Soul Train
The Jackson Five
TV Flash files “The Jackson Five” as hour 168 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 23, aired 1976-01-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E23: listed hour 168 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 23 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1976-01-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Staple Singers/ Bobby Womack” (S05E22). Next is “The Dells/ Bloodstone” (S05E24). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Soul Train '75" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "It's Alright" Graham Central Station 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Babyface" Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps. Soul Train Scramble Board: "Boogie Fever" The Sylvers Performance: Michael Jackson "Just a Little Bit of You" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "I Can Do It All Night" The Soul Train Gang Performance: Jackson 5 "Forever Came Today" Midpoint Song: "Theme From S.W.A.T." Rhythm Heritage Interview with Michael Jackson and performance: "One Day In Your Life" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Let's Go Disco" Archie Bell & The Drells Interview with the Jackson 5 (and a 1970 clip of the group on The Ed Sullivan Show) Performance: Jackson 5 "All I Do Is Think of You" Soul Train Line Song: Rufus & Chaka Khan "Dance Wit Me" Performance: Michael Jackson - "We've Got Forever" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Jackson Five sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E23 is listed hour 168 of 1134 — hour 23 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 23.
When did Soul Train S05E23 air?
The Jackson Five aired 1976-01-24 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…