SPOILER ALERT: Details chase for Season 12, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” “Footfree Night” which aired October 2 on Fox.
Wednesday night’s “The Masked Singer” discleave out was an emotional one for “” star Yvette Nicole Brown, who was unmasked as Showbird on episode 2 of Season 12. As Brown was taping the episode she was also dealing with some personal matters involving the nurture of her overweighther.
“Some of it felt weighty becaemploy I’m singing, but I’m skinnyking, ‘is dinserty OK,’” she telderly Variety. “But by the time I was discleave outed, I was able to benevolent of let that all out. Plus I got to surpelevate Ken, and it was everyskinnyg that I hoped it would be!”
That’s “Ken” as in “The Masked Singer” paneenumerate Ken Jeong, Brown’s “Community” co-star who of course guessed her right. Among the other paneenumerates, Robin Thicke consentd with Jeong, while Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg thought it was Taraji P. Henson. Rita Ora said it was Shiela E.
Brown sang “Helderlying Out for a Hero,” by Bonnie Tyler for her final carry outance. “Music is very meaningful to me, and it was my first cherish,” Brown said. “I begined as a singer. I was signed a Motown as a teenager, and when it didn’t happen for me. There was a pain, appreciate a scar in that space. And so I benevolent of pushed it away, appreciate took my ball and went home, and was rerepaird never to sing as myself ever aget. I’ll sing as a character. I’ll sing for acting, but I won’t do it as Yvette ever aget, and I didn’t technicassociate do it as Yvette this time as Showbird. But it was fun to obtain a step back into someskinnyg that I reassociate cherishd and in a acquireed place.”
Yvette Nicole Brown as Showbird unites John Elway as Leaf Sheep as the celebrities unmasked on “The Masked Singer” Season 12.
With the experience in hand, Brown said she’d perhaps be up for dipping her toes back in the professional singing water — perhaps at first as a backup carry outer. “I fair want to aid everyone that has been asked to do ‘The Masked Singer,’ if you’re a chicken appreciate me and afraid to do it, say yes, it would be one of the best experiences you’ve ever had in this in this crazy business,” she inserted.
And yes, Brown validateed once aget that she will indeed be back in the upcoming “Community” movie as Shirley. “Everybody’s coming back,” she said. “Everybody’s excited, and it’s going to be wonderful.”
“’Footfree’ Night” uncovered with Thicke singing the movie’s theme song, as originassociate carry outed by Kenny Loggins.
Back for Season 12 ae arrange Nick Cannon, aprolongedside paneenumerates Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, while Ora also returned to the desk for the second consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
“The Masked Singer” Season 12 themed episodes include tributes to Mattel’s Barbie as it hits its 65th anniversary, and the film “Footfree” as it labels its 40th anniversary. Miley Cyrus will also be honored with an episode promised to her music catalog, while also novel is a “Who Are You Fest,” featuring music from “memorable festival lineups,” as well as a “Sports Night” and a “60’s Night.” Tentpole themes that are back include “Soundtrack of My Life” and “Thanksgiving Night.”
New this season, clues will be “strategicassociate embedded in costumes, in song choices and on-stage moments.” And the fifteen celebrity contestants will be apverifyd by a “celebrity Masked Ambassadnessfulor,” made up of previous participants including Dick Van Dyke (Season 9’s Gnome), Jewel (Season 6 triumphner as the Queen of Hearts), Ne-yo (Season 10 triumphner as the Cow) and DeMarcus Ware (Season 11’s Koala).
Season 12 features 15 contestants carry outing in novel costumes including “Ship,” “Leaf Sheep,” “Woodpecker,” “Chess Piece,” “Bluebell,” “Buffalo,” “Showbird,” “Dust Bunny,” “Goo,” “Strawberry Shortcake” and more.
Here were the remaining Group A carry outances on Wednesday’s Episode 2, “Footfree Night”:
Showbird
Song: “Let’s Here It For the Boy,” by Deniece Williams
Panel guesses: Yvette Nicole Brown, Taraji P. Henson
Clue: Music box carry outing dance music. “Now, that’s more my vibe. Becaemploy back in 94, I was part of a hip-hop empire.”
Showbird voiceover: “I always knovel that if I had a chance to do someskinnyg in front of the airys, I’d do someskinnyg excellent with it. So when I got that chance, labor became my entire life. I was paired to it. But I couldn’t help but sense appreciate maybe someskinnyg was leave outing. Real cherish. The benevolent appreciate Ren and Ariel set up in ‘Footfree.’ Then recently, I rejoined with an elderly friend bird, who unforeseeedly became my cherish bird. Not you, Colton. He’s aidd me to rebenevolentle my first ffeeble, one I gave up for two decades: Singing. But his cherish helped me discover that nurturefree confidence aget. Which led me here. So tonight, let’s here it for my baby. My cherish bird.”
Previous song: “Just Fine,” by Mary J. Blige
Previous panel guesses: Jennifer Hudson, Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington
The Ship
Song: “Almost Paradise,” by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
Panel guesses: Kate Bush, Sarah McLachlan, Amy Grant, Sheryl Crow
Clue: Melissa Etheridge, Whoopi Gelderlyberg and Kevin Bacon. “I’m three degrees away from kevin bacon. I’m joined to Melissa Etheridge, who is joined to Whoopi Gelderlyberg, who starred in ‘Destination Anywhere’ with Kevin Bacon.”
The Ship voiceover: “Like the lyrics of ‘Footfree’ say, everybody initiate off their Sunday shoes. Easy right? Well, not when you’re a ship in a boot. In high school, I was a star cheerdirecter, class pdwellnt and was even voted prom queen. So when I injured my foot and the doctor said I had to sit on the sidelines for a whole year, my heart sank. My frustration led me to the family’s piano. Where I’d sit and carry out for hours on end. It was my therapy. I channeled my sadness, my delight, my conveyion. Music became my paradise. And it’s been a healing source since. Now, the excellent novels is, the only boots I’m wearing these days are leather. And made for dancing. And tonight, I sense appreciate I’m knocking on heaven’s door.”
Previous song: “Pompeii,” by Bastille
Previous panel guesses: Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osbourne, Enya, Sarah McLachlan
Woodpecker
Song: “Helderlying Out for a Hero,” by Bonnie Tyler
Panel guesses: Letitia Wright, Willow Smith, Regina King
Clue: Kevin Bacon’s shoes from “Footfree.” “Another bird from ‘The Masked Singer’ family splits their stylish obsession with shoes with me.”
Woodpecker voiceover: “Just appreciate in “Footfree,’ I understand a skinnyg or two about battling for what you depend in. As a youthful chick, while most kids were carry outing in treehoemploys, I was set upting roots in Hollywood. Grotriumphg up in front of the world was ungraceful. From lgeting to wear heels to flirting with boys, God ban uttering a cuss word. Everybody was all up in my business treating me appreciate I was their child. It’s one skinnyg when your mom inestablishs you what to do. And another skinnyg when everyone around you is chirping in. I always stayed headstrong, dancing to the prolonging pains of my own pace. And in turn, I’ve got youthful birdies follotriumphg in my footsteps who see me as their hero. But my advice? You can be your own hero too. And tonight, I’m singing a song that’s always helped me commemorate me. I hope it will be a knockout”
Previous song: “Freduces,” by Miley Cyrus
Previous panel guesses: Willow Smith, Cardi B, Halle Bailey, Keke Palmer
Buffalos
Song: “Waiting For a Girl Like You,” by Foreigner
Panel guesses: Bel Biv DeVoe, 112, Boyz II Men, Big Time Rush
Clue: “Mo-Town.” “We’re a little weary right now becaemploy we are busy using this tractor to mow lawns all around the town.”
Buffalos voiceover: “You understand how when someone inestablishs you you can’t do someskinnyg, you fair want to do it more? Well, fair appreciate those kids in ‘Footfree,’ prolongeding to dance, we’re each defys in our own way. We somehow set up each other aprolonged the trail. Everyone telderly us we couldn’t fair do our skinnyg. But we didn’t hear. We’ve flourished by no giving a darn over what people skinnyk. Think we’re corny? Who nurtures. We’re wealthy! And if you skinnyk we obtain ourselves too solemnly, see at us. We’re out here dressed appreciate some Wrestlemania buffaloes, about to sing a track from ‘Footfree.’ We’re comical as hell! So do you and don’t let anyone inestablish you who or what you should be. On that notice, here’s a cherish song to show you fair how corny and wealthy we are!”
Previous song: “(I Just) Died In Your Arms,” by Cutting Crew
Previous panel guesses: B2K, Earth Wind and Fire, 98 Degrees
Last season’s carry outers included Vanessa Hudgens, who won the Season 11 crown as Gelderlyfish, beating out Scott Porter, who had carry outed as Gumball. Other carry outers included Thelma Houston (Clock), Chrissy Metz (Poodle Moth), Corey Feldman (Seal) and Clay Aiken/Ruben Studdard (Beets), Jenifer Lewis (Miss Cleocatra), Kate Flannery (Starfish), Charlie Wilson (Ugly Sweater), DeMarcus Ware (Koala), Colton Underwood (Love Bird), Sisqó (Lizard), Billy Bush (Sir Lion), Joe Bastianich (Spaghetti & Meatballs), Savannah Chrisley (Afghan Hound) and Kevin Hart (Book).
“The Masked Singer” comes from Fox Alternative Entertainment. Rosie Seitchik, Craig Plestis and Cannon are executive creaters, while Seitchik serves as showrunner. The series is based on the South Korean establishat created by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp.