Welcome Back, Kotter

Originally on: ABC (30 min.)

Status: Ended Premiered: September 9, 1975 Last Aired: August 10, 1979

Show Category: Comedy

Gabe Kotter, formerly a Sweathog, returns to James Buchanan High as a teacher and is assigned the remedial class to which he once belonged. Mr. Kotter is an involved and caring teacher, which one would have to be in dealing with a certain four students in his class, who end up in trouble on a regular basis -- lady's man Vinnie Barbarino, the always cool Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington, the tough...

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Last episode: The Breadwinners
While Horshack adjusts to 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.
Aired: Friday June 8, 1979

94. I'm Okay, But You're Not	Jun 1, 1979	0 Reviews	3.45

93. Oo-Oo, I Do (2)	May 25, 1979	0 Reviews	8.50

92. Oo-Oo, I Do (1)	May 25, 1979	0 Reviews	8.00

91. The Gang Show	Mar 17, 1979	0 Reviews	8.50

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Cast

Robert Hegyes - Juan Epstein

Gabriel Kaplan - Gabe Kotter

Marcia Strassman - Julie Kotter

John Travolta - Vinnie Barbarino (1975-1977, recurring after that) (photos)

Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs - Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington

Ron Palillo - Arnold Horshack

Stephen Shortridge - Beau (1978-1979)

John Sylvester White - Mr. Michael Woodman

Melonie Haller - Angie Globogowski (1977-1979)

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1Hombre Report Abuse	7.9 Good "Underappreciated" Long before Jerry Sienfeld and Ray Romano were sought after by the networks to build sit-coms around their material, a stand-up comedian by the name of Gabe Kaplan had great success with a little show called Welcome Back Kotter (ABC 1975-79). Continue » Posted Jul 26, 2007 7:26 pm PST

FlyGirl79 Report Abuse 1 user disagrees with this review	5.0 Mediocre "Why did I watch that?" The best thing this show had going was its theme song. Continue » Posted Jul 24, 2007 7:05 am PST

brewsblingsteen Report Abuse	8.3 Great "Classic" Funny 70's Sitcom Continue » Posted Jun 29, 2007 6:34 am PST

ColtsPenguins Report Abuse	10.0 Perfect "A decent show" good show Continue » Posted Mar 17, 2007 7:31 am PST

chokenpuke Report Abuse	10.0 Perfect "Influential" ive got a soft spot for the old school stuff. gabe kaplan is a pretty funny guy. this show was an early look at the humors of the teaching environment. each character is funny.........even john travolta.............. Continue » Posted Mar 6, 2007 10:07 am PST

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