Soul Train
The Moments/ Donna Summer
TV Flash files “The Moments/ Donna Summer” as hour 203 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 19, aired 1976-12-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E19: listed hour 203 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-12-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “O.C. Smith/ Dorothy Moore” (S06E18). Next is “The Supremes/ Al Hudson & the Soul Partners” (S06E20). 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: "Open Sesame" Kool & the Gang 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "I Wish" Stevie Wonder Soul Train Scramble Board: "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" The Emotions Performance: Donna Summer "Spring Affair" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Ooh Cha" The Soul Train Gang Performance: The Moments "Come in Girl" Midpoint Song: "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" The O'Jays Interview with The Moments and performance "With You" 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" The Bar-Kays Performance: Donna Summer "Winter Melody" plus interview Soul Train Line Song: The Sylvers "High School Dance" Performance: The Moments "I Don't Want to Go" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Moments/ Donna Summer sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E19 is listed hour 203 of 1134 — hour 19 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S06E19 air?
The Moments/ Donna Summer aired 1976-12-25 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 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…