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- 1. The Great Debate Sep 9, 1975
- The Sweathogs go into verbal battle against the debate class.
- 2. Basket Case Sep 16, 1975
- Washington makes the basketball team.
- 3. Welcome Back Sep 23, 1975
- Gabe Kotter lands his first teaching job back at his old high school.
Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial education class nicknamed the Sweathogs. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the series aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, through May 17, 1979.
Welcome Back, Kotter: Created by Gabe Kaplan, Alan Sacks, Peter Meyerson. With Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes. A compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids.
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Jun 21, 2009 · Welcome Back Kotter - Theme Song. Full version of John Sebastian's '70's hit.
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Gabriel Kotter is a teacher in Brooklyn, New York who ends up teaching at his old alma mater: Buchanan High School. He has been assigned to teach the remedial students, better known as the Sweathogs, a group to which he used to belong.
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- Gabe Kaplan (Gabe Kotter) Stand-up comedian Gabe Kaplan was cast in the titular role as the affable and understanding Gabe Kotter, and he often used his stage presence when teaching the Sweathogs at James Buchanan High.
- Marcia Strassman (Julie Kotter) The long-suffering wife of Gabe Kotter, Julie Cotter was brought to life by Marcia Strassman, and she perfectly embodied her loving nature that was balanced by her wish that Gabe would take things more seriously.
- John Sylvester White (Michael Woodman) Though elements of the iconic '70s show wouldn't fly today, Welcome Back, Kotter characters like John Sylvester White's Vice Principal Michael Woodman were what made the show classic.
- John Travolta (Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino) The brash and arrogant Vinnie Barbarino was the role that made Travolta famous, and he was the most successful member of the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter by far.
Find out who directed, wrote, and starred in the classic sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, which ran from 1975 to 1979. See the full list of cast and crew members, including Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta, and Robert Hegyes.
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