The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 12 - Road to the Finals - full transcript
Shh. I'm standing on
the most secretive stage
in television history.
And, trust me, I'm kept in the dark
just as much as you are, america.
But, tonight...
All will be revealed!
America, grab some hot cocoa
and give some holiday cheer
to your season 4 finalists.
♪ Oh, oh
- ♪ oh, yeah - wow!
♪ Christmas
♪ the snow's coming down
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching it fall
♪ christmas
♪ lots of people around
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ christmas
♪ the church bells in town
♪ christmas
♪ are ringing in song
♪ christmas
♪ full of happy sounds
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ they're singing
"deck the halls" ♪
♪ but it's not like
christmas at all ♪
♪ 'cause I remember
when you were here ♪
♪ and all the fun
we had last year ♪
♪ pretty lights on the tree
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching them shine
♪ christmas
♪ you should be here with me
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
- ♪ please - ♪ please
- ♪ please - ♪ please
- ♪ please,
please - ♪ please, please
♪ baby, please come home
♪ baby, please come home
wow.
♪ Baby, please come home
♪ baby, please come home
♪ oh, yeah
- yay! - Yes!
That's amazing.
This is finale night on
"the masked singer."
and one of these
secret celebrities
will soon be crowned champion.
Will it be crocodile?
Sun?
Or mushroom?
An epic battle between cold-blooded,
red hot,
and, well, mushroom temp.
Before they blow us away
with their final performances,
we'll expose exclusive,
never before seen footage
of their surreal journeys.
We'll crack the code of
all those puzzling clues
that flew over ken's head.
Sit down.
And the mega moment of the hour,
they'll each reveal
a brand-new clue
that might just give
away the whole game.
But, first,
she kicked off our season with a big bang,
check out the sun's
golden road to the finals.
I decided to do
"the masked singer"
because,
after working pretty much my entire life,
I just wanted to have some
much needed fun and joy
and try something weird.
But from my first rehearsals,
something weirder happened.
I realized that as the sun,
I could retell my
story just through song
like I never could before,
and it all started
with that very first note.
Five seconds. Four,
three, two, one, playback.
♪ I'm crying 'cause I love you ♪
oh, my god!
♪ Oh
♪ never been in love before
♪ what the hell are all these feelings,
yo? ♪
♪ Once upon a time I was alone ♪
♪ don't wanna be alone no mo' ♪
♪ got ya something
from the liquor store ♪
♪ little bit of lizzo
and some more ♪
♪ trying to open
up a little mo' ♪
♪ sorry if my
heart a little slow ♪
oh, my god!
♪ I thought that I didn't care ♪
what sun opened her mouth,
something changed inside of me.
I never felt music
like that before.
It touched my soul.
♪ I don't know
what I'm gon' do ♪
♪ ooh
- oh, my god. - Yeah!
♪ I'm crying
♪ 'cause I love you
- what? - Wow!
Goosebumps!
The sun!
What a way to open season
four on "the masked singer," sun!
I was over the
moon because I finally felt
completely free
to express myself,
and there's power in that.
But after that first song,
I realized my
costume was too tight
to let me hit certain notes.
And the mask so heavy,
I felt like I was
gonna fall over.
Whoa! Help!
The design team
came to my rescue
to restructure it
and ensure I could
really let my voice shine.
Because for my second performance,
I wanted to dig deep.
And show a side that is softer,
more fragile,
and deeply emotional.
♪ Well,
you almost had me fooled ♪
♪ told me that I was
nothing without you ♪
♪ oh,
but after everything you've done ♪
♪ 'cause you brought the flames
and you put me through hell ♪
what I love about the sun
is she has amazing pitch,
she knows exactly how to hit the soft note,
hit the big note,
and that's why she's one
of the strongest singers
we've had on any of the seasons.
♪ I hope you're
somewhere praying ♪
♪ praying
♪ I hope your soul is changing ♪
♪ changing
♪ I hope you find your peace
♪ falling on your knees
♪ praying
oh, my gosh!
Oh, wow.
Probably,
out of all of our seasons,
my favorite female vocal
I've ever heard on this show.
I was tearing up.
I was so touched
by the panel's reaction,
and even more determined
to bare my soul each week.
And in the super six,
sun rose to the occasion
with possibly the most emotional
performance in "masked" history.
I love billie eilish's
"when the party's over"
because it's haunting
in its simplicity.
But I decided to take a risk
and strip it down even
further to expose my raw voice.
And be more
vulnerable than ever.
♪ Don't you know
♪ I'm no good for you?
♪ I've learned to lose you
♪ can't afford to
♪ quiet when I'm coming home ♪
♪ I'm on my own
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that,
♪ like it like that
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
♪ don't you know
♪ too much already?
You could just hear
every breath in her voice,
every cry in her voice,
every pain in her voice.
And it was magical.
♪ Call me friend
♪ but keep me closer
♪ and I'll call you
♪ when the party's over
the depth of emotion,
you can't teach.
You just have to
live. It was haunting.
We all shed a tear.
I get choked up
even thinking about it.
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
I just love you.
You're the sun,
but you're really an angel.
I could've never imagined how
transformational this would be for me.
That it would rebuild my soul.
That I'd be able to
finally express myself
in such an intimate
and powerful way
under this golden mask.
But now to complete my journey,
I have to win the golden mask.
But which bright star
is having her moment in the sun?
Let's shine some
light on her clue.
We've weathered all
sorts of nature hints,
like these woods, this icicle,
and we saw her breathe fire.
Sorry!
We saw creatures
like this butterfly,
these cows, this chihuahua,
and this jaguar.
Yay!
And there was this
drone clue from the sky.
Well, this magic 8 ball help
you conjure up my identity?
Outlook not so hot.
The panel guessed every
big star under the sun,
including mandy moore,
leann rimes,
katharine mcphee,
carrie underwood,
kate hudson, and demi lovato.
You might think my
identity is plain as day,
but when the mask
comes off tonight,
it'll dawn on you that,
actually,
you've been in the dark.
- Coming up...
- This is it.
...We gift you the
biggest clues yet
behind the identities
of our final three...
Best gift ever!
- Yes! - ...Before the winner
will be crowned and
all will be revealed.
We're not worthy!
We're not worthy!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our massive
road to the finals.
Coming up tonight,
we'll crown a champion
and everyone will be unmasked.
Now, it's time to play detective
as we explain the crafty clues
of our unmasked
singers once and for all.
All right,
the first mask to be slayed was dragon.
Who turned out to be
trailblazing rapper busta rhymes.
Busta bust!
There were hints
everywhere to his identity,
so get fired up as we
shed light on the key clues.
"lairz" was our take
on the show "cribs,"
where he was
on its first season,
showing off his crib
in hometown new york,
hence the statue of liberty.
And the biggest clue of all?
His costume. Busta's
nickname is the dragon.
I just was in the spirit of wanting
to give people a dope, obvious clue,
and I felt like the
dragon costume did it.
It just nailed it.
The next singer to take it off
was our mischievous gremlin,
who made "masked singer"
history as the first celebrity
to break all the rules and
self-unmask before the vote.
No! No! - Ken: Don't do it!
I was shocked to see it was
oscar-nominated actor mickey rourke.
I can't believe it.
- Oh, my god!
- Jenny! You were right!
I still can't believe it.
And he's out!
Mickey rourke!
That's crazy.
- Oh. - Yay.
Did his clues leave you hanging?
There was this boxing shark,
a triple clue to his
movie "rumble fish,"
his real life stint as a boxer,
and the movie that snagged
him that oscar nom, "the wrestler."
I love this costume. I wanted a friendly,
cuddly guy.
He sang "stand by me"
in honor of his late friend,
willy deville.
♪ Stand by me
♪ oh, darling
♪ won't you stand by
♪ stand by me?
It was all... all about
my feelings about willy.
We doing this for willy,
ladies and gentlemen!
The next to stick his neck out
on the chopping
block was giraffe,
who turned out to be actor and
new "masked dancer" panelist
brian austin green.
You guys were all so close,
but so far.
I can't believe that's you.
Leave it to us to
explain his key clues.
The fox wasn't for wayne brady
but his ex, megan fox,
and the amazing network,
ahem that spawned "90210," fox!
And he talked about overcoming
a neurological disorder that...
...Scrambled my brain.
Brain unscrambled is...
Well, look at that.
These right here,
that's where my eyes were.
I couldn't see but,
like, this little tiny strip
because the collar comes up
and it's a whole different ballgame.
I'm trying not to do
too much right now.
Just conserve your energy and,
yeah.
I mean, 'cause you're a giraffe.
It's all encompassing,
moving in this.
Good-bye,
my friend. You've been...
An interesting experience.
The second to unmask
from group b was baby alien.
And this cute little guy was former
nfl quarterback mark sanchez.
You got everybody!
The first puppet
in "masked" history.
Time to guzzle
down his key clues.
There were hints everywhere
to teams he's qb'd for.
This liberty bell
and cheese stake
for the philadelphia eagles,
this horse and this horse shoe
for the broncos and cowboys,
and this marching band for usc,
the college team he
led to a rose bowl victory.
It is the strangest
experience I've ever had.
I gotta say,
I'm turning into a puppeteer.
Now he starts doing things
that I don't even control.
We've grown pretty close
over the last couple of weeks.
My message is very simple.
I come to the planet
to bring world peace.
Good-bye, buddy.
Good-bye.
The next famous
face to smile for the cameras
was lips,
who was talk show icon wendy williams.
Tada!
Wendy!
Let's pay some lip
service to her clues.
There were hints to her talk
show segments everywhere.
This roller skate
for her shoe cam.
This fire for hot topics.
And this ice cream
scoop for inside scoop.
And while west wing may
have had you thinking politics...
Omarosa?
...It was simply a
clue to her initials.
This is a first-class show.
I'd be a fool to turn down
the invitation to
be on this show.
And then,
once I accepted it, I'm like,
"oh,
what am I getting myself into?"
the costume is like 50 pounds.
They sewed velcro on one piece
to keep it from slipping
forward because it was so heavy.
It was frightening, but fun.
The next
celebrity to be disarmed
was squiggly monster,
who ended up being
tv legend bob saget.
Saget!
Were you able to
see through his clues?
There were hints everywhere
to shows he starred in.
All the slips, hits, and falls
were clues to hosting
"america's funniest home videos."
this dj for his "full house"
daughter d.J. Tanner,
and this teddy bear for the
"full house" teddy bear song
and voicing ted mosby
on "how I met your mother."
the show is meant to be fun
and make people feel good.
And this is not the
easiest time in the world.
So it's just nice to bring some
joy to people, entertainment.
And despite having seven eyes,
he couldn't see a thing.
Why does it have a
hat? I never wore a hat.
Did it have a hat?
I wore a hat the whole time?
It had a hat?
Our next to take
flight were the snow owls,
our first ever
double-headed costume,
who ended up hatching
country singing couple
clint black and
lisa hartman black.
And whose unmasked
rendition of "the prayer"
had ken praying for a tissue.
♪ And we'll remember
♪ we are all god's children
♪ reaching out to touch you
♪ reaching for the sky
seriously,
that was the most beautiful thing ever.
Let's snuggle
up to their key clues.
There was the spinning
dallas basketball,
a clue to clint's role
in the film "maverick"
and lisa's role in the spinoff to "dallas,"
"knott's landing."
and this flying witch hat for
lisa's bewitching role as tabitha,
and, of course,
clint's must-have fashion accessory.
Snow owls mate for life,
and we're coming up on
almost 30 years of marriage,
so we thought that
was pretty special.
I loved every minute of
it. Everybody's wonderful
and they make you feel at
home and we're like a family
and we're gonna miss
everybody. I'm gonna cry now.
Coming up,
we'll expose the secrets
of our other unmasked singers.
Watch out.
And later,
your holiday wishes come true.
Sun, mushroom,
and crocodile will finally...
Take it off!
Whoo!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our epic road to the finals.
Soon everything... and I mean
everything... will be revealed.
I'm here with our favorite pink reptile,
the crocodile.
This is much, much different
than the rivers and the
lakes that you're used to.
So, uh, how you feeling about
the finale coming up tonight?
I'm a little nervous,
to be quite honest with you.
I mean, I know there's some
fierce competition out there,
but I'm ready to bring it.
Absolutely. And you've
been doing it all season long,
so let's take a inside look
at your jaw-dropping
road to the finale.
Man, it's crazy to
think how I got to this point,
having just beaten seahorse.
Crocodile!
Oh, wow! Oh!
Congratulations, crocodile!
The golden mask trophy
is still within your reach.
So let me tell you my
tale of how it happened.
I suited up here because
despite performing most of my life,
I could never show my true self.
But becoming this
powerful pink reptile,
I felt protected by my thick skin,
able to just be me.
And right away,
I was ready to croc.
It was now or never.
♪ This ain't a song for
the broken-hearted ♪
♪ a silent prayer
for faith departed ♪
when crocodile first performed,
I wondered if we've ever
had a better rock vocalist.
Crocodile just totally went
for bon jovi and nailed it.
♪ It's my life,
it's now or never ♪
♪ I ain't gonna live forever
♪ I just wanna live
while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
♪ the heart is like
an open highway ♪
♪ like frankie said,
I did it my way ♪
♪ I just wanna live
while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
oh,
my gosh! That was electrifying!
After that first song, I realized I
could truly display the range of talent
few people know about.
So I was on a mission
to switch it up every week,
and return with an
unexpected song
I knew would have the panel
chomping at the bit to figure me out.
♪ With a taste of
your lips I'm on a ride ♪
♪ you're toxic,
I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a
poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you,
don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
This crocodile can pretty
much sing any style of music,
and to me that's what makes
him an amazing entertainer.
♪ With the taste of your lips,
I'm on a ride ♪
- come on!
- ♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a
poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you,
don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
♪ Intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
- hey! - ♪ I think I'm ready now
♪ oh, yeah
♪ intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
♪ I think I'm ready
♪ don't you know
that you're toxic? ♪
Oh, yeah!
Come on! I'm going
to croc's concert!
We haven't really seen this
diverse of a transformation
in between two performances.
I mean,
I feel totally seduced right now.
You were seduced
by the pink croc.
It felt amazing to show
off my skills here unfiltered,
but going into the super six,
against the sensational seahorse,
I knew I could only win by
leaving every single ounce
of my heart,
my soul on that stage.
You wanna stop for the night?
No way. Let's run it
again. Let's keep going.
So I chose a song
that gets to my core,
my world, my croc-lings.
And it meant so much to me.
♪ I could stay awake
♪ just to hear you breathing
♪ watch you smile
while you are sleeping ♪
♪ while you're far
away and dreaming ♪
♪ I could spend my life
♪ in this sweet surrender
♪ I could stay lost
to me, the crocodile is...
Is an all-around entertainer.
He sings well, he performs well,
there is a force of personality.
He has that stage presence.
He could definitely win it all.
♪ Is a moment I treasure
This show gives me
a chance to be a superhero dad
for my kids and really
make them proud.
I'll always be there
for them because...
♪ I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one smile ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one kiss ♪
there's something to be said
about how much do you want it?
He said,
"I want it bad enough and I'm going for it
and I'm gonna get it."
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ yeah!
♪ Don't wanna close my eyes
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I'd miss you, babe
♪ and I don't
wanna miss a thing ♪
you're bringing it every
single time you sing.
You change your voice. You
up your game. You are amazing!
Which brings me
back to that moment.
The crocodile!
And now that I've
made it to the end,
I wanna win more than anything!
To show to the
world and my family
that with hard work
and a full heart,
anything is possible.
But the question remains,
which croc-star celebrity
is under all that glitter?
Let's brush up
on his killer clues.
There were so many
water references.
Like this slip n' slide,
toy boat, anchor,
and piñata full of dolphins.
We flagged this italian flag,
this american flag,
and this jolly roger flag.
And here's his super clue
straight from the subway:
This pizza rat.
His clues lead the
panel to guess actors like
jon hamm and jared leto.
Solo singers like adam
lambert and justin guarini.
And boy banders like
jordan knight and nick lachey.
When I win tonight and
my identity is revealed,
your jaws will drop,
'cause if you think
you know who I am,
you're in "de-nile,"
the river I'm from.
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our ridiculous
road to the finals tonight
will reveal our final
three famous faces.
And one of them will
leave with the golden mask.
But now,
time to crack more clues
for those faces
we've actually seen.
The eighth celebrity
to call it a day
was whatchamacallit,
who, under all that hair,
was nba star lonzo ball...
Who ken actually guessed!
Oh! You did it!
Let's comb
through his key clues.
There were hints to
teams he's played for,
like the bear and coffee brewing
for the ucla bruins,
and this lake for the lakers.
Whoo!
And he literally
said his own name.
As a bright hairball,
I can shine alone.
For me it was a lot of
fun because I love music.
I always wanted to perform. Basketball,
I have a whole team with me.
On "masked singer," I just came in here,
had a whole new look. Just went after it.
My mom's definitely
gonna love this.
You know,
all the sacrifices she made for me,
the least I can do is
put a smile on her face.
And every time I do that,
it makes me happy.
The next to
slither away was serpent,
who was singer and
actual orthopedic surgeon,
dr. Elvis francois...
Oh my goodness! - It is!
...Who went viral for healing
the world with his voice.
♪ Amazing
♪ grace
and had one of the most emotional
unmaskings in the show's history.
That's what a real doctor does,
man. This guy is smarter
than any doctor on the planet
and there's just truly no one more...
Talented than him. And I'm crying because I'm
jealous that you're more talented than me.
- And we love you so much.
- I'm just happy to play a small part and humbled.
And now,
let's rattle off his key clues.
There were medical
hints everywhere.
Like these scrubs,
this ambulance,
this x-ray,
and this sign that
literally says "medicine."
- I mean, come on.
- On a day to day basis I'm in
an operating room,
which is very, very, very different
than putting on a costume,
standing on a stage, and sharing music.
The message that I hope to share is,
"look to your left and to your right,
and find a way that you can help the
person beside you. And I think we'll get
to a better tomorrow
if we all do that."
The next off
our plate was broccoli,
who was revealed as
the legendary paul anka.
- Yeah!
- Robin thicke got it right!
Let's serve up explanations
for his tastiest clues.
There were hints
to his classic songs,
like this die, for "diana,"
and these dogs for "puppy love."
and this roulette wheel
for being an icon in vegas,
where at age 26 he
wrote the song "my way"
for the big cheese himself,
frank sinatra.
After doing this for 65 years,
if you told me
30 years ago I'd have
broccoli on my head,
I would've told you you were crazy.
But the experience itself was great.
Hey, b-man. Every time I sit
down and look at a plate of you,
I'm gonna have
trouble swallowing it.
And I thank you for being there with me,
okay, pal?
Say good-bye to everybody.
- Good-bye! -
- Good-bye!
- The next singer
to micro-wave
good-bye was popcorn,
who turned out to be
pop-star taylor dayne.
- Ah! - Yay!
Were you dialed in
to her biggest clues?
There was this crimper
and rubik's cube.
Clues to the '80s,
the decade taylor launched to stardom.
Touring with prince,
starring in "cats,"
and releasing her single,
"with every beat of my heart."
"the masked singer" is a
place where we can celebrate
and I felt really a part
of something here.
She's my homie.
Okay, you can take my head now.
But you can't have my heart,
baby.
The next to feel the
sting was jellyfish,
who turned out to be olympic
gold medalist chloe kim.
Yeah!
Let's "ten-tackle"
her main clues.
There were snowboarding
hints floating around everywhere.
Like these pipes,
for half-pipes.
This fidget spinner for her
awesome 360 and 720 tricks
on her board where
she speeds down hills.
I was more nervous here
on "the masked singer" stage
than I was at the olympics.
I never performed before.
But it was so much fun.
I'm gonna miss you. Muah!
Can I have help?
And the last mask
to ride off into the sunset
was early frontrunner, seahorse.
♪ You're here
♪ there's nothing I fear
♪ and I know
♪ that my heart will
♪ go on
she was revealed as
grammy winner tori kelly.
Yes!
Let's untangle her key clues.
There were blinking lights
to her songs everywhere.
These winged
clocks for "time flies."
two baby dolls for "baby, baby."
and this sign for her mega-hit,
"unbreakable smile."
and this colorful amphibian?
A nod to when I got to
sing "rainbow connection"
- with kermit the frog. - Oh!
One thing I learned
about myself on this show
is that I definitely
have an alter ego.
There's the sassy,
diva side of me
that's been hiding, so...
...Watch out.
So funny, 'cause now as me,
I don't know what
to do with my hands.
I'm like, "yeah, so..."
whereas before I was like,
"anyways..."
Coming up...
Revel in all the reveals.
- Take it off!
- The finale is almost here!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our road to the finals.
Later tonight this mushroom
along with sun and crocodile,
will battle it out
for the golden mask.
Whoo! Yeah!
Now,
how much do you want to capsize
- the croc and the sun?
- I'm usually a big softie
and I don't like to fight. But
since I am the mushroom,
I'm gonna mush them both 'cause
there ain't no room for nobody but me.
Ah-ha-ha, I heard that. Well,
let's take a peek
and your fun and
fungus-y road to the finals.
When I decided
to be on "the masked singer,"
I could have been
anything on earth,
but I felt my true calling was
in the earth. The mushroom.
Mushrooms are
gentle and magical.
They connect all the
plants together underground.
And I'm here because I hope
my music can connect you all
- in the same way.
- She looks fabulous!
But I'm also here because
I'm super determined
to fool the panel to the very,
very end.
So I embodied a
unique character.
Oh,
my god. I'm loving that outfit!
And I started with an incredible song
I knew would really disguise my voice.
♪ Pray god you can cope
♪ I'll stand outside
♪ this woman's work
♪ this woman's world
♪ oh, it's hard on a man
♪ now his part is over
oh, my gosh, it's a guy.
♪ Now starts the craft...
His voice. Oh,
the first time I ever heard him sing.
It was just rich and yummy
and I felt like I could
crawl inside of his voice
like a blanket. And that
everything was gonna be okay
while I was having
a cup of hot cocoa.
♪ All the things I should
have given but I didn't ♪
- wow. - ♪ oh
♪ darling, make it go
♪ just make it go away
oh, my gosh!
Wow!
That was amazing!
Oh, my gosh. First of all,
I thought you were a woman,
but I think you're a man
underneath there. You never know.
I love singing as the mushroom, though the whole
time I was just watching the panel's faces.
Do they know it's me?
That was weighing on me,
plus this head was, too.
It weighs, like, 20 pounds.
- You doing okay, mush?
- Yeah, it's just really heavy,
but it helps relieve pressure on
my neck if I just hold it up like this.
- You're doing great. Hang in there.
- Okay, thanks.
But my big head isn't
gonna stop me from winning.
So for my second song,
I added extra choreo
and took on an
energetic power vocal
to share my spicier side.
♪ If I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
♪ I'd take back those
words that hurt you ♪
♪ if I could reach the stars
wow!
Oh, my god,
when mushroom sang "turn back time,"
the tone of his voice,
it sang to my soul.
- It touched me.
- ♪ ...Like you used to do
♪ if I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
I tried to find a way to hold
the note at the end as long as possible.
♪ Stay
what?
And I nailed it!
Wow! - That was hot!
We are in the
presence of greatness!
Mushroom,
I think you might be unbeatable.
- Thank you.
- Absolutely, jenny.
The panel's comments
mean so much.
Mushrooms often get stepped on.
People don't give credit to
things they think are beneath them.
So it's nice to be a fighter for those
that have been made to feel small.
But after jellyfish
topped him in round three,
mushroom had to fight extra hard
becoming the first finalist forced
to fight for his life in the smackdown.
♪ I've been so many places
♪ in my life and time
♪ but we're alone
♪ and now I'm
singing this song ♪
♪ to you
wow! Did you see that? Stealth!
While I was sad
to take out fellow plant-life,
it felt good to represent
for us lowly mushrooms
and continue to
spread my message.
It just seems like everything
the mushroom stands for
is togetherness,
unity, equality,
a brother and sisterhood,
and especially right
now in this world,
that's what we
need more than ever.
And more than
ever in the super six,
mushroom had to up his
game as he faced the fish
who stung him a week earlier.
♪ Well,
sometimes I go out by myself ♪
♪ and I look across the water
♪ and I think of
all the things ♪
♪ what you're doing
♪ and in my head
I paint a picture ♪
The mushroom's version
of "valerie" was powerful.
To have that beautiful,
melodic voice
come out of that mushroom,
I was just very moved by that.
♪ And I've missed
your ginger hair ♪
- ♪ and the way you
like to dress ♪ - whoo!
♪ Won't you come on over?
♪ Stop making a fool out of me ♪
I still don't know who this is!
♪ Why don't you come on over,
valerie? ♪
- - hey!
♪ Valerie
♪ valerie
that's insane!
This journey
has been so fulfilling,
but believe me,
I want to win and shock the
world more than you can imagine.
And I'm so close!
Week after week,
he has been changing it up,
and it's been driving
me crazy! Honestly,
out of everyone,
I am just, like,
"I know who that voice is,"
but I don't know.
Do you know,
not know, who it is?
If you're hungry for his clues,
pay close attention.
We saw this breakfast
club with a pancake,
an egg, and orange juice.
Plus a beet person,
and a hot dog stand
with a hat... brella.
This turkey was stuffed
with a game-changer.
The name that I go by now
was not my name
when I first sprouted.
And for dessert, he magically...
- Whoa!
- ...Gave us a piece of his mind.
- Ugh. Eww.
- What... what flavor is that brain?
Strawberry.
Are you still
picking your brain?
The panel may or may not help.
They've guessed solo
artists like frank ocean,
the weeknd, and usher,
and actors who
sing like jordan fisher,
jayden smith, and donald glover.
To my fungi fam out there,
I'm giving it all for
the golden mask.
And when my mushroom
head comes off tonight,
it's going to blow the
mush-roof off this joint!
Gotta love mush!
Very, very soon,
we are going to reveal
the secret identities of crocodile,
mushroom, and the sun!
Think you know who they are? Listen up
for some brand new game-changing clues
before they perform again.
For the holidays,
we made clue-kies for st. Nick.
Cookies that are clues!
They're ready!
I love the smell of
fresh-baked clues.
Mmm. Ready to see mine first?
I hope you left
mush-room for dessert.
These look out of this
world in any month.
But do you know what they mean?
Here are my clues.
Piping hot out of the oven.
I had a ton of fun baking these.
But I didn't burn them.
Can you solve them?
I'm starting to croco-dial
into some new talents.
I put my heart
and soul into these.
And just a hint of hints.
Can you figure them out?
I hope st. Nick likes them.
- Maybe I'll just take one bite.
- Put that back!
- Coming right up...
- This is it.
...Ho, ho,
who will win the golden mask?
- The winner is...
- Take it off!
There's no masking the truth,
america,
2020 had challenged all of us.
But despite the hardships,
we made it our
mission to bring a smile
to your face week after week.
And while we know you're not able to
be with all of your loved ones this year,
we invite you to join us for
the best holiday party around.
Because it's time to
crown a masked champion.
For months, our undercover stars
have dazzled us with their talent.
- I love you!
- But now, just three remain.
- Mushroom.
- I've kept the panel on their toes all season,
but I've got one more trick
up my sleeve to take it all.
- Sun.
- I've never felt more like myself under this mask,
so winning would
mean the world to me.
- And crocodile.
- I've worn my heart on my sleeve week after week,
and tonight I'm leaving
it all on the stage.
Each have one last shot
to prove they got what it takes
to win the golden mask.
I don't want it to be over.
So from our dysfunctional
family to yours,
let's celebrate.
Because it's time to unwrap
all the gifts under the tree.
That set the bar so high.
Tune in next time for "the
masked singer" holiday finale.
the most secretive stage
in television history.
And, trust me, I'm kept in the dark
just as much as you are, america.
But, tonight...
All will be revealed!
America, grab some hot cocoa
and give some holiday cheer
to your season 4 finalists.
♪ Oh, oh
- ♪ oh, yeah - wow!
♪ Christmas
♪ the snow's coming down
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching it fall
♪ christmas
♪ lots of people around
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ christmas
♪ the church bells in town
♪ christmas
♪ are ringing in song
♪ christmas
♪ full of happy sounds
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ they're singing
"deck the halls" ♪
♪ but it's not like
christmas at all ♪
♪ 'cause I remember
when you were here ♪
♪ and all the fun
we had last year ♪
♪ pretty lights on the tree
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching them shine
♪ christmas
♪ you should be here with me
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
- ♪ please - ♪ please
- ♪ please - ♪ please
- ♪ please,
please - ♪ please, please
♪ baby, please come home
♪ baby, please come home
wow.
♪ Baby, please come home
♪ baby, please come home
♪ oh, yeah
- yay! - Yes!
That's amazing.
This is finale night on
"the masked singer."
and one of these
secret celebrities
will soon be crowned champion.
Will it be crocodile?
Sun?
Or mushroom?
An epic battle between cold-blooded,
red hot,
and, well, mushroom temp.
Before they blow us away
with their final performances,
we'll expose exclusive,
never before seen footage
of their surreal journeys.
We'll crack the code of
all those puzzling clues
that flew over ken's head.
Sit down.
And the mega moment of the hour,
they'll each reveal
a brand-new clue
that might just give
away the whole game.
But, first,
she kicked off our season with a big bang,
check out the sun's
golden road to the finals.
I decided to do
"the masked singer"
because,
after working pretty much my entire life,
I just wanted to have some
much needed fun and joy
and try something weird.
But from my first rehearsals,
something weirder happened.
I realized that as the sun,
I could retell my
story just through song
like I never could before,
and it all started
with that very first note.
Five seconds. Four,
three, two, one, playback.
♪ I'm crying 'cause I love you ♪
oh, my god!
♪ Oh
♪ never been in love before
♪ what the hell are all these feelings,
yo? ♪
♪ Once upon a time I was alone ♪
♪ don't wanna be alone no mo' ♪
♪ got ya something
from the liquor store ♪
♪ little bit of lizzo
and some more ♪
♪ trying to open
up a little mo' ♪
♪ sorry if my
heart a little slow ♪
oh, my god!
♪ I thought that I didn't care ♪
what sun opened her mouth,
something changed inside of me.
I never felt music
like that before.
It touched my soul.
♪ I don't know
what I'm gon' do ♪
♪ ooh
- oh, my god. - Yeah!
♪ I'm crying
♪ 'cause I love you
- what? - Wow!
Goosebumps!
The sun!
What a way to open season
four on "the masked singer," sun!
I was over the
moon because I finally felt
completely free
to express myself,
and there's power in that.
But after that first song,
I realized my
costume was too tight
to let me hit certain notes.
And the mask so heavy,
I felt like I was
gonna fall over.
Whoa! Help!
The design team
came to my rescue
to restructure it
and ensure I could
really let my voice shine.
Because for my second performance,
I wanted to dig deep.
And show a side that is softer,
more fragile,
and deeply emotional.
♪ Well,
you almost had me fooled ♪
♪ told me that I was
nothing without you ♪
♪ oh,
but after everything you've done ♪
♪ 'cause you brought the flames
and you put me through hell ♪
what I love about the sun
is she has amazing pitch,
she knows exactly how to hit the soft note,
hit the big note,
and that's why she's one
of the strongest singers
we've had on any of the seasons.
♪ I hope you're
somewhere praying ♪
♪ praying
♪ I hope your soul is changing ♪
♪ changing
♪ I hope you find your peace
♪ falling on your knees
♪ praying
oh, my gosh!
Oh, wow.
Probably,
out of all of our seasons,
my favorite female vocal
I've ever heard on this show.
I was tearing up.
I was so touched
by the panel's reaction,
and even more determined
to bare my soul each week.
And in the super six,
sun rose to the occasion
with possibly the most emotional
performance in "masked" history.
I love billie eilish's
"when the party's over"
because it's haunting
in its simplicity.
But I decided to take a risk
and strip it down even
further to expose my raw voice.
And be more
vulnerable than ever.
♪ Don't you know
♪ I'm no good for you?
♪ I've learned to lose you
♪ can't afford to
♪ quiet when I'm coming home ♪
♪ I'm on my own
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that,
♪ like it like that
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
♪ don't you know
♪ too much already?
You could just hear
every breath in her voice,
every cry in her voice,
every pain in her voice.
And it was magical.
♪ Call me friend
♪ but keep me closer
♪ and I'll call you
♪ when the party's over
the depth of emotion,
you can't teach.
You just have to
live. It was haunting.
We all shed a tear.
I get choked up
even thinking about it.
♪ I could lie,
say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
I just love you.
You're the sun,
but you're really an angel.
I could've never imagined how
transformational this would be for me.
That it would rebuild my soul.
That I'd be able to
finally express myself
in such an intimate
and powerful way
under this golden mask.
But now to complete my journey,
I have to win the golden mask.
But which bright star
is having her moment in the sun?
Let's shine some
light on her clue.
We've weathered all
sorts of nature hints,
like these woods, this icicle,
and we saw her breathe fire.
Sorry!
We saw creatures
like this butterfly,
these cows, this chihuahua,
and this jaguar.
Yay!
And there was this
drone clue from the sky.
Well, this magic 8 ball help
you conjure up my identity?
Outlook not so hot.
The panel guessed every
big star under the sun,
including mandy moore,
leann rimes,
katharine mcphee,
carrie underwood,
kate hudson, and demi lovato.
You might think my
identity is plain as day,
but when the mask
comes off tonight,
it'll dawn on you that,
actually,
you've been in the dark.
- Coming up...
- This is it.
...We gift you the
biggest clues yet
behind the identities
of our final three...
Best gift ever!
- Yes! - ...Before the winner
will be crowned and
all will be revealed.
We're not worthy!
We're not worthy!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our massive
road to the finals.
Coming up tonight,
we'll crown a champion
and everyone will be unmasked.
Now, it's time to play detective
as we explain the crafty clues
of our unmasked
singers once and for all.
All right,
the first mask to be slayed was dragon.
Who turned out to be
trailblazing rapper busta rhymes.
Busta bust!
There were hints
everywhere to his identity,
so get fired up as we
shed light on the key clues.
"lairz" was our take
on the show "cribs,"
where he was
on its first season,
showing off his crib
in hometown new york,
hence the statue of liberty.
And the biggest clue of all?
His costume. Busta's
nickname is the dragon.
I just was in the spirit of wanting
to give people a dope, obvious clue,
and I felt like the
dragon costume did it.
It just nailed it.
The next singer to take it off
was our mischievous gremlin,
who made "masked singer"
history as the first celebrity
to break all the rules and
self-unmask before the vote.
No! No! - Ken: Don't do it!
I was shocked to see it was
oscar-nominated actor mickey rourke.
I can't believe it.
- Oh, my god!
- Jenny! You were right!
I still can't believe it.
And he's out!
Mickey rourke!
That's crazy.
- Oh. - Yay.
Did his clues leave you hanging?
There was this boxing shark,
a triple clue to his
movie "rumble fish,"
his real life stint as a boxer,
and the movie that snagged
him that oscar nom, "the wrestler."
I love this costume. I wanted a friendly,
cuddly guy.
He sang "stand by me"
in honor of his late friend,
willy deville.
♪ Stand by me
♪ oh, darling
♪ won't you stand by
♪ stand by me?
It was all... all about
my feelings about willy.
We doing this for willy,
ladies and gentlemen!
The next to stick his neck out
on the chopping
block was giraffe,
who turned out to be actor and
new "masked dancer" panelist
brian austin green.
You guys were all so close,
but so far.
I can't believe that's you.
Leave it to us to
explain his key clues.
The fox wasn't for wayne brady
but his ex, megan fox,
and the amazing network,
ahem that spawned "90210," fox!
And he talked about overcoming
a neurological disorder that...
...Scrambled my brain.
Brain unscrambled is...
Well, look at that.
These right here,
that's where my eyes were.
I couldn't see but,
like, this little tiny strip
because the collar comes up
and it's a whole different ballgame.
I'm trying not to do
too much right now.
Just conserve your energy and,
yeah.
I mean, 'cause you're a giraffe.
It's all encompassing,
moving in this.
Good-bye,
my friend. You've been...
An interesting experience.
The second to unmask
from group b was baby alien.
And this cute little guy was former
nfl quarterback mark sanchez.
You got everybody!
The first puppet
in "masked" history.
Time to guzzle
down his key clues.
There were hints everywhere
to teams he's qb'd for.
This liberty bell
and cheese stake
for the philadelphia eagles,
this horse and this horse shoe
for the broncos and cowboys,
and this marching band for usc,
the college team he
led to a rose bowl victory.
It is the strangest
experience I've ever had.
I gotta say,
I'm turning into a puppeteer.
Now he starts doing things
that I don't even control.
We've grown pretty close
over the last couple of weeks.
My message is very simple.
I come to the planet
to bring world peace.
Good-bye, buddy.
Good-bye.
The next famous
face to smile for the cameras
was lips,
who was talk show icon wendy williams.
Tada!
Wendy!
Let's pay some lip
service to her clues.
There were hints to her talk
show segments everywhere.
This roller skate
for her shoe cam.
This fire for hot topics.
And this ice cream
scoop for inside scoop.
And while west wing may
have had you thinking politics...
Omarosa?
...It was simply a
clue to her initials.
This is a first-class show.
I'd be a fool to turn down
the invitation to
be on this show.
And then,
once I accepted it, I'm like,
"oh,
what am I getting myself into?"
the costume is like 50 pounds.
They sewed velcro on one piece
to keep it from slipping
forward because it was so heavy.
It was frightening, but fun.
The next
celebrity to be disarmed
was squiggly monster,
who ended up being
tv legend bob saget.
Saget!
Were you able to
see through his clues?
There were hints everywhere
to shows he starred in.
All the slips, hits, and falls
were clues to hosting
"america's funniest home videos."
this dj for his "full house"
daughter d.J. Tanner,
and this teddy bear for the
"full house" teddy bear song
and voicing ted mosby
on "how I met your mother."
the show is meant to be fun
and make people feel good.
And this is not the
easiest time in the world.
So it's just nice to bring some
joy to people, entertainment.
And despite having seven eyes,
he couldn't see a thing.
Why does it have a
hat? I never wore a hat.
Did it have a hat?
I wore a hat the whole time?
It had a hat?
Our next to take
flight were the snow owls,
our first ever
double-headed costume,
who ended up hatching
country singing couple
clint black and
lisa hartman black.
And whose unmasked
rendition of "the prayer"
had ken praying for a tissue.
♪ And we'll remember
♪ we are all god's children
♪ reaching out to touch you
♪ reaching for the sky
seriously,
that was the most beautiful thing ever.
Let's snuggle
up to their key clues.
There was the spinning
dallas basketball,
a clue to clint's role
in the film "maverick"
and lisa's role in the spinoff to "dallas,"
"knott's landing."
and this flying witch hat for
lisa's bewitching role as tabitha,
and, of course,
clint's must-have fashion accessory.
Snow owls mate for life,
and we're coming up on
almost 30 years of marriage,
so we thought that
was pretty special.
I loved every minute of
it. Everybody's wonderful
and they make you feel at
home and we're like a family
and we're gonna miss
everybody. I'm gonna cry now.
Coming up,
we'll expose the secrets
of our other unmasked singers.
Watch out.
And later,
your holiday wishes come true.
Sun, mushroom,
and crocodile will finally...
Take it off!
Whoo!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our epic road to the finals.
Soon everything... and I mean
everything... will be revealed.
I'm here with our favorite pink reptile,
the crocodile.
This is much, much different
than the rivers and the
lakes that you're used to.
So, uh, how you feeling about
the finale coming up tonight?
I'm a little nervous,
to be quite honest with you.
I mean, I know there's some
fierce competition out there,
but I'm ready to bring it.
Absolutely. And you've
been doing it all season long,
so let's take a inside look
at your jaw-dropping
road to the finale.
Man, it's crazy to
think how I got to this point,
having just beaten seahorse.
Crocodile!
Oh, wow! Oh!
Congratulations, crocodile!
The golden mask trophy
is still within your reach.
So let me tell you my
tale of how it happened.
I suited up here because
despite performing most of my life,
I could never show my true self.
But becoming this
powerful pink reptile,
I felt protected by my thick skin,
able to just be me.
And right away,
I was ready to croc.
It was now or never.
♪ This ain't a song for
the broken-hearted ♪
♪ a silent prayer
for faith departed ♪
when crocodile first performed,
I wondered if we've ever
had a better rock vocalist.
Crocodile just totally went
for bon jovi and nailed it.
♪ It's my life,
it's now or never ♪
♪ I ain't gonna live forever
♪ I just wanna live
while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
♪ the heart is like
an open highway ♪
♪ like frankie said,
I did it my way ♪
♪ I just wanna live
while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
oh,
my gosh! That was electrifying!
After that first song, I realized I
could truly display the range of talent
few people know about.
So I was on a mission
to switch it up every week,
and return with an
unexpected song
I knew would have the panel
chomping at the bit to figure me out.
♪ With a taste of
your lips I'm on a ride ♪
♪ you're toxic,
I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a
poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you,
don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
This crocodile can pretty
much sing any style of music,
and to me that's what makes
him an amazing entertainer.
♪ With the taste of your lips,
I'm on a ride ♪
- come on!
- ♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a
poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you,
don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
♪ Intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
- hey! - ♪ I think I'm ready now
♪ oh, yeah
♪ intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
♪ I think I'm ready
♪ don't you know
that you're toxic? ♪
Oh, yeah!
Come on! I'm going
to croc's concert!
We haven't really seen this
diverse of a transformation
in between two performances.
I mean,
I feel totally seduced right now.
You were seduced
by the pink croc.
It felt amazing to show
off my skills here unfiltered,
but going into the super six,
against the sensational seahorse,
I knew I could only win by
leaving every single ounce
of my heart,
my soul on that stage.
You wanna stop for the night?
No way. Let's run it
again. Let's keep going.
So I chose a song
that gets to my core,
my world, my croc-lings.
And it meant so much to me.
♪ I could stay awake
♪ just to hear you breathing
♪ watch you smile
while you are sleeping ♪
♪ while you're far
away and dreaming ♪
♪ I could spend my life
♪ in this sweet surrender
♪ I could stay lost
to me, the crocodile is...
Is an all-around entertainer.
He sings well, he performs well,
there is a force of personality.
He has that stage presence.
He could definitely win it all.
♪ Is a moment I treasure
This show gives me
a chance to be a superhero dad
for my kids and really
make them proud.
I'll always be there
for them because...
♪ I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one smile ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one kiss ♪
there's something to be said
about how much do you want it?
He said,
"I want it bad enough and I'm going for it
and I'm gonna get it."
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ yeah!
♪ Don't wanna close my eyes
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I'd miss you, babe
♪ and I don't
wanna miss a thing ♪
you're bringing it every
single time you sing.
You change your voice. You
up your game. You are amazing!
Which brings me
back to that moment.
The crocodile!
And now that I've
made it to the end,
I wanna win more than anything!
To show to the
world and my family
that with hard work
and a full heart,
anything is possible.
But the question remains,
which croc-star celebrity
is under all that glitter?
Let's brush up
on his killer clues.
There were so many
water references.
Like this slip n' slide,
toy boat, anchor,
and piñata full of dolphins.
We flagged this italian flag,
this american flag,
and this jolly roger flag.
And here's his super clue
straight from the subway:
This pizza rat.
His clues lead the
panel to guess actors like
jon hamm and jared leto.
Solo singers like adam
lambert and justin guarini.
And boy banders like
jordan knight and nick lachey.
When I win tonight and
my identity is revealed,
your jaws will drop,
'cause if you think
you know who I am,
you're in "de-nile,"
the river I'm from.
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our ridiculous
road to the finals tonight
will reveal our final
three famous faces.
And one of them will
leave with the golden mask.
But now,
time to crack more clues
for those faces
we've actually seen.
The eighth celebrity
to call it a day
was whatchamacallit,
who, under all that hair,
was nba star lonzo ball...
Who ken actually guessed!
Oh! You did it!
Let's comb
through his key clues.
There were hints to
teams he's played for,
like the bear and coffee brewing
for the ucla bruins,
and this lake for the lakers.
Whoo!
And he literally
said his own name.
As a bright hairball,
I can shine alone.
For me it was a lot of
fun because I love music.
I always wanted to perform. Basketball,
I have a whole team with me.
On "masked singer," I just came in here,
had a whole new look. Just went after it.
My mom's definitely
gonna love this.
You know,
all the sacrifices she made for me,
the least I can do is
put a smile on her face.
And every time I do that,
it makes me happy.
The next to
slither away was serpent,
who was singer and
actual orthopedic surgeon,
dr. Elvis francois...
Oh my goodness! - It is!
...Who went viral for healing
the world with his voice.
♪ Amazing
♪ grace
and had one of the most emotional
unmaskings in the show's history.
That's what a real doctor does,
man. This guy is smarter
than any doctor on the planet
and there's just truly no one more...
Talented than him. And I'm crying because I'm
jealous that you're more talented than me.
- And we love you so much.
- I'm just happy to play a small part and humbled.
And now,
let's rattle off his key clues.
There were medical
hints everywhere.
Like these scrubs,
this ambulance,
this x-ray,
and this sign that
literally says "medicine."
- I mean, come on.
- On a day to day basis I'm in
an operating room,
which is very, very, very different
than putting on a costume,
standing on a stage, and sharing music.
The message that I hope to share is,
"look to your left and to your right,
and find a way that you can help the
person beside you. And I think we'll get
to a better tomorrow
if we all do that."
The next off
our plate was broccoli,
who was revealed as
the legendary paul anka.
- Yeah!
- Robin thicke got it right!
Let's serve up explanations
for his tastiest clues.
There were hints
to his classic songs,
like this die, for "diana,"
and these dogs for "puppy love."
and this roulette wheel
for being an icon in vegas,
where at age 26 he
wrote the song "my way"
for the big cheese himself,
frank sinatra.
After doing this for 65 years,
if you told me
30 years ago I'd have
broccoli on my head,
I would've told you you were crazy.
But the experience itself was great.
Hey, b-man. Every time I sit
down and look at a plate of you,
I'm gonna have
trouble swallowing it.
And I thank you for being there with me,
okay, pal?
Say good-bye to everybody.
- Good-bye! -
- Good-bye!
- The next singer
to micro-wave
good-bye was popcorn,
who turned out to be
pop-star taylor dayne.
- Ah! - Yay!
Were you dialed in
to her biggest clues?
There was this crimper
and rubik's cube.
Clues to the '80s,
the decade taylor launched to stardom.
Touring with prince,
starring in "cats,"
and releasing her single,
"with every beat of my heart."
"the masked singer" is a
place where we can celebrate
and I felt really a part
of something here.
She's my homie.
Okay, you can take my head now.
But you can't have my heart,
baby.
The next to feel the
sting was jellyfish,
who turned out to be olympic
gold medalist chloe kim.
Yeah!
Let's "ten-tackle"
her main clues.
There were snowboarding
hints floating around everywhere.
Like these pipes,
for half-pipes.
This fidget spinner for her
awesome 360 and 720 tricks
on her board where
she speeds down hills.
I was more nervous here
on "the masked singer" stage
than I was at the olympics.
I never performed before.
But it was so much fun.
I'm gonna miss you. Muah!
Can I have help?
And the last mask
to ride off into the sunset
was early frontrunner, seahorse.
♪ You're here
♪ there's nothing I fear
♪ and I know
♪ that my heart will
♪ go on
she was revealed as
grammy winner tori kelly.
Yes!
Let's untangle her key clues.
There were blinking lights
to her songs everywhere.
These winged
clocks for "time flies."
two baby dolls for "baby, baby."
and this sign for her mega-hit,
"unbreakable smile."
and this colorful amphibian?
A nod to when I got to
sing "rainbow connection"
- with kermit the frog. - Oh!
One thing I learned
about myself on this show
is that I definitely
have an alter ego.
There's the sassy,
diva side of me
that's been hiding, so...
...Watch out.
So funny, 'cause now as me,
I don't know what
to do with my hands.
I'm like, "yeah, so..."
whereas before I was like,
"anyways..."
Coming up...
Revel in all the reveals.
- Take it off!
- The finale is almost here!
Welcome back to
"the masked singer"
and our road to the finals.
Later tonight this mushroom
along with sun and crocodile,
will battle it out
for the golden mask.
Whoo! Yeah!
Now,
how much do you want to capsize
- the croc and the sun?
- I'm usually a big softie
and I don't like to fight. But
since I am the mushroom,
I'm gonna mush them both 'cause
there ain't no room for nobody but me.
Ah-ha-ha, I heard that. Well,
let's take a peek
and your fun and
fungus-y road to the finals.
When I decided
to be on "the masked singer,"
I could have been
anything on earth,
but I felt my true calling was
in the earth. The mushroom.
Mushrooms are
gentle and magical.
They connect all the
plants together underground.
And I'm here because I hope
my music can connect you all
- in the same way.
- She looks fabulous!
But I'm also here because
I'm super determined
to fool the panel to the very,
very end.
So I embodied a
unique character.
Oh,
my god. I'm loving that outfit!
And I started with an incredible song
I knew would really disguise my voice.
♪ Pray god you can cope
♪ I'll stand outside
♪ this woman's work
♪ this woman's world
♪ oh, it's hard on a man
♪ now his part is over
oh, my gosh, it's a guy.
♪ Now starts the craft...
His voice. Oh,
the first time I ever heard him sing.
It was just rich and yummy
and I felt like I could
crawl inside of his voice
like a blanket. And that
everything was gonna be okay
while I was having
a cup of hot cocoa.
♪ All the things I should
have given but I didn't ♪
- wow. - ♪ oh
♪ darling, make it go
♪ just make it go away
oh, my gosh!
Wow!
That was amazing!
Oh, my gosh. First of all,
I thought you were a woman,
but I think you're a man
underneath there. You never know.
I love singing as the mushroom, though the whole
time I was just watching the panel's faces.
Do they know it's me?
That was weighing on me,
plus this head was, too.
It weighs, like, 20 pounds.
- You doing okay, mush?
- Yeah, it's just really heavy,
but it helps relieve pressure on
my neck if I just hold it up like this.
- You're doing great. Hang in there.
- Okay, thanks.
But my big head isn't
gonna stop me from winning.
So for my second song,
I added extra choreo
and took on an
energetic power vocal
to share my spicier side.
♪ If I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
♪ I'd take back those
words that hurt you ♪
♪ if I could reach the stars
wow!
Oh, my god,
when mushroom sang "turn back time,"
the tone of his voice,
it sang to my soul.
- It touched me.
- ♪ ...Like you used to do
♪ if I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
I tried to find a way to hold
the note at the end as long as possible.
♪ Stay
what?
And I nailed it!
Wow! - That was hot!
We are in the
presence of greatness!
Mushroom,
I think you might be unbeatable.
- Thank you.
- Absolutely, jenny.
The panel's comments
mean so much.
Mushrooms often get stepped on.
People don't give credit to
things they think are beneath them.
So it's nice to be a fighter for those
that have been made to feel small.
But after jellyfish
topped him in round three,
mushroom had to fight extra hard
becoming the first finalist forced
to fight for his life in the smackdown.
♪ I've been so many places
♪ in my life and time
♪ but we're alone
♪ and now I'm
singing this song ♪
♪ to you
wow! Did you see that? Stealth!
While I was sad
to take out fellow plant-life,
it felt good to represent
for us lowly mushrooms
and continue to
spread my message.
It just seems like everything
the mushroom stands for
is togetherness,
unity, equality,
a brother and sisterhood,
and especially right
now in this world,
that's what we
need more than ever.
And more than
ever in the super six,
mushroom had to up his
game as he faced the fish
who stung him a week earlier.
♪ Well,
sometimes I go out by myself ♪
♪ and I look across the water
♪ and I think of
all the things ♪
♪ what you're doing
♪ and in my head
I paint a picture ♪
The mushroom's version
of "valerie" was powerful.
To have that beautiful,
melodic voice
come out of that mushroom,
I was just very moved by that.
♪ And I've missed
your ginger hair ♪
- ♪ and the way you
like to dress ♪ - whoo!
♪ Won't you come on over?
♪ Stop making a fool out of me ♪
I still don't know who this is!
♪ Why don't you come on over,
valerie? ♪
- - hey!
♪ Valerie
♪ valerie
that's insane!
This journey
has been so fulfilling,
but believe me,
I want to win and shock the
world more than you can imagine.
And I'm so close!
Week after week,
he has been changing it up,
and it's been driving
me crazy! Honestly,
out of everyone,
I am just, like,
"I know who that voice is,"
but I don't know.
Do you know,
not know, who it is?
If you're hungry for his clues,
pay close attention.
We saw this breakfast
club with a pancake,
an egg, and orange juice.
Plus a beet person,
and a hot dog stand
with a hat... brella.
This turkey was stuffed
with a game-changer.
The name that I go by now
was not my name
when I first sprouted.
And for dessert, he magically...
- Whoa!
- ...Gave us a piece of his mind.
- Ugh. Eww.
- What... what flavor is that brain?
Strawberry.
Are you still
picking your brain?
The panel may or may not help.
They've guessed solo
artists like frank ocean,
the weeknd, and usher,
and actors who
sing like jordan fisher,
jayden smith, and donald glover.
To my fungi fam out there,
I'm giving it all for
the golden mask.
And when my mushroom
head comes off tonight,
it's going to blow the
mush-roof off this joint!
Gotta love mush!
Very, very soon,
we are going to reveal
the secret identities of crocodile,
mushroom, and the sun!
Think you know who they are? Listen up
for some brand new game-changing clues
before they perform again.
For the holidays,
we made clue-kies for st. Nick.
Cookies that are clues!
They're ready!
I love the smell of
fresh-baked clues.
Mmm. Ready to see mine first?
I hope you left
mush-room for dessert.
These look out of this
world in any month.
But do you know what they mean?
Here are my clues.
Piping hot out of the oven.
I had a ton of fun baking these.
But I didn't burn them.
Can you solve them?
I'm starting to croco-dial
into some new talents.
I put my heart
and soul into these.
And just a hint of hints.
Can you figure them out?
I hope st. Nick likes them.
- Maybe I'll just take one bite.
- Put that back!
- Coming right up...
- This is it.
...Ho, ho,
who will win the golden mask?
- The winner is...
- Take it off!
There's no masking the truth,
america,
2020 had challenged all of us.
But despite the hardships,
we made it our
mission to bring a smile
to your face week after week.
And while we know you're not able to
be with all of your loved ones this year,
we invite you to join us for
the best holiday party around.
Because it's time to
crown a masked champion.
For months, our undercover stars
have dazzled us with their talent.
- I love you!
- But now, just three remain.
- Mushroom.
- I've kept the panel on their toes all season,
but I've got one more trick
up my sleeve to take it all.
- Sun.
- I've never felt more like myself under this mask,
so winning would
mean the world to me.
- And crocodile.
- I've worn my heart on my sleeve week after week,
and tonight I'm leaving
it all on the stage.
Each have one last shot
to prove they got what it takes
to win the golden mask.
I don't want it to be over.
So from our dysfunctional
family to yours,
let's celebrate.
Because it's time to unwrap
all the gifts under the tree.
That set the bar so high.
Tune in next time for "the
masked singer" holiday finale.