Soul Train
Ready for the World/ Starpoint
TV Flash files “Ready for the World/ Starpoint” as hour 487 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 15, episode 5, aired 1985-11-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S15E05: listed hour 487 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 28 in season 15. It aired 1985-11-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cheryl Lynn/ A-ha” (S15E04). Next is “Rick Dees/ UTFO” (S15E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ready for the World/ Starpoint sit in the Soul Train guide?
S15E05 is listed hour 487 of 1134 — hour 5 of 28 in season 15, season 15 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S15E05 air?
Ready for the World/ Starpoint aired 1985-11-02 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…