Soul Train
The Intruders / Betty Wright / True Reflection
TV Flash files “The Intruders / Betty Wright / True Reflection” as hour 42 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 12, aired 1972-12-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E12: listed hour 42 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1972-12-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Temptations / King Floyd” (S02E11). Next is “Billy Paul/ Barbara Mason/ Anacostia” (S02E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Hot Potatoes") Performance: Betty Wright "Clean Up Woman" 1st Song, Dancers: "Work to Do" The Isley Brothers ----------------------------------------- Scrambleboard: (WILSON PICKETT) "If You Haven't Changed Your Mind" Tyrone Davis Interview with The Intruders and a performance: "Memories are Here to Stay" ----------------------------------------- Soul Train Line: The O'Jays "Love Train" Performance: True Reflection "Beer Cans and Empty Hands" plus an interview Midpoint: "Naure Planned It" The Four Tops" ----------------------------------------- Don has an interview with George Kirby about his new show. They also have an interview with Betty Wright and she performs "Baby Sitter". 2nd Song, Dancers, Dance Contest: "Mama Told Me Not To Come" Wilson Pickett ----------------------------------------- Don congratulates two dancers picked for the Dance Contest and they redo their dance to the previous song. 3rd Song, Dancers: "Corner of the Sky" Jackson 5 4th Song, Dancers: "I'm So Tired" Bobby Bland Performance: The Intruders "(Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Intruders / Betty Wright / True Reflection sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E12 is listed hour 42 of 1134 — hour 12 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 12.
When did Soul Train S02E12 air?
The Intruders / Betty Wright / True Reflection aired 1972-12-16 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…