Soul Train
The Jackson 5
TV Flash files “The Jackson 5” as hour 77 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 10, aired 1973-11-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E10: listed hour 77 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1973-11-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Barry White / Love Unlimited / The Temprees” (S03E09). Next is “Curtis Mayfield / Millie Jackson / Natural Four” (S03E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme (Production wise, the very first usage of "TSOP" by MFSB) Performance: The Jackson 5 "Dancing Machine" Interview with Joe Jackson showing Jackson family home movies 1st Song, on record: The Jackson 5 "It's Too Late To Change The Time" Interview with Randy + performance: Jermaine Jackson "You're In Good Hands" Line: The O'Jays "Put Your Hands Together" Midpoint: (On record) The Jackson 5 "Hum Along And Dance Q & A with The Jackson 5 followed by performance of "Get It Together" Scrambleboard: (MILLIE JACKSON) "Let me Be Your Lovemaker" Betty Wright Interview with Michael followed by performance of With A Child's Heart 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Blow Your Whistle" KC & The Sunshine Band Performance: The Jackson 5 - Don't Say Goodbye Again Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Jackson 5 sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E10 is listed hour 77 of 1134 — hour 10 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S03E10 air?
The Jackson 5 aired 1973-11-03 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…