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Welcome Back, Kotter

  • TV-14
  • 1975–1979
  • 4 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 7.2

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Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta. Videotaped in front of a live studio audience, it originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975, to June 8, 1979.

Episodes

23 episodes
  1. 1The Drop-Ins (1)

    30 minNov 25, 1978

    Gabe announces that he is now the vice-principal and Mr. Woodman is the principal. The Sweathogs are pleased, until Gabe gets strict. After Vinnie visits the school to tell the gang he's dropped out, the other Sweathogs decide to follow in his footsteps.

  2. 2The Drop-Ins (2)

    30 minSep 18, 1978

    With Barbarino now an ordlery at a hospital, the Sweathogs try to get jobs there, too. Meanwhile, Kotter tries to get the gang to return to school.

  3. 3Beau's Jest

    30 minSep 25, 1978

  4. 4Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime

    30 minSep 11, 1978

    Vinnie throws the Sweathogs out of his new apartment.

  5. 5Once Upon a Ledge

    30 minOct 2, 1978

    Horshack saves a lonely, overlooked girl named Mary Johnson from commiting suicide by jumping off the ledge of the school.

  6. 6The Sweatmobile

    30 minSep 11, 1978

    The Sweathogs remember how they tried to buy a used car from Vinnie's uncle.

  7. 7Barbarino's Boo-Boo

    30 minOct 21, 1978

    When Mr. Woodman comes to Vinnie's hospital for an operation, Vinnie loses him and he and the other Sweathogs try to find him.

  8. 8X-Rated Education

    30 minOct 28, 1978

    The gang is liable to get in trouble when the x-rated film Carvelli brought into school is accidentally mixed up with a film on sexual education.

  9. 9The Barbarino Blues

    30 minNov 4, 1978

    Vinnie becomes depressed when it seems that he has lost his way with women.

  10. 10Washington's Clone

    30 minNov 11, 1978

    A younger student begins to imitate Freddie, not much to Freddie's liking.

  11. 11Frog Day Afternoon

    30 minOct 9, 1978

    After Horshack refuses to disect a frog in class, his grade is in jeopardy.

  12. 12A Little Fright Music

    30 minDec 2, 1978

    The Sweathogs opt to change Mr. Woodman's tired old school song.

  13. 13A Winter's Coat Tale

    30 minDec 16, 1978

    Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.

  14. 14Bride and Gloom

    30 minJan 13, 1979

    Juan asks Vinnie to marry his immigrant cousin.

  15. 15Barbarino's Baby

    30 minFeb 3, 1979

    Vinnie is forced to deliver a baby in an elevator.

  16. 16The Goodbye Guy

    30 minFeb 10, 1979

    Mr. Woodman's niece Kelly is babysitting for the Kotters when Juan drops by the apartment. The two abruptly fall in love and decide to move in together, but the romance begins to crumble when it seems that they can't respect one another's interests.

  17. 17Come Back, Little Arnold

    30 minFeb 24, 1979

    To get up his nerve with Mary, Carvelli offers Arnold liquor. He doesn't like the idea at first, but as time goes on, he becomes addicted to drinking; developing a scary and unlikable new personality that only turns Mary away.

  18. 18The Sweat Smell of Success

    30 minMar 3, 1979

    Convinced that the school newspaper is too dull, Juan sets out to turn it into a tabloid, bringing down his friends' names in the process.

  19. 19The Gang Show

    30 minMar 17, 1979

    Freddie and Juan plan to do an act together for the upcoming talent contest, while Carvelli has some bribed judges up his sleeves. Arnold and Beau take over as judges, leaving Murray in the third spot.

  20. 20Oo, Oo, I Do (1)

    30 minMay 25, 1979

    Arnold's relationship with Mary gets serious. Then he finds out he has to move and leave the school. Upset, Arnold decides to propose marriage to Mary. She accepts.

  21. 21Oo, Oo, I Do (2)

    30 minMay 25, 1979

    Arnold gets upset when the other Sweathogs tease him about not being able to provide for Mary, and he vanishes. Mary finds him and convinces him not to worry, and the two get married.

  22. 22I'm Okay, But You're Not

    30 minJun 1, 1979

    Beau plays a number or pranks on Mr. Woodman.

  23. 23The Breadwinners

    30 minJun 8, 1979

    While Horshack adjusts the married life, Epstein sets up an interview for a job. Washington gets the job before Epstein, unaware that it's the same job. The two get into a fight and end up in a gym ready to box.

Where to watch Welcome Back, Kotter

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Series cast

Gabe KaplanGabe Kotter95 episodes
John TravoltaVinnie Barbarino95 episodes
John Sylvester WhiteMichael Woodman95 episodes
Ron PalilloArnold Horshack95 episodes
Robert HegyesJuan Epstein95 episodes
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsFreddie Washington95 episodes
Marcia StrassmanJulie Kotter95 episodes
Stephen ShortridgeBeau Shortridge23 episodes
Vernee Watson8 episodes
Debralee Scott5 episodes
Ernest HaradaMr. Jan3 episodes
Charles FleischerCarvelli3 episodes
Della ReeseMrs. Jean Tremaine2 episodes
Helaine LembeckJudy Borden2 episodes
Bob HarcumWilbur Murray2 episodes
James Woods1 episode
Leslie Ackerman1 episode
Susan Lanier1 episode

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