Soul Train
The Jackson 5 / Jermaine Jackson
TV Flash files “The Jackson 5 / Jermaine Jackson” as hour 35 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 5, aired 1972-10-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E05: listed hour 35 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1972-10-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Eddie Kendricks / The Whispers” (S02E04). Next is “Johnnie Taylor / The Undisputed Truth” (S02E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Hot Potatoe" Performance: Jermaine Jackson & the Jackson 5 - "That's How Love Goes" plus an interview Performance: The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back/" Soul Train Line: The Staple Singers "This World" Song #1, on record, Dancers: "Slow Motion" Johnny Williams Interview with Jermaine Jackson Song #2, on record, Dancers: "Ain't That Peculiar" Jermaine Jackson Song #3, on record, Dancers: "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" The Temptations Interview with the Jackson 5 plus a performance: "Corner Of The Sky" Song #4, on record, Dancers: "We The People" The Soul Searchers Performance: Jermaine Jackson feat. Jackson 5 "Daddy's Home" Song #5, on record, Dancers: "Baby Sitter" Betty Wright Song #6, on record, Dancers: "Slaughter" Billy Preston Performance: Jackson 5 - "Lookin' Through The Windows." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Jackson 5 / Jermaine Jackson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E05 is listed hour 35 of 1134 — hour 5 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S02E05 air?
The Jackson 5 / Jermaine Jackson aired 1972-10-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch from 1971 in order?
No. It is a music-and-dance series, not a plot. Sample eras for the guests and the Line; Cornelius's classic hosting years are the brand center.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Don Cornelius promises the hippest trip in America and delivers the national dance party corporate TV had under-served: guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous. Syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as the rope.
Chicago, 1971: Don Cornelius promises a hip trip across America and delivers the most important dance party in television history, then keeps delivering it until 2006. Soul Train began locally, went to national syndication, and ran thirty-five seasons, more than a thousand hours, putting Black music, fashion, and the Soul Train Line into living rooms corporate television had long under-served. Artists performed. Dancers — including scrambleboard kids who became famous — moved the culture forward. Cornelius…
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- Don Cornelius as Host
Don Cornelius promised the hippest trip in America on Soul Train — guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous, syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as a…