The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 6, Episode 4 - House Party - full transcript
The Group A members return, and a new wildcard enters the game.
Jenny: Psst! America,
there's a party tonight.
♪ party rock
is in the house tonight ♪
♪ everybody,
just have a good time ♪
last week, group b
crashed the bash...
( vocalizing )
you just blew me away
with that performance.
An iconic legend!
...And dalmatian left
the party early.
Tyga!
- Oh, my god.
- Ken: That's amazing.
- Now tonight...
- We are ready to party!
...Group a is back
for a masked house party.
What am I gonna wear?
We're gonna break it down,
bring the funk,
and go ham...
♪ shake that
...Trying to figure out
who's under the mask.
- Who is this guy?
- And surprise!
Someone wild is here
to crash the fiesta...
- Oh!
- ...And spice things up.
- You okay?
Seriously, you okay?
- Oh, my god!
But at the end of the night,
one party guest
is getting bounced.
No way.
♪ every day I'm shuffling
so don't be a party pooper.
- ( farts )
- excuse me.
America's favorite
guessing game...
That is crazy!
"the masked singer,"
starts now.
I'm not desperate.
I'm not desperate.
I have integrity.
♪ party rock
is in the house tonight ♪
♪ everybody just
have a good time ♪
♪ and we gonna make you
lose your mind ♪
♪ we just wanna see you
♪ shake that
♪ every day I'm shuffling
- wow!
- Oh, yeah!
Welcome to
"the masked singer."
we're throwing a house party
tonight, y'all.
So make sure
you strap yourselves in,
because things
are getting wild!
Because tonight we welcome back
our singers from group a.
Now, we have a new
wild card backstage
ready to crash this bash.
I hear tonight's newcomer
is pulling an all-nighter.
- So y'all ready for this?
- Whoa!
- An all-nighter.
- Must be young.
Nick:
All right, but first
let's give it up
for our favorite
social butterflies.
They never met a party
they didn't like.
It's our panel of detectives.
Whip it.
Nicole: Whoo!
Cheers, everybody!
- Nicole: Wow!
- Robin: Yeah!
Y'all look like y'all
are ready to party.
- We are.
- We are ready to party!
- Oh, my gosh.
- Nicole got the neon ray
thing kicking off.
I'm here to glow up.
And I am feeling
the deep plunge, honey,
with the v.
- Yes.
- My inner robin thicke.
- Yes, sir.
- I'm just saying, ken,
everybody else pulled
all the stops out for
house party night,
but are you the valet?
I mean, I don't understand.
Jenny: Oh!
No one told me.
It was on the group text, ken.
What? You have a group text?
Yeah, everybody's
on the group text.
It's me, nick, robin, jenny.
Yeah, and joel mchale,
craig robinson.
- Joel mchale?
- Cheryl hines.
Craig robinson?
And this is the day
I chose to wear monochromatic?
For this?
You know, we could use
a stripper for our party,
so why don't you get
some dancing on?
Okay.
Come on, ken, dance! Dance!
Ken, ken, ken, ken!
Take it off.
Take it off.
Dance, dance, dance, dance!
I have integrity.
I'm not desperate.
I'm not desperate.
I have integrity.
I have integrity.
Nicole: Yass!
- That's how you do it.
- Ken: That is how you do it.
You don't go shirtless.
You wear a shirt--
because you're ashamed
of your body,
and then you go...
Thank you!
- Nick: There it is.
- Nicole: Come on!
We also still have
our big take it off buzzer.
This is new.
This is new, people.
Now again, panel,
only one of you can use it
when you're absolutely sure
who is behind the mask.
Now let's get
this party started!
One singer we're all happy
rsvped tonight is the bull.
So what's he bringing
to the party tonight?
Let's find out.
I am no stranger
to a house party.
My parties are notorious
for having great music,
- everybody dancing.
- Okay, party animal.
I wonder if
I've ever been there.
It is litty city committee.
- Carnegie hall.
- Yeah.
As a kid,
I was actually a wallflower.
But now I'm the life
of the party.
There couldn't be a more
important time
for me to perform this
specific song,
and show my solidarity
and my support,
to the one and only,
britney spears.
There are so many challenges
in doing the dancing.
My feet never felt
more gigantic,
but I know that I definitely
have what it takes.
Tonight, I get to be
in the center of the ring.
♪ there's only two types
of people in the world ♪
♪ ones that can entertain,
and the ones that observe ♪
♪ ooh, baby I'm
a put-on-a-show kinda bull ♪
♪ don't like the backseat,
gotta be first ♪
♪ I'm like the ringleader
♪ I call the shots
♪ I'm like a firecracker,
I make it hot ♪
♪ when I put on a show
♪ I feel the adrenaline
moving through my veins ♪
♪ spotlight on me
and I'm ready to break ♪
♪ I'm like a performer,
the dance floor is my stage ♪
♪ better be ready
"masked singer,"
make some noise! Whoa!
♪ all the eyes on me
in the center of the ring ♪
- ♪ just like a circus
- yes, yes!
♪ when I crack that,
everybody gonna trip,
just like a circus ♪
♪ don't stand there
watching me, follow me ♪
♪ show me what you can do
♪ everybody let go,
we can make a dance floor
just like a circus ♪
free britney.
Robin: Oh, yes!
- Oh, my god!
- ♪ when I crack that
♪ everybody gonna trip,
just like a circus ♪
who is this guy?
♪ don't stand there
watching me, follow me ♪
♪ show me what
you can do, yeah ♪
♪ just like a circus
- oh, my god! Who is this?
- Wow.
- That is crazy!
- Wow.
- What just happened?
- Wow.
- Oh, my god.
I wanna see that
20 more times.
- Crazy!
- Talk about a party.
- The bull came to party.
- Oh, my gosh.
It's britney, bull!
"it's britney, bull!"
oh, my gosh.
Bull, you are incredi-bull.
You are unstoppa-bull!
I feel like you can do
anything and everything.
You was singing
in your high notes,
your falsetto.
You came, you said, "what?
You want a jump and a split?"
- sh-blam!
- Ken: Sh-blam!
Oh, my gosh, you're taking us
to new heights this season.
Thank you so much.
Nick:
All right, there it is now.
Tonight each of our singers
are bringing something
to this soiree
that provides a clue to
their secret famous identities.
- Oh.
- What party favor
did the bull bring?
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air,
put your hands in the air ♪
♪ pick it up, pick it up
all right, bull,
a little christmas gift.
I got you a shirt, nick.
Ken: I like him already!
- I'm just kidding.
- I love it.
Usually I'm the type
of bull that focuses
on what's on the inside,
but today, it's the wrapping
that I'm showing off.
- Oh.
- Oh, the wrapping.
It's gotta be someone
that can rap,
like a trey songz,
who also knows how to party.
Ken: That's a good--
or someone who's amazing
and also raps-- donald glover.
- Childish gambino?
- He's amazing!
- He can do anything.
- Absolutely.
You know, I don't know if
the rapping thing is helping me
because he hasn't rapped yet.
Did you guys see carnegie hall
in the clue package?
- Yes.
- I'm starting to think
that maybe this is
a broadway star.
- Yeah.
- And maybe someone
from "hamilton."
right?
- Like anthony ramos.
- Yeah.
Ken: Anthony ramos,
that's a good one.
Another brilliant talent
from "hamilton"
is leslie odom jr.
- Ken: Oh, absolutely.
- Jenny: Yes.
We've got some
oscar nominees
on this show,
and he has just been nominated
for an oscar...
-- That's right.
- ...For playing sam cooke.
- And was amazing.
- I got some clues
to connect it.
- Connect it!
- Okay, let's connect.
That's what we're all
here for tonight, right?
- 'cause it's a party!
- That's right.
- It's a house party.
- Connect four.
- Skee-ska!
- It's a connect four party!
Okay, I'm connecting the clues.
We saw the scrubs,
we saw the stethoscope.
Leslie actually
played a doctor in the movie
"murder on orient express."
- jenny: Wow.
- Nick: That's sherlock
scherzi over there.
- Putting on my little--
- oh, yeah, she's putting on
her nick focals.
I'm nick focals, okay?
All right, well, those were
some excellent guesses,
and this was
an excellent performance.
Y'all make some noise
one more time for the bull.
Head on backstage.
Charge your way back there.
Great job. Outstanding.
Bull: I want to get into
to the group a finals,
and now I know
the secret weapon.
The dancing.
- ( party horn blows )
- ♪ who is that?
Nick: Next week is date night
at "the masked singer,"
and the singers
will reveal juicy details
about their love lives.
for a sneak peek
at an a-list superstar
connected to the group.
Welcome back
to house party night here
at "the masked singer."
our next singer
is a furry creature
who made headlines last week
as a wild card.
Hamster.
As you've probably guessed
by now...
Go, hamster. Go, hamster.
Hamster: ...I'm a bit
of a party animal.
Shake that ham!
Oh, my goodness.
And you should've seen me
in my 20s.
I was living a huge city
working with my best pals.
- Oh, that's his whole crew.
- Maybe it's someone
from "friends."
the fun that we had
when we were younger
was the most fun ever.
- It's a basset hound.
- So cute.
There's nothing like
not being famous,
and the next day being famous.
( laughing )
and that's what happened
to all of us,
and the fact that
we're still friends all these
years later is phenomenal.
They're really gonna
get a kick out of me
being here, you know?
And I'll prove myself,
and I'll make nick
even more uncomfortable.
...Be fondling on
what?
Did you just pee on me?
( laughing )
I love this character.
Oh, my god.
He is so cute.
♪ this thing called love
♪ well, I just,
I can't handle it ♪
♪ this thing called love
♪ I must get around to it
♪ I ain't ready
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
wow, he can sing.
♪ this thing called love
♪ well, it cries like
a cradle in the night ♪
♪ it swings and it jives
♪ it shakes all over
like a jellyfish ♪
♪ kinda like it
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ there goes my baby
♪ she knows how
to rock and roll ♪
♪ she drives me crazy
♪ she gives me
hot and cold fever ♪
♪ she leaves me
in a cool, cool sweat ♪
( shudders )
- whoo!
- ♪ I gotta be cool, relax
♪ get hip
♪ get on my track
♪ take a back seat,
hitchhike ♪
♪ hang a long ride
on a motorbike ♪
♪ until I'm ready
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
who is that?
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
yeah!
Go, hamster!
Go, hamster!
- Wow, that is adorable.
- Whoo!
Hamster bringing us
a little queen.
"a little thing called love."
I'm over here, hamster.
I'm staying-- keeping
my distance from you.
I can't help it.
I love the hamster.
You have to love the hamster.
You're a crazy little thing
called hamster!
Who likes to party!
I can't get over
your cute little feet.
Look at those little things.
Aw, thank you. Thank you.
Why are you petting me,
hamster?
Oh, sorry. Sorry.
All right, now before
we hear the panel's guesses
for who hamster is,
they need to see what
the hamster brings to the party.
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
the party favor.
Let's see what kind of party
favor the hamster rocks.
♪ pick it up, pick it up
house party, house party,
house party.
♪ put your hands in the air
oh, my gosh.
I like to stay hydrated
with my friends at the party.
Oh, my god.
Ken: Look at the--
I mean, look at the hamster.
- Jenny: Oh!
- Nicole: He's thirsty.
- Hamster!
- Oh, my god.
- Ken:
He's just looking for stuff.
- Nick: Oh, my goodness.
Okay, quit trying to rob
the man in black.
Ken:
This is obviously someone
who, to me,
is a great comedic actor.
I mean, like,
he said he got famous
with all his friends
in that package,
and to me,
that's screaming "snl."
- yes.
- This could be will ferrell.
He could be,
like, david spade.
This could be jim breuer.
This could be--
- oh! You liking breuer? Mm!
- Jenny: I like that.
You know,
in that same "snl" world
like you were saying,
I was thinking,
like, rob schneider.
I'd like rob schneider.
I think he's a good guess.
Hmm. Interesting.
In the voice, too,
the vocal tone,
I heard more rob schneider than
I did some of the other guys.
Jenny: Yeah,
and rob can sing, so...
Well, when I looked
at the clues,
I saw a lot of dancing
and performing,
like "west side story."
I love my musicals.
So it made me think,
like, latin flair.
- Yeah.
- You know, I love is
john leguizamo.
- Ken: Mmm, yes.
- He is a genius.
Oh, I love that guess!
- However,
I saw a basset hound.
- Yes.
And it made me think
of angela bassett.
And I'm like, who's worked
with angela bassett?
Paul rudd
in "avengers: Endgame."
there's, like,
so many talented
people in that cast.
There's chris evans,
there's mark ruffalo.
- ( clears throat )
- excuse me?
- I was in "avengers: Endgame."
- no, you weren't.
- I was.
- I saw it.
I was a security guard
with no lines.
I remember what happened.
I sprinted to the bathroom.
You went to the bathroom
during my scene?
I remember what happened.
I sneezed.
You sneezed during my scene?
Nick:
Well, one thing's for sure,
hamster's performance
was nothing to sneeze at.
- Whoo!
- Go ahead and crawl backstage.
Wrong way! Go over there!
- I love him.
- Such a fun show!
It's a party!
Hamster:
It was a party!
This is more fun
than I've had in years.
After a while, you get into it.
I want to win this thing.
- ♪ who is that?
- ( party horn blows )
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the show
that has you screaming,
"party on!"
it is "the masked singer."
our next singer is wafting
with the aroma
of a legendary diva,
but who could it be?
It may surprise you.
Check it out.
Listen, I've been to some
of the most epic parties around.
I mean,
the glitz, the glamour,
some of the most iconic
people in the world.
- Puffer fish.
- Maybe it's someone
who worked
with toni braxton.
I actually used to be
the hostess with the mostess.
- Cookies.
- Family size.
But these days,
I limit the people that I allow
into my personal space.
And as you get older,
you realize it's okay
to remove the wrong people
from your life.
Last time,
I was in my wheelhouse
and showed them
exactly what I could do.
♪ a man's world
you can take pain and passion
and turn into a joy
and the voice of god.
Now to get into
the group a finals,
the pressure is on.
So I'm sticking
with that passion
and singing about something
I can relate to,
about leaving behind the glitz
and the glamorous parties
for a simpler,
more positive life.
- This is a legend.
- Yeah.
( vocalizing )
♪ l.A.
♪ proved too much
for the man ♪
♪ too much for the man
♪ he couldn't make it
♪ so he's leaving a life
♪ he's come to know
♪ ooh
♪ he said he's going
♪ he said he's going back
to find ♪
♪ going back to find
♪ ooh, what's left
of his world ♪
♪ a world he left behind
♪ not so long ago
♪ hey, hey, hey
- ♪ he's leaving
- ♪ leaving
♪ on that midnight train
to georgia ♪
♪ oh, yes, he is
♪ said he's going back to find
♪ a simpler place and time
♪ and I'll be with him
♪ yes, I will
♪ on that midnight train
♪ hey
♪ hey, hey
♪ I'd rather live
in his world ♪
♪ than been without him
in mine ♪
- ♪ yeah
- whoo!
♪ my world, his world
♪ our world, hey, hey
♪ I've got to go,
I've got to go ♪
♪ I want to go
♪ hey, I've got to go
♪ hey
♪ midnight train
♪ hey
- unbelievable!
- Whoo!
- Goodness.
- My goodness.
Let me help the skunk out.
Chills, chills, chills.
Skunk chills.
All right, skunk,
we got some steps.
Whoo!
- Goodness!
- We made it!
And everyone is still
standing and cheering for
that amazing performance.
Unbelievable, skunk!
Every time you
get on that stage,
you bring the stank.
- That's right!
- You put the stank on it.
And we've had some
of the greatest singers
ever on this show.
We've had patti labelle.
We've had gladys knight.
But to me, this is
my favorite vocalist that
we've had in six seasons.
- Wow, wow.
- Yes.
Yes, we are the midst
of a young living legend.
There it is.
Well, skunk has definitely
arrived to the party.
Right, y'all?
- Yeah.
- You bet.
But how does she like
to have a good time?
We about to find out.
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
a boom box?
- Robin: Uh-oh.
- Oh, what era?
So, is that the '90s?
'80s, '90s.
Some say,
"turn down for what?"
♪ I'm gonna
lay down my burden ♪
♪ down by the riverside
hey, wow.
♪ down by the riverside
I say, "turn it up
so the whole empire can hear."
- ooh.
- Oh, "empire."
"empire." oh, ken,
you're on to something.
Ken, that gave you something.
That just triggered me,
because hearing your voice,
is just triggering me
to a plethora of names, right?
Janet jackson, erykah badu,
jill scott, alicia keys,
every black woman
you can think of.
- Ever heard of.
- Every person,
outstanding singer.
But now, "empire,"
and the fact that
I saw cookies in the clue,
and I'm a little hungry.
This has gotta be
taraji p. Henson in the house.
- Really?
- Just give me the ear, nick.
I'll buy you a shirt with it,
all right?
- Oh, my gosh. Ken.
- Yeah.
- Nick: Jenny?
- Okay, so clues.
Hostess with the mostess,
and then that "empire" clue
could lead me to queen latifah.
She was in a gospel movie
with dolly parton.
- Yeah.
- Yep.
And she was in
"chicago" the movie,
and her character kind of,
like, dressed like this.
Jenny: That's right.
That's right.
Without the, you know,
skunk face.
However I'm going
other vibe, okay, nick?
So I saw family size
and I saw puffer fish
in the package.
And I was, like,
maybe it's someone who's
worked with toni braxton.
Or maybe it's toni braxton's
sister tamar braxton,
- who can sang, okay?
- I like it.
All right, there it is.
Well, one thing we do know,
skunk has soul tonight.
Y'all make some noise
for the skunk.
Amazing job.
You know what it is.
- Awesome job.
- Just class.
My song tonight is about
leaving behind the party scene,
and I feel that.
I have a lot
of responsibilities,
and they take a front seat
these days.
But it feels so good
to know I can still
bring down the house.
- ♪ who is that?
- ( party horn blows )
welcome back to
"the masked singer."
we're throwing a party tonight
and you're all invited.
That's right!
Last week,
baby had everyone drooling,
but what does this infant have
in store for us tonight?
Well, here's
a little peek-a-boo.
I love a good house party.
And the best house party
I've ever been on was a trip.
Tooth! The rock was
in "tooth fairy."
that's right.
It was a house party
on eight wheels.
( horn honks )
- baby on a bus.
- Cross-country?
I got to bring my whole family
along for the ride.
I even got pictures of my kids
taking a bath in the sink.
Tonight, I'm going to sing
just the perfect song.
I don't want to sing some song
that's just sitting there.
You want a song that
gets people moving around
just like my party bus.
( laughs )
♪ flintstones
♪ meet the flintstones
- what the hell?
- No way!
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ from the town of bedrock
♪ they're a place
right out of history ♪
yabba dabba doo!
♪ flintstones,
meet the flintstones ♪
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ from the town of bedrock
♪ they're a place
right out of history ♪
♪ let's ride with
the family down the street ♪
♪ with the courtesy
of fred's two feet ♪
♪ when you're
with the flintstones ♪
♪ have a yabba dabba doo time
♪ a dabba doo time
♪ we'll have a gay old time
nicole: Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my gosh.
"giant baby,
the nightmare musical."
we officially have
gone off our rockers.
Thank you! Thank you!
- Yabba dabba do, indeed.
- Thank you.
Oh, man,
for the first time
in my life,
and I mean this
in a great way...
I'm speechless.
I have--
I don't know what to say.
- That was great.
- Oh, thank you.
- Nick: Only on this show.
- Yes.
Well, what does a baby
bring to the party?
Men in black, bring it out.
Let us find out.
Oh, my god.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ pick it up, pick it up
okay.
What is that? A grill?
Is that a cooler?
I may just be a baby,
but I'm still the star
of the tailgate
even there is a little
grease on that grill.
Grease.
- ( farts )
- excuse me.
- Oh! He just tooted.
- Did you just toot?
He's got milk on ice.
You know what
that reminds me of?
- What?
- A grill.
- George foreman.
- No. But "grease."
yeah, "grease."
he said grease.
The movie
"look who's talking."
- john travolta.
- Oh!
Yes, that's definitely
john travolta.
Or who played the baby in
"look who's talking"?
- Bruce willis.
- Bruce willis.
Ken: It could be
bruce willis as the baby
- in "look who's talking."
- that's good.
His daughter rumer willis
was on season one.
- Right.
- There you go.
What about this kids on a bus,
on a tour bus or something,
like, a rod stewart
or a keith richards.
- Right?
- Do you think a rolling stone
would be dressed up as a baby?
- Heck, yeah. Why not?
- You think?
I've seen the stones
dressed in stranger things.
You've seen so-- yes.
You know what
I'm thinking though?
With the food and the grill,
and he's a cook,
he's got a head like that.
I honestly can't stop thinking
of gordon ramsay, you know?
- Oh, my god.
- Oh, my gosh.
Gordon ramsey,
with all due respect,
a master chef
who's got the head
of a big old baby, right?
And he throws a lot
of tantrums in the kitchen.
And he throws a tantrum
like a baby.
I mean, you might hate
our guesses, big baby,
but we seem
to love them, so...
Ken: We love you,
whoever you are.
We love you.
We loved that performance.
Go ahead and crawl back there.
- We love you.
- Thank you.
Oh, big baby,
it's your boy michael strahan.
I just wanted to say,
go out there, do your best,
cry your way
through the whole thing,
but don't be so nervous
that we have to change
your diaper, okay?
I don't know who's
gonna volunteer to do that.
Good luck.
- ( party horn blows )
- ♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to
"the masked singer."
strap in,
because we have a new singer
crashing the party.
- We've finally arrived
at the wild card.
- Yeah!
Pour yourselves
a glass of water,
because things
are about to get spicy.
Unleash pepper!
♪ I want some hot stuff,
baby, this evening ♪
- ken: Wow.
- Robin: Oh, wow.
Uh-oh. Oh!
Wow, she's got some confidence
and personality in that walk.
- Whoo!
- She's working that pepper.
- Robin: Dancer legs.
- Nicole: She's hot!
- She's a hot pepper!
- Pepper is definitely
- some hot stuff, indeed.
- Spicy!
But "cayenne" you figure out
who's behind the mask?
I'm excited to come into
the competition as a wild card,
especially as the pepper.
I want to spice things up.
You know,
I've always had my own flavor,
and I'm constantly thinking
of ways to not be bland.
But this last year
has been the craziest.
Something I did went viral
basically overnight.
It spread like fire.
I never expected any of it.
- "ex's and oh's."
- tic-tac-toe.
- Tiktok.
- Tiktok star.
But the coolest part was
seeing people take what I did
and add their own flavor to it.
- Could be a dance
that everyone copied.
- Could be.
You know how they say
strike when the iron's hot?
That's why I'm here.
You know? What the hell.
Why not get out there
and keep the flame alive
and party as the pepper?
♪ I'm jealous of the rain
♪ that falls upon your skin
oh, my god.
♪ it's closer
than my hands have been ♪
♪ oh, I'm jealous of the rain
♪ 'cause I wish you
the best of ♪
♪ all this world could give
♪ and I told you
♪ when you left me
♪ there's nothing to forgive
♪ but I always thought
you'd come back ♪
♪ tell me
♪ all you found
♪ was heartbreak
♪ and misery
♪ it's hard for me to say
♪ I'm jealous of the way
♪ you're happy without me
♪ it's hard for me to say
♪ I'm jealous of the way
♪ you're happy without me
- wow. Yes.
- Ken: Wow.
Yes. We got a contender.
We got a new contender.
I'm literally in shock
how beautiful that was.
So amazing.
Nicole, are you okay?
That was absolutely drop dead
gorgeous and stunning.
You don't need anything else
with a voice like that,
with a tone like that,
with heart just wide open.
I mean, as soon as
you opened your mouth,
I was, like, in awe.
And that's what music does,
right?
It touches all the heartstrings
and makes you feel.
And it heals,
so thank you so much for that.
All right, now, panel,
you know what time it is.
It's time for
your first impression guesses.
- Oh, man, I totally forgot.
- Bring it on, nick!
- This is tough.
- You ready?
- I legit forgot.
- This is tuff.
- Who's gonna win
the golden ear trophy
this year?
This girl.
All right, now write down
who you think the pepper is.
And you better make it quick,
because the last person
to put their card in the slot
has to eat a mega hot pepper.
Bring out the spicy punishment.
♪ yes-a!
- Whoo!
- ♪ hot, hot, hot
nick: Wow, robin's quick.
♪ come on, let's do it
- whoo!
- Whoo!
I think you guys
better hurry up.
Did you guys hand them in?
Oh, no! No!
Nick: Jenny, you know
what that means.
You're the last one.
- Oh!
- Ah!
- Nicole: Aww, jenny.
- Go ahead and eat
that hot pepper.
- I ain't scurred.
- Nicole: Oh, my gosh.
That looks so hot.
No, don't eat that!
Be careful.
Say it with me, audience.
Jenny, jenny!
- Jenny, jenny, jenny!
- Oh, no!
You can do it.
- Jenny, jenny, jenny!
- Oh, my gosh.
Ken: Oh! Aah!
Aah!
- Oh!
- Aah!
- Chicago. Chicago tough.
- Not that bad.
Chi-town.
She's hanging tough.
- Uh-oh.
- You okay?
It's all right.
It's all right, I swear.
- Tearing up a little bit.
- I feel it in my ears.
- You okay?
Seriously, you okay?
- Oh, my god!
- I told you it was real.
- My tongue!
Get some milk from the baby.
- Robin: Bring a fire hose.
- Are you okay? You okay?
- Oh, my god!
- Get the milk. Get the milk.
Milk does a jenny good.
Chug, chug, chug!
House party! House party!
House party! House party!
Yeah!
Come on. Champ.
You're a champ.
- Yeah.
- Ooh, was that hot!
That's how peppers
get people to cry.
Call on me last.
I got you. I got you.
All right, well, you know what?
What's pepper bringing
to the house party?
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ pick it up, pick it up
roller skates!
- All right.
- Yeah.
That's right,
we got milk and roller skates
up in our house parties.
Yeah, so you bring
roller skates to a party
because you don't need
a driver's license.
Oh!
- You got something, ken?
- Go ahead, buddy.
Yeah, it's a connection
to olivia rodrigo, right?
- Ken: Yep.
- Tell me why, robin.
Well,
the "driver's license" song.
And I was gonna say
when she first started singing,
there was this passion
and this sultriness
that reminded me a little bit
of olivia rodrigo.
But I'm not sure that
that's the same exact voice.
- What do you think, ken?
- Well, when I think about
the tiktok of it all,
I'm not as
well-versed in tiktok.
- As me?
- I'm more of a-- yeah.
I'm more of a myspace/
linkedin kind of gal.
But there's that song,
"tik tok."
that's kesha, right?
I mean, it kind of has
kind of a kesha-like quality.
Kesha's not
a bad guess at all.
Look, I'm gonna put
some clues together.
Chiliwood. I'm thinking
of a childhood star, right?
Haley steinfeld.
She was a childhood star.
She was in "true grit."
- and can sing.
- She can sing and
she's oscar nominated.
And she was in
the pitch perfect films.
Ken: Yeah.
"pitch perfect."
all right, that's a good guess.
But the talent
is so great this season.
The pepper could be, like,
the hugest star,
like lady gaga
or pink or miley.
Yeah. With that voice? Yes.
- I'm on fire here.
- Ken: Ah! Ha!
- That was a robin thicke pun.
- I know, I know.
Robin: I have no idea
who this is,
but beyond a seasonable doubt,
that was-- that was amazing.
Nicole: The best wild card
we've ever had.
Just when we think
we know the show
and who is going to advance
or who has a chance
of advancing
to the finals, we don't.
Right?
( grunting )
whoo! Yeah!
Go! All right!
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
I hate to be a party pooper,
but it's the last call
for one of our singers.
The time has come
for the all important vote,
and the party is about
to be over for one of you.
Studio audience, panel,
and our super fans
across america,
time to vote for your favorite.
The singer with the least amount
of votes will be unmasked.
The people have spoken.
And the singer headed home
tonight is...
- Oh, my gosh.
- Oh, no.
Baby.
♪ it's my party
and I'll cry if I want to ♪
- we're so sorry, baby.
- Don't cry! Don't cry!
- ( baby crying )
- all: Baby, baby, baby!
Nick:
The rest of you, congrats.
♪ you would cry too
if it happened to you ♪
( baby crying )
- baby, baby, baby!
- Baby, baby!
Baby's crying.
But you know what?
It could be tears of joy,
'cause we get to see
who this really is.
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Men in black, I need you to
bring out the first impression
guesses from our panel.
Oh, no.
- Robin: This is gonna be bad.
- Oh, no.
I have no idea.
How dare you?
Robin, you said chuck norris.
Robin: Remember,
the first clue we got
was that he replaced
arnold schwarzenegger
- in an action movie.
- I love it, robin.
I'm gonna stick
with chuck norris.
It'd be amazing
if this was chuck norris.
All right, nicole?
Michael caine.
Are you sticking
with michael caine?
What do you put
when you have no idea?
I thought
chuck norris was bad.
Nicole:
But he's been so fun,
and I thought
his voice was great,
and I know this person's done
a lot of musicals, can sing,
and they're from the uk.
This could be james corden.
Okay. That's a good one.
- All right, now, ken?
- Yes, sir.
Hugh jackman.
Honestly, after tonight,
everything else just goes
to gordon ramsay.
I'm looking at that face.
That's like "master chef jr.",
you know what I mean?
- Robin: Not wolverine?
- Not a wolverine.
From hugh jackman
to gordon ramsay.
- And, uh, we lost jenny.
- Where's jenny?
- No, I'm ready.
- Oh!
I had a touch up because
I am so right on this guess.
- Watch this, ken.
- Oh, gosh.
It has to be an action star
because he said he replaced
arnold schwarzenegger.
And the obvious--
he played the baby in
"look who's talking."
this is bruce willis.
Even though I said who, nick?
- You said kurt russell.
- It's not kurt russell.
- So...
- Oh, my gosh, jenny.
- Good guess.
- Thank you.
You guys made
your final guesses.
Let's see
if any of them are right.
You guys ready for this?
Baby, we need to know
who you are.
Audience, say it with me.
Take it off, take it off!
Take it off, take it off!
- ♪ who are you?
- "walker, texas ranger."
- take it off!
- Who is it?
♪ I really wanna know
come on, baby!
- Who is this baby?
- ♪ you, you, you
♪ are you
legendary superstar comedian,
larry the cable guy!
No way!
- Man, good to see you!
- Are you not entertained?
We said his name so many times,
and now he finally showed up
in a baby costume.
This is probably
the first season that you guys
didn't say
larry the cable guy.
- Ken: Right, right, right.
- I know.
We did a film together,
and I know that you raised
your family on a tour bus,
and it still
didn't click in there.
Absolutely.
Jenny played my girlfriend
in one of my movies.
So when you came up
with that wig on,
I thought you knew.
I thought, "well, she's doing
a trailer park girl."
you know?
And everybody thought,
"here's bruce willis!"
boy, what a letdown, huh?
Look at that.
Everybody was all pumped up
to see this action hero and--
- nick: Not a letdown at all.
- Jenny: Amazing.
Yeah, that's first time
I ever really sang anything
in front of anybody.
Wow. That's impressive.
Nick:
You did such an amazing job.
Honestly, one of the most
recognizable voices
of our generation right here,
and you fooled them all.
- It's such an honor
to have you here.
- Thank you, thank you.
Jenny:
We love larry the cable guy.
Thanks. Thanks, everybody.
Oh, my god.
He threw me off.
I should have got that one.
But now, here to perform
unmasked once and for all,
the artist formerly
known as baby.
Make some noise
for larry the cable guy!
♪ flintstones,
meet the flintstones ♪
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ when you're
with the flintstones ♪
♪ have a yabba dabba doo time
a dabba doo time ♪
♪ we'll have a gay old time
- jenny: Yeah!
- Nicole: Come on!
That was great.
there's a party tonight.
♪ party rock
is in the house tonight ♪
♪ everybody,
just have a good time ♪
last week, group b
crashed the bash...
( vocalizing )
you just blew me away
with that performance.
An iconic legend!
...And dalmatian left
the party early.
Tyga!
- Oh, my god.
- Ken: That's amazing.
- Now tonight...
- We are ready to party!
...Group a is back
for a masked house party.
What am I gonna wear?
We're gonna break it down,
bring the funk,
and go ham...
♪ shake that
...Trying to figure out
who's under the mask.
- Who is this guy?
- And surprise!
Someone wild is here
to crash the fiesta...
- Oh!
- ...And spice things up.
- You okay?
Seriously, you okay?
- Oh, my god!
But at the end of the night,
one party guest
is getting bounced.
No way.
♪ every day I'm shuffling
so don't be a party pooper.
- ( farts )
- excuse me.
America's favorite
guessing game...
That is crazy!
"the masked singer,"
starts now.
I'm not desperate.
I'm not desperate.
I have integrity.
♪ party rock
is in the house tonight ♪
♪ everybody just
have a good time ♪
♪ and we gonna make you
lose your mind ♪
♪ we just wanna see you
♪ shake that
♪ every day I'm shuffling
- wow!
- Oh, yeah!
Welcome to
"the masked singer."
we're throwing a house party
tonight, y'all.
So make sure
you strap yourselves in,
because things
are getting wild!
Because tonight we welcome back
our singers from group a.
Now, we have a new
wild card backstage
ready to crash this bash.
I hear tonight's newcomer
is pulling an all-nighter.
- So y'all ready for this?
- Whoa!
- An all-nighter.
- Must be young.
Nick:
All right, but first
let's give it up
for our favorite
social butterflies.
They never met a party
they didn't like.
It's our panel of detectives.
Whip it.
Nicole: Whoo!
Cheers, everybody!
- Nicole: Wow!
- Robin: Yeah!
Y'all look like y'all
are ready to party.
- We are.
- We are ready to party!
- Oh, my gosh.
- Nicole got the neon ray
thing kicking off.
I'm here to glow up.
And I am feeling
the deep plunge, honey,
with the v.
- Yes.
- My inner robin thicke.
- Yes, sir.
- I'm just saying, ken,
everybody else pulled
all the stops out for
house party night,
but are you the valet?
I mean, I don't understand.
Jenny: Oh!
No one told me.
It was on the group text, ken.
What? You have a group text?
Yeah, everybody's
on the group text.
It's me, nick, robin, jenny.
Yeah, and joel mchale,
craig robinson.
- Joel mchale?
- Cheryl hines.
Craig robinson?
And this is the day
I chose to wear monochromatic?
For this?
You know, we could use
a stripper for our party,
so why don't you get
some dancing on?
Okay.
Come on, ken, dance! Dance!
Ken, ken, ken, ken!
Take it off.
Take it off.
Dance, dance, dance, dance!
I have integrity.
I'm not desperate.
I'm not desperate.
I have integrity.
I have integrity.
Nicole: Yass!
- That's how you do it.
- Ken: That is how you do it.
You don't go shirtless.
You wear a shirt--
because you're ashamed
of your body,
and then you go...
Thank you!
- Nick: There it is.
- Nicole: Come on!
We also still have
our big take it off buzzer.
This is new.
This is new, people.
Now again, panel,
only one of you can use it
when you're absolutely sure
who is behind the mask.
Now let's get
this party started!
One singer we're all happy
rsvped tonight is the bull.
So what's he bringing
to the party tonight?
Let's find out.
I am no stranger
to a house party.
My parties are notorious
for having great music,
- everybody dancing.
- Okay, party animal.
I wonder if
I've ever been there.
It is litty city committee.
- Carnegie hall.
- Yeah.
As a kid,
I was actually a wallflower.
But now I'm the life
of the party.
There couldn't be a more
important time
for me to perform this
specific song,
and show my solidarity
and my support,
to the one and only,
britney spears.
There are so many challenges
in doing the dancing.
My feet never felt
more gigantic,
but I know that I definitely
have what it takes.
Tonight, I get to be
in the center of the ring.
♪ there's only two types
of people in the world ♪
♪ ones that can entertain,
and the ones that observe ♪
♪ ooh, baby I'm
a put-on-a-show kinda bull ♪
♪ don't like the backseat,
gotta be first ♪
♪ I'm like the ringleader
♪ I call the shots
♪ I'm like a firecracker,
I make it hot ♪
♪ when I put on a show
♪ I feel the adrenaline
moving through my veins ♪
♪ spotlight on me
and I'm ready to break ♪
♪ I'm like a performer,
the dance floor is my stage ♪
♪ better be ready
"masked singer,"
make some noise! Whoa!
♪ all the eyes on me
in the center of the ring ♪
- ♪ just like a circus
- yes, yes!
♪ when I crack that,
everybody gonna trip,
just like a circus ♪
♪ don't stand there
watching me, follow me ♪
♪ show me what you can do
♪ everybody let go,
we can make a dance floor
just like a circus ♪
free britney.
Robin: Oh, yes!
- Oh, my god!
- ♪ when I crack that
♪ everybody gonna trip,
just like a circus ♪
who is this guy?
♪ don't stand there
watching me, follow me ♪
♪ show me what
you can do, yeah ♪
♪ just like a circus
- oh, my god! Who is this?
- Wow.
- That is crazy!
- Wow.
- What just happened?
- Wow.
- Oh, my god.
I wanna see that
20 more times.
- Crazy!
- Talk about a party.
- The bull came to party.
- Oh, my gosh.
It's britney, bull!
"it's britney, bull!"
oh, my gosh.
Bull, you are incredi-bull.
You are unstoppa-bull!
I feel like you can do
anything and everything.
You was singing
in your high notes,
your falsetto.
You came, you said, "what?
You want a jump and a split?"
- sh-blam!
- Ken: Sh-blam!
Oh, my gosh, you're taking us
to new heights this season.
Thank you so much.
Nick:
All right, there it is now.
Tonight each of our singers
are bringing something
to this soiree
that provides a clue to
their secret famous identities.
- Oh.
- What party favor
did the bull bring?
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air,
put your hands in the air ♪
♪ pick it up, pick it up
all right, bull,
a little christmas gift.
I got you a shirt, nick.
Ken: I like him already!
- I'm just kidding.
- I love it.
Usually I'm the type
of bull that focuses
on what's on the inside,
but today, it's the wrapping
that I'm showing off.
- Oh.
- Oh, the wrapping.
It's gotta be someone
that can rap,
like a trey songz,
who also knows how to party.
Ken: That's a good--
or someone who's amazing
and also raps-- donald glover.
- Childish gambino?
- He's amazing!
- He can do anything.
- Absolutely.
You know, I don't know if
the rapping thing is helping me
because he hasn't rapped yet.
Did you guys see carnegie hall
in the clue package?
- Yes.
- I'm starting to think
that maybe this is
a broadway star.
- Yeah.
- And maybe someone
from "hamilton."
right?
- Like anthony ramos.
- Yeah.
Ken: Anthony ramos,
that's a good one.
Another brilliant talent
from "hamilton"
is leslie odom jr.
- Ken: Oh, absolutely.
- Jenny: Yes.
We've got some
oscar nominees
on this show,
and he has just been nominated
for an oscar...
-- That's right.
- ...For playing sam cooke.
- And was amazing.
- I got some clues
to connect it.
- Connect it!
- Okay, let's connect.
That's what we're all
here for tonight, right?
- 'cause it's a party!
- That's right.
- It's a house party.
- Connect four.
- Skee-ska!
- It's a connect four party!
Okay, I'm connecting the clues.
We saw the scrubs,
we saw the stethoscope.
Leslie actually
played a doctor in the movie
"murder on orient express."
- jenny: Wow.
- Nick: That's sherlock
scherzi over there.
- Putting on my little--
- oh, yeah, she's putting on
her nick focals.
I'm nick focals, okay?
All right, well, those were
some excellent guesses,
and this was
an excellent performance.
Y'all make some noise
one more time for the bull.
Head on backstage.
Charge your way back there.
Great job. Outstanding.
Bull: I want to get into
to the group a finals,
and now I know
the secret weapon.
The dancing.
- ( party horn blows )
- ♪ who is that?
Nick: Next week is date night
at "the masked singer,"
and the singers
will reveal juicy details
about their love lives.
for a sneak peek
at an a-list superstar
connected to the group.
Welcome back
to house party night here
at "the masked singer."
our next singer
is a furry creature
who made headlines last week
as a wild card.
Hamster.
As you've probably guessed
by now...
Go, hamster. Go, hamster.
Hamster: ...I'm a bit
of a party animal.
Shake that ham!
Oh, my goodness.
And you should've seen me
in my 20s.
I was living a huge city
working with my best pals.
- Oh, that's his whole crew.
- Maybe it's someone
from "friends."
the fun that we had
when we were younger
was the most fun ever.
- It's a basset hound.
- So cute.
There's nothing like
not being famous,
and the next day being famous.
( laughing )
and that's what happened
to all of us,
and the fact that
we're still friends all these
years later is phenomenal.
They're really gonna
get a kick out of me
being here, you know?
And I'll prove myself,
and I'll make nick
even more uncomfortable.
...Be fondling on
what?
Did you just pee on me?
( laughing )
I love this character.
Oh, my god.
He is so cute.
♪ this thing called love
♪ well, I just,
I can't handle it ♪
♪ this thing called love
♪ I must get around to it
♪ I ain't ready
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
wow, he can sing.
♪ this thing called love
♪ well, it cries like
a cradle in the night ♪
♪ it swings and it jives
♪ it shakes all over
like a jellyfish ♪
♪ kinda like it
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ there goes my baby
♪ she knows how
to rock and roll ♪
♪ she drives me crazy
♪ she gives me
hot and cold fever ♪
♪ she leaves me
in a cool, cool sweat ♪
( shudders )
- whoo!
- ♪ I gotta be cool, relax
♪ get hip
♪ get on my track
♪ take a back seat,
hitchhike ♪
♪ hang a long ride
on a motorbike ♪
♪ until I'm ready
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
who is that?
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
♪ a crazy little thing
called love ♪
yeah!
Go, hamster!
Go, hamster!
- Wow, that is adorable.
- Whoo!
Hamster bringing us
a little queen.
"a little thing called love."
I'm over here, hamster.
I'm staying-- keeping
my distance from you.
I can't help it.
I love the hamster.
You have to love the hamster.
You're a crazy little thing
called hamster!
Who likes to party!
I can't get over
your cute little feet.
Look at those little things.
Aw, thank you. Thank you.
Why are you petting me,
hamster?
Oh, sorry. Sorry.
All right, now before
we hear the panel's guesses
for who hamster is,
they need to see what
the hamster brings to the party.
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
the party favor.
Let's see what kind of party
favor the hamster rocks.
♪ pick it up, pick it up
house party, house party,
house party.
♪ put your hands in the air
oh, my gosh.
I like to stay hydrated
with my friends at the party.
Oh, my god.
Ken: Look at the--
I mean, look at the hamster.
- Jenny: Oh!
- Nicole: He's thirsty.
- Hamster!
- Oh, my god.
- Ken:
He's just looking for stuff.
- Nick: Oh, my goodness.
Okay, quit trying to rob
the man in black.
Ken:
This is obviously someone
who, to me,
is a great comedic actor.
I mean, like,
he said he got famous
with all his friends
in that package,
and to me,
that's screaming "snl."
- yes.
- This could be will ferrell.
He could be,
like, david spade.
This could be jim breuer.
This could be--
- oh! You liking breuer? Mm!
- Jenny: I like that.
You know,
in that same "snl" world
like you were saying,
I was thinking,
like, rob schneider.
I'd like rob schneider.
I think he's a good guess.
Hmm. Interesting.
In the voice, too,
the vocal tone,
I heard more rob schneider than
I did some of the other guys.
Jenny: Yeah,
and rob can sing, so...
Well, when I looked
at the clues,
I saw a lot of dancing
and performing,
like "west side story."
I love my musicals.
So it made me think,
like, latin flair.
- Yeah.
- You know, I love is
john leguizamo.
- Ken: Mmm, yes.
- He is a genius.
Oh, I love that guess!
- However,
I saw a basset hound.
- Yes.
And it made me think
of angela bassett.
And I'm like, who's worked
with angela bassett?
Paul rudd
in "avengers: Endgame."
there's, like,
so many talented
people in that cast.
There's chris evans,
there's mark ruffalo.
- ( clears throat )
- excuse me?
- I was in "avengers: Endgame."
- no, you weren't.
- I was.
- I saw it.
I was a security guard
with no lines.
I remember what happened.
I sprinted to the bathroom.
You went to the bathroom
during my scene?
I remember what happened.
I sneezed.
You sneezed during my scene?
Nick:
Well, one thing's for sure,
hamster's performance
was nothing to sneeze at.
- Whoo!
- Go ahead and crawl backstage.
Wrong way! Go over there!
- I love him.
- Such a fun show!
It's a party!
Hamster:
It was a party!
This is more fun
than I've had in years.
After a while, you get into it.
I want to win this thing.
- ♪ who is that?
- ( party horn blows )
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the show
that has you screaming,
"party on!"
it is "the masked singer."
our next singer is wafting
with the aroma
of a legendary diva,
but who could it be?
It may surprise you.
Check it out.
Listen, I've been to some
of the most epic parties around.
I mean,
the glitz, the glamour,
some of the most iconic
people in the world.
- Puffer fish.
- Maybe it's someone
who worked
with toni braxton.
I actually used to be
the hostess with the mostess.
- Cookies.
- Family size.
But these days,
I limit the people that I allow
into my personal space.
And as you get older,
you realize it's okay
to remove the wrong people
from your life.
Last time,
I was in my wheelhouse
and showed them
exactly what I could do.
♪ a man's world
you can take pain and passion
and turn into a joy
and the voice of god.
Now to get into
the group a finals,
the pressure is on.
So I'm sticking
with that passion
and singing about something
I can relate to,
about leaving behind the glitz
and the glamorous parties
for a simpler,
more positive life.
- This is a legend.
- Yeah.
( vocalizing )
♪ l.A.
♪ proved too much
for the man ♪
♪ too much for the man
♪ he couldn't make it
♪ so he's leaving a life
♪ he's come to know
♪ ooh
♪ he said he's going
♪ he said he's going back
to find ♪
♪ going back to find
♪ ooh, what's left
of his world ♪
♪ a world he left behind
♪ not so long ago
♪ hey, hey, hey
- ♪ he's leaving
- ♪ leaving
♪ on that midnight train
to georgia ♪
♪ oh, yes, he is
♪ said he's going back to find
♪ a simpler place and time
♪ and I'll be with him
♪ yes, I will
♪ on that midnight train
♪ hey
♪ hey, hey
♪ I'd rather live
in his world ♪
♪ than been without him
in mine ♪
- ♪ yeah
- whoo!
♪ my world, his world
♪ our world, hey, hey
♪ I've got to go,
I've got to go ♪
♪ I want to go
♪ hey, I've got to go
♪ hey
♪ midnight train
♪ hey
- unbelievable!
- Whoo!
- Goodness.
- My goodness.
Let me help the skunk out.
Chills, chills, chills.
Skunk chills.
All right, skunk,
we got some steps.
Whoo!
- Goodness!
- We made it!
And everyone is still
standing and cheering for
that amazing performance.
Unbelievable, skunk!
Every time you
get on that stage,
you bring the stank.
- That's right!
- You put the stank on it.
And we've had some
of the greatest singers
ever on this show.
We've had patti labelle.
We've had gladys knight.
But to me, this is
my favorite vocalist that
we've had in six seasons.
- Wow, wow.
- Yes.
Yes, we are the midst
of a young living legend.
There it is.
Well, skunk has definitely
arrived to the party.
Right, y'all?
- Yeah.
- You bet.
But how does she like
to have a good time?
We about to find out.
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
a boom box?
- Robin: Uh-oh.
- Oh, what era?
So, is that the '90s?
'80s, '90s.
Some say,
"turn down for what?"
♪ I'm gonna
lay down my burden ♪
♪ down by the riverside
hey, wow.
♪ down by the riverside
I say, "turn it up
so the whole empire can hear."
- ooh.
- Oh, "empire."
"empire." oh, ken,
you're on to something.
Ken, that gave you something.
That just triggered me,
because hearing your voice,
is just triggering me
to a plethora of names, right?
Janet jackson, erykah badu,
jill scott, alicia keys,
every black woman
you can think of.
- Ever heard of.
- Every person,
outstanding singer.
But now, "empire,"
and the fact that
I saw cookies in the clue,
and I'm a little hungry.
This has gotta be
taraji p. Henson in the house.
- Really?
- Just give me the ear, nick.
I'll buy you a shirt with it,
all right?
- Oh, my gosh. Ken.
- Yeah.
- Nick: Jenny?
- Okay, so clues.
Hostess with the mostess,
and then that "empire" clue
could lead me to queen latifah.
She was in a gospel movie
with dolly parton.
- Yeah.
- Yep.
And she was in
"chicago" the movie,
and her character kind of,
like, dressed like this.
Jenny: That's right.
That's right.
Without the, you know,
skunk face.
However I'm going
other vibe, okay, nick?
So I saw family size
and I saw puffer fish
in the package.
And I was, like,
maybe it's someone who's
worked with toni braxton.
Or maybe it's toni braxton's
sister tamar braxton,
- who can sang, okay?
- I like it.
All right, there it is.
Well, one thing we do know,
skunk has soul tonight.
Y'all make some noise
for the skunk.
Amazing job.
You know what it is.
- Awesome job.
- Just class.
My song tonight is about
leaving behind the party scene,
and I feel that.
I have a lot
of responsibilities,
and they take a front seat
these days.
But it feels so good
to know I can still
bring down the house.
- ♪ who is that?
- ( party horn blows )
welcome back to
"the masked singer."
we're throwing a party tonight
and you're all invited.
That's right!
Last week,
baby had everyone drooling,
but what does this infant have
in store for us tonight?
Well, here's
a little peek-a-boo.
I love a good house party.
And the best house party
I've ever been on was a trip.
Tooth! The rock was
in "tooth fairy."
that's right.
It was a house party
on eight wheels.
( horn honks )
- baby on a bus.
- Cross-country?
I got to bring my whole family
along for the ride.
I even got pictures of my kids
taking a bath in the sink.
Tonight, I'm going to sing
just the perfect song.
I don't want to sing some song
that's just sitting there.
You want a song that
gets people moving around
just like my party bus.
( laughs )
♪ flintstones
♪ meet the flintstones
- what the hell?
- No way!
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ from the town of bedrock
♪ they're a place
right out of history ♪
yabba dabba doo!
♪ flintstones,
meet the flintstones ♪
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ from the town of bedrock
♪ they're a place
right out of history ♪
♪ let's ride with
the family down the street ♪
♪ with the courtesy
of fred's two feet ♪
♪ when you're
with the flintstones ♪
♪ have a yabba dabba doo time
♪ a dabba doo time
♪ we'll have a gay old time
nicole: Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my gosh.
"giant baby,
the nightmare musical."
we officially have
gone off our rockers.
Thank you! Thank you!
- Yabba dabba do, indeed.
- Thank you.
Oh, man,
for the first time
in my life,
and I mean this
in a great way...
I'm speechless.
I have--
I don't know what to say.
- That was great.
- Oh, thank you.
- Nick: Only on this show.
- Yes.
Well, what does a baby
bring to the party?
Men in black, bring it out.
Let us find out.
Oh, my god.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ pick it up, pick it up
okay.
What is that? A grill?
Is that a cooler?
I may just be a baby,
but I'm still the star
of the tailgate
even there is a little
grease on that grill.
Grease.
- ( farts )
- excuse me.
- Oh! He just tooted.
- Did you just toot?
He's got milk on ice.
You know what
that reminds me of?
- What?
- A grill.
- George foreman.
- No. But "grease."
yeah, "grease."
he said grease.
The movie
"look who's talking."
- john travolta.
- Oh!
Yes, that's definitely
john travolta.
Or who played the baby in
"look who's talking"?
- Bruce willis.
- Bruce willis.
Ken: It could be
bruce willis as the baby
- in "look who's talking."
- that's good.
His daughter rumer willis
was on season one.
- Right.
- There you go.
What about this kids on a bus,
on a tour bus or something,
like, a rod stewart
or a keith richards.
- Right?
- Do you think a rolling stone
would be dressed up as a baby?
- Heck, yeah. Why not?
- You think?
I've seen the stones
dressed in stranger things.
You've seen so-- yes.
You know what
I'm thinking though?
With the food and the grill,
and he's a cook,
he's got a head like that.
I honestly can't stop thinking
of gordon ramsay, you know?
- Oh, my god.
- Oh, my gosh.
Gordon ramsey,
with all due respect,
a master chef
who's got the head
of a big old baby, right?
And he throws a lot
of tantrums in the kitchen.
And he throws a tantrum
like a baby.
I mean, you might hate
our guesses, big baby,
but we seem
to love them, so...
Ken: We love you,
whoever you are.
We love you.
We loved that performance.
Go ahead and crawl back there.
- We love you.
- Thank you.
Oh, big baby,
it's your boy michael strahan.
I just wanted to say,
go out there, do your best,
cry your way
through the whole thing,
but don't be so nervous
that we have to change
your diaper, okay?
I don't know who's
gonna volunteer to do that.
Good luck.
- ( party horn blows )
- ♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to
"the masked singer."
strap in,
because we have a new singer
crashing the party.
- We've finally arrived
at the wild card.
- Yeah!
Pour yourselves
a glass of water,
because things
are about to get spicy.
Unleash pepper!
♪ I want some hot stuff,
baby, this evening ♪
- ken: Wow.
- Robin: Oh, wow.
Uh-oh. Oh!
Wow, she's got some confidence
and personality in that walk.
- Whoo!
- She's working that pepper.
- Robin: Dancer legs.
- Nicole: She's hot!
- She's a hot pepper!
- Pepper is definitely
- some hot stuff, indeed.
- Spicy!
But "cayenne" you figure out
who's behind the mask?
I'm excited to come into
the competition as a wild card,
especially as the pepper.
I want to spice things up.
You know,
I've always had my own flavor,
and I'm constantly thinking
of ways to not be bland.
But this last year
has been the craziest.
Something I did went viral
basically overnight.
It spread like fire.
I never expected any of it.
- "ex's and oh's."
- tic-tac-toe.
- Tiktok.
- Tiktok star.
But the coolest part was
seeing people take what I did
and add their own flavor to it.
- Could be a dance
that everyone copied.
- Could be.
You know how they say
strike when the iron's hot?
That's why I'm here.
You know? What the hell.
Why not get out there
and keep the flame alive
and party as the pepper?
♪ I'm jealous of the rain
♪ that falls upon your skin
oh, my god.
♪ it's closer
than my hands have been ♪
♪ oh, I'm jealous of the rain
♪ 'cause I wish you
the best of ♪
♪ all this world could give
♪ and I told you
♪ when you left me
♪ there's nothing to forgive
♪ but I always thought
you'd come back ♪
♪ tell me
♪ all you found
♪ was heartbreak
♪ and misery
♪ it's hard for me to say
♪ I'm jealous of the way
♪ you're happy without me
♪ it's hard for me to say
♪ I'm jealous of the way
♪ you're happy without me
- wow. Yes.
- Ken: Wow.
Yes. We got a contender.
We got a new contender.
I'm literally in shock
how beautiful that was.
So amazing.
Nicole, are you okay?
That was absolutely drop dead
gorgeous and stunning.
You don't need anything else
with a voice like that,
with a tone like that,
with heart just wide open.
I mean, as soon as
you opened your mouth,
I was, like, in awe.
And that's what music does,
right?
It touches all the heartstrings
and makes you feel.
And it heals,
so thank you so much for that.
All right, now, panel,
you know what time it is.
It's time for
your first impression guesses.
- Oh, man, I totally forgot.
- Bring it on, nick!
- This is tough.
- You ready?
- I legit forgot.
- This is tuff.
- Who's gonna win
the golden ear trophy
this year?
This girl.
All right, now write down
who you think the pepper is.
And you better make it quick,
because the last person
to put their card in the slot
has to eat a mega hot pepper.
Bring out the spicy punishment.
♪ yes-a!
- Whoo!
- ♪ hot, hot, hot
nick: Wow, robin's quick.
♪ come on, let's do it
- whoo!
- Whoo!
I think you guys
better hurry up.
Did you guys hand them in?
Oh, no! No!
Nick: Jenny, you know
what that means.
You're the last one.
- Oh!
- Ah!
- Nicole: Aww, jenny.
- Go ahead and eat
that hot pepper.
- I ain't scurred.
- Nicole: Oh, my gosh.
That looks so hot.
No, don't eat that!
Be careful.
Say it with me, audience.
Jenny, jenny!
- Jenny, jenny, jenny!
- Oh, no!
You can do it.
- Jenny, jenny, jenny!
- Oh, my gosh.
Ken: Oh! Aah!
Aah!
- Oh!
- Aah!
- Chicago. Chicago tough.
- Not that bad.
Chi-town.
She's hanging tough.
- Uh-oh.
- You okay?
It's all right.
It's all right, I swear.
- Tearing up a little bit.
- I feel it in my ears.
- You okay?
Seriously, you okay?
- Oh, my god!
- I told you it was real.
- My tongue!
Get some milk from the baby.
- Robin: Bring a fire hose.
- Are you okay? You okay?
- Oh, my god!
- Get the milk. Get the milk.
Milk does a jenny good.
Chug, chug, chug!
House party! House party!
House party! House party!
Yeah!
Come on. Champ.
You're a champ.
- Yeah.
- Ooh, was that hot!
That's how peppers
get people to cry.
Call on me last.
I got you. I got you.
All right, well, you know what?
What's pepper bringing
to the house party?
Men in black, bring it out.
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ put your hands in the air
♪ pick it up, pick it up
roller skates!
- All right.
- Yeah.
That's right,
we got milk and roller skates
up in our house parties.
Yeah, so you bring
roller skates to a party
because you don't need
a driver's license.
Oh!
- You got something, ken?
- Go ahead, buddy.
Yeah, it's a connection
to olivia rodrigo, right?
- Ken: Yep.
- Tell me why, robin.
Well,
the "driver's license" song.
And I was gonna say
when she first started singing,
there was this passion
and this sultriness
that reminded me a little bit
of olivia rodrigo.
But I'm not sure that
that's the same exact voice.
- What do you think, ken?
- Well, when I think about
the tiktok of it all,
I'm not as
well-versed in tiktok.
- As me?
- I'm more of a-- yeah.
I'm more of a myspace/
linkedin kind of gal.
But there's that song,
"tik tok."
that's kesha, right?
I mean, it kind of has
kind of a kesha-like quality.
Kesha's not
a bad guess at all.
Look, I'm gonna put
some clues together.
Chiliwood. I'm thinking
of a childhood star, right?
Haley steinfeld.
She was a childhood star.
She was in "true grit."
- and can sing.
- She can sing and
she's oscar nominated.
And she was in
the pitch perfect films.
Ken: Yeah.
"pitch perfect."
all right, that's a good guess.
But the talent
is so great this season.
The pepper could be, like,
the hugest star,
like lady gaga
or pink or miley.
Yeah. With that voice? Yes.
- I'm on fire here.
- Ken: Ah! Ha!
- That was a robin thicke pun.
- I know, I know.
Robin: I have no idea
who this is,
but beyond a seasonable doubt,
that was-- that was amazing.
Nicole: The best wild card
we've ever had.
Just when we think
we know the show
and who is going to advance
or who has a chance
of advancing
to the finals, we don't.
Right?
( grunting )
whoo! Yeah!
Go! All right!
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
I hate to be a party pooper,
but it's the last call
for one of our singers.
The time has come
for the all important vote,
and the party is about
to be over for one of you.
Studio audience, panel,
and our super fans
across america,
time to vote for your favorite.
The singer with the least amount
of votes will be unmasked.
The people have spoken.
And the singer headed home
tonight is...
- Oh, my gosh.
- Oh, no.
Baby.
♪ it's my party
and I'll cry if I want to ♪
- we're so sorry, baby.
- Don't cry! Don't cry!
- ( baby crying )
- all: Baby, baby, baby!
Nick:
The rest of you, congrats.
♪ you would cry too
if it happened to you ♪
( baby crying )
- baby, baby, baby!
- Baby, baby!
Baby's crying.
But you know what?
It could be tears of joy,
'cause we get to see
who this really is.
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Men in black, I need you to
bring out the first impression
guesses from our panel.
Oh, no.
- Robin: This is gonna be bad.
- Oh, no.
I have no idea.
How dare you?
Robin, you said chuck norris.
Robin: Remember,
the first clue we got
was that he replaced
arnold schwarzenegger
- in an action movie.
- I love it, robin.
I'm gonna stick
with chuck norris.
It'd be amazing
if this was chuck norris.
All right, nicole?
Michael caine.
Are you sticking
with michael caine?
What do you put
when you have no idea?
I thought
chuck norris was bad.
Nicole:
But he's been so fun,
and I thought
his voice was great,
and I know this person's done
a lot of musicals, can sing,
and they're from the uk.
This could be james corden.
Okay. That's a good one.
- All right, now, ken?
- Yes, sir.
Hugh jackman.
Honestly, after tonight,
everything else just goes
to gordon ramsay.
I'm looking at that face.
That's like "master chef jr.",
you know what I mean?
- Robin: Not wolverine?
- Not a wolverine.
From hugh jackman
to gordon ramsay.
- And, uh, we lost jenny.
- Where's jenny?
- No, I'm ready.
- Oh!
I had a touch up because
I am so right on this guess.
- Watch this, ken.
- Oh, gosh.
It has to be an action star
because he said he replaced
arnold schwarzenegger.
And the obvious--
he played the baby in
"look who's talking."
this is bruce willis.
Even though I said who, nick?
- You said kurt russell.
- It's not kurt russell.
- So...
- Oh, my gosh, jenny.
- Good guess.
- Thank you.
You guys made
your final guesses.
Let's see
if any of them are right.
You guys ready for this?
Baby, we need to know
who you are.
Audience, say it with me.
Take it off, take it off!
Take it off, take it off!
- ♪ who are you?
- "walker, texas ranger."
- take it off!
- Who is it?
♪ I really wanna know
come on, baby!
- Who is this baby?
- ♪ you, you, you
♪ are you
legendary superstar comedian,
larry the cable guy!
No way!
- Man, good to see you!
- Are you not entertained?
We said his name so many times,
and now he finally showed up
in a baby costume.
This is probably
the first season that you guys
didn't say
larry the cable guy.
- Ken: Right, right, right.
- I know.
We did a film together,
and I know that you raised
your family on a tour bus,
and it still
didn't click in there.
Absolutely.
Jenny played my girlfriend
in one of my movies.
So when you came up
with that wig on,
I thought you knew.
I thought, "well, she's doing
a trailer park girl."
you know?
And everybody thought,
"here's bruce willis!"
boy, what a letdown, huh?
Look at that.
Everybody was all pumped up
to see this action hero and--
- nick: Not a letdown at all.
- Jenny: Amazing.
Yeah, that's first time
I ever really sang anything
in front of anybody.
Wow. That's impressive.
Nick:
You did such an amazing job.
Honestly, one of the most
recognizable voices
of our generation right here,
and you fooled them all.
- It's such an honor
to have you here.
- Thank you, thank you.
Jenny:
We love larry the cable guy.
Thanks. Thanks, everybody.
Oh, my god.
He threw me off.
I should have got that one.
But now, here to perform
unmasked once and for all,
the artist formerly
known as baby.
Make some noise
for larry the cable guy!
♪ flintstones,
meet the flintstones ♪
♪ they're a modern
stone age family ♪
♪ when you're
with the flintstones ♪
♪ have a yabba dabba doo time
a dabba doo time ♪
♪ we'll have a gay old time
- jenny: Yeah!
- Nicole: Come on!
That was great.