( vocalizing )
♪ Baby, look at me
♪ And tell me what you see
♪ You ain't seen the best of me yet ♪
♪ Give me time
♪ And I'll make you forget the rest ♪
♪ I've got more in me
♪ And you can set it free
♪ I can catch the moon in my hand ♪
♪ Don't you know
♪ Who I am?
♪ Fame
♪ I'm gonna live forever
♪ I'm gonna learn how to fly
♪ High
♪ I feel it coming together
♪ People will see me and cry
♪ Fame
♪ I'm gonna make it to heaven ♪
♪ Light up the sky like a flame ♪
♪ Ooh, I'm gonna live forever
♪ Baby, you gon' remember my name ♪
♪ Remember, remember, remember ♪
♪ My name
Wow! What a way to start the show!
Nicole Scherzinger, everybody!
- Amazing! Amazing! - What's up, family?
Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy. Y'all give it up for Nicole.
Y'all head on up there.
It's Hall of Fame Night here at "The Masked Singer,"
and tonight we are celebrating the best of the best
- with three new contestants! - Robin: Whoo!
Yeah. They're each already in a prestigious hall of fame.
But are they talented enough
to join the Harp and Lambs in the semifinals?
- Whoo! - We gonna see.
Unfortunately, I have some bad news.
- Jenny: Oh, no. - Nicole: What?
Ken can't be here tonight.
- What? - No!
Nick: I know. So who y'all gonna boo?
Y'all ain't got nobody to boo.
- No! - But I do have some good news.
We have a star replacement
from the social media hall of fame
and Fox's "Call Me Kat."
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Leslie Jordan!
Whoo! Leslie J!
Whoo!
- Nick: I love this man. - Leslie!
Thank you for coming back!
Yeah, I seldom get invited back anywhere, so it's exciting.
Well, you ready to go hang out up over there with the panel?
Yes, I am. Let's do it!
Y'all keep it going for my man, Leslie Jordan.
Come on down!
So let's get into it.
Give it up for the singer celebrating the biggest day of their life.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's the Bride.
♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪
- Oh, cute! - Jenny: Oh, my God!
- What is that? - I don't know what to say.
She looks beautiful? Or scary?
- Athletic, I think. - Athletic. Thank you, Robin.
♪ Girls just wanna have fun
She's strong.
Nick: Talk about a Bridezilla.
All right, all right. I love you, too.
- Nick, Nick, Nick! - What? What is going on now?
- Oh! - Nick!
- Oh, my God, Joel McHale. - No way!
Ladies and gentlemen, it's TV's Joel McHale
from "Crime Scene Kitchen."
Is there a reason why you came out here with the Bride?
Hi. Anyway, have you seen-- has anybody seen Ken?
- All: No! - That's what we wanna know.
All right, look under your chairs.
He's standing full height.
He might be naked. I don't know where he is.
Nick: Well, you're one of his best frenemies.
So can you stay? Are you hanging out? Are you here or...
I will-- guys, I'll do you a solid.
- I'll stay, okay? I'll stay. - Yes!
- Let's do it. Let's do it. - That's Ken's jacket.
Good luck. Okay, here we go.
- Jenny: Come on, Joel! - Nick: Joel McHale.
Thank you.
Nick: Don't know what I'm doing with this.
So back to the show.
I propose we see what the Bride's all about.
Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today
for a Hall of Fame Night that I vow to rock.
Oh, there's a rose. Rose McGowan?
I'm always telling feel-good stories,
but let me explain how I ended up here alone
at this junkyard wedding.
Globe. Maybe somebody who's been on a world tour.
I have a rugged personality.
I live on the road selling out arenas
and I have an appetite for destroying things.
( roars, laughs maniacally )
So, I'm notorious for being in some of the messiest feuds.
I've gone a solo route, but I've come here to master--
master a new commitment with all you "Masked Singer" freaks.
So tonight, here comes the bride.
( roars )
♪ Don't you dare look back, keep your eyes on me ♪
Wait, is that a guy?
♪ I said, "You're holding back" ♪
♪ She said, "Shut up and dance with me" ♪
What? It's a guy!
♪ This woman is my destiny
♪ She said, "Oh, whoa!
♪ Shut up and dance with me"
Come on, clap your hands!
Okay, not only is it a dude. It's a rock dude.
♪ We were victims of the night
♪ A physical, chemical oversight ♪
♪ Dancing by the noon and the faded light ♪
♪ Oh, we were bound to be together ♪
♪ Bound to be together, yeah!
♪ She took my arm
♪ I don't know how it happened
♪ She took the floor and said
♪ "Don't you dare look back ♪
♪ Keep your eyes on me"
♪ I said, "You're holding back" ♪
♪ She said, "Shut up and dance with me" ♪
♪ This woman is my destiny
♪ She said, "Oh, whoa!
Shut up and dance with me, Leslie!
Are you having a good time tonight?
Oh, he went British. He said 'ello.
- Right. There's little accent. - 'Ey!
♪ Don't you dare look back
♪ Keep your eyes on me
♪ I said, "You're holding back" ♪
♪ She said, "Shut up and dance with me" ♪
♪ This woman is my destiny
♪ She said, "Oh, whoa!
♪ Shut up and dance
♪ Don't you dare look back
♪ Keep your eyes on me"
♪ I said, "You're holding back" ♪
♪ She said, "Shut up and dance with me" ♪
♪ This woman is my destiny
♪ She said, "Oh, whoa!
♪ Shut up and dance with me"
Come on!
♪ "Oh, whoa!
♪ Shut up and dance with me"
- I see you dancing, Jenny! - Oh, my God!
Come on! ♪ "Oh, whoa!
♪ Shut up and dance with me!"
Yeah!
- Oh, my gosh. - Wow. That was fun.
That was amazingly unexpected.
You're hitting me with your dragon tail.
- Hey, Nick. - Hey.
- 'Ello, love. - You know, I gotta tell you,
that's one thing I love about this show
is that you are always surprised, you know?
I thought you were a female before you opened your mouth,
and I was pleasantly surprised
because you sound like a real rock star.
- Robin: Yeah. - I'm bringing Tyrannosaurus Rexy
- back tonight, baby! - Oh, oh.
Nick: Indeed, indeed.
Tonight is the Hall of Fame Night.
All three contestants are GOATs in their own field.
Now with an onstage clue straight from his own field,
please welcome another GOAT.
If it's Ken, I'm gonna be mad.
( fanfare )
- ( bleats ) - ( crowd cheering )
Jenny: No way! Look! Nicole: Oh, my God!
- He's so cute. - ( bleats )
Nick: The Greatest Of All Time.
Jenny: That is hilarious.
A true GOAT.
Here's the clue, panel. Let's focus.
The medal actually says "Action Hero."
Oh!
I'm a take action kind of bride,
and I have no problem playing the hero,
amongst other things.
- That clears it up. - Right?
That didn't help you guys at all?
- No. - I mean, when we saw the clue on stage,
"Action Star," I was immediately thinking like,
oh, my gosh, is it Jean-Claude Van Damme?
- Or, like, Steven Segal? - Yes.
- But then I hear a bit of an accent. - Oh, my God.
- Do you guys-- Are there any English... - All: Yeah.
...rock star-like action heroes?
Nicole, I don't believe-- I think that accent is fake.
- I do, too. - Nicole: Really?
Yeah, I think he's putting it on.
But he was hitting some crazy stratospheric notes.
There was a snake pin, rock and roll clues,
and that British accent.
I think that this could be David Coverdale
from "Whitesnake."
Like, a real rocker.
Robin: Could be. Could be.
But we saw selling arenas,
and also there was something about destruction, right?
- Yeah. - Something breaking,
and he's known for breaking stuff onstage.
And the last clue that really gave it to me
was the globe with the crown on top.
- Carrots on top. - ( gasps )
- I think it's Carrot Top. - Oh, wow.
I don't think Carrot Top can hit those notes.
♪ I'm going with Carrot Top
Jenny: Listen, even though Ken's not here
you don't have to do Ken-like answers.
"I know exactly who this is!"
You'll be wearing this coat very soon.
"I was on 'The Hangover'!"
Whoever you are, you did an amazing job and you've got us stumped.
- Nick: There it is. - All right!
Keep it going for the Bride. What a reception!
- Yeah! - Yes!
You can stomp on back to your lair.
Whoo!
Nick: Here comes the Bride!
It's "The Masked Singer," y'all.
♪ Who is that?
Welcome back to "The Masked Singer" Hall of Fame Night.
Next up, the singer who not only destroys backyards, but stages, too.
Put your hands together for the Gopher!
♪ Like a rhinestone cowboy
- Oh, look at him! - Robin: Oh, yeah!
- ♪ Riding out on a horse - Got a little swag.
- ♪ In a star-spangled rodeo - Moving a little slow.
- Kind of tall. - ♪ Like a rhinestone cowboy
Set it off for the Gopher. Look who's popping up.
This Gopher is an intergalactic space cowboy
who earned his rightful spot in the Hall of Fame.
I used my out of this world imagination
to start a movement.
Started a movement? That's big.
It is Hall of Fame Night, Jenny.
And blazed new trails down many old town roads.
And you wanna know something wild?
My spaceship was placed in the ultimate hall of fame,
the Smithsonian.
Not bad for a party rocking doctor.
Now the doctors copy my method,
and even dogs want to be part of my legacy.
A glowing dog. Cesar Millan.
But no matter how many people sample my flavor,
I'm here to show everyone I'm the ultimate OG--
Original Gopher.
♪ It's your thing
♪ Do what you wanna do
♪ I can't tell you, who to sock it to ♪
♪ It's your thing, do what you wanna do ♪
♪ I can't tell you who to sock it to ♪
♪ If you want me to love you, maybe I will ♪
♪ Believe me woman, it ain't no big deal ♪
♪ Don't you need loving, just as bad as I do? ♪
Older guy. Sounds like an older guy.
♪ Make me no difference
♪ Who you give your thing to
♪ It's your thing, do what you wanna do ♪
♪ What you wanna do
♪ I can't tell you who to sock it to ♪
- ♪ It's your thing - ♪ It's your thing
- ♪ Do what you wanna do - ♪ Do what you wanna do
♪ Gopher can't tell you
♪ Who to do your thing to
- ♪ Oh! - Whoo! He's funky.
All right, make some noise in here!
Oh!
- ♪ It's your thing - ♪ It's your thing
- ♪ Do what you wanna do - ♪ Do what you wanna do
Yeah!
♪ I can't tell you
♪ Who to sock it to
♪ It's your thing
- ♪ Do what you wanna do - ♪ Do what you wanna do
♪ Gopher can't tell you who to give your thing to ♪
♪ It's your thing
Whoo!
Nick: It's the Gopher!
- That was awesome. - Go, Gopher!
All: Go, Gopher! Go, Gopher!
Go, Gopher! Go, Gopher!
That was so much fun, and that voice sounds very familiar
to me, but I don't know who it is.
That's an iconic voice. That's an OG right there
- ain't it, Nick? - Nick: That's an OG up in here.
The Gopher, can't spell Gopher without OG.
Gopher, I love you so much.
You are one of my absolute favorite contestants this whole entire season.
Leslie: We all grew up with that voice.
I can't place it though.
Yeah, it's iconic.
Yeah, I think it's Carol Burnett.
So it sounds like we need some clues, right?
Jenny: Yeah, we need some clues!
- Nicole: Yes! - Joel: Yeah.
Nick: Miss, can you grab that medal right off of the goat, please?
Do not feed the live prop!
- What's your name? - Crystal.
Give it up for Crystal, y'all. Brave Crystal.
What does it say, Nick?
"LOL."
Laugh out loud? A comedian?
- Ooh. - Oh!
Well, I guess I've been known to be funny.
You've danced to some of my jokes,
but ain't nothing funny about this Gopher game.
Nick: So did that help you guys out at all?
Well, you know, Nick, he said comedian.
Won a Grammy. LOL, he's funny.
Maybe like a Martin Lawrence.
I don't know if Martin Lawrence won a Grammy.
But Martin Lawrence could play any character
- and throw his voice. - ( jeering )
Nick: Oh, they giving you the Ken treatment.
All right, any other guesses? Leslie, what you got?
Oh, you guys, I literally have no idea who this is,
but I'm gonna put out some names.
Flavor Flav.
Flavor Flav?
Little Nas.
Little Nas X.
All of a sudden, Carol Burnett guess doesn't look so bad.
Jenny: Well, who do you think it is?
All right, listen, I'm gonna do a Ken Jeong impression and go...
"I know exactly who this is."
He said he is known to be funny.
Smithsonian, classic, like Richard Pryor, right?
Exactly. Like Redd Foxx.
That's why this is George Wallace.
Robin: Okay. All right.
- I thought that, too, for a second. - I like that.
Not bad. The audience did not hate that, Joel.
Thank you, audience, and you don't look ridiculous in those hats.
Robin: I got something going on here
because he said about doctors and dogs
sampled his flavor,
so when I think of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg...
I see where you're going.
Robin: ...somebody who famously does not come out.
Only came out 20 years ago for an award show.
Could this be the legend Sly Stone?
- Ooh. Okay. - Jenny: Yes!
This would be TV history!
That would be amazing.
Robin: One other name that it could be though,
"sampled my flavor."
And then the last one was space, space cowboys.
I think this could be the funkadelic parliament, Mr. George Clinton.
- If this is him, I bow down before you! - Come on!
That's a great guess.
Yeah!
Nick: I agree. The tone sounds similar.
Only thing I would say, Robin...
- Robin: Is his smell funky? - Not funky enough.
- It ain't funky enough. - It's not funky enough!
It ain't funky enough.
Maybe when he takes off the Gopher head,
it's gonna smell funky enough.
Well, this is one of the greatest of all time. We know that.
It's Hall of Fame Night.
So go ahead, Gopher,
you can dig your way back to the lair,
and we'll see you pretty soon
for the first big vote.
That's so cool.
Ha!
You could just tell his swag.
- Yo, he had to sit on a diamond encrusted situation... - Right?
...and one of the Men In Black was fanning him.
You know that's somebody huge. It is Hall of Fame Night, Jenny.
For sure.
♪ Who is that?
Welcome back to "The Masked Singer" Hall of Fame Night.
Whoo!
Hoping to devour the competition,
it's the Venus Fly Trap.
♪ Poison
- Oh, my God. That's so cool. - Oh, that's incredible!
♪ Poison
- ♪ She's dangerous - Whoa, yo, he's tall.
♪ Poison
( music continues )
And I don't think it's just a costume. I think this is a tall guy.
Yeah, it's a tall person.
Wow, look at that costume, y'all.
Becoming a Hall of Famer isn't easy,
but I've done it twice.
Orion's Belt? Maybe somebody in a space movie or space TV show?
The first time was in my twenties.
Nobody thought I could do it again in my 40s,
but I went down as one of the best in history.
I didn't stop there.
My greatest hit came in the next decade of my life,
and I guarantee every single one of you
has had a piece of me in your home at some point.
Horseshoe and a giant forehead.
It's Colts' Peyton Manning.
So tonight this all-star king of reinvention
is stepping back up to the plate with a performance
that's sure to earn a spot in the "Masked Singer" Hall of Fame.
♪ I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do ♪
- ♪ You're all right - Who is this?
♪ Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real ♪
♪ I say that you do
♪ You're outta sight
♪ So fee-fi-fo-fum
♪ Look out, baby, 'cause here I come ♪
♪ I'm bringing you a love that's true ♪
♪ So get ready, so get ready
♪ I'm gonna try to make you love me, too ♪
♪ So get ready, get read'
♪ 'Cause here I come
♪ Get ready, 'cause here I come ♪
♪ I'm on my way
♪ Get ready, 'cause here I come ♪
♪ If you wanna play hide and seek with love ♪
♪ Let me remind you
♪ It's all right
♪ But the loving you're gonna miss ♪
♪ In the time it takes to find you ♪
♪ It's outta sight
♪ So, fiddley-dee and fiddley-dum ♪
♪ Look out, baby, 'cause here I come ♪
♪ I'm bringing you a love that's true ♪
♪ So get ready, so get ready
♪ I'm gonna try to make you love me, too ♪
- ♪ So get ready, so get ready - Oh, my God.
- It's gonna drive me crazy! Who is this? - ♪ Cause here I come
- ♪ 'Cause here I come - ♪ I'm on my way
♪ Get ready, 'cause here I come ♪
♪ I'm on my way
- Whoo! - Yeah!
Yeah!
'Cause here comes the Venus Fly Trap.
That's how you trap!
I'm scared.
Venus Fly Trap done set it off out here.
Oh, my gosh. I love you so hard, Fly Trap.
Nick, this is my favorite costume of the entire season.
- Come on, guys. - Yes.
- Nicole: This is brilliant. - Nick: It's so amazing.
- I mean, it must be so hard to perform in that. - Right?
Aw, this comes real easy.
All right, well, we need some clues, right?
We do! Bring out the clues.
Joel: Nah, I'm fine.
I don't know what this coat is doing to me,
- but I know exactly who that is. - Oh, no.
Aw, ha, ha!
Carol Burnett.
Ha, ha!
Who told you? Who told you?
- All right, well, let's welcome back the GOAT. - Hey!
( fanfare )
Oh, my God. The GOAT!
Nicole, from one GOAT to another GOAT,
do you wanna go meet Hawkeye?
Yeah, come on. Thanks, Nick.
Nick: Go head on.
Nick, I saw this goat checking me out backstage.
So it's time to return the favor.
Nick: There it is.
Thank you. Hi!
You know, this isn't-- can I, uh-huh, oh.
Oh, he has no interest in me. That's okay.
Nick: Such a beautiful, beautiful GOAT.
- Call me. - Nick: Hawkeye.
- Y'all make some noise for Hawkeye the GOAT. - Hawkeye.
Jenny: I can't believe it took us eight seasons
to bring out farm animals on this show.
I'm your Vanna White to your Pat Sajak.
Thank you.
Nicole, then bring me a vowel, baby.
You have to buy it, Jenny.
Okay, the clue says, "One Hundred Million."
- Jenny: What? - Nicole: Ooh, one hundred million.
Ah, always believe in yourself.
I did. I took the punches,
I took the blows, and look at me now.
- Punches, blows? - I'm a big Venus Fly Trap.
He's a boxer.
Nick: Leslie, what you got?
Well, I saw Orion's Belt.
A belt, maybe like a fighter.
- Yeah. - Ooh.
Leslie: Yeah, and this is a Hall of Fame Night,
so I think this could be
- Hall of Fame boxer Mike Tyson. - ( jeering )
Oh, hush! He's had a long career!
Nicole: Yes, he has.
But what about someone like the king of reinvention like Bo Jackson.
- ( laughing ) - He's--
- He's laughing. They like it. - He's laughing at your guess.
- They laugh when I'm right. - Joel: Oh.
That's not bad.
Look, Nick, if I'm going off of the gold medal, right?
Them dollars and them vocals,
I'm thinking it's an NBA player.
( laughing )
- Nicole: Okay? - Jenny: See?
Venus likes that.
Someone who has won the Olympics, maybe Charles Barkley?
( laughing )
We all don't know, okay?
Robin: Okay, you guys are all wrong.
He was a fighter.
He was successful in his twenties and his forties,
but when it says his biggest hit was a decade later,
that would be the George Foreman Grill.
- Yes! - ( Venus Fly Trap laughing )
Robin: That's George Foreman.
And he said, "You had a piece of me at your home."
That's 'cause we all had a George Foreman Grill at one point.
- Yup. - Oh!
That would make sense for the one hundred million.
- Nicole: That's pretty good. - Nick: There it is.
Oh, that was good! That was really good.
That is a good guess,
and it seems the audience loves it,
and we loved that performance!
Y'all keep it going for the Venus Fly Trap!
Snack on some flies backstage.
Oh, yeah, get ready.
We see three outstanding performances,
and we've heard from the panel.
Now, studio audience,
it's time for you to vote for your favorite.
The results and our first unmasking of the night
when we come back.
You have to think Hall of Fame.
We could be dealing with some of our biggest stars
and names we've ever had on this show.
- I mean, that's why I'm here tonight. - Yes.
- You're welcome. - Yeah.
♪ Who is that?
Welcome back to "The Masked Singer" Hall of Fame Night.
Is the honeymoon over
for the monster-talented Bride?
Is he one and done, or is there light
at the end of the tunnel for the Gopher?
Gopher! I dig it!
Or did the Venus Fly Trap
make a meal of it?
We are about to see.
Leaving us tonight
and unmasking first is...
Oh!
Oh, my God! It's driving me crazy.
The Venus Fly Trap.
Jenny: Aw!
- Nick: Y'all show some love to the Venus Fly Trap... - No!
Bride and Gopher, head on back to the lair.
Get in your zone
because you're heading into the Battle Royale.
Show some love, y'all.
We are so sorry to see you go,
but can't wait to see who you are.
Panel, it's time for your final guesses.
What you got? Who wants to go first?
Jenny: Well, he said king of reinvention.
Played NFL, played baseball,
I think this is Bo Jackson! Hello, Bo!
- Bo knows. - Robin: Bo knows.
Nick: Bo definitely knows.
Nicole, what you got?
I mean, I saw the horseshoe.
It could be for their big old feet.
I think it's an NBA player.
I think this could be the legendary Charles Barkley, y'all!
That's a good one. C Bark.
Wow, the audience is hard on us today.
Nick: Oh, wow, they're hard on you on that one.
They like Bo Jackson better than that one.
Leslie, what you got?
I'm thinking as a clue, "piece of me in your home,"
Orion's Belt in space,
this could be boxer Mike Tyson.
- All right! - Oh, yeah, because he said the blows.
- Nick: That's a great hunch. - Good guess.
"A piece of me," biting off ears. That's good.
Robin: Biting. Yup. Yup.
That's great, Leslie. What are you thinking, Joel?
I think this guy was a huge movie star in the '80s,
and then he got nominated for the Oscar for "The Wrestler."
That's why I'm gonna go back because he needs redemption
after being the Gremlin,
it is Mickey Rourke again.
- Jenny: Oh, my God! - Robin: Yeah!
We love you, Mickey! We love you!
- Yeah, and there we go. - Mickey!
It's starting to feel like Ken's back in the room, y'all.
It's starting to feel like Ken's back.
Nick: Robin, what you got?
Okay, so the real clue was "in my twenties,
and I was successful in my forties again,
and then I had my biggest hit a decade later."
I think one of the most famous heavyweight boxers of all time.
I think this is George Foreman.
- Jenny: I love that guess! - Nicole: That would be amazing.
And I believe the final clue that said "one hundred million"
is how many grills George Foreman actually sold.
I owned one. I owned one.
- I have one. - Nick: A hundred million grills.
I bought a second one when I lost the first one.
Jenny: Me, too. Me, too.
Understood.
Well, panel, you've given your final guesses.
So you ready to see who this is?
- Let's see who it is! - Yeah!
- Come on, George! - Come on!
Audience, say it with me.
- All: Take it off! - Robin: Come on.
- Take it off! - ♪ Who, who, who, who
I don't even know how.
- Take it off! Take it off! - ♪ Who are you?
- This is a weird one. - Oh, my God, are you right?
- Who is it? Leslie, who is it? - ♪ I really wanna know
Men In Black, help us out.
- Oh, my God. Who is it? - ♪ Who, who, who are you?
Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise
for the two-time heavyweight champion of the world,
Olympic Gold Medalist, Boxing Hall of Famer,
and an amazing entrepreneur,
Mr. George Foreman!
- Yes! - Nick: The Champ is here!
Whoo!
Mr. Foreman, why in the world did you come on "The Masked Singer?"
- The greatest show on Earth. - Robin: Yeah!
That's George Foreman saying that.
- Jenny: Oh! - Nicole: That's right.
It was a lot of fun. All of a sudden now I wanna go
into the recording industry.
As you should!
I need a hit record now.
Yeah, Robin, write this man a hit record ASAP.
Oh, yeah, I need one myself,
but right after I have one, I'll send one to you.
I'm a huge fan, and we all know there are very few human beings
who can continue to fight
at the highest level into their forties
and that was quite an accomplishment.
What is the secret to your success, sir?
The George Foreman, lean, mean, fat-reducing Grill machine.
- Let's go! Let's go! - I love it!
- I'm gonna go buy some! - Nick: Okay!
- That's right! That's right! - Here!
Joel wants one right now.
I would like to buy one.
We've had a lot of unbelievable legends on this show,
but I think this is the loudest audience reaction
- we've ever had on this show. - Jenny: Yes!
The champ is in the building!
It has been an absolute pleasure
having you with us, champ.
Go ahead and go get changed
and we'll see you hanging out with us in the VIP section.
Ladies and gentlemen, one more time,
George Foreman!
Whoo!
The Battle Royale between Bride and Gopher
is going down right after the break.
Don't go anywhere.
♪ Who is that?
( fanfare )
Announcer: The time has come
for the Battle Royale!
- Yeah! - It's about to go down, Leslie.
The Gopher and the Bride
are going head to head in another Battle Royale.
Let's get it on.
And joining them tonight for one performance only,
from the drummer Hall of Fame,
the legendary Miss Sheila E.!
- Yes! - Nick: 'Ey, that's what we talking about!
- Oh! - Nicole: Yes!
Let the battle commence!
Here we go.
♪ Somebody once told me
♪ The world is gonna roll me
♪ I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed ♪
♪ She was looking kind of dumb
♪ With her finger and her thumb ♪
♪ In the shape of an "L" on her forehead ♪
♪ Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming ♪
♪ Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running ♪
♪ Didn't make sense not to live for fun ♪
♪ Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb ♪
♪ So much to do, so much to see ♪
♪ So what's wrong with taking the backstreets? ♪
♪ You'll never know if you don't go ♪
♪ You'll never shine if you don't glow ♪
Everybody!
♪ Hey now, you're an all star
♪ Get your game on, go play
♪ Hey now, you're a rock star
♪ Get the show on, get paid
♪ All that glitters is gold
♪ Only shooting stars break the mold ♪
Yeah!
Yes!
- Whoo! - That is awesome!
♪ Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me ♪
♪ I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed ♪
♪ She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb ♪
♪ In the shape of an "L" on her forehead ♪
It's like a recognizable voice.
♪ Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming ♪
♪ Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running ♪
♪ Didn't make sense not to live for fun ♪
♪ Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb ♪
♪ So much to do, so much to see ♪
Who is that, Leslie?
♪ So what's wrong with taking the backstreets? ♪
♪ Oh, you'll never know if you don't go ♪
♪ Yeah, you'll never shine if you don't glow, oh! ♪
♪ Hey now, you're a rock star
♪ Get your game on, go play
♪ Hey now, you're a rock star
♪ Get the show on, get paid
♪ And all that glitters is gold ♪
♪ Only shooting stars breaking the mold ♪
- Yeah. All right. - Yeah!
Nicole: Yes.
I'm a shooting star tonight, baby!
- Robin: Yeah! - Nick: Wow.
- Oh, I love a good Battle Royale. - Yeah!
Nick: A true Hall of Fame Battle Royale!
Sheila E, everybody.
- Whoo! - Nick: That was amazing.
That was freaking awesome, you guys.
- That was amazing. - I love the way you guys--
Yeah, exactly.
You each performed it your own way
and Bride, you wanna win, don't you?
- Yeah. - Jenny: He brought some energy
and A-game into this performance.
You were awesome!
But we had that OG swag of the Gopher too, setting it off.
Whoo.
- He's so cool, Nick! - Aw, yeah!
- Nicole: He's so cool! - Nick: Indeed, indeed.
I know who that gopher is, but I don't know.
And Bride, you're little like me, I can tell, little.
You can tell?
Yeah, just little like me.
- Really? - Uh-huh.
- All right. - I may be wrong.
Don't feel bad. They're usually wrong.
- Yeah, that's true. - We're always wrong.
All right, panel, well, their fate is in your hands.
Your votes will decide who takes the crown
and who takes a private jet up out of here.
It's so hard to say goodbye so soon.
We'll have the dramatic results and another celebrity unmasking
right after the break.
Sheila E, take us out!
Get it, Joel. Get it, Joel. Get it, Joel.
Yes, Leslie!
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
♪ Who is that?
( whistling )
The king or queen of "Masked Singer" is...
Who is it?
The Bride!
- Judges: Oh! - The Bride!
Congratulations, Bride.
You are one step closer to the Golden Mask Trophy.
Head on back to your lair.
Give it up for the Bride.
And keep showing that love for the Gopher.
We hate to see you go, but we can't wait to see who you are.
Panel, you know what time it is.
It's time to guess.
Yes, it's for your final guesses, please.
Leslie?
You know, in the clues, he said the word "flavor."
He also said Grammy, and he's been nominated.
This is Flavor Flav!
I love it. Joel, what you got?
Because of the LOL and the '70s,
I still think it is comedian, George Wallace.
No. Even Sheila E was like, "That's whack."
Nick: Jenny?
Jenny: I was also thinking comedian,
but he can sing.
So I'm thinking old school, R&B Hall of Famer.
Bootsy Collins.
Oh, Sheila, what were you gonna say? No, nuh-uh.
Nick: Bootsy's a little taller, right?
All right, Robin, what you got?
The thing that got me in the clue packages
the sample my flavor and other doctors copy my method.
I was thinking this has to be one of the greatest producers
or record makers of all time who has been sampled
by the new generation.
I definitely think this is George Clinton.
All right. Nicole?
Nicole: I am picking up
whatever Robin has been putting down.
- Look, we saw the dog, y'all. - Yeah.
♪ Atomic dog
I said, ♪ Bow wow wow yippie yo, yippie yay ♪
I think it's the one and only George Clinton, y'all!
You never know.
Let's see if the panel is correct.
We need to know who are you?
Audience, say it with me.
All: Take it off! Take it off!
- ♪ Who, who, who, who - Take it off!
- Take it off, George! - All: Take it off!
- Who is this? - ♪ Who, who, who, who
Take it off! Take it off!
- Take it off! - ♪ I really wanna know
- Go, Gopher! - Take it off!
- ♪ Who, who, who are you?
Take it off!
There it is!
The legendary, iconic, Mr. Funkadelic,
Dr. Funkenstein,
the one and only, George Clinton!
- Wow! - A legend is in the building.
Hall of Fame Night on "Masked Singer."
We got two Hall of Famers Georges on tonight.
We love it. Tell me, man,
what was it like being inside that Gopher costume?
Man, it's hot as hell in this,
but I'm cool, y'all.
We saw you's cool strutting the whole time with the Gopher.
- Yes! - We love it, man,
and you had so much fun on here.
What made you want to do "The Masked Singer?"
Man, y'all always having too much fun on here.
I saw T-Pain on this thing.
I saw Gladys. Dion.
I had to get some of this.
- Yeah, well, you got some. - I got some.
- Nick: You got some. - Thank you, guys.
Aw, man, obviously your music has inspired so many of us
and still does today. That's the thing.
When you-- when you...
- I like this guy. - Hey, facts. That's real.
When you are an original, from your stage shows
to the music that comes out of the speakers by itself,
nothing else feels and sounds like it.
The Mothership.
I'm just freaking out 'cause we got George Clinton and we got Sheila E...
- And George Foreman. - Robin: What?
I'm so glad Ken's missing
'cause I get to say I was in the room with you guys, so.
Yeah, and it's been such a joy having you here.
Let's give it up one more time for the Gopher.
( barking )
The funkiest Gopher you will ever meet.
The dog is in the building.
- Yes, yes! - ( barking )
Nick: Hold up. Sheila E is coming up on stage.
You gonna sing with me.
Nick: Oh, it's about to go up up in here.
The Bride will be back next time
to compete against two brand new secret celebrities
in our Comedy Roast Special.
But right now please make some noise
for the artist formerly known as the Gopher,
George Clinton!
Let's go!
Make some noise in here!
Come on!
Put your hands in the air.
♪ You've got a real type of thing going down, getting down ♪
♪ There's a whole lot of rhythm going round ♪
Everybody, let me hear you!
♪ Ow, we want the funk Where's it?
♪ Give up the funk
♪ Ow, we need the funk
- Come on. - ♪ Gotta have that funk
- ♪ We need the funk - ♪ Turn this mother out
Come on.
♪ Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up ♪
- ♪ We want the funk - ♪ Yeah, we want the funk
- Oh! - Whoo!
♪ This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine ♪
It's Emmy award-winning star, the amazing Leslie Jordan!
- ♪ Let it shine - We love you, Leslie.
Wow, I'm not worthy. I mean, this is too much.
- You are awesome! - Whoo!