Welcome Back, Kotter

TV Series
1975–1979
TV-PG
30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

8.1K

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

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

8.1K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,094

105

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Episodes95

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• 1975–1979

Ron Palillo

Arnold Horshack

• 1975–1979

John Travolta

Vinnie Barbarino

• 1975–1979

Marcia Strassman

Julie Kotter

• 1975–1979

John Sylvester White

Mr. Michael Woodman

• 1975–1979

Robert Hegyes

Juan Epstein

• 1975–1979

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington

• 1975–1979

Stephen Shortridge

Beau DeLabarre

• 1978–1979

Helaine Lembeck

Judy Borden

• 1975–1978

Vernee Watson

Vernajean Williams

• 1975–1976

Charles Fleischer

Carvelli

• 1976–1979

Bob Harcum

Wilbur Murray

• 1976–1979

Melonie Haller

Angie Grabowski

• 1978

Irene Arranga

Mary Johnson…

• 1978–1979

Debralee Scott

Rosalie 'Hotsy' Totsy

• 1975–1978

Dennis Bowen

Todd Ludlow

• 1975–1977

Ellen Travolta

Mrs. Horshack-O'Hara

• 1977–1978

Scott Ben-Yashar

Male Student…

• 1975–1976

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rosettarosetta

One of the best shows ever? I think so.

'Welcome Back, Kotter' is one of those shows you stay home on the weekends for. I know I do. From the puberty-neglected voice of Arnold Horseshack to the feathered and Jew-froed hair of Vinnie Barbarino, Juan Epstein, and Gabe Kotter, everything about this show is classic. At first glance it might just seem like some kitschy little retro sitcom, but make no mistake, it is awesome. By the last season the show slowed down and became a shadow of it's former self, but if you can ignore that then you will see that this show is one of the best ever.

dante-52

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.

Swampthing316

Cult Classic (ignoring fourth season)

This show premiered in September of 1975 and instantly became a classic. The First three seasons are pure genius, however I have no idea what the hell happened to season 4.

This show has potential if you ignore season 4.

TVland now shows this show every Friday and Saturday night at midnight.

Moonbeam-5

Funny, entertaining show that will always be a classic.

I'm 17 years old now, and a few years ago when Nick-At-Nite did the revival, showing every episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter", I was immediately hooked! It was so funny, I tuned in every night they showed it. The characters are all so stupid, you grow to love them :o) Definitely a great show for all ages!

sparkie-1

A classic family sitcom

This was a great series. Most of Kotter's jokes were so corny, but ya just gotta laugh anyway. This was made back when they knew how to make a sitcom, something the whole family can enjoy (yes that means it's safe for parents too). The "Sweathogs" always crack me up. Myself, also put in remedial education during high school could relate to a lot of it also. Great writing and acting has made this show a classic.

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Trivia
Groucho Marx was to make a cameo appearance in the episode "Sadie Hawkins Day". The planned scene was Kotter doing his frequent impression of Marx, then Marx appearing with his reaction. But when the 86-year-old Marx arrived on the set, it was decided that he was too weak to perform and the scene was scrapped. Marx posed for publicity photos with the cast but they were never released due to his frail appearance. Six years after Groucho Marx died, Gabe Kaplan would portray him in a stage play, filmed as Groucho (1983).

Goofs
Throughout out the series, it's clear that the actors/actresses portraying teenagers are actually in their 20s+. This is done as to not interfere with the schooling of real teenagers and to give the general viewing audience who are teenagers (or young people) themselves someone they can look up to.