Soul Train
The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch
TV Flash files “The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch” as hour 87 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 20, aired 1974-01-26, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E20: listed hour 87 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 20 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-01-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals” (S03E19). Next is “Johnny Mathis / The Dells” (S03E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("TSOP" by MFSB) Performance: The 5th Dimension "Flashback" and "One Less Bell to Answer." Soul Train Line Song: Gladys Knight & The Pips "I've Got To Use My Imagination." Interview: 5th Dimension members Florence LaRue, Ron Towson and Lamonte McLemore. 1st Song, on record, Dancers: The 5th Dimension "Stoned Soul Picnic." Performance: Willie Hutch "Sunshine Lady" plus an Interview. Midpoint record: "Hi-Heel Sneakers" Ramsey Lewis. Q & A with The 5th Dimension followed by performance of "Ashes To Ashes." Scrambleboard: (EDDIE FLOYD) "I Miss You" The Dells. Performance: Willie Hutch "Tell Me Why Our Love's Gone Cold." Interview: 5th Dimension members Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. 2nd Song, Dancers, on Record: The 5th Dimension "Wedding Bell Blues." Performance: The 5th Dimension "Black Patch." Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E20 is listed hour 87 of 1134 — hour 20 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 20.
When did Soul Train S03E20 air?
The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch aired 1974-01-26 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…