Soul Train
The Temptations / King Floyd
TV Flash files “The Temptations / King Floyd” as hour 41 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 11, aired 1972-11-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E11: listed hour 41 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 11 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1972-11-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs” (S02E10). Next is “The Intruders / Betty Wright / True Reflection” (S02E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Temptations "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Mother Nature." King Floyd "Groove Me" and "Baby Let Me Kiss You." Actress Cicely Tyson, star of the movie "Sounder," makes a cameo appearance.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Temptations / King Floyd sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E11 is listed hour 41 of 1134 — hour 11 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S02E11 air?
The Temptations / King Floyd aired 1972-11-18 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…