The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - New Masks on the Block - full transcript

MALE ANNOUNCER:
TV's wildest singing show...

‐(laughs)
ANNOUNCER: Is back.

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.

ANNOUNCER:
The Masked Singer.

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.

ANNOUNCER: Who...
‐P. Diddy.

ANNOUNCER: Is...
‐Paula Abdul.

ANNOUNCER: Behind...
‐50 Cent.



ANNOUNCER: The mask?

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)

Last week,
the competition began.

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

It looked like you do a lot
of end zone dancing.

ANNOUNCER: Hippo was
the first to be eliminated,

and no one could have guessed
who was behind the mask.

NICK: Antonio Brown from
the Pittsburgh Steelers.

ANNOUNCER: Tonight...

three more face‐offs:

Rabbit versus Alien,

Raven versus Pineapple,

and Poodle versus Bee.

Tonight's gonna be
a good night.

ANNOUNCER:
And at the end of the night,

another identity...

ALL: Take it off!

ANNOUNCER: Is revealed.

(The Who's "Who Are You")

♪ Tell me who are you ♪

♪ Who are you ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Oh, I really want to know ♪

♪ Come on, tell me
who are you ♪

♪ You, you, ah, you ♪

(cheers and applause)

Welcome to
The Masked Singer.

I'm your host, Nick Cannon.

And we're all part
of a big musical whosungit.

The six crazy characters
singing on tonight's show

are all famous,
and even though

I'm the host of the party,

I do not know who
our musical guests are.

Seriously.

They tell me we are surrounded
by Grammy winners,

Emmy winners,
Hall of Fame players,

it could be anybody.

All right, now, tonight

three classic
masked singer face‐offs.

We have Rabbit versus Alien,

Raven versus Pineapple,

and Poodle versus Bee.

At the end of the night,

the singer with
the least votes

will be unmasked
and sent home.

But right now,
our star‐studded panel

of pop culture detectives.

Let's hear it for our golden
voice, Robin Thicke.

Ms. Jenny McCarthy.

Our registered comedy doctor,
Ken Jeong.

An amazing performer and singer
and a real doll,

Miss Nicole Scherzinger.

‐You guys ready to do this?
‐We're ready, Nick.

Let's get right to our first
face‐off tonight.

Release the Rabbit.

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ This is 10% luck,
20% skill ♪

♪ 15% concentrated
power of will ♪

♪ 5% pleasure ♪

‐Ahh!
‐Wow.

Oh! Okay.

♪ 100% reason
to remember the name ♪

KEN: Very, very in character.

‐Good, Rabbit?
‐Let's do this.

‐All right.
‐He's tall.

Who is that?

And let's welcome a celebrity

who's got to be
out of this world.

Enter the Alien.

♪ I got a feeling ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

JENNY: What?
‐Hubba, hubba.

That's not an alien.

Now a totally sexy, hot model.

She looks like
a sexy toothbrush.

NICK: I definitely got
a feeling

tonight's gonna be
a good night.

The Rabbit versus the Alien.

All right‐‐
all right.

‐Okay.
‐Oh, it's war.

NICK: Okay, let's all search
for a clue or two

about whose famous face is
really behind the Rabbit mask.

(mysterious music)

RABBIT: I am the Rabbit.

I've spent most of my life
onstage,

but I was never alone.

That means in a group.

RABBIT: Now I pop up here
and I pop up there.

Oh, is it, like‐‐like,
a magician or an illusionist?

They're popping up
everywhere?

RABBIT: Synchronized singing
is my forte.

Pop group.

"I pop up"‐‐
Oh, I didn't catch that.

RABBIT: It's as if I've been

training for this
my entire life.

That means something.

RABBIT: Performed onstage?
Check.

Performed in a mask?
Check.

Have a voice?
Check‐check.

This rabbit is here to win,
and you better believe

the last mask standing
is gonna be me.

(cheers and applause)

‐Whoa.
‐Wait, is that okay?

‐Stop, Ken, I'm serious.
‐It's fine.

‐Oh.
JENNY: He could be a television

star, an actor.

Yeah.

(cheers and applause)

♪ She's into superstition ♪

Okay.

♪ Black cats
and voodoo dolls ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I feel a premonition ♪

♪ ♪

♪ That girl's gonna
make me fall ♪

♪ ♪

♪ She'll make you take
your clothes off ♪

♪ And go dancing in the rain ♪

♪ She'll make you live
her crazy life ♪

♪ But she'll take away
your pain ♪

♪ Like a bullet
to your brain ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Upside, inside out ♪

‐♪ Livin' la vida loca ♪
‐Oh, yes!

♪ She'll push
and pull you down ♪

♪ Livin' la vida loca ♪

♪ Her lips are devil red ♪

♪ And her skin's
the color of mocha ♪

♪ She will wear you down ♪

♪ Livin' la vida loca,
come on ♪

♪ ♪

♪ She'll make you take
your clothes off ♪

♪ And go dancing in the rain ♪

♪ She'll make you live
her crazy life ♪

♪ But she'll take away
your pain ♪

♪ Like a bullet to your brain,
come on ♪

♪ Upside, inside out ♪

♪ Livin' la vida loca ♪

♪ She'll push
and pull you down ♪

♪ Livin' la vida loca ♪

♪ She was livin'
la vida loca ♪

♪ She was livin'
la vida loca ♪

♪ Gotta, gotta be the Rabbit ♪

‐(cheers and applause)
JENNY: That was awesome.

Come on.
Come on.

NICK: Wow.
JENNY: That was awesome.

NICK: Whoo.
Living la vida loca!

Y'all feel that energy?

(all chanting "Rabbit")

NICK: You okay?

NICOLE: Oh, my God,
he's so in character.

‐He's an actor.
‐He's so in character.

No, he's an actor, man.

Gang, please give the Rabbit
his props.

I love that way that you took
one of the most famous songs

and made it your own.

Definitely a real performer,

and the straightjacket
and then the twitching,

which is giving away that
you're a little different.

You're an individual.

You obviously have
a sense of humor.

But I think somebody
who's definitely

been onstage
many times before.

Yes.

Now, panel, did you pick up
on any clues?

The clues‐‐the clues
were pretty good because‐‐

Pop, remember you mentioned
that‐‐

That's right, so a pop group.
A boy band member.

Maybe, like, Boyz II Men,
somebody from there.

ROBIN: I didn't hear
the vocal tone of Boyz II Men,

but I do agree
that it could have been‐‐

JENNY: I heard the soul,
though.

He's definitely got some soul.

ROBIN: Yeah, he could have
been in a boy band

and has moved on
to other things,

like performing on Broadway
or something like that.

JENNY: Broadway?
ROBIN: Yeah.

I don't think for sure
he's a singer.

You don't think he's a singer?

You guys would know‐‐
should know.

NICOLE: I noticed
the merry‐go‐round.

It was all a bit dark,
a bit twisted.

I'm thinking
magician Criss Angel.

JENNY: Ah.
KEN: No, I think this

is more like
a Donnie Darko vibe.

He's just got this kind of,
like, Jake Gyllenhaal,

just kind of a‐‐
yeah, committed.

And look, he's still
twitching now

like an annoying method actor,
great.

‐I think he's from a boy band.
ROBIN: Oh, totally.

KEN: It could be a pop guy.
Could be, like,

you know, like, Lance Bass,

Justin Timberlake.

ROBIN: I think‐‐I think
Joey Fatone

is actually not a bad guess‐‐

No, Joey has a way bigger gut
than that bunny.

‐(laughter)
‐I'm friends with him!

He could have on SPANX
or something.

Mr. Rabbit,
are you in a band?

Or have you ever been?

JENNY: He's in a band.
KEN: Hmm, I don't know how to

‐tape all those clues together.
ROBIN: Same.

So I'm taking that hint
didn't give you guys much.

‐No, Nick, it didn't at all.
‐(laughter)

I cannot figure this out.

Well, one thing we do know
is evident.

That was an amazing
performance.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time.

(cheers and applause)

Panel thought one
of these celebrities

might be under the mask,

and if the Rabbit loses
tonight's vote,

we could find out
if they're right.

‐Nope.
‐No idea.

He's tough to call.
He's tough to call.

♪ Who is that? ♪

♪ Who is that? ♪

We're back
on The Masked Singer,

and right now,
we're in the middle

of a dramatic
whosungit mystery.

We're halfway through our
first face‐off of the night.

Before the break, we were
all ears for the Rabbit,

but right now,

let's have a close encounter
with the Alien.

(cheers and applause)

(gentle music)

ALIEN: I'm excited to be here
because in my family,

anonymity is a completely
alien concept.

♪ ♪

Famous family.

ALIEN: Growing up in
the public's eye,

my life was never really
my own.

I let others define me,

but no one will ever
control me again.

They're used to being
controlled.

Searching for independence.

ALIEN: With this mask on,
the tables are turned.

I see you,
but you can't see me.

And now for
the first time ever,

the world gets to hear
my voice

on my terms.

(cheers and applause)

Alien.

♪ ♪

♪ Can't keep my hands
to myself ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I think I'll dust 'em off,
put 'em back up on the shelf ♪

♪ In case my little baby girl
is in need ♪

♪ Am I coming out
of left field ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm a rebel
just for kicks, now ♪

♪ Let me kick it
like it's 1986, now ♪

♪ Might be over now,
but I feel it still ♪

♪ You could fight
a war for peace ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm
a rebel just for kicks, now ♪

ALIEN: ♪ Give in
to that easy living ♪

♪ Good‐bye to my hopes
and dreams ♪

♪ We can wait until the walls
come down ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm
a rebel just for kicks, now ♪

ALIEN:
♪ It's time to give a little ♪

♪ To the kids in the middle ♪

♪ But, oh, until it falls ♪

♪ Won't bother me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm a rebel
just for kicks, now ♪

♪ Let me kick it
like it's 1986, now ♪

♪ Might be over now,
but I feel it still ♪

♪ Might have had your fill,
but I feel it still ♪

(cheers and applause)

Alien!

NICK: Out of this world.

Y'all keep it going
for the Alien.

(cheers and applause)

Panel, what'd you think about
the Alien's performance?

Hi, my name is Ken Jeong
from Earth.

Have you ever been to an IHOP?

I can take you out
for breakfast.

‐Oh, calm down.
KEN: But I'm not hitting‐‐

I'm happily married.
I'm not hitting on anyone.

How come when he says it?

I'm just saying that this is

the hottest alien
I've ever seen.

(cheers and applause)

I think your voice
sounded nice.

That's a difficult
song to sing.

I don't think you're
a professional singer,

judging by that,
but you look so hot.

(cheers and applause)

And I'm getting the whole
"Oops!...I Did It Again" vibes.

JENNY: Ooh, that's a good one.

NICOLE: With the red latex.
‐Right?

Did you guys pick up
on any Alien clues?

JENNY: I mean,
one of the clues was

she doesn't like being
controlled.

So maybe somebody
that left a girl group?

‐Possibly?
ROBIN: That's a good point.

JENNY: So maybe Spice Girls?

ROBIN: Yeah, could be.
KEN: Could be.

JENNY: Actually,
Nick and the Alien,

you guys look like
a good couple.

KEN: Yeah.
‐Hey.

You guys look good together.

Wouldn't be the weirdest person
I dated.

(laughter)

I'm just saying.

Well, now, let me ask
you this, Nick.

How was her stage presence,
according to you?

It was amazing,

even to the pose
that she's holding

‐the whole time.
‐But professional?

She has not broke this pose.

You're right. You're right.
You're right.

Fierce.

So that's‐‐that's kind of like
a model.

That's a model.
That's a model hip.

NICOLE: Get it Nick. Work.

ROBIN: So from the way she
moves and the way she danced,

I'm gonna go with Bella Hadid.

Ooh, good guess.

But I think something
we don't want to overlook,

one of our most important clues
was that she might

come from a family‐‐that her
family's very well known.

That's right, a big family.

Ah.

‐Ooh.
ROBIN: Oh, you go.

Did that lead you to something?

Could she be
one of the Kardashians?

Could be a Kourtney.
Could be a Kourtney Kardashian.

Kourtney's kind of petite.

There's no way.

This is a hard one.

This show is
driving us crazy.

Well, I sense our panel
is picking up

on many different vibes,
but, ladies and gentlemen,

let's hear it one more time
for the Alien.

Thank you, Alien.

That was very probing.

Our panel thought one
of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

(cheers and applause)

Okay, it's time
for our studio audience

and our celebrity panel to vote
in face‐off number one,

the Rabbit or the Alien.

Vote for who you want
to see sing again.

The loser will be in jeopardy
of being unmasked.

And you at home, use that
#themaskedsinger

and tell us if you're
Team Rabbit or Team Alien.

(cheers and applause)

(crowd chanting "Rabbit")

(crowd chanting "Alien")

NICK: The votes are in.

The winner of tonight's
first face‐off,

who gets to keep their mask on,

is...

(suspenseful music)

The Rabbit!

♪ This is 10% luck,
20% skill ♪

‐Yes! Yes!
‐Yay, go, Rabbit.

Go, Rabbit!

You will sing another day.

So go ahead and hit
your Rabbit hole.

Now, Alien, you are the first
singer of the night

to be in the bottom three

and are at risk
of being unmasked

at the end of the show.

Go ahead backstage
and await your fate.

So maybe we get to see Alien's
beautiful face.

You'd love that, wouldn't you?

I love you, Alien!

I love you.

Calm down.
Calm down.

♪ Who is that ♪

NICK: We're back
on The Masked Singer.

All of us are trying to guess

who these celebrity singers
really are.

Next up, a face‐off
unlike any other:

Raven versus Pineapple.

‐Oh, yeah.
‐(cheers and applause)

Enter the Pineapple.

♪ What a man, what a man,
what a man ♪

♪ What a mighty good man ♪

♪ He's a mighty, mighty
good man ♪

♪ What a mighty good man ♪

♪ Say it again now ♪

♪ What a man, what a man,
what a man ♪

NICK: What a man!

♪ What a man, what a man,
what a man ♪

NICK: And here to take flight

as only he or she can,
release the Raven.

♪ Some legends are told ♪

♪ Some turn to dust
or to gold ♪

♪ But you will remember me ♪

That's amazing!

♪ Remember me for centuries ♪

(laughs)

♪ We'll go down in history ♪

♪ For centuries ♪

This is very unusual.

All right, let's look
for the clues

about a mystery singer
who could have us all crowing,

the Raven.

(dramatic piano music)

(crows cawing)

RAVEN: All my life,
I've listened

to other people's stories.

So now is my opportunity
to share mine.

Oh, you know, this could go
to a wrestler.

He's in a cage like
a cage fighter.

Like MMA?

RAVEN: I've always been
a sunny kind of person,

and an audience is something

I've never had trouble
attaining.

No one talks more than me.

Talk show.
No one talks more than me.

Oh, good call.

RAVEN: But recently
I suffered a tragic loss,

so doing this show
gives me the opportunity

to honor my beloved.

Beloved?

Married to somebody famous?

RAVEN: Becoming the Raven
makes me feel like

I've found beauty
in the darkness.

Sweet.

RAVEN: Like a phoenix
from the ashes, I will rise up

and find the light.

So don't cry, baby.
This one's for you.

(cheers and applause)

(melancholy piano music
playing)

♪ I used to live
in the darkness ♪

♪ Dress in black,
act so heartless ♪

♪ But now I see that colors
are everything ♪

♪ Yeah, maybe my head's
messed up ♪

♪ I'm falling back in love
with being alive ♪

‐♪ Dreaming in lights ♪
CHORUS: ♪ Lights, lights ♪

♪ So when the winds
are howling strong ♪

♪ And you think
you can't go on ♪

♪ Hold tight, sweetheart ♪

♪ You'll find a rainbow ♪

♪ Rainbow, baby,
trust me ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Life is scary but just put
those colors on, girl ♪

♪ Come and play along
with me tonight ♪

♪ Night, night,
night, night ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ah‐ah, rainbow ♪

♪ Put your arms behind me ♪

♪ Trust me, I know ♪

♪ The ghosts will try
to find you ♪

♪ Just put those colors on,
girl ♪

♪ Come and paint the world
with me tonight ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Come and paint the world
with me tonight ♪

‐Bravo!
‐Whoo!

(cheers and applause)

NICK: The Raven.
‐(crowd chanting "Raven")

NICK: The audience loves it.
They love you, Raven.

JENNY: Wow.

This is how it's done.

I got goose bumps.

One word just comes to me
is "sincere."

I think it's a very sincere
performance.

Obviously the song meant
a lot to you.

At first,
when I saw the package

and I saw the cage
and she was from a cage,

I thought UFC fighter.

‐(laughing)
ROBIN: You know, cage fighting.

But after seeing
your very elegant performance,

I wouldn't put you in
a cage fighting category.

(laughing)

Did you guys pick up
on any clues

in the package
or in the performance?

She likes to talk a lot.

‐Obviously tweet a lot.
‐(laughter)

Always been in front
of a big audience.

I would want to know,

have you ever hosted
any type of talk show?

‐Wow!
‐I think I know who it is.

You think you do?

I think Sherri Shepherd.

‐Good guess.
‐I don't know.

KEN: I was thinking,
like, talk show host

Sally Jessy Raphael.

Are you crazy?

Star Jones, maybe.

No way. No.

KEN: Well, I have no idea
who this is,

but let me tell you,
very well done

and very, very genuine.
Great job.

NICK: Wow, we're getting hot
up in here.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time for the Raven.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

All right,
let's put the spotlight

on a really sweet character,
the Pineapple.

(tropical music)

PINEAPPLE: Aloha, dudes.

‐Ahh, aloha.
‐(laughing)

PINEAPPLE: I become
the Pineapple because like me,

they're fun, tropical,
and go well with ham.

(laughs)

‐Could be a surfer.
‐Pretty sweet abs.

PINEAPPLE:
Although I look happy now,

I've gone through
some dark times.

After beating
a life‐threatening disease...

Wow,
life‐threatening disease.

PINEAPPLE: This OG has decided
to take things as they come

and never wipe the smile
off my face.

OG would mean, I think,
older for sure.

Original gangster.

PINEAPPLE: Though I've been
in the public eye for decades,

I've always dreamed
of being a singer.

So consider this a check
off my bucket list.

‐Michigan plates.
NICOLE: "Pipe dream."

Good call.

PINEAPPLE:
Life is short, man.

You gotta seize the day

before your dreams go
up in smoke.

(cheers and applause)

(laughing)

(upbeat music playing)

♪ At first I was afraid ♪

♪ I was paralyzed ♪

♪ Kept thinking
I could never live ♪

♪ Without you by my side ♪

♪ But then I spent
so many nights ♪

♪ Just thinking
how you done me wrong ♪

♪ I got strong ♪

♪ I learned how to carry on ♪

♪ So now you're back ♪

♪ From outer space ♪

♪ I just walked in
to find you here ♪

♪ With that sad look
upon your face ♪

♪ I should have changed
that stupid lock ♪

♪ I would have made you
leave your key ♪

♪ If I had known
for just one second ♪

♪ You'd be back to bother me ♪

♪ So now go ♪

‐♪ Walk out that door ♪
‐What?

♪ Yeah, just turn around now ♪

♪ You're not welcome anymore ♪

♪ Weren't you the one ♪

♪ Who tried to break me
with desire ♪

♪ Did you think I'd crumble ♪

♪ Did you think I'd lay down
and die ♪

♪ No, not I ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

Come on, Pineapple!

♪ As long as I know
how to love ♪

♪ I know I'll be alive ♪

♪ I got all my love to give ♪

♪ I got all my life to live ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

(laughing)

That was awesome.

(cheers and applause)

NICK: Yeah, yeah!

You definitely survived,
Pineapple.

That was a performance.

(laughing)

Panel,
compliment my Pineapple.

I don't think I've experienced
anything like this

‐since Burning Man, but it's‐‐
‐(laughter)

ROBIN: The way you carried
yourself was so smooth.

I have a feeling you're not
a professional singer

'cause he went for the big
note, he went,

‐"Yeah, yeah."
‐(laughter)

KEN: Initially, when I first
saw you, I was like,

"Look at this.
A pineapple, Hawaiian shirt,

a parrot;
he's, like, got these abs."

I was thinking, like,
"Total douche bag."

‐No offense, Robin.
‐(laughter)

And I was‐‐I was thinking
that initially,

but I'm like,
"You know what?

"He's so lovable.
He's just got this likable,

like, Matthew McConaughey
kind of vibe."

NICOLE: Yes.

(laughing)

No.

Maybe a comedian.
He's funny.

I'm thinking Adam Sandler
vibes.

JENNY: No, I mean,
I'm definitely thinking

more stoner, like Willie Nel‐‐
who else is a stoner?

Cheech.

‐Or Chong, but Cheech.
‐Ah, good guess.

JENNY: You know, I did like

that you said you were
original OG.

So that made me believe

that you're older
in age a little bit.

So maybe from Hawaii...

‐Barack Obama, maybe.
‐(laughter)

KEN: Welcome
to The Masked Singer,

President Barack Obama.
Welcome.

(laughter)

I am dying to know who this is.

NICK: Ladies and gentlemen,
let's make some noise

one more time
for the Pineapple.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

All right, it's time
for the audience and the panel

to vote to decide which masked
singer gets to keep singing.

The other singer will be
in jeopardy of being unmasked

at the end of tonight's show.

Let's all find out who's behind
the mask tonight

when The Masked Singer returns.

♪ Who is that ♪

NICK: Coming up,

Poodle faces off
against the Bee.

Chief Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg in the house.

ALL: Take it off.
Take it off.

NICK: And later,
find out which one

of our celebrity singers
will be unmasked.

Who is it?

KEN: Oh, my God.
JENNY: No way.

We are back on
The Masked Singer.

(cheers and applause)

Raven and Pineapple
just left it all on the stage.

Now it's that time again.

Studio audience and panel,

vote for who you want to see
sing again.

Are you Team Pineapple
or Team Raven?

One of them will be safe

from removing
their mask tonight.

One of them will be in jeopardy
of heading home.

The results are in.

Raven, you won!

‐You will sing again.
‐(cheers and applause)

JENNY: Yes!
‐Go take a bird bath.

♪ You will remember me ♪

NICK: Pineapple,
it ain't necessarily over.

You could be unmasked at
the end of the show tonight,

but we appreciate your swag,
player.

Come on, Pineapple!

Keep it going
for the Pineapple.

Love you, Pineapple.

Professional surfer?

‐Yeah, could be.
‐Could be.

Could be.
Kelly Slater.

All right,
the clock is ticking down

to another big star unmasking,

but first Poodle sings
against Bee

in the final face‐off
of the night.

Here to show his
or her breeding,

please release the Poodle.

♪ I'm bossy ♪

♪ I'm the first girl to scream
on a track ♪

♪ I switched up
the beat of the drum ♪

Wow, look at that body.

♪ And that's right ♪

Who is it?

♪ I'm bossy ♪

The Poodle
is definitely bossy.

Here to create a lot of buzz,

enter the Bee.

♪ Black and yellow,
black and yellow ♪

♪ Black and yellow,
black and yellow ♪

♪ Yeah, uh‐huh,
you know what it is ♪

‐Yeah!
‐Oh, yeah!

♪ Yeah, uh‐huh,
screaming, that's nothing ♪

Right there, Ms. Bee.

♪ Black and yellow,
black and yellow ♪

♪ Black and yellow ♪

You got spunk.

Shake that stinger.

Let's try and gather
a few clues

about who this Poodle
really is.

‐(electronic music)
‐♪ Let's do it ♪

POODLE: Ever since
I was a little girl...

(dog barking)

I've loved to be onstage

and take on a character,

which I chose the poodle,

because like me,
they're sassy, smart,

and best in show.

San Francisco.

Yeah, Bay Area.

POODLE:
I come from a musical family,

but I'm known for a different
kind of talent.

415, stand up!

Stand‐up?
Stand‐up comedy?

Stand‐up comic.

POODLE:
My whole career has been about

exercising my right
to free speech.

‐Ooh, rainbow.
KEN: Wow. Rainbow.

Somebody from
the LGBT community.

San Francisco. Yeah.

POODLE: But it's time
I return to my musical roots

to show the world a side of me
it's never seen before.

To figure me out,
you're gonna have to work!

♪ Let's do it ♪

Do your thing, Poodle.

(cheers and applause)

(upbeat rock music playing)

I love this song.

♪ ♪

♪ Your love is like
a tidal wave ♪

♪ Spinning over my head ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Drownin' me
in your promises ♪

♪ Better left unsaid ♪

♪ You're the right
kind of sinner ♪

♪ To release
my inner fantasy ♪

♪ The invincible winner ♪

♪ And you know that you were
born to be ♪

♪ You're a heartbreaker ♪

♪ Dream maker,
love taker ♪

♪ Don't you mess around
with me ♪

♪ You're a heartbreaker,
dream maker ♪

♪ Lover taker,
don't you mess around ♪

♪ No, no, no ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You're the right
kind of sinner ♪

♪ To release
my inner fantasy ♪

♪ The invincible winner ♪

♪ You know that you were
born to be ♪

I'll take some of that!

♪ Heartbreaker ♪

♪ Dream maker,
love taker ♪

♪ Don't you mess around
with me ♪

♪ You're a heart breaker ♪

‐♪ Dream maker ♪
‐♪ Dream maker ♪

♪ Heartbreaker ♪

(cheers and applause)

Come on down here, Poodle.

She is definitely up here
breaking hearts.

Panel, what do you guys think?

Everything matched.
Everything clicked.

You are‐‐you obviously have
an amazing stage presence.

Really, everything was
on point. Very good.

Great energy.
You came out so strong.

I saw the whole rainbow.

I was feeling the whole
rainbow pride vibes,

so I'm thinking maybe
you're somebody

part of the LGBTQ community.

JENNY: Yeah,
I was thinking RuPaul.

It's not a bad guess.

She also said she likes
to make you laugh.

So there could be
a stand‐up component.

ROBIN: We noticed that she was
from San Francisco

‐or the Bay Area.
‐415 area code.

KEN: Hmm, a comedian, Bay Area.

That could be Ali Wong.

‐Oh, totally.
‐Oh, good guess.

During the clue package,
I thought fitness expert.

I thought it might be somebody
in great shape.

Is it fitness or '80s?
You know what I mean?

Richard Simmons.

I'm saying the hair.
That could happen, yeah.

Richard Simmons can't sing
Pat Benatar, though.

Who knows?

Richard Simmons
can do anything.

KEN: Yeah, I'm sorry.
Yeah, that's true.

JENNY: This one's hard.

Give us another clue.

KEN: You're here for our honor?

‐Could it be a lawyer?
‐I got it.

Chief Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg in the house.

Welcome to The Masked Singer.

JENNY: Hey, Nick,
you know what?

We can't make heads or tails
who it is, so there you go.

NICK: All right, y'all make
some noise one more time

for the Poodle.

You head back to the doggy pad.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

I mean, I still think it could
still be Richard Simmons.

Why is that so crazy?

I don't think
that's a bad guess.

‐Thank you.
‐I want it to be

‐Richard Simmons so hard.
‐I do too.

I'm gonna be thinking
about this all day.

♪ Who is that ♪

♪ Who is that ♪

Hey, my man right here

thinks the Pineapple
is the president.

I'm just saying
it's a good guess.

We are definitely back
at The Masked Singer

in the middle of our final
face‐off tonight,

Poodle versus Bee.

And right now, let's look
for every tiny little hint

about who's really behind
that bee mask.

(upbeat music)

BEE: In my long career,
I've flown to soaring heights,

and I've never wanted
to stop doing what I love.

Being a worker bee
keeps me young.

Been around for a while.
Either she's been famous

for a long time or old.

BEE: You can call me
queen bee,

but empress
also suits me.

Queen bee. Beyoncé.

Cardi B.

BEE: Coming on to this show,

I'm looking forward to singing
to a new generation.

So we're assuming

‐it's a professional singer.
‐Yeah.

BEE: I want to show myself

that I still have
what it takes

to create a buzz,

even behind a mask.

(cheers and applause)

Come on, Bee.

♪ Party girls
don't get hurt ♪

♪ Can't feel anything,
when will I learn ♪

♪ I push it down,
I push it down ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ I'm the one
for a good time call ♪

♪ Phone's blowing up,
ringing my doorbell ♪

♪ I feel the love ♪

♪ I feel the love,
oh, oh ♪

♪ One, two, three,
one, two, three, drink ♪

♪ One, two, three,
one, two, three, drink ♪

♪ One, two, three,
one, two, three, drink ♪

♪ Throw 'em back
till I lose count ♪

♪ I'm gonna swing ♪

♪ From the chandelier ♪

♪ From the chandelier ♪

♪ I'm gonna live ♪

♪ Like tomorrow
doesn't exist ♪

♪ Like it doesn't exist ♪

♪ I'm gonna fly ♪

♪ Like a bird
through the night ♪

♪ Feel my tears as they dry ♪

♪ I'm gonna swing ♪

♪ From the chandelier ♪

♪ From the chandelier ♪

♪ I'm holding for dear life ♪

♪ Holding on for tonight ♪

♪ Holding on for tonight ♪

♪ On for tonight,
on for tonight ♪

(cheers and applause)

Wow!

What a hard song to sing.

Yeah.

Panel, what an amazing
voice, right?

Oh, what a beautiful vibrato.

I mean, you've obviously
taken vocal training

and sang for many years.
Your pitch was perfect

and your vibrato was perfect.
Great job.

(applause)

I definitely feel that you are
a professional singer,

a mature singer, seasoned.
I hear the soul in your voice.

And you have such a grace
and beauty about you

and your stage presence.
ROBIN: Yeah.

NICK: During the performance

and the package,
did you guys spot any clues?

The clues that
I was getting‐‐

the empress,
so maybe she's on Empire.

She could be an actress.

Also queen bee, works alone,
so she's not in a group.

And queen bees, I wou‐‐
like, Mary J Blige.

Like, she's right up there
to me.

Oh, totally.

Or could be Diana Ross.

(crowd gasps)

Could be.

I don't know.

Lil' Kim!

Lil' Kim,
the original queen bee.

That's right.
Could be Lil' Kim.

NICOLE: This will definitely
narrow it down

because we're feeling you are
a professional singer.

What decade did you
start singing?

(crowd gasps)

Oh!

Did you say '50s?

She said the '50s.

(excited chatter)

WOMAN: Dionne Warwick!
‐Did you say Dionne Warwick?

Hey, Nicole, good question.

That narrows it down.
That narrows it down.

Amazing question

and an amazing performance.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time

for the Bee.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

Okay, it's time
for our panel

and our studio audience
to vote.

Who do you think won
this face‐off?

Are you Team Bee...

(crowd chanting "Bee")

Or Team Poodle?

(crowd chanting "Poodle")

The winner will go on,

and the singer
with the least votes

will join Pineapple and Alien
in the bottom three.

KEN: This is tough, man.

(tense music)

I think the Bee needs
a second chance.

NICK: The results are in.

The winner is...

♪ ♪

The Bee!

♪ Yeah, you know what it is ♪

Bee is excited.

Sorry, Poodle, but that means

that you're in
the bottom three,

joining Pineapple and Alien.

One of you will be unmasked

and sent home
at the end of the show.

Okay, America,
we're about to solve

another massive
whosungit mystery.

When we return, on this stage,

the Alien, the Pineapple,
or the Poodle will be unmasked.

Who's behind the mask?

Time for all of you at home
to make your guesses too.

Don't go anywhere.

Someone that was singing
in the '50s?

KEN: Well, there you have it,
folks.

A well‐known singer
from the '50s

had beaten a poodle
here on The Masked Singer.

(groans)
This is gonna drive me crazy.

♪ Who is that ♪

We are back
on The Masked Singer.

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 masked singers

is about to be unmasked.

(cheers and applause)

Will it be the Pineapple...

Oh, my God.

NICK: The Poodle...

This is a hard one.

NICK: Or the Alien?

I always feel bad.

NICK: Tonight's
unmasked singer is...

(dramatic music)

♪ ♪

The Pineapple!

NICOLE: Oh!
ROBIN: Oh!

Way to go, Pineapple.

NICK: Keep it going
for the Pineapple.

You two stars, hit the showers.

We'll see you guys again.

Now, panel, you guys
are celebrity detectives.

I need your final answer.

Who do you think this is?

‐I don't know.
NICK: Robin?

You know, at first,
I got the OG thing

and I was thinking maybe
he used to be a fighter.

And from the tone of the voice,

I was thinking, like,
Sugar Ray Leonard.

No way.

KEN: Ah.

Well, it seems like you
obviously like to party.

The car said "Pipe dreams,"

and iconic movie Up In Smoke.

So definitely Cheech‐‐

or Tommy Chong,
but I'm gonna go with Cheech.

Okay, with the Hawaiian clues,
the laid‐back attitude,

you're an OG‐‐
it's Jimmy Buffett.

It's not Jimmy Buffett.

(laughter)

I mean, no offense to you,
Pineapple, but you can't sing.

(laughter)

Any other guesses up there?

I agree with
the laid‐back attitude,

but because of the Michigan
license plates

and him referencing
liking to party,

I'm gonna go with Kid Rock.

(applause)

No way, are you crazy?

Is that your final answer?
Kid Rock?

‐I'm going with Kid Rock.
‐(laughter)

NICK: Okay, panel, you've made
your final guesses.

Now let's see if any of you
are right.

We all need to know.

Pineapple, show us
who's behind the mask.

♪ Who are you ♪

KEN: Take it off!

Jimmy Buffett!

ALL: Take if off!
Take it off!

Take it off!
Take it off!

Take it off!
Take it off!

Take it off!
Take it off!

Take it off!
Take it off!

Take it off!
Take it off!

♪ Oh, come on,
tell me who are you ♪

♪ You, you, ah, you ♪

Who is it?

ROBIN: Oh! (laughs)

Oh, my God.

NICK: Comedic legend
Tommy Chong.

No way!

Oh, my frigging God!

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I can't even believe
that I guessed it.

My goodness, wow.

You got to tell us,
what would make you do

something like put a pineapple
on your head

and sing "I Will Survive"?

Anything to get onstage,
you know.

(laughter)

Anything you want to say
to those crazy people up there?

‐She called me Cheech.
‐(laughter)

Second chance, I said
Tommy Chong. He heard me.

She did. She said, "Cheech.
Wait, Tommy Chong."

‐And then she went with Cheech.
JENNY: Guess what, though.

You're my favorite one
out of the group.

And who guessed Willie Nelson?
Because I liked that one.

I did too.

NICK: Well, we're happy
to have you here.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Tommy Chong!

Keep it going for Tommy Chong!

‐I got you, man!
‐Chong! Chong! Chong! Chong!

Next week, our big
whosungit mystery continues.

Who will be the last mask
standing?

That's the kind of mystery
that only can be answered

on The Masked Singer.

But before we go,

to sing for us once again,
unmasked,

once and for all,
ladies and gentlemen,

Tommy Chong!

Whoo! Go, Tommy!

♪ As long as I know
how to love ♪

♪ I know I'll be alive ♪

♪ I got all my love to give ♪

♪ I got all my life to live ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Nah, nah, nah,
la, la, la ♪

(dog barking)