Soul Train
Captain & Tenille/ Ritchie Family
TV Flash files “Captain & Tenille/ Ritchie Family” as hour 326 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 24, aired 1980-04-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E24: listed hour 326 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 24 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1980-04-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Spinners/ Con Funk Shun” (S09E23). Next is “Stephanie Mills/ Roy Ayers” (S09E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Up on Soul Train" by the Waters Dancers, record: "Masterjam" Rufus and Chaka Khan Dancers, record: "Love Injection" Trussel Soul Train Scramble Board (MAYNARD JACKSON), record: "The Beat Goes On" The Whispers Interview: Jacques Morali (record producer) talks about The Village People, The Ritchie Family, and the movie "Can't Stop The Music" which he co-produced. Performance: The Ritchie Family - "Put Your Feet To The Beat." Electric Boogaloo (5 man dance troupe) dance to The Bar-Kays' record "Up In Here." Midpoint song: "Funkytown" Lipps Inc. Performance: The Captain and Tennille - "Do That to Me One More Time" and interview. Dancers, record: "Every Generation" Ronnie Laws Performance: The Ritchie Family - "Give Me A Break" and interview. Soul Train Line: "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" Leon Haywood Performance: The Captain and Tennille - "Never Make Your Move Too Soon." Don Cornelius' closing comments & closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Captain & Tenille/ Ritchie Family sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E24 is listed hour 326 of 1134 — hour 24 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 24.
When did Soul Train S09E24 air?
Captain & Tenille/ Ritchie Family aired 1980-04-19 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…