Soul Train
The Fifth Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy
TV Flash files “The Fifth Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy” as the last listed hour of season 5 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 39, aired 1976-06-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E39: listed hour 184 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 5. It aired 1976-06-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Rufus/ The Checkmates/ The Booty People” (S05E38). Next is “Johnnie Taylor/ The Tymes” (S06E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The 5th Dimension - "Love Hangover" and "Will You Be There?" The Brothers Johnson - "I'll Be Good to You" (and possibly "Get the Funk Out of My Face") Pat Lundy - "Ain't No Pity in the Naked City" (and possibly "Lady Has Arrived")
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Fifth Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E39 is listed hour 184 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 5, season 5 episode 39.
When did Soul Train S05E39 air?
The Fifth Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy aired 1976-06-19 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…