Welcome Back, Kotter 

A compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids.

Creators:

Gabe Kaplan, Alan Sacks, Peter Meyerson

Stars:

Gabe Kaplan, Ron Palillo, John Travolta

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gabe Kaplan	...	Gabe Kotter 95 episodes, 1975-1979
Marcia Strassman	...	Julie Kotter 95 episodes, 1975-1979
John Sylvester White	...	Mr. Michael Woodman 95 episodes, 1975-1979
Robert Hegyes	...	Juan Epstein 95 episodes, 1975-1979
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	...	Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington 95 episodes, 1975-1979
Ron Palillo	...	Arnold Horshack 95 episodes, 1975-1979
John Travolta	...	Vinnie Barbarino 82 episodes, 1975-1979

Storyline

Gabe Kotter is a high-school teacher with a bunch of unruly students in his class. The student troublemakers are led by Vinnie Barbarino, who has a knack for rhyming insults.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher as protagonist | character name in series title | surname in series title | school | high school | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gabe Kaplan clashed with producers creatively during the last couple seasons and eventually left the show as a result. He wanted to have the Sweathogs graduate during the 1978 season and enroll in some local junior college; with Kaplan still overseeing them. But the show producers want to keep the formula as is; so they kept the Sweathogs (all well in to their twenties at this point) in high school. This led to Kaplan quitting.

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Goofs

The sweathogs are supposed to be poor kids but Barbarino is frequently wearing some very expensive sweaters.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: Up your nose with a rubber hose!

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Connections

Referenced in ER: Welcome Back Carter! (1995)

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Soundtracks

Welcome Back
Composed by John Sebastian
Performed by John Sebastian

User Reviews

Hilarious TV-Series as recommended by an enthusiastic fan

Although not watching this TV-series for the past twenty years I'm still able to remember details as names, sceneries and the soundtrack. The characters are well-pictured and witty, the dialogues are pointed. I wished I had had a teacher like Kotter myself.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kotter

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Komack Company Inc., Wolper Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (95 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1