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Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) - TV Series Streaming, Cast & Reviews

⭐ Rating: 7.2/10 from 53 users | 🎬 Genres: Comedy, Family
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Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

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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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Duration: 30 min/episode

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7.2 / 10 (53 votes)

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Highly rated by audiences with 7.2/10, Welcome Back, Kotter delivers an exceptional comedy experience across 5 compelling seasons, featuring outstanding performances from Gabe Kaplan and John Travolta. A proven favorite among Comedy, Family enthusiasts.

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Released in 1975, Welcome Back, Kotter belongs to the genres Comedy, Family and has received a rating of 7.2/10 on The Movie Database with 53 user votes.

This TV series, completed, has 5 seasons. With episodes of about 30 minutes, Welcome Back, Kotter offers you a viewing experience that is exceptional and has won over many series fans.

Seasons and Episodes

1

The Great Debate

The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.

30 min
09/09/1975
2

Basket Case

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

30 min
09/16/1975
3

Welcome Back (Pilot)

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

30 min
09/09/1975
4

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.

30 min
09/30/1975
5

The Election

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

30 min
10/07/1975
6

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.

30 min
10/14/1975
7

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.

30 min
10/21/1975
8

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.

30 min
10/28/1975
9

Mr. Kotter, Teacher

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

30 min
11/04/1975
10

The Reunion

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

30 min
11/18/1975
11

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.

30 min
11/25/1975
12

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.

30 min
12/02/1975
13

Arrividerci, Arnold

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

30 min
12/16/1975
14

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.

30 min
01/06/1976
15

The Sit-In

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

30 min
01/13/1976
16

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.

30 min
01/20/1976
17

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.

30 min
01/22/1976
18

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.

30 min
01/29/1976
19

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.

30 min
02/05/1976
20

The Telethon

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

30 min
02/12/1976
21

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.

30 min
02/19/1976
22

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.

30 min
02/26/1976
1

Career Day

On career day, an inventor who is treated poorly by the Sweathogs offers a well-paying job to Gabe.

30 min
09/23/1976
2

Inherit The Halibut

Freddie, class treasurer, is accused of stealing funds, and an impromptue trial is held in the classroom.

30 min
09/30/1976
3

Sweatside Story

The Sweathogs form a gang, but won't let Arnold in until the night of their first rumble, and Arnold, against the idea of being killed, brings along Gabe and Mr. Woodman in order to prevent the fight.

30 min
10/07/1976
4

The Fight

Sparked by the fact that Vinnie neglected to do Freddie's homework, the Sweathogs spend the better part of class fighting with one another.

30 min
10/21/1976
5

The Museum

Mr. Kotter takes the sweathogs on a field trip to a museum. Mrs. Kotter and Mr. Woodman are along as chaperones. They meet the unusual museum curator Mr.Gore (John Astin) who seems odd and superstitious. In the Egyptian display, he warns them of the mummy coming back to life if they joke and kid around. Naturally, the door shuts itself and everyone is trapped. They humorously begin to panic and make attempts to get out. Epstein manages to get the door open.

30 min
10/28/1976
6

Gabe Under Pressure

Gabe is afraid to get a physical when the free clinic comes to Buchanan High.

30 min
11/04/1976
7

Sweathog, Nebraska Style

Julie's visiting sister, recently at odds with her long-time boyfriend, falls for Juan.

30 min
11/11/1976
8

Sadie Hawkins Day

A girl wants to ask Vinnie to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance, but his insensitivity leads her to ask Arnold in retaliation, leaving Vinnie with no date at all.

30 min
11/18/1976
9

Hello, Ms. Chips

The new student teacher discovers that all her training to work with remedial children hasn't prepared her for dealing with the Sweathogs.

30 min
12/02/1976
10

Horshack vs. Carvelli

When the opportunity to fight Carvelli in a boxing match arises, Arnold wants to be the one to do it; and when the other Sweathogs put down his manhood, he is even more determined to prove himself by getting in the ring.

30 min
12/09/1976
11

Sweathog Clinic for the Cure of Smoking

Epstein is caught smoking cigarettes. Gabe and the sweathogs try to get him to stop.

30 min
12/16/1976
12

Hark, the Sweatkings

At Christmas time, the Sweathogs are all too eager to tease resident bum Angie. But after Angie tells his life story to the class, they have a change of heart, and decide to help him get back up on his feet.

30 min
12/23/1976
13

A Love Story

When Juan's sister Carmen joines the Sweathogs, she catches the eye of Arnold, but Carmen is only interested in Vinnie. Juan, meanwhile, is displeased with the entire situation, and is ready to kill anybody who dares to lay a hand on his baby sister.

30 min
12/30/1976
14

Caruso's Way

Vinnie's goofing off in gym gets him in trouble with the teacher, Mr. Caruso, who's reprimending after class gets out of hand when he hits Vinnie in front of the girls' locker room.

30 min
01/06/1977
15

Sweatgate Scandal

Tired of the way the school newspaper is always putting them down, the Sweathogs join the staff in order to redeem themselves; and the crack investigative team of ""Vinstein"" (Vinnie and Juan) are hot on the trail of the culprit behind the recent break-in of Principal Lazarus's office.

30 min
01/13/1977
16

Kotter and Son

Gabe's overly-critical father comes for a visit and, unconvinced that his son has chosen a worthwhile career, goes with Gabe to school in order to watch him in action with his Sweathogs.

30 min
01/20/1977
17

Chicken a la Kotter

Gabe, in need of money for a root canal, takes a second job as a restaurant mascot.

30 min
01/27/1977
18

Has Anyone Seen Arnold? (1)

For the school drama festival, Gabe is going to direct a scene from Cyrano de Bergerac. Arnold is set to play the lead, but recieves only heckling and ridicule from his fellow Sweathogs; and when Arnold turns up missing, Vinnie is forced to take his place on stage.

30 min
02/03/1977
19

There Goes Number 5 (2)

When Arnold finally shows back up at school, it's discovered that his absence was due to the recent death of his fifth father. A feeling of responsibility within him, Arnold sets out to find a job to help support his siblings and his mother, who's only priority lies in finding a replacement father for her kids.

30 min
02/03/1977
20

The Littlest Sweathog

Gabe and Julie find out that they are going to have a baby.

30 min
02/10/1977
21

Radio Free Freddie

It seems that Freddie has a future in radio, but he may also risk losing his friends for fame.

30 min
02/17/1977
22

I'm Having Their Baby

With Gabe away at a teacher's convention, the Sweathogs take it upon themselves to watch over the pregnant Julie...but the harder they try to make Julie comfortable, the more trouble they seem to cause.

30 min
02/24/1977
23

I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now?

The art teacher falls in love with Gabe.

30 min
03/03/1977
1

Sweathogs Back-to-School Special

The Sweathogs and administrators at James Buchanan High reminisce about Gabe's past two years at the school. Past episodes are recalled through flashbacks.

30 min
09/29/1977
2

And Baby Makes Four (1)

Julie goes into labor.

30 min
09/15/1977
3

And Baby Makes Four (2)

Julie gives birth to twin girls.

30 min
09/15/1977
4

And Baby Makes Four (3)

Julie's parents come to see the babies.

30 min
09/22/1977
5

Brother, Can You Spare a Million?

Emotions mix when it seems that the Sweathogs may win the lottery.

30 min
10/06/1977
6

Just Testing

Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.

30 min
10/13/1977
7

The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack

Arnold is accepted into a religious cult. Mr. Kotter and the three other sweathogs try to get Arnold to snap out of it. Eventually, he does and goes back to his former self, complete with his trademark laugh.

30 min
10/20/1977
8

What a Move

Juan, with the help of his uncle, hooks the Kotters up with a new apartment.

30 min
10/27/1977
9

A Novel Idea

The characters in Mr. Woodman's new novel seem to have an awful lot in common with the Sweathogs...

30 min
11/03/1977
10

Barbarino in Love (1)

During a talent competition, Vinnie falls for a girl who the Sweathogs are competing against, and starts spending more time with her then rehearsing with the Sweathogs.

30 min
11/10/1977
11

Barbarino in Love (2)

Vinnie is torn between trying to win the talent competition, or letting his new girlfriend beat him.

30 min
11/17/1977
12

Kotter for Vice Principal

Kotter has a dream about life when the Sweathogs are old.

30 min
11/24/1977
13

Swine and Punishment

Freddie cheats on an English test.

30 min
12/08/1977
14

Epstein's Madonna

Juan paints a great masterpiece on the walls of the school.

30 min
01/12/1978
15

Sweathog Christmas Special

At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.

30 min
01/05/1978
16

Sweatwork

Arnold voices angst and pioneers for change on the school radio station, gathering fans in the process.

30 min
01/19/1978
17

Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included

The Sweathogs' new tutor is a computer. Despite initial raises in grades, Gabe becomes displeased with the machine, as it is turning him obsolete to the class.

30 min
01/26/1978
18

Angie

A new girl joins the Sweathogs.

30 min
12/22/1977
19

Epstein's Term Paper

Juan buys four term papers - one for each Sweathog - from Carvelli, only to end up with an essay that Gabe had turned in eleven years earlier.

30 min
02/02/1978
20

There's No Business Like Show Business (1)

Gabe finds success as a stand-up comic, using material regarding the Sweathogs. But when the oppportunity for a full-time comedy gig arises, it could mean the end of his teaching career.

30 min
02/09/1978
21

There's No Business Like Show Business (2)

Gabe must choose between the comedy life, or his life at Buchanan.

30 min
02/16/1978
22

What Goes Up

Freddie becomes addicted to drugs after taking prescribed pain killers. Despite the other Sweathogs' best efforts, the only thing that can bring Freddie around is Arnold's faith in him...and in his ""vitamin pills.""

30 min
02/23/1978
23

Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps

Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.

30 min
03/09/1978
24

Horshack and the Madame X

Arnold, saddened by the rejection he keeps recieving from the opposite sex, gets advice and comfort from Julie before quickly falling in love with her.

30 min
05/18/1978
25

The Kiss

After performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a female student who has passed out in the classroom, Gabe is accused of molestation, and is in danger of losing his job.

30 min
05/11/1978
26

The Return of Hotsy Totsy

Rosalie ""Hotsy"" Totsy has grown up ... a little too fast. The Sweathogs go to a local strip club on a dare, and learn that Hotsy has gotten a job performing there (yup, she bares all, unknowingly in front of her former classmates). Vinnie, Freddie and Epstein all ride Hotsy's case, but Arnold is sensitive to her plight. Seems that, during a coversation with her former teacher Gabe, Rosalie really lived up to her nickname one night and got pregnant. And getting a job at a strip joint is the only way for this single mother (the baby's father had left Hotsy) to support her child. Gabe and Arnold convince the others to give Hotsy Totsy moral support, and they also refer her to a social agency which can help her finish school and find a more meaningful job.

30 min
09/10/1977
27

Class Encounter of the Carvelli Kind

When Carvelli and Murray come on as exchange students, Carvelli seemingly goes crazy with stories of aliens.

30 min
12/15/1977
1

The Drop-Ins (1)

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.

30 min
11/25/1978
2

The Drop-Ins (2)

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.

30 min
09/18/1978
3

Beau's Jest

30 min
09/25/1978
4

Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime

Vinnie throws the Sweathogs out of his new apartment.

30 min
09/11/1978
5

Once Upon a Ledge

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

30 min
10/02/1978
6

The Sweatmobile

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

30 min
09/11/1978
7

Barbarino's Boo-Boo

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

30 min
10/21/1978
8

X-Rated Education

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.

30 min
10/28/1978
9

The Barbarino Blues

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

30 min
11/04/1978
10

Washington's Clone

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

30 min
11/11/1978
11

Frog Day Afternoon

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

30 min
10/09/1978
12

A Little Fright Music

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

30 min
12/02/1978
13

A Winter's Coat Tail

Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.

30 min
12/16/1978
14

Bride and Gloom

Juan asks Vinnie to marry his immigrant cousin.

30 min
01/13/1979
15

Barbarino's Baby

Vinnie is forced to deliver a baby in an elevator.

30 min
02/03/1979
16

The Goodbye Guy

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.

30 min
02/10/1979
17

Come Back, Little Arnold

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.

30 min
02/24/1979
18

The Sweat Smell of Success

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.

30 min
03/03/1979
19

The Gang Show

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.

30 min
03/17/1979
20

Oo, Oo, I Do (1)

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.

30 min
05/25/1979
21

Oo, Oo, I Do (2)

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.

30 min
05/25/1979
22

I'm Okay, But You're Not

Beau plays a number or pranks on Mr. Woodman.

30 min
06/01/1979
23

The Breadwinners

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.

30 min
06/08/1979

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Main Cast

Portrait of Gabe Kaplan as Gabe Kotter

Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kotter
Portrait of John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino

John Travolta

Vinnie Barbarino
Portrait of John Sylvester White as Michael Woodman

John Sylvester White

Michael Woodman
Portrait of Ron Palillo as Arnold Horshack

Ron Palillo

Arnold Horshack
Portrait of Robert Hegyes as Juan Epstein

Robert Hegyes

Juan Epstein
Portrait of Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Freddie Washington

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Freddie Washington
Portrait of Marcia Strassman as Julie Kotter

Marcia Strassman

Julie Kotter
Portrait of Stephen Shortridge as Beau Shortridge

Stephen Shortridge

Beau Shortridge

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What is the plot of Welcome Back, Kotter?

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.

Who are the main actors in Welcome Back, Kotter?

The main cast of Welcome Back, Kotter includes: Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta, John Sylvester White, Ron Palillo, Robert Hegyes

What is the rating of Welcome Back, Kotter?

Welcome Back, Kotter has received a rating of 7.2/10 based on 53 user votes.

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