The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 6, Episode 6 - Time Warp - full transcript
( laughing maniacally )
my very own time machine
that will catapult me
into the future.
I can see all the unmaskings
so I can win that golden ear
once and for all
because I'll know exactly
who they are!
( laughing maniacally )
boys, you know what to do.
See you in the future.
( ken laughing maniacally )
that doesn't look good.
- ( alarm blaring )
- ( yelps )
nick:
Ken, what did I tell you
about messing with
the space-time continuum?
This is a real life situation!
Nick: Tonight,
the singers of group a
have been scattered
through time and space.
♪ let's do
the time warp again ♪
they'll perform some
of our favorite throwbacks.
( vocalizing )
whoa!
You brought me back, man.
And dig up clues
from their past
to help us guess.
It's an ipod.
Plus, our wildest
wild card yet has arrived.
( laughing maniacally )
( screams )
♪ the time warp again
and as always, one singer
will soon be out of time.
Oh, my gosh.
Where we're going...
Oh, my god!
...We don't need roads.
Aah! Just go back!
♪ ...Drinking
those moments when ♪
♪ the blackness would hit me
jenny and nicole:
♪ and the void
would be calling ♪
♪ let's do
the time warp again ♪
jenny: Yes!
Whoo!
- Ow!
- Wow.
- Nick: Oh, yeah!
- Robin: Yeah!
- Welcome, everyone.
- Ow!
It's time travel night
here at "the masked singer."
you guys ready
to have some fun?
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- Ow!
- Whoo!
Tonight our group a singers
are entering
a masked singer time-warp,
and the craziest wild card yet
is beaming in
from over 500 years ago.
But first, make some noise
for our panel.
- Wow.
- Pussycat doll style.
1990 prom, baby.
- Robin: Yeah!
- Whoo!
Nick: There it is.
You look like you've been
in my closet.
Yes, yes, well,
I was going for elton wrong.
- Nick: There it is.
- Oh, my god.
Hold on, I'm getting
some breaking news right now.
I hear there's another
new addition to the show today.
- What?
- What?
No.
Everyone put
your hands together
for our newest masked singer
soft serve!
- Soft serve?
- Soft serve?
Oh, my god!
He's so cute!
♪ this little light of mine
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ this little light of mine
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ let it shine, let it shine,
let it shine ♪
♪ hide it under a bushel? No!
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ let it shine, let it shine
♪ let it shine
♪ this little light of mine
♪ this little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
whoo!
Yes!
- Thank you!
- Ken: Yeah!
Nick: Wow!
Soft serve, soft serve!
All: Soft serve, soft serve,
soft serve, soft serve!
Soft-- I'm over here,
soft serve.
That performance
was out of control.
- Aw, man.
- But my eyeball is broken,
and if I don't hold it,
they'll be able to see my face.
Okay, well, hold on
to your cherries, soft serve.
Panel, do you guys have any idea
who's cream of the crop?
I think it's pretty obvious.
I think we all know this is
machine gun kelly, right?
All right, well,
say it with me.
All: Take it off, take it off,
take it off, take it off!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
- It's me!
- It's emmy award-winning star
and guest panelist tonight,
the amazing leslie jordan!
We're not worthy!
- Can I go up there now?
- Yeah, go up there.
Soft serve, soft serve!
Jenny: Come on up!
Come on up!
Nick: How much fun was that?
- You're so pretty.
I wanna kiss you.
- Thank you!
Thank you for being with us
here today.
Wow. I'm not worthy.
I mean, this is too much.
- You were awesome.
- Well...
We're gonna have a good time.
Leslie jordan,
ladies and gentlemen.
- Thank you.
- Ken: Yes!
Okay, now let's get
into tonight's race.
The bull is ready
to storm the stage,
ladies and gentlemen,
and if he could time travel,
where in the past would he go?
Let's find out.
If I could revisit
any time in my life,
it might surprise you.
It was when I made
one of the most risky moves
and left my stable job
to go and chase my dreams.
- Hall and oates.
- Hall and oates?
And like the fresh prince,
suddenly my life was turned
upside down.
I found myself alone
in a strange new place...
- Oh, those are, like,
theatrical masks.
- Yes. Comedy, tragedy.
...Living in an apartment
full of cockroaches.
But when I look back
at that moment,
I'm just unbelievably proud
'cause the risk
absolutely paid off.
Here I am chasing my dreams
singing on "the masked singer."
the rumor around set
is that I asked more questions
than all the other
contestants combined.
I'm just very, very nosy.
It is killing me to not know
who I'm up against.
I've been, like, running to
the bathroom unexpectedly
to hopefully catch someone,
and I haven't seen anything.
I think the lesson
to be learned here
is to only worry
about what I can control,
and that is a great
life lesson for me to learn.
♪ when the rain is blowing
in your face ♪
♪ and the whole world
is on your case ♪
♪ I could offer you
a warm embrace ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ when the evening shadows
and the stars appear ♪
♪ and there is no one there
to dry your tears ♪
♪ I would hold you
for a million years ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ I know you haven't
made your mind up yet ♪
♪ but I will never
do you wrong ♪
♪ I've known it
from the moment that we met ♪
♪ there's no doubt in my mind
where you belong ♪
♪ I'd go hungry,
I'd go black and blue ♪
♪ I'd go crawling down
the avenue ♪
♪ there is nothing
that I wouldn't do ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ to make you feel
♪ my love
whoa! Whoa!
- Robin: Yeah!
- Ken: Yes!
All: Bull, bull, bull!
The bull!
- Wow.
- Wow.
Talk about an american beauty.
That was beautiful.
Nicole: Yeah.
I just wanna say, bull,
that I honor you
right now
with that performance.
You stripped it all back,
and you just said,
"I'm gonna let my voice
and my heart and my soul
just speak for itself."
and thank you so much
for letting us in.
Yes, I'm just blown away,
and I have no earthly idea
who you are.
All right, so tonight
we're sending our
men in black back in time
to retrieve an important item
from each singer's past.
The journey back in time
will be no easy task
for the men in black.
They'll be jostled through
space-time vortex.
But we gotta get those clues.
Fire up the time machine.
What's going on?
Oh, my god.
Nicole: Oh, my god.
That's, like,
old-school macintosh.
Robin: Yeah.
This takes me back.
I loved this thing,
but it made
the most annoying sound ever.
- Ha-ha! Yes!
- ( dial-up tones )
that's the modem!
That sound will forever
live rent free in my head.
Oh, snap. Rent free.
Oh, my god. Taye diggs
was a star of "rent."
outdated modem,
popular in the '90s,
just like "rent."
and also last time there
was a scrubs in the clues
with a stethoscope.
Taye diggs
was in "private practice."
oh, yeah.
That's a good one
right there, ken.
Leslie,
what you picking up on?
Well, I wanna say
cheyenne jackson,
who I work with.
- Your costar on "call me kat."
- yes, on "call me kat."
but if that's you,
I'm gonna come over there
and smack you
because you should've told me.
But, you know,
he too was on broadway.
So talented.
And he can do,
you know, anything.
- Jenny: Yes.
- Ken: Yes.
You know,
there was a nail in the clue.
And this artist
sampled "nine inch nails"
in "old town road."
and we did see the drama mask,
and we know
he's very theatrical.
- Okay.
- Lil nas x!
- Oh!
- Oh.
The only thing is lil nas
is actually, like, 6'3".
Aw, shut your face, robin.
Well, no matter who you are,
that stage is your home.
Leslie: Aw.
Amazing job.
Y'all make some noise
for the bull.
And you can head on
backstage, bull.
Bully, bully!
I really wanna be the one
to battle the group b champion.
Time machine,
take me to the finale.
Oh, wrong battle.
I gotta get outta here!
Aah!
Nick: Get ready to meet
our wildest wild card yet.
I can't unsee this.
Don't go anywhere.
- ( yelps )
- ♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to time travel night here
on "the masked singer."
- yes!
- Next up is pepper.
If we gave her the keys to the
masked singer time machine,
where would she go back to?
Watch this.
If I could revisit
any time in my life,
it would be
when I first hit big.
I was suddenly pulled
in a million directions.
- Wow.
- White hot fame.
There were interviews,
award shows, red carpets,
but I think sometimes
you can get so caught up
in what's next
that you're really living
in the what's now?
And I wish that
I had enjoyed that time
for what it was,
the beginning
of an amazing career.
I'm just trying to remember
that lesson here.
I actually signed on to do this
a few days before it started,
so it's been that same
sort of whirlwind.
I don't think people realize
all that goes into this.
There's costume fittings,
music meetings.
But it's crazy,
because it all comes together.
And when it does, it's magic.
I've always believed in magic.
I see myself a bit
of a wizard.
Ken and robin:
Bit of a wizard.
Someone from harry potter?
And I'm trying to stay calm
because the semi-finals
are so close.
♪ right now,
I'm in a state of mind ♪
♪ I wanna be in
like all the time ♪
♪ ain't got no tears
left to cry ♪
♪ so I'm picking it up,
picking it up ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
I'm picking it up ♪
♪ yeah, I'm picking it up,
picking it up ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
so we turn it up ♪
♪ yeah
we turning it up, come on.
♪ ain't got no tears
in my body ♪
♪ boy, I ran out,
but I like it ♪
- ♪ I like it
- I know that voice.
♪ don't matter how,
what, when, who tries it ♪
♪ we're out here vibing,
we vibing ♪
♪ come on out,
even when it's raining down ♪
♪ can't stop now
♪ can't stop,
so shut your mouth ♪
- ♪ shut your mouth
- whoo!
♪ and if you don't know it
♪ now you know it, babe
♪ hey!
Yeah!
♪ right now,
I'm in a state of mind ♪
♪ I wanna be in,
like, all the time ♪
♪ ain't got no tears
left to cry ♪
♪ so I'm picking it up,
oh, yeah, yeah! ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
I'm picking it up ♪
♪ I just want you
to come with me ♪
♪ we're on another mentality
- ( vocalizing )
- whoa!
Whoo!
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
so we turn it up ♪
- hey!
- Yes!
Turning it up.
Ken: Wow.
- Wow.
- Come on, turning it up.
That is legit!
That is legit!
Turn it up!
Living it up,
heating it up. Pepper!
Ken:
What an amazing performance.
Outstanding in every way.
You picked it up,
just up tempo this week.
Last time it was, like,
a ballad that put us,
and nicole especially,
to tears.
- It just shows
your versatility.
- Yeah.
Ken: And honestly,
you're rapidly becoming
one of my favorites.
- Amazing job.
- Ken!
All right,
so we gotta get those clues.
Fire up the time machine!
- It's an ipod.
- All you have to do
is plug it in,
and let's get
the party started!
- Yeah!
- ( music playing )
go, leslie. Go, leslie.
Go, leslie. Go, leslie.
Robin: Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Nick: All right, guys.
Does that help with any of
the clues on pepper's identity?
Well, you guys, the audience,
you heard what she said, right?
"get the party started."
- who sang that song? Pink!
- Robin: Oh!
She was an overnight success,
pulled in many
different directions.
- Yes.
- She's got that amazing voice
that can pull off
changing it up.
Ken: Absolutely.
- Nick: Pink pepper.
- That's a great guess.
Yeah, I mean,
just from the ipod alone,
you're thinking, like, a star
in the early to mid-aughts.
- So, you have--
- the mid what?
It is the decade
from 2000 to 2009.
And I should know because
I'm a "doc-tor." now...
Nicole: Wow.
Something got to me
with the clue package
making me think idina menzel.
Because she was shot
out of a cannon,
just lightning fast fame,
- and he's been around
since the early aughts.
- After "frozen."
- yes.
- Well, I am torn.
- Like--
- natalie imbruglia.
He just laid that one up
for me, didn't you?
The way you said "torn,"
I was like, "oh."
but this could very well be
ellie goulding.
Possibly.
- Very good guess.
- She had overnight success.
Nice.
- Same era.
- Yeah, full circle moment.
I just wanna say fearless,
confident, born to be onstage.
- That's all.
- Yeah!
Incredible job, pepper.
Now pop on backstage.
Good job.
Try not to end up
in somebody's fajita.
Hi, pepper.
Congratulations on tonight.
You're gonna be amazing,
and I can't wait for everyone
to see you.
Have the best time.
Do your thing.
♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
next up is skunk.
She's gonna time travel
back to the '90s
to one of her life's
biggest regrets.
You know, I've thought about
what life would be like
if I had a time machine
probably more than
the average person,
to fix one
of my biggest regrets.
One night, I let
my pride stop me from
saying hi to a loved one.
Little did I know,
I would never get a chance
to see them again.
- Aw, the chills.
- Me too.
If I could do it all over,
all I'd wanna do
is give them a hug,
but that one hug could've
changed the course of history.
Now I just have
to keep moving forward.
Tonight I'm moving around
and sweating even more
because I've chosen an upbeat
song that celebrates love,
and it reminds me to live
in the present with no regrets
all the way
to the semi-finals.
♪ everybody get up
♪ flash back, who's that
dancing to the latest? ♪
♪ suave de bone,
the greatest ♪
♪ ooh, he sure is moving me
♪ that's what I said,
though you didn't know yet ♪
♪ our love is was kismet
♪ soon to be made history
♪ so don't you have no doubt,
I'm gonna spell it out ♪
- ♪ I'll hip you
to the tee that is ♪
- yeah!
♪ I got the best, the most,
baby, from coast to coast ♪
♪ I don't wanna boast,
but I love you square biz ♪
♪ I'm talking
square biz to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ that is, that is
♪ baby, what's happening
♪ entre vous lady tee
♪ I've heard a boatload
of others ladies' raps ♪
♪ but they
ain't got nothing on me ♪
♪ I'm less than five foot one,
a hundred pounds of fun ♪
- ♪ I like sophisticated funk
- yes!
♪ I live on dom perignon,
caviar, filet mignon ♪
♪ and you can best
believe that's bunk ♪
♪ so don't you have no doubt,
I'm gonna spell it out ♪
♪ I'll hip you to the tee
that is ♪
♪ I got the best, the most,
baby, from coast to coast ♪
♪ and I don't wanna boast,
but I love you square biz ♪
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square biz
- yeah!
- Whoo!
Whoo!
- Yeah!
- Whoo!
Hitting us with a classic,
taking us back in time!
- Nicole: Wow.
- As we know, teena marie,
one of the best vocalists
in the game.
Oh, man. Incredible.
And for someone like skunk
to be able to just easily hit
them teena marie runs was--
we bow down again.
I mean, I certainly
didn't need all this hairspray
to take me back to the '80s,
'cause that was
a perfect choice,
and the way you sang it
was epic.
Well, I'm the new guy,
and I'm just--
I can't even speak,
you know what I mean?
It was so wonderful.
I gotta sit down.
I gotta sit down.
- Jenny: You're skunked out.
- Nicole: Yeah.
All right, men in black,
fire up the time machine.
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!
It's really switching up his
molecules, boy, I tell you.
( beeping )
what is that?
Nick: Pagers.
Jenny: I was gonna say
it's a beeper.
- Yeah, a beeper, pagers.
- Beeper, pager.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- If someone sent me
these three digits,
it would make me feel
like a complete dream girl.
- What?
- Ah.
- Three digits?
- Complete dream girl.
- 607.
- 607.
I remember when you used
to page, like, "143,"
that meant,
like, "I love you."
yeah, I think 607 meant
"I miss you."
nick: Oh, okay.
Jenny: Well,
if we're talking dream girl,
you know,
the way she performs
week after week,
I feel like this really
could be jennifer hudson.
So I'm gonna go the other side
of that-- cynthia erivo.
I just saw cynthia erivo
the other night
at the hollywood bowl,
and she actually wrote
this song for her father,
and it had the entire
hollywood bowl in tears.
And for me, that resonates
with this story.
- Mmm. That's good.
- Nick: All right.
Yeah, tonight I see
these clues
about not getting
a chance to say goodbye
to somebody that you loved,
and then I see the 1994 pager
and the message being
"I miss you."
I think the person that
you didn't get to say goodbye to
was the notorious b.I.G.,
and I think that "I miss you"
was the song that you sang
with diddy called
"I'll be missing you."
- oh, that song.
- I think this is faith evans.
Oh, I got the chills!
Look it, I have chills
from your guess.
Ken: Oh, skunk, you know
how I feel about you.
You're always crushing it,
always killing it.
You changed it up tonight.
- Thank you for sharing
your heart with us.
- Yeah.
Such a powerful
performance from the skunk,
once again taking us back.
Now you can go ahead
and crawl on backstage.
Men in black,
help out the funky skunk.
I hope my performance
is good enough to get me
into the semi-finals.
The pressure is definitely on.
I can't even bear it.
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Oh, no. Someone's gotta fix
this time machine.
♪ who is that?
Nick:
Need more time guessing
who's behind the masks?
on our first two-faced mask,
who may not always see
eye to eye, literally.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
hamster is up next.
Let's travel back in time
to find some clues
about his past.
Check it out.
If I could go back in time,
I'd go back to the night
my wife and I
went to an afterparty
after luis miguel concert.
Everyone was there.
Leonardo dicaprio,
drew barrymore,
jerry seinfeld.
( imitating jerry seinfeld )
"who gets to have
these parties?"
- wow.
- Ooh, he knows a lot of people.
But the only person
who really impressed my wife
is luis miguel.
So when we spotted him
at the party,
she was ecstatic.
I think that's the only time
she's ever been impressed
with anything I've ever done
in my career.
- So they gotta be latin then.
- Or his wife's latin.
Tonight my inner
luis miguel will come out.
The romantic languages,
there's just nothing
more romantic than a song
in spanish.
And I'm nervous because
my spanish is horrible.
I dedicate this
to mi amor, mi corazón.
( singing in spanish )
( singing in spanish )
amazing!
( singing in spanish )
ha, ha!
( singing in spanish )
oh, my god.
That was so fun.
- Wow.
- That was really good.
This is masked singer magic
right here.
- That was awesome.
- Wow.
The hamster,
always surprising,
always shocking.
Wow.
That was easily one
of the most charming things
I've ever seen in my life.
- Ever.
- That was outstanding.
Gracias.
( singing in spanish )
ken: Whoa!
( singing in spanish )
- a serenade.
- Perfecto.
- I see a duet coming.
- Nick: Indeed, indeed.
Well, the hamster has
everyone spinning, as usual.
So fire up the time machine.
- Ken: It's a portable tv.
- Oh, my gosh. Remember those?
You used to have those
in the vans, in the rvs.
- Right, right.
- Yep.
I never imagined that
many, many años/years later,
me, the hamster,
would be on this
with all my amigos.
"three amigos"?
"three amigos"?
You know, we've been talking
about "snl," right, ken?
- Yep.
- For a few seasons,
and we'd been wishing
that he would come on the show.
Could it possibly
be martin short?
Ken: Oh, my goodness!
What a great guess.
And he says "friends"--
"three amigos."
he said-- yeah.
I've been wanting martin short
for, like, the longest time.
We also talked about maybe
it's from the "snl" crew
and that he got to perform
with a lot of his friends.
We know that adam sandler always
keeps a lot of his friends.
- One of them is sean astin.
- All: Oh.
Robin: Who was
in "50 first dates,"
and was also samwise gamgee,
you know?
Ken: Right,
"lord of the rings."
- but because of the--
- ( crowd murmuring )
jeez, I got some fans
over there.
Man, every half sentence
is a "no, no, no, no."
nick: Leslie,
what do you think?
You know what came up
first for me
- was maybe marc anthony,
but he's tiny.
- Nicole: Yes!
He's little like me.
I mean, he was
serenading us like marc.
Yeah, or maybe
it could be another
one of jennifer's exes
like a-rod.
- It could be a-rod.
- You just like starting stuff.
Puff daddy.
- You know what, nick?
- Nick: Yes, ma'am.
What are hamsters?
- They're fluffy! Yes!
- Whoo!
Come on!
And that is gabriel iglesias!
Ken: Oh, good guess.
Uh-oh, the hamster
is on his own vibe.
Wait, where are you going?
Hamster, hamster,
go back the other way!
Hamster's on the loose!
Oh, my god.
Hamster, go, go.
Get outta here.
Jenny: Oh, my god,
he's so funny.
You forgot your nuts!
Jenny: Oh, my god!
Ken: Wow.
Nicole: I love him.
Have you ever tried
to catch a hamster?
- He's brilliant.
- That is hard work.
♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
our final wild card from
group a just time-warped in
from the royal courts
of medieval europe.
So hide the kiddies,
because this one may cause
some night terrors.
We're talking about the jester.
( music playing )
what is going on?
( laughing maniacally )
( singing in spanish )
- robin: Oh! Oh!
- Oh, my god!
Ken: What is going on?
Nicole:
That's a little disturbing.
- Nick: Whoa.
- Ken: Oh, my--
- nick: Look at this guy.
- Ken: What?
Ooh, he's got a big belly!
But like a fat suit kind of.
Jenny:
Or he has a big belly.
What? What is going on?
- Ken, I'm taking it all in.
- Robin: Wow.
- Nicole: Y'all, he's scary.
- Ken: Oh, my god.
Jenny: He's scary.
Keep it going
for the jester, y'all.
I can't unsee this.
You want a wild card?
Well, get ready
for the wildest wild card yet.
( laughing maniacally )
I've been called an icon.
You could say I've changed
the course of history.
( laughing maniacally )
( burps )
I've even been voted
one of the 100 most influential
people of all time.
- ( clucking )
- this is a legend.
But I've also been
called a scoundrel.
I've offended heads of state,
been banned
from famous venues.
Though in reality,
I'm not a bad guy.
In fact, that's why I'm here,
to show the world
I'm a lovable, sensitive,
multi-faceted clown
who just wants
to make you laugh.
- ( laughing maniacally )
- I'll do whatever it takes
to entertain this court,
and that's no joke.
Look it, he's in character
and everything.
Look, look at that pose.
♪ well, we got no choice
♪ all the girls and boys
♪ making all that noise
♪ 'cause they found new toys
♪ well, we can't salute ya
♪ can't find a flag
♪ if that don't suit ya,
that's a drag ♪
what is--
♪ school's out for summer
♪ school's out forever
♪ school's been blown
to pieces ♪
what-- you know who it is?
( scatting )
( hisses )
♪ no more pencils
♪ no more books
♪ no more teacher's
♪ dirty looks
yeah.
♪ school's out forever
♪ school's out for summer
♪ school's out with fever-r-r
ha ha ha!
♪ school's out completely
( bell ringing )
- robin: Rock on. Rock on!
- Nicole: Wow.
- Wow. Oh, man.
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Yes, rock on!
- Ken: Good lord.
- Whoo! Wow.
You got robin jumping up
on the desk.
We have never had pure metal
like that on this show.
- Yes! Right.
- We needed some metal!
- We need more of that!
- That was awesome.
Like, the hair band. I was like,
you brought me back, man.
- It brought me back.
- Man.
It was an amazing performance.
Nick: Rock and roll.
This is a wild card.
This is the first time
we have seen the jester,
so you know what it is.
- Man.
- Time for your first
impression guesses.
Who is jester?
Write them down, then drop them
in the jack-in-the-box,
but make it quick.
♪ oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
this is so not right.
Come on.
The jack-in-the-box
is ticking away.
- Get it, les.
- ( snickering )
- aah!
- Aah, you scared me!
Nick: Are you okay, nicole?
I almost knocked leslie out!
( slowed screaming )
you scared the hell out of me.
Jenny: You scared me
half to death.
Jeez, I don't know.
I wet myself just a little bit.
- Robin:
Clean-up on aisle four.
- I'll be okay.
Now we just met, jester,
and we need all the clues
that we can get.
Fire up the time machine.
Wow, he's starting to look
like an emoji.
( rasping )
this is pure style.
- Pure "style-a."
- yeah, he's creepy.
- Ken: I mean...
- Robin: Yeah.
The jacket reminds me
of twisted sister,
like dee snider.
Jenny: Ooh, I like that.
You know, tiktok has, like,
a celebrity who you look like,
and I came up as dee snider.
But it does sound like him.
All the clues point to him.
Is this real?
Do you have a big belly really?
Jenny: We never know.
Boo!
- Are you okay, nick?
Nick, are you okay?
- Oh, my gosh.
- I'm all right.
- Ken: Okay.
This is hard.
I think it's a comedian.
I definitely
get english vibes.
- From England, like--
- like a british comedic actor?
- Yeah.
- You think, like,
a russell brand?
- I mean, he's a little taller.
- No, he's tall and skinny.
- Like,
a ricky gervais type maybe?
- Yeah, ricky! Ricky!
Ken: It could be
a comedian, yes.
I was thinking that
watching the story package,
but based on that performance,
that can't be anyone
other than a rocker.
He's got the roger daltrey
from the who kind of vibe.
- That's what I thought.
- One of the most iconic
rock bands ever.
Honestly, jester,
you, sir, are the wildest
of all wild cards,
and we thank you.
Y'all make some noise one more
time for the wild card, jester.
I mean, can we just
talk about the amazing group
of wild cards we've had?
- The best we've ever had.
- Unbelievable.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
- yeah!
- It's been a fun night
of reminiscing,
but the fun ends now for one.
Studio audience, panel,
and our super fans
across america,
time to vote
for your favorite.
The people has spoken.
No!
Nick: And the singer
headed home right now...
Oh.
Is...
Aww!
Leslie: I can't take it.
- Hamster.
- Oh, no!
- What?
- Nick: Aww, we love
the hamster.
The competition
was so close this week.
He's my favorite.
Nick: Well, congratulations
to the rest of you.
We'll see you for
our group a semi-finals.
That's a disappointment.
But we gonna keep it going
for the hamster, y'all.
Whoo! Hamster, we love you!
Nick:
Hamster, hamster, hamster!
All:
Hamster, hamster, hamster.
Hey, hey, hey!
And he's still peeing on me!
We hate to see you leave,
hamster.
- Jenny: I know.
- Aww.
But we are happy we get to see
who you actually are.
But before we reveal that,
men in black, bring out
our first impression guesses.
And a reminder, ken is still
in the lead with one point.
- Oh, don't rub it in.
- Yes!
Okay, that's not bad.
- Robin, you said
cheech marin.
- Yes.
Cheech and chong.
You sticking with it?
In the first clue package,
they showed san francisco.
Cheech is famously
from san francisco,
and we had tommy chong
on one of our early seasons.
- I'm sticking with it.
- Great guess.
- Some comedic greats. Jenny?
- Yes?
You're supposed
to only use one name.
You chose andy richter
or jason alexander.
- You did "or."
- I am not going to stick
with either of those.
In the clue package
there was a calendar.
Saturday was circled.
So that emphasizes
that "snl,"
so I think
this is rob schneider.
From "Saturday night live."
jenny sounds pretty confident.
Nicole, you chose
jason alexander as well.
- Ken: Oh, wow.
- Yes, I did, nick.
I did, and I'm not
gonna stick with it.
I think this is an iglesias,
but only one of them is fluffy.
So I'm going with
gabriel iglesias.
Come on, fluffy!
Let's go!
- Now, mr. Leslie jordan...
- Yes, sir.
Who is this?
Fluffy.
Come on, leslie!
Let's go!
It's gabriel iglesias?
Yes, I feel--
it's like it just came to me.
- It's a feeling.
- It's a feeling.
Nick: There it is.
Dr. Ken jeong,
you chose bill murray.
- Ken: Oh.
- Are you sticking with that?
Ken: I am not.
I believe the latin clues
reminded me of the star
of one my favorite movies,
"casa de mi padre,"
so I think
this is will ferrell.
- Jenny: Oh, yeah.
- Oh, that's a good guess.
You guys ready to find out
if they're right or not?
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Let's see if any of you
are even close.
I will no longer get peed on.
Say it with me audience.
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
- ♪ who are you?
- Who is it?
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Jenny: Oh, my god,
this is gonna drive me crazy.
- Come on, fluffy!
- Who is this?
♪ I really wanna know
- take it off!
- Come on, fluffy!
♪ are you
legendary comedian
and movie star!
My man rob schneider!
- Aah! Wow!
- Oh, my gosh.
Nicole:
Oh, my gosh. Wow.
Nick: So amazing. So much fun.
So talented.
Jenny, you got it right!
Truly a legend.
Rob, you, though,
I'm gonna say you were
absolutely phenomenal
on this show.
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Indeed.
I'm tired of competing
against a bull
who can do the splits.
That's pretty impressive.
I saw that and I said,
"I'm gonna take my nut bag
and get out of here."
hey, rob, was that song
dedicated to somebody,
'cause it was--
to my beautiful wife patricia,
and to amazing girls
miranda, madeline, and elle.
- Aww!
- I had so much fun.
I was backstage.
I was so nervous.
And I go,
"why am I this nervous?
I'm dressed as a hamster."
you get into it.
This is one of the best
experiences I've ever had.
- Ah!
- Nick: Well, it was an honor
to have you on this show.
What's the hamster's
final words?
- You can do it, masked singer!
- Yes!
All night long!
- So good.
- Thank you so much for
joining us on the show.
And now, here to perform
unmasked once and for all
the artist formerly
known as the hamster.
You can do it!
Make some noise
for rob schneider!
( singing in spanish )
( singing in spanish )
wow! Listen to that voice!
Rob schneider!
Nicole: Bravo!
Rob: I love you.
Thank you.
Thank you!
my very own time machine
that will catapult me
into the future.
I can see all the unmaskings
so I can win that golden ear
once and for all
because I'll know exactly
who they are!
( laughing maniacally )
boys, you know what to do.
See you in the future.
( ken laughing maniacally )
that doesn't look good.
- ( alarm blaring )
- ( yelps )
nick:
Ken, what did I tell you
about messing with
the space-time continuum?
This is a real life situation!
Nick: Tonight,
the singers of group a
have been scattered
through time and space.
♪ let's do
the time warp again ♪
they'll perform some
of our favorite throwbacks.
( vocalizing )
whoa!
You brought me back, man.
And dig up clues
from their past
to help us guess.
It's an ipod.
Plus, our wildest
wild card yet has arrived.
( laughing maniacally )
( screams )
♪ the time warp again
and as always, one singer
will soon be out of time.
Oh, my gosh.
Where we're going...
Oh, my god!
...We don't need roads.
Aah! Just go back!
♪ ...Drinking
those moments when ♪
♪ the blackness would hit me
jenny and nicole:
♪ and the void
would be calling ♪
♪ let's do
the time warp again ♪
jenny: Yes!
Whoo!
- Ow!
- Wow.
- Nick: Oh, yeah!
- Robin: Yeah!
- Welcome, everyone.
- Ow!
It's time travel night
here at "the masked singer."
you guys ready
to have some fun?
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- Ow!
- Whoo!
Tonight our group a singers
are entering
a masked singer time-warp,
and the craziest wild card yet
is beaming in
from over 500 years ago.
But first, make some noise
for our panel.
- Wow.
- Pussycat doll style.
1990 prom, baby.
- Robin: Yeah!
- Whoo!
Nick: There it is.
You look like you've been
in my closet.
Yes, yes, well,
I was going for elton wrong.
- Nick: There it is.
- Oh, my god.
Hold on, I'm getting
some breaking news right now.
I hear there's another
new addition to the show today.
- What?
- What?
No.
Everyone put
your hands together
for our newest masked singer
soft serve!
- Soft serve?
- Soft serve?
Oh, my god!
He's so cute!
♪ this little light of mine
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ this little light of mine
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ let it shine, let it shine,
let it shine ♪
♪ hide it under a bushel? No!
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
♪ let it shine, let it shine
♪ let it shine
♪ this little light of mine
♪ this little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine
whoo!
Yes!
- Thank you!
- Ken: Yeah!
Nick: Wow!
Soft serve, soft serve!
All: Soft serve, soft serve,
soft serve, soft serve!
Soft-- I'm over here,
soft serve.
That performance
was out of control.
- Aw, man.
- But my eyeball is broken,
and if I don't hold it,
they'll be able to see my face.
Okay, well, hold on
to your cherries, soft serve.
Panel, do you guys have any idea
who's cream of the crop?
I think it's pretty obvious.
I think we all know this is
machine gun kelly, right?
All right, well,
say it with me.
All: Take it off, take it off,
take it off, take it off!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
- It's me!
- It's emmy award-winning star
and guest panelist tonight,
the amazing leslie jordan!
We're not worthy!
- Can I go up there now?
- Yeah, go up there.
Soft serve, soft serve!
Jenny: Come on up!
Come on up!
Nick: How much fun was that?
- You're so pretty.
I wanna kiss you.
- Thank you!
Thank you for being with us
here today.
Wow. I'm not worthy.
I mean, this is too much.
- You were awesome.
- Well...
We're gonna have a good time.
Leslie jordan,
ladies and gentlemen.
- Thank you.
- Ken: Yes!
Okay, now let's get
into tonight's race.
The bull is ready
to storm the stage,
ladies and gentlemen,
and if he could time travel,
where in the past would he go?
Let's find out.
If I could revisit
any time in my life,
it might surprise you.
It was when I made
one of the most risky moves
and left my stable job
to go and chase my dreams.
- Hall and oates.
- Hall and oates?
And like the fresh prince,
suddenly my life was turned
upside down.
I found myself alone
in a strange new place...
- Oh, those are, like,
theatrical masks.
- Yes. Comedy, tragedy.
...Living in an apartment
full of cockroaches.
But when I look back
at that moment,
I'm just unbelievably proud
'cause the risk
absolutely paid off.
Here I am chasing my dreams
singing on "the masked singer."
the rumor around set
is that I asked more questions
than all the other
contestants combined.
I'm just very, very nosy.
It is killing me to not know
who I'm up against.
I've been, like, running to
the bathroom unexpectedly
to hopefully catch someone,
and I haven't seen anything.
I think the lesson
to be learned here
is to only worry
about what I can control,
and that is a great
life lesson for me to learn.
♪ when the rain is blowing
in your face ♪
♪ and the whole world
is on your case ♪
♪ I could offer you
a warm embrace ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ when the evening shadows
and the stars appear ♪
♪ and there is no one there
to dry your tears ♪
♪ I would hold you
for a million years ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ I know you haven't
made your mind up yet ♪
♪ but I will never
do you wrong ♪
♪ I've known it
from the moment that we met ♪
♪ there's no doubt in my mind
where you belong ♪
♪ I'd go hungry,
I'd go black and blue ♪
♪ I'd go crawling down
the avenue ♪
♪ there is nothing
that I wouldn't do ♪
♪ to make you feel my love
♪ to make you feel
♪ my love
whoa! Whoa!
- Robin: Yeah!
- Ken: Yes!
All: Bull, bull, bull!
The bull!
- Wow.
- Wow.
Talk about an american beauty.
That was beautiful.
Nicole: Yeah.
I just wanna say, bull,
that I honor you
right now
with that performance.
You stripped it all back,
and you just said,
"I'm gonna let my voice
and my heart and my soul
just speak for itself."
and thank you so much
for letting us in.
Yes, I'm just blown away,
and I have no earthly idea
who you are.
All right, so tonight
we're sending our
men in black back in time
to retrieve an important item
from each singer's past.
The journey back in time
will be no easy task
for the men in black.
They'll be jostled through
space-time vortex.
But we gotta get those clues.
Fire up the time machine.
What's going on?
Oh, my god.
Nicole: Oh, my god.
That's, like,
old-school macintosh.
Robin: Yeah.
This takes me back.
I loved this thing,
but it made
the most annoying sound ever.
- Ha-ha! Yes!
- ( dial-up tones )
that's the modem!
That sound will forever
live rent free in my head.
Oh, snap. Rent free.
Oh, my god. Taye diggs
was a star of "rent."
outdated modem,
popular in the '90s,
just like "rent."
and also last time there
was a scrubs in the clues
with a stethoscope.
Taye diggs
was in "private practice."
oh, yeah.
That's a good one
right there, ken.
Leslie,
what you picking up on?
Well, I wanna say
cheyenne jackson,
who I work with.
- Your costar on "call me kat."
- yes, on "call me kat."
but if that's you,
I'm gonna come over there
and smack you
because you should've told me.
But, you know,
he too was on broadway.
So talented.
And he can do,
you know, anything.
- Jenny: Yes.
- Ken: Yes.
You know,
there was a nail in the clue.
And this artist
sampled "nine inch nails"
in "old town road."
and we did see the drama mask,
and we know
he's very theatrical.
- Okay.
- Lil nas x!
- Oh!
- Oh.
The only thing is lil nas
is actually, like, 6'3".
Aw, shut your face, robin.
Well, no matter who you are,
that stage is your home.
Leslie: Aw.
Amazing job.
Y'all make some noise
for the bull.
And you can head on
backstage, bull.
Bully, bully!
I really wanna be the one
to battle the group b champion.
Time machine,
take me to the finale.
Oh, wrong battle.
I gotta get outta here!
Aah!
Nick: Get ready to meet
our wildest wild card yet.
I can't unsee this.
Don't go anywhere.
- ( yelps )
- ♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to time travel night here
on "the masked singer."
- yes!
- Next up is pepper.
If we gave her the keys to the
masked singer time machine,
where would she go back to?
Watch this.
If I could revisit
any time in my life,
it would be
when I first hit big.
I was suddenly pulled
in a million directions.
- Wow.
- White hot fame.
There were interviews,
award shows, red carpets,
but I think sometimes
you can get so caught up
in what's next
that you're really living
in the what's now?
And I wish that
I had enjoyed that time
for what it was,
the beginning
of an amazing career.
I'm just trying to remember
that lesson here.
I actually signed on to do this
a few days before it started,
so it's been that same
sort of whirlwind.
I don't think people realize
all that goes into this.
There's costume fittings,
music meetings.
But it's crazy,
because it all comes together.
And when it does, it's magic.
I've always believed in magic.
I see myself a bit
of a wizard.
Ken and robin:
Bit of a wizard.
Someone from harry potter?
And I'm trying to stay calm
because the semi-finals
are so close.
♪ right now,
I'm in a state of mind ♪
♪ I wanna be in
like all the time ♪
♪ ain't got no tears
left to cry ♪
♪ so I'm picking it up,
picking it up ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
I'm picking it up ♪
♪ yeah, I'm picking it up,
picking it up ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
so we turn it up ♪
♪ yeah
we turning it up, come on.
♪ ain't got no tears
in my body ♪
♪ boy, I ran out,
but I like it ♪
- ♪ I like it
- I know that voice.
♪ don't matter how,
what, when, who tries it ♪
♪ we're out here vibing,
we vibing ♪
♪ come on out,
even when it's raining down ♪
♪ can't stop now
♪ can't stop,
so shut your mouth ♪
- ♪ shut your mouth
- whoo!
♪ and if you don't know it
♪ now you know it, babe
♪ hey!
Yeah!
♪ right now,
I'm in a state of mind ♪
♪ I wanna be in,
like, all the time ♪
♪ ain't got no tears
left to cry ♪
♪ so I'm picking it up,
oh, yeah, yeah! ♪
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
I'm picking it up ♪
♪ I just want you
to come with me ♪
♪ we're on another mentality
- ( vocalizing )
- whoa!
Whoo!
♪ I'm loving, I'm living,
so we turn it up ♪
- hey!
- Yes!
Turning it up.
Ken: Wow.
- Wow.
- Come on, turning it up.
That is legit!
That is legit!
Turn it up!
Living it up,
heating it up. Pepper!
Ken:
What an amazing performance.
Outstanding in every way.
You picked it up,
just up tempo this week.
Last time it was, like,
a ballad that put us,
and nicole especially,
to tears.
- It just shows
your versatility.
- Yeah.
Ken: And honestly,
you're rapidly becoming
one of my favorites.
- Amazing job.
- Ken!
All right,
so we gotta get those clues.
Fire up the time machine!
- It's an ipod.
- All you have to do
is plug it in,
and let's get
the party started!
- Yeah!
- ( music playing )
go, leslie. Go, leslie.
Go, leslie. Go, leslie.
Robin: Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Nick: All right, guys.
Does that help with any of
the clues on pepper's identity?
Well, you guys, the audience,
you heard what she said, right?
"get the party started."
- who sang that song? Pink!
- Robin: Oh!
She was an overnight success,
pulled in many
different directions.
- Yes.
- She's got that amazing voice
that can pull off
changing it up.
Ken: Absolutely.
- Nick: Pink pepper.
- That's a great guess.
Yeah, I mean,
just from the ipod alone,
you're thinking, like, a star
in the early to mid-aughts.
- So, you have--
- the mid what?
It is the decade
from 2000 to 2009.
And I should know because
I'm a "doc-tor." now...
Nicole: Wow.
Something got to me
with the clue package
making me think idina menzel.
Because she was shot
out of a cannon,
just lightning fast fame,
- and he's been around
since the early aughts.
- After "frozen."
- yes.
- Well, I am torn.
- Like--
- natalie imbruglia.
He just laid that one up
for me, didn't you?
The way you said "torn,"
I was like, "oh."
but this could very well be
ellie goulding.
Possibly.
- Very good guess.
- She had overnight success.
Nice.
- Same era.
- Yeah, full circle moment.
I just wanna say fearless,
confident, born to be onstage.
- That's all.
- Yeah!
Incredible job, pepper.
Now pop on backstage.
Good job.
Try not to end up
in somebody's fajita.
Hi, pepper.
Congratulations on tonight.
You're gonna be amazing,
and I can't wait for everyone
to see you.
Have the best time.
Do your thing.
♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
next up is skunk.
She's gonna time travel
back to the '90s
to one of her life's
biggest regrets.
You know, I've thought about
what life would be like
if I had a time machine
probably more than
the average person,
to fix one
of my biggest regrets.
One night, I let
my pride stop me from
saying hi to a loved one.
Little did I know,
I would never get a chance
to see them again.
- Aw, the chills.
- Me too.
If I could do it all over,
all I'd wanna do
is give them a hug,
but that one hug could've
changed the course of history.
Now I just have
to keep moving forward.
Tonight I'm moving around
and sweating even more
because I've chosen an upbeat
song that celebrates love,
and it reminds me to live
in the present with no regrets
all the way
to the semi-finals.
♪ everybody get up
♪ flash back, who's that
dancing to the latest? ♪
♪ suave de bone,
the greatest ♪
♪ ooh, he sure is moving me
♪ that's what I said,
though you didn't know yet ♪
♪ our love is was kismet
♪ soon to be made history
♪ so don't you have no doubt,
I'm gonna spell it out ♪
- ♪ I'll hip you
to the tee that is ♪
- yeah!
♪ I got the best, the most,
baby, from coast to coast ♪
♪ I don't wanna boast,
but I love you square biz ♪
♪ I'm talking
square biz to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ that is, that is
♪ baby, what's happening
♪ entre vous lady tee
♪ I've heard a boatload
of others ladies' raps ♪
♪ but they
ain't got nothing on me ♪
♪ I'm less than five foot one,
a hundred pounds of fun ♪
- ♪ I like sophisticated funk
- yes!
♪ I live on dom perignon,
caviar, filet mignon ♪
♪ and you can best
believe that's bunk ♪
♪ so don't you have no doubt,
I'm gonna spell it out ♪
♪ I'll hip you to the tee
that is ♪
♪ I got the best, the most,
baby, from coast to coast ♪
♪ and I don't wanna boast,
but I love you square biz ♪
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking square biz
to you, baby ♪
♪ square, square biz
♪ I'm talking love that is
♪ square biz
- yeah!
- Whoo!
Whoo!
- Yeah!
- Whoo!
Hitting us with a classic,
taking us back in time!
- Nicole: Wow.
- As we know, teena marie,
one of the best vocalists
in the game.
Oh, man. Incredible.
And for someone like skunk
to be able to just easily hit
them teena marie runs was--
we bow down again.
I mean, I certainly
didn't need all this hairspray
to take me back to the '80s,
'cause that was
a perfect choice,
and the way you sang it
was epic.
Well, I'm the new guy,
and I'm just--
I can't even speak,
you know what I mean?
It was so wonderful.
I gotta sit down.
I gotta sit down.
- Jenny: You're skunked out.
- Nicole: Yeah.
All right, men in black,
fire up the time machine.
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!
It's really switching up his
molecules, boy, I tell you.
( beeping )
what is that?
Nick: Pagers.
Jenny: I was gonna say
it's a beeper.
- Yeah, a beeper, pagers.
- Beeper, pager.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- If someone sent me
these three digits,
it would make me feel
like a complete dream girl.
- What?
- Ah.
- Three digits?
- Complete dream girl.
- 607.
- 607.
I remember when you used
to page, like, "143,"
that meant,
like, "I love you."
yeah, I think 607 meant
"I miss you."
nick: Oh, okay.
Jenny: Well,
if we're talking dream girl,
you know,
the way she performs
week after week,
I feel like this really
could be jennifer hudson.
So I'm gonna go the other side
of that-- cynthia erivo.
I just saw cynthia erivo
the other night
at the hollywood bowl,
and she actually wrote
this song for her father,
and it had the entire
hollywood bowl in tears.
And for me, that resonates
with this story.
- Mmm. That's good.
- Nick: All right.
Yeah, tonight I see
these clues
about not getting
a chance to say goodbye
to somebody that you loved,
and then I see the 1994 pager
and the message being
"I miss you."
I think the person that
you didn't get to say goodbye to
was the notorious b.I.G.,
and I think that "I miss you"
was the song that you sang
with diddy called
"I'll be missing you."
- oh, that song.
- I think this is faith evans.
Oh, I got the chills!
Look it, I have chills
from your guess.
Ken: Oh, skunk, you know
how I feel about you.
You're always crushing it,
always killing it.
You changed it up tonight.
- Thank you for sharing
your heart with us.
- Yeah.
Such a powerful
performance from the skunk,
once again taking us back.
Now you can go ahead
and crawl on backstage.
Men in black,
help out the funky skunk.
I hope my performance
is good enough to get me
into the semi-finals.
The pressure is definitely on.
I can't even bear it.
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Oh, no. Someone's gotta fix
this time machine.
♪ who is that?
Nick:
Need more time guessing
who's behind the masks?
on our first two-faced mask,
who may not always see
eye to eye, literally.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
hamster is up next.
Let's travel back in time
to find some clues
about his past.
Check it out.
If I could go back in time,
I'd go back to the night
my wife and I
went to an afterparty
after luis miguel concert.
Everyone was there.
Leonardo dicaprio,
drew barrymore,
jerry seinfeld.
( imitating jerry seinfeld )
"who gets to have
these parties?"
- wow.
- Ooh, he knows a lot of people.
But the only person
who really impressed my wife
is luis miguel.
So when we spotted him
at the party,
she was ecstatic.
I think that's the only time
she's ever been impressed
with anything I've ever done
in my career.
- So they gotta be latin then.
- Or his wife's latin.
Tonight my inner
luis miguel will come out.
The romantic languages,
there's just nothing
more romantic than a song
in spanish.
And I'm nervous because
my spanish is horrible.
I dedicate this
to mi amor, mi corazón.
( singing in spanish )
( singing in spanish )
amazing!
( singing in spanish )
ha, ha!
( singing in spanish )
oh, my god.
That was so fun.
- Wow.
- That was really good.
This is masked singer magic
right here.
- That was awesome.
- Wow.
The hamster,
always surprising,
always shocking.
Wow.
That was easily one
of the most charming things
I've ever seen in my life.
- Ever.
- That was outstanding.
Gracias.
( singing in spanish )
ken: Whoa!
( singing in spanish )
- a serenade.
- Perfecto.
- I see a duet coming.
- Nick: Indeed, indeed.
Well, the hamster has
everyone spinning, as usual.
So fire up the time machine.
- Ken: It's a portable tv.
- Oh, my gosh. Remember those?
You used to have those
in the vans, in the rvs.
- Right, right.
- Yep.
I never imagined that
many, many años/years later,
me, the hamster,
would be on this
with all my amigos.
"three amigos"?
"three amigos"?
You know, we've been talking
about "snl," right, ken?
- Yep.
- For a few seasons,
and we'd been wishing
that he would come on the show.
Could it possibly
be martin short?
Ken: Oh, my goodness!
What a great guess.
And he says "friends"--
"three amigos."
he said-- yeah.
I've been wanting martin short
for, like, the longest time.
We also talked about maybe
it's from the "snl" crew
and that he got to perform
with a lot of his friends.
We know that adam sandler always
keeps a lot of his friends.
- One of them is sean astin.
- All: Oh.
Robin: Who was
in "50 first dates,"
and was also samwise gamgee,
you know?
Ken: Right,
"lord of the rings."
- but because of the--
- ( crowd murmuring )
jeez, I got some fans
over there.
Man, every half sentence
is a "no, no, no, no."
nick: Leslie,
what do you think?
You know what came up
first for me
- was maybe marc anthony,
but he's tiny.
- Nicole: Yes!
He's little like me.
I mean, he was
serenading us like marc.
Yeah, or maybe
it could be another
one of jennifer's exes
like a-rod.
- It could be a-rod.
- You just like starting stuff.
Puff daddy.
- You know what, nick?
- Nick: Yes, ma'am.
What are hamsters?
- They're fluffy! Yes!
- Whoo!
Come on!
And that is gabriel iglesias!
Ken: Oh, good guess.
Uh-oh, the hamster
is on his own vibe.
Wait, where are you going?
Hamster, hamster,
go back the other way!
Hamster's on the loose!
Oh, my god.
Hamster, go, go.
Get outta here.
Jenny: Oh, my god,
he's so funny.
You forgot your nuts!
Jenny: Oh, my god!
Ken: Wow.
Nicole: I love him.
Have you ever tried
to catch a hamster?
- He's brilliant.
- That is hard work.
♪ who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
our final wild card from
group a just time-warped in
from the royal courts
of medieval europe.
So hide the kiddies,
because this one may cause
some night terrors.
We're talking about the jester.
( music playing )
what is going on?
( laughing maniacally )
( singing in spanish )
- robin: Oh! Oh!
- Oh, my god!
Ken: What is going on?
Nicole:
That's a little disturbing.
- Nick: Whoa.
- Ken: Oh, my--
- nick: Look at this guy.
- Ken: What?
Ooh, he's got a big belly!
But like a fat suit kind of.
Jenny:
Or he has a big belly.
What? What is going on?
- Ken, I'm taking it all in.
- Robin: Wow.
- Nicole: Y'all, he's scary.
- Ken: Oh, my god.
Jenny: He's scary.
Keep it going
for the jester, y'all.
I can't unsee this.
You want a wild card?
Well, get ready
for the wildest wild card yet.
( laughing maniacally )
I've been called an icon.
You could say I've changed
the course of history.
( laughing maniacally )
( burps )
I've even been voted
one of the 100 most influential
people of all time.
- ( clucking )
- this is a legend.
But I've also been
called a scoundrel.
I've offended heads of state,
been banned
from famous venues.
Though in reality,
I'm not a bad guy.
In fact, that's why I'm here,
to show the world
I'm a lovable, sensitive,
multi-faceted clown
who just wants
to make you laugh.
- ( laughing maniacally )
- I'll do whatever it takes
to entertain this court,
and that's no joke.
Look it, he's in character
and everything.
Look, look at that pose.
♪ well, we got no choice
♪ all the girls and boys
♪ making all that noise
♪ 'cause they found new toys
♪ well, we can't salute ya
♪ can't find a flag
♪ if that don't suit ya,
that's a drag ♪
what is--
♪ school's out for summer
♪ school's out forever
♪ school's been blown
to pieces ♪
what-- you know who it is?
( scatting )
( hisses )
♪ no more pencils
♪ no more books
♪ no more teacher's
♪ dirty looks
yeah.
♪ school's out forever
♪ school's out for summer
♪ school's out with fever-r-r
ha ha ha!
♪ school's out completely
( bell ringing )
- robin: Rock on. Rock on!
- Nicole: Wow.
- Wow. Oh, man.
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Yes, rock on!
- Ken: Good lord.
- Whoo! Wow.
You got robin jumping up
on the desk.
We have never had pure metal
like that on this show.
- Yes! Right.
- We needed some metal!
- We need more of that!
- That was awesome.
Like, the hair band. I was like,
you brought me back, man.
- It brought me back.
- Man.
It was an amazing performance.
Nick: Rock and roll.
This is a wild card.
This is the first time
we have seen the jester,
so you know what it is.
- Man.
- Time for your first
impression guesses.
Who is jester?
Write them down, then drop them
in the jack-in-the-box,
but make it quick.
♪ oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
this is so not right.
Come on.
The jack-in-the-box
is ticking away.
- Get it, les.
- ( snickering )
- aah!
- Aah, you scared me!
Nick: Are you okay, nicole?
I almost knocked leslie out!
( slowed screaming )
you scared the hell out of me.
Jenny: You scared me
half to death.
Jeez, I don't know.
I wet myself just a little bit.
- Robin:
Clean-up on aisle four.
- I'll be okay.
Now we just met, jester,
and we need all the clues
that we can get.
Fire up the time machine.
Wow, he's starting to look
like an emoji.
( rasping )
this is pure style.
- Pure "style-a."
- yeah, he's creepy.
- Ken: I mean...
- Robin: Yeah.
The jacket reminds me
of twisted sister,
like dee snider.
Jenny: Ooh, I like that.
You know, tiktok has, like,
a celebrity who you look like,
and I came up as dee snider.
But it does sound like him.
All the clues point to him.
Is this real?
Do you have a big belly really?
Jenny: We never know.
Boo!
- Are you okay, nick?
Nick, are you okay?
- Oh, my gosh.
- I'm all right.
- Ken: Okay.
This is hard.
I think it's a comedian.
I definitely
get english vibes.
- From England, like--
- like a british comedic actor?
- Yeah.
- You think, like,
a russell brand?
- I mean, he's a little taller.
- No, he's tall and skinny.
- Like,
a ricky gervais type maybe?
- Yeah, ricky! Ricky!
Ken: It could be
a comedian, yes.
I was thinking that
watching the story package,
but based on that performance,
that can't be anyone
other than a rocker.
He's got the roger daltrey
from the who kind of vibe.
- That's what I thought.
- One of the most iconic
rock bands ever.
Honestly, jester,
you, sir, are the wildest
of all wild cards,
and we thank you.
Y'all make some noise one more
time for the wild card, jester.
I mean, can we just
talk about the amazing group
of wild cards we've had?
- The best we've ever had.
- Unbelievable.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back
to "the masked singer."
- yeah!
- It's been a fun night
of reminiscing,
but the fun ends now for one.
Studio audience, panel,
and our super fans
across america,
time to vote
for your favorite.
The people has spoken.
No!
Nick: And the singer
headed home right now...
Oh.
Is...
Aww!
Leslie: I can't take it.
- Hamster.
- Oh, no!
- What?
- Nick: Aww, we love
the hamster.
The competition
was so close this week.
He's my favorite.
Nick: Well, congratulations
to the rest of you.
We'll see you for
our group a semi-finals.
That's a disappointment.
But we gonna keep it going
for the hamster, y'all.
Whoo! Hamster, we love you!
Nick:
Hamster, hamster, hamster!
All:
Hamster, hamster, hamster.
Hey, hey, hey!
And he's still peeing on me!
We hate to see you leave,
hamster.
- Jenny: I know.
- Aww.
But we are happy we get to see
who you actually are.
But before we reveal that,
men in black, bring out
our first impression guesses.
And a reminder, ken is still
in the lead with one point.
- Oh, don't rub it in.
- Yes!
Okay, that's not bad.
- Robin, you said
cheech marin.
- Yes.
Cheech and chong.
You sticking with it?
In the first clue package,
they showed san francisco.
Cheech is famously
from san francisco,
and we had tommy chong
on one of our early seasons.
- I'm sticking with it.
- Great guess.
- Some comedic greats. Jenny?
- Yes?
You're supposed
to only use one name.
You chose andy richter
or jason alexander.
- You did "or."
- I am not going to stick
with either of those.
In the clue package
there was a calendar.
Saturday was circled.
So that emphasizes
that "snl,"
so I think
this is rob schneider.
From "Saturday night live."
jenny sounds pretty confident.
Nicole, you chose
jason alexander as well.
- Ken: Oh, wow.
- Yes, I did, nick.
I did, and I'm not
gonna stick with it.
I think this is an iglesias,
but only one of them is fluffy.
So I'm going with
gabriel iglesias.
Come on, fluffy!
Let's go!
- Now, mr. Leslie jordan...
- Yes, sir.
Who is this?
Fluffy.
Come on, leslie!
Let's go!
It's gabriel iglesias?
Yes, I feel--
it's like it just came to me.
- It's a feeling.
- It's a feeling.
Nick: There it is.
Dr. Ken jeong,
you chose bill murray.
- Ken: Oh.
- Are you sticking with that?
Ken: I am not.
I believe the latin clues
reminded me of the star
of one my favorite movies,
"casa de mi padre,"
so I think
this is will ferrell.
- Jenny: Oh, yeah.
- Oh, that's a good guess.
You guys ready to find out
if they're right or not?
- Yeah!
- Yes!
Let's see if any of you
are even close.
I will no longer get peed on.
Say it with me audience.
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
- ♪ who are you?
- Who is it?
All: Take it off!
Take it off!
Jenny: Oh, my god,
this is gonna drive me crazy.
- Come on, fluffy!
- Who is this?
♪ I really wanna know
- take it off!
- Come on, fluffy!
♪ are you
legendary comedian
and movie star!
My man rob schneider!
- Aah! Wow!
- Oh, my gosh.
Nicole:
Oh, my gosh. Wow.
Nick: So amazing. So much fun.
So talented.
Jenny, you got it right!
Truly a legend.
Rob, you, though,
I'm gonna say you were
absolutely phenomenal
on this show.
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Indeed.
I'm tired of competing
against a bull
who can do the splits.
That's pretty impressive.
I saw that and I said,
"I'm gonna take my nut bag
and get out of here."
hey, rob, was that song
dedicated to somebody,
'cause it was--
to my beautiful wife patricia,
and to amazing girls
miranda, madeline, and elle.
- Aww!
- I had so much fun.
I was backstage.
I was so nervous.
And I go,
"why am I this nervous?
I'm dressed as a hamster."
you get into it.
This is one of the best
experiences I've ever had.
- Ah!
- Nick: Well, it was an honor
to have you on this show.
What's the hamster's
final words?
- You can do it, masked singer!
- Yes!
All night long!
- So good.
- Thank you so much for
joining us on the show.
And now, here to perform
unmasked once and for all
the artist formerly
known as the hamster.
You can do it!
Make some noise
for rob schneider!
( singing in spanish )
( singing in spanish )
wow! Listen to that voice!
Rob schneider!
Nicole: Bravo!
Rob: I love you.
Thank you.
Thank you!