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Welcome Back, Kotter
| Welcome Back, Kotter | |
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| Premiere | September 9, 1975 |
| Finale | June 8, 1979 |
| Creator | Gabriel Kaplan and Alan Sacks |
| Based on | characters conceived by Eric Cohen, Gabriel Kaplan & Alan Sacks |
| Developed by | developed for television by Peter Meyerson |
| Network/Provider | ABC |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | The Komack Company, Wolper Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Seasons | 4 |
| Episodes | 95 |
| Origin | USA |
Welcome Back, Kotter is a sitcom that aired on ABC.
The show starred stand-up comic/actor Gabe Kaplan as the title character, Gabe Kotter, a wisecracking teacher who returns to his alma mater high school, the fictional James Buchanan High in Brooklyn, New York, to teach an often unruly group of remedial loafers self-labeled as the "Sweathogs." (The nickname reflected the fact that the remedial classes were held on the very top floor of the high school.) The school was based on New Utrecht High School, which was used in the opening credits, and also the high school that Kaplan attended. The school's principal was perpetually absent, while the uptight vice principal, Michael Woodman, dismissed the Sweathogs as worthless hoodlums and only expected Kotter to attempt to contain them until they inevitably dropped out.
Kotter had attended the same remedial classes when he was a student at Buchanan, and was a founding member of the Sweathogs. Recognizing that he was his students' last chance to learn enough to survive beyond high school, he soon befriended them as they grew to recognize and appreciate his faith in their potential. His devotion to the class was such that his students often visited his Bensonhurst apartment, sometime via window, to the chagrin of his wife, Julie.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Gabriel Kaplan | Gabe Kotter | * | * | * | * |
| Marcia Strassman | Julie Kotter | * | * | * | * |
| John Sylvester White | Mr. Michael Woodman | * | * | * | * |
| Robert Hegyes | Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein | * | * | * | * |
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington | * | * | * | * |
| Ron Palillo | Arnold Dingfelder Horshack | * | * | * | * |
| John Travolta | Vinnie Barbarino | * | * | * | o |
| Melonie Haller | Angie Grabowski | * | |||
| Stephen Shortridge | Beau DeLabarre | * | |||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Debralee Scott | Rosalie "Hotsy" Totsy | * | * | ||
| Vernee Watson | Vernajean Williams | * | * | ||
| Helaine Lembeck | Judy Borden | * | * | * | |
| Dennis Bowen | Todd Ludlow | * | * | ||
| Catarina Cellino | Maria | * | * | ||
| Charles Fleischer | Carvelli | * | * | ||
| Bob Harcum | Murray | * | * | ||
| Irene Arranga | Mary Johnson | * | |||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ||||||
| Season One | September 9, 1975 | February 26, 1976 | 22 | |||
| Season Two | September 23, 1976 | March 3, 1977 | 23 | |||
| Season Three | September 10, 1977 | May 18, 1978 | 27 | |||
| Season Four | September 11, 1978 | June 8, 1979 | 23 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Series (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete Series | August 26, 2014 | purchase | 16 | |||
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete First Season | June 12, 2007 | purchase | 4 | |||
| The Complete Second Season | January 20, 2015 | purchase | 4 | |||
| The Complete Third Season | May 26, 2015 | 4 | ||||
| The Complete Fourth Season | August 18, 2015 | 4 | ||||
