Soul Train
Brothers Johnson/ The Dells
TV Flash files “Brothers Johnson/ The Dells” as hour 264 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 2, aired 1978-08-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E02: listed hour 264 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1978-08-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “O'Jays/ Etta James” (S08E01). Next is “Emotions/ Randy Jackson” (S08E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme 1st song, dancers, on record: "Use Ta Be My Girl" The O'Jays 2nd song, dancers, on record: "Stuff Like That" Quincy Jones Scrambleboard: (YAPHET KOTTO) on record: "Miss You" Rolling Stones Performance: The Dells - "Superwoman" 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Runaway Love" Linda Clifford Performance: The Brothers Johnson - "Blam!" Midpoint song: "Don't Stop Get Off" The Sylvers Don Cornelius presents The Brothers Johnson with a Platinum record for "Blam!" Performance: The Brothers Johnson - "Ain't We Funkin Now" 4th song: "Smile" The Emotions Performance: The Dells - "My Life Is So Wonderful (When You're Around)" and an interview with Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line: "Only You" Teddy Pendergrass Performance: The Brothers Johnson - "Ride-O-Rocket." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Brothers Johnson/ The Dells sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E02 is listed hour 264 of 1134 — hour 2 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S08E02 air?
Brothers Johnson/ The Dells aired 1978-08-26 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…