Sep 1975 - Jun 1979
6.8
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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.
S3 Ep22
8.2
23rd Feb 1978
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.""
S2 Ep16
7.9
20th Jan 1977
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.
S3 Ep26
7.7
10th Sep 1977
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.
S3 Ep2
7.7
15th Sep 1977
Julie goes into labor.
S2 Ep15
7.7
13th Jan 1977
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.
S2 Ep21
7.7
17th Feb 1977
It seems that Freddie has a future in radio, but he may also risk losing his friends for fame.
S1 Ep3
7.7
9th Sep 1975
A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.
S3 Ep8
7.6
27th Oct 1977
Juan, with the help of his uncle, hooks the Kotters up with a new apartment.
S1 Ep21
7.6
19th Feb 1976
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.
S2 Ep23
7.6
3rd Mar 1977
The art teacher falls in love with Gabe.
S1 Ep22
7.6
26th Feb 1976
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.
S4 Ep1
7.6
25th Nov 1978
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.
S3 Ep12
7.6
24th Nov 1977
Kotter has a dream about life when the Sweathogs are old.
S3 Ep4
7.6
22nd Sep 1977
Julie's parents come to see the babies.
S3 Ep1
7.6
29th Sep 1977
The Sweathogs and administrators at James Buchanan High reminisce about Gabe's past two years at the school. Past episodes are recalled through flashbacks.
S1 Ep13
7.5
16th Dec 1975
Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.
S1 Ep12
7.5
2nd Dec 1975
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.
S2 Ep1
7.5
23rd Sep 1976
On career day, an inventor who is treated poorly by the Sweathogs offers a well-paying job to Gabe.
S4 Ep16
7.5
10th Feb 1979
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.
S3 Ep25
7.5
11th May 1978
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.
S3 Ep19
7.5
2nd Feb 1978
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.
S3 Ep15
7.5
5th Jan 1978
At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.
S3 Ep3
7.5
15th Sep 1977
Julie gives birth to twin girls.
S2 Ep19
7.5
3rd Feb 1977
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.
S2 Ep17
7.5
27th Jan 1977
Gabe, in need of money for a root canal, takes a second job as a restaurant mascot.
S2 Ep12
7.5
23rd Dec 1976
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.
S1 Ep8
7.5
28th Oct 1975
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.
S2 Ep2
7.5
30th Sep 1976
Freddie, class treasurer, is accused of stealing funds, and an impromptue trial is held in the classroom.
S4 Ep10
6.0
11th Nov 1978
A younger student begins to imitate Freddie, not much to Freddie's liking.
S4 Ep13
6.3
16th Dec 1978
Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.
S1 Ep15
6.5
13th Jan 1976
The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.
S4 Ep22
6.6
1st Jun 1979
Beau plays a number or pranks on Mr. Woodman.
S4 Ep4
6.7
11th Sep 1978
Vinnie throws the Sweathogs out of his new apartment.
S4 Ep23
6.8
8th Jun 1979
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.
S3 Ep18
6.8
22nd Dec 1977
A new girl joins the Sweathogs.
S4 Ep6
6.8
11th Sep 1978
The Sweathogs remember how they tried to buy a used car from Vinnie's uncle.
S4 Ep20
6.9
25th May 1979
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.
S4 Ep21
6.9
25th May 1979
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.
S3 Ep21
7.0
16th Feb 1978
Gabe must choose between the comedy life, or his life at Buchanan.
S3 Ep23
7.0
9th Mar 1978
Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.
S3 Ep24
7.0
18th May 1978
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.
S4 Ep9
7.0
4th Nov 1978
Vinnie becomes depressed when it seems that he has lost his way with women.
S4 Ep11
7.0
9th Oct 1978
After Horshack refuses to disect a frog in class, his grade is in jeopardy.
S4 Ep12
7.0
2nd Dec 1978
The Sweathogs opt to change Mr. Woodman's tired old school song.
S4 Ep17
7.0
24th Feb 1979
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.
S4 Ep19
7.0
17th Mar 1979
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.
S2 Ep14
7.1
6th Jan 1977
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.
S2 Ep10
7.1
9th Dec 1976
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.
S1 Ep6
7.1
14th Oct 1975
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.
S1 Ep11
7.1
25th Nov 1975
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.
S2 Ep13
7.1
30th Dec 1976
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.
S3 Ep6
7.1
13th Oct 1977
Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.
S2 Ep3
7.1
7th Oct 1976
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.
S1 Ep14
7.1
6th Jan 1976
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.
S2 Ep20
7.1
10th Feb 1977
Gabe and Julie find out that they are going to have a baby.
S3 Ep9
7.1
3rd Nov 1977
The characters in Mr. Woodman's new novel seem to have an awful lot in common with the Sweathogs...
S1 Ep1
7.5
9th Sep 1975
The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.
S1 Ep2
7.3
16th Sep 1975
Gabe insists that basketball ace Washington pass his social-studies test.
S1 Ep3
7.7
9th Sep 1975
A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.
S1 Ep4
7.2
30th Sep 1975
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.
S1 Ep5
7.4
7th Oct 1975
Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.
S1 Ep6
7.1
14th Oct 1975
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.
S1 Ep7
7.2
21st Oct 1975
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.
S1 Ep8
7.5
28th Oct 1975
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.
S1 Ep9
7.2
4th Nov 1975
Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.
S1 Ep10
7.5
18th Nov 1975
Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.
S1 Ep11
7.1
25th Nov 1975
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.
S1 Ep12
7.5
2nd Dec 1975
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.
S1 Ep13
7.5
16th Dec 1975
Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.
S1 Ep14
7.1
6th Jan 1976
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.
S1 Ep15
6.5
13th Jan 1976
The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.
S1 Ep16
7.3
20th Jan 1976
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.
S1 Ep17
7.4
22nd Jan 1976
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.
S1 Ep18
7.2
29th Jan 1976
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.
S1 Ep19
7.4
5th Feb 1976
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.
S1 Ep20
7.4
12th Feb 1976
Kotter and the ""Sweathogs"" raise a telethon to raise $700 for new supplies. If not the remiedial class will be cut.
S1 Ep21
7.6
19th Feb 1976
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.
S1 Ep22
7.6
26th Feb 1976
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.
