Soul Train
Switch/ McCrarys
TV Flash files “Switch/ McCrarys” as hour 281 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 19, aired 1978-12-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E19: listed hour 281 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1978-12-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Barry White/ Danny Pearson” (S08E18). Next is “Temptations/ Randy Brown” (S08E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Soul Train '78" by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band) 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Le Freak" Chic 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Got to Be Real" Cheryl Lynn Scrambleboard (AZIE MORTON) "Cooling Out" Jerry Butler Performance: The McCrary's - "Don't Wear Yourself Out" plus an interview 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Now That We Found Love" Third World 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "I'm Every Woman" Chaka Khan Midpoint: "Sha La La Means I love You" Barry White Performance: Switch "There'll Never Be" plus an interview 5th Song, on record, Dancers: "Take That To The Bank" Shalamar Performance: The McCrary's "You" Soul Train Line Song: Barry White "Look at Her" Performance: Switch "We Like To Party...Come On" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Switch/ McCrarys sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E19 is listed hour 281 of 1134 — hour 19 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S08E19 air?
Switch/ McCrarys aired 1978-12-23 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…