Date Night Zoom Call

"**Date Night**" is the fifth episode of season six of *The Masked Singer Zoom Calls*. The episode aired on October 14, 2021.

## Description

Banana Split, Cupcake, Queen of Hearts, Mallard & Caterpillar are joined by Lips for this date night zoom call.

## Transcript

(A recap of last week begins)

Video: ( vocalizing )

Voiceover: Zoom Calls so far have been a love fest.

Video: ♪ it's hard for me to say

White Tiger: As soon as you opened your mouth, I was, like, in shock.

Voiceover: But sadly, last week Baby was sent home.

Video: Larry the Cable Guy!

Pepper: YEEEEEESSSS!

Baby: Oh my god!

Bull: No way!

Video: Are you not entertained?

Voiceover: But things are about to get a whole lot steamier because tonight it's date night. ♪ your love, lifting me higher ♪ ♪ than I've ever... Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Mallard, and Cupcake are back to wine and dine on this zoom call.

Video: ( vocalizing ) that is one of the best vocal performances in six seasons. Yes.

Voiceover: But don't get too attached, because newcomer Caterpillar...

Queen of Hearts: Oh, my god!

Voiceover: Is here to steal your heart on his first ever zoom call.

Video: ♪ listen to her

Queen of Hearts: This is the greatest wildcard we've ever had on this show, ever!

Banana: Really?

Queen of Hearts: Ever!

Banana: Wow!

Video: this seemed like a frontrunner performance, you guys.

Voiceover: And for one zoom call only, Lips joins Banana Split, Cupcake, Queen of Hearts, Mallard & Caterpillar.

Lips: That was outstanding!

Voiceover: Prepare yourself, because at the end of the night...

Mallard: Who is it?

Voiceover: Someone's going home with a broken heart.

Queen of Hearts: Oh, my gosh.

Voiceover: So do a hair toss...

Split: Wow!

Voiceover: And check your nails...

Video: That's some cupcake drip. Let the cupcake drip!

Voiceover: ...Because The Masked Singer has just arrived.

Video: Have you guys ever dated anybody on the panel? I went to costco with Ken. I remember. That counts.

(The episode begins with Queen of Hearts beginning a zoom call. After 3 seconds, Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, Caterpillar, and Lips (who is upstairs) join)

Queen of Hearts: All right, we're live.

Banana Split: We're live.

Mallard: We're live.

Cupcake: We're live.

Caterpillar: We're live.

Queen of Hearts: So today is Valentine's Day and to celebrate, we're gonna be watching The Masked Singer episode Date Night!

Banana: Yes!

Split: Let's goooooooo!

Queen of Hearts: And also, for the first time ever, Caterpillar is here with us!

Caterpillar: Hi everyone! And also, I’m here to tell you all a little secret about myself.

Mallard: Okay, go ahead.

(Caterpillar starts to get choked up)

Caterpillar: I was really scared before I even started filming for this season of The Masked Singer. I was really worried about how I’d do and if I'd even be able to continue my singing career after the show was over.

(Caterpillar takes a deep breath and starts to calm down)

Caterpillar: But I realized that I had nothing to be scared of. I had the talent and the skills to make sure that my career would continue. So I decided to give it my all and give it my best.

(Caterpillar smiles)

Caterpillar: So don’t be scared of taking risks and giving it your best shot. You never know what can happen.

Queen of Hearts: Thanks Caterpillar. And now, for one night only, we're joined by Lips! She's upstairs but we prepared a song for her when she comes downstairs.

(Lips comes downstairs)

Queen of Hearts: Now!

Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, and Caterpillar: (Singing) *I wanna know what love is I want you to show me (Split tries to silence Banana with a sponge ball gun) I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me.*

Lips: Wow! You guys must really know how to welcome me back!

Queen of Hearts: I know! Now, are you guys ready?

Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, Caterpillar, and Lips: Ready!

Queen of Hearts: All right, let's get to it!

(Queen of Hearts presses the play button on the computer, and the episode begins to play)

Video: ( vocalizing ) Season six so far has been a love fest. ♪ it's hard for me to say as soon as you opened your mouth, I was, like, in awe. But sadly, last week we had to break up with baby. Larry the cable guy! No way! Are you not entertained? But things are about to get a whole lot steamier because tonight it's date night. ♪ your love, lifting me higher ♪ ♪ than I've ever

Queen of Hearts: No way! It's us!

Video: Group b is back to wine and dine. ( vocalizing ) that is one of the best vocal performances in six seasons. Jenny: Yes. But don't get too attached, because a new wild card... Oh, my god! ...Is here to steal your heart. ♪ listen to her this seemed like a frontrunner performance, you guys. - And at the end of the night... - Who is it? Someone's going home with a broken heart. Oh, my gosh. - So do a hair toss... - Wow! And check your nails... - That's some cupcake drip. - Let the cupcake drip! ...Because your blind date has just arrived. Have you guys ever dated anybody on the panel? I went to costco with ken. - I remember. - That counts.

Lips: Eeeeeee! Here he comes!

Video: ♪ your love, lifting me higher ♪ ♪ than I've ever ♪ been lifted before ♪ you know your love - ♪ keep on lifting - oh! ♪ higher ♪ higher and higher Oh, look at her!

Lips: No way! That's me!

Video: Love it. The legendary lips! Whoa! Y'all make some noise for the legendary lips. Yeah! And welcome to "the masked singer!" - yes! - Yeah! It's date night here on "the masked singer."

Mallard: Yeah!

Video: - yes! - It's time we get to know our group b singers a little more intimately. But it's not gonna be a total love fest because we're meeting our first wild card of the group.

Queen of Hearts: Oooh! This should be a good one!

Video: here to destroy the hopes and dreams of our remaining singers. Ooh. Now, let's say hello to our panel, four detectives you have true affection for. - Whoo! - Whoa. - Yeah! - Look at that. - Get strong, baby. - Ow! Happy date night, everyone. And just a reminder, the golden ear trophy is up for grabs. And to prove what a crazy season this is, ken remains in the lead. He's the only one with a point. Sit down. Sit down! Yes! - Shamone! - Okay.

Banana: Oh! Michael Jackson dance off!

Video: Oh! - Shamone! - Whoa! - Oh, wow! - Oh, oh! Sit down. Sit down, "thriller" michael. "billie jean" michael took you out. Ken, we love you. Ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken! Slow clap. Ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken, ken! This is dangerous. Ken, you look bigger on that stage. - Come on, ken! - Shamone! - Shamone! - Let's go! It's so good! Ken jeong, ladies and gentlemen. All right, we gotta get this show back on the tracks. Sorry. It is date night here at "the masked singer," so we gonna do this the right way, kicking it off by dimming the lights and spooning with banana split.

Banana Split: Ooh, that's us!

Video: - Yeah. - Yeah! Listen, we came here to win, okay? The song choice has been very difficult. Which is actually so far our biggest challenge. There's a difference between, like, a great song and a great song for you, especially when it comes to love songs. The three ingredients for a perfect love song? - I think it's, like, a pinch of-- - fantasy. Oh, yeah, for sure. Okay. Fantasy's good. - A splash of... - Pain. - Red cross. - They baking something up. - And a little dab of reality. - ( buzzer ) I wouldn't say that. I'd say heart. - Oh, yeah. The heart. - Fantasy, pain, and reality. Oh, my god. That's the title of my next album. Wow, amazing. Well, it took us a lot of time and consideration to pick the perfect song for date night. But we think that tonight we have nailed it.

Mallard: This is gonna be a good one!

Video: Wow. Oh, my goodness!

Cupcake: Look at that piano!

Video: - I love this so much. - Yes! - Whoo! - That is so cool! This is so good. ♪ now you say you're lonely ♪ you cried the whole night through ♪ ♪ well, you can cry me a river ♪ cry me a river ♪ I cried a river over you ♪ you drove me, nearly drove me out of my head ♪ ♪ while you never shed a tear ♪ no ♪ I remember all that you said ♪ ♪ when I cried a river over you ♪ ♪ now you say you love me Whoo! ♪ well, just to prove you do ♪ come on, and cry me a river ♪ ♪ cry me a river ♪ I cried a river over you - nicole, we should know who this is! - Yes! ♪ I cried a river ♪ over you - wow! Come on! - Wow! Look at that. Look at that. - Look at that. - Oh, my gosh! - Wow! - What a performance! Oh, my god! - Oh, my god! - What? Wow! Whoo! Talk about dessert! - Yeah! - Wow! Wow. Amazing. Everyone's still standing on their feet.

Queen of Hearts: Banana Split, you two are a pistol and you blew the roof right off this place!

Mallard: I think you two shone brighter than all the beads and bangles and baubles in the world.

Cupcake: I loved the footwork and the details.

Caterpillar: That was gorgeous, and that's the song I would have loved to do for Christmas.

Lips: I wasn't fond of the high notes, but everything else was spectacular.

Video: I mean, nick, are you kidding me? Banana split did not come to play. Wow. I don't know who you are, but I do know who you are, okay? And you're a legend! There it is. Love is in the air here at date night, and what better way to get to know our singers than a round of some speed dating?

Queen of Hearts: Ooooooh!

Video: Men in black, get us in the mood. ♪ I wanna know what love is ♪ I want you to show me I love it! There it is. We got our little speed dating table. - Nice! - This is cute! - Oh, I love it. And here's how it works. Our panel has a list of questions to find out how compatible they are with each singer, and when the time is up, you will hear this. ( buzzer ) - all right? - Yeah. Three, two, one.

Mallard: Go.

Video: - Do you kiss on a first date? - Heck yeah. Okay, okay, have you guys ever dated anybody on the panel? Well, I went to costco with ken. - Ah, costco with ken! - I remember. You're running out of time! This is speed dating, ken! - Swimming pool or lake? - Lake. Wow. Okay, okay. Would you rather celebrate with a big party or small gathering-- - ( buzzer ) - Big party! Oh! Just in time. Just in time. All right, banana split, you speed dated our entire panel. Which one did you make the best connection with? Me, me. My name's ken jeong. Uh, we would date nicole because-- whoa, that sounds like a good time. Because we'd have a ball together. - A ball? - A ball together. Well, I love balls. - We all know that. - I'll see you later. Good night, everybody. All right. Only on "masked singer" date night.

Lips: Queen of Hearts, who you think is Banana Split?

Queen of Hearts: I think this is Katharine McPhee and David Foster. Here's everything from the second clue package that I connected. Their son's name, Rennie, means 'small and mighty'. That's fitting for a son of two successful and incredibly talented people. Katharine appeared in the Geffen Playhouse production of 110 Stories. She also starred in Waitress on Broadway. Katharine’s 2010 album was titled Unbroken and David’s 1994 album was titled Love Lights the World. Both albums have titles that hint at love, which is no surprise since both have extensive experience writing and producing love songs. Katharine got her start competing on reality singing competition show American Idol, while David has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for The Concert for World Children’s Day. He also composed songs for the 1988, 1996, and 2002 Olympic Games. David is a judge on Asia’s Got Talent and David’s song, "I Will Be There With You" (sung with Katharine), has been used in Japan Airlines promotions. And finally, Katharine starred in NBC show Smash, while David has worked on many love songs throughout his career. He wrote and produced Celine Dion's "The Power of the Dream," which was the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The last Batman-like deduction revealing the secret of Banana Split's identity was when I realized the two first met the week Katharine performed Whitney Houston’s "I Have Nothing" (a song which David wrote and produced) on American Idol. All of these clues, taken together, clearly tell us that Katharine McPhee and David Foster make up the Banana Spilt duo. After hours of careful consideration, I'm sure that this mystery is solved. Katharine McPhee and David Foster are Banana Split.

Mallard: Good one.

Video: Good lord. So, ken, does that help? I think it has something to do with me. There was another masked show I was on. Of course, you do. How dare you, ne-yo. And what I'm saying right now is... Ne-yo! Good one, son. This could be my "masked dancer" costars, craig robinson on the piano, and ashley tisdale making music together. There you go! I will say craig does play the piano really well. I don't know if banana's very happy about that. - I feel the love tonight! - Not from banana! - You saw that. You saw that. - That's how craig robinson would react. No, it's because there was a little clue when she said "the ball," which I thought possibly camila cabello and shawn mendes because she's in the new "cinderella" movie. But her frame, she's not as tall as-- well, this is "the masked singer," they could disguise it. I'm kind of going off of the collaborating vibe. Yep. I'm big fan of this artist, and she's written one of my favorite musicals ever, "waitress," it could be sara bareilles and josh groban right there. - Yeah. - That's not bad, nicole. But we wouldn't we hear josh groban? - He's waiting. - Yeah, they're saving it for later. And bottom line, they're gonna be here for a long time, and it's gonna be so much fun. We all agree that was an amazing performance. Make some noise. - Yes! - Banana split! - They're the cutest. - The cutest and the best. ♪ who is that? "the masked singer" keeps getting hotter, including a racy costume banned from tv.

Mallard: Well, who is the racy costume banned from TV?

Video: ♪ who is that? ♪ who is that? Welcome back to date night here at "the masked singer." a singer we fell for last time was cupcake. But there's way more to love. Watch this.

Cupcake: Oh boy.

Video: I am a hopeless romantic! I have often called myself a black liz taylor because if I fall in love with a guy, I'm all in. I have learned a lot about love, particularly falling out of it. I've had many husbands. Ooh, many husbands! But this husband is the last one. Needle and thread. Could be, like, a fashion designer. Tonight I'm singing bruno mars' "finesse," and I love bruno mars.

Queen of Hearts: Oh, I know this song!

Video: I just have a crush on his romantic manner. I love that. You know, I like to sing what makes me feel good, and he makes me feel good. My husband and I, we is both dripping in finesse, child. ( laughs )

Queen of Hearts: This is gonna be good!

Video: ♪ ooh, don't we look good together? ♪ ♪ there's a reason why they watched all night long ♪ ♪ yeah, I know we'll turn heads forever ♪ ♪ so tonight I'm gonna show you off ♪ who is this? ♪ when I'm walking with you ♪ I watch the whole room change ♪ ♪ baby, that's what you do ♪ no, my baby, don't play ♪ blame it on my confidence ♪ oh, blame it on your measurements ♪ - hey! - ♪ shut that down on sight ♪ that's right ♪ we out here dripping in finesse ♪ ♪ it don't make no sense ♪ out here dripping in finesse ♪ you know it, you know it ♪ fellas grab your ladies ♪ if your lady fine ♪ tell her she's the one, she's the one for life ♪ ♪ ladies grab your fellas and let's do this right ♪ ♪ if you're on one like me in mind ♪ ♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪ ♪ don't it feel so good to be us, aye? ♪ ♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪ ♪ girl, we got it going ♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪ ♪ don't it feel good to be us, aye? ♪ ♪ yeah, we got it going on, got it going on ♪ ♪ you know it, you know it - that was sweet. - Who is that? She's funny. Cupcake definitely dripping in finesse, y'all. Whoo!

Queen of Hearts: This is your strength, your jam, done your sister proud.

Banana: You got the music in your body, I loved your swag.

Split: Your singing is slick, stylish, edgy, entertaining.

Mallard: That was magical, you were looking at the Men of Black out of the corner of your eye but brilliant performance.

Caterpillar: You got wonderful storytelling, pick your elbows up but don’t lose the narrative.

Lips: You have to be careful of transitions, too stop-start and lost energy but keep going.

Video: Oh, my gosh. I just love your energy. You just come full throttle every performance. You swagging it out in there in your little cup to the cake. - That's some cupcake drip. - Let the cupcake drip! Yeah! All right, men in black, set the mood.

Banana: Yes! More speed dating!

Video: ♪ I wanna know what love is - bring out the table. - Oh, my goodness. ♪ I want you to show me all right, our panel has a whole lot of questions for you. Ready, set, go.

Split: Here we go.

Video: What is the most used app on your phone? Whole-- whole foods. Whole-whole-whole-whole-whole, whole foods. Do you believe in love at first sight? - Sometimes. - Okay. If you could give your past self some dating advice, what would it be? Date, don't marry. That's what I'm talking about. Give me something, cupcake. Go ahead, robin. - Okay-- - ( buzzer ) - oh! - All right, cupcake, now which one of our panelists did you connect with the most? I think I would connect with you, nick. - Oh! - That's what I'm talking about. I see! We both got double trouble. Ah, oh. We both got double trouble.

Lips: Queen of Hearts, who is Cupcake?

Queen of Hearts: Well, It could be Ruth Pointer. Let's take a look at almost everything that I connected. A pitcher and four glasses symbolizes that Ruth is one of six children, four sisters and two brothers. She has been married five times, and is currently in her sixth marriage. The purple fairy wings refer to the Pointer Sisters' 1974 single "Fairytale," which was a massive hit. The needle symbolizes her last name "Pointer," and the sneak peek clue was a compass rose indicating that she was pointing the way. The FoxTV Fan Hub clue referred to the 1984 Pointer Sisters classic "Neutron Dance" which was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Beverly Hills Cop. Additionally, Cupcake mentioned that she was "supposed to be here with some other sweet things but now I'm all alone," which is a reference to her being a member of the Pointer Sisters. The most used app on her phone is Whole Foods, which she has spoken about previously as she switched to a healthy lifestyle after battling addictions. Finally, when asked if she believed in love at first sight, she said "Sometimes," hinting at the fact that she has been divorced four times.

Mallard: Good guess.

Video: - Double trouble? - That could be-- I have two sets of twins. So is she a twin or does she have twins? Y'all figure that out. That's our job. What about the double trouble mom? "sister, sister." what's her name? Jackie, is it? - Jackée, jackée. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! - Could be. - Oh, that's not bad. But when I saw that needle and thread, it made me think a fashion designer or former super model. It could be grace jones. - Ooh. - Right? - Icon. - I mean, I do think this is someone who is iconic, but I am honestly thinking this could be tina turner, living legend. No. The quality of her voice-- hear me out. She's been married multiple times. Things kinda of fit in the clue package. - Let me tell you why you're wrong. - Yeah. She lives in switzerland. We drove to costco together from sherman oaks. Well, I brought cupcakes for anyone who has a great guess, and obviously ken's not getting one. - So I'll have yours. - Cupcake for you, nicole? We got a new clue this week with the thread and needle. I'm thinking tina knowles, okay? - Oh! - Beyoncé knowles' mother. She been dressing destiny's child and beyoncé since "bug a boo." - I like it. - All right. - Thank you, jenny, so much. - You're welcome. - Oh, it's gonna be delicious. - Okay. All right. All right, well, we had a cupcake tonight, and it was delicious. Y'all make some noise for cupcake. Do you guys remember last time we saw cupcake onstage, she told us all that she was supposed to be here with someone. - Does tina turner match that-- - no. Okay, I was just asking, guys. She's a neighbor. How dare you? Hey, cupcake. Jane here. Last time we had dinner was a real blast, but now I'm regretting I didn't order dessert. Give them hell out there. I'm rooting for you, sweetie. ♪ who is that? ♪ who is that? Welcome back to date night here on "the masked singer." - yeah! - All right, all right. Last we time we saw queen of hearts, she stole all our hearts, but what's there to know about her romantic past? Check it out.

Queen of Hearts: I don't think that you are all ready for me!

Video: I think people are often surprised that I'm shy 'cause I don't come off like that onstage. I've definitely loved and lost, but, hey, that don't mean I can't get back on the horse. Oh, my gosh! We should make this into a dating profile. Okay, she's single. - The rock. - Dwayne johnson? Mr. King of hearts should have emotional intelligence, he should be smart, he should be handsome, he's outdoorsy. Heck, I want him to have a private plane if I'm asking. Not eve a joke. Hey, why not look? Speaking of l'amour, what's more romantic than a song in french? I've never sung in french before, but I've been practicing. "croissant. French fry." I think I got this. ( laughs )

Caterpillar: Oh boy.

Video: ( singing in french ) ooh. ( singing in french ) who is that? ( singing in french )

(Caterpillar sniffs back tears)

Video: ( singing in french ) - oh! - Wow! - Whoo! My lord. - Wow. - That was... - Wow! Magnifique! Oui, oui.

Queen of Hearts: Caterpillar, are you okay? You have tears in your eyes.

Caterpillar: (In tears) All my life, I have felt the beauty of the queen of hearts. But until now, I had never heard the voice of the queen of hearts. That was so nice.

Banana: I can only say one word, FAB-U-LUSS!

Split: I got VERY excited during this. It was amazing.

Mallard: This is one of the iconic performances that will go down in history – you were absolutely phenomenal!

Cupcake: I had been waiting for this performance from you, but now you've learned to channel your control.

Lips: I'm speechless.

Video: Please. Can I speak first, please? - Okay. - Mr. Robin thicke. That is by far one of the best vocal performances - in six seasons on this show. - Yes. You are the queen of our hearts. That's right. You're the queen of our hearts. Well said. - Amazing. - All right, now it's time for a very fabulous round of speed dating.

Cupcake: Yes!

Video: - Men in black, set the mood. - Get your questions ready! Bring it out. ♪ I want you to show me whoo! All right, it's speed dating. Get as many off as you can. Ken, ready, set, go.

Cupcake: Here we go.

Video: - Would you ever date an ex again? - No. What's your favorite activity on your day off? I like to read, ride motorcycles, and hike. What do you notice when you meet someone new? Their vibe, like, their swagger. What's the favorite place you've ever travelled? The alps. Are you a book or movie person? ( buzzer ) - ( groans ) - I like books. You guys got a lot of questions in that time. We're getting better at the questions, yeah. Now, queen of hearts, who captured your heart? - I would pick ken! - Oh, ken. What? - Me? - Why would you do that? - This was going so well. - Me? We would both have a roasting hot first date. Roasting hot. Does that give you anything, ken? You know what, I did the roast of alec baldwin, and his daughter is an amazing singer. This could be ireland baldwin possibly. That's a good guess, but there's a person that came to mind when I saw the rock and who's very talented actress but also comes from a very musical family, and that's ashley judd. It could be ashley judd under there. - Ooh. - Could be, could be. - But she's not the one in the group. - Is she single? - She's not wynonna or-- - but she's a judd. - She's a judd. - She's a judd. - All the judds can sang. - They got judd vocals. Yes, but can you connect her to the rock? Yes, they were in "the tooth fairy" together. - Oh! - Okay, that's not bad, but vocally I was thinking gaga, because that's one of her favorite songs, - "la vie en rose." she even put it-- - In the movie. In the movie "a star is born." and then I was thinking when she said something about the speed dating with the motorcycles and the hiking, I was like, "could it be someone like miley cyrus?" - because miley can sing, y'all. - Miley can go. - Miley can sing. - That's a good guess. Those are good. I like where you're going with it. Well, whoever you are, I'm completely lost because that vocal was mesmerizing, and that was amazing. Great job. There it is. Queen of hearts, you broke our hearts again with another stellar performance. Keep it going for her. Now go celebrate backstage. Make sure you don't get no heartburn. ♪ who is that? ♪ who is that? Welcome back to date night on "the masked singer." tonight's theme is all about love, clearly, and a character audiences fell in love with last time was mallard. Check it out.

Mallard: Ready for me?

Video: I believe you can fall in love at first sight. I met my wife in fourth grade. - Fourth grade? - Aw, that's so sweet. I still can remember the first day I saw her with a big curly hair, and I was like, "that looks like a big old glass of iced tea." - sweet tea! - They're from the south. I asked her on the moonlight hike, and she said yes, and to my best recollection, I got a little kiss on the cheek. Although she says she doesn't remember that now. - The rest is history. - ( cash register dings ) my wife's so supportive, she's even here with me tonight. Now you may think my wife being here would calm my nerves, but to be honest, it makes me a little more nervous. I'm singing a song that's a little bit out of my zone, and tonight I dedicate this song to my lovely wife and the home we built. - Aww! - So sweet.

Lips: This has to be a good one.

Video: ♪ open up the champagne, pop! ♪ it's my house, come on, turn it up ♪ ♪ hear a knock on the door and the night begins ♪ ♪ cause we done this before, so you come on in ♪ ♪ make yourself at my home, tell me where you been ♪ ♪ pour yourself something cold, baby, cheers to this ♪ ♪ sometimes you gotta stay in ♪ and you know where I live ♪ yeah, you know what we is ♪ sometimes you gotta stay in, in ♪ ♪ welcome to my house ♪ baby, take control now ♪ we can't even slow down - look at that! - Whoa! ♪ we don't have to go out ♪ welcome to my house ♪ play that music too loud ♪ show me what you do now ♪ we don't have to go out ♪ duck off the crib, the spot, the pad ♪ ♪ 'cause my house is your house if you throwing it back ♪ ♪ excuse me if my home's draining the sad ♪ ♪ soon as these happy faces come you can run with the cash ♪ - yeah! - ♪ homerun, slam dunk, touchdown pass ♪ ♪ mi casa es tu casa, so there ain't no holding back ♪ ♪ another shot of vodka, you know what's in my glass ♪ ♪ it's my house, just relax ♪ welcome to my house, play that music too loud ♪ ♪ show me what you do now ♪ we don't have to go out come on! What? What? What? ♪ welcome to my house where's it at? Where's it at? ♪ welcome to my house - my house! - Yeah! - Oh, yes! - Okay, okay. - I'm stumped. - Yeah. Robin, that got more difficult. - That was awesome. - Wow. They are throwing us this season!

Queen of Hearts: You maintained body contact but shoulders came up, a great improvement after your first episode.

Banana: There were too many mistakes, you're a leading man in this contest but stay focused.

Split: It's true, unfortunately, it's so good then you have little mess-up but brilliant singing action.

Cupcake: It's amazing when you do it right, musicality and character, you're just teasing us with the mistakes.

Caterpillar: Welcome Mallard to the stage friend! I think you have found your voice. Brilliant!

Lips: That was great, you rich duck, well done.

Video: Your house indeed! This is definitely your house. First of all, y'all messing with us this season, okay? Y'all messing with us. - I thought for sure it was a country singer. - Right. And now you're rapping and dancing and taking the entire stage. And now we're even more stumped. That was unbelievable. -Smashed it. - Right. All right, men in black, set the mood. Whoo!

Lips: Let's gooo!

Video: ♪ I wanna know what love is oh, my god. ♪ I want you to show me I got our speed dating table. - Panel, grab your questions. - Questions ready. Ready, set, go.

Split: Let's get to it.

Video: Okay, who was your first celebrity crush? - Olivia newton-john. - Mine too. - Lights on or off? - On for sure. Okay, what's your favorite physical attribute about yourself? My dimples. - I know who it is. - No way. - I think so. - Really hairy or completely bald? Extremely hairy. - ( buzzer) - come on, hair! Hairy with dimples. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Okay, the dimples and the body language and the voice, I think I know who this is. Wait, wait, wait, hold onto it. This was mallard's speed dating date. - Okay, okay. - Okay. Mallard, which one of our panelists did you connect with the most? Ooh! I'm gonna say jenny. - Yay! - Ah! Because I feel like we could, like, sit on the couch and get on the same wavelength. Does that give you anything? Netflix and chill, that's what I'm-- hey! Both of you are married. Chill out. All right, well, robin, you were about to jump the gun on this date. Robin was jumping up and down. So I'm thinking about famous couples that we know that have been together forever, and then he said dimples. And I think this might be the husband of sarah michelle geller. I think this is freddie prinze jr. - Really? - Yeah. You think he has got a voice like that? Yeah, I think it's freddie prinze jr. - But he can sing. Freddie prinze jr.-- - Dimples. - Freddie prinze jr. - But you know who I think? Last time that the mallard was on, with chris pratt, I actually thought this too late after of the show. I was thinking, oh, my god, this could be nick offerman, chris pratt's costar from "parks and rec," who actually plays the saxophone from last time, is a singer, married to megan mullally. I know they've been together for a long time. I don't know if it's been since the fourth grade. - Let me tell you why you're wrong real quick. - Okay. All right. Because he's not from the south. He's from the land of lincoln, where I'm from, illinois. Well, jenny, who is it? Well, you know, jon bon jovi came into my head. - I've seen him sing at many charity events. - Jon bon jovi? I've heard him sing country. That's not a jersey mallard. Yeah, jersey mallards have mullets. He has been with his wife for a very, very, very long time. - Right. - But back to the dimples. You know, who else who has dimples is mario lopez. Oh! - Mario is known for his dimples. - Yeah. He's known for his dimples. One thing we do know is this was an awesome performance. - Awesome job, mallard. - Yes. Outstanding. Tore the roof off of his house. You guys, I don't know who that is. - I have no idea. I have no idea who that is. - I don't know who it is.

Queen of Hearts: All right, one more performance to go!

Video: And now, it's time we meet our first group b wild card.

Queen of Hearts: Yes, I can't wait!

Video: - Oh! - Oh! And it's prepared to worm its way into the winner's circle. Release the caterpillar.

Caterpillar: OMG! IT'S ME!

Video: - You guys, we have a wild card. - Oh, wow. - What? - You guys ready? I'm here for this! Oh, my god! - Aah! - My god.

Queen of Hearts: And... we're going to the break. Come on Masked Singer, you should stop going into the break every time.

Split: All right, let's try this again.

Video: - Release the caterpillar. - Oh, wow. - What? - Oh, my god. ♪ I said do it how you do it ♪

Queen of Hearts: OMG!

Caterpillar: IT'S ME! I'M ON STAGE!

Video: Oh! ♪ okay, do it how you do it ♪ aah! Oh, my god! I'm in love! It has braces. I'm in love with caterpillar. Hey, walk it out for sure! - This might be one of the coolest costumes... - Ever! ...I've ever seen on this show.

Split: In other words, this might be one of the cutest costumes we've ever seen on this show. Just look at him! He's so adorable! The glitter makes him even cuter!

Video: I chose the caterpillar costume because ultimately, my life has been all about metamorphosis. Growing up, I was lonely. You know, things weren't always great at home, and I was rebelling. So I left home at a young age, at some points lived in my car, was homeless and even started stealing to make ends meet. - ( siren wailing ) - my parents used to tell me that I was gonna end up in jail. - And, boy, were they right. - Aww. So now I'm running through my rolodex of everyone that's been arrested. I think the thing that drove me the most was all of those voices from my past telling me I'd never amount to anything. - Great lakes. - Great lakes, midwest. Well, I'd showed them. Tonight, this wild card is here to steal your date and hope that you'll forget about all these other singers and only have eyes for me.

Queen of Hearts: All right! Our last performance of the night!

Banana: Woah. Cool light show.

Split: Shh, here we go.

Video: ♪ if I were a boy ♪ even just for a day ♪ I'd roll outta bed in the morning ♪ ♪ and throw on what I wanted then go ♪

Queen of Hearts: It's definitely Bobby Berk under that mask.

Video: ♪ drink beer with the guys ♪ and chase after girls ♪ I'd kick it with who I wanted ♪ ♪ and I'd never get confronted for it ♪ ♪ 'cause they'd stick up for me ♪ ♪ if I were a boy ♪ I think I could understand ♪ how it feels to love a girl ♪ ♪ I swear, I'd be a better man ♪ ♪ I would listen to her ♪

Queen of Hearts: What the?

Video: ♪ 'cause I know how it hurts ♪

Banana: What the heck?

Video: ♪ when you lose the one you wanted ♪ ♪ 'cause he's taken you for granted ♪ ♪ and everything you had got destroyed ♪ ♪ but you're just a boy you're just my boy, ken. Yeah!

Queen of Hearts: I'm in love!

Split: Wow!

Video: I'm getting the boy band vibes again. - Wow. - What just happened on that stage? That was definitely worth the standing ovation you just received. Which hand can I shake? I'll shake them all. - Shake them all. Shake them all, nick. - Shake them all.

Queen of Hearts: This is the greatest wildcard we've ever had on this show, ever!

Banana: Really?

Queen of Hearts: Ever!

Banana: Wow!

Queen of Hearts: That was spectacular, power-packed, you pocket rocket, well done!

Banana: You got natural, easy movement, co-ordinated and beautiful presentation.

Split: You were delightful on the eye, there were a couple of high notes but stunning.

Mallard: You got great vocals and energy.

Cupcake: That was laser-focused, you're an exceptional contestant but stage fundamentals and footwork lacking.

Lips: That was a theatrical triumph but your lead isn't as strong as your follow and take that sticky-up thumbs down.

Video: Jenny, you got some words? You definitely touched my heart strings. I definitely got all the feels. And to me, this seemed like a frontrunner performance, you guys. Wild card came out swinging. Okay, it's time for the panel's first impression guesses.

Banana: Yes!

Video: We have a caterpillar catapult. Nice! We want you to write them down, make them good, and hit him with your best shot.

Caterpillar: Oh god, I'm not ready for this.

Video: All right, baby. Watch out below there, people. Get some! ♪ hit me with your best shot

Video: - oh! - Oh!

Banana: So close!

Video: Okay, you gotta do it pretty hard. - Ready? - Go.

Mallard: GET IN THERE!

Video: - Yeah!

Split: Oh!

Banana: So close again!

Video: Man, give me that thing.

Cupcake: Yes, give him that thing.

Video: Ken, do you want me to take your jacket off first? Don't take my jacket off first.

Lips: Right in there!

Video: Yeah! - Yeah. - You got it, ken. Let's go, scherzi.

Queen of Hearts: GET IN THERE!

Video: ♪ see if I care -

Banana: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

Mallard: BOOM!

Video: Yeah! - Come on, nick! - ♪ fire away - nick cannon.

Queen of Hearts: He did it!

Video: All right, it's time for another speed dating round. Yes!

Lips: Yes!

Video: Pucker up, buttercups. Men in black, set the mood. ♪ I wanna know what ♪

Queen of Hearts: Oh, look!

Video: ♪ love is ♪ oh, my god, he's so cute. ♪ I want you to know show me ♪ - Oh, my god. - ( laughter ) Who is that?

Queen of Hearts: Caterpillar, you make up the best dances for the special clues!

(Caterpillar smiles)

Video: All right, ready, set, go.

Cupcake: Here we go.

Video: Have you ever ghosted someone after a date? Uh, probably.

Queen of Hearts: Hahaha.

Video: What occupation would you be the worst at? Asking rapid fire questions.

Banana: Hahaha.

Video: Have you ever been cheated on? - Haven't we all, jenny?

Mallard: Hahaha.

Video: - Yeah. Do you prefer to call or text? Text. Don't call me.

Cupcake: Hahaha!

Video: - How do you de-stress? - ( buzzer ) I get dressed up in a freaking caterpillar costume.

Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, and Lips: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Video: - He's funny. - Which one of these panelists wiggled their way into your heart? I'm into robin. - Oh! I have a date! - Whoa. 'cause I can't take my eyes off all his printed shirts. - Ah! - The printed pattern.

Lips: He's adorable. Anyways, Queen of Hearts, who do you think is Caterpillar?

Queen of Hearts: Well, I said Bobby Berk during Caterpillar's performance. But now, I think it's 100% him. Here's a rundown of everything that I connected from the first clue package. First of all, Caterpillar said his life had been all about metamorphosis - that's a pretty big clue! Bobby is best known for being a member of the iconic Queer Eye show, which is all about helping people go through a metamorphosis. He and Queer Eye are well-known for strong representation amongst the LGBTQ+ community - another huge clue - and that rainbow fuzz? That's his way of showing pride. The boyband wallpaper? That would be his initials - B.B. House plants, light fixtures, and vases were a dead giveaway - he's an interior designer. And the television set? That should be obvious by now - he's a reality television personality. Let's talk about that hurricane. If you look closely, there's an eye of the hurricane at the center - that was Bobby's way of saying he was a part of Queer Eye. Also, we get a little glimpse into Caterpillar's personal life too - he said things weren't always great at home, so he left at a young age. Bobby was born to young parents, didn't know his father growing up, and was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband. He was emancipated from his family before he graduated high school, and grew up gay in the Bible Belt - as he said, at points even living in his car - and he started stealing to make ends meet. That's why he was arrested in 1999 for being in possession of stolen property. Also, basketball? His initials - B.B. And then there was the Five Great Lakes - he's a part of the Fab Five on Queer Eye, and the mnemonic for the Lakes is HOMES - again, he's an interior designer. And that quote about only having eyes for him? Yet another clue that he's a member of the Fab Five. Finally, there was the sneak peek clue - the one about Taylor Swift. Bobby appeared in her 'You Need To Calm Down' music video - if you hadn't figured it out by now, you definitely should've when you heard that! So, there you have it - all the clues that guarantee Bobby Berk is 100% Caterpillar.

Lips: Great guess.

Video: Did that help you at all, robin? You know, that doesn't help, but in the package, we saw a basketball thing, right? And so it could mean bb. Backstreet boys, right? Okay. The personality, the sense of humor, the voice, I think it might be howie d.

Queen of Hearts: It's not Howie D.

Video: - That's my guess. - Okay. That's a good guess, but did howie d go to jail? Well, I mean, you know. They're from the backstreet. They're tough. Yeah, they all went to jail. Whoa, nick. Sarcastic ne-yo's in the house.

Banana: Oh my god.

Video: How dare you? Oh, my god. That's gonna be my new hashtag.

Cupcake: Caterpillar is so funny.

Video: - But I was thinking maybe someone backstreet adjacent. - Right. Maybe somebody like aaron carter. And aaron carter I believe has done time, but he's always been an amazing talent.

Queen of Hearts: It's not Aaron Cater.

Video: I do really feel like this is a boy bander. I just can't decide on which one. Right. But because aj from backstreet boys is the bad boy, I think I'll go with aj.

Queen of Hearts: It's not AJ McLean.

Video: Okay. Yeah, okay. I got mine mixed up. Aj was the one I'm thinking about, yeah. You know what? I'm thinking it's aj, too. - I really do think-- - let's all get on it. They like following your lead. I'm used to it by now. It's season six. Well, no one can follow the caterpillar with that great performance. Y'all make some noise. I don't know who this is. - ( nicole groans ) - this is driving me crazy.

Banana: So cute.

Video: ♪ who is that?

Cupcake: Oh god, here we go.

Video: Five talented singers stand before me, but only four can advance to next week's group b finals. - Man. - Panel, studio audience, and our super fans across america, time to vote for your favorite. The singer with the least amount of votes will be unmasked.

Cupcake: Oh god.

Video: - This is crazy.

Lips: Really crazy.

Video: - The votes are in! The singer with the least amount of votes is...

Queen of Hearts: Oh no.

Banana: I'm not ready for this.

Video: Eek! Oh, my gosh. It's like we're breaking up with them. Cupcake.

Cupcake: WHAT?!

Video: - Oh! - Oh! Make some noise for cupcake. - Cupcake! - The rest of you, congratulations. Go ahead and rest up, because next week group a returns. Cupcake! Cupcake, cupcake, cupcake, cupcake! So awesome, cupcake. You know we hate to see you go, but we are so excited to see who you are. - Yes. - We are. But first, let us retrieve the panel's first impression guesses from the vault.

Queen of Hearts: I know that it's Ruth Pointer is under that mask.

Video: - Oh, no, no. - Yes, yeah. Men in black, bring them out! Bring it on out, man. You ain't got to do that today. Here comes the gut punch. Ken, your first impression guess, angela bassett. Oh! I've honestly been going back and forth between angela bassett and tina turner, but just something in my gut is telling me that cupcake is tina turner. - Okay, and he's serious. - He's dead serious too. - Okay. - Yeah. And nicole? Roberta flack. Are you sticking with it? - Oh, that's good. - I dig it. I'm not sticking with it, nick. Okay. Because I'm out for blood this season, guys, okay? - Oh! - ( hisses ) they're used to being with other people, right? - Yes. - From a group. So I'm like, "who is from a group from that era?" okay? The pointer sisters. Ooh! We saw a jump rope, okay? - Possibly. - ♪ jump in, you know my heart ♪ - lots of love clues. - ♪ will fill you up - exactly. - ♪ jump I love that guess. So I'm thinking ruth pointer. Okay. Are we in the presence of a pointer sister? I'm coming for y'all. All right, robin, your first impression guess was rupaul. It was. Are you sticking with that? - No, I just have a feeling that this is a comedian. - Really? The jokes that she was throwing out when you guys were talking, I think it might be leslie jones. All right, from rupaul to leslie jones. I was kinda getting that vibe last time too. Jenny, you also chose rupaul as your first impression guess. - Right? - Oh! You know, between the voice and the stage presence and that needle and thread-- that needle and thread just reminded me of a fashion icon, and I feel like it could be grace jones. Okay. Okay, panel, now let's see if any of you are right.

Queen of Hearts: Oh god, it's finally happening, let's do this everyone!

Video: It's time for cupcake to...

Video, Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, Caterpillar, and Lips: Take it off! Take it off!

Video: ♪ who, who, who, who - ♪ who are you? -

Video, Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Mallard, Cupcake, Caterpillar, and Lips: Take it off! Take it off!

Video: ♪ I really wanna know

Mallard: Who is it?

Queen of Hearts: Come on Ruth Pointer!

Video: - who is it? - Who is it? ♪ come on, tell me, who are you, you, you ♪ - ♪ are you

Queen of Hearts: Oh, my gosh.

Video: - ruth pointer! Grammy award winning singer from the legendary group, the pointer sisters!

Caterpillar: You got it, queen!

Queen of Hearts: YES! I knew it all along!

Video: You did it. You called that. You called that. Hey, y'all! Miss pointer, I have to say this, you actually threw everyone off, because originally you were supposed to be here with your sister. Yeah, she was. There were supposed to be two cupcakes. And anita's having some health issues that we couldn't avoid, so I ended up doing it by myself. Solo. Wow.

Queen of Hearts: Cupcake, why did you decide to do this show?

Cupcake: Well, the show is something that celebrates the joy of music and mystery. It's a way for me to express myself and put my talent on display without feeling judged or criticized. It's a way to come out of my shell and let go of my fears. Plus, it's a chance to connect with fellow singers and share our love for music. It's a way to be proud of who I am and what I can do. So here I am, ready to take on the challenge and show the world what a talented singer I really am.

Video: That's a true performer. But I would love for you to look at that camera right there and send a message to miss anita. Sweetheart, I did what I came to do, and I love you and can't wait to get home and support you. - There it is. - Aw. I just wanna say, I'm such a huge fan. It's such an honor and pleasure to have you. Thank you. And I'm a fan of yours. And thank you for coming on this show, especially under these conditions. Thank you. God bless you. I love you guys, and I'm a big fan of the show. I've been watching it the whole time. - Excellent. God bless. - Thank you so much for being here. - We love you. - Thank you so much.

Queen of Hearts: That's all we've got for this zoom call. Next week, Bull, Skunk, Pepper, and Hamster will be watching Time Warp zoom call style, and also, newcomer Jester will be here, as well as special guest Soft Serve! Don't go anywhere. Right now, you know what I'm thinking right now?

Banana: What?

Queen of Hearts: DATE NIGHT DANCE PARTY!

Split: Yes!

Mallard: Let's goooooo!

Cupcake: Date Night!

Video: Right now, here to perform unmasked, the artist formerly known as the cupcake. - The cupcake! - Give it up for miss ruth pointer! ♪ could it be a devil in me ♪ or is this the way love's supposed to be? ♪ ♪ like a heat wave ♪ burning in my heart ♪ I can't keep from crying ♪ it's tearing me apart - ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah - yes! ♪ oh, yeah - dog: Cupcake! - ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

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