Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

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19754 Seasons30m episodes7.2

Comedy, Family

TMDB7.2

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

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Up your nose with a rubber hose!

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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 9, 1975
Network: ABC
Studio: Wolper Productions

Time to finish

48 hrs

95 episodes. About 7 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kotter

John Travolta

Vinnie Barbarino

John Sylvester White

Michael Woodman

Ron Palillo

Arnold Horshack

Robert Hegyes

Juan Epstein

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Freddie Washington

Marcia Strassman

Julie Kotter

Stephen Shortridge

Beau Shortridge

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SERIES

19754 Seasons30m episodes7.2

Comedy, Family

TMDB7.2

Votes58

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

Up your nose with a rubber hose!

Where to watch

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Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Sep 9, 1975 · 30m
The Great Debate
The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.
E2 · Airs Sep 16, 1975 · 30m
Basket Case
Gabe insists that basketball ace Washington pass his social-studies test.
E3 · Airs Sep 9, 1975 · 30m
Welcome Back (Pilot)
A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.
E4 · Airs Sep 30, 1975 · 30m
Whodunit?
Tired of her reputation as easy, Rosalie Totsy tells the Sweathogs that she's pregnant -- and that one of them is the father -- in an effort to make the boys admit that the tales they tell about their ""fun dates"" with her aren't true.
E5 · Airs Oct 7, 1975 · 30m
The Election
Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.
E6 · Airs Oct 14, 1975 · 30m
No More Mister Nice Guy
After returning to his roots by taking over the Sweathogs' history class for a day, Mr. Woodman turns into a nice guy; and Kotter turns into the new Mr. Woodman.
E7 · Airs Oct 21, 1975 · 30m
Classroom Marriage
With Vernajean's family moving, she and Freddie decide that they must get married in order to stay together. Their classmates act out married life to discourage the young couple.
E8 · Airs Oct 28, 1975 · 30m
One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing
After losing a fight with Todd Ludlow, Juan is made fun of by his fellow Sweathogs. His feelings and his pride hurt, he runs away -- to the Kotters' bathroom.
E9 · Airs Nov 4, 1975 · 30m
Mr. Kotter, Teacher
Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.
E10 · Airs Nov 18, 1975 · 30m
The Reunion
Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.
E11 · Airs Nov 25, 1975 · 30m
Barbarino's Girl
In order to bring up Vinnie's grades, Judy Borden, highly unpopular with the Sweathogs, is called in to tutor him. But when the two start liking one another, problems arise.
E12 · Airs Dec 2, 1975 · 30m
California Dreamin'
The sweathogs go bananas over Bambi, a pretty blonde girl from California. We get some very funny scenes of the guys in various costumes: Epstein as a guru, Freddy in a colorful shirt, Horshack as a movie producer, and Vinnie as a surfer. When Mr. Kotter gets fed-up with them disrupting the class, it's revealed that Bambi was just pretending to be from California in order to get attention.
E13 · Airs Dec 16, 1975 · 30m
Arrividerci, Arnold
Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.
E14 · Airs Jan 6, 1976 · 30m
The Longest Weekend
When Julie goes away on a ski trip with a friend, stories from the Sweathogs and Mr. Woodman lead Gabe to be worried about the possibility of Julie cheating on him while she is away.
E15 · Airs Jan 13, 1976 · 30m
The Sit-In
The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.
E16 · Airs Jan 20, 1976 · 30m
Follow The Leader (1)
The class votes to make Freddie the new leader of the Sweathogs, taking Vinnie down a notch. Vinnie becomes so upset with the loss of his title that he quits school. When his parents become aware of this, they kick him out, and he ends up staying with the Kotters; much to the dismay of Julie, who is growing tired of the Sweathogs constantly occupying Gabe's attention and life, never leaving them any time alone together. Angry, she leaves to go to a hotel.
E17 · Airs Jan 22, 1976 · 30m
Follow The Leader (2)
The sweathogs soon tire of Freddy as leader. Mr. Woodman even admits that he misses Barbarino. Julie and Vinnie turn up at the apartment, and Mr. Kotter has a heartfelt talk with them about the situation. Fortunately, all is forgiven, with Julie moving back home and Vinnie returning to class.
E18 · Airs Jan 29, 1976 · 30m
Dr. Epstein, I Presume
Juan, because of his love for animals, decides that he would like to be a veterinarian. A guidance couselor quickly thwarts his dream, until he performs an emergency operation on his pet hamster.
E19 · Airs Feb 5, 1976 · 30m
One Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest
A flu epidemic hits Buchannan and everybody gets sick except for Kotter, Horshack and a few students in the other classes. In the end, the few healthy students team up with the remaining Sweathogs in the classroom.
E20 · Airs Feb 12, 1976 · 30m
The Telethon
Kotter and the ""Sweathogs"" raise a telethon to raise $700 for new supplies. If not the remiedial class will be cut.
E21 · Airs Feb 19, 1976 · 30m
Kotter Makes Good
Gabe is forced to take final exams when it's revealed by Mr. Woodman that he wasn't really qualified to graduate when he did.
E22 · Airs Feb 26, 1976 · 30m
Father Vinnie
Vinnie's grandmother's dying wish is for him to become a priest, and he takes the request seriously, until the strain of being holy becomes too much for him.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 9, 1975
Network: ABC
Studio: Wolper Productions

Time to finish

48 hrs

95 episodes. About 7 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kotter

John Travolta

Vinnie Barbarino

John Sylvester White

Michael Woodman

Ron Palillo

Arnold Horshack

Robert Hegyes

Juan Epstein

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Freddie Washington

Marcia Strassman

Julie Kotter

Stephen Shortridge

Beau Shortridge

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