The Masked Singer reveals surprise identities of Royal Knight and Sherlock Hound during Thanksgiving special
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The Masked Singer spread some Thanksgiving cheer with its Thanksgiving special, featuring numerous Peanuts characters and two celebrity reveals.
Thursday's special episode was the Group C finals, which was narrowed down to Strawberry Shortcake, Royal Knight and Sherlock Hound, after Drake Bell was unmasked as the Ice King last week.
All three singers performed, but only would would remain masked - Strawberry Shortcake - who moves on to next week's quarterfinals to compete against Wasp, Buffaloes and Goo.
Both Royal Knight and Sherlock Hound were unmasked on the special episode, each of whom was guessed correctly by at least one of the judges.
Royal Knight was revealed to be actress, author and podcaster Jana Kramer, which Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg correctly guessed, and Sherlock Hound was MLB pitcher Bronson Arroyo, which both Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong correctly guessed.
All three contestants performed before the judges and audience members voted, with Royal Knight unmasked first.
The Masked Singer spread some Thanksgiving cheer with its Thanksgiving special, featuring numerous Peanuts characters and two celebrity reveals
Both Royal Knight and Sherlock Hound were unmasked on the special episode, each of whom was guessed correctly by at least one of the judges
Royal Knight was revealed to be actress, author and podcaster Jana Kramer, which Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg correctly guessed
Sherlock Hound was MLB pitcher Bronson Arroyo, which both Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong correctly guessed
Her final clue package revealed she was a mom of three, and after she performed Holiday by Madonna, her extra clue - delivered by Peanuts character Lucy - was that she was a 'best-selling author,' referring to her two books, The Good Fight and The Next Chapter.
'I act, I sing, I live my life to the fullest and I even wrote a best-selling book all about it,' she said to the judges.
The early guesses were Anna Faris from Rita Ora, Busy Phillips from Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's correct guess of Jana Kramer.
Jenny stuck with her initial guess for her final guess, with Rita sticking with Anna Faris, Robin sticking with Busy Phillips and Ken Jeong guessing Kelly Ripa.
When Kramer was unmasked, the multi-talented Kramer revealed she went on the show for her daughter.
'My daughter loves the show, so I love watching this with my kids, and it's... I actually cried when I found out that I was gonna be the Knight because my husband always calls me his little warrior,' she said, which brought a heartfelt reaction from the crowd and judges.
'So, it's been so great 'cause I feel like I've always been very armored up and trying to be, like, super tough,' she added.
'But, really, I'm just trying to, you know, be the best mom and person I can be,' she added, when host Nick Cannon asked what she'd like to say to her family back home.
Her final clue package revealed she was a mom of three, and after she performed Holiday by Madonna, her extra clue - delivered by Peanuts character Lucy - was that she was a 'best-selling author,' referring to her two books, The Good Fight and The Next Chapter
The early guesses were Anna Faris from Rita Ora, Busy Phillips from Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's correct guess of Jana Kramer
When Kramer was unmasked, the multi-talented Kramer revealed she went on the show for her daughter
'My daughter loves the show, so I love watching this with my kids, and it's... I actually cried when I found out that I was gonna be the Knight because my husband always calls me his little warrior,' she said, which brought a heartfelt reaction from the crowd and judges
'So, it's been so great 'cause I feel like I've always been very armored up and trying to be, like, super tough,' she added
'Well, just to my babies, I love you so much. To my husband, to my whole entire family that's watching, to all of you watching, just continue being the light that you are, and live your life and be the happiest you can be,' she concluded.
After Kramer was unmasked, Sherlock Hound and Strawberry Shortcake performed Shivers by Ed Sheeran in a Battle Royale, with the judges tasked with picking the winner.
Strawberry Shortcake moved on, with Sherlock Holmes the next to be unveiled, with Robin Thicke finally getting his first guess right of the season.
Sherlock Hound's clue package included a number of hints that he was a baseball pitcher, including an ace playing card and his extra clue was 'pitch perfect.'
Robin revealed both his early guess and his final guess to be MLB pitcher Bronson Arroyo, which Ken agreed with, though Jenny guessed Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Anthony Kiedis and Rita guessed Creed's Scott Stapp.
Arroyo was ultimately revealed as Sherlock Hound, revealing that he was actually wearing red socks, alluding to his former team, Boston Red Sox.
Robin branded himself the 'Thanksgiving King' after getting his first correct guess of the season, before thanking Bronson for helping the Red Sox to the World Series title in 2004.
When asked about how he started singing, Arroyo said, 'I picked it up when I was in the minor leagues with the (Pittsburgh) Pirates.'
Robin revealed both his early guess and his final guess to be MLB pitcher Bronson Arroyo, which Ken agreed with, though Jenny guessed Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Anthony Kiedis and Rita guessed Creed's Scott Stapp
Arroyo was ultimately revealed as Sherlock Hound, revealing that he was actually wearing red socks, alluding to his former team, Boston Red Sox
When asked about how he started singing, Arroyo said, 'I picked it up when I was in the minor leagues with the (Pittsburgh) Pirates'
'I just started strumming a guitar around a campfire. It turned into making a couple of records. And, you know, you gotta have something to grind on in life,' he said
'I just started strumming a guitar around a campfire. It turned into making a couple of records. And, you know, you gotta have something to grind on in life,' he said.
'And when you get done playing the game, it feels nice to get on the stage with a full band and have to keep up with dudes that are way better than you,' he said.
When Cannon asked what was harder, pitching a shutout or singing on The Masked Singer, Arroyo admitted, 'That's a tough question, honestly. More nerve-wracking on the stage, that's for sure.'
The Masked Singer continues its 12th season with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, December 4 at 8 PM ET on Fox.
