Howie Mandel pressed his Golden Buzzer with his head to steal an acrobatic duo from Heidi Klum on Monday’s episode of America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League.
The 68-year-old judge made the bold move after the Ramadhani Brothers thrilled the audience with their dangerous act that featured head-to-head balancing.
‘I mean, you are incredible. The best. The best of the best,’ Heidi, 50, proudly told her team members.
‘Now, why would you do that? Like, you are unbelievable. There’s not enough words. There’s not enough words, honestly,’ judge Mel B, 48, told the dynamic duo after their performance.
Simon Cowell, 64, also gushed about their act and told them that they had ‘broken through the ceiling’.
Howie Mandel pressed his Golden Buzzer with his head to steal an acrobatic duo from Heidi Klum on Monday’s episode of America’s Got Talent : Fantasy League on NBC
‘I still think you can do better,’ Howie said as the audience booed loudly.
He continued saying despite the booing that they could do ‘so much better’ with the right coach as Heidi stood up to try to stop him.
Howie used his bald head to press his Golden Buzzer as Heidi tried to hold him back, but he was still able to steal the Ramadhani Brothers from Heidi’s dream team.
‘You’ll never have to wear lamé pants again,’ Howie quipped as Heidi sadly looked on.
The new spin-off series gives judges holding the Golden Buzzer the option to advance their own act to the finals or steal an act from another coach while advancing them to the finals.
The two-hour episode opened with Simon’s act Adrian Stoica and his trained Border Collie dog Hurricane, who won season 18 of America’s Got Talent in September 2023 with their dog act.
Adrian after their performance admitted that he had a big crush on Mel B and asked to take a picture with her.
Piff The Magic Dragon performed next as part of Heidi’s dream team and magically made the greatest sandwich ever.
The 68-year-old judge used his bald head to press his Golden Buzzer as Heidi tried to hold him back as he stole the Ramadhani Brothers from Heidi’s dream team
The Ramadhani Brothers balanced head-to-head while climbing up and down stairs
‘I mean, you are incredible. The best. The best of the best,’ Heidi, 50, proudly told her team members after giving them a standing ovation
Heidi tried to hold him back, but Howie was still able to steal the Ramadhani Brothers from her dream team
The Mersey Girls dance group hit the stage after noting that Simon helped one of their dancers get back surgery in the United States that allowed her to keep dancing.
‘Wow, buddy. This is not your child, and you took care of her,’ Howie said.
‘Well, he is nice sometimes. He’s really nice,’ Mel B said.
‘I’m really impressed,’ Howie added.
Mel B said she drafted the Mersey Girls for her team after being moved by their story when they competed on Britain’s Got Talent.
‘You know, I thought when I watched, it’s very good. And it is a beautiful story. And I’m really moved. But this stage is kind of hosting the best of the best. And I don’t know if it’s great,’ Howie said after their performance.
‘I do have two metal rods in my spine,’ Julia reminded him.
Drake Milligan from Howie’s team sang after finishing in third place on America’s Got Talent in 2022.
Piff The Magic Dragon performed as part of Heidi’s dream team and magically made the greatest sandwich ever
‘Wow, buddy. This is not your child, and you took care of her,’ Howie told Simon
Adrian Stoice after their performance admitted that he had a big crush on Mel B and asked to take a picture with her
‘You know, I thought when I watched, it’s very good. And it is a beautiful story. And I’m really moved. But this stage is kind of hosting the best of the best. And I don’t know if it’s great,’ Howie said after the Mersey Girls performance
Howie’s comedian Preacher Lawson after reaching the finals of AGT on season 12 delivered a hilarious stand-up routine that had all the judges laughing.
Hula hooper and aerialist Grace Good wowed with a routine that included a dangerous fire element.
The Vardanyan Brothers danger act captivated the audience with their balancing act involving long knives.
Wes-P on Simon’s dream team performed his comedy routine that left Mel B unimpressed.
Mel said she wasted four minutes of her life that she wasn’t going to get back.
‘At the end of the day, you know, we just had two guys balancing on swords,’ she noted.
Hula hooper and aerialist Grace Good wowed with a routine that included a dangerous fire element
The Vardanyan Brothers danger act captivated the audience with their balancing act involving long knives
Wes-P on Simon’s dream team performed his comedy routine that left Mel B unimpressed
Mel said she wasted four minutes of her life that she wasn’t going to get back
Sheldon Riley of Mel’s team performed last and the Australian singer belted out a powerful rendition of Tattoo by Loreen.
Howie admitted that he was ‘blown away’ by Sheldon’s performance.
Show host Terry Crews, 55, announced the results of voting by Superfans at the end of the episode.
Piff The Magic Dragon, Mersey Girls, Drake and Wes-P were eliminated.
Adrian Stoica and Hurricane, Preacher Lawson, Grace Good, Vardanyan Brothers and Sheldon Riley all advanced after winning the Superfan vote.
The new show features the judges coaching all-star acts from across the Got Talent franchise with the winning act receiving a $250,000 grand prize and their coach also being named as a champion.
Mel during the season premiere last week used her Golden Buzzer to steal brother-sister danger act Billy and Emily England from Simon’s team and advanced them to the finals.
Sheldon Riley of Mel’s team performed last and the Australian singer belted out a powerful rendition of Tattoo by Loreen
Stand-up comic Preach Lawson advanced after winning the vote of Superfans
Confetti fell from the ceiling and Mel rushed to the stage to congratulate her new team members.
‘Whose team is it?,’ Mel asked and the audience answered, ‘Mel B!’
It was a triumphant return for Mel who last served as a judge on the 2019 spin-off series America’s Got Talent: The Champions that also consisted of all-star acts from various past seasons.
She previously was a judge on America’s Got Talent from season eight through season 13.
