‘The Masked Singer’ Panelists Preview the Thanksgiving Episode of ‘Peanuts’

Good grief! ‘The Masked Singer’ will pay tribute to Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends next week with ‘Peanuts Night’. The event will also air a day later than normal, Thursday, November 28, as a Thanksgiving special.

Variety provides a first look at the Thanksgiving “Peanuts Night” edition of “The Masked Singer,” which kicks off with panelists Rita Ora and Robin Thicke performing “You Make My Dreams Come True.” Next up are the Group C finals, with Sherlock Hound, Royal Knight and Strawberry Shortcake handing out “Thanksgiving-themed clues” and singing songs “I Hope You Dance,” “Holiday” and “Ho Hey.” The episode, which airs Thursday at 8 PM ET, ends with a battle royale and double elimination.

To celebrate “Peanuts Night,” the show’s panelists also shared their favorite characters from the long-running comic strip (which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025). About Robin Thicke he jokes: “I actually always had a relationship with Pig Pen, he just always needed a shower and I always wondered why he wouldn’t shower!”

Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg says she was most involved with the Halloween special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” “I love Charlie Brown. I love rooting for him, but I also love Lucy. If you look again at all my school books, the only thing I have – and I’m not kidding – are pictures of Lucy. I drew Lucy, Lucy, Lucy everywhere. And then there’s a nice connection with Donnie’s [Wahlberg] fans. Every band or artist has a fan group. There’s Swifties, Beyonce’s BeyHive…well, the Blockheads come from Charlie Brown. They come from Peanuts. When you go to the concerts, the fans always bring Peanuts merchandise. Donnie has a lot of Peanuts stuff around the house. The Blockheads actually come from Peanuts.”

Rita Ora says she is also attracted to Lucy, especially “with her psychiatric cabin being my goal, because I always feel like I have these instincts personally, so I’ve really always had a relationship with her.”

As for Ken Jeong, he feels a kinship with Charlie Brown: “Honestly, my favorite thing ever in the Great Pumpkin is Charlie Brown, my favorite line: ‘All I got was a rock.’ I just love that and it continues to make me laugh to this day.

Here’s the first look:

Drake Bell as Ice King, Bethany Hamilton as Macaron, Natalie Imbruglia as Bluebell, Laverne Cox as Chess Piece, Andy Richter as Dusty Bunny, Paula Cole as Ship, Marsai Martin as Woodpecker, Yvette Nicole Brown as Showbird and John Elway as Leaf Sheep. the celebrities unmasked so far in season 12 of ‘The Masked Singer’.

In addition to “Peanuts,” the Masked Singer season 12 episodes also include tributes to Mattel’s Barbie, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary, and the movie “Footloose,” which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Miley Cyrus was also honored this week with an episode dedicated to her music catalogue, while also new was a ‘Who Are You Fest’, featuring music from ‘memorable festival line-ups’, as well as a ‘Sports Night’ and a ’60’s Night’. .” Tentpole themes that return include “Soundtrack of My Life.”

“The Masked Singer” comes from Fox Alternative Entertainment. Rosie Seitchik, Craig Plestis and Cannon are executive producers, while Seitchik serves as showrunner. The series is based on the South Korean format created by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp.