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Anthony: Welcome to "To Tell the Truth,"

where four celebrities have to wade through a swamp of lies.

‐Hey! ‐Let's get this over with.

Which one of you ain't lyin'?

[ Laughter ]

Sis‐boom‐bah!

I'm your host, Anthony Anderson.

And tonight's celebrity panel ‐‐

Rita Moreno...

Let's start with a bona fide cougar ‐‐ Rita Moreno!

[ Hissing ]

[ Laughter ]

...Deon Cole...

You remind me of this dude I know.

Every time he lie, he be like...

[ Laughter ]

...Raven‐Symoné...

Deon, who is it?

[ Laughter ]

...and Mario Cantone!

Will one of y'all say something? [ Laughs ]

Mama, no! Stop it!

This is not "Family Feud"!

Stop it!

And my mother from another mother, my mama, Doris.

It's time to find out who's lying...

I am... ...an award‐winning...

...taxidermist.

Anthony: ...and who's sworn to tell the truth.

Time out.

[ Laughter ]

This is "To Tell the Truth."

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Thank you! Thank you!

Welcome to "To Tell the Truth,"

the game show where you're never quite sure who's lying ‐‐

unless my mama tell you she's a 34B.

Then you know.

[ Laughter ]

[ Applause ]

Now, panel, your job tonight

is to guess who is telling the truth.

And if you answer every round correctly,

you'll win a statue that's more prestigious than an Oscar.

I unveil to you, ladies and gentlemen, the Doris!

[ Angelic music plays ]

Uh‐huh.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, let's get things moving with our first guests.

♪♪

‐Oh, you're tall. ‐I love silhouettes.

♪♪

Alright, contestants, please introduce yourself.

I am an award‐winning taxidermist.

[ Audience murmurs ]

I am an award‐winning taxidermist.

I am an award‐winning taxidermist.

Here is this person's story in their own words.

"When I tell people I work with stuffed animals,

their faces light up, but when I explain

that I mean the dead kind of stuffed animals,

their expression usually changes.

I'm a taxidermist, and a damn good one.

I've won awards from the World Taxidermy Championships

and the United Taxidermist Association.

Taxidermy is part art, part science,

and it's certainly not for the faint of heart.

At the end of the day, I love what I do,

and I'm super comfortable in my own skin."

Buh‐dah‐bop. [ Laughter ]

One of these people is the award‐winning taxidermist

and is the only one who has been sworn to tell the truth.

Contestants, please take a seat.

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

To kick off the taxidermy questions,

let's start with a bona fide cougar ‐‐ Rita Moreno!

[ Laughter ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Laughing ]

[ Laughing ]

Number 2, why would you do this?

[ Laughter ]

It's a little bit of art and a little bit of science.

Yeah, yeah, you're just repeating what he said.

You want to give me a better answer?

I love animals.

Number 3, why would you want to do this?

I love animals, too.

I love nature, and I love bringing ‐‐

You love animals? Never mind.

Number 1?

[ Laughter ]

I like seeing something that was ‐‐

we thought was dead kind of be brought back to life.

Okay.

Number 1, when was the first time

you saw a dead animal and was like,

"Man, this is gonna be art"?

[ Laughter ]

Good question.

I grew up hunting with my pop,

so the first time I saw a dead animal,

I was maybe like 4 or 5.

I don't really remember the first time.

Okay.

Rita: Have you ever used one of your stuffed animals

for a second person in the car‐pool lane?

[ Laughter ]

No, I have not.

Anthony: 2? Yes.

Anthony: 3?

[ Chuckling ] No.

Number 3, you're dressed like a taxidermist,

but that could just be wardrobe.

So, what's the difference between

an award‐winning taxidermist

and a non‐award‐winning taxidermist?

Was there an award show somewhere?

There was. It was... Where was it?

...2018, in Peoria, Illinois.

Number 2, you so don't look like a taxidermist.

You look like you just stepped off the cover of Vogue.

So, now ‐‐

Thank you. [ Chuckles ]

Do you hunt?

Are they delivered by Dead Animals R Us?

I mean, how do you get them?

I work for museums, so sometimes from Fish & Wildlife,

I'll go pick things up.

Do you have to pay for it?

No, no, these ‐‐

They just give you dead animals for free?

You only have to pay for them when they're a coat.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Number 1, when you clean them out,

what do you do with the innards? Oh, God!

Seriously, what do you do?

If they're from museums,

I usually send the innards back to the museum.

And if not, there's a fertilizing company

that I send them to, so that they can ‐‐

it's environmentally friendly.

Raven‐Symoné: Number 3, are there any nicknames

for the tools you used to create that ferret?

Just a scalpel and needle and thread.

Number 2, what do you stuff a dead animal with?

What are the materials that you use?

So, it's called polyurethane foam, and that's carved.

So there's foam inside of this little...

Oh, please. Sorry. I wasn't gonna ‐‐

There's a sign right here that says... Okay, cool, sorry.

..."Do not touch." Sorry, yeah.

Number 3, why can't he touch the animal?

They're just ‐‐

Oils on our fingers can damage the feathers and the skins.

But how much more damaged can he get?

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

Anthony: Great question, Deon.

Time's up.

Let's see who the panel thinks

is the award‐winning taxidermist ‐‐ 1, 2, or 3.

Who do you think it is, Mama?

I'm going with 3. You're going with 3?

Yes.

Audience, who do you think it is?

[ Audience shouting ]

2? 1?

Okay. Rita, we're gonna start with you.

Who do you think is the award‐winning taxidermist, and why?

I think it's Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ] You know what?

You shouldn't have been nodding like that,

like you were so proud that I got it right.

I'm obviously wrong.

Deon, who do you think is the award‐winning taxidermist,

and why?

I'm going to go with Number 2.

[ Cheers and applause ] Why?

Because there's no reason

for her to be this damn sexy right now.

[ Laughter ] Okay.

I think you're right.

Raven, who did you pick, and why?

I'm going with Number 3.

I feel like I would see him at an award show.

Mario?

Because of your reaction when he went to touch that,

either you've studied heavily with Uta Hagen or...

[ Laughter ]

...or you are really the taxidermist.

So I went with Number 3. Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Okay. Well, we're all locked in.

Will the real award‐winning taxidermist please stand up?

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

No.

It's me.

Aaaaaah!

Rita: You got it!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

That was the last one I would have picked. Good job.

You are unbelievable.

Deon is shocked that he's correct.

[ Laughter ]

Please introduce yourself.

I'm Allis Markham, and I am the award‐winning taxidermist.

Anthony: Alright. Yeah!

Oh, there she is.

Whoa‐ho‐ho!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow! Mario: Wow!

Wow.

Come on. Deon: I know!

That is crazy.

Imposter Number 1,

please tell us your name and all about yourself.

My name is Phoebe Jones.

No fur, feathers, or frog's feet for me.

Just words on a page.

I'm a poet, you see.

Oh! Alright. Ah!

She got bars. Imposter Number 3,

please tell us your name and all about yourself.

Sure. My name is Jack Perry...

You're an actor!

...and I am a piano teacher.

Anthony: Oh! Ah.

Alright!

Give it up for the award‐winning taxidermist.

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's time for a break.

If you're wondering what lies ahead,

lies lie ahead, and that's the truth.

We'll be right back.

I said "middle" at the very beginning.

Thank you. Nice to meet you.

Thanks for playing. Great.

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Welcome back to "To Tell the Truth."

Let's see how our celebrities are doing after the first round.

Ohhhh!

Deon, with his surprise answer,

is our top of the board, with 10 points.

Mario, Raven‐Symoné, and Rita are at zero points.

[ Chuckling ] Alright, it's time to meet our next guests.

♪♪

Contestants, please introduce yourself.

I am a champion archer.

[ Audience murmurs ] I am a champion archer.

I am a champion archer.

Anthony: Alright, here is this person's story

in their own words.

"Now, just looking at me,

you probably wouldn't guess that I am an archer.

And you definitely wouldn't guess

that I currently hold the world record

for longest accurate shot,

but you'd be wrong.

A few short years after first picking up a bow and arrow,

I took home the silver in the Paralympic Games.

I love the sport, and I am proud of my career trajectory.

In fact, I'd say I'm right on target."

[ Cheers and applause ]

One of these people is a champion archer

and is the only one who has been sworn to tell the truth.

Contestants, please take a seat.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Okay.

Deon, since you are atop the leaderboard,

we're gonna start the questions with you.

Good boy. Down.

Deon: Okay.

Number 3...

you're legally blind?

I am totally blind, yes. Okay.

Number 1...

do you shoot with your feet?

Yes.

Number 2...

would you call me if I give you my phone number?

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughing ] Maybe.

Maybe? Maybe. Anthony: Maybe!

Maybe!

[ Laughter and applause ]

Alright. I'm gonna keep my eye on you, Number 2.

So, interestingly enough, I've tried archery before.

So my question to Number 3,

how much weight is it

to pull back the strings of your arch?

Mine is 35 pounds.

Okay, Number 2, how many pounds do you pull back?

Mine's 25.

And, Number 1?

60.

So, Number 1, you do this with your feet?

Yes, that is correct.

Okay. You must be limber, right?

I mean, you have to be very, very flexible for that.

Yes, you have to be very flexible

to be able to put your foot above your head to shoot a bow.

Number 2, how do you pull the bow back?

I hold the bow with my prosthesis

and then I draw with my right hand.

Number 3, how do you do it

when you can't see the bull's‐eye?

So, how does that work?

I have, like, a foot guide to basically tell me

which direction I'm supposed to be standing and placing my feet.

And then I have a tactile sighter

so that I know exactly which direction

I'm supposed to be aiming.

And I have a spotter who leads me on and off.

Anthony: Mom? Pass.

You raised your hand like you were in school. You have a question?

She kind of cheat a little bit, Anthony.

Who? Number 3.

She got all these people telling her stuff.

'Cause she's blind, Mama!

Mama Doris: I know, so...

They just tell her "Aim left," and she aims left.

They got to do a little bit more than tell her "Aim left,"

right, Number 3?

No, they basically line me up.

And, honestly, the majority of shooting

has nothing to do with aim.

It has more to do with form and consistency.

Mm! [ Audience murmurs ]

Form and consistency ‐‐ that's something they didn't know.

You helped them.

I help them? I help who?

I say you helped them.

She's pointing to the panel. Oh.

Mama, she can't see you pointing at nobody. Oh, I forget!

[ Laughter and applause ]

You know what, Mama?

For this round, you are out of it.

You just sit there and wear your wig and be quiet.

You're on time‐out.

I apologize to Number 3.

Okay. I forgot that quick, girl.

Okay.

[ Laughter ] Alright.

Number 3, why would you want to do this?

I was getting my master's in voice.

In singing? Yeah.

My teacher kept telling me,

"You have to be more like an archer."

And I started learning archery.

How does that connect?

Uh, uh, there's a disconnect for me right there, Number 3.

Can you explain what your professor meant

by you being more like an archer?

He was telling me that I need to strengthen and widen my back.

His saying was that,

"The bigger the back, the further the arrow."

So, the stronger my back would get,

the stronger and the louder my voice would be.

Anthony: Now that makes sense.

Deon, let's hear from you.

Number 1, does someone hold you up

or anything like that?

No, I sit in a chair.

You sit in a chair?

How do you do it?

Obviously, you're barefoot.

So, I hold the bow with my right foot

and then I draw the bow back with my right shoulder.

Holy mackerel.

[ Laughter ] You hold the bow ‐‐

What? Okay, wait.

[ Laughter ]

No, Raven, you keep extending the leg.

The leg stays still. Stays still?

Now you pull that back.

There you go! Like this?

With your shoulder?

[ Laughs ] They're all attempting to do it.

Oh, I would pay to see this.

How do you let it go? With what?

I wear a harness.

What is it made of? Nylon.

3, what is it made of?

Sorry? What's what made of?

Oh, you don't have a harness.

Number 3: No, I don't. She blind.

Remember? She blind. You forget!

♪♪

Alright, time's up.

Let's see who the panel thinks

is the real champion archer here ‐‐ 1, 2, or 3.

Mama, who do you think it is?

Well, I insulted her, so you know I'm going with 3.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Audience, who do you think it is?

[ Audience shouting ]

Okay. Deon, who do you think it is, and why?

So, I decided

which one was the most impossible to do this,

and I decided to go with Number 1.

Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Mario?

The one that you think is impossible is Number 1,

and you've also got the demeanor of an archer.

You're kind of quiet and chill.

And...Number 1.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Rita? Rita: I don't know.

I chose Number 1.

Okay.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Raven?

So, when they first were standing in the silhouettes,

Number 3 had a stance.

Her arm was on her wrist.

Number 3 looks like an archer to me,

so I'm going with Number 3.

Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ]

We're all locked in.

Will the real champion archer please stand up?

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Congratulations, my friend.

Please tell us your name and introduce yourself.

My name is Matt Stutzman, and I'm a professional archer.

What is your record? Wow!

It's the world record

for the longest accurate archery shot ever.

Ever? 310 yards.

Alright. Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you.

Number 2, please tell us your name and all about yourself.

Hi. My name's Angel Giuffria.

And I may not be an armless archer,

but I am an armless actress.

Yeah! Alright. Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Number 3, please introduce yourself.

My name is Cristina, and I'm an opera singer.

No way.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Can we hear a little bit?

Oh, God. I don't know. What do you want me to sing?

Anything. I don't know. Come on, girl.

[ Singing in Italian ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hey!

[ Cheers and applause continue ]

They're all standing up. Alright!

They're all standing up. [ Chuckles ]

I love the opera!

The whole audience is standing.

They are standing up and giving you a standing ovation, love.

[ Cheers and applause continue ]

Wow!

Okay, would everybody take their seats?

Matt, you brought your bow and arrow here, right?

Mario: No way.

Matt is gonna show us how it's done.

Yes! Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Rita: Oh, my God.

Right away, that's strong.

♪♪

♪♪

This is fantastic.

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Mama Doris: Oh, bull's‐eye!

Give it up for our champion archer, Matt Stutzman!

Time for a break.

Mama's requested some arrows and a bow

and an apple to put on Mario's head.

We'll be right back.

You better run, Mario.

That was amazing.

♪♪

Could have been up a little bit.

[ Both laugh ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Welcome back to "To Tell the Truth,"

the show that's 100% hilarious 6% of the time.

Alright, let's take a look at the leaderboard.

Ohhhhhh!

Deon is 2 for 2!

Mario and Rita are in second place, with 10 points,

and Raven‐Symoné ‐‐ butt‐naked last.

[ Laughter ]

Let's meet our next guests.

♪♪

Uh‐oh. That one's got attitude already.

Deon: I know.

Alright. Contestants, please introduce yourself.

I'm a social‐media star.

[ Audience murmurs ]

I am a social‐media star.

[ Laughter ] I'm a social‐media star.

Here's this person's story in their own words.

"These celebrities might not recognize me,

but on certain corners of the Internet,

I'm more famous than any of them.

I'm huge on TikTok,

and my 4.2 million Instagram followers

helped me win the Guinness World Record.

Now, for a single sponsored post,

I can earn upwards of $15,000.

And last year, I won a Shorty, which honors

the best influencers and creators on social media.

I have to say, my life is app‐solutely incredible."

[ Laughter and applause ]

One of these people is the real social‐media star

and the only one who has been sworn to tell the truth.

Contestants, please take a seat.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Mario, let's start the questioning with you.

Okay. Number 1, what do you do on Instagram?

I plank with puppies.

Like, "plank" like exercise "plank"?

[ Chuckling ] Yeah.

That's what has made you a star? Yes.

And to think, all these years, I've been a comedian.

Stupid me.

[ Laughter ]

Number 2, what do you do?

I post pictures and videos every day

of animals wearing wigs.

Number 3, what do you do?

I post photos and videos of my cat.

Number 3, what do your cat do

that make me want to look at her?

She just does cat things ‐‐ sleep, eat.

You don't put bows and clothes on her?

She wears bow ties. She has some outfits.

Number 3, didn't I just see you in that video?

I'm not sure.

I'm done.

[ Laughter ]

Number 1, what is your animal?

Different kinds of dogs.

And do you dress them up, put a bow in their hair?

No. I just find puppies. I live in New York.

I'll pass a dog on the street,

and I'll want to plank with them.

So, you meet different puppies and do that?

I do. I also have a dog.

And you have a dog? Yes.

Number 2, do you make the wigs that you put on the animals?

No, I do not.

Most of the pictures I post are submitted by my followers.

Oh, got it. You repost.

So I'm sort of more a curator more than a creator.

What's the longest you've ever gone without posting? Number 1?

Consistency is key, so I actually don't miss a day.

What about you, Number 2?

Yeah, the longest I've ever gone is maybe four days,

but you just ‐‐ you can't do that.

What are the pictures that get you the most likes?

I do the best with themed holiday posts.

So, I won a Guinness record

for getting over 10 million likes for a Halloween post,

which was a horse wearing a Frankenstein square wig

while the song "Monster Mash" played in the background.

[ Laughter ]

Number 3, what is your most popular post?

My cat crossing a bridge

that we installed on our wall in our cat room.

What the hell this world coming to?

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

Let's see who the panel thinks is the real social‐media star. Ugh.

I need some points. Okay?

[ Laughter ]

Mama, who do you think it is?

Number 3.

Audience, who do you think it is?

[ Audience shouting ]

Alright.

Mario, we're gonna start with you.

Okay. People in this country love simple things.

You know, crossing a bridge, people would be fascinated,

even without Aretha Franklin singing

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" in the background,

which is what I would have done.

So it's Number 3. Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Raven, who do you think it is, and why?

The specific description of what you said

about the horse and the wig,

I thought that was very interesting.

I liked it.

So Number 2.

[ Laughter and applause ]

I go for Number 2.

Deon, who do you think it is, and why?

I just seen her in that video.

[ Laughter and applause ]

[ Laughing ] Number 3.

[ Laughter and applause continue ]

It was not ‐‐ It was the same hair.

Deon: Oh. Oh.

It's still you, though.

[ Laughter ]

Oh, Deon!

I hope you're right.

I hope this isn't the downfall.

I hope so, too! I hope so, too!

I hope I'm right. Rita, who do you think it is, and why?

Oh, my God.

I think that Number 2 is the one.

You just look like a hairdresser to me.

So, the fact that you deal in little, tiny wigs

might be the answer.

Alright. Everyone's locked in.

Will the real social‐media star...

[ Laughter ]

Mario: I can't wait!

Will the real social‐media star please stand up...

after this commercial break, Deon.

Get back in your seat.

Mario: No! [ Laughter ]

Get back in your seat, Deon.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's crazy.

♪♪

Welcome back to "To Tell the Truth."

Now, before the break, our celebrities

locked in their guesses as they tried to identify

which one is the real social‐media star.

It's time to find out who's been telling the truth.

Now, will the real social‐media star please stand up?

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Aah!

Aaaah!

[ Applause ]

I knew it was you! I knew it!

I knew it. I knew it.

I knew it was you. I knew it.

I knew it wasn't you, and I knew it wasn't you.

You're a tough broad. It was not you.

You're not gonna go planking.

No way. I knew it.

I knew it.

[ Anthony laughs ]

How are you?

Good. How are you? Alright. Please introduce yourself.

My name is Shannon,

and my cat Nala is a social‐media star.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Nala!

Here's the video.

Mario: Oh!

[ Audience murmurs ]

Yeah!

[ Laughter and applause ]

Thank you.

Okay, as you can see,

we've still got two people with us.

And although neither of them is huge on social media,

one can have a huge effect on your social life.

They're a professional wingman.

It's time to play "Before You Go."

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Here's this person's story in their own words.

"Whether you call me a strategic icebreaker,

date coach, or a professional wingman,

my job is simple ‐‐ make dating less painful.

My services include teaching simple manners,

editing dating‐app profiles, and, when necessary, makeovers.

So, if you're looking for love, give me a ring,

and I'll help you get that ring."

[ Audience murmurs ] Well. [ Chuckles ]

One of these people is a professional wingman

and is the only person who has been sworn to tell the truth.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's get the questions flying.

Raven, you start it off.

Number 2, why do you like setting people up,

and why do you feel the need to do that?

I've always just been nosy and bossy.

[ Laughter ]

That kind of are the best skills for what I do for a living.

[ Laughter ] And, Number 1?

I like setting people up

because I really hate online dating,

I really hate the phone apps

that are all out there these days.

I'd like to set people up in person again.

Do you do this for heterosexual, homosexuals,

bisexuals, or everything?

Everything.

Not all together at the same time, but yes.

[ Light laughter ] And, Number 2?

Yeah, my clientele is like 85% heterosexual women.

Heterosexual women?

Yeah, every Grace needs her Will ‐‐

that best friend that will give you the tough love.

But then I send an invoice.

Okay. [ Laughter ]

Cha‐ching!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Number 1, are you set up?

I'm single. No.

You're single? I'm recently single, yes.

Number 2, are you set up?

I have a boyfriend.

You're single.

So you're still looking for spennanight.

[ Light laughter ]

You got live‐in spennanight.

[ Laughter ]

I'm done.

[ Laughter ]

Okay, Anthony. Yes, Mother.

Number 1, if you can hook up all these people,

why you haven't hooked up yourself?

I'm having too much fun.

I feel like it's my job to set up other people.

Okay.

So, Number 2, how do you

instruct your clients to break the ice?

So, I always just say, "Walk up to a stranger

and lead with current events.

And then, from that, you've formed a commonality."

What do you say to them? Right.

Number 1, what do you say?

I open with a genuine compliment ‐‐

a specific compliment. A genuine compliment?

Like, "Raven, your hair looks particularly gorgeous today.

I really love the color. It's rainbow.

[ Crowd cheers ] Where did you come up with that?"

[ Cheers and applause ]

Now, if that don't produce a spennanight,

I don't know what will.

♪♪

Our time is up. [ Laughs ]

Time to see who you think is telling the truth.

Raven: Deon, what is it?

[ Laughter ]

What is it, Deon? It's either 1 or 2.

Audience, who do you think it is?

[ Audience shouting ]

Okay. Raven, we're gonna start with you.

Who do you think it is, and why?

I think that she is put‐together and confident,

and she's done some eye‐rolling when he talks.

[ Laughter ]

Yes, she did. She jerked her chin.

Yeah. [ Laughter ]

[ Laughing ] So I feel like it's Number 1.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Rita, we're gonna go to you. Who do you think it is?

Okay.

Number 2.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Deon, who do you think it is, and why?

Deon: First of all, because she's single,

I think that it might be her

because that's how it usually is.

Like, hairdressers' hair is always messed up, you know?

Messed up! [ Laughter ]

So, whatever you do, you don't do it on you.

Right. [ Laughter ]

Okay.

Number 1!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Mario, who do you think it is, and why?

Well, Number 2, I don't think it's you.

I'm dying to know what you do.

Number 1, I absolutely think it's you

because opening with a compliment

instead of current events made more sense with me.

So I am going with Number 1.

Number 1!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, all of our votes are locked in.

Will the real professional wingman please stand up?

♪♪

♪♪

Mama Doris: Yes! Yes!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Sit your ass down, Mario!

[ Laughter ]

Hi, Anthony. Thank you. Oh, my pleasure.

Nice to meet you. Please introduce yourself.

Hi. I'm Erin Davis, and I'm a professional wingwoman.

Yes! Alright!

[ Cheers and applause ]

There she is, right there ‐‐ Erin Davis, wingwoman.

Alright, imposter Number 2,

please tell us your name and all about yourself.

My name is Tony Tripoli.

And while I'm not a wingman,

I have flown on a flying carpet.

For three years, was Aladdin at Disneyland.

[ Cheers and applause ]

That's awesome!

Alright. Time for a quick break.

Celebrities are only charming for 10 minutes at a time.

Trust me, I know.

Be right back.

Aaaaah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

I want you to win that one.

I wanted to win this one! [ Laughs ]

♪♪

Focus, baby ‐‐ focus!

♪♪

Focus, baby.

♪♪

Alright, welcome back to "To Tell the Truth,"

the show that my mama describes as hers.

It is. Let's take a look at the leaderboard

before we enter the final round.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Deon, a perfect score ‐‐ 40.

Mario ‐‐ 30.

Raven‐Symoné and Rita ‐‐ 10 points apiece.

Deon has played a perfect game so far.

[ Cheers and applause ]

So, if Deon guesses correctly in this round,

he will win the only award that's rated "R" ‐‐

the Doris. [ Laughter and applause ]

[ Angelic music plays ]

Look at that.

[ Laughs ]

Deon, you are one question away

from a spennanight with my mother.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Let's meet our final guests.

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Okay.

Gentlemen, please introduce yourself.

I am the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide."

[ Audience murmurs ]

I am the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide."

I am the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide."

Anthony: Alright.

Here is this person's story, in their own words.

"If you've ever been to a wedding, prom, or bar mitzvah,

you've heard my dance track the 'Cha Cha Slide.'

You know how it goes."

[ Rapping ] ♪ Everybody clap your hands ♪

Yeah!

[ Rhythmic clapping ] ♪ Come on, y'all ♪

♪ How low can you go? ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Oh, wow.

Whoo!

♪ How low can you go? ♪

♪ Can you bring it to the top? ♪

[ Rita laughs ]

Alright! Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Raven!

That was a misstep. Whoo!

What? Need help? Yeah, yeah. What's up, Deon?

[ Laughter ]

Mario: Oh, there you go.

You good? Thank you, brother.

Okay, you got it.

[ Laughter and applause ]

"So, obviously, that wasn't my real voice.

But before I was a dance‐party staple,

I was selling copies of the CD out of the trunk of my car.

Soon, the song was a radio hit

and on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Two decades later,

I'm still making cha‐cha‐ching off the 'Cha Cha Slide.'"

[ Cheers and applause ]

One of these people is the real "Cha Cha Slide" creator

and is the only one who has been sworn to tell the truth.

Gentlemen, please take a seat.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Raven, question's to you.

Number 1, where are you from?

Chicago, Illinois.

Hey! [ Cheers and applause ]

My mom and Deon!

Chi‐Town! Chi‐Town.

Number 2, where are you from?

Chicago, Illinois.

Deon: Hey!

Number 3, let me guess. You're from Chicago?

Englewood, in Chicago.

Hey! [ Cheers and applause ]

Not Inglewood, California, guys.

Raven: Oh. Chicago, guys.

Oh, I was ready for Inglewood, honey.

All the West Siders ‐‐ "Yeah!"

[ Laughter ]

Rita?

Number 2, do you write songs?

Or you just do rap?

No, I write songs also.

Number 3, do you write music?

I don't write music. I know music in my head.

And I get musicians and I, you know,

sound out the beat, and they work it out for me.

Number 1, what made you write this?

I actually wrote it for my nephew.

He's a fitness instructor at Bally's.

Yeah?

And he wanted some original music,

so I actually wrote it for him for an exercise class.

He's still a fitness instructor at Bally?

Yes. Okay, thank you.

[ Laughter ]

My mama figured something out, Number 1.

I don't know what it is.

Mario: Number 3, when did the song hit the charts?

It hit the charts in 2004.

And how old were you when it hit the charts?

I try not to give away my age, you know? Okay.

We know you ‐‐ Oh, you look good, though.

Mario: You look good. [ Laughter ]

Number 1, what clarity of diamonds are those?

14‐carat. They were custom‐made.

14‐carat diamonds? Absolutely.

That ain't no 14‐carat diamond.

[ Laughter and applause ]

No?

You ‐‐

Never mind. Nothing.

[ Laughter ]

Number 1, what publishing company are you with?

I'm with Universal Music Publishing.

Number 2?

Casper Slide Entertainment Publishing.

Number 3?

Universal does my promotion and everything,

but I'm the publisher.

Deon: Number 3... [ Chuckles ]

you remind me of this dude I know.

[ Laughter ]

Every time he lie, he be like, "You know what I'm sayin'?"

♪♪

"So, um..."

Anthony: Alright, the time is up.

Let's see who the panel thinks

is the real "Cha Cha Slide" creator.

It's either 1, 2, or 3.

Audience, who do you think it is?

[ Audience shouting ]

Alright.

Rita? Rita: Oh, my.

Who do you think it is, and why?

Well, I just don't believe Number 1's 14‐carat diamond.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Number 2, I get the feeling

that maybe he might be the one

because he's so expressionless.

Number 3, you seem the most authentic,

but what the hell do I know?

[ Laughter ]

Number 3 it is. Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Raven, who do you think is the creator

of the "Cha Cha Slide," and why?

Number 1 was the only one who answered

the publishing company fast enough without stutter.

Number 1.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Mario?

If you're a smart man,

you know to keep those publishing rights.

I think it's Number 3.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Deon?

Number 3, I told you,

he was on some, "You know what I'm talkin' about?

Know what I'm sayin'?"

And the buh‐bop‐bop‐bop, bop‐bop bop‐bop, buh buh buh.

[ Laughter and applause ]

That's so true!

Number 1, you should be ashamed of yourself...

[ Laughter ]

...for buying some 14‐carat diamonds!

[ Laughter and applause ]

Number 2.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Mama Doris: Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Alright, everybody's locked in.

Will the real creator of the "Cha Cha Slide"

please stand up?

After this commercial break. [ Audience groans ]

Deon, go back to your seat. Mario: Oh, God!

Get back in your seat!

♪♪

Rita: I cannot wait.

Deon: [ Laughing ] This is crazy!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ]

Welcome back to "To Tell the Truth."

Now, before the break, our celebrities

locked in their guesses as they tried to identify

the real creator of the "Cha Cha Slide."

And remember, if Deon gets this one,

he wins the Doris!

[ Angelic music plays ]

[ Applause ]

Let's look at the scores.

Deon ‐‐ 40 points.

Mario ‐‐ 30.

Raven‐Symoné and Rita ‐‐

at 10 points apiece.

Alright.

The moment of truth is here.

[ Laughter ]

Will the real creator of the "Cha Cha Slide"

please stand up?

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

This is Deon's first‐ever Doris Award.

Yeah!

Deon!

Deon. Yes!

Deon!

♪♪

Come here, Deon.

You did it!

Yo!

Like many men before you, you get to take home my mama.

Deon, you won a spennanight with the Doris!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Oh, man, that is crazy.

Deon, hold on.

Come here, Deon.

Yes, yes, yes.

Is there anybody ‐‐

Is there anybody you'd like to thank, Deon?

Ohh!

I want to thank my intuition.

[ Laughter ]

You take my mama over there and have your spennanight.

Number 2.

Come on, brother.

Please introduce yourself, man.

My name is Willie Perry, AKA DJ Casper,

the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide,"

"Wobble," "Cupid Shuffle."

Chicago in the house, y'all.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Time to see if you still got those moves, baby.

Everybody get up. That's my jam!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ "Cha Cha Slide" plays ]

Hey!

Alright, y'all.

[ Rhythmic clapping ]

[ Rapping ] ♪ Everybody clap your hands ♪

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands ♪

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands ♪

♪ Alright, now, we gonna do the basic steps ♪

Uh‐huh! ♪ To the left ♪

♪ Take it back, now, y'all ♪

♪ One hop this time ♪

Together: Hey! ♪ Right foot, let's stomp ♪

♪ Left foot, let's stomp ♪

♪ Cha cha real smooth ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Turn it out ♪

♪ To the left ♪

♪ Take it back, now, y'all ♪ Hey!

♪ One hop this time ♪

♪ Right foot, let's stomp ♪

Everybody! ♪ One hop this time ♪

Give it up for DJ Casper and the "Cha Cha Slide"!

[ Cheers and applause ]

We're out of time.

I'd like to thank all our guests tonight ‐‐

our taxidermist, the champion archer,

our social‐media star, the professional wingman,

and the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide"!

And don't forget our wonderful imposters

and my celebrity panel ‐‐

Raven and Rita, Deon and Mario!

Oh, no!

Rita! Rita!

Hold on.

You are our big loser today.

[ Audience groans ]

And most importantly, my beautiful Mama Doris.

Hello! [ Cheers and applause ]

Alright. Come on, let's "Cha Cha Slide" outta here!

We'll see you next time on "To Tell the Truth"!

Alright! Whoo!

Come on, y'all, one more time.

Anthony: Come on!

[ Rapping ] ♪ We're gonna get funky ♪

Come on! Come up here!

Come up here! Come on!

♪ Everybody clap your hands ♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ]

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands ♪

Clap! Come on!

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands ♪

Come on!

♪ We gonna do the basic steps ♪

♪ To the left ♪

♪ Take it back, now, y'all ♪

Uh‐huh!

♪ One hop this time ♪ Hoh!

♪ Right foot, let's stomp ♪

♪♪