Soul Train
The System/ Durrell Coleman
TV Flash files “The System/ Durrell Coleman” as hour 490 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 15, episode 8, aired 1985-11-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S15E08: listed hour 490 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 8 of 28 in season 15. It aired 1985-11-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “New Edition/ Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain” (S15E07). Next is “Cameo/ Michael McDonald” (S15E09). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The System/ Durrell Coleman sit in the Soul Train guide?
S15E08 is listed hour 490 of 1134 — hour 8 of 28 in season 15, season 15 episode 8.
When did Soul Train S15E08 air?
The System/ Durrell Coleman aired 1985-11-23 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…