Soul Train
Thelma Houston/ The System
TV Flash files “Thelma Houston/ The System” as hour 421 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 23, aired 1983-07-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E23: listed hour 421 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 23 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-07-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lakeside/ High Inergy” (S12E22). Next is “O'Bryan/ Imagination” (S12E24). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Two Song Dance Segment: Lakeside | "Raid" 'Mary Jane Girls | "Candy Man" Performance: The System | "You Are In My System" Scrambleboard: Debra Hurd | "Hug Me, Squeeze Me" History Book Performance: Blue Magic | "Sideshow" (from Soul Train #136- 12-Apr-1975) Station ID Break: Earth, Wind, and Fire | "Side By Side" Performance: Thelma Houston | "Just Like All The Rest" Dance Segment: Michael Jackson | "Beat It" Performance: The System | "Sweat" Soul Train Line: The Whispers | "Tonight" Performance: Thelma Houston | "What For"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Thelma Houston/ The System sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E23 is listed hour 421 of 1134 — hour 23 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 23.
When did Soul Train S12E23 air?
Thelma Houston/ The System aired 1983-07-09 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…