Soul Train
The Time/ Magic Lady
TV Flash files “The Time/ Magic Lady” as hour 409 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 11, aired 1982-12-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E11: listed hour 409 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 11 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1982-12-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson” (S12E10). Next is “Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6” (S12E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Two Song Dance Segment: Janet Jackson - "Young Love" Bobby Nunn - "She's Just a Groupie" Performance and interview: Magic Lady - "Red Hot Stuff" Scrambleboard (Tom Bradley), record: Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing" History Book Segment: David Bowie - "Fame" (from ST episode no. 165, 03-Jan-1976) Station ID Break: Aretha Franklin - "Jump To It" Performance and interview: The Time - "777-9311" Dance Segment: Zapp - "Doo Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing)" Performance: Magic Lady - "Give It Up" Soul Train Line: Barry White - "Change" Performance: The Time - "The Walk" Closing comments and credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Time/ Magic Lady sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E11 is listed hour 409 of 1134 — hour 11 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S12E11 air?
The Time/ Magic Lady aired 1982-12-25 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…