Soul Train
The Intruders / Foster Sylvers
TV Flash files “The Intruders / Foster Sylvers” as the first listed hour of season 3 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 1, aired 1973-08-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E01: listed hour 68 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 3. It aired 1973-08-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Best of Soul Train” (S02E37). Next is “The Whispers / Mandrill” (S03E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Hot Potatoes" by King Curtis) Performance: The Intruders "I'll Always Love My Mama" Soul Train Line Song: The O'Jays "Put Your Hands Together" Scrambleboard: (MANDRILL) "Sweet Charlie Babe" Jackie Moore 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "If You Feel Like Coming Home" The Whispers Interview with Edmund & Ricky Sylvers Performance: Foster w/Angie & Pat Sylvers "Misdemeanor" + Interview Midpoint: Mandrill - Hang Loose Lynn Sharpe from Encore magazine presents Don Cornelius with a plaque of the Sept. '73 issue 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "I Believe In You" Johnnie Taylor 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Sexy Sexy Sexy" James Brown Performance: The Intruders - I Wanna Know Your Name + Interview 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Keep On Truckin'" Eddie Kendricks Performance: Foster w/Angie & Pat Sylvers - Hey Little Girl Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Intruders / Foster Sylvers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E01 is listed hour 68 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S03E01 air?
The Intruders / Foster Sylvers aired 1973-08-25 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…