Soul Train
Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman
TV Flash files “Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman” as hour 291 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 29, aired 1979-03-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E29: listed hour 291 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 29 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-03-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Edwin Starr/ The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Grace Jones” (S08E28). Next is “Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor” (S08E30). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bonnie Pointer - "Free Me From My Freedom" and "Ah, Shoot." Dan Hartman - "Instant Replay" and "This is It."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E29 is listed hour 291 of 1134 — hour 29 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 29.
When did Soul Train S08E29 air?
Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman aired 1979-03-03 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…
Filed against
- 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…