Soul Train
Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson
TV Flash files “Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson” as hour 408 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 10, aired 1982-12-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E10: listed hour 408 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1982-12-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chuck Mangione/ Howard Johnson” (S12E09). Next is “The Time/ Magic Lady” (S12E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening title 1st song, on record, dancers: Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing" 2nd song, on record, dancers: Barry White - "Change" Performance: Janet Jackson - "Young Love" plus an interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: (WILLIE MCGEE) The Time - "777-9311" Music Video: Stevie Wonder "Ribbon in the Sky." Soul Train Midpoint Song: Zapp - "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" Performance: Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin'(Every Time You're Near)" plus an interview with Don Cornelius 3rd song, on record, dancers: Glen Edward Thomas - "Shipping Out" Performance: Janet Jackson - "Say You Do" Soul Train Line: Prince - "1999" Performance: Michael McDonald - "I Gotta Try" closing from Don Cornelius and ending credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E10 is listed hour 408 of 1134 — hour 10 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S12E10 air?
Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson aired 1982-12-18 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…