The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Touchy Feely Clues - full transcript

Can you recognize

your favorite celebrity
just by their voice?

You're about to find out.

This is
The Masked Singer.

♪ Who is that ♪

♪ Hey ♪

Each week,

celebrities perform
undercover.

Grammy winners,
Emmy winners,

Hall of Fame players,
it could be anybody.

Leaving the panelists...



Who is that?

And you
at home guessing...

‐Bella Hadid.
‐Lady Gaga?

‐Tori Spelling.
‐♪ Who is that ♪

I can't wait to figure out
who you are.

♪ ♪

Every episode,
the weakest performer

‐is eliminated...
‐No.

...and their
identity revealed.

Terry Bradshaw!
Margaret Cho!

Last week,
Unicorn reached

the end of her rainbow.

‐Tori Spelling!
‐

Tori Spelling!



You actually got
something right.

I'm never right!

Tonight,
the whosungit continues

as four celebrities compete
to stay anonymous.

Who will live
to sing again?

And who will be unmasked
before your eyes?

No, no!

Please welcome
your host, Nick Cannon.

♪ I really want to know ♪

♪ Who ♪

♪ Come on tell me
who are you ♪

♪ You, you, you ♪

As you all can see,
I'm Nick Cannon.

So this could only be
The Masked Singer.

Now are you guys ready
for a real whosungit?

Cool, well,
here's how this thing works.

Each week our secret
celebrities perform

in hopes of impressing the
panel and the studio audience.

At the end of the night,

the singer
with the least votes

has to reveal
who's behind the mask,

and we could not
do any of it

without our
pop culture detectives.

Let's hear it for 'em.
Give it up for Jenny McCarthy!

Whoo!

Nicole Scherzinger.

Robin Thicke.

Thank you.

And does anybody know
where Ken Jeong is?

Wow.

Wow, Ken.

Brother.

Taking this
pretty far.

The king!

He wins one time.

‐The king is in the building!
‐Wow.

Here you go.
Here you go, Ken.

From the doctor
to the king.

There you go.
That's for you, buddy.

Wow.

As the reigning champ
of last week‐‐

I correctly guessed the
Unicorn to be Tori Spelling.

- Take it off!
- It's Tori Spelling!

You were right, Ken!
You were right!

‐
‐My God!

‐Ken got it right!
‐I'm never right!

I would like to thank
myself for this award.

Because without me,
none of this would be possible.

Thank you very much.

Ken‐‐
KEN: Thank you.

Doctor, I know you're feeling
yourself and everything,

but what you're holding there
actually is the golden mask.

That goes to the winner
of this entire show.

Yeah, I know, that's why
I gave it to myself.

No, you're‐‐you're not
in the competition.

The Masked Singer
gets to win that.

‐Yeah.
‐Agree to disagree.

‐Agree to disagree.
‐Wow.

Well, I definitely feel
the energy in the building.

This is gonna be
an amazing show.

But before
the competition begins,

here they are to kick things
off together

for a masked moment of unity.

‐I love it!
‐Aww.

Give it up
for your masked singers.

♪ I gotta feeling ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good, good night ♪

♪ A feeling, whoo‐hoo ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good, good night ♪

♪ I know that
we'll have a ball ♪

♪ If we get down and go out
and just lose it all ♪

♪ I feel stressed out,
I wanna let it go ♪

♪ Let's go way out spaced out
and losing all control ♪

♪ Fill up my cup, Mazel Tov ♪

♪ Look at her dancing,
just take it off ♪

♪ Let's paint the town,
we'll shut it down ♪

♪ Let's burn the roof ♪

♪ I gotta feeling ♪

♪ Whoo‐hoo ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

Whoa!

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good night ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be
a good, good night ♪

♪ Ooh‐♪

Look at Peacock!

Tonight is definitely gonna
be a good night.

Ladies and gentlemen,
keep it going.

Now, what kind of feelings
did you guys get

from this big group
right here?

This is amazing.

I mean, warm and fuzzy,
that's for sure.

You know what
I love about this show

is that you're fully
embracing your costumes.

Like, I just turned over
to Ken and I was like,

"I imagine if Peacock
takes off the mask,

that's what Peacock
is gonna look like."

Another peacock.

That's why I want
to take Monster home with me.

I know‐‐
I have no idea who you are.

All I know is that all of you
are so loveable

in your own way.

Aww.

All right, time to break up
all of this masked supergroup

and go solo.
You guys ready?

First up tonight,
a performer who has

consistently blown away our
panel with her heart and soul.

Let's look at a little hint
about the true identity

of the Bee.

Whoo!

I've been performing
for a long time,

and I thought I'd done it all
in my career.

What decade
did you start singing?

‐
‐Did you say '50s?

Said the '50s.

But dressing
as an insect

is definitely a first for me.

It was at a birthday party
when I was eight years old

that my mama first gave me
the idea to form a group.

I guess it was always
in the cards.

In the cards.

That's psychic.
Back to the psychic.

We got
a record contract,

and my career's
been all peaches

and marmalade ever since.

‐Marmalade.
‐Marmalade.

‐Like "Lady Marmalade?"
‐Yeah, "Lady Marmalade."

‐Like LaBelle's.
‐

Being on this show,

it's a trip singing songs that
other people have written.

It makes me feel like
I'm every Bee, you know?

It's all in me.

Chaka Khan reference.

Okay.

My song tonight is like
a modern power ballad.

I never thought
I'd be singing it,

especially not
dressed like this.

Since I guessed right
last week,

I'm probably gonna
get it right again.

So I don't need
any of these clues.

Coming up,

four dramatic performances.

My God,
it makes me want to cry.

I actually recognized
your stage persona,

'cause I've seen you perform
many times before.

So he thinks.

Because of this wig,
I was thrown in jail.

‐Michael Bolton!

They may be on to me.

And later...

The votes are in.

Can anyone guess
who's behind the mask?

Just take off the mask
and show me.

♪ Who is that ♪

We're back on
The Masked Singer,

where everybody
doesn't know your name,

and here to wreck us all
and have a ball doing it,

it's the Bee.

♪ ♪

♪ We clawed, we chained ♪

♪ Our hearts in vain ♪

♪ We jumped ♪

♪ Never asking why ♪

♪ We kissed, I fell
under your spell ♪

♪ A love no one could deny ♪

♪ I can't live a lie,
running for my life ♪

♪ I will always want you ♪

♪ I came in like
a wrecking ball ♪

♪ I never hit so hard
in love ♪

♪ All I wanted was
to break your walls ♪

♪ All you ever did
was break me ♪

♪ Yeah, you wreck me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I never meant
to start a war ♪

♪ I just wanted you
to let me in ♪

♪ I guess I should've
let you win ♪

♪ Don't you ever say
I just walked away ♪

♪ I will always love you ♪

♪ I came in like
a wrecking ball ♪

♪ I never hit so hard
in love ♪

♪ All I wanted was
to break your walls ♪

♪ All you ever did
was break me ♪

♪ Yeah you, you wreck me ♪

♪ Yeah you wreck me ♪

‐Whoo!
‐Whoo! Whoo‐hoo!

Wow.

Wow.

Awesome job once again, Bee.

I just got all choked up,
to be honest.

I wasn't expecting that.
You hit my heart.

Perfect song
for you vocally,

because when you get
to those high notes,

there are very few singers who
can accomplish what you did.

I still think
it's Gladys Knight.

I doubt it.

I actually recognized
your stage persona

because I've seen you perform
many times before,

and so I recognized
the way you held the mic.

So he thinks.

So I think, So I think.

He thinks he knows
who you are, Bee.

I think so.
‐He's convinced.

I'm not sure, but just
like you were saying,

you shined so much this week.

Your voice has
a mature sound to it.

‐‐
‐You're a seasoned singer.

And that was unbelievable.
Thank you so much for that.

Okay, everyone knows
your performance was epic,

yada, yada, yada,
but let's talk about me.

Wow.

I had an epic moment
myself last week.

For those in the know, I
accurately guessed the Unicorn

being Tori Spelling, and I'm
kind of on fleek right now

just like you
with your performance.

From a perfect judge
to a perfect contestant,

buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz.

You're welcome.

I like the little bee dance.

We buzzing.

Okay, well now,
it's show‐and‐tell time.

We've asked each of our singers
to bring an item with them

that reveals something
about who they truly are.

Security, reveal the revealing
item of the Bee.

♪ ♪

Here you go.

♪ ♪

Bakeware?

That doesn't help at all.

‐Bakeware?
‐Okay so she's a baker?

It's her hobby, is baking?

This is my second favorite
thing to do.

Patti LaBelle does‐‐
thank you.

She does make pies.

Them Patti Pies.

And there was
a marmalade hint.

‐There was a marmalade hint.
‐"Lady Marmalade."

Patti LaBelle
makes sense to me.

All right.

But Ken is the expert.
Ken, do you know who it is?

Well, first of all, please
call me "Reigning Champion,"

and stop calling me "Ken."

R.C.

Way to be humble
about it, Ken.

Way to be humble.

‐You're welcome.
‐Thank you.

She's a baker,
Anita Baker maybe.

‐I think you're wrong.
‐I think I'm right.

I don't know.
I don't know.

In the video,
we heard "It's all in me."

We heard "I'm every Bee."

‐That's right.
‐Yeah.

I'm thinking Chaka Khan.

Chaka Khan.

Yeah, she's
an incredible singer.

See? Those are
good guesses, I think.

‐Yeah.
‐Just take off the mask.

We're not looking right now.
Just show me.

Y'all make some noise
for the Bee.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

♪ Hey ♪

This is crazy.

We're standing in front

of this obvious musical legend

She's dressed as a bee,

which makes me love
this show even more.

Whoo!

Such an amazing performance.

When we return, one of our
most colorful characters,

the Peacock, up next,
only on The Masked Singer,

only on Fox.

You hear them? They're saying,
"Ken, Ken, Ken, Ken."

No, they're saying, "Bee."

Tom‐may‐to.
Tom‐mah‐to.

Now that I've made it
this far, I'm in it to win.

So watch out,
I'm no honeybee, baby.

I'm a killer bee.

♪ Who is that ♪

‐Have they figured you out yet?
No, you?

Hey, guys, guys, we're back.

Welcome back to
The Masked Singer.

Remember to keep tweeting us.

Use the hashtag
TheMaskedSinger.

Our third performer tonight
is a real showstopper.

But who's under
all those feathers?

Let's all look for clues
about the Peacock.

Peacock, one of the favorites.

Being behind a mask
has been strange

and lonely.

Let me tell you, pal.

Like before
my last performance,

I was standing all alone
getting ready

and I couldn't talk
to the crew

because I had
to remain anonymous.

Without this mask,
everyone recognizes me

and wants to chat,
but here, I feel invisible.

Like my career just
disappeared into thin air.

I mean, I told you he's
a magician from the start.

By day, I perform
as my 176‐pound real self.

Or a bullfighter.

Wait, that's a rainbow.

Neil Patrick Harris.

But by night,
I ride into the competition

masked and ready for battle.

David Hasselhoff?
Knight. Knight Rider?

Winning would
mean everything to me,

so as my opponents
step up their game,

I'm gonna step up mine

and give the world
all of me.

It's not
David Hasselhoff.

The Hoff is 6'5", 220.

♪ ♪

♪ What would I do without
your smart mouth ♪

♪ Drawing me in
and you kicking me out ♪

♪ Got my head spinning ♪

♪ No kidding ♪

♪ I can't bring you down ♪

♪ My head's underwater ♪

♪ But I'm breathing fine ♪

Yeah, it's‐‐

♪ You're crazy and I'm
out of my mind ♪

♪ 'Cause all of me ♪

♪ Loves all of you ♪

♪ All your curves
and all your edges ♪

♪ All your perfect
imperfections ♪

♪ Give your all to me ♪

♪ I'll give my all to you ♪

♪ You're my end
and my beginning ♪

♪ Even when
I lose I'm winning ♪

♪ 'Cause I give you all ♪

♪ All of me ♪

Wow.

♪ And you give me all ♪

He can sing.

‐Wow.
‐Peacock!

It lives up to his first song,
"Greatest Showman of All."

All right.

Quit showing off your feathers
and get over here.

We all know that was an amazing
performance from the Peacock.

Gang up top.

I love Peacock so much,
you have no idea.

Yes.
‐And every week,

you just keep bringing it,

and the performances
get better and better.

And I have a feeling
I know who you are.

Okay.

I just want to say, Peacock,

I have no idea who you are,

but I keep thinking
you're a magician.

I love your voice.

I think you're
a seasoned singer.

Even Broadway kinda voice,
don't you think?

Yeah, but I also
think it could be somebody

like Neil Patrick Harris, who's
a very well‐rounded performer,

who's done magic shows,
who's done hosting.

Maybe.

And who's also a singer
and a Broadway performer.

‐That's really smart.
‐They may be onto me.

Peacock is hitting on me,
I'm just letting you know.

Hey, I did see a rainbow flag
when he was a matador.

Okay, yeah, called it.

Neil Patrick Harris.

And you move around that stage
like you've been doing this

‐since you were very young.
‐Yeah.

And he always
has the best endings.

‐Doesn't he?
‐Whatever his final pose is,

it's always very dramatic
and powerful.

Yeah, yeah.

Dr. Reigning Champ.

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

That's the only way
I'll speak.

‐I think‐‐you start‐‐
‐Don't encourage him.

You have this confidence
about you that's not cocky.

‐Pun intended.
‐Like Ken.

And I love how you
project yourself

and you always end strong,

much like I did
in episode five

when I guessed exactly
who the Unicorn was,

Tori Spelling.

Unlike what you did
in episode four.

Ignoring that.

You're like a thin
David Hasselhoff.

Like an all‐protein diet
Copperfield.

There's something
very confident about you

that, to you and I,
we're kindred spirits.

Yep, we're birds of a feather.

All right,
it's show‐and‐tell time.

Security, time to reveal

the revealing item.

I don't know how
to turn this on.

Yours is upside down
and backwards.

‐Yep.
‐You guys ready for this.

- A wig.
- A wig.

A mannequin face.
‐Michael Bolton.

Whoa, whoa.

Okay, this show
just got weirder.

I know, it's like
an eyeless Kenny G.

‐It's, ‐‐
‐Mommy.

Because of this wig,

I was thrown in jail.

Ugly person arrested
by the fashion police.

‐Okay.
‐I'm a very smart man. R. C.

Okay, detectives,
what have you learned tonight

about the Peacock?

Okay, putting
all the clues together,

I'm gonna pretend
I didn't see that one,

'cause it confuses me,
but the showman,

Las Vegas,
the way you can sing,

you've been
doing this forever,

I think you might be
Donny Osmond.

‐

‐He's laughing.
‐The Peacock just was laughing

like that was the most
ridiculous thing

he's ever heard.

All right, then maybe
you're not Donny Osmond.

I watched Donny & Marie though.
I've never seen them gamble.

You know what I mean?
As a kid.

Somebody else who's been
in Vegas, Wayne Brady.

- ‐He's a triple threat.
- Ooh, wow, that's good.

Someone that's brave enough
to wear sequins.

‐Maybe he's 176 pounds.
‐And he loves to sing.

Wayne Brady I like
because he can play

so many different types
of characters,

and every time he's come out,

he's sung
a different way, so...

Absolutely.

That wig is throwing me.

One thing we do know,
it was an amazing performance.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time

for le Peacock.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

If Peacock gets
the least votes tonight,

we'll find out
if they're right.

Up next, the Raven
and the Monster.

What other show
can you say that on?

♪ Hey ♪

Hey, who do you guys think
this one is?

I thought it was Donny Osmond
this whole time.

‐Yeah.
‐But his reaction

to both of us
was like...no.

♪ Who is that ♪

I gave all of me
on "All Of Me."

Am I gonna win this?
Yes.

Are you gonna guess
who I am?

No.

♪ Who is that ♪

All right, guys, coming
out of commercial break.

I got a good line.
I just want to say it.

‐Yeah.
‐All right, Reigning Champ,

I need you to rein it in.

What are you, every
director I've worked with?

Okay, here we go, folks.
Three, two, and...

‐♪ Who is that ♪
‐Welcome back.

Our next performer
is a real high flyer,

but who's behind the mask?

Let's all check out
this revealing video

about the Raven.

Being
in this competition

has challenged me
to go against

all my basic instincts,

especially having to be silent

after making a career
of talking to people.

We got a feeling that
she was a talk show host.

It sounds like
you've had a hard past.

Yeah.

Yet being along
with my thoughts

has given me a chance to
think about my own story.

Looking back on my life,
I have a bird's eye view.

‐View.
‐Someone from The View.

From death to love
to birthing you.

From death to love.

11:11, what does that mean?

Somebody that just
passed away.

My greatest joy
is being mother to my flock.

You might say that's so me,
and it's not just talk.

Raven‐Symoné.
Raven‐Symoné.

She was on The View,
so that makes sense.

Sometimes you have
to look back to move forward.

And tonight,
I'm singing with the courage

I've gained from being here,

and I never want it to end.

♪ ♪

11:11.
I wonder what that means.

It means the universe is taking
a picture of your thoughts.

‐It's like a spiritual‐‐
‐Is that really?

‐Is that true?
‐Yeah, ‐

It means make a wish.

♪ ♪

♪ You can be amazing ♪

♪ You can turn a phrase into
a weapon or a drug ♪

♪ You can be the outcast ♪

♪ Or be the backlash of
somebody's lack of love ♪

♪ Or you can
start speaking up ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna hurt you
the way that words do ♪

♪ And they settle
'neath your skin ♪

♪ Kept on the inside
with no sunlight ♪

♪ Sometimes a shadow wins ♪

♪ But I wonder what would
happen if you ♪

♪ Say what you wanna say ♪

♪ And let the words fall out ♪

♪ Honestly I wanna see
you be brave ♪

♪ And since your
history of silence ♪

♪ Won't do you any good ♪

♪ Did you think it would? ♪

♪ Let your words be
anything but empty ♪

♪ Why don't you tell
them the truth? ♪

♪ Say what you wanna say ♪

♪ And let the words fall out ♪

♪ Honestly I wanna see
you be brave ♪

Whoo!

Whoa!

♪ Just wanna see you ♪

♪ See you be brave ♪

Yes!
Go for it!

♪ Wanna see you ♪

♪ I just wanna see you ♪

♪ ♪

Definitely
a brave performance

from the Raven.

Gang, what'd you think
about the Raven tonight?

Ken, I mean‐‐I'm sorry,
Dr. Reigning Champ.

Thank you so much.
Great job.

No jokes.
Just heart.

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

but you hit those notes
like you were like,

"I'm a professional,
I'm gonna take this stage."

I was like, girl,
you better go for it.

So it was very powerful.

Last week I thought for sure
you were Sherri Shepherd.

I'm sorry.

Enough with
the Sherri Shepherd.

‐I know, I know.
‐Get over it.

I still mean
everything I said.

‐Me too.
‐I know Sherri so well,

and her journey, and I said all
these beautiful things to you,

and they still apply.

I'm really proud of you
for just being here

and standing there
and performing like you did.

Thank you.

Okay, it is show‐and‐tell time.

Let's see what the Raven
dragged here from her nest.

Reveal the revealing item.

♪ ♪

‐Ooh.
‐Okay, I see you.

Whoa.

Stuntin' on us with the Emmy.

- Okay.
- Dang.

- I see you.
- Wow.

We're pretty sure
that it's a talk show host.

She said that she was
a talk show host before.

‐But it could be‐‐
‐She did say she hosted.

It could be The Talk.
Everyone's on The View kick.

Okay, then Sheryl Underwood.

‐Yes.
‐Because in her thing

she said she's
a mom to her flock,

and Sheryl Underwood is kinda
like a mom on that show too,

even the other women
on The Talk.

I see your wheels are
spinning up there, gang,

‐but, Raven...
‐Not bad, not bad.

Please tell us
about what you brought.

I place this where
my flock can admire it.

Well, the Emmy lets us believe
that it's a talk show host.

I'm thinking maybe Ricki Lake
or somebody like that.

I don't know a lot
of talk show hosts but‐‐

Ricki.

I forgot
about Ricki Lake.

‐Yes. That's good.
‐Could be Ricki Lake.

She was an actress
when she was younger.

Could definitely sing,
the Hairspray.

‐I used to watch that show.
‐Yeah, yeah.

‐That's good.
‐I doubt it.

Star Jones maybe,
I don't know.

Get off
The View thing, Ken.

- Okay, sorry, sorry.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Star Jones,
that's very interesting.

No, she's got bigger boobs.
I'm sorry.

Well, I'm not here
to comment.

She coulda strapped hers down.

But you guys
are definitely gonna stay

in this talk show world.
You're not going‐‐

Well, now that we have an Emmy,
how can we not?

It could be, you know,
the, um‐‐Carnie Wilson.

She knows how to sing,
whoever she is.

Wilson.
Carnie Wilson, Wilson‐‐

See, I'm not a dummy.
I'm a reigning champion.

- Yeah.
- You know?

And it took my noggin
to think of Carnie Wilson.

That's not a bad guess.

I like that you said
Ricki Lake, Robin.

Just take off the mask
and show me!

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time

for that brave performance
from the Raven.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

♪ ♪

Someone like Megan Mullally,
who is an amazing singer.

She also won an Emmy,
and she had her own talk show.

There are people like Jenny
who did other things

and are now a talk show or
a radio show host or whatever.

‐"Multitalented" is the word.
‐Thank you.

‐A hyphenate.
‐Okay, enough about you.

Coming up...

‐♪ American woman ♪
‐Who could it be?

‐Okay!
‐My God.

I make my best calls
on this headset.

‐He's a sportscaster.
‐I have never seen anyone

on Fox Sports 1
with moves like that.

And later...

- ‐Tonight...
- Take it off!

‐Take it off!
‐The unmasked singer is...

♪ ♪

- ‐Who is that?
- Take it off!

‐
‐No! No!

No!
No, I didn't know!

We're back.

Now tonight,
four will become three,

when the weakest performer
of the night

is unmasked and sent home.

All right, first
let's take a closer look

at a creature
who has our panel

guessing all over the place.

It's the Monster.

During my last performance,

the panel giving
my voice some love...

‐Whoo!
‐Went a long way

to healing a deep wound.

I thought you were
a comedian,

but with that voice,
you're a singer.

Yes.

But like everyone else,

I've had my share
of dark days.

Said, "dark days."

♪ ♪

But I'm a fighter.
I've fought my demons.

A fighter.

A fighter who came back.

And have discovered
the little teddy bear

‐I am at heart.
‐Lil Jon?

This experience
is far more meaningful to me

than just wearing
a monster costume.

It's about being proud
of who I am.

Don't even think
about swinging

your negativity my way.

I'll just swing back.

See, that's another
golf reference.

Yeah, baseball, golf, tennis.

Um, cricket.

Tonight's
performance is about

throwing the panel
off the scent.

No one would expect me
to sing this song.

Game on.

♪ ♪

What athlete‐‐

♪ Whoo ♪

My God,
he's so cool.

♪ ♪

♪ American woman ♪

♪ Stay away from me ♪

♪ American woman ♪

♪ Mama let me be ♪

♪ Don't come knocking
around my door ♪

♪ I don't want to see
your face no more ♪

He sounds amazing!
He sounds amazing.

♪ Than spend my time
getting old with you ♪

♪ Now woman ♪

Whoo!

♪ Stay away ♪

♪ American woman ♪

♪ Listen what I say ♪

Do it!

My God.
‐Okay!

♪ ♪

♪ I gotta go ♪

♪ I gotta get away ♪

♪ I think I gotta go ♪

♪ I wanna fly away ♪

♪ American woman ♪

♪ Stay away from me ♪

Look at him!

Right?

♪ Mama let me be ♪

♪ American woman ♪

Monster! Monster!

Another monster performance...

I love you, Monster!

...by the Monster.

Is he doing
the backpack kid?

Hey! Hey!

I mean, he can move.

All right, let me
help you out, Monster.

Let me get you on over here.

This is real leather too.
That's nice.

My God.

All right, Robin, what'd you
think of that performance?

The first couple times
he performed

I didn't think he was a singer
'cause of all

of the swinging references.

We thought maybe golf
or an athlete.

But every week,
he impresses me even more,

and tonight he was finishing
a lot of his riffs

with that...
♪ American woman ♪

And that's not
a very easy thing to do.

Showoff.

Well, no, a lot of people
would just sing it straight,

and he's adding
his own riffs.

This is somebody who's
a professional entertainer.

Tonight you are my favorite
performance again.

God.

To Robin's point, you do
do the riffs very well.

I can do the riffs
better than Robin.

♪ American woman ♪

‐Hey, yeah!
‐Thank you.

‐Hey, them scales.
‐There he is.

‐With the scales.
‐Get it, Ken.

He brought the big Ken
out tonight.

So who are you thinking?

I'm honestly thinking a
comedian like David Alan Grier.

Someone who's really funny,
he's got amazing moves,

but is also, like,
classically trained,

at least as an actor.

‐That would make sense.
‐Tommy Davidson.

Tommy Davidson, exactly.

I'm hearing
a soulfulness in the voice‐‐

It also said "lil."
"Lil" in the package.

What about‐‐
what about Lil Rel?

Lil Rel's an actor
and a comedian.

He has his own show
on Fox, yeah.

He has his own show.
He's from Get Out.

What about you, Jenny?
What did you learn?

I have said
that that microphone

reminds me of a golf club.

I think you're an athlete
that knows how to sing.

‐They can't sing like this.
‐How do you know, Ken?

‐You don't know that.
‐Because I watch TV.

That's the premise of the show.

That could be
their hidden talent.

All right, well,
you know what it is,

it is show‐and‐tell time.

Let's see what the monster
brought from under his bed.

Security, reveal
the revealing item.

‐Security.
‐All right.

Boy.

♪ ♪

Are you guys ready?

‐What is that?
‐A headset.

It's a head ring.
It's a Walkman.

It's a‐‐but you've got‐‐

it's a special type of headset.

So, Mr. Monster, tell us
about this apparatus

you've chosen.

So he's a sportscaster.

- ‐Now. Now he is.
- Yeah.

You ever see Howard Cosell
do, like,

"American Woman" like that?

You know what, there's
a million cable stations now.

It's gotta be a sportscaster,
I think.

I have never seen anyone
on ESPN or Fox Sports 1

with moves like that,
you know?

I will say, Sugar Ray Leonard

is one of the premier
sportscasters for boxing.

Sugar Ray Leonard?

But with all due respect, yeah,
I don't think he's a singer.

‐You know what I mean?
‐I don't know.

Hey, Nick, can I ask you,
who do you think it is?

‐Do you have any guesses?
‐I'm just saying,

by their body language
and the fact that

they keep picking on me,

I definitely feel like
this is someone I know.

You've confused us
since day one.

We don't know who you are,
but I'm so in love with you

as the monster that
I almost don't want you

ever to be demasked,
because I've fallen in love

with this character
that you've created.

Well, one thing we do know,
it was an amazing performance.

You guys, give it up one more
time for the Monster.

Our panel thought
one of the celebrities

might be under the mask.

Who do you think it is?

Now it's time
for the big vote.

Give it up for the Bee.

The Peacock.

And the Raven.

So audience and panel,

please vote now
for your favorite.

The celebrity
with the least votes

will be unmasked and sent home
at the end of the night.

And wherever you are,
use that hashtag,

TheMaskedSinger, and tell us
about your favorites as well.

‐
‐The votes are in.

And tonight's
unmasked singer is...

Yeah, we're back
on The Masked Singer.

The votes are in.

And tonight's
unmasked singer is...

♪ ♪

The Raven.

Aww.

But she did
an amazing job.

Keep it going for the Raven.

The rest of you, say your
goodbyes to the Raven

and head back to the lair.

Keep it going for the Raven,
ladies and gentlemen.

It's the cream
of the crop right now.

Gang, who on earth
do you think this is?

Doctor‐‐what is it‐‐
Ken the Reigning Champion?

And still reigning champ
after this.

Everything was all about
The View,

and that's a misdirect because
they also mentioned talk,

and I think this is
someone from The Talk.

I think it is
Sheryl Underwood

from The Talk.

‐Really?
‐Yeah.

Are you willing to put down
your crown if you're wrong?

‐I am so willing‐‐
‐Yes.

I'm willing.
I will put‐‐

I will put my crown
on the line.

‐I'm so adamant.
‐Rein it in, rein it in.

‐Reigning champ.
‐Rein it in.

Miss Nicole,
who do you believe this is?

I'm going to throw
a curveball.

I don't think we've said
her name yet.

Meghan McCain maybe
from The View.

Okay.

Meghan McCain.
That's not bad.

Curveball it is.

Lots of‐‐lot of talk shows.

I convinced you guys in the
talk arena, that's for sure.

- ‐You did.
- Mr. Robin Thicke.

Well, you know, there were
some hints also‐‐

I mean, with the talk show
thing and the flock,

and I remember
when I was young,

and The Ricki Lake Show
came on television,

it was kind of revolutionary
in some ways,

and I think that
she won an Emmy

or at least she should have,

and I was a big fan
of the show,

and I think it's Ricki Lake.

All right, all right.

I do too think
it might be Ricki Lake.

But to be different, I'm
gonna go with Raven‐Symoné.

Yes.

Raven, Raven.

She did say on the package,
"It's so me." Raven.

‐Yeah.
‐I'm keeping my title.

‐No.
‐I'm keeping my crown.

‐ Well, we all need
to know, right?

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

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

The Raven, show us all

who's behind the mask.

♪ Who are you ♪

Take it off!
Take it off!

Ricki Lake!
Ricki Lake!

Take it off!
‐Sheryl Underwood!

Take it off!
‐Meghan McCain!

Take it off!
‐Raven‐Symoné.

Take it off!
Take it off!

- ‐
- Take it off!

‐Just make Ken wrong.
‐Take it off!

Who is it?

Take it off!

♪ Tell me who are you ♪

‐My God!
‐♪ You, you, you ♪

Who is that?

Take it off!

Emmy Award‐winning
talk show host Ricki Lake!

It's Ricki Lake!

‐Ricki Lake!
‐You were right!

Ricki Lake!

Robin, Robin...

Ricki!

No, no, no!

Robin, Robin.

‐No!
‐Take it, take it.

Whoa, Robin Thicke
now has the crown.

No!

‐Wow.
‐That's amazing.

I demand a recount!

It is great
to finally see you.

What an amazing journey.

You've done so many things
in your career.

We've seen you in movies.

We've seen you win Emmys

for your amazing
talk show hosting abilities.

But tell me,
what have you learned

from this experience
on The Masked Singer?

I mean, it isn't so much
what I learned,

but I love the anonymity.

I loved, like‐‐
you know, I'm so bad

at keeping a secret,
you guys.

And so for me to not tell
my family what I'm doing,

it's just been‐‐
it's been a ball.

I have to ask,
why the raven?

You know, the raven
is about metamorphosis.

It's about death, but
it's also about rebirth,

and I went through a loss
of my husband last year,

and this really was
an opportunity for me

to sort of share my journey
through his loss.

He was the best thing
that ever happened to me.

‐Aww.
‐Well, I know he's smiling

down on you now.

You dedicated your entire
journey to him.

It's a beautiful thing.

Now, are there any other clues
that we may have missed?

You know, one of the things
that gave it away to me,

was I noticed
when she was speaking,

she would put her hand
over her heart a lot,

and I remembered
she did that on her show.

I did, yes.
That is a dead giveaway.

My husband,
my beloved husband

always would sort of joke
that I would do this.

Anything that moved me,
I would put my hand up.

‐I remember.
‐That's crazy.

I used to watch your show
when I came home from school.

‐You grew up with me, I'm sure.
‐Yeah, I did. I did.

Yeah, I'm turning 50 this year.

‐Wow.
‐Congratulations.

You look gorgeous.

Before we go,
to sing for us again,

this time unmasked,

once and for all,
ladies and gentlemen,

make some noise
for Ricki Lake!

♪ Say what you wanna say ♪

♪ And let the words fall out ♪

♪ Honestly I wanna see
you be brave ♪

♪ Wanna see you be brave ♪

♪ Just wanna see you ♪

♪ I just wanna see you ♪

Making me cry.

♪ See you be brave ♪

♪ I wanna see you ♪

♪ Just wanna see you ♪

♪ Just wanna see you ♪

♪ ♪

Next week...

You are a born
natural performer.

Our final
six singers compete...

It could be
Donnie Wahlberg.

You would know if this was
your husband, wouldn't you?

He hasn't answered the phone

every time Rabbit's
been on stage.

With special guest
J. B. Smoove.

If I was a rapper, I would
wear you around my damn neck.

And another
shocking reveal.

My God!