Soul Train
Lakeside/ High Inergy
TV Flash files “Lakeside/ High Inergy” as hour 420 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 22, aired 1983-07-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E22: listed hour 420 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 22 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-07-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx” (S12E21). Next is “Thelma Houston/ The System” (S12E23). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Soul Train's a Comin" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "Candy Man" Mary Jane Girls 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Sweat" The System Performance: High Inergy "He's A Pretender" plus interview Scrambleboard (BENJAMIN BANNEKER): "Boogie Down" Al Jarreau Soul Train History Book: The 5th Dimension "One Less Bell to Answer" (from Soul Train #87, 26-Jan-1974) Midpoint Song: "Tonight" The Whispers Performance: Lakeside "Raid" plus interview 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Hug Me Squeeze Me" Debra Hurd Performance: High Inergy "Groove Patrol" Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson "Beat It" Performance: Lakeside "Turn The Music Up" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Lakeside/ High Inergy sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E22 is listed hour 420 of 1134 — hour 22 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 22.
When did Soul Train S12E22 air?
Lakeside/ High Inergy aired 1983-07-02 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…