The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer is a reality TV singing competition that has aired on FOX since 2019. The show features celebrities singing songs while dressed in elaborate head-to-toe costumes to conceal their identities. Based on a South Korean show, King of Mask Singer, dozens of international versions have been produced.
==Appearances==
* Kermit the Frog appeared as a contestant in the March 2021 season 5 premiere of the American series, disguised as the Snail and singing Hall & Oates' "You Make My Dreams." Kermit was eliminated from the competition and his identity was revealed at the end of the program.
:* In the clue package, the Snail was shown hosting a talk show, with a bear and the Eagle, the costume used by Dr. Drew in another season. The Eagle throws meatballs at him. A treasure chest also appears. It was mentioned that the celebrity had rubbed shoulders with Robert De Niro, Lady Gaga, and Michelle Obama. The clues were devised by Jim Lewis, who also wrote some of Kermit's post-reveal interviews.Matt Vogel (Kermit the Frog) talks THE MASKED SINGER with ToughPigs & Below the Frame
:* After the performance, Jenny McCarthy remarked "I feel like he's pushing out a Kermit the Frog sound." The celebrity judges speculated that it was Jay Leno, Seth MacFarlane, Billy Crystal, Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Wahlberg, and Adam Sandler. Ted Cruz and Adam Carolla were guessed before the unmasking.
:* Had Kermit not been eliminated when he was, he had prepared to sing "I'm a Believer" in a later appearance.Variety "The Masked Singer Reveals the Identity of the Snail" by Michael Schneider, March 10, 2021
* Kermit returned in season 5, episode 8, joining the other eliminated celebrities from that season to sing Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
* Season 8, episode 5 (airing on October 26, 2022) features a "Muppets Night" theme, including guest appearances by Kermit, Miss Piggy (as a guest panelist), Animal, Fozzie Bear, Crazy Harry, Uncle Deadly, and the Snowths.EW.com The Masked Singer executive producer explains major format changes for season 8 September 07, 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxPyrUeRhCQ Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, Drew Massey, and Art Vega were credited as performers for the show.
* Season 9, episode 5 (airing on March 15, 2023) features a "Sesame Street Night" theme, including guest appearances by Elmo, Tango, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and Grover. Felix the Chicken appeared in a promo for the episode. Credited as Sesame Workshop producers are Andrew Moriarty, Beatrice Chow, Courtney Hindle, and Nicole Vitiello. Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman, Ryan Dillon, and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph were credited as performers for the show.
==Mentions==
American series
*In the second episode of the fourth season (September 30, 2020), the Seahorse's clue package contains a rainbow frog. It is later revealed that Tori Kelly was the Seahorse, and the frog was a reference to her singing "Rainbow Connection" with Kermit the Frog at Disneyland 60.
*In the sixth episode of the fourth season (November 4, 2020), the Jellyfish's clue package contains a ship called the "USS Big Bird." It is later revealed that Chloe Kim was the Jellyfish, and the ship was a reference to her appearance on Sesame Street with Big Bird.
*In the fourth episode of the seventh season (March 30, 2022), Jenny McCarthy incorrectly guessed that the Hydra was Statler and Waldorf. In the next episode, she incorrectly guessed that the Hydra was Bert and Ernie. The Hydra was later revealed to be Penn and Teller.
*In season 7, episode 4, Raymond Joseph Teller's singing voice (coming from Hydra) is compared to former contestant Kermit the Frog.
*In the fifth episode of the eleventh season, "Shower Anthems," a snippet of "Rubber Duckie" played as the panelists received an extra clue from the Clock.
*A commercial for the twelfth season featured the Pinball Number Count song.
British series
*In the sixth episode (February 1, 2020), the "Spy Cam" goes into the Monster's "dressing room" to find a call from "Kermit T. Frog." It is later revealed that Cee Lo Green was the Monster, and the call was a reference to his performing of "All I Need is Love" with the Muppets.
==Connections==
American series
*Kirstie Alley appeared as Baby Mammoth in season 7.
*Anthony Anderson was a guest judge in season 2, episode 6, and appeared as Rubber Ducky in season 10.
*Will Arnett was a guest judge in season 3, episode 9.
*Natasha Bedingfield appeared as the Pepper in season 6.
*Tom Bergeron appeared as the Taco in season 3.
*Jason Biggs was a guest judge in season 3, episode 2.
*Aloe Blacc was the Mushroom and won runner-up in season 4.
*Michael Bolton appeared as a special guest in season 6, episode 11, and later appeared as the Wolf in season 9.
*Wayne Brady was the winner of season 2, as the Fox, and a guest judge in season 4, episode 6.
*Bobby Brown appeared as the Crab in season 5.
*Yvette Nicole Brown was a guest judge in season 3, episode 11, and appeared as the Showbird in season 12.
*Nicole Byer was a guest judge in season 7, episode 5.
*Nick Cannon is the host and appeared as the Bulldog in season 5.
*Drew Carey appeared as the Llama in season 3.
*Nick Carter was the Crocodile and won third place in season 4.
*Margaret Cho appeared as the Poodle in season 1.
*Tommy Chong appeared as the Pineapple in season 1.
*George Clinton appeared as the Gopher in season 8.
*En Vogue appeared as the Queen Cobras in season 7.
*Joey Fatone appeared as the Rabbit in season 1.
*Corey Feldman appeared as the Seal in season 11.
*David Foster and Katharine McPhee appeared as the Banana Split in season 6.
*Jamie Foxx was a guest judge in season 3, episode 1.
*Ana Gasteyer appeared as the Tree in season 2.
*Tyrese Gibson appeared as Robopine in season 5.
*Duff Goldman appeared as McTerrier in season 7.
*Kat Graham appeared as Robo-Girl in season 8.
*Todrick Hall was the Bull and won runner-up in season 6.
*Kevin Hart appeared as the Book in season 11.
*Melissa Joan Hart appeared as the Lamp in season 9.
*Tony Hawk appeared as the Elephant in season 3.
*Cheryl Hines was a guest judge in two episodes.
*Adrienne Houghton was the Flamingo and won third place in season 2.
*Dwight Howard appeared as the Octopus in season 6.
*Vanessa Hudgens was the winner of season 11, as the Goldfish.
*Caitlyn Jenner appeared as the Phoenix in season 5.
*Ken Jeong is on the judges panel.
*Daymond John appeared as the Fortune Teller in season 8.
*JoJo was the Black Swan and won runner-up in season 5.
*Chris Kirkpatrick appeared as the Hummingbird in season 8.
*Chaka Khan appeared as Miss Monster in season 3.
*Billie Jean King appeared as the Royal Hen in season 10.
*Christopher Knight appeared as one of the Mummies in season 8.
*Gladys Knight was the Bee and won third place in season 1.
*Patti LaBelle appeared as the Flower in season 2.
*Nick Lachey was the winner of season 5, as the Piglet.
*Ricki Lake appeared as the Raven in season 1.
*Joey Lawrence appeared as the Walrus in season 8.
*Demi Lovato appeared as Anonymouse in season 10.
*Howie Mandel appeared as Rock Lobster in season 9.
*Marsai Martin appeared as the Woodpecker in season 12.
*Jenny McCarthy is on the judges panel.
*Joel McHale was a guest judge several times.
*Chrissy Metz was a guest judge in season 5, episode 9, and appeared as the Poodle Moth in season 11.
*Tamera Mowry-Housley appeared as the Seashell in season 5.
*Jennifer Nettles appeared in episodes 4 and 5 of season 9.
*Ne-Yo was the winner of season 10, as the Cow.
*Ninja appeared as the Ice Cream in season 2.
*Rita Ora joined the judges panel in season 11.
*Kelly Osbourne appeared as the Ladybug in season 2.
*Sharon Osbourne was a guest judge in season 3, episode 12.
*Donny Osmond was the Peacock and won runner-up in season 1, and appeared as a guest panelist in season 8, episode 2.
*Ray Parker Jr. appeared as Sir Bug A Boo in season 8.
*Penn and Teller appeared as the Hydra in season 7.
*Pentatonix appeared as the California Rolls in season 9.
*Jay Pharoah was a guest judge twice.
*Lou Diamond Phillips appeared as the Mantis in season 9.
*Ruth Pointer appeared as the Cupcake in season 6.
*Gordon Ramsay was a guest judge in season 3, episode 13.
*Raven-Symoné appeared as the Black Widow in season 2.
*Andy Richter appeared as the Dust Bunny in season 12.
*Rob Riggle was a guest judge in season 5, episode 10.
*LeAnn Rimes was the winner of season 4, as the Sun, and a guest judge in the season 5 finale.
*Craig Robinson was a guest judge in season 4, episode 10.
*Holly Robinson Peete appeared as the Fairy in season 9.
*Mickey Rourke appeared as the Gremlin in season 4.
*Darius Rucker was a guest judge in season 5, episode 11.
*Bob Saget appeared as the Squiggly Monster in season 4.
*Rob Schneider appeared as the Hamster in season 6.
*Paul Shaffer appeared as the Skeleton in season 2.
*William Shatner appeared as the Knight in season 8.
*Sherri Shepherd appeared as the Penguin in season 2.
*Jerry Springer appeared as the Beetle in season 8.
*Eric Stonestreet was a guest judge in season 7, episode 2.
*Ruben Studdard appeared as one of the Beets in season 11.
*Penn and Teller appeared as the Hydra in season 7.
*Bella Thorne appeared as the Swan in season 3.
*Danny Trejo appeared as the Raccoon in season 5.
*Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog was a guest judge in season 2, episode 7.
*Dick Van Dyke appeared as the Gnome in season 9.
*Dionne Warwick appeared as the Mouse in season 3.
*George Wendt appeared as the Moose in season 9.
*Michelle Williams appeared as the Butterfly in season 2.
*Wendy Williams appeared as the Lips in season 4.
*Will.i.am appeared as a guest judge in season 6, episode 9.
*Rita Wilson was a guest judge in season 5, episode 7.
British series
*Charlotte Church was the Mushroom and won runner-up in series 3.
*Joan Collins was a guest judge in series 2, episode 7.
*Katherine Jenkins was the Octopus and won third place in series 1.
*Ken Jeong was on the judges panel in series 1.
*Davina McCall is on the judges panel.
*Olly Murs was a guest judge in series 5, episode 3.
*Ne-Yo was the Badger and won runner-up in series 2.
*Rita Ora is on the judges panel.
*Kelly Osbourne was a guest judge in series 1, episode 6.
*Sharon Osbourne was a guest judge in series 1, episode 6
*Donny Osmond was a guest judge in series 1, episode 5.
*Claire Richards appeared as the Knitting in series 4.
*Jennifer Saunders was a guest judge in series 5, episode 4.
*Keala Settle appeared as the Air Fryer in series 5.
*Dionne Warwick appeared as Weather in Series 5.
*Michelle Williams appeared as the Rockhopper in series 3.
==Sources==
==External links==
* ToughPigs Interview with Matt Vogel
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