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30 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 20, 1980
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 27, 1980
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 4, 1980
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 11, 1980
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 18, 1980
1st song = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth,Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "How Sweet It Is" by Tyrone Davis [ #36 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Give It On Up" by Mtume [ #26 R&B ]. Comedy Segment by white comic "Tom Dressen". 4th song = "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross [ #5 Pop / #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Need Your Lovin" by Teena Marie [ #9 R&B ]. 5th song = "Pop It" by One Way [ #20 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Overdue" by Tyrone Davis [ LP cut / 2 years later b-side of "Are You Serious" ]. Line Dance = "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson [ #4 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Behind The Groove" by Teena Marie [ #21 R&B ].
Episode 6
Sat, Oct 25, 1980
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 1, 1980
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 8, 1980
Episode 9
Sat, Nov 15, 1980
Episode 10
Sat, Nov 22, 1980
Episode 11
Sat, Nov 29, 1980
1st song = "S.O.S." by The S.O.S. Band [ #20 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth, Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Tighten Up" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ LP cut ]. 3rd song = "The Wanderer" by Donna Summer [ #3 Pop / #13 R&B ]. 4th song = "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang [ #1 R&B/Pop/Disco ]. 5th song = "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Ooh Child" by Lenny Williams [ #34 R&B ]. 6th song = "What A Fool Believes" by Aretha Franklin [ #17 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Computer Game" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ #18 R&B ]. Line dance = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Messing With My Mind" by Lenny Williams [ #58 R&B ].
Episode 12
Sat, Dec 6, 1980
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 10, 1981
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 17, 1981
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 24, 1981
Episode 16
Sat, Jan 31, 1981
Episode 17
Sat, Mar 7, 1981
Episode 18
Sat, Mar 14, 1981
Episode 19
Sat, Mar 21, 1981
Episode 21
Sat, Apr 4, 1981
Episode 22
Sat, Apr 11, 1981
Episode 23
Sat, Apr 18, 1981
Episode 24
Sat, Apr 25, 1981
Episode 25
Sat, May 2, 1981
Episode 26
Sat, May 23, 1981
Episode 27
Sat, May 30, 1981
Episode 28
Sat, May 23, 1981
1st song = "You're Lying" by Linx [ #27 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Superlove" by Skyy [ #31 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Connections and Disconnections" by Funkadelic [ #68 R&B - see "trivia" for comments on this group ]. 3rd song = "Paradise" by Change [ #7 R&B ]. Flashback clip was "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex [ #1 R&B - see "goofs" about this clip ]. 4th song = "Make That Move" by Shalamar [ #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "What Are You Going To Do With It" by Betty Wright [ #42 R&B ]. 5th song = "Take It To The Top" by Kool & The Gang [ #11 R&B - only their 3rd song to not make the Pop chart! ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Who's A Funkadelic" by Funkadelic [ LP cut ]. Line Dance to "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "I Like Your Lovin'" by Betty Wright [ LP cut ].
Episode 30
Sat, Jun 6, 1981
Episode 31
Sat, Jun 13, 1981
Episode 32
Sat, Jun 20, 1981