Soul Train
The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol
TV Flash files “The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol” as hour 200 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 16, aired 1976-12-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E16: listed hour 200 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-12-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “K.C. and the Sunshine Band/ Dee Dee Bridgewater” (S06E15). Next is “Average White Band/ The Soul Train Gang” (S06E17). 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: "Jump" Aretha Franklin 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "I Wish" Stevie Wonder Soul Train Scramble Board: "Catfish" The Four Tops Performance: Johnny Bristol "Do It to My Mind" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Enjoy Yourself" The Jacksons Performance: Ohio Players "Who'd She Coo?" Midpoint song: "Groovy People" Lou Rawls Interview with the Ohio Players plus performance: "Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco)" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" The Emotions Interview with special guest star Smokey Robinson Performance: Johnny Bristol "You Turned Me On To Love" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: The Sylvers "Hot Line" Performance: Ohio Players "Bi-Centennial" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E16 is listed hour 200 of 1134 — hour 16 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 16.
When did Soul Train S06E16 air?
The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol aired 1976-12-04 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…