Soul Train
O'Bryan/ New Edition/ Ollie & Jerry
TV Flash files “O'Bryan/ New Edition/ Ollie & Jerry” as the first listed hour of season 14 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 14, episode 1, aired 1984-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S14E01: listed hour 451 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 14. It aired 1984-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Marilyn McCoo & Bily Davis, Jr./ The Deele/ Kim Fields” (S13E28). Next is “Lakeside/ Vanity” (S14E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does O'Bryan/ New Edition/ Ollie & Jerry sit in the Soul Train guide?
S14E01 is listed hour 451 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 14, season 14 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S14E01 air?
O'Bryan/ New Edition/ Ollie & Jerry aired 1984-09-22 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…