# The Masked Singer Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149 "2019-01-03T14:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/1 "2019-01-03T14:54:39Z")
I hate this show so much and I hate it precisely because it’s stupid and I’m going to watch every episode and pour over the clues to figure out who these people are. I don’t so much as hate the show as I hate myself for loving it. The Peacock has got to be Donny Osmond right? Given that performing is in his DNA (his whole family) and the vegas-style intro? Monster is bugging me too, I’m thinking MC Hammer. Mix tape means 80s/90s, having the industry “turn on him” and him wanting to come back speaks to his one-hit wonder ability. His little intro video thing also had a boombox which I want to say was in his “U Can’t Touch This” video? Deer = Terry Bradshaw…the easiest of the bunch Unicorn: I think the internet is saying Tori Spelling, but maybe Lauren Conrad from Laguna Beach? It’s a rich neighborhood and I think she tried a music career once. Lion: A Kardashian? Let the wild speculation begin… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/2 "2019-01-03T15:10:32Z")
I agree, stupidest show ever. We thought Deer was Peyton Manning and Unicorn was Paris Hilton. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/3 "2019-01-03T15:11:10Z")
I hate myself for watching too, and of course I’ll be watching again. My almost-certainly-wrong speculation: Peacock: going by the voice alone, my first instinct was David Hasselhoff. Monster: again by the voice, for all the world he sounded to me like Kenan Thompson, which is almost certainly wrong. Deer: I feel pretty confident in this one. Tim Tebow. He was a Bronco. He’s the right height. And Tebow has done stuff like this before (Lip Sync Battle). Unicorn: I agree, Tori Spelling. Lion: No clue. Gonna have to see it again and think some more. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/4 "2019-01-03T15:22:02Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > I hate myself for watching too, and of course I’ll be watching again. My almost-certainly-wrong speculation: > > Peacock: going by the voice alone, my first instinct was David Hasselhoff. > > Monster: again by the voice, for all the world he sounded to me like Kenan Thompson, which is almost certainly wrong. > > Deer: I feel pretty confident in this one. Tim Tebow. He was a Bronco. He’s the right height. And Tebow has done stuff like this before (Lip Sync Battle). > > Unicorn: I agree, Tori Spelling. > > Lion: No clue. Gonna have to see it again and think some more. Shit I never thought about Tebow. Which hand did he hold the mic in? As a lefty he would naturally hold it in his right hand. Still thinking it’s TB because it sounded like the drawl he talks with and he’d definitely do something silly like this. The “I like horses” is because he raises horses and has for years ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/5 "2019-01-03T15:22:03Z")
Listening to his singing voice, I thought the Monster (5’11") was Terence Trent D’Arby (6’2"), but the height is off. I missed the Monster’s spoken-word intro … I may assume that no British accent was apparent? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/6 "2019-01-03T16:26:04Z")
The worst thing is, I don’t know dick about celebrities and likely couldn’t even identify them without the masks. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/7 "2019-01-04T02:40:55Z")
I’m watching this now due to this thread. Did nobody else notice the rainbow print on the unicorn who kept talking about overcoming adversity etc.? It has to be someone who was born to a famous family who came out later. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/8 "2019-01-04T03:08:44Z")
I also hate that I may have to watch more episodes of this awful show. The deer… from the west and loves horses and other football references… Denver Broncos. Something about Falcons… Denver played the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII, and Denver won. Asked about the NFL he said he would have to “take a pass” on that. John Elway was the QB who threw an 80 yard pass to Rod Smith. Elway is much better known than Rod Smith but I would say it is one of the two. Then again, Manning had a horrible showing against them on Monday night football, throwing 3 interceptions in the first quarter. I retract my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/9 "2019-01-04T03:39:05Z")
So is this show really bad? Cause I don’t want to watch a really bad show, you know, unless for some reason I’m compelled to. Uh, so what network has this? Is it Fox? Do I get points if it is actually Fox? Do points count? How are we scoring this show? ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/10 "2019-01-04T13:08:58Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I’m watching this now due to this thread. Did nobody else notice the rainbow print on the unicorn who kept talking about overcoming adversity etc.? It has to be someone who was born to a famous family who came out later. Was thinking the same, and her intro song was “Born This Way” from Lady GaGa…I think the intro songs are clues too. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/11 "2019-01-04T15:37:12Z")
I think the \*\*Peacock \*\*is David Copperfield (magic, Vegas, friends with Michael Jackson, etc.). I don’t remember ever hearing anything about him being able to sing, but it wouldn’t surprise me. For \*\*Monster \*\*I’m thinking Eminem (who even did a song with that name…). Those are the only two I was able to have any opinion about. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/12 "2019-01-04T16:02:15Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I also hate that I may have to watch more episodes of this awful show. > > The deer… from the west and loves horses and other football references… Denver Broncos. Something about Falcons… Denver played the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII, and Denver won. Asked about the NFL he said he would have to “take a pass” on that. John Elway was the QB who threw an 80 yard pass to Rod Smith. Elway is much better known than Rod Smith but I would say it is one of the two. > > Then again, Manning had a horrible showing against them on Monday night football, throwing 3 interceptions in the first quarter. I retract my vote. Was it falcons that were mentioned? I thought it was ravens, and the Steelers and Ravens are in the same division. I still ride for TB, but having TWO Steeler players makes me wonder now… > [@Spud](#): > > I’m watching this now due to this thread. Did nobody else notice the rainbow print on the unicorn who kept talking about overcoming adversity etc.? It has to be someone who was born to a famous family who came out later. I noticed that too! Who is from a famous family and came out and had it be controversial nowadays? > [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > So is this show really bad? Cause I don’t want to watch a really bad show, you know, unless for some reason I’m compelled to. > > Uh, so what network has this? Is it Fox? Do I get points if it is actually Fox? > > Do points count? How are we scoring this show? If we’re being totally honest, the show itself isn’t bad, it’s just stupid. The judges’ comments are eyeroll inducing, the audience reaction shots are as trite and predictable as possible and just the overall presentation of the show is just plain stupid. But, on the other hand, there are clues as to who each singer is and I love me a good puzzle/escape room…so I’m hooked. I feel that’s the real draw of the show, how smart are you at picking up subtle hints. Also, when a person IS revealed, the show does explain all the clues…so that helps too. > [@Misnomer](#): > > I think the \*\*Peacock \*\*is David Copperfield (magic, Vegas, friends with Michael Jackson, etc.). I don’t remember ever hearing anything about him being able to sing, but it wouldn’t surprise me. > > For \*\*Monster \*\*I’m thinking Eminem (who even did a song with that name…). > > Those are the only two I was able to have any opinion about. 🙂 No way is the monster Eminem. The industry has never turned on him and he never “went away” or “hid” or whatever. I think the Peacock being Copperfield is almost TOO obvious. Did anyone notice when he did some magic thing a bulldog appeared? Is he associated with bulldogs or dogs at all? Is Donny Osmond (my guess)? ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/13 "2019-01-04T16:12:51Z")
_SIGH_ Leave it to American TV to mess up a great concept again. The original Korean show showcases singers (usually from groups), singing in genres and showing talents different from what they’re known for. The singers often say that they’ve never sung solo on stage and are glad to be able to show a different side of themselves. There are a few celebrities not known for being able to sing, but they’re a novelty rather than the focus of the show and rarely make it past the first round. Edit: I haven’t watched the American show and never will, but based on what I’ve read above, there’s no “clues” in the costumes or Q&A section of the in the Korean version. While the costumes are colorful, the focus is on their singing ability with a segment where they show a variety show talent or do short dance. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/14 "2019-01-04T16:23:48Z")
Also, the celebrity panel is a mix of young (usually KPop stars) and old, with the older celebrities often having no idea who the younger singers are, even when they’re revealed, meaning their comments and votes are based solely on how the contestants perform. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/15 "2019-01-04T16:31:35Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > No way is the monster Eminem. The industry has never turned on him and he never “went away” or “hid” or whatever. You and your good points… _grumble_ > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I think the Peacock being Copperfield is almost TOO obvious. Did anyone notice when he did some magic thing a bulldog appeared? Is he associated with bulldogs or dogs at all? Is Donny Osmond (my guess)? I can’t find any obvious Copperfield/bulldog connection, but Marie Osmond has a pet bulldog. Does Donny have any connection with magic, though? I still think Copperfield, but could also be David Blaine (who was also friends with MJ)…no obvious bulldog connection there, either, though. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/16 "2019-01-04T18:29:42Z")
Wasn’t the Peacock 5’5”? Copperfield is six feet tall? ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/17 "2019-01-04T19:00:29Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Wasn’t the Peacock 5’5”? Copperfield is six feet tall? I just re-watched the Peacock’s bit: he’s 5’9, but that’s a good point! David Blaine is also 6’. Other clues: [ul] [li]Weakness: Craves Attention[/li][li]Described as “colorful.”[/li][li]Says he loves the spotlight; walked onto a stage for the first time at 5 years old and was hooked; it’s been a while since your mom had his poster on her wall; good friends with Michael Jackson[/li][li]Calls himself a showman, says it’s not too late for a comeback.[/li][li]Visual clues include a piano (white, a little beat up), a deck of cards (but not necessarily magic), and a shot of him petting a small plastic/fake dog (not a bulldog).[/li][/ul]So, magic isn’t necessarily a thing but there’s definitely something with cards. The “your mom had my poster” bit had me thinking of someone like David Cassidy (the height is right), but at the start of the Peacock’s song his voice is pretty deep and I don’t remember Cassidy having that kind of low end…it just doesn’t quite sound like him (though of course it’s possible that his voice has changed some in the past 40 years!). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/18 "2019-01-04T19:12:53Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > The “your mom had my poster” bit had me thinking of someone like David Cassidy (the height is right), but at the start of the Peacock’s song his voice is pretty deep and I don’t remember Cassidy having that kind of low end…it just doesn’t quite sound like him (though of course it’s possible that his voice has changed some in the past 40 years!). Also, David Cassidy died in 2017. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/19 "2019-01-04T20:31:21Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > [ul] > [li] **Described as “colorful.”** [/li][/ul] > > So, magic isn’t necessarily a thing but there’s definitely something with cards. The “your mom had my poster” bit had me thinking of someone like **David Cassidy** (the height is right), but at the start of the Peacock’s song his voice is pretty deep and I don’t remember Cassidy having that kind of low end…it just doesn’t quite sound like him (though of course it’s possible that his voice has changed some in the past 40 years!). David Cassidy and Donnie Osmond (both 5’9") both played Joseph in touring productions of _Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat_. Osmond also did a direct-to-video film version of _Dreamcoat_ in the 1990s. Hmmm. EDIT: Gah – missed that Cassidy shuffled off the mortal coil already. EDIT 2: Maybe the Peacock’s playing cards weren’t a nod to magic, but to [Donny & Marie’s 11-year run on the Vegas Strip](https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048181/astounding-vegas-run-proves-donny-and-marie-osmond-still-have-it-together.html). . ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/20 "2019-01-04T20:37:58Z")
Yeah … the Peacock’s definitely [Donnie Osmond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donny_Osmond): > [@](#): > > In 1963, Donny Osmond made his debut on [_The Andy Williams Show_] at the age of five singing “You Are My Sunshine”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149.md?page=2)