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Nick Cannon: The anticipation for last week's

"Masked Singer" premiere was astronomical,

but Group A did not disappoint.

‐ (vocalizing) ‐ Oh, my God.

And it all came to a fiery end

when Dragon was the first star unmasked in season four.

All: Take it off!

Nick: The only and only Busta Rhymes!

Tonight, you got a front row seat

to the most exclusive unveiling in town.

Get your cameras ready for the strange

and shocking display of our most untamed characters yet‐‐

Group B.

Crocodile,

Seahorse,

Gremlin,

Whatchamacallit,

Serpent,

and our very first toddler, Baby Alien.

♪ Who is that? ♪

These masked masterpieces are ready to wow...

‐ (vocalizing) ‐ Yeah!

You've gotta be a megastar under there.

‐ ...and confuse us all. ‐ What is this?

Goochie, goochie, goochie. Goochie, goochie, goochie.

And for the first time in history...

‐ What is happening? ‐ Nick: Men In Black, I need some help!

‐ We haven't even voted! ‐ ...it's an unmasking

that shatters all the rules.

‐ No! ‐ Oh, my God!

‐ We are in the presence of greatness. ‐ Oh, my God!

(music playing)

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Come on, tell me, who are you? ♪

‐ ♪ Who are you? ♪ ‐ Whoo!

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Oh, I really wanna know ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

Welcome, everyone, to "The Masked Singer."

Already our panel is calling it our strongest season yet.

‐ Yeah! ‐ Now tonight the pressure is on

for the six brand new singers of Group B.

Whoo! Group B!

‐ Nick: They are Crocodile... ‐ Nicole: Yeah!

Nick: Baby Alien, Seahorse...

‐ Nicole: Seahorse? ‐ Nick: ...Whatchamacallit,

‐ the Serpent, and Gremlin. ‐ Nicole: Whoa.

Now, let's say hello to our celebrity sleuths.

‐ It's our panel. ‐ Whoo!

‐ Robin: Yeah! ‐ What's up?

‐ Hello. ‐ I love his shirt.

‐ Nicole: I love. ‐ Thank you, thank you.

You look like you rented me a cabana at the pool

and you only gave me two towels.

Robin: Hey, it's a two towel max. Two towel max.

Well, I wanted four. I was with my family.

You're gonna have to speak to my manager.

Nick: All right, well, let's get to it.

Kicking things off is among the most feared animals in nature.

‐ Please release the Crocodile. ‐ Yeah!

(music playing)

♪ Throw some perm on your attitude ♪

♪ Girl, you gotta relax ♪

‐ Oh, my gosh. He's so cool. ‐ Oh!

♪ Let me show you what you got to do ♪

Crocodile coming out looking like me.

‐ Oh, he's got some moves. ‐ Ken: Uh‐oh.

Okay. He's got style.

♪ All right ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ Now, if you're shedding crocodile tears,

here's some clues that will hopefully snap you out of it.

(music playing)

Crocodile: Welcome to Lover's Lagoon,

where soon I'll croon and make you swoon.

Becoming the Crocodile was a natural selection

because I'm happiest in water.

And ever since I was a kid, growing up in Hollywood...

Grew up in Hollywood. Child star, maybe?

...surrounded heartache and instability,

I was forced to develop a thick skin.

‐ Ooh, Italian flag. ‐ Nicole: Is that an Italian flag?

But see, Crocodiles get a bad rep for being cold‐blooded,

when actually inside, I'm a warm, sensitive creature

‐ who just wants to be loved back. ‐ Aww.

And I can't wait to share my hidden talent...

‐ Vegas vibes. ‐ ...as I make a wicked big splash.

(music playing)

♪ This ain't a song for the broken‐hearted ♪

♪ No silent prayer for faith departed ♪

♪ I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd ♪

♪ You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud ♪

♪ It's my life ♪

♪ It's now or never ♪

♪ I ain't gonna live forever ♪

♪ I just want to live while I'm alive ♪

Yeah! Go on!

♪ It's my life ♪

Maybe it is Bon Jovi!

♪ You better stand tall when they're calling you out ♪

♪ Don't beg, don't break, baby, don't back down ♪

♪ It's my life ♪

‐ ♪ It's now or never ♪ ‐ Come on!

♪ I ain't gonna live forever ♪

♪ I just want to live while I'm alive ♪

♪ It's my life ♪

♪ The heart is like an open highway ♪

♪ Like Frankie said, I did it my way ♪

♪ I just want to live while I'm alive ♪

♪ It's my life ♪

‐ Jenny: Oh, my God! ‐ Robin: Yeah!

‐ Yeah! ‐ Way to go!

‐ Robin: Crocodile! ‐ Yes!

‐ Nick: Wow. ‐ That was incredible.

Crocodile rocking it.

‐ Man! ‐ I just want to say I am loving season four so much.

Oh, my gosh. That was electrifying.

The vocals, I was so impressed. You gave everything.

And then you did choreography and you came out with your little pimp walk.

I mean, that was‐‐ that was crazy.

Robin: Wow!

Okay, it's time for the first impression guesses.

Panel, write down your Crocodile guesses.

We'll do this after each first performance.

‐ Oh, this is hard. ‐ (groans)

And tonight, you're going to drop your guesses into the vault train.

‐ Robin: Look at that! ‐ What?

Hey!

Nick: ♪ It's called the vault train, the vault train ♪

Oh, my God! There's a little Nick Cannon in there.

‐ I drive the train. ‐ Hi, Nick.

‐ Hey, Nick! ‐ Hey, Nick, can I come?

Ken, stop waving at me. Drop it in.

Hey, Nick.

Nicole, just put your vote in the vault.

‐ Ken: Hey! ‐ There you have it.

Ken, stop waving at me and sit your ass down, man.

Exact same size.

Tonight's about getting to know our brand new Group B singers,

so what made you come on stage as a giant pink crocodile?

I've had to have tough skin my whole life to survive

because I'm really sensitive on the inside.

And being anonymous gives me the opportunity

to share my true self to the world.

‐ I love that. ‐ Nick: Well, okay, panel, does that help anything?

‐ I think I will begin. ‐ Okay.

In the package, you talked about Hollywood instability.

And if you're the person I'm thinking of,

you struggled for many years as an actor...

‐ Robin: Ah. ‐ ...before his iconic role as Don Draper on "Mad Men."

‐ What? ‐ I saw the pineapple in the package.

You know, and what goes with pineapple?

Pizza. What else goes with a pineapple on pizza?

‐ Ken and Nicole: Ham. ‐ As in A‐lister Jon Hamm.

The Croc does not agree with you, Ken Jeong.

Yeah, he's gotta do that. That's what Hamm would do.

I respect his Hamm game.

I love Jon Hamm, but I'm feeling like it's someone from a boy band.

‐ Yes. ‐ Now this person had a very public breakup

and had some heartache.

I'm thinking, like, I don't know,

could it be a Nick Lachey type?

‐ Ken: Good guess. That's a good guess. ‐ Jenny: That's a good guess.

Pretty good.

‐ I'm definitely getting the boy bander vibe. ‐ Jenny: Totally.

And in the package, he said "wicked big,"

‐ so I'm thinking he's someone from Boston. ‐ Oh.

And I know we've been down this road many times before, Jenny,

but I think it might be your boo in all pink up there.

‐ That's Donnie Wahlberg. ‐ Ken: Yes!

‐ Oh, my gosh! ‐ Could this be the OG New Kid On The Block?

Jenny: Could Donnie sing like that? Yes.

Could Donnie move like that? Yes.

Does Donnie have that swag? Yes.

‐ He's definitely got swag. ‐ Nicole: He does.

Donnie, is it you, baby?

Ken: Yeah!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Ah, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You know what?

‐ He does have the right stuff. ‐ Have the right stuff.

Nicole: He got the right stuff.

Nick: Well, we definitely know

whoever is under this Crocodile mask,

‐ they're extremely talented. ‐ Nicole: Yeah!

‐ Nick: Great job, Croc. ‐ Love you, Croc.

It's definitely a Wahlberg.

Nick: Did the panel's guesses rock

or were they a load of crock?

Tell us what you think.

‐ (vocalizing) ‐ Don't go anywhere.

What is happening?

It's an unmasking you'll never forget.

No one has ever done this.

Ken: No! No!

Men In Black, I need some help!

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Welcome back to "The Masked Singer"

‐ Group B premiere. ‐ Yeah!

Next up, it's a true intergalactic life force.

Everybody get fired up for the Baby Alien!

‐ Nicole: So excited. ‐ ♪ I never met a girl that makes me feel ♪

♪ The way that you do ♪

♪ You're all right ♪

What is this?

♪ You're out of sight ♪

Wow. This is amazing.

‐ What?

‐ ♪ So get ready ♪ ‐ It is a real Baby Alien.

Raising the roof.

Oh, my God. He's so cute.

Nick: It's a season of firsts,

and this is our first character ever

that has a moving mouth.

Now, get out your telescope

and pay attention to these clues.

Teacher: Baby Alien? Mm, Baby Alien?

"Ferris Bueller" in space.

Baby Alien: It's time for my rebirth.

See, I've been stuck in second gear for awhile.

"Friends" reference.

Back when I was the cream of the crop circle,

I was in the theatre every week,

even beamed onto the Tony Award stage, baby.

Broadway, baby.

But before long, I became a second thought,

lost in space.

So I've opened my baby eyes to other passions,

navigating a new route where as the puppet master,

my destiny is in my hands.

And I got, got, gotta get the Golden Mask in my crib.

We can't guess height, weight, anything.

Is it a man or a woman under there?

We don't know if it's a man or a woman.

(music playing)

♪ Well, I guess it would be nice ♪

♪ If I could touch your body ♪

♪ I know not everybody's got a body like you ♪

♪ Oh, but I gotta think twice ♪

♪ Before I give my heart away ♪

♪ And I know all the games you play ♪

♪ Because I played them, too ♪

♪ Oh, but I need some time off ♪

♪ From that emotion ♪

♪ Time to pick my heart up off the floor ♪

♪ Oh, when that love comes down ♪

♪ Without devotion ♪

♪ Well, it takes a strong man, baby ♪

♪ But I'm showing you the door ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta have faith ♪

♪ Ooh, I gotta have faith ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta have faith, faith ♪

♪ I gotta have faith, faith, faith ♪

♪ Because I've gotta have faith ♪

♪ I gotta have faith ♪

♪ Got to, got to, got to have faith ♪

♪ Before this river becomes an ocean ♪

♪ Before you throw my heart back on the floor ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I reconsider ♪

♪ My foolish notion ♪

♪ And I need someone to hold me ♪

♪ But I'll wait for something more ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta have faith ♪

♪ Ooh, I gotta have faith ♪

♪ Because I've gotta have faith, faith, faith ♪

♪ I've gotta have faith, faith, faith ♪

‐ Robin: Whoo! ‐ Nicole: Yeah!

I loved it, I loved it, I loved it, I loved this!

Truly out of this world.

Baby Alien having the faith.

‐ Wow. ‐ Were you expecting that?

‐ Ken: That was great. ‐ I'm gonna adopt Baby Alien.

No, I'm adopting Baby Alien. I wanna take him.

Whoever that is under there, that must be so hard to sing,

work the mouth and the hands as well.

Like, you're like a true puppet master.

(chuckles)

Goochie, goochie, goochie. Goochie, goochie, goochie.

Goochie, goochie, goochie!

Well, first impression guesses are up.

Write down your gut instincts for who the Baby Alien is.

‐ Oh, brother. ‐ Nicole: Oh, that's hard.

Nick: Put your guesses in the vault train.

♪ Start a love train, love train ♪

‐ ♪ People all over the world ♪ ‐ Nicole: Get it, Ken!

‐ ♪ Join hands ♪ ‐ Jenny: There we go.

♪ Start a love train, love train ♪

‐ Yeah! ‐ All right. I got a question for you, Baby Alien.

Why did you come here today?

(Eastern European accent) I come to planet Earth and share a hidden talent.

‐ What? ‐ A big fan of Pussycat Doll.

‐ Also big fan Jenny McCarthy. ‐ Thank you.

Had a poster on wall as‐‐ as teenager.

Nicole: Poster on wall!

So, you're from, like, planet Eastern Europe?

(laughing)

Definitely a comedian. What are you feeling, Jenny?

Jenny: I'm gonna have to go off of the clues here.

I saw the karate,

and this person also replaced Matthew Broderick

in "How To Succeed In Business" on Broadway.

‐ Oh. ‐ And there was a lot of Ferris Bueller references.

‐ Robin: Yes. ‐ So I think my best bet is saying Ralph Macchio.

‐ Robin: Wow. ‐ Ken: Wow.

‐ Nick: Nicole? ‐ If I'm going off

of the clues in the clue package,

it said "stuck in second gear," right?

‐ The lyrics to "Friends." ‐ Yes.

Said "lost in space." Matt LeBlanc.

But I don't know if Matt LeBlanc's done anything with the Tonys.

I do know that David Schwimmer actually has his own theatre company.

‐ Ken: Yeah. ‐ So, I'm feeling the David Schwimmer vibe right now.

‐ Nick: All right. ‐ Great guess.

I was picking up on the "Friends" clues, too.

This person guest‐starred on "Friends."

‐ Yeah. ‐ His character on "Friends" loved hand puppets.

Also in the clue package, there was a vampire stake.

‐ Nicole: Yeah. ‐ And this person was married to Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.

‐ Oh. ‐ This could be Freddie Prinze, Jr.

So I guess I'm slaying this guess, yo.

‐ Right, Baby Alien? ‐ No.

Well, it's the year 2020.

We've been waiting for an alien invasion any day now,

and here it is on "The Masked Singer."

‐ Whoa. ‐ Robin: Yeah!

Look what I got for you, Baby.

(laughing)

‐ Keep it going for Baby Alien. ‐ (laughing)

We have never been more stumped.

Nick: These are the panel's Baby Alien guesses.

Do they need to be brought back down to Earth?

(chuckles, sputters)

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back to the game

that's too tough for even the FBI.

‐ It is "The Masked Singer"! ‐ Yes!

It is now time to dive in together and meet the Seahorse.

Oh.

♪ Cover girl ♪

♪ Put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe ♪

‐ ♪ Let your whole body talk ♪ ‐ Robin: Oh!

‐ Oh, my God, it's gorgeous! ‐ Oh, yes!

‐ Ken: I love it! ‐ Look at that!

‐ Wow. ‐ Looks like a dancer.

Work! That is the sassiest Seahorse I've ever seen.

That's what I want to be for Halloween.

All right, pay close attention.

Here are some clues about the Seahorse.

(music playing)

Howdy, partners.

Y'all ain't from these parts, are you?

You know... (slurps)

all my life I've felt trapped

by my insecurities and shyness,

too scared to release the fire burning inside.

And you may call me melodramatic,

but at times I felt lost in this world...

Hogwarts. A hog with warts.

...like I was always swimming upstream.

But here, I get the chance

to stop playing tug‐of‐war with myself

and finally expose the dauntless diva within.

‐ "Dauntless diva"? ‐ Kesha?

Underneath this camouflaged armor,

I'm harnessing the power of the Seahorse

to show shiny new sides of myself,

leaving all of my prior fears behind

on this path to glory to "The Masked Singer" stage.

See‐haw!

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ I want you to love me ♪

♪ Like I'm a hot ride ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Be thinking of me ♪

♪ Doing what you like ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ So boy forget about the world ♪

♪ 'Cause it's only me and you tonight ♪

‐ Whoo. ‐ Damn, she can sing.

♪ I'm gonna make you beg for it ♪

♪ Then I'ma make you swallow your pride ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Want you to make me feel ♪

♪ Like I'm the only girl in the world ♪

♪ Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love ♪

♪ Like I'm the only one who knows your heart ♪

What?

♪ Only girl in the world ♪

♪ Like I'm the only one who's in command ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm the only one who understands ♪

♪ How to make you feel like a man, yeah ♪

♪ Want you to make me feel ♪

♪ Like I'm the only girl in the world, hey ♪

♪ Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love ♪

♪ Like I'm the only one who knows your heart ♪

♪ Only girl in the world ♪

♪ Girl in the world ♪

♪ Only girl in the world ♪

♪ Girl in the world ♪

♪ Hey ♪

‐ Wow. Wow. ‐ Jeez, Louise.

Wow. We got a pop princess in the building.

‐ Wow. ‐ That was amazing.

Nick, we might be looking at the winner of season four right now.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Nick: Wow.

I don't know if anybody want to swim with Seahorse right now. Let me tell you.

‐ Fact. ‐ I mean, the Sun is very strong.

She's a good competitor against her. But I have a feeling‐‐

The Sun don't shine where the Seahorse swims, let me tell you.

Jenny: Oh, no, no, no, no.

Well, you know what? It's that time.

First impression guesses. Put your guesses in...

‐ I don't know. ‐ ...the vault train.

Oh, who is that?

♪ People all over the world ♪

♪ Join hands ♪

♪ Start a love train ♪

♪ Love train ♪

♪ People all over the world ♪

‐ ♪ Join hands ♪ ‐ You almost missed the train, Ken.

‐ ♪ Start a love train ♪ ‐ Hey.

‐ ♪ Love train ♪ ‐ All right, that's enough of the "Love Train."

Okay, might as well talk to this superstar.

How is it being the Seahorse?

It's so fun to just have this alter ego, honestly.

And something about putting a mask on,

you really just get to let it shine.

Oh, okay. You guys picking up on anything?

I mean, it's so difficult

because I feel like you are one of the biggest artists ever

and we should know your voice, but I'm gonna go off the clues.

I saw the rainbow frog, and this artist is big in the LGBTQ community.

‐ Ah. ‐ And then you also said "fire burning inside,"

and you have a big song called "Angel On Fire."

I think this might be "Hal‐sey."

‐ Ken: Great guess. ‐ "Hall‐sey."

‐ I'm from Chicago. That's what we say. ‐ Hal‐sey, Hal‐sey.

After I eat some breakfast hot dogs, I think of Hal‐sey.

(with accent) We park the car by the bar and we have a beer.

Nicole: Well, I feel like I know who it is.

I think Seahorse is Flamingo.

No, but seriously, going off of the clues,

there was a big Western theme, right?

‐ Yes. ‐ There's someone on this season

that is Oscar‐nominated.

This girl could be the one.

Oscar‐nominated for "True Grit"...

‐ Yeah! ‐ Hailee Steinfeld.

‐ Ooh, that's good. ‐ She has an amazing voice. S great little singer.

‐ Good guess. That's a really good guess. ‐ It is a great guess.

There is a young singer who's very talented,

at the top of her game right now.

Mostly known for her work in country music,

and we did see a lot of O. K. Corral,

‐ a lot of country type stuff. ‐ Ken: Yeah.

‐ So I was thinking Bebe Rexha. ‐ Oh, yeah. I like Bebe.

‐ Nick: Yeah, yeah, yeah. ‐ Ken: I like it, I like it.

You know what? She has a strong voice like that, Bebe,

but she's one of my friends, and Bebe is like‐‐

she, like, shaped like an hourglass, like...

Yasss, queen!

Well, Seahorse, we don't know who you are yet, sis,

but you got an epic voice.

You gotta be a megastar under there.

Indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Seahorse.

‐ Yes! ‐ Yes.

Swim backstage. We'll see you in a bit.

Did the panel's guesses for Seahorse hold water?

Tell us what you think.

Next up in Group B,

it's time we meet a character so insane,

so unimaginable,

it makes season two's Thingamajig look like Snoopy.

‐ Ooh, Nicole. ‐ Unleash the Watchamacallit.

(music playing)

‐ No way! Oh, my God! ‐ Robin: Oh, no!

‐ Jenny: You guys! ‐ What the?

Oh, my God.

And "hair" he is.

Ken: Whoa!

‐ Is that his eyeball? ‐ Nick: He's a one‐eyed monster.

‐ What the? ‐ He's pretty tall.

Watch this and maybe you'll spot some clues about the Whatchamacallit.

(music playing)

Whatchamacallit: Whoo!

Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi.

I'm magical, mythical, fit as a phystical,

jazzy and snazzy and full of pizazzy.

You see, people think I'm a shy guy,

especially because I've let others absorb my spotlight.

Maybe athlete who was number two on his team?

But as a bright hairball I can shine alone,

as this world is wide open.

I can dance with the stars, surf candy bars,

buzz with the bees, and swing from the keys.

Black panther. Michael B. Jordan.

It's time to turn the tables on the world

because I don't want to be "hair" today, gone tomorrow.

What's happening?

Robin: What the‐‐ whoa!

Whoa! Oh, my God!

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit in a hat ♪

♪ With a bat and a six‐four Impala ♪

♪ I wish I was, like, six‐foot‐nine ♪

♪ So I can get with Leoshi ♪

♪ 'Cause she don't know me, but, yo, she's really fine ♪

♪ You know I see her all the time everywhere I go ♪

♪ And even in my dreams I can scheme on ways to make her mine ♪

♪ 'Cause I know she's living phat ♪

♪ Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball ♪

♪ So how am I gonna compete with that? ♪

♪ 'Cause when it comes to playing basketball ♪

♪ I'm always last to get picked and in some cases never picked at all ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ ♪ So I just sit up in the wall ♪

♪ Or lean up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls ♪

♪ Who came to watch they man ball ♪

♪ Dang, y'all, I never understood that ♪

♪ Why the jocks get the fly girls and me, I get the hoodrats? ♪

♪ I tell 'em scat, skittle, scabobble ♪

♪ Got hit with a bottle, put in a hospital for talking that mess ♪

♪ I confess it's a shame when you living in a city ♪

♪ That's the size of a box and nobody knows your name ♪

♪ Glad I came to my senses ♪

♪ Like quick‐quick got sick‐sick to my stomach ♪

♪ Overcommeth by thoughts of me and her together, right? ♪

♪ So when I asked her out, she said I wasn't her type ♪

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit in a hat ♪

‐ ♪ With a bat and a six‐four Impala ♪ ‐ Oh!

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller, wish I was a baller ♪

♪ Wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit in a hat ♪

♪ With a bat and a six‐four Impala ♪

‐ Oh, yes! ‐ He got swag.

‐ He's good. ‐ Like, really good.

The Whatchamacallit. I think I noticed that tone.

‐ You know who he is already? ‐ No! I'm just saying, like, the voice sounds familiar.

‐ It does sound familiar. ‐ The voice is so familiar.

And can I tell you how freaking amazing that was, Whatchamacallit?

‐ Yeah! ‐ Jenny: Honestly.

I feel like it's a professional artist because he just had too much swag.

He was rapping, he was in the flow, he was perfect.

‐ Right. ‐ Robin: Yes.

‐ Nicole: Oh, my gosh. ‐ Nick: All right, well,

it's time for the first impression guesses.

Drop your guesses into the vault train.

‐ ♪ Join hands ♪ ‐ Come on, Nicole.

♪ Start a love train ♪

♪ Love train ♪

Ken, stop playing with the train!

In no way will this ever get old.

♪ Start a love train ♪

All right, Mr. Whatchamacallit,

what made you choose this crazy costume?

Because I love the name Whatchamacallit

because I can be whoever I want to be inside this,

and to me, that's my true self to present to the world.

Great answer right there. Are you guys picking up on any clues? Nicole?

I saw in the clue package swinging keys.

Who does that remind you of? Alicia Keys.

Who is she married to? Swizz Beatz.

There was a little record‐like turntable situation.

‐ Robin: Yes. ‐ He's not a DJ, but he is a producer.

‐ Well said. ‐ Okay. Swizz Beatz.

‐ Jenny: That's actually a good guess. ‐ Ken: Yeah.

So, Nicole's pointed out‐‐ I'm a huge NBA fan.

There's a player, Dame Lillard, from the Portland Trailblazers

‐ who really is, like, an amazing rapper. ‐ Robin: Yep.

And he's got a song called "Shot Clock,"

‐ and there was a clock in the package. ‐ Ooh.

Dame has all these hidden talents and that's what "The Masked Singer" is for.

‐ So I'm going with Dame Lillard. ‐ Nicole: Wow.

‐ A good guess. ‐ You can see Dame Lillard backstage

putting that on right now before he came out here?

He has the same eyeball as Dame Lillard.

‐ All right? ‐ Well, what do you got, Robin?

Nothing better.

You know what?

I think this is the wordiest clue package we've ever seen.

There was "dancing with the stars," "surfing candy bars,"

"hair today, gone tomorrow."

So I started thinking of a lyricist

and who would put on something like this

and feel very natural and very comfortable in it.

There was turntables. He's know as DJ Stank Daddy.

There was some orange slices.

He worked on "Channel Orange" with Frank Ocean.

I think it might be Tyler, The Creator.

‐ Ken: Wow. ‐ I like that.

That's good. High‐five, high‐five.

Obviously we have no idea who you are, Whatchamacallit.

‐ No idea. ‐ But we know you are amazing.

Ladies and gentlemen, keep in going for Whatchamacallit.

Whatchama‐think about our panel's

Whatchamacallit guesses?

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back to "The Masked Singer,"

the show with pyrotechnics, explosive performances,

crazy costumes,

and that's just in Ken Jeong's dressing room.

Our next singer is full of venom and vigor.

Let's all collectively hiss for the Serpent.

♪ He's a coldhearted snake ♪

♪ Look into his eyes ♪

‐ Oh, my God! ‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ He's a loverboy at play ♪ ‐ Ken: Oh, my God.

‐ Nicole: Wow. ‐ ♪ He don't play by rules ♪

‐ (hisses) ‐ Whoa! That is a venomous serpent!

Jenny: I think we got an athlete on our hands.

‐ ♪ Cold‐hearted snake ♪ ‐ Whoa! Dude, it's moving!

‐ Jenny: It's moving! ‐ Nicole: Oh, my God. That is crazy!

So, just who is behind the sly, scaly skin of this snake?

It's the loveable,

kind of scary tale of the Serpent.

(music playing)

'Sssup, friends?

It took an insane chain of miraculous events to get here,

starting when I was young.

Musicology and medicine. It's Neil Patrick Harris.

Mischievous and devious, a trouble‐making snakeling.

Troublemaker. Oh, my God. Is it Johnny Knoxville again?

I was slithering furiously down a path towards destruction.

But my pops saved me, buying me a one‐way ticket

away from the wrong crowd

and onto a path towards success...

Serpent Sr.? Maybe he's a "junior."

...lighting a fire inside me

to "asp‐ire" to new heights.

I didn't want to cause pain, but heal pain.

And I hope to lift everyone's spirits tonight, all right.

(music playing)

♪ When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be ♪

♪ I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next you ♪

‐ Whoa! ‐ ♪ And when I go out ♪

♪ Well, I know I'm gonna be ♪

♪ I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you ♪

♪ But I would walk 500 miles ♪

♪ And I would walk 500 more ♪

♪ Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles ♪

♪ To fall down at your door ♪

♪ And I would walk 500 miles ♪

♪ And I would walk 500 more ♪

♪ To be the man who walked a thousand miles ♪

♪ To fall down at your door ♪

(vocalizing)

Yeah!

♪ But I would walk 500 miles ♪

♪ And I would walk 500 more ♪

Oh, my God.

‐ Robin: Wow. ‐ I mean, what the heck?

Once again, we are in the presence of greatness.

I know that voice. Talk to me, Nicole.

(groans)

‐ What language is that? ‐ Right?

That's how I feel right now, Nick.

‐ He's amazing though, right? ‐ He's amazing.

He has, like, the most beautiful, delicate voice.

And then he came in with all that power in the chorus.

First of all, it's one of my favorite songs ever,

‐ and that is the most beautiful rendition. ‐ Robin: Yes.

‐ Thank you so much for that. ‐ Oh, my God.

Nick: Wow. All right.

It's time for the first impression guesses.

Panel, drop your guess into the vault train.

♪ People all over the world ♪

I feel like I know that voice for sure.

Oh, yeah. If I'm wrong, then maybe you're right.

♪ People all over the world ♪

♪ Join hands ♪

Nick: Ken, you missed the train!

♪ Love train ♪

Ken, what song are you dancing to, Ken?

‐ Sit your ass down, man. ‐ All right, all right.

Well, let's talk to him. All right, Mr. Serpent, how are you feeling?

(hissing) It's so surreal

to be on this stage as a Serpent.

Music has the power to heal the world,

and I love to be able to share this gift with you.

Ah! You okay?

Nick: He is definitely in character as the Serpent.

Right? You know, we heard "Pops,"

so I immediately think pop singer.

‐ Nicole: Yeah. ‐ Jenny: And then there was a book

"How To Be a Good Serpent,"

and this artist has an amazing song called "Good Morning,"

and he's got that voice that John Legend has.

So I'm thinking it's John Legend.

Robin: Ah, that's a good one.

Ken: You made some good points,

but "hiss‐tory" manual

for "Hamilton" maybe.

Won a Tony and a Grammy for it, you know?

And the clue "Dig yourself out of debt."

Last name Diggs. Maybe like Daveed Diggs, huh? Maybe?

Jenny: That's actually a good guess.

I, my brother from another mother over here,

is kind of on his tip with the "Hamilton" vibes.

Now I know there was Serpent, Sr., in there,

so maybe this is Serpent, Jr.

And I know that he played a doctor in a movie.

"Murder On The Orient Express."

So, I'm going with Leslie Odom, Jr., guys.

‐ That's that confidence. ‐ Because I love him so much

and I want him to be on this show.

‐ Come on, Leslie. Let's go! ‐ Robin: Yeah!

Well, one thing we're confident about

is that was an amazing performance.

Give it up for the sensational Serpent!

That was great.

Nick: Are you charmed by the panel's guesses for the Serpent?

Tell us what you think.

‐ This is our strongest season yet. ‐ Oh, yeah.

And Group B? It's unpredictable.

Just when you think it's going one way,

they throw another curveball at us.

I think Group B stands for boom!

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back to "The Masked Singer"!

Now it's time to introduce our final singer of the night.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's say hello to the Gremlin.

Nicole: Hey! Come on, Gremlin!

♪ And dance till you feel better ♪

‐ ♪ Get up offa that thing ♪ ‐ Oh, that's awesome!

‐ ♪ And dance till you sing it now ♪ ‐ Robin: Wow! Yeah!

♪ Get up offa that thing ♪

‐ Oh. ‐ ♪ And try to release that pressure ♪

‐ ♪ Get up offa that thing ♪ ‐ Nick: Gremlin.

‐ So cute! ‐ ♪ And try to release that pressure ♪

I like this guy. I like the vibes.

Now, who could be under this mask? We never know.

Here are some clues that may help you figure it out.

(music playing)

Gremlin: Greetings.

I'm Gremlin.

Despite my checkered history,

I can actually be quite charming.

A true romantic.

"True Romance." Christopher Walken?

You may have heard I can be a bit combative.

But I have a fluffy side, too.

I adore all animals...

So many animals. Jack Hanna?

...long spins on the beach, a little feng shui,

and bashing worthy opponents

with foreign objects for maximum impact.

‐ I also love to cook. ‐ Cooking? Chopping carrots?

Carrot Top?

If you like what you see,

I'd love to have you for dinner.

I mean, have you over for dinner.

But first, let's snuggle up as I serenade you.

(music playing)

♪ When the night has come ♪

♪ And the land is dark ♪

♪ And the moon ♪

♪ Is the only light we'll see ♪

♪ If the sky we look upon ♪

♪ Should tumble and fall ♪

♪ And the mountains ♪

♪ Could crumble to the sea ♪

Whoo!

♪ I won't cry ♪

♪ No, I won't shed a tear ♪

♪ Just as long ♪

♪ Just as long as you stand by me ♪

♪ And darling, darling ♪

♪ Stand by me ♪

♪ Oh, darling ♪

♪ Stand by me ♪

♪ Oh, darling ♪

♪ Won't you stand by ♪

♪ Stand by me ♪

Yeah!

Gremlin!

Is he, like, a hundred years old?

I‐‐ I don't know.

I don't know where the Gremlin's going, but keep it going for him.

Hey! Hey, Gremlin, we're over here.

Now, brother, hey.

I'ma stand by you, player. I'm with you.

‐ Jenny: Right? ‐ Nicole: I love Gremlin. I loved his voice.

It had so many different layers

and it was, like, at the texture in it.

‐ It was yummy. That's some seasoning. ‐ It's seasoned.

That's somebody who's seasoned.

That's why I said it was yummy, all them seasonings.

Nick: All right, panel,

it's time for the first impression guesses.

‐ Man. ‐ You know what to do. Drop it in the vault train.

‐ Can I put two names on here? ‐ Write it down and remember.

We're gonna hold you to these guesses.

I need a name. I need a name. I don't have anyone.

Nick: Robin missed the chance.

You know what to do. Drop it in, Jenny.

♪ Love train ♪

♪ People all over the world ♪

‐ ♪ Start a love train ♪ ‐ Time's up, panel.

‐ ♪ Love train ♪ ‐ All right, the guesses are in the love train.

Tell us, Gremlin, what did it truly mean to you

to be here performing that song?

Well, it meant a lot because this song was sang

by one of my best friends ever.

His name was Willy DeVille.

Willy passed away years ago,

and I've missed him for a long, long time.

‐ Oh. ‐ And I think the other night for some reason

Willy sent me down this song, so it‐‐

‐ Yeah. ‐ Nick: There was real emotion in that.

He did this for Willy.

Robin, you look‐‐ you look a little perplexed over there.

You deep in thought for the Gremlin.

That's because I definitely know that voice.

It's reminding me of, like, a chicken noodle soup.

‐ It's just‐‐ it's warm. ‐ Soothing to the soul.

Robin: Yeah, it's warm and‐‐

He said he liked you, Gremlin. I gotta hold the Gremlin back.

No, I'm saying, like, it's something that‐‐

it's a voice that I know and I can't put

my finger on it just yet, but if I'm going off the clues‐‐

checkered past, and he's definitely been through a lot,

I think it might be one

of the great rock and rollers of all time,

‐ Jerry Lee Lewis. ‐ Jerry Lee Lewis?

That's actually a pretty good guess, but other clues

in the package were, like, a fighter, a wrestler,

and that kind of growly voice.

Maybe I was thinking Sylvester Stallone.

And then I remembered on my radio show

we played some audio of an actor,

and his voice sounds very much like this.

He was also in the movie "The Wrestler."

And to me it sounds like Mickey Rourke.

Ken: That's not bad, Jenny,

but in my opinion this has gotta be an athlete.

Just off the clue package was, like, a wrestler,

people think he's combative.

I think maybe this could be Stone Cold Steve Austin.

‐ Oh! ‐ And I'll tell you why.

Because he does, and I quote, enjoy long spins on the beach.

Look it up. And he had a legendary feud with Vince McMahon.

‐ I think he's saying hurry up. ‐ Okay, all right, all right.

Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Nick: All right, that's a good one.

Wait, Gremlin, what are you doing?

‐ Gremlin? ‐ No, I want to take this off right now.

What's happening?

The Gremlin's telling me he wants to take this off.

‐ It's too damn hot. ‐ What?

Gremlin, you can't do‐‐ that's not part of the show.

Hold on. Hold on. You can't‐‐

‐ Ken: No, no. ‐ But we haven't even voted!

It's not that part of the show yet.

Jenny: You can't take your mask off.

‐ Robin: We have to vote. ‐ What is happening?

I don't know what happened to the vote.

He's just gonna take it off right now?

‐ Robin: No! ‐ Jenny: No, you can't do that.

‐ He's ready to go! ‐ No, no!

‐ Men In Black, I need some help! ‐ What is happening?

We've lost control. It's the Gremlin's show!

No! No!

‐ Nick: Oh, my God! ‐ Ken: Wow.

Wait, Gremlin, what are you doing?

‐ No, I want to take this off right now. ‐ What is happening?

The Gremlin's telling me he wants to take this off.

It's too damn hot.

‐ What? ‐ It's not that part of the show yet!

‐ You can't do that. ‐ Men In Black, I need some help!

‐ What is happening? ‐ I say let's go for it.

We've lost control. It's the Gremlin's show.

‐ No! No! ‐ Do it!

Oh, my God! Mickey Rourke!

Oh, my God!

Nick: Legendary actor,

Oscar nominee, the one and only!

‐ My friend Mickey Rourke! ‐ I can't believe it.

Jenny! You were right!

‐ I cannot believe it. ‐ Mickey Rourke!

‐ There's our Oscar nominee. ‐ Yes!

‐ Wow. ‐ Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg guessed you.

I don't know what's happening, ladies and gentlemen.

This is a "Masked Singer" first. We didn't get to vote.

The other people didn't get to come out.

Mickey said, "Damn it, it's hot. I'm taking it off."

‐ I love it. ‐ No one has ever done this.

Man, you're such a legend.

What would make you do "The Masked Singer"

and come have fun with us?

I was in the neighborhood.

"Had my Gremlin costume. I was like, 'I'm pulling up.'"

I do like the show. I watched, like, four episodes

you know, when they asked me, "Would you be interested?"

So I watched, like, from the very beginning

‐ and all that, you know? ‐ And all that, yeah.

Mickey, you thought Robin knew who you were, huh?

‐ I should have. ‐ I had to hold him back.

He was like, "I'm about to go whoop his ass."

I was like, "No, no. Gremlin, calm down."

We've hung out a few times together down in Miami.

I bet you have.

The legendary icon Mickey Rourke in the building.

‐ Taking over "The Masked Singer." ‐ He took it over.

Nick: All the other characters,

you guys are safe because he unmasked himself.

Our very first ever self‐elimination.

The artist formerly known as the Gremlin!

Make some noise for the one and only Mickey Rourke!

I'm with you, baby. Let's do it. I got you.

♪ If the sky ♪

♪ That we look upon ♪

♪ Should tumble and fall ♪

‐ There we go. ‐ ♪ And the mountain ♪

♪ Should crumble to the sea ♪

This is the part where we get emotional. You know, for Willy.

♪ I won't cry, I won't cry ♪

‐ ♪ No, I won't ♪ ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Shed a tear ♪ ‐ Come on!

♪ Just as long ♪

‐ ♪ As you stand ♪ ‐ Here we go.

♪ Stand by me ♪

Mickey Rourke, ladies and gentlemen!

Whoo!

You have been watching

"Mickey Rourke Presents The Masked Singer."

Thank you!

And he's out!

‐ I don't know what just happened. ‐ That's it.

That was it.

Top that, Ken Jeong!