America's Got Talent s05e06 Episode Script

- last week America's got talent gripped the nation.
- that was amazing.
- you are truly an entertainer.
- I guess I'll be seeing you in vegas, baby.
Coming up - the fight for $1,000,000 continues.
With more thrills More spills And more talent than ever before.
- you're going to las vegas! - this is america's got talent.
- welcome to america's got talent At the universal orlando resort, A place full of fun, thrills, And of course, roller coasters.
Strap yourself in.
It's time for the ride of your lives.
Let's do this! It ain't over! Whoo! The auditions are here At the universal orlando resort.
And what better place to find talent Than in the middle of a theme park? Orlando's got talent! Thrill rides, jaws, And the wizarding world of harry potter.
- what? Trick rims.
Orlando's got talent! Record-breaking crowds are signing up For their shot at the $1 million prize And a headline show in las vegas.
- let's get this party started.
- let's give it up for nick cannon! - orlando, are you guys ready to have some fun? Are you guys ready to meet our judges? Mr.
Piers morgan! Sharon osbourne! Make some noise for howie mandel! Howie, how you doing, man? - I've never enjoyed myself in one place Like I'm enjoying myself here in orlando.
- all right, let's do this.
Here we go.
Backstage the floridians Are fired up for their shot at the million.
First up is local waiter frankie elliston.
- what's up, man? - how you doing? - how you doing? What's your name? - frankie.
Frankie elliston.
- frankie elliston.
What you gonna do for us today, sir? - I'm gonna do some magic.
My name is frankie elliston, I'm 19 years old, and I'm a server at chili's.
Magic is a very good skill to have when you're a server.
A simple trick for a child Can lead to more money in my pocket.
You're gonna help me out with it, right? - I'm gonna help you out? - you're gonna help me out with it.
- is it dangerous? - it's dangerous.
- frankie, man, I don't do good with danger.
- I've practiced way too many hours to fail.
I think this will be a good opportunity for me To finally show everybody what I can do.
- what is your name? - my name is frankie elliston.
- and what do you do? - I am a magician.
- wow.
- ooh.
- I love illusions.
Okay.
Entertain us.
- all righty.
I'm gonna use nick to help me out.
Nick cannon.
- all right.
I don't do good with magic.
- I want you to take a look at this thread, And make sure it's normal.
Will you hold that for me? - all right.
- inspect it.
- that's quality thread right there.
- I'm gonna take a little piece off.
We're gonna try something called string passage.
It's my ability to take a string in my mouth And make it come out of another orifice in my body.
See The cool thing about this trick is You can't mess it up.
Something goes wrong, I'll be back in two days.
You know what I'm saying? Gonna get a little more comfortable.
Nick.
Come here, nick.
The string is gone, correct? - yeah, the string is gone.
- all right.
Here we go.
String passage, watch.
- what? - come here, nick.
- no! - no, it's I don't have the bird flu, we're all good.
Come here, nick.
Now assure for the audience that that is my real skin.
- there's blood on it, man.
It's his skin.
God.
Vegas, vegas, vegas! - there was blood on the string.
- piers? - well, it's one of The most disgusting things I've ever seen.
Revolting, but compelling.
I mean, I--it was the weirdest thing I've seen.
I mean, have you ever seen anything like that? - I have never seen anything like that.
I've seen a lot of magicians, I've gone to a lot of shows, I perform with a lot of magicians.
You are really, really good.
And I wanna vote now.
Let's vote.
Piers? - I'm with you, howie.
I think he's totally unique and horrific, But I'm gonna say yes.
- sharon? - come on, guys.
- sharon? - I don't know whether it's good enough.
I'm gonna have to say no.
- is this something that you wanna do in life? - this is something I've wanted to do Ever since I picked up a pack of cards.
- and who do you aspire to be? - me.
- I love it.
Vegas, vegas, vegas! - you are going to vegas.
- yeah! Yes! - if you would've told me that's what I was gonna do, I would've said "Hell no!" - feel a little squeamish? You see that? - no, I don't wanna look.
Button your shirt up, man.
That's not sanitary.
So frankie Is through to las vegas.
And the judges' search for the nation's greatest new act Is heating up.
- good evening, I am murray.
- hello, murray.
How do you make a living? - I make a living by entertaining.
I'm a magician.
- show us the magic.
- it was slick, and it was-- it was top-notch magic.
- my only complaint is that it should be The other way around, you should be the one Getting in the box and disappearing.
- 'cause you wanna see her more, don't you? - yeah.
- that's a yes from me.
- vegas! Oh, yeah! - who are you? - I'm pete d'amato, With the south philly vikings new years brigade.
- what's your mate called? - this is south willy.
He detects evil.
- is he looking at me? - uh - - I love that.
- all right, when you're ready.
- it's like, uh, power rangers meets liberace.
- - I have to say yes.
- see you in vegas.
- what's your name? - max winfrey.
- max, what do you do? - knife throwing tonight.
- let's see what you do.
- whoops, sorry.
- oh! - we'll throw the knives around your silhouette.
If all goes well, we'll put you back up here And do it for real.
Okay.
Oh, my gosh! Would there be any way that I could talk you Into getting up here on the-- - no, no.
- at this point? - no way.
- I'll tell you what.
It's important to have a back-up plan.
Let's have nick on the back side! Ladies and gentlemen, nick cannon! Yeah! - I did not see that coming.
Nick, that was phenomenal on your part.
- I was praying.
- I'm gonna vote yes.
- thank you.
- that was rocking.
I love it.
- you are going to las vegas.
- yeah! Thank you.
I can't believe you agreed to do that.
But I am so appreciative.
- I can't believe I agreed to it either.
- yes! Coming up on america's got talent - don't take nothing else off.
- oh! - you're adorable.
- welcome back to america's got talent.
We're at the universal orlando resort, Where thousands are getting ready for The thrill of their lives.
It's the orlando auditions! Orlando's got talent! - hi, there.
What's your name? - I'm erin barylski.
- where are you from? - fort lauderdale, florida.
- the stage is yours.
- as they say Beauty is in the thighs of the beholder.
- I would like to see what else You can do with your thighs.
- I would love to show you.
- I'm gonna say yes.
- thank you.
- I'm gonna say yes.
- thank you.
- see you in vegas.
- congratulations.
- thank you.
Erin is on her way to las vegas.
And hoping to follow in her footsteps Is someone who's come a long way To audition for the judges-- - what's up, man? - what's up? - you look like one of them dudes on the money.
Like a president from back in the day.
- I'm simeon, I'm 16.
Today I'm going to play the piano as amadeus.
I am here today with my mom as support.
She's always been a very big fan of me.
- when we came to america, The first thing we saw on the television Was america's got talent.
So for him to be here on this show Is so special for the whole family.
- I would love to win america's got talent.
It has been my dream.
- go out there, have a great time, I love it.
I'm rooting for you.
- hello.
- hello.
Welcome.
What's your name? - amadeus.
I'm from orlando.
- what's your real name? - it's simeon.
- simeon.
Where are you originally from? - the netherlands.
- oh, you're dutch.
- yeah.
- how old are you? - 16.
- this is getting confusing.
You're a 16-year-old dutch boy Who lives in orlando Who's come as wolfgang amadeus mozart.
- yes.
- right.
We don't get many of them.
I can tell you that, simeon.
Well, listen, uh, amadeus, good luck.
- all right, thank you very much.
- come on, amadeus.
- wow, he's good, mom.
- he did good, mom! Vegas, vegas, vegas! - yeah! I'm an amadeus fan.
- - amadeus, well, you smile, you're having fun.
And you've got more talent than Any other act I've seen this season.
I mean, you're an incredible bit.
- thank you.
- coming from piers, that means a lot, mom.
- amadeus, if you could play anything every day, What would it be? - the popular classics in a new way.
- oh, great.
I like that.
And I must commend you, you've come in costume.
And you've presented yourself very well today.
- thank you.
- you can't just assume it's a costume.
Maybe that's his outfit.
Okay? - this is how I go to school.
- really? - no, just kidding.
- amadeus! - he got you! - he got me.
You're great.
You're great.
You know, you've got a great stage presence, You're very funny, you're very witty, You're very smart, you are incredibly talented, So I'm gonna say yes.
- thank you.
- one yes, mom! - sharon? - it's a yes from me.
- thank you.
- amadeus, you are going to las vegas.
- thank you! - yes! - you guys are such a happy family.
- yes, we are.
What's up, america? female announcer: CHECK OUT WHAT'S POPPIN' At the america's got talent auditions.
- this is the silliest thing ever.
There's still plenty more to come.
Grab a bowl of popcorn and we'll be right back! - it was the weirdest thing I've seen.
- who encouraged you to lick? - it was nick! WELCOME BACK TO AMERICA'S GOT TALEN At the universal orlando resort, Where so far the acts have been on fire.
Orlando's got talent! - anybody can audition for this show.
And when I say anybody I mean anybody.
Here in florida, Thousands are signing up from all walks of life.
- I do quality control.
- we're both retired.
- I'm a mortuary tech.
- I make artificial teeth.
- I am a psychic medium.
And next to hit the stage Is customer service representative Tiahizzi cherrelle.
- my name is tiahizzi cherrelle.
I'm 32 years old, and I'm from atlanta, georgia.
- what are you gonna do for us? - a song and dance routine.
I've been a dancer about 14 years.
Song and dance is my passion.
I love the club scene, And I also attend a lot of dance competitions.
- well, you about to go out there, 'cause you gotta go get it, girl.
- I really hope I go through, 'cause I did do a lot of practice for this routine.
- what's your name? - tiahizzi cherrelle.
- and what are you gonna do for us today? - just a song and dance routine.
- stage is yours.
- okay.
- ?Everybody's looking at me ? ?But that's all right ? ?Hey ? - why's she taking off clothes? - ?Until I walk through ? ?They stop and stare ? ?And watch me move, like damn ? ?I like that sexy and you know it ? ?Clap your hands ? ?It's not that I'm not afraid to show it ? ?Understand ? - let's go to a vote.
Howie, yes or no? - no, no.
- sharon? - no.
- it's three noes, thank you very much.
- I don't care.
Forget all y'all.
Y'all.
- this lady is getting out of control.
Here she comes.
So tiahizzi freaked out the judges, And she won't be heading to las vegas.
And by the looks of things backstage, The auditions are about to get freaky.
- I am master yogi laser.
- and what's the dream? - to prove to the world that I am the light.
- prove it.
- piers? - uh, I'm gonna say no.
- and it's a no from me too, yogi.
But thank you very much.
- are you the next great act in america? - yes, you know that.
- okay, let's see it, please.
Off, off, off! Off, off, off! - lead them away.
- guys thank you all for coming.
- I think it's a no.
- what is your name? - my name is fafo.
- your name is what? - fafo, f-a-f-o.
Fafo.
- what is this outfit? What is this? - well - you are a boy scout who wants to work at hooters.
I don't know what that All right, fafo.
- you ready? - yes, I am.
- I don't want to watch this.
- if he takes off another pair of shorts, I'm going--I'm going home.
- don't take nothing else off.
- you know, fafo, Sharon and I buzzed you.
Obviously piers saw something we didn't see.
Piers? - I can now say with absolute certainty That that is the smallest talent we've ever had In the history of this show.
- it's a no.
- sharon? - it's a no from me.
- it's three noes, fafo.
Thank you.
No! No way! - I would like to see both howie or piers Challenge me to a dance-off one of these days.
- that's a good idea.
Maybe if you go put some damn clothes on We mightfigure that out.
- okay.
I'll go put some clothes on.
I'll see you guys later.
- yeah.
- that's disgusting! - welcome back to america's got talent.
It's your man, nick cannon, And I'm hanging with the people of o-town! female announcer: HERE AT THE UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT, Thousands continue to arrive Hoping they'll get their shot at stardom.
- america - we got talent! female announcer: AND ONSTAGE READY FOR THEIR TIME In the spotlight is studio one young beast society.
- whoa.
That was a lot.
They rocked it! - I thought it felt quite fresh.
I like the feel of this group.
- there's a lot of energy.
You're great to look at.
And the ten-year-old, you're adorable.
You really are.
- I'm going to say yes.
- absolutely, yes.
- you're going to las vegas! - we got it! Vegas! - I thought they were great.
I loved them.
- yeah.
male announcer: BACKSTAGE READY TO SEE THE JUDGES NEX Is 72-year-old retired engineer Efim tabachnikov.
- my name is efim tabachnikov.
I am originally from russia, Immigrated 33 years ago.
And now I live in florida, miami.
- man, what you gonna do for us today? - I'm going to sing some enchanted evening.
- oh, okay.
- I like to sing because people enjoy listen to me.
- that's the stage, right there.
- here? - right there.
That's the stage.
- my dream to be famous singer.
Even though my age.
And I know I can do this.
- all right, go get 'em.
- good evening.
And your name is? - my name is efim.
I am 33 years ago immigrated from russia.
- tell me what you do.
- I am going to sing some enchanted evening.
- all right.
- oh.
- and is this what you've done professionally? - not professionally, no.
When I come to the united states, then I start singing, And start learning myself, my techniques.
And I enjoy singing very much.
- who did you learn from? - pavarotti.
- yes.
- domingo techniques.
You know, breathing.
- okay, go ahead and sing.
Show us your technique.
- thank you.
- ?Some enchanted evening ? - damn, piers.
- ?You may see a stranger ? ?You may see a stranger ? ?Across a crowded room ? ?And somehow you know ? ?Or all through your life ? ?You may dream ? ?Alone ? Thank you very much.
- this evening is now enchanted.
- thank you.
- thank you, efim.
Piers? - I think there still may be a few small Technique issues that we need to work on.
Maybe quite large ones, actually.
- you know, what you were saying You learned from pavarotti, caruso, mario lanza-- Their voices are like angels.
They sing with a beautiful tone in their voice.
The tone that you don't have.
- no, no.
- right.
- yes.
- okay, let's vote.
- but it was unique.
Even the fact that At the beginning right at the first note, Before the first note, I noticed how you Cleared your throat and hocked a loogee, Which kind of gives us a sense--no.
- - right? To create a natural A natural feeling in the room.
- airway, airway.
- yes, see? I get what you're doing.
Okay, let's vote.
Piers? - it's a no, I'm afraid.
- it's a no from me too.
Thank you very much.
- thank you.
- thanks for being here.
No.
Thanks, efim.
- thank you.
- thank you.
- thank you.
- thank you.
- how'd you think you did? - I did well, but I don't know, they - I think that-- yeah, I think they said no.
- I didn't hear.
- yeah, they said no.
Did you hear the "Bah!" When it did like that? Did that the "X" Means no go.
No, no, no.
No pass.
Yeah.
You--how do you think you did? - I did very well.
- you did very well? - you know--john? - yeah? - he has a question for you.
- yeah? - I didn't pass, no? - he's trying to figure out-- I was trying "X"S.
- YEAH, NO, I'M SORRY.
male announcer: EFIM MAY NOT BE GOING TO VEGAS, But he's still singing on his way home.
- ?Some enchanted evening ? male announcer: COMING UP ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - what does this mean to you guys? - it's a really big opportunity for us.
Especially after what happened To show that we are still standing.
- welcome back to america's got talent At the universal orlando resort.
female announcer: THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN To anyone from anywhere.
All you need is a dream.
- my biggest dream is to be world-famous.
- my dream is to see my name up in lights.
- my biggest dream is to win this.
female announcer: AND THE NEXT AC Hoping to follow their dream is harmonik.
- hi, my name is duckens.
- my name is jimmy.
- my name is joel.
- my name is nickie.
- my name is mackendy.
- my name is sanders.
AND WE ARE all: HARMONIK.
- what you gonna do for us today? - hey, man, sing our hearts out there, man.
And represent our country, most likely.
- represent your country, where are you from? - haiti, man.
For a haitian to be a musician, You have to really love music.
Because first of all, in haiti There are not that many instruments, So you'd have to really, really be in love with it, And really, you know, have it in your heart To actually grow up as a musician.
- it's kind of hard, you know, to explain.
The way I'm feeling, you know, From what happened to my country.
When I turned on the television, And I saw what happened And I start crying, and I said, "Oh, my god.
" My little sister, she called me, They told me they okay, but the house collapsed.
And she told me, "I'm so cold outside.
" And me, I had the cover on.
It's like, I felt so guilty.
What can I do? - we feel privileged for being here.
We have to do whatever it takes For us to win this competition.
Because this is what we all dreamed of.
- hey, well, the stage is yours, man.
Give it all you got.
I'm rootin' for you guys.
- okay.
Tell me about yourselves.
Who are you? - uh, we're a band from miami, But originally from haiti.
- from haiti? How has it hit you, the haiti disaster? - we've lost so many loved ones, families, friends.
So we wanted to express ourselves, Let the world know how we feel, And bring the money back home to rebuild the country.
- "Money back home to rebuild the country.
" I like that.
- the stage is yours.
Good luck.
- all right, thank you.
- ?And I heard there was a secret chord ? ?That david played, that pleased the lord ? ?And you don't really care ? ?For music, do you? ? ?It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth ? ?The minor fall and major lift ? ?The baffled king composed ? ?Hallelujah ? ?Hallelujah ? Clap your hands.
?Hallelujah ? Let's show some love for haiti! ?Hallelujah ? Let me hear you sing.
?Hallelu ? Here we go! ?Hallelujah ? ?Hallelujah ? - ?Hallelu ? - ?Let me hear you sing hallelujah ? ?Hallelujah ? ?Hallelu ? ?Ujah ? Thank you.
Vegas, vegas, vegas! - vegas, vegas! - well, I have to say, you know, I love that song.
And you were very original in your arrangement Of that song, and the harmonies were good.
I truly sensed your heart on the stage.
- you know, a great sound.
All of you are obviously accomplished musicians.
It was a great, great performance.
- thank you, thank you.
- thank you.
Thank you.
- whoo! - I think you've got a great voice, the lead singer.
- thank you.
- actually, you have too.
And you've got some great voices there.
Great harmonies, loved it.
What does this mean to you guys? - well, it's a really big opportunity for us, Especially after what happened, To show that we are still standing.
- we've all been touched by your story.
But we've had lots of great groups, And we now have to vote.
I'm going to say yes.
- good.
- thank you.
Thank you.
- this was beautiful, and you are original.
I think that's what makes it special.
So I'm gonna say yes.
- great.
- you were very good.
- yeah! - thank you.
- thank you.
- thank you.
- man, you guys are going to las vegas.
Just describe this feeling right now.
- knowing that it's actually happening-- - right, right.
- I don't even know How we feel right now, man.
- congrats, congrats.
- they were spectacular.
female announcer: WELCOME BACK TO AMERICA'S GOT TALEN At the universal orlando resort.
As the sun sets and the auditions come to an end, There's just one act waiting to show her talent.
- hello.
- hey, how you doing? - I'm good.
What's your name? - sponjetta.
- sponjetta.
- mm-hmm.
- what's that mean? - beautiful.
- that's your real name? - mm-hmm.
- I heard that, sponjetta.
My talent is singing and writing music.
I've been singing and writing songs since the age of 11.
I feel like music's in my heart and my soul.
I think I got the talent to win this contest Because I know I'm good, I'm original, And I have written over 300 songs.
Lyrics just come to me.
I definitely see myself being as big As alicia keys and beyonce, Because I feel like my music is just as good as theirs.
I feel like an ordinary life is not for me.
Singing is something that I was born to do.
- what you gonna do? - I'm gonna sing An original song I wrote.
- that you wrote.
- yep.
- sponjetta wrote this.
- yes.
- it's a sponjetta original.
- go on out? - sponjetta, you better get out there! - hello.
- hey, how y'all doing? - oh, good.
What's your name? - my name is sponjetta parrish, And I'm from athens, georgia.
- hold on, hold on.
- what's your name? - sponjetta, like-- you know, like a car, Like a jetta that keeps going.
- sponjetta.
- and a sponge, like spongebob.
Sponjetta.
- sounds like spongebob squarepants' ghetto girlfriend.
- and what do you do for a living? - I'm a service expert at a retail store.
I do, like, customer service, that type of thing.
And I've been doing that for two years.
- okay.
Do you love it? - I like it a lot, But I don't like it as much as singing.
- oh, that's what you're gonna do for us today? You're gonna sing for us? - yeah, mm-hmm.
I'm gonna do an original song.
- let's see what you've got.
- ?Hey baby ? ?When you get home, you ain't gotta worry about me ? ?And you know where that be ? ?Up in my studio ? ?I'll be in my studio, studio ? ?Up, up, up in my studio, studio ? ?I'll be in my studio ? ?I'll be in my studio ? ?I'll be in my studio, studio ? ?Up, up, up ? ?In my studio, studio ? ?I'll be in my studio ? - ?In my studio, studio ? That's the top of the charts, right there.
- that was one of your original songs That you were singing? - mm-hmm.
- and that is called? - studio.
- right.
- it's a song about me being in the studio.
- and it's called? - studio.
- studio.
- yes.
- ?I'll be in my studio ? - it's a song that I won't be able To get out of my head for a long time.
- wellthat's good! - maybe.
- - sponjetta, the lyrics seem a bit limited.
They seem to be, "I'm in my studio, "I'm in my studio, I'm in my studio, I'm in my studio, I'm in my studio.
" - he got it wrong.
It's "I'll be in my studio.
" - sponjetta, you've got a great personality.
- thank you.
- you're very, very likeable.
- thank you.
- the writing, though Anyway.
- work in progress.
- it is a work in progress.
- well, y'all don't know talent.
- we're gonna vote now.
Howie? - I'm sorry.
- - no.
- all right, howie.
- it's a no from me.
- okay.
- yeah, I'm afraid it's back to the studio For you, sponjetta.
- all right.
Well, thank you.
- thank you.
- hold on.
Stay up here, baby.
Hold up.
It's a diamond in the rough.
Y'all might've missed the mark again.
- no, no, no, no, no.
- and only--hold on.
This is--'cause you know, I dj, I work in radio.
- yeah.
- and I think there-- There was something there, it's just the energy was wrong.
Matter of fact, watch this, everybody on their feet.
One, two, three, drop the beat.
- bam, bam! - ?Hey, when you get home ? ?You ain't gotta worry about me ? ?I'll be in my normal place and you know where that be ? - you tell them, where you be? - ?Up in my studio ? - okay.
?I'll be in my studio, studio ? ?Up, up, up, in my studio, studio ? ?I'll be in my studio ? - ?Studio ? ?I'll be in my studio ? - ?I'll be in my studio ? ?A catchy song ? ?Trying to get myself a record deal ? ?I feel real, I feel real ? ?Yeah, play that track ? - they don't know, baby.
- - they don't know.
- thank you! - they don't know.
That's a hit.
- thank you.
That's what my mom said.
- that is a hit.
- thank you.
- 'cause I be up in my studio.
- ?UP IN MY? All: ?STUDIO, STUDIO ? - ?Up, up, up, in my studio, studio ? ?Up in my studio, studio ? - ?I'll be in my studio ? - I feel you, girl.
Go be in your studio.
- all right.
Have a good one, thank you.
- sponjetta.
?Up in my studio, studio ? female announcer: AS SPONJETTA Heads back to her studio And the judges move on to the next city - orlando has been a real toughie.
But it's been worth it, 'cause we found some great talent.
And we roll on to the next.
- so I'm leaving Off to another city.
- good-bye, orlando.
- see ya, orlando, you did us right.
?Up in the studio, studio ? ?Up in my studio, studio ?