[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[orchestral music]
- Morning!
♪ ♪
[music swells]
♪ ♪
TERRY:
AGT Season 16 starts now!
SIMON:
Two minutes
can change your life
on this show.
[cheering]
Absolutely fantastic.
- This was amazing.
This was special.
- [vocalizes]
HOWIE:
People were trapped
for a year,
practicing, and hoping,
and dreaming.
And then, boom!
[dramatic music continues]
- [trills]
- My mind is slightly blown
right now.
- [screams]
SOFÍA:
Oh, my God!
- Oh!
[cheering]
- We weren't expecting that.
- Oh!
- Oh, no! No! No!
[buzzer]
- This was a hot mess.
It really was.
- You're gonna freak
a lot of children out.
HOWIE: Whoa!
- [screams]
SIMON:
People are gonna remember
this audition.
And I'm gonna remember
this audition.
That was what we call...
a moment.
♪ ♪
- [vocalizes]
- Maybe the best audition
we've had all series.
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER:
Give it up for the host
of America's Got Talent,
Terry Crews!
[cheering]
- Are you guys ready
to meet your judges?
[cheering]
Howie Mandel!
- ♪ Lookin' for some hot
stuff, baby, this evening ♪
TERRY:
Heidi Klum!
- ♪ Some hot stuff ♪
TERRY:
Sofía Vergara!
- ♪ Gotta have
some hot stuff ♪
TERRY:
And now...
I am proud to announce
the triumphant return
of the...
[dramatic musical sting]
Simon Cowell!
- Yeah!
- ♪ Hot stuff, baby ♪
♪ This evenin' ♪
♪ I need some hot stuff, baby,
tonight ♪
♪ ♪
HEIDI:
Are we missing something here?
Did you just come back
from holiday, or what?
SOFÍA:
It's casual Friday.
- No, it's not casual Friday.
[laughter]
It's sensible Sunday.
- Yes!
[laughter]
Sofía, what do you think
about those legs?
- I mean, I wouldn't send them
to a Mr. Leg contest,
or anything like that, or...
[laughter]
to the AGT of Legs,
but they're fine.
HEIDI:
They're fine.
- The gang is back together.
- Yeah.
SOFÍA:
I am so thrilled to be here.
I feel like an old-timer.
I feel like part of the family.
- I have missed you guys.
It is so nice to be back.
- We missed you.
- And hello, everyone.
[cheering]
- This is going to be
an epic season, y'all!
This season, the acts
have the chance to win
$1 million
and a starring role
at Luxor Las Vegas.
America's Got Talent
season 16
starts right now!
- Yes!
- [trills]
- [cheering]
- ♪ I need some hot stuff,
baby ♪
♪ Baby, baby, tonight ♪
WOMAN:
- What is the deal
with the shorts?
- I was just comfortable.
- So comfortable.
[The Trammp's
"Disco Inferno" playing]
- I mean, we try really hard,
Sofía and I.
You know, we get all dolled up,
we pick nice outfits,
and then you come in shorts?
- Oh. Hey, Terry.
You're gonna come in
from the other side
over there, all right?
Have a good show!
Go get 'em!
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome your host,
Terry Crews!
[cheering]
Yeah-- Uh-oh!
[dramatic musical sting]
TERRY:
Are you guys ready
to meet your judges?
- Ay, pequeño.
- [cackles]
- Give it up for Howie Mandel!
- Oh, my God!
[laughter]
- Oh!
- The Heidi Klum!
- I love my outfit!
- Your outfit!
- Oh, that's fabulous!
TERRY:
Sofía Vergara!
- Ay, pequeño.
- Ha!
TERRY:
And the reason
we are all here.
- Oh. My. God.
TERRY:
Simon Cowell!
This is America's Got Talent
season 16!
Ugh!
All over my microphone!
SOFÍA: Genius!
HEIDI: That's my favorite.
- Oh, my God.
HOWIE: Oh, my God.
[Heidi cackles]
HOWIE:
Hello! Welcome
to America's Got Talent.
- Hey. Wait, wait, wait.
They used our voices.
- 'Sup, dogs?
- [laughter]
[Flo Rida's "Low" playing]
- ♪ Shawty had them
apple bottom jeans ♪
- ♪ Boots with the fur ♪
♪ The whole club
was looking at her ♪
♪ ♪
What's going on?
SOFÍA:
What is going on?
What is happening?
- [wheezes]
SIMON: Just...stop.
[music fades]
[buzzers]
HOWIE:
I don't think you have
a good shot on this show,
so it's a no.
I didn't like it.
SIMON:
How do you say no
and bark at the same time?
[barks]
- Wow. Even dog Simon is mean.
SOFÍA:
It's a super-no from me.
[laughter]
SIMON & SOFÍA: Hello.
SIMON: What's your name?
- I'm Mesa, and this is Delta.
[squeals]
[exciting music]
- Oh, I love, love that!
- I love this!
♪ ♪
[Heidi chuckles]
I'm always clapping.
- This is amazing!
[cheering]
SIMON:
I didn't really like it
that much.
- [booing]
HOWIE: Are you kidding me?
SIMON:
I actually...
loved it!
[cheering]
HOWIE:
You blew the roof
off this house!
SOFÍA:
I've never seen anything
like this.
HOWIE:
Heidi, what do you think?
HEIDI:
I think you are
absolutely out of this world.
Are you ready for this
right now?
Are you ready
for this right now?
[cheering]
I'm gonna push
the Golden Buzzer!
- Oh, oh, oh!
HEIDI:
Are you ready for this?
[laughter]
all: Oh!
[applause]
- Yes!
- Aw, look at the CPR.
- Oh, yeah.
[wild cheering]
[cheering and applause
continues]
[♪♪♪]
SOFÍA:
Bravo!
- Yeah. That was so good.
- This is...
This is genius.
- That was so good!
[chuckles]
SIMON: Seriously, genius.
SOFÍA: Yeah.
- Being replaced by the dogs.
- Oh, my God.
I mean, look, before we, um,
just hear from everyone else,
just tell me quickly
about you guys and what you do,
where you got the dogs from.
- So our groups is called
The Canine Stars.
We're a team of dogs
and their people.
And we travel around,
showing people
how to be really good
relationships with their dogs
and also promoting
pet adoption.
- Good.
[applause]
- Just to be clear,
who's Howie?
- Right there with the glasses!
- With the glasses!
- This Bow-Wowie Mandel.
- Bow-Wowie Mandel!
- And where's Heidi?
- I'm laying down there
on the floor.
- Where's Sofía?
[dog barks]
- Which one's me?
- That's you, right there.
- That's me?
- That's Simon Howell.
- [laughter]
HOWIE: Simon Howell.
- Good boy.
Handsome boy.
[dog barks]
Howie, what do you--
I can see you love that.
- What do I think?
Look at me! I'm adorable!
[laughter]
- You are adorable.
- Thank you.
HOWIE:
This is, I gotta say, for me,
the best animal act
I have ever seen on this show.
[cheers]
- Wow!
[laughter]
- Uh, Heidi, what do you think?
- I mean, the concept
is just genius.
It really was.
The CPR at the end too.
I mean, it had
so many great bits in there.
It was just perfect.
SOFÍA:
It was. It was perfect.
There's nothing bad
to say about it.
It's so creative, so much fun.
And I thought that
the girl that was playing me,
she did a great accent.
Perfect accent.
[cheering]
- Okay, well, I really--
I've got a feeling
I know where this is going.
Howie?
- Yes!
[laughter]
SIMON: Heidi?
- Yes.
- Super-yes!
- Yes!
- You've got full marks.
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
[cheering]
- Can you take a picture
of me beside my dog?
HEIDI: That was so good.
SOFÍA: Thank you.
SIMON:
How do you top that?
HOWIE:
That was amazing.
- Off to a good start.
Yes!
Season 16!
[whimsical music]
- Come on! Let's go!
- [chuckles]
- Wow!
This is big!
Come on.
♪ ♪
[wild cheering]
The--the judges are there!
Ah!
Wow.
MAN:
Stand by in the theater.
Okay, here we go.
- Believe in yourself.
Enjoy the music.
- Mom, I'm fine.
- You can do it.
- All right, Peter.
Go on.
- Oh, my. Hi...
- Hello.
- Hello!
- Hello?
[taps microphone]
HOWIE: It's on.
- Hello?
SOFÍA: You're on. You're on.
- Oh, okay.
- We can hear you.
How are you?
- I'm good!
SOFÍA:
What is your name?
- My name is Peter Rosalita.
[cheering]
- How old are you, Peter?
- I'm 10 years old.
- And where are you from?
- I was born in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates,
but I am a Filipino citizen.
- What would you do
with the million dollars
if you win this
amazing competition?
- I will buy
a Nintendo Switch...
[laughter]
- Only one?
- A laptop
for my online school.
- Oh.
- You realize
you've only spent
about $1500 so far?
- Yes.
[laughter]
- And what do you do
for a living?
- Uh...sorry?
[laughter]
- What do you mean? He's 10.
- Well, let's see
if he does something.
SIMON:
He doesn't work.
- I live as a singer.
- So, you see?
He does something for a living.
And you're going
to sing tonight for us?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Are you nervous?
- Yes, I'm very nervous.
SOFÍA: Don't be nervous.
You look great!
- Okay.
- We're rooting for you!
SOFÍA:
Okay, we're ready for you.
We can't wait to see
what you're gonna do tonight.
[cheering]
[Céline Dion's
"All by Myself" playing]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Living alone ♪
♪ I think of all my friends
I've known ♪
♪ ♪
♪ When I dial the telephone ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Nobody's home ♪
♪ ♪
♪ All by myself ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Don't wanna live ♪
♪ All by myself ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
♪ All by myself ♪
♪ Don't wanna live ♪
♪ All by myself ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ ♪
♪ By myself ♪
- Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
- ♪ Don't wanna live
by myself ♪
♪ By myself ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
♪ ♪
♪ By myself ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Don't wanna live by myself ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
♪ ♪
[wild cheering]
both: Peter!
- Thank you.
[taps microphone]
Thank you.
[wild cheering]
TERRY:
Peter!
That was amazing!
[♪♪♪]
SOFÍA:
Peter!
PETER:
Thank you!
Wow.
- You're so adorable!
Do you get surprised
when you hear your own voice?
- [shakily]
Yes. I'm so nervous.
- Ay! We were so nervous too.
But we loved you!
Howie, what did you think?
- Oh.
You're amazing.
- Thank you, Howie.
- And you're so cute,
like, even when you talk to us.
- Everyone says that I'm cute.
- Everyone.
[laughter]
- I predict you're gonna go far
in this competition.
- Thank you!
- Heidi, what did you thought?
- I think you were incredible.
What I wanna know is, like,
what do your neighbors say
when you rehearse
these types of songs?
- They got surprised.
- It is so high,
you would think, like,
a glass would explode.
- Yeah.
- I mean,
Mariah better watch out.
- Yes.
SOFÍA:
Simon, what did you think?
- That was
an incredible audition.
- Thank you!
- There were parts
during that audition
which literally
gave me goose bumps.
- Ah, goose bumps?
[giggles]
- [chuckles]
- You have an amazing voice.
An amazing personality.
An amazing energy.
- Thank you.
- Everyone is gonna
fall in love with you
after this audition.
- Thank you so much, Simon!
SOFÍA:
I think America's
gonna love you.
We're gonna start voting.
- I think the world's
gonna love him.
- Yes! Simon?
- It's a yes.
- A yes from me.
- A yes from me!
- Four yeses!
- Thank you so much!
♪ ♪
Thank you! Bye!
HEIDI: Bye!
Thanks for coming, Peter!
- Thank you!
♪ ♪
- You did it!
- Aw!
- He's cute.
- He's adorable.
♪ ♪
- We did it!
Whoa!
SOFÍA: What is your name?
- I'm Brian Pankey.
I'm from Springfield, Illinois.
SOFÍA:
And how long you've
been doing what you do?
BRIAN: 30 years.
HOWIE: Wow.
- Do you make a living
doing this?
- Yes.
- What's the biggest gig
you've done?
- I performed
at Madison Square Garden once.
[cheering]
HOWIE: Oh.
SOFÍA: Oh, no!
[buzzer]
- No, I feel bad.
It just wasn't good enough
for me.
I'm gonna have to say no.
- [audience aws]
- I mean, it was
a little amateur.
- I think you do
deserve an opportunity
to show us wrong, so yes.
- Thank you!
HOWIE: Thank you, buddy.
- I mean, he was sweet,
but it wasn't that great.
HOWIE:
Right, and he's a professional.
- ♪ You got it in you ♪
HOWIE: Whoa!
- [cheering]
- This is looking fun already.
- Yeah.
SOFÍA: Who are you?
- We are the Elektro Botz.
- And where are you guys from?
- He's from Hawaii.
I'm from Arizona.
And he's from LA.
- This piece
that we brought today,
it's a culmination of a lot
of ideas kind of put together,
so we're excited to show you.
- ♪ Push me ♪
♪ And then, just touch me ♪
♪ Till I can get my ♪
♪ Satisfaction ♪
♪ ♪
[buzzer]
♪ 'Faction ♪
SOFÍA:
Um, well,
that was kind of fun,
but, Howie, what did you think?
- This seemed like a
high-school talent show to me.
I'm sorry.
HEIDI:
I think it's great, you know,
that you guys are doing this
as a hobby.
I mean, you guys
are not professional dancers.
You don't earn money
doing this.
Yes or no?
You do?
- I mean, we are
professional dancers, yeah.
SIMON:
It was okay.
I've got to be honest with you.
I wasn't blown away. Sorry.
SOFÍA: Howie?
HOWIE: No.
- And I'm gonna have to say no.
Sorry.
SIMON: Thank you, guys.
SOFÍA: Thank you for coming.
HEIDI:
I feel bad.
I thought
they're not professionals.
I like that America's
Got Talent is for everyone.
- Hello.
- ♪ You got it in you ♪
- Hi.
- Hello.
HEIDI:
Hi there.
Who are you?
- My name is Aidan Bryant.
HEIDI: How old are you?
- I'm 16.
- Who is here with you today?
- My mom is here
supporting me today.
And she's my biggest fan, so...
SOFÍA: Aw.
HOWIE: Aw.
- Will you be dancing for us
today?
- I will be doing an aerial act
for y'all.
- Oh, you're an aerial artist.
So, how long
have you been doing this?
- I've been doing it
for about two years.
HOWIE: Two years?
- That's not that long, though.
- Not that long, but
I'm completely self-taught.
Everything's come from YouTube.
- Oh, really?
- Yes.
- So you learned this all
from the internet?
- Yes. And I've learned it
from a P!nk concert.
- I saw that P!nk concert.
- I saw that too.
- Yes, she's awesome.
- Three stories in the air.
- The first time
I wanted to try it,
I actually, um,
went to my grandma's closet
and got a bedsheet out
and hung it up in the tree.
- What?
[laughter]
- I just went out and got it
and hung it up in the tree,
and I started training on it.
And then this is
where I am now.
[sentimental music]
Ever since I was younger,
I've always felt different.
Everybody at my school
has, like, a certain script
to what they're supposed to do
and supposed to like.
Hunting, fishing,
and all this,
but I didn't like stuff
like that.
There was a missing piece
in my life.
And that's how I ended up
in a tree.
[branch snaps]
And then, I started
seeing what I could do,
seeing what I couldn't do.
MOM:
Oh, my goodness.
When he started doing it,
I'm like,
"What are you doing?"
- Ready?
MOM:
Ready.
But then, he loved
doing that stuff,
so I said, "Do your thing.
As long as you're careful."
To see him so happy
has been amazing,
because I have
seen him struggle,
um, all his life.
At school, he has difficulty
grasping subjects
and he had struggles reading.
He still does.
And it had me worried
for his future,
and not knowing
where he's gonna go.
But now, he knows
what he wants to do
and he's taught himself.
No matter what happens,
I love you.
- Love you too.
- I'm just so proud of him.
♪ ♪
He's a sparkle.
And now that Aidan is here
at America's Got Talent,
I hope his dreams come true.
And he's an amateur,
and I can't wait to say
he's a professional.
[cheering]
- You know the winner gets
$1 million?
- Yes, I know.
It's a lot of money.
- Well, we're ready for you.
We're rooting for you.
Good luck.
- Thank you so much.
[cheering]
["Shout" playing]
- [vocalizing]
♪ ♪
♪ In violent times ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You shouldn't have
to sell your soul ♪
♪ ♪
♪ In black and white ♪
♪ ♪
♪ They really, really ought
to know ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Shout, shout ♪
♪ Let it all out ♪
♪ These are the things
I can do without ♪
- Oh, wow.
- ♪ Come on ♪
♪ I'm talking to you ♪
♪ Come on ♪
- I cannot look!
- That's fast!
♪ ♪
- ♪ Yeah, come on ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Let it all out ♪
♪ Shout ♪
- Oh! Oh, oh!
- ♪ Let it all out ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ These are the things ♪
♪ I can do ♪
♪ Without ♪
♪ Shout, shout ♪
♪ Let it all out ♪
♪ These are the things ♪
♪ I can do without ♪
♪ Come on ♪
- [wild cheering]
- Bravo!
- ♪ I close my eyes ♪
♪ And I can see ♪
- Yes!
- ♪ The world that's ♪
♪ Waiting up ♪
♪ For me ♪
♪ And I call that home ♪
♪ ♪
- Mom, you got to be so proud.
- I am.
- Aw.
- Wow!
HEIDI: I mean, it's incredible.
I can't believe you just
learned how to do this
in two years.
I mean, you have beautiful
poise and elegance up there.
And it's so fast.
And I'm so impressed.
- Thank you so much.
SOFÍA: I'm in shock.
HEIDI: Right?
What do you think?
- I mean, this looks like
something
that you've been doing,
you know,
generations in a family.
- Thank you so much.
- I mean, it's amazing.
You think I can do something
like this in two years?
- Yes, if you start training
right now.
HEIDI:
Howie.
- I imagine myself as a parent,
walking into my room
and all the sheets are gone.
I look out the window,
and there's my son spinning in
the tree with my sheets.
But there's a great message
here.
Just go for it.
- [wild cheering]
You should be very proud
of yourself, young man.
- Thank you so much.
- Simon, what did you think?
- I thought it was
a ridiculously good audition.
Honestly,
it was just fantastic.
This is exactly what
we're looking for on this show.
- Thank you.
SIMON: Good for you.
HEIDI:
Should we vote?
- Can I be the first one?
- Do it.
- Yes!
- Thank you.
- Second yes from me.
- Thank you so much.
- A super-yes from me!
- Thanks!
- You've got yourself
four yeses.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
- ♪ A vision
of the one I see ♪
♪ A million dreams is all
it's gonna take ♪
HEIDI:
That was good.
He should be very proud
of himself.
- Oh, my God.
Listen, Aidan.
I was over there with her,
and she was in tears.
- Yes.
SOFÍA:
Nobody taught him.
How do you learn
something like that
when somebody's
not correcting you?
Like, "No, no, no.
Stomach more in."
That's amazing.
- Incredible story.
- Yeah.
SIMON:
The show is called
America's Got Talent,
but actually,
I'm looking for the best
in the world.
HOWIE:
We are getting
into Olympic fever.
all: Hiyah!
HOWIE: We want
gold-medal standard here.
WOMAN:
This is the opportunity
of a lifetime.
MAN 1:
There's a million dollars
on the line.
MAN 2:
This is the biggest stage
in the world.
And I am here to win.
SIMON:
There are people with
amazing potential this year.
[ambient music]
- My name is Mr. Cherry.
- My name is Chikki.
And we are from Japan.
♪ ♪
Mr. Cherry is
a world record breaker.
He broke 55 records.
And then, he holds
22 records right now.
When he broke his first record,
that changed his life forever.
[music swells]
But when he was a child,
he was raised
by very strict parents.
They want him to have
very secure job.
They didn't like it
that he's doing this,
breaking records,
and they never approved him.
So Mr. Cherry's big dream is
to win America's Got Talent
so that his parents
will accept him.
[applause]
SIMON: Hello.
CHIKKI: Hello.
CHERRY: Hello.
- What's your names, please?
- My name is Mr. Cherry.
- My name is Chikki.
SIMON: Very nice to meet you.
- Hi.
- And what are you
gonna do today?
- [speaking Japanese]
- I'm here to smash
the world record.
Tonight we will break
the most walnuts
on his butt."
[smacks butt loudly]
- Oh.
- All right.
And what is the world record
at the moment?
- The current record
for the walnuts is 71
in 30 seconds.
- Well, that sounds difficult.
Okay. Well, look.
I think we're all
really, really excited.
We love world record attempts.
- Okay. Cherry good!
Cherry good!
both: Cherry good.
CHERRY: Cherry good!
- Cherry good. Cherry good.
- Cherry!
[dramatic music]
- Okay, okay, okay!
- [in Japanese]
Good luck.
- Attempt!
CROWD [CHANTING]:
Cherry! Cherry! Cherry!
HOWIE:
Whoa. Wait, wait, wait.
- Oh, no. Whoa.
[music fades]
- So someone's got
to buy some walnuts.
- Oh. We have a nut shortage.
- There's a nut shortage.
- Does anybody here
have any walnuts?
[laughter]
- Yeah.
- Whoa! Whoa!
- There's a guy
counting the nuts.
[laughter]
- Anyone?
Do you have any walnuts?
SOFÍA: Simon.
- They got enough?
SOFÍA: Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, they've got a whole bag.
SOFÍA: They have a whole bag.
- I mean, that would've been
a disaster.
- Imagine.
- While they do this,
let me just
pull up some nut joke.
[comical music]
Why did the squirrel
do the backstroke?
- Why?
- He wanted
to keep his nuts dry.
- Okay. Yeah.
- Good, Heidi.
- That's good.
Queue another one. Next one.
♪ ♪
- What did the nut
chasing the other nut say?
- What?
- "I'mma cashew."
- Is that a joke?
HOWIE: Yes.
- How is that a joke?
- Cashew.
"I'mma cashew."
- Yeah.
These are supposed to be
the funniest nut jokes.
- Shell we stop
with the nut jokes?
- [chuckles]
TERRY: All right.
All right, just
so everyone understands, okay?
There are 80 walnuts out here.
He needs to crush 72
to get the world record.
- [cheering]
Are you ready?
- No, no, no, no!
[laughter]
TERRY: Okay!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- All right.
We have 30 seconds
on the clock.
- [chuckles]
HOWIE: Wow.
How colorful he is.
TERRY:
Three...
two,
one.
Go!
[walnuts crunching]
HEIDI:
Yes!
[wild cheering]
[dramatic music]
- He is so fast!
- Come on, Cherry!
[walnut crunches]
HEIDI:
Let's go!
17 more seconds!
[wild cheering]
♪ ♪
- Come on!
TERRY:
Four!
Three!
Two! One!
Stop!
[wild cheering]
There's only one nut left!
He broke the record.
79 nuts!
[wild cheering]
Mr. Cherry!
- Yeah, he broke it.
- You did it!
- [cheers]
- ♪ You're the best ♪
♪ Around ♪
HOWIE:
Sofía, what do you think?
- I-I-I don't know.
- "I don't know"?
- I mean, is it really hard?
Are they...
- I think you should crack a nut
with your butt and try it.
- Uh, can I?
HEIDI:
Yeah. Yeah.
- There's one left.
[cheering]
TERRY:
Come on, Sof!
TERRY:
You can do this, Sofía!
- I mean, is it...
It's a real walnut?
- It's a real walnut.
- Be careful, Sofía!
- Which is your stronger butt?
- My strong butt?
[laughter]
- Which side is
your strong butt?
[laughter]
- I don't know.
I've never thought about that.
- Yeah.
- Yes! Just go!
TERRY:
You got to tighten them up.
- You got to really go,
"Hiyah!"
[suspenseful music]
- [exclaims]
[laughter]
- No. It didn't work.
HOWIE: What? Did it hurt?
Does it hurt?
- That's hard!
- It really hurts!
- Oh.
[laughter]
- Thank you!
- All right.
[applause]
- [speaking Japanese]
[in English]
Yeah, present for you.
- [in Japanese]
Thank you.
[laughter]
- I'm sorry I suggested that.
HOWIE:
Oh, my God.
- It's impossible.
You think
you bruised yourself?
- Oh, for sure.
- She saw how hard that was.
- Simon, you want
to start the voting?
- Uh, yeah.
Uh, I want to see
Mr. Cherry do more things
with his nuts
going forward.
So I'm gonna say yes.
- Yes!
- Wow!
- Yes!
- [cheering]
- ♪ Nothing's gonna ever
keep you down ♪
- I mean, congratulations
on the world record.
- Yes, congratulations.
- [translating to Japanese]
- But...
- [translating in Japanese]
- It doesn't seem like much.
He's just sitting on nuts.
- [booing]
- For me, it's a no.
- No!
HOWIE:
Sorry.
- I didn't think it was much
when I was looking at it,
but then, when I went there,
this is no joke.
I mean, I'm still in pain,
so I'm gonna have to say yes.
- Yeah!
[cheering]
- Cherry, yes!
HEIDI: I have to say...
I mean, I liked it.
- ♪ Never doubt
that you're the one ♪
♪ And you can have
your dreams ♪
- But I didn't like it
that much.
[music fades]
- And I've seen it now.
I don't need to see it again,
so it's gonna be a no from me.
both:
No!
- No!
- [speaking Japanese]
- "Do you know
how much it's painful?"
[Sofía whimpers]
- Thank you.
- No?
- Almost.
- No.
HEIDI:
But congrats.
Congratulations on your record.
- Cherry well.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Yes.
- Yeah...
Sorry, but thank you so much.
- That was crazy.
I mean, touch this thing.
- No, that's a nut.
I mean...
That's a weird-looking nut.
- [chuckles]
MAN 1:
This year was
a real tough one.
[ambient music]
MAN 2:
When COVID hit,
we all know how it went.
It was horrible.
MAN 3:
I'm still here,
and I'm not gonna take it
for granted.
- The entire world
was locked away last year.
And now, we've opened
this floodgate of talent.
♪ ♪
MAN 4:
Being here
at America's Got Talent
represents new possibilities
for the future.
- All right, Northwell
Nurse Choir, here we go!
[cheers and applause]
- My name is Winnie Mele,
and we members of the
Northwell Health Nurse Choir
from New York.
- ♪ You are not hidden ♪
WINNIE:
What makes this choir
so special is
we're all frontline nurses.
You know, we're not
professional singers.
We take care of patients.
MAN:
Nursing is in my blood.
Not only is my mom a nurse,
my dad's a nurse,
my older brother's a nurse.
I have a little brother
who is in accounting
and said, "You know what?
I hate this.
I want to be a nurse as well."
[laughter]
WINNIE:
I think we can all agree
being a nurse was our destiny.
♪ ♪
MAN:
Back in March, when New York
was the epicenter of COVID,
we...were so scared.
One patient became 10.
100, 1000.
Nobody knew how many people
COVID would kill.
WOMAN:
The hardest part was
seeing these patients...
alone.
They couldn't have
their family with them,
so...we stepped in
as their family.
- ♪ I will rescue you ♪
- Patients were dying
left and right.
We were getting sick.
Our families were getting sick.
- My goodness.
- ♪ Though
you have been broken ♪
WOMAN:
I'd come home, and...
I was so afraid to hug my kids
when that's the only thing
I wanted to do.
♪ ♪
WINNIE:
I mean, I lived
through the AIDS epidemic,
and that was really sad,
but everybody didn't die
in three months.
And that's what, I think,
takes my breath away
when I think
about what happened.
[shakily]
And, um...
Yeah, so, you know,
it was, um, crushing
for all of us.
- But we went back out there...
- ♪ I will send out an army ♪
- Because the battle
wasn't done
and we knew that
there were others
that needed our help as well.
- ♪ To find you ♪
WINNIE:
It's just been a very dark,
trying time for all of us,
but the one thing that's
bringing us
a little bit of light
and a little bit of hope
is music.
- We learned that
as long as we stand together,
we can literally do anything.
And look at us now.
- That's right.
- A year later, we're all here.
- Man!
MAN:
Okay, here we go.
WINNIE:
This choir actually
has been a beacon of hope
for us.
- ♪ I will rescue you ♪
MAN:
It delivers a message that
there's always that light
at the end of the tunnel.
[cheering]
HOWIE: Hello.
- Oh, my gosh!
- Oh, my God. How many?
- Come on in, everyone.
SOFÍA: Whoa!
HOWIE:
Wow.
Welcome.
WINNIE: Thank you.
- Who are ya?
- So we are the
Northwell Health Nurse Choir,
and we're here
to sing for you today.
[cheering]
- We're a part of the largest
health system in New York,
and we're 18 nurses
of 18,000 nurses.
HEIDI: Wow!
[cheering]
- Wow, and...
now, more than ever,
you are being recognized
as the heroes of this world.
You really are, you know?
First of all...
[cheering]
What is the hope?
What is the dream?
- Well, we know that
there is a lot of us out there
that are still hurting,
and we're hoping
to just shoot out some joy
and some love,
and to let them know that
we found our resilience,
and we're hoping
that they do as well.
And you!
HEIDI: Aw, that's so good.
[cheers and applause]
- That's amazing.
Let's hear it.
- Thank you for giving us
the opportunity.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause fade]
["Lean on Me" playing]
all:
♪ Sometimes in our lives ♪
♪ We all have pain ♪
♪ We all have sorrow ♪
♪ But if we are wise ♪
♪ We know that there's ♪
♪ Always tomorrow ♪
♪ Won't you stand? ♪
- ♪ Won't you stand? ♪
all: ♪ By me? ♪
- ♪ By me? ♪
all:
♪ Oh, stand ♪
♪ By me ♪
- ♪ When you need a friend ♪
all:
♪ Oh, stand ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Stand ♪
♪ Stand by me ♪
- ♪ You can call on me ♪
♪ And I'll be there ♪
- Come on!
all:
♪ You just call on me,
brother ♪
♪ When you need a hand ♪
- ♪ When you need a hand ♪
all:
♪ We all need somebody ♪
♪ To lean on ♪
- ♪ Oh ♪
all: ♪ I just might ♪
- ♪ Might have a problem ♪
♪ That you'll understand ♪
all:
♪ We all need somebody ♪
♪ To lean on ♪
♪ Won't you stand ♪
♪ By me? ♪
- ♪ Sister, won't you stand
by me? ♪
all: ♪ Stand by me ♪
- ♪ Come on ♪
♪ And stand by me ♪
all: ♪ Oh ♪
♪ Stand ♪
♪ Stand, stand by me ♪
- ♪ Won't you stand by me? ♪
- She is so good!
all:
♪ Stand by me ♪
♪ ♪
all:
♪ Stand ♪
- Wow.
[wild cheering]
- Bravo!
- Incredible.
- Wow.
Simon, what did you think?
- What do I think?
We need you.
The world needs you.
[wild cheering]
It's gonna touch
a lot of people.
People are gonna remember
this audition.
And I'm gonna remember
this audition.
[cheering]
Amazing.
HOWIE:
Sofía.
- It was beautiful, heartfelt
to see how
you were moving around
and having fun.
It was dynamic.
I loved it.
It was perfection.
- Whoo!
HEIDI:
I had chills
when all of you were singing.
It was so beautiful to watch,
especially the words
to the song,
you know, that we all have
to lean on each other.
I loved it.
[cheering]
HOWIE:
One word comes to mind,
and it's "heroic," you know?
And, you know, it is
in every way.
And what a perfect song.
"Stand by Me."
- Perfect.
- You stand by
people you don't know.
You watch horror
and you watch strength.
And I thought,
I just want to stand by you.
- Yes!
- And I want to stand by you
over here.
- Oh!
- ♪ And clouds of white ♪
- Yeah!
- You know why I want
to stand for you?
- ♪ Blessed day ♪
- So that I can do...
- ♪ Sacred night ♪
- This!
- ♪ I think to myself ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Oh, what a wonderful world ♪
♪ ♪
[wild cheering]
♪ ♪
- [chuckles]
♪ ♪
[laughter]
You did it!
- ♪ I hear babies cry ♪
♪ And I ♪
♪ Watch them grow ♪
♪ They'll learn much more ♪
TERRY:
Northwell Nurse Choir!
- ♪ And I think to myself ♪
TERRY:
You are going straight
to the live shows
in Hollywood!
- ♪ What a wonderful world ♪
♪ ♪
- Mwah!
I got to say that
you are the most
inspiring moment
that I have had
in the last year,
not only for who you are,
for what you do.
Thank you.
[wild cheering]
- For a year,
we put our singing in a box.
It just was not part
of our life.
And as the sun is starting
to come out
and things are looking better,
we have an opportunity
to stand here
on America's Got Talent
and sing for America.
This is an opportunity
of a lifetime for all of us.
Thank you so much.
[cheering]
- One more time!
For the Northwell Nurse Choir!
[wild cheering]
♪ Watch them grow ♪
♪ They'll learn much more ♪
- Look! They're taking
all the confetti.
- ♪ Than I'll ever know ♪
♪ Yes, I think to myself ♪
- They're the ones to beat.
both: One, two, three!
TERRY:
Please welcome
Sofía Vergara
and Heidi Klum!
[wild cheering]
And give it up
for Howie Mandel
and Simon Cowell!
[cheering continues]
[laughter]
[♪♪♪]
HOWIE:
Nobody inspires me more
than Mr. Simon Cowell.
- Well, I can see that!
- Let's see.
- Look at those gams!
- Wow.
You have really furry legs.
- He's got furrier legs.
SIMON: Really?
HEIDI: Yeah.
- Are you guys ready
to see some talent?
JUDGES:
Yes!
- We're ready for it!
Let's do it!
SOFÍA: Yes!
[slurping]
[gulps loudly]
- Hi. My name is
Keith Apicary.
I'm 35 years old, and I'm
from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
["Soul Bossa Nova" playing]
Right now,
I'm living with my mom,
which is fine.
It's not ideal.
- And what are you
gonna do today?
- I guess you could
call it dancing.
"Bodily maneuvers" is
what I call it.
Just kind of a sequence
of rhythmic...
spasms.
♪ ♪
Ever since I played
my first video game,
I was hooked.
And that is what led me
to dancing,
because I love
video game music,
so much I couldn't not move
to it.
♪ ♪
[light zaps]
I feel I have
something different to show.
But I just don't want them
to be like,
"He's a weirdo.
Get him out,"
you know, 'cause there's,
like, so many people
they gotta look at.
- Hey, I'm Katie Kay.
And I Jell-O wrestle.
[music fades]
[quirky music continues]
[Jell-O splats]
- Growing up in my town,
all the kids played soccer
or wrestling,
so I think that kind of
what separated me,
and I got picked on a lot.
♪ ♪
But playing video games
and dancing was an escape.
[buzzers]
♪ ♪
- Wrestling, as far as I know,
normally involves two people?
- Well, in quarantine,
you gotta
switch things up.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- I know this is literally
the opportunity
of my lifetime,
and I don't want to blow it
and waste it,
so tonight I'm just
gonna go out there
and give it everything I have.
- Make it happen, man.
- Yes. Thank you.
- AGT is yours, baby!
- Man, I'm ready.
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God. Hi.
Who are you?
- I don't think
they're ready for him, Terry.
- Oh, wait!
Wait, Keith.
Oh, I'm sorry.
[laughter]
Oh...
[all chuckling]
- I was like,
"Oh, my God. Hi. You're
not supposed to be here yet."
- And now!
You got this, Keith!
- Are you sure?
- It's for real.
- Okay.
- You got it, brother.
[growls]
♪ ♪
HOWIE: Hello, sir.
HEIDI: Whoo!
HOWIE:
Welcome to AGT.
What's your name?
- Hi.
- My name's Keith Apicary.
- What do you do for a living?
- Oh, uh, nothing.
[laughter]
- So how old are you?
- Uh, 35.
HOWIE: 35?
- Yeah. 1986.
[chuckles]
On the dot.
- Were you born on January 1st?
- No, March 3, 1986.
[laughter]
- What are you gonna do here
tonight?
- I'm gonna do some dancing
maneuvers for you guys.
- Dancing!
- Yeah.
- Go ahead, young man.
The stage is yours.
- But I'm not a dancer!
That's the thing.
I'm not a dancer.
- You're not a dancer?
- I just like to dance.
SIMON: Good.
Good, good. We like
watching people dance.
- Okay. Just wanna preface.
[chuckles]
HOWIE: Okay.
[laughter]
- He's part--he's--
he's part of my routine!
- Just dance!
- You're blowing it.
- Please dance!
- [nasally] Dance!
both: Dance!
- No, he's...
- Yeah.
[laughter]
- Show 'em what you got, Keith.
[cheering]
[Fusq's "Cutie Cutie" playing]
♪ ♪
[wild cheering]
♪ ♪
- He did this too many times.
All his hair left.
♪ ♪
[wild cheering]
- I love it!
- Oh!
♪ ♪
SOFÍA:
I thought he was gonna,
you know, lift it.
HOWIE:
Oh!
♪ ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Wow!
♪ ♪
Whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- Oh, God!
No, no, no! No, no!
- Whoa!
[overlapping chatter]
- Keith!
[overlapping chatter fades]
[wild cheering]
Keith!
[uplifting music]
- [chanting]
Keith! Keith! Keith!
SOFÍA:
Bravo!
- That was unbelievable!
SOFÍA:
Aw! Bless his heart.
HOWIE:
Wow! Simon?
- Well, I mean, Keith,
I've gotta be honest with you.
Based on our little talk
before,
and I thought, "This is
gonna be just awful."
And then,
I just loved
every second of it.
I thought you were amazing!
HOWIE:
Amazing.
- I mean, I'm no dance expert.
I'd rather watch you
than the ballet,
I've gotta be honest with you.
I would!
- Thank you. Thank you.
HOWIE: Sofía.
SOFÍA: I mean,
it was so unexpected!
And that's what I love
about this show.
I loved it!
HEIDI:
I mean, you did the worm,
you did some, I didn't
even know what it was.
- He did!
You are such...
You know what you are?
One word comes up.
You're a surprise.
- Yes.
For real!
[cheering]
- Aw.
- Aw!
Come here. Don't go.
- I'm sorry.
SOFÍA:
No...
- I--I just wanted to say
that I feel--
I feel really good right now.
- Aw!
[wild cheering]
SIMON:
May I be the first, Keith,
to give you a yes?
[cheering]
HOWIE: Sofía?
- I love you! Yes.
- Keith Apicary,
I'm very excited
that you're going to be part
of America's Got Talent.
You get your third yes from me.
- Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
HOWIE:
And for me,
your fourth yes for you!
- Yes!
SOFÍA: Bravo, Keith!
[wild cheering]
♪ ♪
- Thank you. Thank you, guys.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
- You're welcome.
- Thank you so, so much.
- Oh, my God!
Keith!
Keith.
[cheering]
- That was fun.
- I love Keith.
♪ ♪
- I can't believe I made it!
WOMAN:
I believe in you.
You're gonna do great.
- Let's do it.
[cheering]
- [giggles]
- [laughs]
- I'm so excited!
- Let's do it.
- I'm ready.
- Are you sure, Dad?
- I got this.
I'm ready.
I'm Gerald Kelly.
I'm 53 years old.
I'm from Atlanta, Georgia,
and I'm a comedian.
[sentimental music]
I've been doing
stand-up comedy
for 30 years,
but I have still not gotten
to where I want to be.
Now, being a father,
I want to continue
teaching my children
to never give up
on your dreams.
And my biggest fan
is my seven-year-old son,
Hunter.
But tonight on AGT,
he's my competition.
[sentimental music fades]
My name is Lil Hunter Kelly.
I'm seven years old.
And I'm a comedian.
I'm gonna do a better job
than you,
and I'm gonna win this.
I love my dad,
but sometimes, my dad
get on my nerves!
Oh! I forgot you were a baby.
Dang it. Yeah, I forgot.
[laughter]
- Yo, remember that time
you peed in the bed?
[music fades]
[chuckles]
When it comes down
to competing against my son,
there's no competition.
Dude, I'm a veteran.
My set was ready
before you got born!
HUNTER:
I'm gonna win
America's Got Talent
because I'm cute,
I got these dimples,
and I do have better jokes
than him.
GERALD:
How do you feel
about going onstage?
- I'm kind of nervous
because America's watching.
- Don't be nervous, 'cause
you practiced all your life
for this.
All seven years, you practiced.
[music fades]
Hunter, I love you,
but tonight is personal.
- All right.
Let's make it happen.
Daddy first.
- ♪ Eye of the tiger ♪
GERALD:
Daddy gonna bring it.
I'mma teach you
to respect your elders!
- Whoo!
[cheering]
SOFÍA: Good evening.
GERALD: How y'all doing?
SOFÍA: How are you?
What is your name?
- I'm Gerald Kelly.
- What are you going to do
for us?
- I'm a comedian.
- Oh.
Have you been working
during the pandemic?
- Well, during the pandemic,
I started doing stand-up comedy
in my backyard.
- Wow.
- We've had people
in the neighborhood
that were my audience.
I charged a little fee.
- Love that.
- You know what I'm saying?
Social distancing.
Maybe a couple dollars
to keep the lights on.
I got kids, man. I gotta
take care of my children, man.
HEIDI: Yeah. Good.
SOFÍA: Good for you.
Okay, so we can't wait
to hear what you have.
[cheering]
- Any parents out here?
[cheering]
- Whoo-hoo!
- Love being a parent.
Certain things about
being a parent I don't like.
Like, I'm not the homework dad.
You ever get your child's
homework and just stare at it
and make faces
'cause you don't know it?
[inhales deeply]
[exhales deeply]
"This the new math."
[laughter]
"No, no, no. They didn't
have this when I was in school.
You got the add
and subtraction."
[laughter]
- Yeah.
- One time, I did
my son homework for him.
He came home,
all the homework wrong.
I thought he had a fight.
I said, "Man, why you crying?"
"The teacher gave me
two zeroes."
I said, "How the hell
you get two?"
"She said, 'One for me
and one for you.'"
[laughter]
I have daughters.
Raising daughters is easier
than sons.
My daughter go to school
looking one way,
come home looking better.
But you ever pick your son up
from school?
You can't even
identify your son.
"How the hell you get a hole
right here?"
[laughter]
And little boys
never know nothing.
"I don't know. I just know
it was chilly in my chest.
It was cold in my chest.
I don't know what happened."
- It's true.
[laughter]
- My little girl, she bring
the report card home to me.
She posts it up. Little girls,
they're very smart.
She put the report card
on the refrigerator,
'cause she know Daddy going
to the refrigerator.
[laughter]
I open the refrigerator.
There was a note
on the refrigerator.
"Hey, Daddy.
"I got all A's and a B-plus.
"This is the best
I could've done.
"I love you, Daddy.
I emailed you some copies.
"I faxed Grandma some copies
and Grandpa some copies.
You're losing weight, Daddy."
I'm like...
[laughter]
Little boys will never
bring the report card home.
"They didn't
give them out yet."
[laughter]
I'm like, "It's June!"
"That's what I said.
I'm like, 'It's June.
Where my report card at?'"
[laughter]
Thank you, guys.
Thank you so much.
- It was good.
- I know!
- It was funny.
- Whoo!
[wild cheering]
SOFÍA: That was a lot of fun.
- Thank you.
- I really enjoyed it.
- Thank you.
- I want to know what
the comedian here thinks.
- From the moment you walk out
here, you're really likable,
and I think you got
really good timing
and really good stage presence.
If I have any criticism, it's,
I didn't love the material
as much as I love you.
- Thank you.
I appreciate you.
Thanks, Howie.
HEIDI: Nah.
See, I liked the material.
What a change.
- Heidi loves material.
HEIDI:
Well, it's also because,
I guess, I have two boys,
two girls,
so I know exactly
what you're talking about.
You are lovable.
- Thank you.
- And I actually liked
what you did.
Yeah.
SOFÍA: And Simon?
- Well, it started off well,
and it didn't have
that kind of dynamic end,
however, I actually
was laughing.
And I think, you know, this is
what the show's all about,
giving someone a break.
I think the audience at home
are gonna really like you.
- Thank you.
TERRY: Yes.
- Thank you.
[cheering]
- I think you're adorable.
I think you can do this.
And I'm gonna be
rooting for you,
so I'm gonna give you a yes.
[cheering]
Howie?
- Yes.
That's two yeses.
- Heidi.
- I like you.
I'm gonna give you a yes.
- Thank you.
- Simon.
- A million percent, yes.
[♪♪♪]
- Four yes!
- Four yeses!
[cheering]
- Guys, thank you so much.
♪ ♪
- I liked him.
- Very likable.
But he was very nervous.
- When you're nervous
when you were on television
or when you were on a runway--
- I'm still nervous.
You know, I still get nervous.
- And you're able
to plow through it?
- I feel like
it's a part of it.
- Is it your time now?
Are you ready?
All right.
Go make it happen, Lil Hunter.
Make it happen.
[cheering]
SOFÍA:
Oh!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
HOWIE: Aw.
[applause]
- Who are you?
- My name is Hunter Kelly.
- Oh, my God!
Is your dad Gerald?
- Yes.
HOWIE: Ah.
[laughter]
HEIDI:
Aw.
[cheering]
- Do you want to be a comedian
because your daddy is
a comedian?
- Yes.
- Are you better than your dad?
- Yes. I'm way better
than my dad.
- Way better?
- Oh, really?
[laughter]
- Whoa!
HUNTER:
My dad is a great comedian,
but I'm gonna
blow the house down
and I'm gonna be
the first comedian
to win America's Got Talent.
SOFÍA:
Oh, my God.
The son and the father are
gonna be competing
with each other.
[dramatic musical sting]
- Bring it on!
- What he can do different
to be better?
- I think he needs
more personality.
[laughter]
- You know that
he got four yeses?
- I mean, he got four yeses
because I helped.
- Oh!
SOFÍA: Oh, got it.
Oh, my God.
How old are you?
- I'm seven years old.
- And you know already
that you're adorable?
- Yes.
[cheering]
SOFÍA:
Oh, my God.
Okay, we're ready for you.
We can't wait!
- Okay.
[cheering]
- Give it up for my dad.
[cheers and applause]
Gerald Kelly, the comedian.
I love that dude.
But he's a loser!
[laughter]
- What?
HEIDI: Why?
- [cackles]
Oh, my God!
- I'm seven years old,
and we have the same job.
[laughter]
- So cute.
[wild cheering]
The other day,
he was like, "Hey, yo, Hunter,
are you going to work tonight?"
[laughter]
"If you going, I'm going!
We have the same job!"
[laughter]
- Yeah.
- Oh.
- Hey, Simon,
can you be my stepdad?
- Yes.
- Don't tell my dad.
[laughter]
- Oh!
- Aw!
- My dad said,
"Don't ever, ever...
get in a car with a stranger."
But tonight
we took a Uber here.
[laughter]
[cheering fades]
My name is Hunter Kelly.
[cheering]
I just don't want you to--
I--I just don't want you guys
to forget my name.
SIMON:
Aw.
- Oh, we'll never
forget your name!
- Yes!
- So my dad is a comedian.
I guess you're wondering
who is my favorite comedian.
HOWIE:
Who?
- Kevin Hart!
[laughter]
HEIDI: Oh.
HOWIE: Oh!
[cheering]
- That's my dude!
[laughter]
In fact,
we both have a lot in common.
We're both funny.
And we're both the same height.
[laughter]
- Yeah.
- Right.
- Well, I'm a little taller
than Kev.
[laughter]
My name is Hunter Kelly.
America, I love y'all.
- That was good.
I like this kid!
SOFÍA:
We love you!
Bravo, Hunter!
[wild cheering]
- You're amazing.
- Whoo!
Incredible. Pow!
SOFÍA:
Hunter, you are the most
adorable thing I've seen
in a long time.
- Thank you.
SOFÍA: You're fantastic.
Your comedic timing
is unbelievable.
[cheering]
Howie.
- You went a little blank,
didn't you, for a second?
But I go blank all the time,
and you handled it
like somebody like your dad,
who's been onstage
for 30 years.
You picked it up!
You are showing such strength
beyond your years.
You are a star!
- Thank you.
- Yes, yes.
SOFÍA: Heidi.
- I just can't wait for you
to be in this competition
and to go head-to-head
with your daddy.
I think that's gonna be
a lot of fun to watch.
- Thank you.
- Simon, what did you think?
- I mean, I was really--
just really taken aback
because you are the same age
as Eric,
and I'm going, "My God!
You're 7 years old."
I could see how much fun
you were having.
I think you've got
a fantastic opportunity here.
Genuinely, like your dad,
America's gonna fall in love
with you.
- And no one is ever
gonna forget your name,
for sure,
so don't worry about that.
[laughter]
We're gonna start voting.
Howie.
- Oh, definitely yes!
- Heidi.
- Lil Hunter Kelly,
it's a yes from me!
- Yes from me, and--
- Uh...
[wild cheering]
I think that's
about 4000 yeses.
- ♪ It takes two, baby ♪
♪ It takes two, baby ♪
♪ To make a dream come true ♪
- He's cute.
- Thank you.
- ♪ It does take two ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God.
Aw.
Mm!
- ♪ It takes two, baby ♪
♪ To make a dream come true ♪
TERRY:
Wow!
Everybody, don't the judges
look amazing?
[cheering]
- There's Sofía!
- Where is Sofía?
- She's right--look.
- Really?
- This season's winner
will walk away with
$1 million
and a starring role
in a show
at Las Vegas Luxor!
[cheering]
- Oh, my gosh.
I'm excited, y'all.
This is gonna be good.
♪ ♪
- All right.
Let's get to it!
♪ ♪
- It's kind of gone quick,
right?
- Time flies
when you're having...
- Fun.
- Hey. How are y'all?
How you doing?
- Hi, everyone!
HEIDI:
Hello there.
both:
Hi. How are you?
- Tell us, who are you?
- My name is Tavis.
- My name is Julian.
- And my name is Christoff.
all:
And we are 1aChord.
HEIDI:
1aChord. Okay.
So tell us,
how did you all meet?
- We all actually just met
a month a half ago?
- A month and a half ago.
- We met a month
and a half ago.
- Where?
- Well, we go
to UNC Greensboro
in North Carolina.
- Yeah.
- We were all in the cafeteria
at the same time,
and we ended up just sitting
at a table together
just by happenstance.
Julian happened to have on
this hoodie, actually,
that had on different artists
that we love.
And so, we just started talking
about music
and artists that we like,
you know, from everybody.
You name it: Beyoncé, Kelly--
- Whitney.
- Whitney Houston.
- And so, we were like,
"Okay, let's think about
some songs that we know."
And because we're all church
babies, "One" came up.
We said, let's sing a
little bit of that, and we did.
- And, listen,
we're from the South,
so the lunch ladies came out,
and they said,
"Sang, baby!"
both: "Sang, baby!"
- They said, "Sang."
- Yeah.
[laughter]
- Yeah.
But now, we're here.
- We're here.
HOWIE: Whoa!
SOFÍA: Ooh!
- That was like
someone explaining a movie,
beginning to end,
in about 20 seconds.
- But amazingly.
- [rambles]
HEIDI:
Yeah. Amazing, though.
Well, good luck to you guys.
all:
Thank you so much.
[cheering]
- A month and a half ago, these
guys didn't know each other.
- That is crazy. Yeah.
- Isn't that crazy?
♪ ♪
- One, two, three.
[all vocalizing]
♪ ♪
- ♪ When you try your best ♪
♪ But you don't succeed ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ When you get
what you want ♪
♪ But not what you need ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ When you feel so tired ♪
♪ But you can't sleep ♪
all:
♪ Stuck in reverse ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Lights will ♪
♪ Guide you ♪
♪ Home ♪
♪ And ignite ♪
♪ Your bones ♪
♪ I will try ♪
♪ To fix you ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh!
all:
♪ I will try ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I will try ♪
♪ Tears stream ♪
♪ Down your face ♪
♪ I promise you ♪
♪ I will learn ♪
♪ From my mistakes ♪
♪ Tears stream ♪
♪ Down your face ♪
♪ And I ♪
♪ ♪
[music stops]
[wild cheering]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Lights will ♪
♪ Guide you ♪
♪ Home ♪
all:
♪ I will try ♪
♪ ♪
♪ To fix you ♪
[wild cheering]
- Wow. Fantastic.
- Amazing!
♪ ♪
- Incredible.
- How did that feel?
Was that different than
in your cafeteria in school?
- Absolutely.
[laughter]
- I have a feeling
this is the beginning
of an amazing journey for
the three of you right here.
- Thank you so much.
both: Thank you.
- Howie?
- You know,
I thought you sounded
like so much more
than what you are.
You're like a three-man choir.
Your harmonies are so powerful
and so right-on.
- Thank you.
- I've never been to church,
but I feel like I just went.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
SOFÍA:
I kept thinking,
if these kids
are singing like this
and they only know each other
only for, like,
a month and something,
imagine when they are really,
like, working together
for a long time.
I mean, you guys,
it's like angels falling
from the AGT...
X's.
It's beautiful.
both: Thank you.
[laughter]
- Thank you so much.
- Simon.
- I mean, I kind of felt
I was walking into heaven
for a moment, you know?
- My Lord.
- You know
what's so interesting?
You found each other
without, obviously,
overthinking it,
and it has just simply worked.
I mean, everything
about that audition, to me,
was pretty much perfect.
HEIDI: Whoa!
- We're happy to be here.
- Wow!
- We're so happy to be here!
- Simon, do you want
to start the vote?
- Obviously, it's a yes.
- Sofía.
- A super-yes from me!
- Yes.
- Third yes from me.
- Four yeses!
[♪♪♪]
- Thank you so much.
[wild cheering]
- Bravo!
- Congrats!
- Thank you so much.
- Well done.
SOFÍA: Congrats!
HEIDI: Well done.
- That was amazing.
- We did it.
- Yes!
- I cannot believe that.
- Give Daddy a kiss.
- Thank you, Buggy.
- That was so nice.
- Is that cool?
It says,
America's Got Talent.
[dramatic music]
WOMAN: All right, crews.
Please clear the stage.
Clear the stage.
♪ ♪
MAN:
Here we go. 10 seconds.
Thank you.
- All right. Let's
get him mic'd up, please.
- Grab your seats, please.
[cheering]
- Hey, I would love
for you to be a part
of what I'm about to do out
there if you're cool with that.
- Whatever you need.
- Awesome.
MAN:
Okay, here we go.
[sentimental music]
♪ ♪
HOWIE: Hi.
- What's up, guys?
- What's your name?
- Hi.
My name's Dustin Tavella.
- And where are you from,
Dustin?
- I live in Virginia Beach,
Virginia.
- Who are you here with
tonight?
- I'm here
with my beautiful wife
and my beautiful son, Xander.
- Aw.
- Hi!
HOWIE:
Aw, what a beautiful family.
- Thank you.
- Wow.
- Oh, my God.
He is cute.
HOWIE:
And what are you gonna do
for us tonight?
- I'm gonna do a little bit
of magic.
- Magic?
- Yes, sir.
- And why AGT?
- Because this is
the greatest stage ever, man.
- That's not true--
- It is!
- Well, good luck.
- Thank you.
So, Terry, if you could
actually come out here
for a second.
- All right.
[cheering]
- So before I came out here
onstage,
I emailed Terry some pictures
from the most magical day
of my life.
Now, he hasn't looked
at the pictures yet,
but, Terry,
I just want you to confirm
that you did, in fact,
get that email from me.
- Let's see.
Okay, yes, I did.
- All right. Perfect.
So I believe there are
two kinds of magic.
The first is the kind
that you guys see performed
on stages like this,
but there's a second kind,
and it's the most real,
and it's the most
powerful magic that exists.
It's the magic that happens
when one individual
makes a decision
to positively impact
another human life forever.
And so, my goal tonight is
to combine these
two kinds of magic,
starting with Heidi.
Heidi, in front of you,
you have some flashcards.
You can see
they're just pictures
of all different kids toys.
- Yep.
- Can you flip that pile over
and give it a little bit
of a mix?
- Oh, look at you.
How good you are.
- Look at that.
- Beautiful.
You're a professional.
- For the last year,
I've been learning.
- Beautiful.
[laughter]
That's perfect.
And what I'm gonna
have you do is,
I'm gonna have you cut
to a random card.
And hold that
against your chest
so you don't see
what you cut to yet. Cool.
Sofía, in front of you is
a calendar
from February of 2020.
Can you pick up that marker?
And I want you to mark
any day that you want.
Howie.
- Yeah?
- I want you to give me
a random last name.
The first last name
that pops into your mind.
- Smith!
- Smith?
Can you write down "Smith"
on that piece of paper
in front of you?
- Okay.
- And Simon,
I'm gonna have you
write down a time.
Make it pretty random.
The other judges
can see what you write,
but it's important
that I don't.
- Okay.
- While he's doing that,
Terry, what would you say
is, like, one word,
one inspiring word that
you kind of carry with you,
that sums up your heart
and your passion?
- Power. Power.
- Power?
I love that. Power.
Um, can you just keep that
in mind?
- Yeah.
- So, as you guys saw,
I have my wife and my son here.
Our son, Xander, is our world.
Um...
[sentimental music]
♪ ♪
We actually adopted him
when he was
about two months old.
- Aw!
- Aw, thank you.
[cheering]
Uh, he was...
He was in a pretty
rocky situation,
and, um, the day
that his birth mom asked
if we would raise
her little boy
changed my life forever.
But, uh, there's
a long, legal process
when it comes to adoption,
and so,
the most magical day of my life
was the day that we stood
before the judge
and for the first time,
he pronounced our son,
Xander Dre Tavella,
an official and permanent part
of our family.
[cheering]
Afterwards,
the judge was super cool
and he gave Xander
this little guy.
Heidi in the beginning,
you spread through those cards,
you mixed them up.
- Yeah.
- And you cut to just one.
- Mm-hmm.
- For the first time,
can you look at the card
that you cut to
and show everyone else?
♪ ♪
SOFÍA: What?
HOWIE: No.
- Yes. It is.
- It's that.
Just that.
[applause]
Thank you, guys.
So I sent you those pictures
in the beginning.
Yeah, can you go ahead
and open that email?
- All right.
- I think we're gonna
bring them up on the screen.
If you look
at that first picture,
you'll see that's just us
in the courtroom with the judge
after he just approved us
to be Xander's parents.
My son, like most kids, loves
playing in cardboard boxes
more than playing
with the actual toy.
And so the next picture is
a box
that we had waiting for him
when we got home.
Terry, can you read out loud
what's written on that box?
- It says,
"On February 21, 2020..."
[audience ohs]
"Judge Smith
made Dustin and Kari
Mommy and Daddy."
- Whoa!
[wild cheering]
- February 21st.
- Whoa!
- Judge Smith.
- What?
- So, look, when we walked
in the door
and we took this picture,
taken at a very special moment
in time.
This was Xander's
first moment home
as an official member
of our family.
If you notice,
there's a clock
in the background
that captured the time
of this exact moment.
Simon, for the first time,
can you show everybody
what time you wrote down?
7:04?
Terry, can you zoom in
and tell me
what time is it
in that picture?
- Oh, my goodness.
It is 7:04.
- [chuckles shyly]
TERRY: Oh!
- That is so cool.
- That's amazing!
- Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
[wild cheering]
Thank you.
[♪♪♪]
- There's actually
one more thing.
Everything you guys
have seen so far
has been
that first kind of magic,
but I wanna end with the magic
I was talking about,
where somebody makes a decision
to change someone's life
forever,
no matter what it costs them.
My wife and I,
we're not the heroes
of this story.
The real hero of this story and
the person that I want to honor
is the woman who made
the hardest decision
that any mother
could ever have to make,
a decision to change the course
of a little boy's future,
no matter what it cost her.
Terry, can you tell me what
inspiring word did you pick?
- Power.
Um,
Terry, can you scroll down
to that last picture?
You'll see Xander's birth mom,
Zoey,
holding a sign
that says "power."
- What?
[wild cheering]
Whoa!
- Thank you.
TERRY:
That is crazy!
- [sobbing]
- ♪ Show me a garden ♪
TERRY: Oh, my goodness.
- ♪ That's bursting
into life ♪
♪ ♪
- Thank you, guys.
♪ ♪
- Oh.
You can go ahead.
- That--that was amazing.
This was all-encompassing
of emotion,
inspiration,
magic.
You checked every box.
- Thanks.
[cheering]
- I'm gobsmacked.
I'm speechless.
- Thank you.
- It's just unbelievable.
I loved it.
- Thank you so much.
♪ ♪
SOFÍA:
This was, like, mesmerizing.
And I think you deserve
to be here more than anyone.
- Thank you so much.
I appreciate that.
Thank you.
- All I can tell you is,
Dustin,
for anyone who says
they don't believe in magic,
hello?
There is.
I mean, come on!
- Thank you.
- Everything about this
was perfection and magical
and my mind is slightly blown
right now.
[laughter]
- Simon, thank you.
[wild cheering]
- However, we have to vote.
- I'm gonna just start it
'cause I loved it. Yes.
[applause]
HEIDI:
It was super special.
It's a definite yes.
- Thank you, guys.
- I can't wait
to see more of you. Yes.
- Thank you, guys.
- I think you know
what's coming,
particularly for the fact
you have magic powers.
You have four yeses.
- Thank you so much, guys.
Thank you guys so much.
[♪♪♪]
HEIDI:
Aw, look!
The baby is so cute!
- I love you, buddy.
- That was...
so amazing.
MAN:
All right. Last act
of the night, guys.
[cheering]
- I'm Sethward.
I'm 32 years old,
and I'm a performer.
This is my fourth time
being back
at America's Got Talent,
and that's huge for me.
My name is
Sethward the Caterpillar.
[buzzer]
- Sethward, it's four noes.
Goodbye.
But...I'm a giraffe!
- That's the same guy?
- That's the same guy.
[buzzer]
HEIDI: Three, two, one!
No!
TERRY:
How did you come back
each time?
Like, what's the process
mentally?
I think that
failure is a part of life,
and taking that failure
and learn from it,
and, you know,
I've grown a lot.
I think my saving grace was
the community
that banded behind me.
Online, there were people
around the world
who thought it was great,
and honestly,
that gives me the confidence
to get out there
and fly.
[hopeful music]
I think, for me to win,
I have to show the judges
something that they've
literally never seen before,
which is a big task.
But I think if I can
just get past this round...
[cheering]
I think the sky's the limit.
♪ ♪
["Also sprach Zarathustra,
Op. 30" playing]
♪ ♪
[music distorts]
[squawking]
- What the hell is that?
♪ ♪
- What in the...
- A baby peacock, I think.
- I don't know
if that's a baby.
- [squawks]
- I can do that noise.
- [squawks]
- I can...
- [squawks]
[both squawking]
- Okay, well, let's try this
in...human.
[laughter]
- [shrilly] Hello!
- Who are you?
- It's me!
Sethward the Peacock!
[laughter]
- Oh, God.
I know who he is.
- It's Seth the Peacock.
- Me.
[loudly]
Beautiful peacock!
[laughter]
SIMON: Okay.
I know who you are.
What are you...
What are you today?
HOWIE: What's wrong?
- I thought I saw a bug.
- Whoa!
- Whoa.
- He saw a worm.
[buzzer]
- [squawks]
- Wait! But he hasn't
even started!
- Well, that's enough.
- [gasps]
- All right, good luck.
Good luck.
Whatever you are,
whatever you're gonna do,
good luck.
- All right.
Come on, baby.
- Wait a minute.
Hold up.
- Hold up.
Hold up.
- Who are you?
- Sofía.
- Sofía?
[laughter]
I haven't seen you
around here before.
- Yeah, I'm new.
- Oh, wow.
[laughter]
[sensual music]
♪ ♪
Before I start...
♪ ♪
Sofía.
♪ ♪
Do you want this?
- No.
- Oh.
[music fades]
You just wait!
["Sexy and I Know It" playing]
- Yeah!
- You like?
You like that now?
- No.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
[laughing]
Oh, my God.
[crunch]
[groans]
[cheering]
Okay, okay.
We're gonna have to bring out
the big guns for you, so...
♪ ♪
[thud]
[screaming]
- Oh!
No!
[laughter]
- Don't look at--
don't look at me!
Turn around!
- I can't help it!
- [screams]
My butt fell off!
- Oh!
SOFÍA: What's going on?
- My butt fell off!
[buzzer]
- Next.
- Wait.
But he did it on purpose.
♪ ♪
- [screams]
- ♪ I'm sexy and I know it ♪
[wild cheering]
- This is amazing!
♪ ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- And that's not all, baby.
- There's more?
- You know what a lot of people
don't know about peacocks?
They're the largest
flying animal.
[squawks]
You want to see my talent?
[dramatic music]
- Yeah! Yes!
- "Talent"?
- What is he doing?
Oh, no.
HOWIE:
Oh, no. Oh, no.
HEIDI:
He can't fly
without feathers.
[audience ohs]
♪ ♪
- I can fly!
HOWIE: No!
No, no, no!
Stop it!
- Don't worry!
I'm a real peacock!
- Whoa!
HOWIE: No!
HEIDI:
No! Don't do it!
No!
- This is my dream!
- It's not worth it!
- It is worth it!
This is all I have, Howie!
[laughter]
- You're not a bloody peacock!
- My butt fell off!
Let me have this!
[laughter]
The peacock can fly!
[squawks]
[clapping rhythmically]
- Peacock.
- [vocalizing]
- [squawks]
[squawks in slow-motion]
♪ ♪
[slam]
[music fades]
- No!
[cheering fades]
- No!
HOWIE: Is he okay?
- Oh.
- Is he okay?
- Dead.
HEIDI: Oh, no.
HOWIE:
Is he okay?
HEIDI:
Peacock...
- [squawks]
[wild cheering]
[squawks]
- He's fine.
- What is wrong with you?
- No, it's not my best day.
[laughter]
- I'm sorry, Peacock.
- [moans]
HEIDI: Oh, my God! I see--
- Oh, no!
No, no, no!
- ♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, yeah ♪
- No!
No!
♪ Wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, yeah, yeah ♪
- Oh! Whoa!
Okay?
- ♪ Yeah ♪
- Oh...
- ♪ Girl, look at that body ♪
♪ Girl, look at that body ♪
♪ Girl, look at that body,
I work out ♪
[thud]
[laughter]
- This is my favorite act
this year!
Oh, my God.
- I tried so hard, Terry.
TERRY: I know.
[laughter]
I'mma let them judge.
Thank you.
- Okay, we're gonna have
to judge you, no matter what.
- Please.
I'm begging you!
[laughter]
HEIDI:
Peacock, this was a hot mess.
It really was.
- But a good kind?
[laughter]
HOWIE: I loved this.
- But...
But what do you love?
I mean, the whole thing
was horrible.
[booing]
SOFÍA:
Okay, let's vote.
- It's a yes from me.
- Yay!
- Yes!
- I'm gonna have to say yes.
- Yay!
- A yes for effort.
- [groans]
- Come on, Heidi.
- With this one, I'm going
to have to ask the audience.
- Yeah!
- What do you guys think?
- [wild cheering]
- [squawks]
- I would've normally said no,
but everyone loved you,
so I'm gonna turn it
into a yes for you.
- Yay!
- ♪ I'm sexy and I know it ♪
♪ ♪
- I...
I actually
don't think
I can do this anymore.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Simon, is that a yes?
- Yes. Whatever.
Anything.
- Thank you, judges!
It's my dream!
- Go home! Stop!
HEIDI:
I don't know how you did it,
but you made it, Peacock.
I don't know how he did that!
- You got your yes, man.
You are in!
♪ ♪
[laughter]
- This is season 16.
[laughter]
HEIDI:
I don't know how he did that.
How did he get a yes out
of all of us?
He hypnotized us.
- Hey, that's it.
That's it.
♪ ♪
- [squawks wearily]
- ♪ I'm sexy and I know it ♪
- [moans]
[squawks]
Oh...
[♪♪♪]