Soul Train
The Temptations/ Anita Baker
TV Flash files “The Temptations/ Anita Baker” as hour 416 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 18, aired 1983-06-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E18: listed hour 416 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 18 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-06-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun” (S12E17). Next is “A Tribute to Marvin Gaye” (S12E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Temptations "Surface Thrills" and "Love on My Mind Tonight". Anita Baker "No More Tears" and "Angel". Prince (video) "Little Red Corvette".
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Temptations/ Anita Baker sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E18 is listed hour 416 of 1134 — hour 18 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 18.
When did Soul Train S12E18 air?
The Temptations/ Anita Baker aired 1983-06-04 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…