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Welcome Back, Kotter

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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.

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9th September 1975 - 8th June 1979
Producer
Eric Cohen
Top Cast
Gabe KaplanJohn TravoltaJohn Sylvester White
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The Great Debate
9th September 1975

Episode 1

The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.

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Basket Case
16th September 1975

Episode 2

Gabe insists that basketball ace Washington pass his social-studies test.

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Welcome Back (Pilot)
9th September 1975

Episode 3

A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.

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Whodunit?
30th September 1975

Episode 4

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.

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The Election
7th October 1975

Episode 5

Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.

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No More Mister Nice Guy
14th October 1975

Episode 6

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.

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Classroom Marriage
21st October 1975

Episode 7

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.

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One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing
28th October 1975

Episode 8

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.

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Mr. Kotter, Teacher
4th November 1975

Episode 9

Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.

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The Reunion
18th November 1975

Episode 10

Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.

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Barbarino's Girl
25th November 1975

Episode 11

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.

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California Dreamin'
2nd December 1975

Episode 12

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.

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Arrividerci, Arnold
16th December 1975

Episode 13

Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.

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The Longest Weekend
6th January 1976

Episode 14

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.

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The Sit-In
13th January 1976

Episode 15

The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.

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Follow The Leader (1)
20th January 1976

Episode 16

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.

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Follow The Leader (2)
22nd January 1976

Episode 17

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.

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Dr. Epstein, I Presume
29th January 1976

Episode 18

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.

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One Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest
5th February 1976

Episode 19

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.

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The Telethon
12th February 1976

Episode 20

Kotter and the ""Sweathogs"" raise a telethon to raise $700 for new supplies. If not the remiedial class will be cut.

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Kotter Makes Good
19th February 1976

Episode 21

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.

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Father Vinnie
26th February 1976

Episode 22

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.