Soul Train
Temptations/ Randy Brown
TV Flash files “Temptations/ Randy Brown” as hour 282 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 20, aired 1978-12-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E20: listed hour 282 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 20 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1978-12-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Switch/ McCrarys” (S08E19). Next is “Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Lakeside” (S08E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Soul Train '78" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Got To Be Real" Cheryl Lynn 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Shine On Silver Moon" Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Soul Train Scramble Board: "September" Earth, Wind & Fire Performance: Randy Brown "I Wanna Make Love To You" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Le Freak" Chic 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Get Down" Gene Chandler Midpoint Song: "Now That We Found Love" Third World Don interviews The Temptations and they perform "Ever Ready Love" 5th Song, on record, Dancers: "Take That To The Bank" Shalamar Performance: Randy Brown "I Love You Baby" plus an interview with Don. Soul Train Line Song: Barry White "Look At Her." Performance: The Temptations "Bare Back." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Temptations/ Randy Brown sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E20 is listed hour 282 of 1134 — hour 20 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 20.
When did Soul Train S08E20 air?
Temptations/ Randy Brown aired 1978-12-30 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…