Soul Train
Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver
TV Flash files “Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver” as hour 288 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 26, aired 1979-02-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E26: listed hour 288 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 26 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-02-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Jacksons” (S08E25). Next is “Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn” (S08E27). 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: "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart Don Cornelius interviews Michael Jackson about the film The Wiz. Clip from the movie The Wiz: Diana Ross and Michael Jackson "Ease On Down the Road" Soul Train Scramble Board: "Souvenirs" Voyage Performance: David Oliver "I Surrender" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Keep On Dancin'" Gary's Gang 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Y.M.C.A." Village People Interview with Pattie Brooks and performance: "After Dark" Midpoint Song: "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" The Jacksons Performance: David Oliver "Southern Comfort" plus an interview with Don. Soul Train Line Song: Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood" Performance: Pattie Brooks "This Is The House Where Love Died" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E26 is listed hour 288 of 1134 — hour 26 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 26.
When did Soul Train S08E26 air?
Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver aired 1979-02-10 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…