial is‐‐
‐Your eyes, your eyes.
Okay, we got somewhere.
I can't wait to find out
who this is.
Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time for the Deer.
Give it up for him.
KEN: Yeah!
NICOLE: Yes.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
‐Who would choose a deer?
‐I don't know.
When we return,
it's the Lion's turn to roar.
Then a star is revealed
and sent home.
That's coming up
only on The Masked Singer.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
Welcome back to
The Masked Singer.
We're in the middle
of a truly primal face‐off:
the Deer versus the Lion.
Oh, yeah.
Next to hit the stage,
the Lion.
But first, look for clues
and watch this.
(cheers and applause)
(intense music)
I'm the lion,
and I'm here to roar.
I love all that gold.
That's someone that's,
you know, flashy.
This is my chance
for people to see me perform
without any preconceived
notions of who I am.
Some might say
I'm Hollywood royalty,
but now I'm standing
on my own.
Hollywood royalty.
And I'm stepping away from
my pride to sing my heart out.
Someone who wants
to prove themselves, yeah.
Yeah.
I don't see a lion
as just brave and courageous.
True strength
comes from embracing
all your vulnerabilities.
Person looks
pretty tall and fit.
LION: So here I am,
behind this mask,
and I'm going to show my true
self for the very first time.
(cheers and applause)
God, who can that be?
♪ I ain't got time
for you baby ♪
♪ Either you're mine
or you're not ♪
♪ Make up your mind
sweet baby ♪
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
I mean, come on!
Go, girl!
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
MAN: (scatting)
♪ ♪
Work them hips.
♪ ♪
Strut that thing.
♪ Islands, diamonds,
trips around the world ♪
♪ Don't mean a thing
if I ain't your girl ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
♪ Whoa, a little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
Whoo.
♪ ♪
(cheers and applause)
That is all right to me.
Hey, when you're gold,
you're gold.
(audience chanting "Lion")
Wow.
Talk about fierce.
Panel, talk to her.
The way that she
walked out on stage,
her posture was perfect,
her legs were in front,
she shook her hips
right on time.
I'm telling you that that's
a well‐trained professional.
You're really focused
on these hips.
KEN: I know, I keep saying this
over and over again.
Robin, stop hitting
on the livestock.
‐Let me tell you.
‐Sorry.
JENNY: If you're not a musical
artist, then you're lying,
because that was unbelievable.
Are you guys feeling
Lady Gaga?
Yes.
(cheers and applause)
I'm feeling it.
I didn't get that
from the vocals.
I didn't get that.
You never know.
Now, panel, any clues
stick out to you?
ROBIN: One thing
that intrigued me was
the Hollywood royalty.
I can see where you get
the talent from,
but I don't know
where to categorize you.
Are you a singer? Because
you sounded like a singer.
But also the way
you were strutting
could be a model/actress who's
been trained to sing also.
I mean, she said her pride.
Yeah, she said that she wanted
to separate herself
‐from the pack.
‐From the pack.
ROBIN: Ohh.
JENNY: See, I'm thinking
‐a girl group.
NICOLE: Yes.
Well...
Wow.
I am picking up
on something.
Maybe Pussycat Dolls.
No, if it was someone
in my group, I'd know.
What other
female groups are there?
I definitely think
it's a female group.
ROBIN: I'm getting
a Fifth Harmony vibe here.
That's where you went?
Well, that's a girl group
that recently disbanded.
You right.
What about Destiny's Child?
(cheers and applause)
ROBIN: Actually, yeah,
you know, that's a good point,
because the way she walked out
had that power thigh,
Beyoncé walk,
like Michelle Williams.
‐Yeah.
‐Or maybe Kelly Rowland.
She's got delicious legs
like Kelly Rowland.
But I would have recognized
the voice from Destiny's Child.
I see the wheels
turning up there.
‐I think I know.
‐Who?
KELLY: Scary Spice.
(cheers and applause)
I didn't hear
any English accents.
No, no, that's
a soulful American singer.
I can't figure it out.
I am dying to know
who you are.
NICK: All right, well,
one more time for the Lion.
Come on, give it up.
It's pretty amazing.
(audience chanting "Lion")
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
Okay, it's time to find out
who will sing another day
and who will join Hippo and
Monster in the bottom three
and risk being unmasked
at the end of the show.
(suspenseful music)
The results are in,
and the winner of our
final face‐off is...
the Lion.
♪ Burn, burn, burn ♪
Lion, hit the tunnel.
Okay, America, this is big.
We're about to solve our first
whosungit mystery.
You ready for this?
When we come back
on this stage,
the Hippo, Monster, or Deer
will be unmasked.
Don't go anywhere.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
We're back on the most
mysteriously entertaining
and insane new show anywhere,
The Masked Singer.
ROBIN: Yeah.
NICK: It's been a night
of incredible face‐offs.
These three winners
have secured their spots
in the competition.
Of the other three,
the one with the least votes
from the panel
will be eliminated.
Which means
one of these three stars
is about to be unmasked.
Will it be the Hippo?
The Monster?
I do not want Monster
to go home.
Or the Deer?
‐No.
‐It's so hard.
NICK: The panel
has already voted.
Our first
unmasked singer is...
(suspenseful music)
The Hippo.
(audience oohs)
NICK: I'm sorry, Hippo.
I feel so bad for Hippo.
Deer, Monster, you're still
in the competition.
I might need to help
the Monster out.
Someone‐‐I need some
monster assistance.
(laughter)
They're gonna sing again.
Now, before you
take that thing off,
we're about to solve our first
whosungit mystery.
‐Panel!
‐Yes?
Who do you guys
think this is?
He's a basketball player.
He's got swag.
He's an athlete
who's done an album.
I'm going with Allen Iverson
from the 76ers.
No way, that's
a football player
who dances in the end zone.
It's Neon Deion Sanders.
JENNY: Yes!
(scattered boos)
I hate to agree with Ken,
but those touchdown moves,
I recognize them,
and it's Deion Sanders.
NICK: All right.
‐No way it's Deion Sanders.
First of all,
Deion's taller than that.
And you're forgetting
the whole New York thing.
From the New York Giants,
wide receiver,
it's gotta be
Odell Beckham Jr.
Gotta be.
KEN: No way it's
Odell Beckham Jr.
Like me,
he's way too young.
Facts, facts.
ROBIN: It's gotta be
Odell Beckham.
No, I don't think you're right.
‐I think it's Odell Beckham.
‐No.
‐Come on, Odell.
NICK: Okay, panel,
you made your final guesses.
Now let's see
if any of you are right.
The time has come to find out
the identity of our first‐ever
masked singer.
We all need to know.
Show us who's
behind the mask.
♪ Who are you ♪
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Odell!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Deion Sanders!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Allen Iverson!
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
‐Neon Deion.
‐Odell.
♪ Tell me who are you, you ♪
Oh, oh.
♪ You, you, ah, you ♪
Take it off!
NICK: I knew it!
‐Oh, my God!
Antonio Brown
from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
(cheers and applause)
From the NFL
to your prerogative
right here on this stage.
Antonio, now you've been
to a Super Bowl before.
‐How does this compare?
‐Well, it was a challenge.
You know, it was a challenge
being able to stay on beat,
but it was exciting,
I was glad to be a part of it,
and I had a good time today.
And, ladies, ladies, I mean,
how handsome is this guy?
You gotta see him without
his helmet more often, right?
‐Mr. Handsome.
‐Oh, oh, oh!
KEN: Oh, my God.
‐It's his prerogative.
(laughter)
‐Like that?
NICK: I like it, Kenny.
Give it up for Antonio Brown!
ALL: Antonio! Antonio!
♪ All this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
NICK: Get 'em, Antonio!
‐♪ It's my prerogative ♪
You guys bear
a striking resemblance.
Oh, we're exactly the same.
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
Y'all, keep it going
for Antonio Brown.
ANNOUNCER: This season on
"The Masked Singer"...
Oh, my!
ANNOUNCER: Your favorites
sing again.
I love you, Monster!
ANNOUNCER: Plus new characters
to unmask.
Stop smiling at me!
ANNOUNCER: "The Masked Singer,"
all new next Wednesday
at 9:00/8:00 Central on Fox.
(barking)
TV's wildest singing show...
‐(laughs)
ANNOUNCER: ...is here.
Can you recognize
your favorite celebrity
just by their voice?
You're about to find out.
♪ All the leaves are brown ♪
I feel like I know that voice.
‐♪ You can be cool ♪
ANNOUNCER: This is...
Unbelievable.
I cannot wait to find out
who this is.
ANNOUNCER: 12 celebrities
will compete
with one big twist.
I have no idea who this is.
ANNOUNCER:
They are all disguised
in costumes from head to toe.
Their identities are hidden
on and off the stage.
Their voices distorted
in interviews.
Maximum security out here.
ANNOUNCER: It'll be TV's
best kept secret.
NICK: Grammy winners,
Emmy winners,
it could be anybody.
‐P. Diddy.
‐Paula Abdul.
50 Cent.
Thought it was
Bee‐yoncé up here.
Welcome to The Masked Singer,
President Barack Obama.
♪ You can be cool,
you can be shy ♪
ANNOUNCER: Each week
the celebrities will sing
to impress the panel
and studio audience.
♪ Stay with me ♪
And I love him so much,
he's making me cry.
ANNOUNCER: The weakest
performer of the night
is eliminated and unmasked...
ALL: Take it off!
ANNOUNCER:
...before your eyes.
(cheers and applause)
ANNOUNCER: Tonight,
six singers face off.
Peacock versus Hippo.
Monster versus Unicorn.
And Deer versus Lion.
At the end of the night,
the first famous face
is revealed.
Oh, my God!
ANNOUNCER: Get ready to play
the wildest guessing game...
‐Who could that be?
ANNOUNCER: ...on TV.
Who is under the mask?
♪ Who are you ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ I really want to know ♪
♪ Oh tell me who are you ♪
♪ You, you, ah, you ♪
(cheers and applause)
Welcome, everybody,
to a very revealing show,
The Masked Singer.
Oh, yeah.
I'm Nick Cannon, and we're not
here to make people famous.
Our masked singers
already are famous.
Starting right now,
we're all detectives
in a very big musical mystery
to find out
who's behind the mask.
You're all invited
to play along with us,
because The Masked Singer
isn't just a whodunit.
This is a whosungit,
and just like you,
I have no idea who
any of these singers are.
Some of them may be friends.
Some of them
I may have married.
We'll never know.
Our celebrity
panelists have no idea
who these singers are either.
First, let's hear it
for a singing sensation
with a golden ear.
Mr. Robin Thicke.
(cheers and applause)
The vivacious and opinionated
Jenny McCarthy.
(cheers and applause)
He's our very own
comedy doctor,
the brilliant and hilarious
Ken Jeong.
What's up, Nick Cannon?
She's a gifted
singer and dancer
who was the voice
of the Pussycat Dolls.
Nicole Scherzinger.
(cheers and applause)
Thank you in advance
for your detective work.
We need you out here,
all right?
Right?
Finally, someone needs us.
Remember, before
this night is over,
someone's mask is coming off,
and his or her secret identity
will be revealed.
Tonight, six masked singers
will face off
against each other.
You've got...
Now, time for our
first‐ever face‐off.
Here to ruffle some feathers,
enter the Peacock.
(Bruno Mars's
"24K Magic" plays)
♪ ♪
Look at the plume.
Oh, my God, that is even
better than I ever thought.
♪ Head to toe, so player ♪
Oh, smooth. Swag.
Can it be the figure skater
Johnny Weir,
because his outfit
is so extravagant?
Good thought, good thought.
Ready to make
a really big splash,
release the Hippo.
♪ Yeah yeah ♪
(hip‐hop music)
Oh, my God, Hippo!
♪ ♪
The Hippo got moves.
Just saying, I recognize
his dance moves.
Okay, I want a good,
clean musical fight, you two.
Look at‐‐Peacock looks like
he's gonna go after him.
The swagginess
against the sauciness.
I see it.
Now, now, now.
Back up, I don't wanna
have to get between y'all.
Now I know we all want to know
who is behind the mask.
Well, there are clues
everywhere on this show.
So let's get to it
and get to know a truly
colorful performer,
the Peacock.
(cheers and applause)
I chose to become the Peacock
because we both share a love
of the spotlight.
(caws)
When I was five years old,
I walked onto a stage
for the first time,
and from that day on,
I was hooked.
♪ ♪
Piano is a clue.
Putting on a show
is in my DNA.
It's giving me Vegas vibes.
But it's probably been
a while since your mom
had a poster of me
on her bedroom wall.
I guess it's not Johnny Weir
if he's been famous
for a while.
As my dear friend Michael
Jackson once told me...
Wow!
If you're gonna
reinvent yourself,
you have to become someone
the world has never
seen before.
(dog barking)
So here goes.
It's never too late for this
showman to make a comeback.
(cheers and applause)
Love it.
Very flamboyant.
I'm excited.
(song begins)
♪ Ladies and gents, this is
the moment you've waited for ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Been searching in the dark ♪
♪ Your sweat soaking
through the floor ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And buried in your bones
there's an ache ♪
♪ That you can't ignore ♪
♪ Taking your breath,
stealing your mind ♪
♪ And all that's real
is left behind ♪
♪ Don't fight it, it's coming
for you, running at ya ♪
‐Come on!
‐Yeah, voice is strong.
♪ Your fever dream, can't you
see it getting closer ♪
♪ Just surrender 'cause you
feel the feeling taking over ♪
Gosh, I know that voice.
♪ It's fire, it's freedom,
it's flooding open ♪
He's a performer.
♪ It's a preacher in the pulpit
and you'll find devotion ♪
♪ There's something breaking
at the brick of every wall ♪
♪ It's holding,
all you know ♪
♪ So tell me
do you wanna go? ♪
♪ Where it's covered in
all the colored lights ♪
♪ Where the runaways
are running the night ♪
♪ Impossible comes true,
it's taking over you ♪
♪ Oh, this is
the greatest show ♪
♪ We light it up,
we won't come down ♪
♪ And the sun
can't stop us now ♪
♪ Watching it come true,
it's taking over you ♪
♪ Oh, this is
the greatest show ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ This is the moment,
this is the moment ♪
♪ You've all been
waiting for ♪
♪ This is the greatest show ♪
♪ Baby, baby ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah,
this is the greatest show ♪
♪ Yeah, ohh ♪
♪ This is the greatest ♪
♪ This is the greatest show ♪
JENNY: Wow.
(cheers and applause)
(audience chanting "Peacock")
‐Good job, Peacock.
‐Way to kick it off.
NICK: Peacock,
strut your stuff.
Look at him.
Whosoever is under that mask
definitely knows
what they're doing.
They got style too.
I was gonna steal them shoes.
Peacock, I'm gonna holla
at you later.
Gang, what do you guys think
about Peacock's performance?
Oh, my gosh, what a way
to open up the series.
ROBIN: Yes.
NICOLE: It's the greatest show.
It's probably
the most bizarre show,
because I'm talking
to a peacock.
But, like,
I didn't expect that.
Your voice is like‐‐
oh, it's like butter.
It was really good,
and it was, like, mature.
‐Wow.
‐It's like I was really
just impressed.
ROBIN: Obviously he's
a trained performer,
professionally trained
and performing
for many, many years.
‐It's very obvious.
‐So true.
NICK: All right, picking up
on any hints already?
Judging by your voice,
it's definitely a woman.
I can definitely say that,
and I am so loving
that blue outfit.
I have no idea who you are,
but afterwards I'd love
to wear that and look fierce
at an after‐party.
Get in line, get in line.
I mean, this might be
a little bit on the money,
but could it be Hugh Jackman?
ROBIN: (chuckles)
Hugh Jackman's, like, 6'5".
He's a lot taller
than that peacock.
‐That's true.
‐Hugh Jackman is 6'5"?
I mean, at first
I was thinking,
because of the song choice,
I was thinking Zac Efron,
but from the clue package,
he's much older than that.
JENNY: I don't think so.
You know, I definitely
feel that Vegas vibe.
So maybe a comedian in Vegas.
‐Yeah.
‐Well, Vegas‐‐
I definitely got
the Vegas thing.
Maybe somebody like Jimmy
Kimmel, he's from Vegas.
Jimmy Kimmel can't sing.
NICOLE: I think an overall
performer for sure,
but, like, magician vibes,
and it's very‐‐
that collar is like
living for Vegas.
I don't know any magicians
who can sing like that though.
That was pretty impressive.
NICOLE: Have you ever been
a part of a magic act
and was possible
mauled by a tiger?
(laughter)
JENNY: Oh, my God.
I have never been mauled
by a tiger.
But I have been part
of a magic act.
(audience oohs)
Good question, Nicole.
KEN: I'm thinking...
Teller of Penn & Teller, maybe.
NICOLE: I was feeling that.
I cannot wait to find out
who this is.
This is much harder
than I thought it would be.
We definitely have
our work cut out for us.
All right, well,
the case is closed for now.
Let's hear it
for the Peacock.
♪ Hey ♪
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask,
and if Peacock loses
tonight's vote,
we could find out
at the end of the show.
So Vegas.
He's so Vegas.
For sure.
If Liberace was alive,
I would think it was him.
Yeah, yeah.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
NICK: We're back on
The Masked Singer.
Who are all of these singers?
I have no idea.
We have Grammy winners,
Emmy winners,
Hall of Fame players
and some real comedians.
Each week, one of them
will lose the mask,
and we'll all see
who they really are.
Now, let's all
investigate somebody
who I'm guessing is
a really big star, the Hippo.
(cheers and applause)
(gentle music)
Diner. Could be
someone from the '50s.
HIPPO: Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day
for a competitor like me.
After all,
I need my strength.
I'm one of the most dangerous
animals in the kingdom.
I'm used to performing
in a mask
in front of thousands
of screaming fans.
I don't know,
is he a rapper or something?
He's got all the gold chains
like a hip‐hop hippopotamus.
HIPPO: And every time I win,
I just gotta dance,
even if it gets me
in trouble.
Maybe somebody who's gone
too far with dancing.
This Hippo's got game,
but I've also got a voice.
People just haven't
heard it yet.
I conquer every arena
that I enter,
and this one will be
no different.
The bill.
$10,000.
He's a baller.
(cheers and applause)
NICOLE: I think
he's an athlete.
Yeah, either athlete or rapper,
but I think an athlete maybe.
(cheers and applause)
(song begins)
♪ Everybody's talkin'
all this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ They say I'm crazy ♪
♪ I really don't care ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ They say I'm nasty ♪
♪ But I don't give a damn ♪
♪ Gettin' girls
is how I live ♪
♪ Everybody's talkin'
all this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ I can do
what I want to do ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ I'm doing it just for you ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
Hey! Hey!
(cheers and applause)
NICOLE: He's cute.
(crowd chanting "Hippo")
NICK: Hippo! Hippo!
Hippo is lit.
Oh, man, panel, what'd
you think about that energy
that Hippo was just‐‐
You worked
the audience so well.
You had all the right moves.
You was doing a little
something down there.
I don't know what was going on,
but we were feeling it.
I missed that part.
What was‐‐
‐You know, he was like...
‐Oh, oh, oh, okay.
‐Hey. Okay, okay.
NICOLE: Okay.
Did you see anything
that would‐‐
anything kinda
strike your eye?
I noticed that you were singing
over the other vocal track,
so you're probably not a
trained singer professionally,
but you move so well, I think
it might be an athlete here.
It looked like
an end zone dance to me.
It looked like you do
a lot of end zone dances.
(audience oohs, applauds)
I honestly think that it's
Odell Beckham Jr. right now.
KEN: Maybe but if you go
from the clue package,
with the pancakes and,
you know, he's all gangsta,
I mean, I mean‐‐
This helps
when you say gangsta.
Yeah, it's like Westside,
Hippo, Westside.
I'm guessing he's an athlete,
he's very charismatic.
I'm thinking Deion Sanders.
JENNY: Yes! That's actually
a really good choice.
And he does those
touchdown dances.
KEN: Right,
those end zone dances.
JENNY: Wasn't he fined?
KEN: He got fined for‐‐
He used to actually dance
before he got
into the end zone.
KEN: Right.
Right at the one yard line.
ROBIN: Right at
the one yard line.
NICOLE: I'm feeling
that as well,
with the dance moves
and everything,
but the clue that I got was
definitely the pancake bill.
That was like he was
at a club.
‐That's a baller, yeah.
‐He was a baller.
Definitely a baller, so I'm
thinking a basketball player.
He's tall, he's somebody who's
actually done an album before.
So I'm thinking Allen Iverson.
(scattered cheers)
‐Yeah.
JENNY: Yeah.
I'm gonna ask,
are you a basketball player?
Bowling.
That does nothing to help.
Maybe it could be bowl
as in Super Bowl.
NICK: Ooh.
NICOLE: I mean...
‐So an athlete.
NICOLE: I'll take it.
Our whole point is,
for a singer,
you're an amazing athlete.
(laughter)
NICK: All right, well,
the case is closed for now.
Who is that?
NICK: Our panel thought one
of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
(cheers and applause)
All right, it's time for
our first face‐off vote.
After every
head‐to‐head battle,
I'm going to ask both
the studio audience
and the panel up there
to vote for the performer
they want to see again.
(cheers and applause)
The winner will sing
another day.
The other singer may have
to take their mask off
at the end of the show.
We'll find out the results
after the break.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Are you Team Hippo
or Team Peacock?
(audience chanting
"Hippo" and "Peacock")
The winner
will sing another day.
The other singer may have
to take their mask off
and head home.
The results are in.
The winner of our
fist face‐off is...
Peacock.
(cheers and applause)
Yes! I knew it!
NICK: You're keeping
your mask on
and singing another day.
Hippo, that means
you're in the bottom three.
You gotta head back
and await your fate.
‐Oh, no!
‐Hippo!
NICK: Doesn't necessarily
mean it's over for the Hippo.
NICOLE: We might find out who
he is at the end of the show.
‐Yeah.
‐I know, I feel bad.
And now the stage is set
for a fierce face‐off
of fantasy...
Release the monster.
♪ Get stupid,
get it started ♪
♪ Get it started ♪
♪ Let's get it started, ha ♪
♪ Let's get it started
in here ♪
♪ Let's get it started, ha ♪
♪ Let's get it started
in here, yeah ♪
(cheers and applause)
All right,
enter the Unicorn.
♪ I'm beautiful in my way ♪
♪ 'Cause God makes
no mistakes ♪
‐♪ I'm on the rick track ♪
‐Oh, wow.
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ Ain't no other way ♪
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ Baby I was born this way ♪
♪ ♪
On this show, you always
have to watch closely.
So try to understand
the Monster.
(cheers and applause)
(gentle music)
MONSTER: I'm a monster
because that's what
the world labeled me.
Someone that's got
a naughty reputation.
I'm here to rewrite
my mix tape
to prove that I'm more
than just puff and fluff.
From the '80s.
But actually mix tapes
have come back nowadays.
True.
MONSTER: I was at
the top of my game.
But the game turned on me.
So I retreated
into my cave...
Oh, sweet pea.
To take a break
from the public eye.
I think he's done some time.
And I think he's been
banished to a cave.
MONSTER: But now I'm here
to set the record straight.
♪ But always heard ♪
And show the world
that no one can stop me
from doing what I love.
So stay tuned,
because this monster is...
(auto‐tuned) back.
♪ You heard me, uh ♪
(cheers and applause)
‐This one's hard.
‐This one's tough.
This is really hard.
("Don't Stop Me Now" begins)
♪ ♪
♪ Tonight,
gonna have myself ♪
♪ A real good time ♪
♪ I feel ali‐i‐i‐ive ♪
♪ And the world ♪
♪ I'll turn it inside out ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Floating around
in ecstasy ♪
♪ So ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Don't stop me ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm having
a good time ♪
♪ Having a good time ♪
♪ I'm a shooting star,
leaping through the sky ♪
♪ Like a tiger defying
the laws of gravity ♪
♪ I'm a racing car, passing
by like Lady Godiva ♪
♪ I'm gonna go, go, go ♪
♪ There's no stopping me ♪
♪ I'm burning through
the sky, yeah ♪
♪ Two hundred degrees ♪
♪ That's why they call me
Mr. Fahrenheit ♪
♪ I'm traveling at
the speed of light ♪
♪ I wanna make a supersonic
man out of you ♪
♪ Don't stop me now,
I'm having such a good time ♪
♪ I'm having a ball ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ If you wanna have a good
time, just give me a call ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm having
a good time ♪
♪ Don't stop me now ♪
♪ Ooh I'm having a good time ♪
♪ Don't wanna stop at all ♪
♪ Oh yeah ♪
(cheers and applause)
Aww, come on!
(crowd chanting "Monster")
NICK: What a monster
performance.
His jazz hands.
Professional singer.
That was fuzzy.
Panel, you guys had these
shocked looks on your faces.
Totally shocked.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting
much from the monster,
because it's furry
and fuzzy and sweet.
Once I heard the voice,
it was completely the opposite.
‐It threw you off, right?
‐Yeah, 'cause the voice
was soulful
and you hit the notes.
It sounded great, man.
(cheers and applause)
Um, yeah, I‐‐I mean,
oh, I just want to squeeze you
and stuff, and you're so‐‐
oh, look at you‐‐
‐How cute you are.
‐Oh, he's offering.
He's interested.
But he had
a playful performance,
and you've got great range,
and I heard some soul in there.
ROBIN: Yep, I heard that.
I could tell by the vocal tone
that it was a mature person.
‐Absolutely.
‐It didn't sound like
a young voice at all to me.
Did you pick up on anything,
any hints so far?
You know, the clues were
a little tricky,
'cause you live in a cave, you
don't have the greatest teeth.
Um, sorry about that.
You're bashing the monster.
JENNY: Okay, so he's fluffy.
Rhymes with fluffy‐‐
I mean Puffy.
ROBIN: Ah.
JENNY: P. Diddy. Fluffy.
You thought that was Diddy?
ROBIN: That doesn't seem like
a Diddy outfit to me.
You never know.
That's not a horrible guess.
Puff is not coming out in that.
NICK: You never know.
He went into his cave, okay,
in the package.
Ken, you said
that's like a jail,
so somebody
who went to prison.
So someone who's a bad boy,
so I'm gonna go
with Gucci Mane.
Does Gucci Mane have
a brilliant, beautiful,
mature, soulful voice
that we just never heard?
ROBIN: We don't know.
Gucci Mane could come out of
nowhere with that, you know?
NICK: Dr. Ken.
‐There's so many
one‐eyed monster jokes
in my Rolodex right now.
Okay, but all kidding aside,
great voice.
Mix tape. Went to jail.
Hmm, I'm thinking,
Justin Bieber.
(audience groans)
Now, the voice was
way too soulful.
Just wondering, are you
a professional singer?
JENNY: Not to everyone?
Oh, blessed.
To us, you are.
(cheers and applause)
ROBIN: Honestly,
this is the first time
I have no idea,
I have no guess.
I mean, the voice is throwing
me 'cause it so mature,
but he moves really young,
and we can't get a body type.
Okay, I'm dying to know
who you are, because so far
you have my favorite voice
in the competition.
KEN: Yeah.
JENNY: Wow.
ROBIN: Voice as great.
‐Who are you?
‐Give it up for the Monster.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
If Monster loses
tonight's vote,
we can find out
if they're right.
All right, let's put
the spotlight
on a totally magical creature,
the Unicorn.
Pay attention for
the clues, people.
(gentle piano music)
Here's the story of how
I became the Unicorn.
My childhood
should have been magical.
I grew up in one of
the richest neighborhoods.
Born in Beverly Hills.
UNICORN: And when I was
little, I dreamt of singing.
But someone I admired
told me I was tone‐deaf.
WOMAN: You're tone‐deaf.
UNICORN: All my life, people
told me I wasn't worthy.
MAN: You can't fly.
WOMAN: Your sparkle
is distracting.
MAN: Your horn is too short.
♪ You've got to stand
your ground baby ♪
UNICORN: I'm not going
to listen to them any longer.
It sounds like
she went through a lot.
Nobody can tell me who I can
or can't be.
Sounds like somebody
who tried to make it
in a field or two
and was denied.
By putting on this mask,
I am showing myself and the
next generation of unicorns
that true magic
comes from within.
All you have to do is believe.
(cheers and applause)
She's so beautiful and regal.
‐Yes.
‐Meghan Markle.
‐Mm.
‐It's Meghan Markle.
("Fight Song" begins)
♪ Like a small boat ♪
♪ On the ocean ♪
‐♪ Sending big waves ♪
‐Aww.
♪ Into motion ♪
♪ Like how a single word ♪
♪ Can make a heart open ♪
♪ I might only
have one match ♪
♪ But I can make
an explosion ♪
♪ And all those things
I didn't say ♪
♪ Wrecking balls
inside my brain ♪
♪ I will scream them
loud tonight ♪
♪ Can you hear
my voice this time? ♪
♪ This is my fight song ♪
♪ Take back my life song ♪
♪ Prove I'm all right song ♪
♪ My power's turned on ♪
♪ Starting right now
I'll be strong ♪
♪ I'll play my fight song ♪
♪ And I don't really care
if nobody else believes ♪
♪ 'Cause I've still got
a lot of fight left in me ♪
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Definitely a special
and rare performance.
Unicorn, let's take
a step over here.
As you guys
can probably imagine,
some of these masks
are very difficult to see in,
so I got you, Unicorn,
I'm rockin' with you.
Gang!
I haven't seen this type
of stellar performance
from a horse
since the Kentucky Derby,
and I won't lie to you there,
it was pretty amazing.
ROBIN: Hearing a little bit
of your backstory,
talking about feeling
very insecure,
about your coming out party
in a sense,
and from the clues, you know,
it seems like
you came from a wealthy family
or grew up famous.
Right now I think maybe
somebody like Lindsay Lohan.
Lindsay Lohan? No!
I'm thinking maybe
like Paris Hilton.
ROBIN: Yeah.
JENNY: You know, daughter of
a famous family,
‐Ireland Baldwin.
‐Yeah.
ROBIN: Somebody who's
been through a lot
and has overcome
those obstacles.
It's awesome with
the transformation
that you've come out
as a unicorn.
It's spiritual,
it's one‐of‐a‐kind,
and I don't know
who you are at all.
(laughter)
JENNY: They call me Bird?
KEN: Call you bird.
JENNY: Bird, what do you think?
‐Well, it's not Larry Bird.
‐No.
‐That's for sure.
(laughs)
I'm just so blown away
by your courage
to stand up here and sing
and look so beautiful.
You did a great job.
Well, one more time
for the Unicorn,
ladies and gentlemen.
This show is crazy.
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
As soon as I heard the voice,
it's someone older,
and it's someone
who's not a singer.
I can't figure it out.
NICK: Coming up...
‐Unbelievable.
NICK: The guessing game
continues
with our final face‐off.
I love horses.
What?
(laughter)
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
NICK: And later, the identity
of one famous singer
will be revealed in our
first‐ever unmasking.
‐Oh, my God!
‐Whoa!
Who will go on
to sing another day
and who will join Hippo
in the bottom three?
(audience shouting)
The votes are in.
Oh, my God, I'm scared.
(tense music)
Unicorn, you get to sing on.
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Hit the tunnel!
♪ I'm on the right track,
baby I was born this way ♪
NICK: Unicorn, you are safe.
Unfortunately, Monster,
you're in the bottom three,
which means you and Hippo
might get unmasked
after the next face‐off.
Monster was awesome.
I don't want him to go home.
I guess the crowd
just liked Unicorn more.
‐Yeah.
KEN: Not right.
Now our final
face‐off tonight.
Deer will take on the Lion.
First, enter the Deer.
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam ♪
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam ♪
♪ Black Betty had a child ♪
Oh, that deer
is as big as a moose.
♪ Whoa, Black Betty,
bam‐ba‐lam, whoa ♪
Tough guy.
Very tough guy.
♪ ♪
And now, release the Lion.
♪ Barracuda ♪
♪ ♪
‐Oh, my God, it's amazing!
‐Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
I think it's a female, right?
‐Yeah.
JENNY: She looks hot.
♪ Burn, burn, burn,
burn it to the wick ♪
‐Oh.
‐Rawr.
KEN: I like the Lion
is so feminine,
and the Deer
is so masculine.
I love these two,
and I'm not lyin'.
(laughter)
Sorry, I had to do it.
Now let's all get to the hints
about our dear friend,
the Deer.
(upbeat string music)
♪ ♪
I chose the deer
because they're
incredibly competitive.
(growls)
Oh, that seems
like a wrestler.
‐Right? I felt, like, MMA.
‐Yeah, that's‐‐
DEER: I always considered
myself a singer.
(vocalizes atonally)
‐Whoa.
‐Oh, dear.
DEER: I'm not sure everyone
is gonna agree with that,
but I think it's hard for
people to get past who I am
and what I'm known for.
He looks pretty
big and strong.
Very masculine.
Being under the mask,
people will finally
hear my voice.
I've been knocked down
many times.
‐Taping up the antlers.
‐Yeah.
He's gotta be a fighter.
DEER: But in the wild,
wild west,
you learn how to get up
and get back in the saddle.
Ravens beware...
Ravens.
Oh, could be
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Good.
DEER: I'm here to win.
(thunder cracks)
(cheers and applause)
He's tall.
(song begins)
♪ ♪
♪ Just a young gun
with a quick fuse ♪
♪ I was uptight,
wanna let loose ♪
♪ And I was thinking
about bigger things ♪
♪ I wanna leave
my old life behind ♪
♪ Not a yes sir,
not a follower ♪
♪ Fit the box, fit the mold ♪
♪ Have a seat in the foyer,
take a number ♪
♪ I was lightning
before the thunder ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder,
thunder ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Thunder ♪
♪ They say you're basic,
they say you're easy ♪
♪ You're always riding
in the back seat ♪
♪ Well I'm smiling
from the stage while ♪
♪ You were clapping
from the nose bleeds ♪
♪ Thunder,
feel the thunder ♪
♪ Lightning and the thunder ♪
♪ Come on feel ♪
Come on, honey, sing!
♪ ♪
(cheers and applause)
NICK: The Deer.
‐Yeah! Yeah.
(laughs)
NICK: Standing O for the Deer.
Hey, man, watch out.
All right.
Gang, what'd you think
about the Deer's performance?
I love the way
you just came out.
You just took the stage
like an OG, you know?
You know, you're giving me,
like, warrior vibes.
It doesn't sound like
you're a professional singer,
but you had really good
attitude behind it.
Now were there any clues that
you guys were picking up on?
ROBIN: Yeah, he said
he's a competitor.
He said that
he gets knocked down
but he always gets back up,
so to me that sounds like
either an athlete
or a wrestler.
So I'm thinking
Stone Cold Steve Austin.
JENNY: That's what
I was thinking.
Like, either like UFC
or MMA fighter.
You know what I mean?
What's that guy's name?
‐Chuck Liddell.
‐Ahh.
Yeah, I wouldn't want
to cross you in an alley.
You look like a tough guy.
KEN: Yeah, he looks tough.
ROBIN: Oh.
KEN: Oh, man.
He is tough.
I feel it.
I can feel it.
JENNY: But, you know,
the clues were a little tricky.
I mean, he said he was from
the wild, wild west, right?
Hmm.
Uh...
(scattered laughter)
‐(laughs)
JENNY: I love horses?
I love horses.
Maybe he's a jockey.
(laughter)
ROBIN: That's the biggest
jockey in the world.
I know, right?
Maybe‐‐maybe he's
associated with a, you know,
a team with a horse.
ROBIN: Ah, does that mean
he's a Denver Bronco?
(cheers and applause)
ALL: Ohh.
‐Ahh.
‐That's very good.
Oh, Detective Thicke.
Could it be Peyton Manning?
Ah, that's
a very good guess.
(applause)
I'm gonna ask you,
do you currently play
or have you ever been
a player in the NFL?
(laughter)
Oh, okay.
Oh, that means‐‐
that's a big yes.
‐That's a big, fat yes.
‐That's a big yes.
‐Denial is‐‐
‐Your eyes, your eyes.
Okay, we got somewhere.
I can't wait to find out
who this is.
Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time for the Deer.
Give it up for him.
KEN: Yeah!
NICOLE: Yes.
(cheers and applause)
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
‐Who would choose a deer?
‐I don't know.
When we return,
it's the Lion's turn to roar.
Then a star is revealed
and sent home.
That's coming up
only on The Masked Singer.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
Welcome back to
The Masked Singer.
We're in the middle
of a truly primal face‐off:
the Deer versus the Lion.
Oh, yeah.
Next to hit the stage,
the Lion.
But first, look for clues
and watch this.
(cheers and applause)
(intense music)
I'm the lion,
and I'm here to roar.
I love all that gold.
That's someone that's,
you know, flashy.
This is my chance
for people to see me perform
without any preconceived
notions of who I am.
Some might say
I'm Hollywood royalty,
but now I'm standing
on my own.
Hollywood royalty.
And I'm stepping away from
my pride to sing my heart out.
Someone who wants
to prove themselves, yeah.
Yeah.
I don't see a lion
as just brave and courageous.
True strength
comes from embracing
all your vulnerabilities.
Person looks
pretty tall and fit.
LION: So here I am,
behind this mask,
and I'm going to show my true
self for the very first time.
(cheers and applause)
God, who can that be?
♪ I ain't got time
for you baby ♪
♪ Either you're mine
or you're not ♪
♪ Make up your mind
sweet baby ♪
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
I mean, come on!
Go, girl!
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
MAN: (scatting)
♪ ♪
Work them hips.
♪ ♪
Strut that thing.
♪ Islands, diamonds,
trips around the world ♪
♪ Don't mean a thing
if I ain't your girl ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ Right here,
right now's all we got ♪
♪ Whoa, a little party
never killed nobody ♪
♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪
♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪
Whoo.
♪ ♪
(cheers and applause)
That is all right to me.
Hey, when you're gold,
you're gold.
(audience chanting "Lion")
Wow.
Talk about fierce.
Panel, talk to her.
The way that she
walked out on stage,
her posture was perfect,
her legs were in front,
she shook her hips
right on time.
I'm telling you that that's
a well‐trained professional.
You're really focused
on these hips.
KEN: I know, I keep saying this
over and over again.
Robin, stop hitting
on the livestock.
‐Let me tell you.
‐Sorry.
JENNY: If you're not a musical
artist, then you're lying,
because that was unbelievable.
Are you guys feeling
Lady Gaga?
Yes.
(cheers and applause)
I'm feeling it.
I didn't get that
from the vocals.
I didn't get that.
You never know.
Now, panel, any clues
stick out to you?
ROBIN: One thing
that intrigued me was
the Hollywood royalty.
I can see where you get
the talent from,
but I don't know
where to categorize you.
Are you a singer? Because
you sounded like a singer.
But also the way
you were strutting
could be a model/actress who's
been trained to sing also.
I mean, she said her pride.
Yeah, she said that she wanted
to separate herself
‐from the pack.
‐From the pack.
ROBIN: Ohh.
JENNY: See, I'm thinking
‐a girl group.
NICOLE: Yes.
Well...
Wow.
I am picking up
on something.
Maybe Pussycat Dolls.
No, if it was someone
in my group, I'd know.
What other
female groups are there?
I definitely think
it's a female group.
ROBIN: I'm getting
a Fifth Harmony vibe here.
That's where you went?
Well, that's a girl group
that recently disbanded.
You right.
What about Destiny's Child?
(cheers and applause)
ROBIN: Actually, yeah,
you know, that's a good point,
because the way she walked out
had that power thigh,
Beyoncé walk,
like Michelle Williams.
‐Yeah.
‐Or maybe Kelly Rowland.
She's got delicious legs
like Kelly Rowland.
But I would have recognized
the voice from Destiny's Child.
I see the wheels
turning up there.
‐I think I know.
‐Who?
KELLY: Scary Spice.
(cheers and applause)
I didn't hear
any English accents.
No, no, that's
a soulful American singer.
I can't figure it out.
I am dying to know
who you are.
NICK: All right, well,
one more time for the Lion.
Come on, give it up.
It's pretty amazing.
(audience chanting "Lion")
NICK: Our panel thought
one of these celebrities
might be under the mask.
Who do you think it is?
Okay, it's time to find out
who will sing another day
and who will join Hippo and
Monster in the bottom three
and risk being unmasked
at the end of the show.
(suspenseful music)
The results are in,
and the winner of our
final face‐off is...
the Lion.
♪ Burn, burn, burn ♪
Lion, hit the tunnel.
Okay, America, this is big.
We're about to solve our first
whosungit mystery.
You ready for this?
When we come back
on this stage,
the Hippo, Monster, or Deer
will be unmasked.
Don't go anywhere.
♪ Who is that ♪
♪ Who is that ♪
We're back on the most
mysteriously entertaining
and insane new show anywhere,
The Masked Singer.
ROBIN: Yeah.
NICK: It's been a night
of incredible face‐offs.
These three winners
have secured their spots
in the competition.
Of the other three,
the one with the least votes
from the panel
will be eliminated.
Which means
one of these three stars
is about to be unmasked.
Will it be the Hippo?
The Monster?
I do not want Monster
to go home.
Or the Deer?
‐No.
‐It's so hard.
NICK: The panel
has already voted.
Our first
unmasked singer is...
(suspenseful music)
The Hippo.
(audience oohs)
NICK: I'm sorry, Hippo.
I feel so bad for Hippo.
Deer, Monster, you're still
in the competition.
I might need to help
the Monster out.
Someone‐‐I need some
monster assistance.
(laughter)
They're gonna sing again.
Now, before you
take that thing off,
we're about to solve our first
whosungit mystery.
‐Panel!
‐Yes?
Who do you guys
think this is?
He's a basketball player.
He's got swag.
He's an athlete
who's done an album.
I'm going with Allen Iverson
from the 76ers.
No way, that's
a football player
who dances in the end zone.
It's Neon Deion Sanders.
JENNY: Yes!
(scattered boos)
I hate to agree with Ken,
but those touchdown moves,
I recognize them,
and it's Deion Sanders.
NICK: All right.
‐No way it's Deion Sanders.
First of all,
Deion's taller than that.
And you're forgetting
the whole New York thing.
From the New York Giants,
wide receiver,
it's gotta be
Odell Beckham Jr.
Gotta be.
KEN: No way it's
Odell Beckham Jr.
Like me,
he's way too young.
Facts, facts.
ROBIN: It's gotta be
Odell Beckham.
No, I don't think you're right.
‐I think it's Odell Beckham.
‐No.
‐Come on, Odell.
NICK: Okay, panel,
you made your final guesses.
Now let's see
if any of you are right.
The time has come to find out
the identity of our first‐ever
masked singer.
We all need to know.
Show us who's
behind the mask.
♪ Who are you ♪
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Odell!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Deion Sanders!
ALL: Take it off!
‐Allen Iverson!
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
‐Neon Deion.
‐Odell.
♪ Tell me who are you, you ♪
Oh, oh.
♪ You, you, ah, you ♪
Take it off!
NICK: I knew it!
‐Oh, my God!
Antonio Brown
from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
(cheers and applause)
From the NFL
to your prerogative
right here on this stage.
Antonio, now you've been
to a Super Bowl before.
‐How does this compare?
‐Well, it was a challenge.
You know, it was a challenge
being able to stay on beat,
but it was exciting,
I was glad to be a part of it,
and I had a good time today.
And, ladies, ladies, I mean,
how handsome is this guy?
You gotta see him without
his helmet more often, right?
‐Mr. Handsome.
‐Oh, oh, oh!
KEN: Oh, my God.
‐It's his prerogative.
(laughter)
‐Like that?
NICK: I like it, Kenny.
Give it up for Antonio Brown!
ALL: Antonio! Antonio!
♪ All this stuff about me ♪
♪ Why don't they just
let me live ♪
♪ I don't need permission ♪
♪ Make my own decisions ♪
♪ That's my prerogative ♪
NICK: Get 'em, Antonio!
‐♪ It's my prerogative ♪
You guys bear
a striking resemblance.
Oh, we're exactly the same.
♪ It's my prerogative ♪
Y'all, keep it going
for Antonio Brown.
ANNOUNCER: This season on
"The Masked Singer"...
Oh, my!
ANNOUNCER: Your favorites
sing again.
I love you, Monster!
ANNOUNCER: Plus new characters
to unmask.
Stop smiling at me!
ANNOUNCER: "The Masked Singer,"
all new next Wednesday
at 9:00/8:00 Central on Fox.
(barking)