Nick: Tonight, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
The masks will merge.
- Quarterfinals! - From group a, goldfish.
The group b champion, gumball.
Our group c queen, clock.
And the panel save, poodle moth.
Out final four will face off,
But only three can keep their mask on.
- Welcome to "the masked singer." - yeah!
Tonight, your top four compete.
- ♪ I have to praise you - ( cheering )
♪ I have to praise you
like I should ♪
♪ I have to praise you
♪ I will always praise you
♪ I have to praise you
♪ I will always praise you
♪ I have to praise you like I should ♪
- Whoo! - Yeah!
It's the quarterfinals, everybody!
- Yeah! - Yeah!
- Jenny: Yes! - Rita: Yeah!
- Whoo! - Nick: Tonight, clock,
Goldfish, gumball, and poodle moth
Battle it out for the chance to get one step closer
To winning the most prestigious prize in all of showbiz,
The golden mask trophy.
- Yes! - Now it's time. Give it up for your panel!
- Yeah! - Yo, what's up?
- Jenny: What's up? - Ken: Quarter!
Rita and ken: Final! Quarter!
Final!
- Thank you. Thank you. - Thank you.
All right, now, panel, I got some good news for you.
- You're about to get some extra help... - What?
Look on your desk and check out the blue button that's sitting right there.
- Oh, it's right there. - Ooh.
Ooh.
You can hit it when you're really stumped,
And when you do, it will trigger
An immediate package delivery from prime.
- Yeah! - Yeah!
- What? - Yes, inside that package
Is an item that's an extra clue
To the identity of our masked celebrities.
But you gotta use that blue prime button wisely.
You can only hit the prime button once...
- I knew it. - Ah.
- ...Per show. - Keep it away from ken then.
Keep it away from robin. He gets his hairspray in bulk, you know what I mean?
All right, audience, are y'all ready for some epic performances?
- Yep. - Yes!
Nick: Let's kick things off with a character who proved
She was second to noon in group c, the clock.
It's incredible to be in the quarterfinals as the group c champion!
♪ what you want, baby, I got
And winning against all these young whippersnappers still has this clock in shock!
The clock!
I've been known to whip and snap, too, ken.
When I was younger, everyone loved to hear me sing,
Until I told them I wanted to do it for a living.
Suddenly it was all, "what? Are you crazy?"
You see, I was a young mother,
And most concerned was my own mom.
She said, "how are you gonna take care of these kids and sing at a night club?"
♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t
But that all changed when she saw me sing one night.
♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t
She was mesmerized.
- She's good. - So good.
- ♪ a little respect - this is your best performance thus far.
- For sure. - You have peaked at the right time.
And from that moment on, it was a family affair.
She helped out where she could,
And now my son actually works with me on tour.
And I've been able to stay on my feet for all these years
Because of their support.
Now tonight, I plan to get you on your feet
Because this clock is ticking for a spot in the semifinals!
♪ oh, yeah
Wow. That's cool.
What time is it? It's clock-a time!
It's clock-a time?
Hey, "masked singer," what time is it?
Hey, you guys over there, get on up. Come on!
♪ get on your feet
( cheering )
♪ get up and make it happen
♪ get on your feet
♪ stand up and take some action ♪
♪ you say I know it's a waste of time ♪
♪ there's no use trying
♪ so scared that life's gonna pass you by ♪
♪ your spirit's dying
♪ but deep in your heart is the answer ♪
♪ find it, and I know it will pull you through ♪
♪ get on your feet come on now!
♪ stand up and take some action ♪
- Oh, my gosh. She's moving. - Right?
♪ I think it's true that we've all been through ♪
♪ some nasty weather
♪ gotta keep looking onto tomorrow ♪
♪ there's so much in life that's meant for you ♪
♪ get on your feet, yeah
♪ get up and make it happen
- Sing it, baby! - Come on!
♪ get on your feet
♪ stand up and make it happen come on now.
♪ get on your feet, oh, yeah ♪
♪ stand up and take some action ♪
♪ get on your feet
♪ the weight is off your shoulder ♪
♪ get on your feet
- Whoo! - Jenny: Amazing!
- Okay. - Wow.
- Holy moly. - Get on your feet!
We know what time it is.
- Whoo! - Wow!
- She came to bring it. - Wow.
- Panel, talk to the clock. - You brought the vocals,
You brought the moves for the quarterfinals.
I mean, that's gonna be hard to beat.
That's gonna be hard to beat. Great job.
Truly, clock, I have no doubt
That we are gonna see you all the way, girl.
- Amazing. - Man, she was up there clocking and a-rolling.
There it is, but you know what we need, right?
- A clue! - We need a clue.
- ( phone ringing ) - oh!
Men in black, what you got?
- ( ringing ) - oh, it's an enormous phone.
- Oh, look at that! - Whoa.
- Clock, it's for you. - Hi, mom.
You never cease to amaze me.
- Aww. - I've seen you perform thousands of times.
- Aww. - I know you're nervous tonight,
But remember, you performed for the pope.
- What? - What?
Ken jeong should be a piece of cake.
- Good luck. - Oh!
Nick: There it is. Clock!
Even his voice sounded familiar.
Can you share with us who that was on the phone?
- Oh, my gosh! That was my son? - She's still in shock.
- Nick: Yes! - Oh, she's so emotional.
- Oh! - Oh, my son! Oh!
- Rita: Oh, clock! - She's really touched.
- Aww. - ( crying )
- Oh, that gives us all chills. - Oh, clock.
( crying ) oh! Oh, sorry.
It's okay. Y'all give it up for the clock.
So much love, you can tell,
Between the clock and her son.
Aww, clock, that is so, so amazing.
So what you guys picking up on?
Who could this possibly be?
Definitely one of the most soulful singers we've ever had on the show.
We she talks about her son and her son says,
"I've seen you perform thousands of times,"
This is somebody who still lives on tour,
Who still performs all around the world.
And I do know that this singer famously sang for the pope at yankee stadium,
One of my favorite singers.
I think this might be stephanie mills.
- Ken: Oh, good guess. - I'm gonna go with stephanie mills.
Nick: All right, jenny, what you got?
How about the group behind the greatest disco song of all time,
- "we are family"? - Oh, my god.
Why couldn't this be sister sledge?
It could be kathy, debby, or kim.
- That's great. That's a good guess. - Nick: That's good.
And if you're wondering if they performed for the pope,
- The answer would be yes. - Ooh.
They performed for the pope.
- Rita: Yes. - Yes.
- Ken: I love it. - I mean, I love that guess.
- You do love it? - I love that guess.
- Ken: I love it. - But I've just gotta ♪ get on my feet
- Uh-oh! Whoa! - 'cause this lady is an icon,
She's a legend, and she is timeless--
- Hence why she is a clock. - Yeah.
I think this is shirley bassey, right?
Dame shirley bassey.
- Love it. - Jenny: Not bad, not bad.
Rita: Wait, let me tell you why.
She is on the vatican's official playlist.
- Ken: Oh! - Jenny: Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
- The vatican has a playlist? - I know. It's so good.
You don't listen to the vatican playlist?
- It is popping! - It's pope-ing.
All right, y'all give it up for clock, everybody.
That was an amazing performance.
Men in black, come help her out
So she can head on back and kill some time until the vote.
♪ get on your feet
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
Yes!
Up next is our group b champion, gumball.
Take a look at this.
♪ lay your weary head to rest
♪ don't you cry no more
- Yeah! - I am still amazed
That I've made it it to the quarterfinals.
I wasn't kidding when I told you I had doubts that I belonged on this stage.
I think that is what landed me in the smackdown in the first round.
Oh, so he doubts that he belongs.
Not a professional singer.
But that turned out to be the awakening I needed to dig deep.
♪ ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead ♪
- Whoa! - I love that!
As much self-doubt as I have,
I think I do have just as much fight in me.
Gumball!
As someone who as an athlete,
I felt like I was back on that field.
I knew it was time to just leave it all on the stage.
You won our hearts. What an amazing, beautiful performance tonight.
And that's why I'm singing "I'm yours tonight."
It's my battle cry to this competition.
I am all in now. I'm yours.
Did he just say athlete?
- Well, there's been some athlete references. - Ken: Yes.
Okay.
♪ well, you done done me in, you bet, I felt it ♪
♪ I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted ♪
♪ I fell right through the cracks ♪
♪ now I'm trying to get back
♪ before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest ♪
♪ and nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention ♪
♪ I reckon it's again my turn
- It's like I know this voice. - Yeah.
♪ or learn some
♪ but I won't hesitate no more
♪ no more
♪ it cannot wait, I'm sure
♪ there's no need to complicate ♪
♪ our time is short
♪ this is our fate
♪ I'm yours
( vocalizing )
- Wow. - Right?
( vocalizing )
♪ see I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror ♪
♪ and bending over backwards just to try and see it clearer ♪
- ♪ but my breath fogged up the glass ♪ - jenny: Beautiful.
♪ so I drew a new face and I laughed ♪
♪ but I won't hesitate no more
♪ no more
♪ it cannot wait
♪ I'm yours
( vocalizing )
- Yes! - Yeah!
Whoo!
♪ open up your plans and, damn it, you're free ♪
♪ look into your heart and you'll find ♪
♪ the sky is yours
♪ so please don't, please don't, please don't ♪
♪ there's no need to complicate ♪
♪ 'cause our time is short
♪ this, this, this is our fate ♪
♪ I'm yours
( vocalizing )
- So good! - That was real. That was real.
( chanting ) gumball! Gumball! Gumball!
We're having a ball. A gumball. Panel?
You have a beautiful voice, an amazing tone.
I feel like this is a voice that should be in a famous boy band.
- Ken: Absolutely. - Agreed.
- All right, you guys ready for a clue? - Yes! We'll take a clue.
Men in black, bring it out.
( phone ringing )
I love that their phones match their outfits.
I know.
Hi, gumball. It's your wife, mrs. Gumball.
I'm just so proud of you,
And watching you on that stage
Reminds me of your time spent off broadway.
You're really back in your element,
And I'm just so excited to watch.
Go bring home that golden mask. I love you!
- Cute! - Gumball, who was that?
- That was my beautiful wife. - Aww.
- The most incredible person I know. - Oh!
You guys picking up on any clues on who gumball could possibly be?
Well, you know, we heard gumball's wife on the phone,
And he's been in off broadway plays.
And we've heard that he's an athlete.
This guy played an athlete in "varsity blues."
Maybe this is james van der beek?
- Ken: Oh, that's a great guess! - Jenny: I like james van der beek.
- Jenny: I could totally see him doing this. - Ken: Yeah.
Jenny: But you know what we're forgetting about?
- That he can dance. - Yes.
Jenny: I had mentioned him before.
I think this a guy who can do it all.
I think this is derek hough.
- ( crowd cheering ) - ken: Wow.
I love it, but not as much as my guess.
I believe gumball may be taran killam.
He was off broadway in "little shop of horrors."
- Oh. - People don't know how talented taran killam is.
One of the only sketch members to be both on "mad tv" and "snl."
- Really? - And "wild 'n out."
Oh, I've never heard of that.
He was on that before those.
Honestly, I've never heard of that show,
- But I think that it was-- - boo!
Whoa, whoa!
Ken's just jealous because you had 13 shows.
I'm just jealous because I never appeared on "wild 'n out."
But seriously, I think I'm right,
And I can prove it with another clue.
Oh, is this the time we go prime?
- Oh, I think it's time... - To go prime!
Are you sure you wanna press it?
I have never been more sure of anything in my life, jenny mccarthy wahlberg.
- Push it, push it! - Robin: Push it, push it!
Okay, okay.
That means there's a prime delivery on the way.
Is my hairspray finally arriving?
( doorbell rings )
Oh, I'll get it. I'll get it.
- Uh-oh. - Okay, okay.
- I'll be back. - ( scattered cheers )
( gasps ) ah!
Yes!
( crowd cheering )
It's like christmas morning.
- Right? - That's a pretty big package for such a little fella.
- Right? - Robin: Yeah. There you go, buddy.
That means it's a big clue.
Um, I need someone stronger. Can you open the...
- Sure, sure, sure. Ready? - Yep.
- Oh. - ( explosions )
- ( crowd cheering ) - wow!
A kid's doctor kit!
- I was a doctor, and I'm small like a kid. - Oh, my gosh.
- Put it on. Put it on. - Jenny: Now you can pretend to be one again.
- Now I can pretend to be one again. - Put it on!
( chanting ) put it on! Put it on!
You've never looked better, ken.
You know what? You look so smart.
- Thank you very much. - It fits perfectly.
I like it. It's a kid doctor's kit.
- Yes. - So what does that mean? You know what it means to me?
Taran killam was actually in this amazing short film called "dr. Miracles"
With my dear friend randall park,
Who's actually taran killam's friend.
- You know where they met? - Yeah, oh, I know!
- On "wild 'n out." - I know!
I was never on the show!
I auditioned several times,
And you called me personally and said, "no."
So this adds to me credo
That this may be taran killam, yo.
- Thank you. - You might be right, yeah.
- He might be right, you guys. - It's not a bad guess.
No matter who you are though, gumball, you should be so proud
To be here at the quarterfinals because you are amazing.
- Absolutely. - Indeed.
Men in black, come help him out.
Ah!
♪ who is that?
It's the quarterfinals here on "the masked singer."
- Yeah! - Now let's check in with the talented singer
Who inspired rita to hit the ding dong keep it on bell.
Poodle moth!
- The winner is the clock! - Oh!
I was so disappointed when I lost the battle royale.
So when the entire panel saved me, I was so grateful.
The keep it on bell has been rang!
Being saved reminds me of another time in my life
When I was saved right when I needed it most.
Before my big break, I had no cash,
A credit card gaining interest,
And even had to borrow money for gas.
- Me, too, girl. - Wow.
- ( phone ringing ) - I was afraid of answering my phone
Just in case it was the debt collectors again.
Until one time I was this close to ignoring it,
But for some reason something in me picked up.
And thank goodness, because that call changed everything.
I got my big break, and, well, the rest is history.
♪ if I could walk around, I swear I'll leave ♪
- Whoo! - ♪ won't take nothing but a memory ♪
And now all these years later,
I'm here on the most fantastical stage
Singing my heart out as the adorable poodle moth.
And I've learned that you can't put a price tag on fate.
I'm happy we saved poodle moth.
- Yeah. - Jenny: Right?
And worth saving. I love her voice.
You ready? Hey!
Come on!
♪ seems like everybody's got a price ♪
♪ I wonder how they sleep at night ♪
♪ when the sale comes first and the truth comes second ♪
♪ just stop for a minute and smile ♪
- ♪ why is everybody so serious? ♪ - nice!
- ♪ acting so damn mysterious - she's got a vibe.
♪ got shades on your eyes and your heels so high ♪
♪ you can't even have a good time ♪
♪ everybody look to their left
♪ everybody look to their right ♪
♪ can you feel that, yeah?
♪ we're playing with love tonight ♪
♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪
♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪
♪ we just wanna make the world dance ♪
♪ forget about the price tag
♪ it ain't about the, unh, cha-ching, cha-ching ♪
♪ it ain't about the, wha! Ba-bling, ba-bling ♪
- Wow! - ♪ wanna make the world dance
♪ forget about the price tag
♪ keep the price tag and take the cash back ♪
♪ just give me six strings and a half-stack ♪
♪ so we gonna keep everyone moving their feet ♪
♪ so bring back the beat and then everyone sing, whoo! ♪
♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪
♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪
- Yeah, poodle moth! - ♪ we just wanna make the world dance ♪
♪ forget about the price tag
♪ it ain't about the, unh, cha-ching, cha-ching ♪
♪ it ain't about the, what? Ba-bling, ba-bling ♪
- Wow! Wow! - ♪ wanna make the world dance
♪ forget about the price tag
♪ it ain't about the, unh, cha-ching, cha-ching ♪
♪ it ain't about the, what? Ba-bling, ba-bling ♪
♪ wanna make the world dance
♪ forget about the price tag
- Ken: Nice! Really good! - Rita: Yeah!
- Nick: Poodle moth. - Yes, poodle moth!
- Wow. - Poodle moth.
- Panel, talk to poodle moth. - That performance said,
"this is exactly why I made it to the quarterfinals, baby."
- Oh! - I'm just so happy that you came back,
And we gave you another shot, and you really took it.
- Yes! - Rita: That was amazing.
- Thank you! - Thanks to you, rita.
But you know what we could probably use?
- Clue! - A clue, right?
- Ken: Yeah. - Ooh!
Nick: Men in black, bring it out.
- ( phone ringing ) - ooh, who's calling?
Hello, "masked singer." please hold.
( ringing continues )
- Phone's ringing. - Oh!
That looks like my phone.
- Hi. - Ooh, poodle moth.
Is there anything you can't do?
Seriously, from performing in that costume
To earning a golden globe nomination,
- Your talents are endless. - What?
Keep singing your heart out.
I love you to the moon and back.
Oh, my gosh! I'm gonna cry!
- Aww, man! - Nick: You know who that is, poodle moth?
I know who that is! That was my sister.
- Oh, my gosh! - That's so sweet.
How did you even contact her?
She's so shy. I'm surprised she did that.
They've got ways.
Does that mean that she just gave us clue
Of her being a golden globe nominee?
- Oh, yeah. - We did hear that.
Who are you thinking, rita? Who you feeling?
The golden globe clue, right?
Okay, so her song "tomorrow never dies"
From the james bond film was nominated for a globe.
Tonight's story was all about the early struggles,
And this lady, she struggled for many years before her big break
With her hit song "all I wanna do."
I'm gonna go with sheryl crow!
- Ken: Good guess. - Jenny: Not bad. Not bad.
All right. Ken, you're standing up.
- Why? - Ken: Yeah.
This may be riley keough of daisy jones & the six.
- I love riley! - Yes.
She is best known as elvis presley's granddaughter, lisa marie's daughter.
She was also nominated for a golden globe
For "the girlfriend experience."
So I think poodle moth may be the great riley keough.
Nick: All right. What do you got, jenny?
Jenny: I was thinking of two actresses
That now I believe were nominated on a show called "this is us."
- Mm. - Jenny: So last time I was thinking mandy moore.
But now this time I think this could be chrissy metz.
I know chrissy metz famously struggled before she got "this is us."
Then there was this past clue of an american flag on a book.
I think that was referring to her time
On "american horror story."
- Rita: That's good. - That's a great guess.
Thank you. Thank you.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
Let's hear it one more time for poodle moth.
She was giving swag and soul.
It was not what I expected at all.
Yeah, yeah. She came left turn.
♪ who is that?
Everyone standing up. Stand by, everybody.
Here we go, ladies and gentlemen.
All right, how are we feeling about these quarterfinals?
I don't want it to end. I love this show!
At this point, they're all coming with their a game. Anyone could take it.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer," the quarterfinals.
Yeah!
Nick: Completing the performances tonight
It is our fin-tastic group a champion, goldfish.
Take a look at this.
( vocalizing )
♪ another bites the dust
It feels incredible to be the group a winner!
The goldfish!
The best part of being here
Is honestly getting to do what I love.
I feel like I've been through a lot in my career.
When you're young and suddenly a role model,
There's a lot of pressure to live up to the expectations
And grow up in front of the whole world.
She got famous when she was young.
Maybe she's a teen star.
People wanted me to be one thing-- perfect.
But perfect is impossible.
The one thing that I am is resilient.
♪ the show must go on
In hollywood, you have to keep reinventing yourself.
♪ the show must go on
We're not the same from our teenage years to our adult years,
And thank god!
♪ the show must go on
Tonight I'm singing "unforgettable,"
And it would mean the world to make it to the semifinals.
Because while they say goldfishes don't have a great memory,
This experience is one I will never forget.
We'll never forget you, goldfish.
- Wow. - Wow.
♪ unforgettable
♪ that's what you are
- Oh, my god. - Wow.
♪ unforgettable
♪ though near or far
( vocalizing )
♪ like a song of love
♪ that clings to me
♪ how the thought of you does things to me ♪
Wow.
♪ never before
♪ has someone been more
♪ unforgettable
♪ in every way
( vocalizing )
♪ and forevermore
♪ that's how you'll stay
( vocalizing )
♪ that's why, darling
♪ it's incredible
♪ that someone so unforgettable ♪
♪ thinks that I am
- Whoo! - ♪ unforgettable
♪ too
( vocalizing )
- Wow! - Right?
- Wow! Glamorous! - Wow.
- Glamorous! - Goldfish, goldfish, goldfish, goldfish!
Goldfish, such a moving performance.
Everybody's on their feet. Panel, talk to her.
I just want to quickly say, you said that you will remember this forever.
- We will remember you forever after that performance. - Yes!
- ( laughing ) - whoo!
Jenny: I mean, the grace you have,
The emotions and the tone of your voice,
You are truly a starlet and a frontrunner in this competition.
Nick: Well, you know what time it is.
Let's see if we can get a clue to help us out.
- ( phone ringing ) - men in black, bring it out.
- ( ringing continues ) - phone's ringing.
- Goldfish, I think it's for you. - It's for me.
- The phone got scales on it. - Thank you, thank you.
- Hello? - Hey, babe.
I'm so happy to see you thriving in this competition,
But honestly, I knew you would all along.
You never back down from a challenge,
And you absolutely love to perform live.
- Aww. - The golden mask trophy's
Got goldfish's name all over it.
- So proud of you, babe. - She's crying.
The goldfish got emotional, too.
Goldfish, who is that message from that got you so emotional?
A real sexy man whom I love dearly.
( laughs ) if you couldn't tell by the voice.
A real sexy man. Apparently that is mr. Goldfish.
Is that helping you guys out? Did you hear what he said?
It really does, and I think I can speak on behalf of the entire panel,
The goldfish is nicole scherzinger, and I'll tell you why.
- Nicole! - It's nicole.
- That's not bad! - That was her fiancé thom.
All the clues just literally come straight from her mouth.
When you're young and suddenly a role model?
There's a lot of pressure to live up to
In front of the world as a pussycat doll.
- That's what nicole says! - It's true.
"people wanted me to be one thing-- perfect." that's what nicole is!
"in hollywood you have to keep reinventing yourself,"
And nicole did, from panelist to contestant. Bravo!
- Nick: That's good. - Jenny: And you know-- not bad.
And nicole can do anything. She can do it all.
Nicole, we got the bobble head for you! Bing!
- Sorry, goldfish, let me reel it back in. - Yeah, do it. Do it.
I think someone else who was a young star
Role model at a young age, went through a lot in her career,
She's been in the movies, she's been on tv shows.
I think that this might be hilary duff.
- Judges: Oh! - Hilary duff.
Ken: Good guess. What do you think, nicole?
- Is that a good guess? - What do you think, nicole?
- I'm not saying nothing. - All right.
Well, you know, I said derek hough earlier for gumball.
Could this be our first brother and sister competition?
- Whoa! - Robin: Oh!
Rita: Whoa, that would be cool.
Could this be julianne hough?
- Honestly, she could sing. - Robin: Man!
She was on "grease," live, right here on fox.
- She played sandy. Right? - Yeah. We love a family affair.
- Whoever you are, you are amazing. - Thank you.
Y'all make some noise for goldfish.
Love you, guys!
Men in black, please help her out.
- Studio audience... - Is it that time?
- Yeah. - ...Prestigious panel, you know what time it is.
Vote now for your favorite.
The top two singers will move directly into the semifinals.
The bottom two will battle it out
In the last high stakes smackdown of the season.
Trust me, you don't wanna miss it.
All right, we've poodle moth, gumball, clock, and goldfish.
Things are getting real, and we've seen this before,
But it doesn't get any less tense when that elimination happens.
I know!
♪ who is that?
- ♪ who is that? - Yes! Quarterfinals!
Welcome back. The votes have been tallied.
- Oh. - Oh, god.
The two singers with the least amount of votes are...
- Oh! - Rita: Oh, no!
- Don't do it! - ( music playing )
Oh.
Poodle moth and gumball.
Rita: Wow.
Nick: Goldfish and clock, congratulations.
You're safe, and you will be competing
In next week's semifinals.
- Congratulations. - Oh, it's gonna be a good smackdown.
- It's gonna be a good smackdown. - Wow.
- This is gonna be-- - I'm kind of shell-shocked right now.
- I know, I know. - This is getting real.
Poodle moth and gumball,
You'll both perform the same song
But with your own flair on it.
The panel will then vote and decide
Who moves on to the semifinals
And which famous face is getting revealed tonight.
- ( bell ringing ) - you guys ready?
- Yes! - Yes!
- It's time to smackdown!
In this corner,
Ready to steal the spotlight,
- It's poodle moth! - Yeah!
And in this corner,
- Ready to burst his opponent's bubble... - Uh-oh.
...It's the un-ball-lievable gumball!
( bell ringing )
Crowd: Gumball, gumball, gumball!
Nick: Poodle moth, you're up first.
On the count of three,
Two, one, smackdown.
I don't know who I'm rooting for!
♪ if I could turn back time
- Wow. - Yeah.
♪ if I could find a way
- Wow. - Rita: Ooh, beautiful vibrato.
♪ I'd take back those words that've hurt you ♪
- ♪ and you'd stay - different each time.
It does sound country again.
♪ I don't know why I did the things I did ♪
♪ words are like weapons, they wound sometimes ♪
Yes.
♪ I didn't really mean to hurt you ♪
♪ I didn't wanna see you go
♪ I know I made you cry, but, baby ♪
♪ if I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
♪ then you'd love me, love me, like you used to do ♪
♪ if I could turn back time
- Yes! - Whoo!
Whoo!
♪ if I could turn back time
- Whoa. - Wow, wow, wow.
♪ if I could find a way
♪ I'd take back those words that've hurt you ♪
♪ and you'd stay
♪ I don't know why I did the things I did ♪
♪ words are like weapons, they wound sometimes ♪
♪ I didn't really mean to hurt you ♪
♪ I didn't wanna see you go
♪ I know I made you cry, but, baby ♪
♪ if I could turn back time
Yeah!
♪ if I could find a way
♪ then you'd love me, love me, like you used ♪
♪ to do
♪ if I could turn back time
Nick: Wow.
Talk about a smackdown.
Man, oh, man.
Panel?
Wow, well, poodle moth continues to surprise us every time,
And then gumball just took the house down
With the rock and roll. That was great.
Beloved by the audience, beloved by us.
- It's gonna be a tough one. - Absolutely.
You guys should be proud of yourselves.
Panel, you know what time it is.
Vote now for your favorite.
I don't want to.
Who do you wanna see move on in the competition?
Ooh, it's tough.
Is it poodle moth?
Let me hear it. What do you guys think?
Nick: Or is it gumball?
Jenny: Who do we pick?
Nick: Who moves on to the semifinals,
And who's unmasking?
Stay right there to find out.
♪ who is that?
The singer taking the last spot...
- No, no, no. - Oh.
- Oh, shoot. - ...In the semifinals is...
Oh, my god. I'm so nervous right now.
Aah!
I know. I'm scared.
Who is it?
Gumball!
Oh, what?
Gumball, congratulations.
You get to keep it on.
Wow.
Good job, gumball.
We'll see you in the semifinals.
Head on back.
Y'all keep it going for gumball.
And while we're cheering,
Let's make some noise for poodle moth!
- Yeah! - Poodle moth!
- We love you! - Poodle moth!
Poodle moth, we hate to see you go,
But we can't wait to see who you are.
- Yes. - Robin: Yes, yes.
Jenny: We can't wait!
Panel, it's time for your final guesses.
Who wants to go first?
I'm gonna start this one off.
A lot of nashville clues.
You know, she talked about struggling early on.
She also mentioned that she had a friendship with my dad
That he had helped her in some way in her career.
And I remember that shania twain stayed at our house for a couple of weeks
Looking for a record contract.
I think that the poodle moth is, "man, I feel like a woman,"
Shania twain.
Jenny: I love it.
Earlier tonight I said poodle moth was riley keough,
But now I'm gonna go with someone I've guessed on a previous episode.
She's also a golden globe nominated superstar.
I believe poodle moth is melissa mccarthy.
Oh, wow.
Jenny mccarthy's cousin.
I don't think it's her, but I'm glad you do.
You know, I kept going between mandy moore
And chrissy metz from "this is us."
- Yeah? - Jenny: But chrissy metz,
I know she struggled before she was famous,
So I do think this could be chrissy metz, and I love her.
- Rita: Yeah. - Ken: Good guess.
Okay. Great guess.
Who you thinking?
You know, I'm throwing a new name because, again,
You have confused me the most.
Yeah.
Okay, so this golden globe lady,
She actually was nominated
For her song from "pearl harbor"
And the fireflies clue,
Her album was actually called "fireflies."
Is this country superstar, faith hill?
- Ken: Wow, good guess. - Jenny: Wow.
Okay, panel, you said it. That's it.
Let's see if any of you are correct.
Audience, say it with me.
All: Take it off! Take it off!
- Poodle! - All: Take it off!
- Moth! - Take it off!
- Rita: Who are you? Take it off! - Take it off!
- Poodle moth!
- ♪ I really wanna know - take it off!
- Come on! - ♪ who?
- Who is it, rita? - I don't know!
Oh, they're gonna do it. They're gonna do it.
- Aah! - ♪ who are you?
From the emmy award winning show, "this is us,"
- Chrissy metz! - Yeah!
- Jenny was right! - Oh, yeah!
Critically acclaimed actress and singer...
You were right!
Yes!
Oh, my gosh!
- Oh, my god! - Hi!
- Chrissy! - Jenny mccarthy got it right!
- Wow. - Jenny!
I can't even believe it. I can't.
- Good to see you. So amazing. - How are you?
Ken: Oh, my god. I have to say,
This is what a great actress and artist you are,
Just you were accessing your emotions in these clue packages,
We felt it.
- Thank you. - I really mean that.
- Thank you. - And it got to us.
- It's so good. - I appreciate that, ken.
Ken: I mean that.
Nick: But I gotta ask you, why'd you wanna do this show?
I still think I'm educating people on me being a singer,
So it was part of the reason why I wanted to do this show
And you know, okay, if I'ma go in,
We're really going full throttle.
- Yeah. - I'm like,
You don't even know how much sweat is in this suit.
Right, and they gave you wings which is not easy.
- They be ten foot wings. - Yeah, ten foot wings.
Heavy wings. And I was like, let me challenge myself.
And I'm glad that I did because I learned a lot about myself.
- Yeah! - You pulled it off.
And yeah, thank you, ken!
Ken: You pulled it off for real.
Thank you!
It has truly been a pleasure
- To have you on our show. - Thank you.
- Wow. - Nick: Ladies and gentlemen,
Let's give it up one more time
For chrissy metz.
Hey!
- Well done, jenny! - Yes!
Thanks, everyone! Hi, friends!
The celebrity guessing game reaches new heights next week
In our two-hour semifinal special...
- Whoo! - Yeah.
...But right now, put your hands together
For the artist formerly known as...
- Look at her. - ...The poodle moth...
...The amazing chrissy metz!
Oh, y'all gonna dance with me?
Hey!
♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪
♪ we just wanna make the world dance ♪
♪ forget about the price tag
♪ it ain't about the, what? Cha-ching, cha-ching ♪
♪ it ain't about the, what? Ba-bling, ba-bling ♪
♪ wanna make the world dance
♪ forget about the price, the price tag ♪
- Yeah! - Hey!
- Thank you guys so much! - Nick: So lovely.
Chrissy: I get to take off the outfit,
- The outfit, the outfit. - Ken: Yes!