The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Mask Us Anything - full transcript

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪
‐ Nick: You've seen them sing.

♪ Ready, I don't get ready,
I stay ready ♪

You've seen them dance.

You've seen them battle
for anonymity.

But do you know who
they are?

‐ Well, who is that?
‐ This is crazy!

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪
‐ This is "The Masked Singer."

Whoo!

Each week,
celebrities in disguise

compete to keep
their identities a secret.

Will it be a Grammy winner,
an Emmy winner, a movie star?



I usually say I know that voice.

Guys, I don't know that voice.

The weakest performer
of the night

is forced to show
their face and head home.

Last week,

the Skeleton got sent back
to the bone yard.

‐ The legend, Mr. Paul Shaffer.
‐ My God!

After being with Letterman,

what was it like
being a skeleton?

This is nuttier.

‐ Tonight...
‐ ♪ I got my mind made up ♪

...six of your favorite
undercover stars fight it out.

This week, you came to win.

‐ ♪ Sees my soul ♪ ‐ I still think
this might be Lindsay Lohan.



‐ I think that's Ladybug for
"kiss my..." ‐

Come on now,
it's a family show.

And one will be unmasked
and sent packing.

The craziest ride
of your life starts...

‐ Miranda Lambert?
‐ ...right...

‐ It's Martha Stewart.
‐ ...now.

Yeah, can you take his mask off
so I can just see who it is?

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Tell my who are you ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

‐ ♪ Who are you? ♪
‐ Wow! Man.

Who am I? I'm Nick Cannon,

and welcome to
"The Masked Singer."

We are proud to be America's
favorite who‐sungit.

I still have no idea
who the singers are,

but I do know that they have
69 Emmy nominations,

42 Grammy nominations,
22 gold records,

10 lifetime achievement awards,

and 27 Teen Choice nominations.

Old and young,
we got 'em all covered here.

‐ Whoo!
‐ Now tonight,

six celebrities will compete
to keep their masks on.

Rottweiler, Ladybug, Tree,

Penguin, Flower, and Fox.

By the end of this hour,
six will be five.

And I'm no math major,

but that means somebody
going home.

Let's get going with
a soulful singing sensation

who proves this show could
really be going to the dogs,

the Rottweiler.

I've been judged from the moment
I entered the game.

♪ Whoa, here she comes ♪

So blowing the panel away
with my bark

meant everything to me.

Was that a record
we just heard?

It showed me that I'm capable
of succeeding on my own,

and I want it that way.

"I Want It That Way."
Backstreet Boys.

Despite being a humble pup,

I knew early on
I was meant to be a star.

What is that a picture of?
Is that a sports team?

‐
‐ Angels?

You could say it all started

thanks to musical theater
and makeup.

But despite how versatile
my skill is,

my pedigree
wasn't fully recognized...

What are those names?
Kale.

...until now. So tonight, this dog's
gonna show off some new tricks,

because I plan to be here
till the end,

or at least until
the love runs out.

♪ I'll be your light,
your match ♪

♪ Your burning sun ♪

♪ I'll be the bright
and black ♪

♪ That's making you run ♪

♪ And I feel all right ♪

♪ Feel all right,
'cause we'll work it out ♪

♪ Yeah, we'll work it out ♪

♪ I'll be doing this ♪

♪ If you ever doubt ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ I got my mind made up ♪

‐ ♪ And I can't let go ♪
‐ Whoo!

♪ Killing every second
'til it sees my soul ♪

♪ I'll be running ♪

♪ I'll be running
until the love runs out ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ And we'll start a fire ♪

♪ And we'll shut it down ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

My God.

♪ We all run for something ♪

♪ Yeah, for God, for fate ♪

♪ For love, for hate ♪

♪ Gold to rust ♪

♪ Diamond to dust ♪

♪ I got my mind made up ♪

♪ And I can't let go ♪

♪ Killing every second
'til it sees my soul ♪

♪ I'll be running ♪

♪ I'll be running
'til the love runs out ♪

‐ Whoo!
‐ ♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ And we'll start a fire ♪

♪ And we'll shut it down ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

♪ 'Til the love runs out ♪

‐ Aww, man! Come on.
‐ Wow.

‐ ‐ The dog
definitely brought the heat.

Y'all make some noise.

From one performer to another,
Miss Scherzinger.

Good dog, good dog,
good dog.

When you sing, it doesn't
even sound real to me.

‐ It sounds like a record.
‐ You know what, dawg?

What a great way
to start off the show, buddy.

‐ Yes. ‐ Robin, are you
picking up on any clues?

I couldn't quite figure out
is it more of a soulful voice.

Could it be a country or rock singer
that just has an incredible tone?

But it said something about a fantasy
champion in another episode,

something that went
towards football.

But I'm still going by the voice
and the way he performs.

I'm sticking with Brian Littrell
from the Backstreet Boys.

You know, I love that guess,
but I don't think that's right.

- ‐ I think he's young.
- Yes.

Like Kevin Jonas maybe?

One of Jonas brothers.
That's a good guess.

No, I don't think that
person's from a boy band.

‐ I agree with Nicole.
‐ What do you think, Dr. Kennel?

What impresses me is that
you're proud of that joke.

Yeah, right? Well, that's
the only way it works.

Ken, are you picking up
on any clues?

I think some of the clues
are trying to drive us,

based off of our assessment
last time we saw you,

to a boy band,
but maybe you might be

in another genre altogether.

Pat Monahan,
lead singer of Train

has one of the best
pure voices ever.

So right now, I'm going
with Pat Monahan of Train.

That's a good one. Maybe we
should hear from the Rottweiler.

If he could give us a clue,
that'll be good, right?

‐ Okay, here we go.
‐ Here we go.

My heroes growing up

were Bruce Lee
and Boyz II Men.

‐ Boyz II Men. ‐ Okay, so he
wanted to be maybe an action star?

He wanted to be, like, an
action hero, martial arts star.

And he can sing like
a boy band.

A karate soul‐singing man.

‐ Could still be Littrell. ‐ That
didn't help you guys out at all?

Nick, can you take his mask off
so I can just see who it is?

Honestly, that only confused me more.
This is‐‐ man.

One thing
that wasn't confusing,

that was an amazing
performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, one
more time‐‐ the Rottweiler.

Out panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under
the Rottweiler mask.

Who do you think it is?

I definitely came here
to prove myself,

and I'm very happy
with the way

things are turning out so far.

You guys are never
going to guess who I am.

‐ So confused.
‐ Robin?

‐ Yes?
‐ It's not Brian.

Brian doesn't have
a voice like that.

When Brian sings,
he sings bent

with his knees all the time,
like this.

Sings with his knees, Ken.

Coming up...
‐ Whoo!

...this crazy train continues.

I've been in many
relationships

with many
of the presidents.

‐ Monica.
‐ And later,

another star‐studded identity

will be exposed.

Take it off!
‐

‐
‐ Had to say hi to you, baby.

‐ I love you.
‐ Hey, hey, everybody.

‐ It's Joey Fatone.
‐

I think Joey Fatone
is not a bad guess.

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

Thank you.
Good to see you.

Welcome back to the show
that keeps us all guessing

and singing along,
"The Masked Singer."

We just heard a Rottweiler chew
on a OneRepublic song,

but now, let's look closely
for any clues about a singer

who's all lady and no bug,
the Ladybug.

When I first got here, I thought
this was all just a game.

Look, look, look.
She's pretty nervous.

She's just kind of like
holding her‐‐

So I never expected the
nerves to hit like they did.

Ladybug, you are staying
in the competition!

And it took nearly going home

to realize how much
this experience means to me.

It reminds me of growing up,

where everything on
the outside looked rosy,

but in reality, on the inside,

my world was completely
upside down.

So the perception was that
life was good, but it wasn't.

‐ "Best host"?
‐ "Best host"?

But with this cloak
of invisibility,

I get to reconnect
with an old love

and the pieces of me.

‐ "Pieces of me"?
‐ Is that Ashlee Simpson song.

So tonight, I'm looking
to put my nerves behind me

and chose a song that makes me
feel powerful and fun.

So sorry, not sorry,
if I go all out.

Just blame it on my juice.

That's so weird she won
an award for best host.

‐ Best host?
‐ I mean, I write "best host"

on everything
in our house, so...

Yeah, I believe that.

♪ Mirror mirror
on the wall ♪

♪ Don't tell me, 'cause I
know I'm cute, ooh, baby ♪

♪ Louis down to my drawers ♪

♪ LV all on my shoes,
ooh, baby ♪

♪ I be dripping
so much sauce ♪

♪ Got a butt looking
like RAGU, ooh, baby ♪

♪ Lit up like a crystal ball ♪

♪ That's cool, baby,
so is you ♪

♪ That's how I roll ♪

♪ If I'm shining,
everybody gonna shine ♪

‐ Whoo!
‐ ♪ Yeah, I'm goals ♪

♪ I was born like this,
don't even gotta try ♪

♪ Now you know ♪

♪ I'm like chardonnay,
get better over time ♪

♪ So you know ♪

♪ Heard you say I'm not
the baddest bug, you lie ♪

♪ It ain't my fault
that I'm out here making news ♪

♪ I'm the pudding
in the proof ♪

♪ Gotta blame it
on my juice, ya‐ya ♪

♪ Somebody come get
your man ♪

♪ I think he got lost
in my DMs, what? ♪

‐ ♪ My DMs, what? ♪
‐ My DMs!

♪ You better come get
your man ♪

♪ I think he wanna be way more
than friends, what? ♪

♪ Blame it on the juice ♪

♪ Gotta blame it
on the juice, baby ♪

♪ It ain't my fault
that I'm out here making news ♪

♪ I'm the pudding
in the proof ♪

♪ Gotta blame it
on my juice ♪

♪ Ya‐ya‐ee ♪

♪ Ya‐ya‐ee, ya‐ya‐ee ♪

♪ Blame it on my juice ♪

♪ Blame it‐‐
blame it on my juice, baby ♪

‐ Hey! Wow!
‐ Wow!

Look at her!

That's amazing.

I usually say
I know that voice.

Guys, I don't know
that voice.

Ladybug is getting
real juicy up here!

Jenny, tell her about
her performance.

You said you were nervous
last week.

We all kind of saw it, but you
still, I thought, did amazing.

This week,
you came to win.

The confidence
that was on the stage?

You are the Lady Gaga
of ladybugs tonight.

Right? ‐ Now, are you
guys picking up on any clues?

The last time,
we had family feuds.

She felt anonymous, a lifetime of
drama, born into the limelight.

And then this week,
there's the "best host," so...

Right?
That's a little confusing.

Yeah, does that mean that maybe
the parent was the host,

and that's part of
the family consideration?

‐ Ooh, yeah. ‐ So maybe, does
Pat Sajak have‐‐ or, like‐‐

I said that. The game show
confuses the heck out of me.

So I'm gonna really stick
with the clue

of from a famous family,
lots of drama.

And the way
your voice sounded,

you sounded like you were
in your young twenties,

so I just kinda connected it
to maybe Paris Jackson?

Interesting, interesting.

No, I don't think so.

Off of Jenny's note, I do you
think, like, these family clues,

being misunderstood,
going through a lot,

and this show is all about
rebranding, second chances.

So to me,
this might be Lindsay Lohan.

‐ ‐ Because she is
someone‐‐ I know you didn't like it.

And I know people
are bumping on it.

‐ She was mad when you said that last time.
‐ And I know, look‐‐

Look at her go!
She's got attitude!

I know that person's upset.
I know that, but maybe‐‐

‐ I think that's ladybug for
"kiss my..." ‐

Aah!

But maybe,
with all due respect,

maybe that's what Lindsay might
do in a situation like this, so‐‐

There's no way that's Lindsay
Lohan's voice. There's no way.

Look, I'm just gonna hide behind my
Robin Thicke towel just for protection.

I'm just so scared
right now.

‐ Where did you get that?
‐ Robin gave it to me.

That's hilarious.

Ladybug, please give us
one more clue. Help us out.

The queens of the world

taught me how to be a lady.

‐ "Queens of the world." ‐
"Queens of the world taught me."

"Queens of the world taught me
how to be a lady."

I think that means divas. If
she's born into the limelight,

she has a famous family.

She mentioned in
the package "pieces of me."

That song is from
Ashlee Simpson.

I know she's now married
to Evan Ross.

His mother is Diana Ross.

I mean, not growing up,
but she's a queen.

‐ That's a good point.
‐ Just text me, please,

Ladybug,
and tell me who you are.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time.

Let's give it up
for the Ladybug.

Our panel thought that
one of these celebrities

might be under
the Ladybug mask.

Who do you think it is?

This week, for the first time,
I was really able

to calm my nerves down enough
to have fun,

and I'm just so proud
of myself.

This bug's got
her groove back.

♪ Who is that? ♪

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪
‐ Welcome back, one and all,

‐ to "The Masked Singer."
‐ Whoo!

Our next singer has definitely
stumped the panel.

Stumped, get it?
I'm here all night.

Anyways, let's look beyond
all the lights and tinsel

for illuminating clues
about the Tree.

I was so proud
of my last round's work.

♪ Had to have high ♪

‐ Come on! ‐ I even jingle‐jangled
with a festive twerk.

‐ Whoo!
‐ I'm not a regular tree.

‐
‐ I'm a cool tree.

It's time to tell you
about my family history.

‐ She plays the piano. ‐ Listen to
that music. Is that, like, country?

My daddy's a tinsel,
and my mom is pompom.

Mix them together,
it's a holiday rom‐com.

Growing up, they told me
to be true to myself.

I've always been
their favorite elf.

"Elf," Zooey Deschanel.

They encouraged me to share
all the gifts that I own.

They never made me feel
like I was left home alone.

So, sang at the White House.

So ever since then, I've added
wicked flair, more glow.

Trying to be as colorful
as a fruitcake, yum‐o!

‐ "Yum‐o." Food, yeah.
‐ Food reference again.

I hope tonight's performance
will earn me gifts

and not lumps of coal.

So sit back and relax

as I perform a song
by the late queen of soul.

‐ They said, like, every Christmas movie.
‐ "Home Alone," "Elf."

‐ Yeah, we're extra‐stumped.
‐ Don't flatter yourself.

It doesn't take much
to stump me.

‐ ♪ You better think ♪
‐ ♪ Think ♪

♪ Think about what
you're trying to do to me ♪

‐ ♪ Think
‐ ♪ Think, think ♪

♪ Let your mind go,
let yourself be free ♪

Wow!

♪ Let's go back,
let's go back ♪

♪ Let's go way on
way back when ♪

♪ I didn't even know you ♪

♪ You couldn't have been
too much more than ten ♪

‐ ♪ Just a child ♪
‐ ♪ I ain't no psychiatrist ♪

♪ Ain't no doctor
with degrees ♪

♪ But it don't take
too much IQ ♪

‐ ♪ To see what you're
doing to me ♪ ‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ You better think ♪
‐ ♪ Think ♪

♪ Think about what you're
trying to do to me ♪

‐ ♪ Hey, think ♪
‐ ♪ Think, think ♪

♪ Think about won't you
let yourself be free ♪

‐ ♪ Freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

‐ ♪ Freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Yeah, think about it ♪

♪ You think about it ♪

‐ ♪ You need me ♪
‐ Nicole: Hey!

♪ And I need you ♪

♪ Without each other ♪

♪ There ain't nothing
people can't do ♪

‐ ♪ Freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

‐ ♪ Freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Freedom ♪

‐ ♪ Yeah, freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

‐ ♪ Freedom ♪
‐ ♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Freedom ♪

♪ Freedom ♪

‐ ♪ Think ♪
‐ Robin: Whoo!

‐ Yes!
‐ Whoo!

Wow.
‐ Come on!

Look at how cute she is.

Wow.

‐ Think... she killed it.
‐ My gosh.

Trees usually give shade,
but I'm not giving you any

because you
are super talented.

I think I made a mistake and said that I
didn't think you're a trained singer.

I was obviously wrong.
You're captivating.

This was an incredible
performance

and I think you gave
Nick Cannon poison oak, so...

Tree is feeling it.

Nicole, were you picking
up on any clues?

Yeah. They were making reference
again to the Christmas movies.

"Home Alone," "Elf,"

and it made me think
of Amy Sedaris,

the actress in "Elf."

She's quirky and fun and has a
lot of energy like the Tree.

I do agree with Nicole.

I am thinking of someone
who is known

for Christmas movies
like "Elf."

I was thinking
of Zooey Deschanel,

and, actually,
people in the know

know what an incredible
voice she has.

‐ That's a good guess.
‐ Great job, Zooey Deschanel.

I guessed it.
I'm probably right.

You're welcome. End of show.
Drop the mic.

End of show.
‐ Thank you, Ken.

But also, there's this
reoccurring theme about food.

The last time she performed,
I was going with Rachael Ray.

We were thinking cooking stars

or television hosts
with cooking shows.

So I'm gonna stay
with Rachael Ray for now.

I said that,
Rachael Ray, with you, too.

Yeah, but I don't think
it's Rachael Ray

because Rachael Ray's voice
is a little more raspy

kind of like
mine is right now.

I mean, Padma‐‐ Padma's on
the Food Network, right?

'Cause she
has that kind of a powerful voice.

- Yeah, that's a great guess.
- Miss Tree,

can you give all of us
one more clue, please?

I have been a brand ambassador

and it does relate to food.

‐ Brand ambassador. ‐ But she's
saying a brand ambassador.

Maybe that means
that she's not the chef.

‐ It's not her.
‐ She's a figurehead.

‐ Yeah, she's the face.
‐ Correct.

Little Debbie!

That actually did help
a little bit.

Nicole, did that
help you at all?

‐ Not at all, thank you.
‐ Well, Tree, seems like

you definitely
got 'em stumped,

but you gave us all
an amazing performance.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time for the Tree.

‐ Tree! Tree! Tree!
‐ This one is so impossible.

Yep. I guarantee you
it's someone big.

Yeah. ‐ That's right.
They're trying to throw us.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under
the Tree mask.

Who do you think it is?

And now, whether you're from
the South Pole or the North Pole

we all love
our next performer.

So let's all bundle up
and search high and low

for any clues
about the Penguin.

I've been counted out before,
so I took it on the beak

when I was sent
to the smackdown.

I decided to do
what I always do,

keep my head up
and shake my tail feather.

The Penguin!

But that's the story
of my life.

As a chick, I was always
relegated to the D‐list.

‐ To the D‐list. ‐ It looks
like she was bullied.

It wasn't till I became a hen
that I learned

the brightest star can be born
out of the greatest tragedy.

‐ Brightest star. She's a resilient
Penguin. ‐ She's a fighter.

So I stood up
and took control.

Making people laugh
was my ticket

to the new adventures
of old Penguin.

Comedy club, exes.
Ooh, an ex.

Whether it be in an office
or on stage,

I never curb my enthusiasm.

Maybe she guest starred
on "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

‐ Yeah.
‐ Wanda Sykes.

Tonight I'm singing a song

about being confident
in your own skin,

something I've learned a lot
about in my life.

Nailed it!

- ‐ Did you see the cross?
- Yeah.

And then there was "exes,"
which could be‐‐

Sherri Shepherd
talks about exes a lot.

Definitely not
Sherri Shepherd on this one.

♪ Because you know
I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass,
no treble ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass,
no treble ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass,
no treble ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass ♪

♪ Yeah, it's pretty clear ♪

♪ I ain't no size two ♪

♪ But I can shake it,
shake it ♪

♪ Like I'm supposed to do ♪

♪ I got that boom boom
that all the boys chase ♪

♪ And all the right junk ♪

♪ In all the right places ♪

♪ I seen them magazines ♪

♪ Working their Photoshop ♪

♪ You know that stuff
ain't real ♪

♪ Come on now,
make it stop ♪

♪ You got that booty, beauty ♪

♪ Put your hands up ♪

♪ Every inch of you
is perfect ♪

♪ From the bottom
to the top ♪

♪ Yeah, my mama, she told me ♪

♪ Don't worry
about your size ♪

♪ She said boys
like a little more booty ♪

♪ To hold at night ♪

♪ You know you won't see
no stick figure ♪

♪ Silicone Barbie doll ♪

♪ So if that's what
you're into ♪

♪ Then go ahead
and move along ♪

♪ Because you know
I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass,
no treble ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass,
no treble ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass ♪

♪ I'm all about that bass ♪

♪ 'Bout that bass ♪

‐ Hey!
‐ Wow!

‐ She is so flexible!
‐ That's amazing!

- That was good.
- Whoo!

Well done.
‐ The Penguin is all about it.

Penguin! Penguin! Penguin!

Miss Jenny McCarthy‐Wahlberg,
talk to the Penguin.

I mean, first of all,
I love that song choice.

I thought it was perfect
for your personality.

You're one of my favorites
maybe because I think

I know who you are
and I love her.

But I could be, like,
Ken Jeong wrong right now.

‐ Robin? ‐ Yeah, I thought
that some of the people here

have shown
their singing prowess,

but there aren't
a lot of people

that are moving
the way she does.

And she really doesn't even
need the backup dancers.

She can hold her own just by the way
she groove. Yeah, get it, babe.

‐ Get it, babe.
‐ My God.

- Hey, hey! Wow.
- Wow.

Now let's get to the clues.

Jenny, you have your mind made
up on who you think this is.

‐ I know! ‐ Did it line up
with the clues that you saw?

The clues that made sense
to me were comedian,

comedy club, and then exes,

but then that buzz clue at
the end that said, "Nailed it!"

There's a Netflix show
called "Nailed It,"

and there's a comedian,
Nicole Byer.

She's very funny. She's got
that same kind of comedic,

"I can pinch Nick Cannon's butt
any time I want," kind of a girl.

Why are you bringing
my booty into this?

'Cause you're dressed like
a delicious wedding cake.

Hey, first time I laughed
at Robin's jokes.

‐ I was like‐‐ thank you, thank you.
‐ My God.

But part of me still says
Sherri Shepherd,

and I'm so afraid to say it

because I said it last season
and now I'm saying it again.

You know what's so weird is I was with
you with the Sherri Shepherd thing.

But unless
she's throwing her voice,

after this week's performance,
that doesn't sound

like Sherri Shepherd's
singing voice to me.

Nicole, what clues
were you picking up on?

Some of the clues,
we saw a star.

Maybe thinking
Star Jones, possibly.

That's a good guess.

I mean, the office clue

is also what kind of
screwed me up, you know?

Well, yeah,
'cause they gave us a few.

They gave us
"Curb Your Enthusiasm."

‐ That's right.
‐ And "The Office."

Wanda Sykes was
on "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

That's a good guess, Robin.

But also,
what about Mindy Kaling?

She was on "The Office,"
too, right?

‐ Yep, absolutely.
‐ Yeah.

Once again, Nick,
we have no idea.

Penguin, please give us
another clue.

Nick, I've been
in many relationships

with many
of the presidents.

‐ Monica Lewinsky?
‐ My gosh!

My God!

‐ Is that‐‐
‐ Monica!

Come on now,
it's a family show.

Maybe she's from
the political realm.

Yeah, well, she sang
at the White House maybe.

‐ No.
‐ She visited the White House?

Yes.

I mean, to me,
we're being too literal.

I think it could be money.

She's had a relationship
with a lot of...

‐ Giving away some cash.
‐ Dead presidents.

‐ Exes.
‐ I'm thrown on this one.

Well, I'm thrown
on all of them.

I'm throwing in my Robin
Thicke towel on this one.

I don't know what it is.

Well, someone who definitely
didn't throw in the towel,

She gave us an amazing
performance.

Ladies and gentlemen,
make some noise for the Penguin.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under
the Penguin mask.

Who do you think it is?

I didn't expect to get
the amount of love

that I got from the judges.

And I might not be
the best vocally,

but I got a feeling in my gut.
I can do this.

In the package,
she said the D‐list.

I mean, I would go right
to Kathy Griffin if I‐‐

- Right, that's Kathy Griffin.
- Yeah.

Kathy Griffin was on
our show last year.

Kathy Griffin
wasn't on the show.

‐ In my mind she was.
‐ My God, Nicole.

‐ She was Poodle...
‐ What goes on in your brain?

‐ ...the whole time!
‐ Shut up.

Coming up...

‐ ♪ Dancing ♪
‐ Wow.

It's freaking Bjork!
Show some respect.

And later...

The time has come
for our moment of truth.

♪ Who is that? ♪

We're back on
"The Masked Singer."

Right now we're about
to hear from a singer

who makes me think we are truly
in the presence of greatness,

so let's all stop
and smell the roses

for some clues
about the Flower.

It is so funny.

Last time
I was on this stage...

‐
‐ Nicole: Man.

My God, yes!

...you thought
I was all sorts of people.

‐ Jennifer Hudson.
‐ Mariah Carey.

‐ Bjork!
‐ I mean, you think

I'm a professional singer,

but I've never taken
a voice lesson in my life.

‐ Never taken a voice lesson?
‐ She's a natural.

I'm just a girl who never
left her garden.

My talent bloomed early on
when I was just a seedling.

And I must have had
that X factor.

Ain't nobody gonna tell me
when to stop growing, booboo.

Okay, is that
a Chaka Khan reference?

Tonight, I'm ready to throw
you off even more

by singing a song that's not
usually in my wheelhouse.

So keep guessing, 'cause
I'm having a ball up here,

and you can't put a price tag
on what you love.

- ‐ $13. That means something.
- $13.

Yeah! I like this song!

♪ Come on, come on,
turn the radio on ♪

♪ It's Friday night
and I won't be long ♪

♪ Gotta do my hair,
put my makeup on ♪

♪ Friday night
and I won't be long ♪

♪ 'Til I hit the dance floor,
hit the dance floor ♪

♪ I got all I need ♪

♪ Baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪

♪ I love cheap thrills ♪

♪ Baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪

♪ I love cheap thrills ♪

♪ I don't need no money ♪

♪ As long as I can feel
the beat ♪

‐ ♪ I don't need no money ♪
‐ Yeah.

♪ Money ♪

♪ As long as I keep ♪

♪ Dancing ♪

Whoo!

♪ Have fun tonight ♪

♪ Baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪

‐ ♪ Have fun tonight ♪
‐ ♪ I love cheap thrills ♪

♪ I don't need no money ♪

♪ As long as I can feel
the beat ♪

♪ I don't need no money ♪

♪ As long as I keep dancing ♪

♪ I love cheap thrills ♪

♪ Dancing ♪

- ‐ Amazing.
- Wow.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the Flower.

Flower! Flower! Flower!

Nicole, can you tell Flower
about her performance?

Yes. Flower,
I love that song,

and I love that you did
your thing on it.

We got to hear a different
side of your voice.

You explored more in your
upper range, your head voice.

Almost a little bit
operatic at times.

So you have an unbelievable
stratospheric range,

and thank you
for that performance.

Stratospheric range?
I like that, I like that.

Now, were you guys picking up
on any clues?

Well, judging from
the clue package

and the performance,
I'm the only one smart enough

to double down
and maintain my guess

that I've believed who you've
been since the beginning,

so, Bjork, great job.

I think you're
a recording legend.

And this is very Bjork of you
to do, to kind of, like,

"My gosh, I can sing R&B,
but I can also sing Sia."

Ken, what are you
talking about?

Dude, it's freaking Bjork!

Show some respect,
Nick Cannon.

I mean,
he's always wrong, so...

but she definitely
threw us this week.

Yeah.
Your last performance,

I thought I heard
Patti LaBelle's voice in there,

but this week,
with some of the opera notes,

or higher notes
that she was hitting,

I was getting more
of a Shirley Bassey vibe.

One of my absolute favorites.

It's a pretty good guess.

‐ I didn't even think of it.
That's a great guess. ‐ Right?

That's a great guess.

Last time, the other clues
were cooking, crafts, clothing.

My guess I'm not sure
has all that,

but the voice kind of
reminds me of Anita Baker.

She also started very young.

She was performing
in Detroit nightclubs at 16.

Nice! That's a great
non‐Bjork guess.

You never know.

Flower, would you be so kind
and deliver one more clue?

My favorite band
is Kings of Leon.

What?
‐!

- ‐ Maybe she's young.
- Could be.

There's Jennifer Hudson
that can hit those notes

- ‐ from a younger generation.
- No.

I don't think so.
I still think she's older.

So does that help you guys
at all with your guesses?

‐ No. ‐ Not really, but it shows
me that she's super cool.

‐ We already knew that, right,
ladies and gentlemen? ‐ Yeah. Yes.

Make some noise one more
time for the Flower.

B‐B‐Bjork!

‐ "B‐B‐Bjork!"
‐ Boom.

The panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under
the Flower mask.

Who do you think it is?

I had no idea how fun performing
as the Flower would be.

I get to sing all kinds
of songs under this mask.

Plus, tricking the panel
never gets old.

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back
to "The Masked Singer."

Let's look for the clues
about the true identity

of a singer who's always
trying to outfox us, the Fox.

My little one, you wouldn't
believe how incredible it felt

to be loved on that stage.

♪ This love has taken
it's toll on me ♪

Whoo! My God.
They're amazing!

You're my favorite contestant
of the show so far.

It really is that good, man.
It's that good.

Let's just say
I didn't always fit in.

I grew up in a rough patch
of the woods.

The other fox cubs
weren't so nice,

and that did
a strange thing to my bark.

Bullied for his bark. Maybe
he was bullied for his voice.

I found that if I pretend to
sound like other foxes,

my bark was fixed.

Shazam, fast and furious,

I transformed into
an undercover superfox.

‐ Shazam.
‐ Jamie Foxx.

But even with all the success,

I never felt like the applause
was for the real me

until I put on this mask.

Finally having confidence
in my true voice again

makes me feel like
I've made it.

♪ All my life, been hustling ♪

♪ And tonight
is my appraisal ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a hooker
selling songs ♪

♪ And my pimp's
a record label ♪

♪ 'Cause the world
is full of demons ♪

♪ Stocks and bonds
and bible traders ♪

♪ So I do the deed,
wake up, indeed ♪

♪ Stalk around
the cities, yeah ♪

♪ Are you ready
for the sequel? ♪

♪ Are you ready
for the latest? ♪

♪ In the garden of evil ♪

♪ I'm gonna be the greatest ♪

♪ In a golden cathedral ♪

♪ Say a prayer
for the faithless ♪

♪ And if you lose, boo‐hoo ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

Amazing voice.

♪ Everything's
coming up aces ♪

♪ If it's a dream,
then don't wake me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

‐ Scream!
‐

Yeah! Go, Fox!

♪ 'Ey ♪

♪ And if you lose, boo‐hoo ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

♪ Unh, if I'm dreaming,
don't wake me ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma, I made it ♪

♪ Hey, look, ma,
I made it ♪

‐ Yeah!
‐ Bravo!

That's how you do it!
‐ Whoo, foxy!

My man, the Fox.

Fox! Fox! Fox!

From one performer
to another,

Robin Thicke,
please speak to the Fox.

He definitely knows
what he's doing.

He's been on stage
many times before.

He's got the swag,
but the dance break.

That was the first time anybody
did an official dance break.

It was awesome!

- Hey.
- Yes.

I mean, to be able to be
in that full Fox suit

and then to do all those moves
so effortlessly and smooth,

and then his voice
never wavered once?

‐ That's true.
‐ My gosh.

‐ Yeah, yeah. ‐ Robin, were
you picking up on any clues?

I have picked up
from his performance style,

I thought you were from
a boy band or some kind of‐‐

but somebody who's been performing
on stage their whole life.

And his singing reminds me of AJ
McLean from the Backstreet Boys.

That's a good guess.

I don't know. You're like the LeBron
James of performers, you know?

Like, you just
can do everything,

and judging from
the clue "Shazam,"

the only performer that comes
to mind in my head right now

that has this is Jamie Foxx

because he has no weakness
in his game.

- ‐ He can do it all.
- Maybe.

But last time
when he came out,

he came out and he did
this stance

the first time
we ever met Fox.

And some of the "" "heys,"

it's not exactly his voice,
but he reminds me a lot

of my friend Ne‐Yo
a little bit.

Because Ne‐Yo has an
amazing, unbelievable voice.

‐ That's true.
‐ Ne‐Yo dances.

Ne‐Yo does dress very sharp
like him, you know what I mean?

- ‐ Right?
- Fox, could you please

give us one more clue?

It's ironic that I've spent
most of my life in costume

because growing up, I had
imagined I'd be in a uniform.

‐ Ooh.
‐ What kind of uniform?

Military?
‐ Military, exactly.

‐ All right.
‐ Or an athlete.

Jamie Foxx always did think that
he was gonna be a football player.

That's true. ‐ God,
this is gonna drive me crazy now.

I'm dying to know
who this is.

Ladies and gentlemen,
one more time

for the amazing performance
from the Fox.

Our panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be under the Fox mask.

Who do you think it is?

All right,
now the time has come

for our moment of truth.

Panel and audience,

vote now for your favorite
performer of the night.

The singer with
the least amount of votes

will be unmasked and
reveal their secret identity.

The people and the panel
have spoken.

And the masked singer tonight

with the least amount of votes

who is heading home
to someplace really nice

is...

going to be revealed
right after this.

Nick!

‐
‐ Every time!

♪ Who is that? ♪

The votes are in.

And the singer who must unmask

and head home tonight

is...

The Penguin!

Aww.
‐ No!

It's all good.
Make some noise for the Penguin.

Whoo! ‐ The rest
of you, scurry backstage

in an orderly fashion.

Let's keep it going
for the Penguin.

Come on, Penguin.

Penguin! Penguin! Penguin!

I am definitely sorry
that you're leaving us.

But on the other hand,
we cannot wait to see

- ‐ who is behind this mask, right?
- Yeah!

‐ Yes!
‐ Yes.

But first, gang,

I'm gonna need
your final guesses.

Okay, so I for sure,

like, with everything
in my bones and body,

I thought for sure
you were Sherri Shepherd.

I mean, the way you walked,
the way you moved,

the way you sounded,
the clues even.

I also thought, like,
it was, like, a Kathy Griffin

when she said
"voice to be heard,"

not pretty, not funny,
her career was over.

And then today,
I got a little thrown.

There was a clue
that said, "Nailed it,"

and there's a Netflix series
with Nicole Byer.

So I'm gonna go
with Nicole Byer.

All right.

‐ Dr. Jeong. ‐ Just judging
off the clue package

of "Curb Your Enthusiasm,"

I will steal
Robin Thicke's guess

and I will change my vote
to Wanda Sykes

because she was on
"Curb Your Enthusiasm."

She was a comedian,
legendary comedian.

It all makes sense.

That was my idea
and my idea alone.

But, you know, I mean, Wanda,
you know her comedy very well.

Yes. ‐ Can you even
imagine Wanda doing the twerking

‐ and the dancing that the
Penguin was doing? ‐ No.

Miss Nicole Scherzinger.

I heard secretary
in the clue packages,

so I was thinking Megan Mullally
from "Will & Grace."

But then there was a star
a few times in the package,

so I'm still gonna go
with Star Jones.

That's a great guess.

The clue packages that had all
this stuff about comedy clubs,

and then there were
the TV shows

"Curb Your Enthusiasm,"
Wanda Sykes,

and then there's "The Office."

So I'm gonna go
with "The Office" version

with Mindy Kaling,
also from "The Mindy Project."

- ‐ Very funny.
- I love her.

Wow. I'm not allowed to guess,
but I think I know who it is.

‐ But you guys have made
your final guesses. ‐.

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

Penguin,
show us who you are.

‐ I'm dying to know!
‐ Take it off!

Take it off! Take it off!

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

- ‐ Mindy.
- Take it off!

- ‐ Star.
- Whoa! Whoa!

‐ What is that?
‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

‐ Take it off!
‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

♪ Tell me who are you? ♪

♪ You, you ♪

♪ You ♪

- I knew it!
- Whoa!

Actress, comedian, host,
Emmy award‐winner!

‐ Sherri Shepherd! My friend!
‐

I knew it.
‐ You knew, Jenny.

Jenny McCarthy was right...
kind of.

Sherri Shepherd, you belong
on this show, girlfriend!

I love you so much.
I can't believe it.

That could have been
my final guess.

Jenny knows me so well.

She's been through two marriages
and divorces with me.

We've walked around naked in front
of each other. She knows me.

‐ That's nice. ‐ And it was so
hard not to grab your butt, Nick.

- ‐ Aww.
- I knew it!

When it was time
to take the mask off

and she started
grabbing my butt,

I was like, "That's Sherri."

What made you do this show
and be here with us tonight?

My son Jeffrey said,
"Mommy, you should do this."

And I said, "I'm scared."

And he goes, "You should
just do it scared."

‐ So I did!
‐ Aww! We love Jeffrey!

Well, great job. Here to perform
unmasked once and for all,

the artist formerly known
as Penguin.

Make some noise for the
illustrious Sherri Shepherd.

‐ Love you, Sherri!
‐ Illustrious.

♪ Yeah, my mama, she told me ♪

♪ Don't worry about your size ♪

‐ Get it, Ken.
‐ Yeah, girl.

♪ She says boys
like a little more booty ♪

‐ ♪ To hold at night ♪
‐ My goodness!

♪ You know I won't be
no stick‐figure ♪

♪ Silicone Barbie doll ♪