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Nick cannon: Our childhood memories are some

of the best clues to who we are.

Growing up, I always knew that one day

I'd be at the top of my game

wearing a pink tuxedo.

I used to be the chicken of the sea,

but now I feel fearless under this mask.

The best part of having hair like this as a youngster?

Playing hide and seek.

As a kid I never imagined

I'd be in a competition like this.

But now I'm here,

and it warms my coldblooded heart.

( eastern european accent ) baby alien is still baby,

but he growing up fast.

Now pussycat doll and jenny fight over baby alien.

- I am gonna adopt baby alien. - No, I'm adopting baby alien.

I like! Hee-hee!

Last week it was bedtime

for robin's childhood bff the giraffe.

Legendary actor, brian austin green!

- Oh, my god. - ♪ who is that?

- Tonight... - Whoa!

...Group b bounces back

to the playground for the playoffs.

- ♪ and I know - what?

- ♪ that my heart will - I want to go to your show, whoever you are. I love you.

Grab your snacks and juice packs...

- All right, that's it. - Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no. You didn't let me finish.

- I can't take it. - I have a lot to say!

The masked jamboree starts in...

- Whoa! - What kind of show is this?

- Let me make sure you're good right here. - Ken: Oh, wow.

- Oh, my god. - You know, I got you. I got you, you know.

( music playing )

♪ who are you?

♪ who, who, who, who

♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪

♪ who are you?

- ♪ who, who, who, who - hey!

♪ oh, I really wanna know

♪ who are you?

Welcome to "the masked singer,"

the show that has your favorite celebs

singing their covered faces off.

You guys ready to have a good time?

- Yes! - Yeah, nick.

Tonight is the group b playoffs,

and last week everyone was floored

with that giraffe unmasking.

They had no idea that it was brian austin green,

not even former think twice bandmate robin thicke.

I didn't see it coming. A lot changes over 25 years.

Nick: Okay, battling it out in the group b playoffs

are serpent, crocodile, baby alien,

whatchamacallit, and seahorse.

Only four can move on to the group b finals,

and tonight we're headed down memory lane

with some clues from their childhood.

And speaking of children, let's say hello to our panel.

Nicole scherzinger!

- Jenny: Oh! - Oh, my god!

- Dr. Ken jeong! - Oh!

You'll be hearing from my lawyers.

- The adorable jenny mccarthy wahlberg. - Jenny: Oh, my god.

- ( squealing ) - jenny!

And the charismatic robin thicke.

- Robin: Oh! - Still showing his chest off.

Still don't know how to use a button.

Nick: And who is our guest panelist this week?

- Let's take a look. - ( laughter )

that's a dumb, stupid face.

He is a show favorite, a fan favorite.

He was just here a week ago. Reveal yourself.

- Where is that dumb face? - Yeah!

- Oh, my god. - Oh, my god.

Great outfit!

That's pretty good.

- Oh, my goodness. Okay, all right. - Nick: Oh!

- Oh, my god. - He's got the diamond shoes on, ladies and gentlemen.

Nicole: No, those don't look like the real diamond shoes that nick has.

- No, they look glued on. They look glued on. - Yeah.

It's the nick cannon wannabe rick cannon right here.

- Good job, ricky. Ricky cannon. - How dare you?

I briefly dated mariah carey, so she gave me these, too.

Hey, hold on, hold on, you guys. We all saw our baby pictures.

I want to see nick's. I have the remote control.

- Oh. - Oh!

- Jenny: There you go! - ( cheering )

- bowtie fresh. - Still wearing a bowtie.

I never take off the bowtie, baby.

All right, well, let's dive right into tonight's competition.

We're starting off with the serpent.

When we last saw him, he floored the panel

with his smooth as silk voice.

Here are some new clues that will have you rattled.

( music playing )

singing as the serpent has been

like a childhood dream come true for me.

You see, I've taken an unorthodox path to get here.

Starting out, I could barely make rent.

Rent? Was he in "rent"?

- To get by, I sold clothes. - There's a doctor in the back there.

Ta-da! I did manual labor.

- Aah! I had patience. - ( doorbell ringing )

but all I heard from the gatekeepers was...

All: No!

No!

But I stayed driven...

- Pink cadillac. - ...And finally broke through.

In a way, those initial failures

were my gateway to "the masked singer."

the foundation of hard work I've built over the years

is finally paying off,

and I never want this dream to end.

( music playing )

♪ we're in the homestretch

♪ of a hard time

♪ we took a hard left

♪ but we're all right

♪ yeah, life sure can try

♪ to put love through it

♪ but we've built this right

♪ so nothing's ever gonna move it ♪

♪ when the bones are good, the rest don't matter ♪

♪ yeah, that paint could peel, glass could shatter ♪

♪ let it rain

- ♪ you and I remain the same - wow, he's incredible.

♪ when there ain't a crack in the foundation ♪

♪ baby, I know any storm we're facing ♪

♪ will blow right over while we stay put ♪

♪ house don't fall when the bones are good ♪

♪ you see, the rest don't really matter ♪

- ♪ yeah - wow!

♪ let it rain, let it rain, let it rain ♪

♪ yeah

♪ 'cause when there ain't a crack in the foundation ♪

♪ baby, I know any storm we're facing ♪

♪ will blow right over while we stay put ♪

♪ the house don't fall when the bones are good ♪

- oh, my lord. That was incredible. - Wow.

- Yay! - Yeah!

Wow, another sin-sational performance.

- Whoo! - Nick, I honestly have

a little bit of snot remnants

in my nose right now from tearing up.

Serpent, I love your voice.

And a big part of the reason why I love this show

is that people get to come

and showcase their true god-given talent,

so thank you so much for being on here.

Joel: Yeah, I thought the song was amazing.

I thought the singing was amazing.

I couldn't see your face, so it didn't mean as much to me.

I'm kidding. It's fantastic! I wish I could sing like that.

Indeed. Well, nothing tells you more about a person's character

quite like their childhood, so bring out the childhood clue.

- Ken: Aww. - ( honking )

- what is that? - Nicole: What's that?

Is that a baby bottle? What in the hell?

Got clues?

This baby bottle

should get your wheels turning.

- Ah. - Four-wheel drive, eh?

- Y'all picking up on anything? - So I could connect to someone

in the "got milk?" campaigns.

- Oh! - Taye diggs.

- Ken: Oh, wow. - Robin: Oh!

Jenny: Not just from "got milk?,"

but also scrubs for the tv show "private practice."

- that's right. - He was also in "rent."

- I think taye diggs is a very good guess. - And taye can sing.

- Taye diggs. - Robin: Taye can do it all.

- That's good! - We're here for that.

Joel: Look, I could tell from the voice,

and then all that doctor stuff,

I think it's the dreamy blue-eyed doctor

from "grey's anatomy," jesse williams.

All: Ah.

- Nick: Nicole, what you got? - Nicole: This is a tough one.

- I saw books in the clue package. - That's right.

His last two albums were named from books of the bible.

I'm just gonna go with brian mcknight.

- Robin: Wow. - Jenny: I like it.

Brian mcknight is much larger than that person.

Um, joel, are you here? Okay, wait.

He is also one of the most--

I don't know if you all know this about brian mcknight,

he is one of the most grammy-nominated artists

- without actually having won a grammy. - Nick: Having won one.

- Wow. - I like it.

Wait. If you get nominated a lot for grammys, do you get shorter?

Yes.

Yeah, you gotta carry the weight of not winning.

- So many nominations. - Yeah.

I mean, if you're not a huge recording star,

- you should be. That was so well done. - Robin: Absolutely.

- Wow. - Jenny: Can't wait to see who you are 'cause I have no idea.

- Ken: Yeah! - All right, make some noise for the serpent.

- Brian mcknight! - Thank you, serpent.

- Shut up, joel. - I love you, brian mcknight.

Nick: Did the serpent take a bite out of the competition?

Use that hashtag and let us know how you feel.

Serpent: If my younger self could see me now, I think he'd be thrilled.

I don't need to sleep anymore because this experience

is better than my dreams.

♪ who is that?

I feel like the stakes are so high.

I feel like people are coming out and they're not like,

"oh, I'll save that." they're like, "nah, I'm about to stay."

- right? - "somebody's going home tonight,

- and I'm gonna hit them with my best." - yeah.

You know, strong singers

is not always what makes this show so great.

It's the personalities, it's the charisma,

- it's their backstories. - Totally.

Welcome back to "the masked singer" group b playoffs.

Our singers are locked and loaded for battle.

Does crocodile have what it takes to go all the way?

Here are some new clues that will have you yelling, "oh, snap!"

( music playing )

crocodile: Becoming the crocodile has really revived

my love for performing,

something I haven't felt this passionately about

since I was a kid.

- Skull and crossbones. - He's a pirate.

When I was young, I was just a poor nobody with a dream.

I remember standing in my backyard

performing to each weed and rose petal.

But my own father didn't believe in my talent.

When I finally got my first paycheck for 100 bucks,

I handed it straight to him.

"look, pa, I made it."

- ( music continues ) - he was so proud.

He cried actual crocodile tears and believed in me.

A few years later, shazam.

Shazam. Zach levi.

My field of dreams became a field of reality.

Tonight, I'm putting the toxic parts of my past behind me

and delivering nothing but love on this stage.

Aww. I love him.

( music playing )

♪ baby, can't you see?

♪ I'm calling

♪ a guy like you should wear a warning ♪

♪ it's dangerous

♪ I'm falling

oh, my god.

♪ too high, can't come down

♪ it's in the air spinning 'round and 'round ♪

♪ can you feel me now?

Ho sounded completely different last time.

♪ with a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride ♪

♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪

♪ with the taste of the poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you

♪ don't you know that you're toxic? ♪

what's happening?

♪ with the taste of your lips, I'm on a ride ♪

come on!

♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪

♪ with a taste of the poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you

♪ don't you know that you're toxic? ♪

♪ intoxicate me now

♪ with your loving now, I think I'm ready now ♪

♪ oh, yeah, intoxicate me now ♪

♪ with your loving now, I think I'm ready ♪

♪ don't you know that you're toxic? ♪

- nick: Oh, yeah! - Come on! Let's go to croc's concert!

What a performance!

Letting it all-- that's a professional right there!

That was amazing.

We haven't really seen this diverse of a transformation...

- Right? - ...In between two performances.

I mean, the first performance was the strong rock vocal.

And this was sexy. I felt fully seduced right now.

And I think we're gonna get something extremely different from you each time.

- That's a pleasure. That's a pleasure. - Yes!

All right, well, let's find out a little more about this croc star.

Bring out the childhood clue.

- Uh-oh. - Oh, it's a baby croc.

- Oh. - It's a piñata.

Do you-- oh, I get to actually break it?

- Be careful! - Really?

- Whoa! Whoa! - Get it! Get it! Get it out!

- Get it, nick. - This is brutal.

- There we go! - Nick is getting a workout.

- Joel: Okay, okay. - It's little dolphins.

What? All that for little dolphins?

Nick, don't worry. You can still make shoes out of it later.

All right, crocodile, while I'm catching my breath--

are you okay? You look winded, nick.

- You tell us about your clue. - Oh, my gosh.

I just cracked the case wide open

because this clue has an important porpoise to it.

Ah! I still don't get it.

Nicole: I'm completely stumped.

I've got so many different names in my head right now...

- I know, it's-- yeah. - ...To be honest with you, but I'm thinking, like,

with the rainbow last time, maybe it's adam lambert.

Robin: See, that's what I was just thinking.

- Between the strength of the rock vocals... - Adam can sing anything.

To the sensuality and the precision of that falsetto...

- Yeah. - ...It could be adam lambert.

Ken: Well, initially just from the clues,

I was thinking someone

who's an actor, someone who's a superstar.

But then this performance, I am a huge lenny kravitz fan.

The falsetto just reminded me, "it ain't over till it's over"

is one of my favorite songs of all time.

And then, like, the american flag,

I was thinking about his cover of "american woman."

- that's actually really good. - So there you go, lenny kravitz. All right!

I like that guess. I'm not embarrassed of you anymore.

Look, after all the clues and that performance,

it sounds like he can change his voice.

And then all the southern stuff.

I don't know what's going on with his father,

but this guy was in "dolphin tale,"

and then there was dolphins in the piñata.

That's why I think it's harry connick, jr.

Ah! You guys got some good guesses.

That is not a bad guess. Whoa!

- Where did he go? - Nicole: Disappeared.

I didn't know how to end the bit.

Nick: Well, one thing we do know,

- it was an outstanding performance. - Robin: Yes, sir!

One more time for the pink crocodile.

Were our panel's crocodile guesses a crock of you know what?

Tell us what you think.

It feels great that I was able to thrill

and confuse the panel with my vocals.

And now I get to add "seduced robin thicke" to my resume.

♪ who is that?

♪ who is that?

Welcome back to "the masked singer."

things are only heating up in our group b playoffs.

Last time we saw baby alien, he had our panel stumped.

If he still has you alienated because you can't come up with any good guesses,

maybe this will help.

( music playing )

baby alien: Baby alien training hard

to be most special competitor ever.

I practice wearing 30-pound backpack at home.

Hmm. And do hours of puppet choreography.

♪ 'cause I gotta have faith

and it's paying off.

The earthlings like me.

♪ I gotta have faith

I may be baby,

but I am wise beyond my light years.

And I've made it my duty

to help others on the same flight path.

See, I've been roasted before.

Maybe he's done a comedy central roast?

Under beaming spotlight of big city,

- I had my public relationships probed... - Hot dog. Could be chicago.

...And experienced close encounters with money-hungry sharks.

Could be one of the 400 cameos in "sharknado."

now, I can help baby-er aliens avoid same sandtraps

and to take things slow.

But tonight, I go full speed ahead.

Baby alien want to w-I-n.

Win, win, win!

Wow. I don't know what's happening.

( music playing )

♪ so this is what you meant

♪ when you said that you were spent ♪

♪ and now it's time to build from the bottom of the pit ♪

♪ right to the top

♪ don't hold back

♪ packing my bags

♪ and giving the academy a rain check ♪

♪ I don't ever want to let you down ♪

♪ I don't ever want to leave this town ♪

I know. It's a comedian, I think.

♪ 'cause after all

♪ this city never sleeps at night ♪

♪ it's time to begin, isn't it? ♪

♪ I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit ♪

♪ I'm just the same as I was

♪ now don't you understand

♪ I'm never changing who I am ♪

let's go, judges, on your feet!

♪ I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit ♪

♪ I'm just the same as I was ♪

♪ just the same as I was ♪

♪ now don't you understand

hey! Hey! Come on, joel!

♪ I'm never changing who I am ♪

♪ it's time to begin, isn't it? ♪

♪ I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit ♪

♪ I'm just the same as I was ♪

♪ don't you understand

♪ I'm never changing who I am ♪

nicole: Hey!

Wow!

Out of this world, baby alien.

- That's my baby, nick. - My baby!

- Nick: That's your baby? - That's my baby. I'm so proud of my baby.

- Muah, muah, muah - this is harder.

That was the most inspirational rock ballad

I've ever heard from a baby alien.

- You know what I mean? - Yeah. Yeah, good point.

That was a huge comeback from last time.

- Jenny: Night and day. - Muah, muah, muah.

I think I'm more blown away by the costume, and I'm not kidding.

I've never seen a washing machine

with a tiny football player perched on the edge of it.

It's a space crib, and that's a baby alien in the galactic crib.

All right, well, the baby alien emerged from the sky,

but what childhood clue will emerge onto this stage?

Let's find out together. Bring out the clue!

Bring it out.

Ooh, a toy fire truck.

You got some good leg strength. All right.

This particular toy

is near, dear to my hearts.

But, joel mchale,

you're hot on my trail.

Oh, anybody who took over your job?

Oh, it's daniel tosh.

But tom brady popped into my head for some reason.

- What? - Nick: Tom brady?

I think ken's bad guessing is rubbing off on you.

No, I'm not guessing that. I'm not guessing that.

They have an eastern european accent,

and his real last name is banadinovic,

which is an eastern european name, a russian name.

And I did a movie with him, so I think it's eric bana.

- Oh! - And he's australian.

The australian fires thing, right?

- So I think it's eric bana. - Oh, my god.

- I love it. - That's amazing.

- It's not bad. - Why are you saying it like you're surprised?

- Because I am. - ( laughter )

okay, so we heard the eastern european accent.

It made me think it could be sacha baron baby cohen.

Good one. This could be baby borat up here.

Or could be jeff dunham,

obviously famous for his comedian puppeteer work.

- Yes. - And "baywatch" was in the clue

and he went to baylor.

- All: Oh! - Ken: Good guess.

All right, ken, what you got?

I'm thinking, like, so many "baywatch" clues.

I was thinking about david hasselhoff, my buddy.

But that might be a little bit of a misdirect.

So I have to go with the next logical choice,

"twilight" hunk taylor lautner.

Let me finish. Taylor lautner of the "twilight" films,

he was the baby, the baby of the cast, right?

The young one. The baby. It's a baby alien.

We saw a shark in the clues.

Taylor's big break in hollywood was playing sharkboy

in "the adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl in 3-d."

- ( snoring ) - you talked the baby to sleep.

- All right, that's it. - Whoa, whoa, whoa!

No, no! You didn't let me finish.

- Yay! - I'm not through. No, no!

- Taylor lautner! I have a lot to say. - Yay!

- Yes! - Get out of here.

That is awesome, and so was this performance by the baby alien.

- Keep it going. - Good-bye, little baby.

- Bye-bye. - Good-bye, little baby.

- Baby alien: Bye-bye. - Nick: Did our panel's baby alien guesses

have you crying like a baby?

Baby alien: The panel says baby alien is stepping up his game,

and I think the earthlings mean I did good job.

Most excellent news.

- Nick: Coming up... - ( vocalizing )

I've been around some incredible vocalists.

That is one of the best vocals I've ever heard.

And an unmasking of epic proportions.

- Everybody was way off! - What is going on here?

♪ who is that?

Welcome back to "masked singer" group b playoffs.

- Whoo! - Next up we have the whatchamacallit.

If he still has you scratching your head for decent names,

here's some more new clues.

So, whatchamacall this?

( music playing )

whatchamacallit: Here at "the masked singer"

I can really let my hair down.

Shout out to my glam squad, though.

It takes 36,524 brush strokes

to make whatcha camera ready.

But I love this hairy situation I've got myself into.

I'm free, free, free!

But it's taken some rough patches to get through.

At the time, I was at the height of my career,

ready to dance like never before.

- Looks like the movie "up." - yep, like "up."

then I got the whatchamacall that shook my world.

- ( phone ringing ) - ( garbled speaking )

the news was deflating.

My mom was in bad shape.

Aww, he's a mama's boy.

I wanted to be by her side,

but she wanted me to continue to ride.

She made me realize my dream was her dream,

so I pushed forward.

And now she's gonna freak when she finds out

I'm the bigwig on stage tonight.

Aww, so cute!

( music playing )

♪ shake it

oh!

♪ you know I got it, if you want it, come get it ♪

♪ stand next to this money, like, eh, eh, eh ♪

♪ shake your money maker like somebody's 'bout to pay ya ♪

♪ don't worry about them haters, keep your nose up in the air ♪

♪ you know I got it, if you want it, come get it ♪

♪ stand next to this money, like, eh, eh, eh ♪

♪ shake, shake, shake your money maker ♪

♪ like you were shaking it for some paper ♪

♪ took your mama nine months to make ya ♪

♪ might as well shake what ya mama gave ya ♪

♪ you, you looking good in them jeans ♪

- hey! - ♪ I bet you look even better with me in between ♪

♪ I keep my mind on my money, money on my mind ♪

♪ but you's a hell of a distraction when you shake your behind ♪

♪ jay-o up on the right side, pouring some cups ♪

♪ whole hood is to the left, and they ain't giving a... ♪

♪ so feel free to get loose and get carried away ♪

♪ by tomorrow you forgot what you was saying today ♪

♪ don't forget about this feeling that I'm making you get ♪

♪ all the calories you burn from me making you sweat ♪

♪ mile high points you earn when we taking my jet ♪

♪ how everywhere you turn, I'll be making you... 'cause you can ♪

♪ shake your money maker like somebody's 'bout to pay ya ♪

♪ I see you on my radar, don't you act like you afraid of... ♪

ah, ah, ah!

♪ you know I got it, if you want it, come get it ♪

♪ stand next to this money, like, eh, eh, eh ♪

♪ shake your money maker like somebody's 'bout to pay ya ♪

♪ don't worry about them haters, keep your nose up in the air ♪

♪ you know I got it, if you want it, come get it ♪

♪ stand next to this money, like, eh, eh, eh ♪

( judges cheering )

- hey! - Nick: Shake, shake,

shake your money maker.

- He can dance. - I love it.

Whatchamacallit shaking his money maker up here.

Whatchamacallit, you came here to play.

- That was amazing. - Yes!

I thought it was better than last time,

so, dude, you keep climbing up.

'ey, 'ey, 'ey!

That was good, ken.

Well, the whatchamacallit definitely did his thing.

He's getting his hair all out of-- I'm gonna make sure you're good right here.

- Ken: Oh, wow. - Oh, my god.

- I appreciate it, nick. - I got you. I got you.

Well, we'll be right back with "last looks" by nick cannon.

- All right, good job, nick. - Whatchamacallit, where is that childhood clue?

- Men in black, bring it out! - Ooh, yes.

- Oh! - Is that a painting?

Nicole: It's a book.

Joel: "hairy tales of the whatchamacallit."

- ken: "whatcha fam." - by doodad doohickey.

Oh, I love his books.

I love a bedtime story, and I'm an open book.

So, ken, you should know exactly who I am.

- Whoa. - Oh, ken!

- The pressure's on you. - Oh, man, don't--

ken, don't screw this up!

Hey, I don't like it when the spotlight's on me.

Well, I do love when a spotlight's on me,

but I don't like it when this kind of spotlight is on me, so, um...

- That's what you're gonna do now. - I gotta think this out.

Okay, so we saw a black panther in last time's clues.

- That's right. - And this guy played for the carolina panthers.

And he loves his mama. I think it could be cam newton.

- Ooh. - Robin: Cam newton?

- Yeah. - He just got the starting job for the patriots.

- He's playing football right now. - Well...

- We've had football players on this show before... - Jenny: Thank you.

- ...In the middle of the nfl season. - I like it. I like it.

You know, I'm gonna go athlete,

but I'm gonna go a different direction.

This person was on "dancing with the stars,"

also wrote a children's book.

And it said "dance" in the package,

- and he's known for his endzone dances. - Yeah.

I'm gonna go with t.O., terrell owens.

- Really? - Oh! That's a good guess.

- Nicole: That's a good guess. - All right, ken, you got something yet?

- Yeah, ken. - Man, I mean, there's just pressure where he says

you know, "I'm an open book, so you better get me right."

immediately I was thinking it could be kyrie irving, like,

you know, who is not playing this season.

Could be here possibly. But, you know, I'm not sure if he can rap like that.

So I heard "free will" and "ride,"

and I immediately thought of the most obvious answer.

Armie hammer of "cars 3" fame.

- What? - Ken: Hear me out.

How did you jump from kyrie irving to armie hammer?

It said "dance." his most famous scene in the oscar-nominated

"call me by your name," when he danced with timothée chalamet.

Also the paparazzi just caught him out on the town

with season one's rumer willis.

Little known fact. Look it up.

- Thanks for having me, you guys. Thank you. - Ken: She was the lion.

- No, no, no. Come back. I'm almost done. - It was good to see you guys.

- Really good to see you. - It's armie hammer. Come back, come back.

- It's been an hour. - It's armie hammer. I won't talk anymore.

Man, it ain't no damn armie hammer.

But it was a damn good performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, one more time

for the whatchamacallit.

Head on backstage, whatchamacallit, and here.

Does the panel know whatcha they're talking about?

Tell us what you think.

I grew up listening to that song,

and performing it as whatchamacallit was a dope experience.

I came here to win, and I like my chances.

♪ who is that?

( music playing )

hey, sunny girl, from this vantage point,

we can keep our eye on the competition,

that pesky seahorse.

I can't talk right now. I'm resting my voice.

Diva!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to "the masked singer."

we have arrived at our final competitor of the night, the seahorse.

Here's a few new sea-crets about the seahorse's identity.

They might help you out.

( music playing )

seahorse: I'm a bit tame in my normal life,

but when I step into this costume,

my inner diva seahorse fierce comes alive.

But this ain't my first rodeo.

Daisy dukes. Could be jessica simpson.

As a baby seahorse, I acted so hard to be a hero

and make a name for myself,

but it only led to rejection.

Heartbroken, I posted up in my room for what felt like a thousand years,

spilling my soul onto the page.

"a thousand years." that's christina perri.

And though I feel like I've come a long way since then,

like many people lately,

I have experienced unimaginable loss and pain.

I want my performance to remind us all

that no matter how dark the seas get,

we just have to keep swimming.

She's really great, joel.

( thunder )

( music playing )

♪ every night in my dreams

♪ I see you, I feel you

♪ that is how I know you

♪ go on

♪ near, far

♪ wherever you are

♪ I believe

♪ that the heart does

♪ go on

♪ once more

♪ you've opened the door

♪ and you're here in my heart

♪ and my heart will

- ♪ go on and on - whoa.

♪ you're here

♪ there's nothing I fear

♪ and I know

♪ that my heart will

♪ go on

♪ we'll stay

♪ forever this way

♪ you are here in my heart

♪ and my heart will

♪ go on

♪ and on

- jenny: What the heck? - Wow!

Ken: Wow. What the heck?

I didn't know seahorses could give you goosebumps.

That, ladies and gentlemen, was perfection.

I know. I like seeing your reaction sometimes,

and even you are in absolute awe by that performance.

I've been around some incredible vocalists in my life,

and that, ladies and gentlemen,

is probably one of the best vocals I've ever heard.

- That's right. - Robin: Oh, my god.

I know how vocally demanding and technical that song is,

- and she sang it with such ease... - I know.

...And such grace, and so effortlessly.

We kept looking at each other, you know, riff after riff, note after note.

- Yeah. - That was outstanding.

Definitely incredible right there.

So, let's find out more about the seahorse.

Let's bring out the childhood clue.

Wow.

Oh, okay.

They don't even, like, warn me. They give me weapons.

I'm supposed to stab the balloon?

- Is that what's supposed to happen? - Ken: Really?

This is so violent. You got me brutalizing piñatas, stabbing balloons.

- Ken: Oh! Whoa! - Oh!

- Ken: They're feathers. - Feathers.

All right, nick, light as a feather,

heavy on clues,

this should help you not confuse.

Well, it confused me.

This is really difficult because there's only a few--

or a handful of singers that have that kind of voice.

There's jojo. There's jessie j.

But I'm trying to wonder is

are there any "american idol" type names--

I mean, that's-- pia. Pia's from "american idol," and she can sing like that.

Robin: But, you know, all these o.K. Corral

and all these southern and western type of clues,

I'm thinking it's bebe rexha still.

I'm gonna stay with bebe rexha.

I actually like that guess.

But the artist that I'm thinking of,

I love her, I love her music.

The clues kind of point to her.

- Five clocks for fifth harmony. - Yeah.

There were tears clue-- "crying in the club,"

dolphins from miami. She grew up in miami.

So I'm gonna go with camila cabello.

- Robin: Oh. - Yes.

That's a really good guess. Joel, what you got, man?

Okay, so, I have met this person.

She is a petite person and southern.

They talked about texas. I know she went through a really rough divorce.

And that's why I think it's jessica simpson.

- Robin: Yeah! - Oh.

- There were daisy dukes. - She was daisy duke.

- Yeah. - Joel: And jessica simpson's daughter's name is birdie.

- And there was feathers all over the place. - Ken: Ah.

It just drives me crazy.

I feel like I should know a voice like that.

Well, whoever you are, you were outstanding, seahorse.

Nick: We're all in agreement on that one.

Ladies and gentlemen, I would say record-breaking

performance from the seahorse.

Keep it going.

I gotta get this one. This one's driving me crazy.

She's the best vocalist we've ever had.

Sun right now can give her a run for her money.

I think that sun is more seasoned,

- but seahorse has this range. - Uh-huh.

- I've never heard anything like that either. - Right?

Nick: Did our panel not pony up any decent seahorse guesses?

Tell us what you think.

All right, it's been an incredible trip

down memory lane with our group b singers.

But as you know, only four of you will move on to the group b finals.

Studio audience, panel, and our superfans at home,

it's time to vote for your favorite.

The singer with the least amount of votes will be unmasked.

Ooh.

- The votes are in. - ( groans )

and the singer with the least amount of votes...

Headed home tonight is...

The singer headed home tonight is...

- Baby alien. - Robin: Baby!

- Nicole: Not our baby! - Let's make some noise for baby alien.

The baby was amazing. To the rest of you, congrats.

We'll see you in a few weeks for the group b finals.

- Baby alien. - Ladies and gentlemen,

keep it going for the baby alien.

We hate to see you go, but we cannot wait to see who you are.

- Yes. - Right?

- All: Yes! - We will get to that,

but first let's retrieve the panel's first impression guesses from the vault.

No!

Nick: Oh, men in black, bring 'em out.

- Now remember, panel... - No!

...If your first impression guess is correct,

that's how you get a point.

One step closer to that golden ear trophy.

I totally forgot who I wrote, too.

Jenny, you have a very interesting first impression.

- Do I, nick? - Robin: Uh-oh.

You believe the baby alien is ralph macchio.

- Aw, yeah. - That's not a bad guess.

- Well? - The karate kid.

- Robin: The karate baby. - Nicole: He's doing karate.

Baby alien, before I guess, I just want to tell you how much we fell in love with you.

Nicole and I were fighting over who's going to get to adopt you.

- That's a win-win. - Muah.

So, initially I was thinking it's ralph macchio.

But then as time went on, I felt more of, like, a comic,

someone that does impressions.

The onstage clue kind of gave me a hint

because this guy launched a campaign

for the wildfires in australia.

Very important to him. Hot dog clues.

He played a hot dog in seth rogen's little movie called "sausage party."

- nick kroll. - Robin: Oh. That's a good one.

- Good guess. - Nick: All right, ken,

your first impression guess was matt leblanc.

I mean, yeah. Yes.

- Not bad. Are you sticking with it? - No, I remember the last time

I was thinking freddie prinze, jr.

Because of the "friends" clues and the vampire stake.

You know, I'm a big "buffy" fan and he's married to buffy.

Then I guess I'm on this vampire run.

And then I'm thinking, "ooh, taylor lautner," another vampire.

Yeah, he was actually a werewolf, but we'll keep it going.

You know what? I'm gonna go back to freddie prinze, jr.

Because he had a crown.

The crown is fit not for a king,

- but for a "prinze", jr. - Yes.

- Oh, okay. - I like what you did there.

All right, well, robin, your first impression guess for baby alien,

triumph the insult comic dog.

Not bad. Based on-- I get it.

Robin: But I'm not sticking with that.

So, I saw in the clue package

there was the squirting sunscreen

and the orange fire hydrant.

This guy was on "orange is the new black."

the squirting sunscreen reminds me of an "american pie" scene.

I'm gonna go with my buddy jason biggs.

- Nick: Okay. - Ken: Jason. Good guess.

- Sherlock scherzinger, nicole scherzinger. - Okay.

David schwimmer.

Okay. I'm not gonna stick with that.

I'm gonna go with baby jeff dunham, okay?

- Nick: Ventriloquist, puppeteer. - Thank you.

Famous comedian puppeteer.

Guys, in the clue package, there were a lot of horses.

Jeff is from dallas.

We also saw a car in the package

and, jeff, he just loves cars.

He collects them. You know what?

He even has the original batmobile. There it is. Baby jeff.

- That o.G.? - Wow.

All right, joel, you didn't get to have a first impression guess,

but you do get a final one.

Who is the baby alien?

Joel: With the clues that I saw, australian fires,

and he was a huge comic in australia,

I think it's eric bana.

- All right. - Movie star eric bana.

There it is.

Okay, panel, you've made your final guesses.

- Can I guess again? - No.

Let's see if any of you are right.

Baby alien-- audience, say it with me.

- Take it off! - Come on!

( chanting ) take it off! Take it off!

♪ who are you?

How do you take it off?

I don't know! I don't know!

Good, the men in black are here.

- Take it off! - ♪ who are you? ♪

oh, my god! Nfl star quarterback and commentator mark sanchez.

- Ken: Oh, my gosh! - You got everybody!

- What in the world? - He did a great job.

That's who I've adopted.

- Everybody was way off! - Joel: Man!

We thought you were some superstar comedian.

- What the-- - first of all, not just your comedic timing,

and amazing european accent, but the puppetry--

like, when did you become a puppet master?

- Ken: What is going on here? - I have, uh--

did it mess up the quarterback?

Mark: My arm kept cramping up here.

And then ken talks for an hour and a half--

- I'm so sorry. - I'm just kidding.

- I'm so sorry, mark. - I'm joking.

What would you say has been the best part of being the baby alien?

Sharing this experience with my little man.

Um, he knows the words to "faith" now.

He knows the words to "it's time" by imagine dragons.

So we've been rocking out in the car.

It's been fun. It's been really fun.

- I finally have a son. - Yes!

I love you, mom. Thank you.

Well, thank you for sharing all your great talent, man.

You were awesome. We loved you on the show.

- Loved you on the stage. - Mark sanchez!

Let's hear it one more time for my man mark sanchez!

- My little baby sanchez! - Next time, we meet five brand new characters

in our final group of singers.

It's group c!

But right now,

here to perform unmasked once and for all,

the artist formerly known as baby alien,

give it up for my man mark sanchez!

Joel: Mark sanchez!

♪ it's time to begin, isn't it ♪

♪ I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit ♪

- everybody! - ♪ I'm just the same

♪ as I was

♪ understand

♪ I'm never changing who I am

( baby alien chuckles )