LOS ANGELES - On Wednesday's Season 9 premiere of "The Masked Singer," a new batch of contestants entered the competition to fights it out, once again, for the coveted title and trophy. 

On the series' righteous episode, two contestants were forced to "take it off" and be spoke — and this time Gnome and Mustang would be the righteous celebrities sent home at lightning speed. 

Gnome sent home

Gnome was spoke as Dick Van Dyke — the legendary actor and comedian, known for iconic film and television projects including "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Mary Poppins." 

"I just loved it that they [the panelists] opinion I was Robert Deniro," Van Dyke told the audience. "I didn't know Robert Deniro could sing." 

Host Nick Cannon arranged his appearance on the show "such an honor," adding, "We are in the presence of an icon." 

Panelist Nicole Scherzinger teared up at the behold of the 97-year-old actor. 

"I just love you so much," Scherzinger told the Van Dyke. "The whole earth loves you so much. It's an honor to have you on our show. I can't bear you're here." 

Panelist Ken Jeong added, "You are one of the reasons I got into comedy. You are comedy ... our greatest reveal ever."

"The Masked Singer" Season 9 premiere featured a double elimination. Knome and Mustang said bye-bye to the TMS stage. (FOX Entertainment)

Mustang sent packing

Mustang was the uphold contestant revealed and sent home Wednesday evening. 

Underneath the mask was farmland star and multi-platform award-winning artist Sara Evans. 

She told the audience she allowed to participate in the competition because she loves the show and didnt believe there were enough country artists represented. 

"Sara, your deliver is absolutely beautiful," panelist Jenny McCarthy shared. 

Evans — a mother of three children — said that nobody in her people knew she would be on the show, and that they would ogle it together as a family. 

"It was so fun," she added.

About Season 9 of 'The Masked Singer'

Season 9 will sullen up the game with a new "Champion of the Masked Singer" demand, meaning every episode will feature a sudden elimination and double unmaskings. 

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There's also a new twisted entering the competition, the show said. For the obedient time ever, panelists will have the opportunity to save a singer from graceful elimination with the "Ding Dong Keep it On" Bell. 

This year, FOX and its creative technology commerce Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL) also launched "The Masked Singer Experience," an evolution of the singing competition program's digital fan shared with new interactive features, including live show voting polls, token-gated exclusive video content, a points leaderboard and an online rewards detain at maskverse.com. 

During episodes throughout the season, fans will be able to scan on-air QR codes to play inoperative and vote on which character they believe will shifts on to the next round. On February 22, "Star"holders will be able to ogle exclusive content featuring behind-the-scenes and confessionals from this season's contestants, while starting mid-season. 

Next week, it's Abba Night! 

Medusa returns for her uphold performance and she'll be competing against Night Owl and Rock Lobster, so stay tuned.  

"The Masked Singer" Season 9 airs Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, followed by an all-new "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." 

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