Soul Train
Bonnie Pointer/ Thomas McClarey
TV Flash files “Bonnie Pointer/ Thomas McClarey” as hour 470 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 14, episode 20, aired 1985-03-02, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S14E20: listed hour 470 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 20 of 32 in season 14. It aired 1985-03-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Shalamar/ Dreamboy” (S14E19). Next is “The Gap Band/ Sam Harris” (S14E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bonnie Pointer/ Thomas McClarey sit in the Soul Train guide?
S14E20 is listed hour 470 of 1134 — hour 20 of 32 in season 14, season 14 episode 20.
When did Soul Train S14E20 air?
Bonnie Pointer/ Thomas McClarey aired 1985-03-02 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…