We Are Family

-(tense music) -(cheering and applause)

there have been tears...

-I'm feelin' weepy. -He's cryin'!

..And laughter...

I just want to let you know, if you and my mama

Get into a tussle, my money on my mama.

..And a whole lot of wild guesses.

-Tom hanks. -Bill nye the science guy.

-Beyoncé. -Johnny depp.

I like the way you think, mama.

Mama knows best, baby.

Tonight, three brand new relatives take the stage.

I've never done anything like this before.

Can you figure out their famous family member?

I'm almost 98 percent I know who it is.

There will be more laughs...

Are you single, honey?

..And more tears...

the message in your music has always inspired me.

..Many, many more tears.

But who is inside the sphere?

There is only one way to find out.

oh my god!

-(theme tune) -(cheering and applause)

Welcome your host, anthony anderson!

Alright!

Welcome to we are family.

Woo!

Before we start, here's my famous family member.

She keeps me in check, and I write her checks...

..It's my beautiful mama, doris!

Hey, everybody! Hey, everybody!

Hi!

Tonight, all 100 members of our studio audience

Are players in the ultimate celebrity guessing game.

Now, here's how it goes:

A relative of a famous person will come out here and sing.

While they're performing for you, the celebrity relative

Will be hidden inside our super sphere.

Your job is to figure out who this celebrity is in the sphere.

Don't worry, we'll provide clues to help you out.

Once our players have locked in their final guesses,

Our mystery celebrities will be revealed

Right here, on this stage.

and the best part?

Everyone who guessed correctly shares in the prize money.

Yeah!

that's right!

And you're all playing to win

Your share of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars!

Okay, players, let's find out what your game plan

Is gonna be for tonight's game.

We're gonna go down to miles,

What's your strategy for bein' our star player?

I am a delivery driver, so my job is to be fast

-With everything I do. -Uh-huh.

So, whatever comes to mind I will put into this tablet,

And that will be the right answer!

Alright! I like your confidence.

What's your strategy?

I'm gonna make sure I pay attention to the details,

Because I do custom press-on nails.

I'm going to make sure that I use the clues and just nail it!

just "nail it." okay, that's good.

Are you guys ready to play we are family?!

Okay! Everybody give it up for tonight's first relative, red!

-(cheering and applause) -(theme tune reprise)

welcome to we are family.

Your secret celebrity relative is hidden inside our sphere.

But now, red, let's find out a little bit about yourself.

Hi, I'm red.

Like I've said to my relative countless times,

Always keep your head up.

If you stay positive and keep a good attitude,

You can do anything in life.

Just look at me here.

okay!

You've got two chances to guess red's famous relative.

Everyone who gets it right will split

Twenty thousand dollars!

Yeah!

Now, before red sings for us,

Mama, what's your question?

Can you match your relative's energy at their job?

What I'll say is,

For a man of a certain age, I have a lot o' juice.

Alright!

Ooh!

Are you single, honey?

Now, my relative of a...

..His certain age... Oop!

uh-huh. Okay!

-(all gasp) -that's a clue!

You just gave 'em another clue!

Thank you! Thank you, red!

I gave it to you, I'm sorry.

Alright, I wouldn't want

To go up against their energy, head to head,

But like I said, I've got plenty.

-Okay love, alright. -(anthony) alright!

Alright, players, to be tonight's star player,

You've got to be the fastest to lock in guesses correctly!

it's almost time for red to sing for us.

You guys will get three visual clues

During the performance, so pay close attention.

Performing 'I can see clearly now'

-It's red! -Thank you.

Woo!

(enthusiastic cheering and applause)

alright!

thank you!

But does that voice remind you of somebody else's, huh?

what clues helped you out?

everyone's locked in on red's famous family member?

Alright, well, let's see who you're thinkin'.

-Leon, how are you? -I'm doin' alright, how're you?

I'm alright. Where you from, leon?

-I'm from dallas, texas. -Dallas, texas.

who is your guess tonight?

So, I went a little more musical energy

Once I saw the california.

So, I went with ben platt.

ben platt?

Yeah, the guitar, right?

He was in pitch perfect.

He's probably played a character where he's playing a guitar

On the santa monica promenade asking for money.

good guess! Joshua, my man.

So, I like to think I'm pretty good at pop culture,

You know, '90s, 2000s, 2010s.

But one thing that I'm definitely not good at

-Is anything pre-1995. -Okay.

So, this was givin' me that vibe, I was totally lost.

I put simon and garfunkel.

oh, you put both of them?

So, simon and garfunkel are gonna come out!

You could have put paul simon or art garfunkel.

You said, "y'know what? I'm gonna cover the spectrum"!

-Didn't know it was a duo. -(anthony) I got you. Okay.

Interesting way to play the game! Alright, kendolyn.

My background in operations taught me to come up with

Solutions even if I don't have all the puzzle pieces.

So, the guitar made me think of jack johnson.

-(anthony) great guess. -Yeah!

Alright, who's in the sphere?

who's sharing the $20,000?

and who will be the star player?

Find out when we are family returns after the break.

-(theme tune reprise) -(cheering and applause)

Welcome back! Now, before the break,

Red killed it out here with his solo performance, right?

go red!

and we saw three visual clues about

His secret celebrity relative hidden inside the sphere.

So far, player guesses included ben platt and jack johnson.

-Woo! -(cheering and applause)

Hey, red, how do you think your relative is feeling

In that sphere right now?

Uh, I think he's really excited to come out and see everybody.

But right now, he's just waitin' for us to kill the sun.

What makes your relationship with your relative so unique?

To speak to the best in everybody.

Ah, that's nice.

And we do it really differently,

But it's something that we share and are committed to.

so, it's really sweet.

Have you ever done anything like this before?

-Not with my relative. -Okay.

But I am a performer of music for kids and families.

oh, that's beautiful.

So, you know, I'm comfortable on stage.

okay.

Alright, players, I want you to listen closely

For that hidden voice.

Now, remember, the quicker you guess right,

The better your chance of becoming the star player.

Singing 'humble and kind'

Give it up for red and his secret celebrity relative.