Sun, Mar 24, 1985
Detroit Double Dutch goes into detail about the popular rope skipping exercise. Dominique visits Haight Ashbury's Walden House in San Francisco and learns about its programs to help homeless and runaway adolescents with substance use disorder issues. Later, the HT Crew interviews Teen Swim Champions.
Fri, Apr 5, 1985
Dominique and the Home Turf Crew explore the world for break dancing, its increasing influence on youth culture, and its hip-hop roots. Transplanted children from war zones currently living in the Bay Area are featured, and their stories and the renewed hardships they face are spotlighted.
Fri, Apr 26, 1985
Solano County-based Tiggi Clay stops by to speak with Dominique about their unique brand of new wave music. The increasing need for drug rehabilitation is featured, and Dominique and the HT Crew visit a rehab facility in San Francisco. The SF Conservation Corps and its relevant work in connecting youth with educational and employment opportunities is covered.
Fri, May 17, 1985
Singer-songwriter and Bay Area native Johnny Gunn sits down with Dominique to talk about his music and growing up in Richmond, CA. The HT Crew visits San Francisco's Newcomer High School and learns why it's earned the reputation of being the first stop for thousands of new immigrant teenagers struggling in a new country, often with minimal English skills and sometimes low levels of literacy. Frisco Kid and Fast Forward are featured.
Fri, Jun 7, 1985
The Afro-Brazilian martial art or Capoeiria is covered, and its unique qualities of combining elements of dance, acrobatics, and music are highlighted. Dominique and the HT Crew visit Jefferson High School in Daly City. The sport of crew is spotlighted. The HT Crew takes a hard look at fast food. Translator is interviewed.
Fri, Sep 6, 1985
Deep in the dirt bike craze, BMX Apartheid's skills are featured. Tower Boards, one of the Bay Area's premier skating facilities, is visited by the HT Crew. Dominique reviews the movie Wild Style and its celebration of hip-hop and the colorful lives of teens who live in the South Bronx. Fast forward is featured.
Fri, Sep 27, 1985
Dominique interviews Bay Area native Carlos Santana, a Mexican-born American musician whose popular music combines rock, jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban rhythms with a Latin sound. Juggler is interviewed in San Francisco. The HT Crew spotlights 57 Packs. Dominique stops by Children's Express.
Fri, Oct 18, 1985
Dominique and the HT Crew explore the BMX bike craze in Santa Rosa. School Rap programs in high schools across the Bay Area are covered. The growing problem of teen unemployment is discussed. KCEA, the San Francisco Peninsula's broadcast radio station owned by the Sequoia Union High School District, is visited.
Fri, Nov 15, 1985
Shanghai Basketball is featured. Steel drums, the musical instruments originating from Trinidad and Tobago, are covered. Dominique and the HT Crew spotlight the lives of teen immigrants in the Bay Area and the trials and tribulations they face trying to adapt to their new lives in the USA.
Fri, Nov 22, 1985
The HT Crew visits Oakland Double Dutch jump roping competitions. Dominique explores El Tecolote, San Francisco's free bilingual, biweekly newspaper that covers the Mission District and the surrounding area for the Latino community. The Skyline High Dancers are featured. Urban Pioneers are highlighted.
Wed, Dec 16, 1987
Episode celebrates the 200th year of the Constitution, follows a visit to the capital city of Ivory Coast Abidjan in August/September 1987 by the Mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein, showcases the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble, and shows drag racer Shanae Burgess of Tracy, CA racing at the Baylands raceway Park in Fremont.
Fri, Jan 18, 1991
LL Cool J, Def Jam's finest and global hip-hop pioneer, stops by to speak with Dominique about his 'Mama Said Knock You Out' album, touring, and his creative process. Next, the HT Crew covers the Stat Basketball Championship. Later, Dominique visits Macy's Models and learns about what it takes to represent one of the area's biggest retailers.
Fri, Jan 25, 1991
Oakland's own K-Cloud and the Crew stop by to speak with Dominique about their latest album and the East Bay music scene. Then the crew travels to San Jose to meet with the Skateboard Pros. Later, local hip-hop impresarios Sway and King Tech flex their skills, and R&B supergroup After 7 stop by to promote their latest effort.
Sun, Feb 24, 1991
San Francisco's own Paris takes a break from touring to stop by the studio to speak with Dominique about his latest album, politics, and northern California's red hot hip-hop scene. Later, Dawnn Lewis pays the Turf a visit to talk about A Different World, the show's messages of positivity, and working with Bill Cosby. Black soldiers are featured.
Fri, Apr 5, 1991
Def Jam's 3rd Bass celebrates their debut album and discusses the New York hip hop scene with Dominique. Later, the HT Crew visits Dr. Joe Marshall and the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco to spotlight their activism and commitment to at-risk and under-served youth in the city. The phenomenon of Blade Skates is discussed.