Soul Train
The S.O.S. Band/ Mary Jane Girls
TV Flash files “The S.O.S. Band/ Mary Jane Girls” as the first listed hour of season 13 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 13, episode 1, aired 1983-10-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E01: listed hour 423 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 13. It aired 1983-10-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “O'Bryan/ Imagination” (S12E24). Next is “Manhattans/ Philip Bailey” (S13E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The S.O.S. Band - "Just Be Good to Me" & "Tell Me If You Still Care." Mary Jane Girls - "Candy Man" and "All Night Long."
Viewer FAQ
Where does The S.O.S. Band/ Mary Jane Girls sit in the Soul Train guide?
S13E01 is listed hour 423 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 13, season 13 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S13E01 air?
The S.O.S. Band/ Mary Jane Girls aired 1983-10-15 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…
Filed against
- 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…