Soul Train
The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson
TV Flash files “The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson” as hour 196 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 12, aired 1976-11-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E12: listed hour 196 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-11-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Undisputed Truth/ Impact/ Carol Douglas” (S06E11). Next is “Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson” (S06E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Soul Train '76" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "Soul Searchin' Time" The Trammps 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Paradise" The O'Jays Soul Train Scramble Board: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" KC & the Sunshine Band Performance: Vicki Sue Robinson "Daylight" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Changin'" Brass Construction Performance: The Four Tops "Love Don't Come Easy" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Mr. Melody" Natalie Cole Interview with The Four Tops and a performance "Catfish" 5th song, on record, Dancers: "Let's Be Young Tonight" Jermaine Jackson Performance: Vicki Sue Robinson "Turn the Beat Around" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: The Undisputed Truth "You + Me = Love" Performance: The Four Tops "Feel Free" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E12 is listed hour 196 of 1134 — hour 12 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 12.
When did Soul Train S06E12 air?
The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson aired 1976-11-06 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…