# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/41 "2019-01-07T05:38:15Z")
After reading this I had to watch. I suspect I will not know most of these people but I agree with Donny Osmond as Peacock and Tori Spelling as Unicorn. My guess for Lion was Solange Knowles. My cynical guess for Monster is R. Kelly but I don’t think they would go there. I just worry that with this many clues they will be too easy to get by the end. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/42 "2019-01-07T14:39:28Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > After reading this I had to watch. I suspect I will not know most of these people but I agree with Donny Osmond as Peacock and Tori Spelling as Unicorn. My guess for Lion was Solange Knowles. My cynical guess for Monster is R. Kelly but I don’t think they would go there. I just worry that with this many clues they will be too easy to get by the end. I thought R. Kelly for Monster too! I’ll have to watch it again, keeping in mind some of the guesses you all have made. For some reason, Unicorn made me think “Rumer Willis”. She comes from “Hollywood royalty” and I think something about getting in trouble or doing things the wrong way was one of the clues. IIRC she has sung in public / has singing aspirations. Also, I think RW is tall and leggy which Unicorn also seems to be. I agree this show is stupid as hell but I cannot look away. ---
**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 7, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/43 "2019-01-07T16:32:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > The judges are idiots. No A-list stars are going to be on this show. Probably no B-list either. The reveal last week some some football player I had never heard of. And judges are saying “Maybe it’s Beyonce” Come on. I’ll agree with you that no A-list music/movie stars are probably going to be on this, but Antonio Brown is quite literally a top-3 wide receiver in the entire league, if not the best. ---
**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 7, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/44 "2019-01-07T18:35:48Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I’ll agree with you that no A-list music/movie stars are probably going to be on this, but Antonio Brown is quite literally a top-3 wide receiver in the entire league, if not the best. Yeah, but Antonio Brown doesn’t transcend football fandom. For those who follow the NFL … yeah, he’d a giant name. But for those who don’t, he’ll be unknown. There are a few NFL players who have become national figures (e.g. Peyton Manning), but Antonio Brown’s not at that level. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/45 "2019-01-07T18:45:37Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > The judges are idiots. No A-list stars are going to be on this show. Probably no B-list either. The reveal last week some some football player I had never heard of. And judges are saying “Maybe it’s Beyonce” Come on. Idiots, or are they being prompted by the producers to artificially increase interest among Beyonce’s eight zillion fans by suggesting that they should keep watching because just maybe their most favorist singer of all time could be revealed to be on the program, instead of some nobody they’ve never heard of. (Yes, I am that cynical). ---
**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 7, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/46 "2019-01-07T19:47:48Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Yeah, but Antonio Brown doesn’t transcend football fandom. For those who follow the NFL … yeah, he’d a giant name. But for those who don’t, he’ll be unknown. > > There are a few NFL players who have become national figures (e.g. Peyton Manning), but Antonio Brown’s not at that level. I guess that’s a good point, but The Deer IS one of those people. I still think Terry Bradshaw, but Peyton could be under there as well and both fit that bill. > [@whitetho](#): > > Idiots, or are they being prompted by the producers to artificially increase interest among Beyonce’s eight zillion fans by suggesting that they should keep watching because just maybe their most favorist singer of all time could be revealed to be on the program, instead of some nobody they’ve never heard of. (Yes, I am that cynical). Of course that’s what they’re doing, this ain’t high-brow TV 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/47 "2019-01-08T00:05:11Z")
I’d actually be more interested if they DID have A or B list singers, but had them sing songs outside of their usual genre or style. Have a well-known country singer do a pop song, have a pop diva do hard rock, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/48 "2019-01-08T02:18:37Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > Idiots, or are they being prompted by the producers to artificially increase interest among Beyonce’s eight zillion fans by suggesting that they should keep watching because just maybe their most favorist singer of all time could be revealed to be on the program, instead of some nobody they’ve never heard of. (Yes, I am that cynical). Hmmmmm…I am that cynical too, and this seems very believable. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/49 "2019-01-08T03:28:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Pore. > > “PORE over the clues.” > > That is all. [I did not know this. Thank you.](https://grammarist.com/spelling/pore-over-pour-over/) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/50 "2019-01-08T03:46:17Z")
You’re very welcome. 🙂 ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/51 "2019-01-10T13:11:52Z")
Okay, who’s still watching this awful thing? Let’s have some guesses! First off I want to say I totally knew it was Tommy Chong. They really gave it away with Pipe Dream and Up In Smoke. Besides, I had seen him on Dancing With the Stars not too long ago and was familiar with his “dance moves” or lack thereof. Kudos to them for having one actual celebrity on that us old folks would care about. As for the rest, they were Rabbit, Alien, Raven, Poodle, and Bee. My guesses: Rabbit: Boy George (yeah, probably not but I can dream) Alien: Uh… Raven: Megan McCain, because she implied she was a talk-show personality who had suffered a recent loss. Poodle: Kathy Griffin. I think she said something about stand-up comedy, and then they showed the rainbow background. Bee: Singing since the fifties? Wow, could be another actual celebrity. I thought Dionne Warwick was a good guess. ---
**Author:** ![BlueOhio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BlueOhio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueOhio)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/52 "2019-01-10T13:21:58Z")
My daughter suggested Gladys Knight as the Bee. Sounds reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/53 "2019-01-10T13:33:29Z")
Wife and I thought Gladys Knight as well, or maybe Patti LaBelle? The Raven is Ricki Lake - she mentioned a recent loss, and Ricki’s husband committed suicide not too long ago. Alien might just be Miley Cyrus ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/54 "2019-01-10T16:48:09Z")
I had guessed Joey Fatone for the Rabbit before the judges mentioned it. Yeah, he usually carries more weight than that Rabbit costume seems to show, but who knows, I haven’t seen him in a while, maybe he’s lost weight. The rest I’m unsure of. Dionne Warwick is indeed a great guess for the Bee. My deep-left-field guess for the Alien is Uma Thurman, based solely on the snake in the hint video. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/55 "2019-01-10T19:25:40Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Okay, who’s still watching this awful thing? Let’s have some guesses! > > Poodle: Kathy Griffin. I think she said something about stand-up comedy, and then they showed the rainbow background. She also mentioned 415 - the area code for San Francisco. The consensus is, Margaret Cho. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/56 "2019-01-10T20:28:06Z")
I can’t believe I’m watching this show either. I watch maybe one show a year in real time and this…THIS!!! is what I chose? Sigh. Anyway, I also guessed Tommy Chong for Pineapple right off the bat last night. The clues were pretty obvious. I mean, I don’t know Tommy Chong’s voice from Adam, and have never actually seen him in a movie, standup, or ANYTHING. But I know who he is. (I hope that they don’t make the clues too obvious moving forward. Where’s the fun in that?) The Poodle? I say Richard Simmons. I think he was mentioned by the panel, but I came up with that before hearing their take. Somehow, I thought the Unicorn was Drew Barrymore. Wasn’t the Unicorn from “Hollywood royalty?” That would fit. Monster? Michael Vick. He did time. Rejected. Viewed as a monster. ---
**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 11, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/57 "2019-01-11T01:13:26Z")
A day late but finally caught up. The only one I know for sure is because Mrs. Cups is a badass. The bee is clearly Gladys Knight…aka the Empress of Soul. Called Tommy Chong a mile away. Rabbit is Joey Fatone (Part of a group, harmonize, kept saying pop and dirty pop is an N’sync song and also “performed in a mask…check” is from their music videos Margaret Cho is a good guess…never would have gotten that. Ricki Lake is an obvious choice too, another one Ms. Cups called. She’s really good at this. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/58 "2019-01-11T14:20:20Z")
I’m confused about the format now. How many new characters will there be? How long will this get drawn out? As it is we’ve got twelve weeks worth. I’m not sure I’ll stay interested for that long. Here are my notes so far: Peacock – Shaun Cassidy \*Hippo – Antonio Brown Monster – Philly rapper Meek Mills Unicorn – Tori Amos Deer - 6’3” boxer or wrestler or defensive lineman. Denver Broncos? Lion – black woman, Hollywood child - 5’6” so it can’t be EJ Johnson as I originally thought. Rabbit – Psychobunny, is that you ?!? LOL! Seriously, what is that twitching about?!? Creepy. Alien – I have a lot of sisters = Moulin Rouge. Li’l Kim Raven – Wynonna Judd. I like the Ricki Lake guess above though, that’s probably it. \*Pineapple – Tommy Chong. I had no clue until the panel said Cheech. Then I recognized Chong. Poodle – “I have come for your Honors” Hilton Honors is their hotel loyalty points program. Paris Hilton. Bee – Queen Latifa? Gladys Night? ---
**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 11, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/59 "2019-01-11T18:23:31Z")
I watched the second episode last night (I try to be in bed by 10pm on weeknights, so most of the time I will DVR this and watch it the next night). I had no guesses of my own this week. ☹ Gladys Knight is an excellent guess for The Bee! All I could think while she was singing was that at times she sounded like Tina Turner, but not \*exactly \*like Tina Turner (and I don’t think this show could \*get \*Tina Turner). Knight has some of the same vocal characteristics, so it could definitely be her. I can no longer stand any of the judges’ reactions (except possibly Robin Thicke, but he looks/sounds so much like his dad that it’s distracting), so last night I started skipping everything except the clues, the performances, and the reveal at the end. I can probably get through several more episodes using that method. 😃 ---
**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 11, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149/60 "2019-01-11T18:49:04Z")
OMG, how did I not know who Robin Thicke’s dad was? :smack: That just proves I shouldn’t be watching this show. I agree, it’s really hard to be exposed to Jenny McCarthy without flying into a rage. The other night, someone walked out in costume and she immediately squawked, “Who IS that?!” Well, that’s kind of what the show’s _about_, you stupid cow. Shut up and let us hear them! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149.md?page=4)