Soul Train
Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century
TV Flash files “Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century” as hour 155 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 10, aired 1975-10-25, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E10: listed hour 155 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-10-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “LaBelle/ Creative Source” (S05E09). Next is “Ramsey Lewis/ Fantastic Four/ Leslie Uggams” (S05E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits Dancers, on record:"It Only Takes A Minute"- Tavares Performance: Twenty-First Century -"Child" Scrambleboard: (STEVIE WONDER), on record:"Give It What You Got" -BT Express Performance: Minnie Riperton-"When It Comes Down To It" Cameo Appearance: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington from Welcome Back, Kotter) and interview with Don Cornelius. Jacobs discusses his beginnings as an actor and artist, Kotter and a brand new movie he's starring in called "Cooley High." Dancers, on record: "Love Rollercoaster" - Ohio Players Performance: Minnie Riperton -"Inside My Love"and interview with Don Cornelius and the Soul Train dancers. Dancers, record:"Games People Play (They Just Can't Stop It)" -The Spinners Performance: Twenty-First Century -"Remember The Rain" and interview with Don Cornelius. Strangely enough, Don never asks this group their names, but only their ages, thus continuing the mystery of this Chicago teen soul group. Soul Train Line, record:"Waterbed" - Herbie Mann Performance: Minnie Riperton -"Simple Things" Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E10 is listed hour 155 of 1134 — hour 10 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S05E10 air?
Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century aired 1975-10-25 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 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…