Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
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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Episode 1 - Career Day
Release Date: 1976-09-23On career day, an inventor who is treated poorly by the Sweathogs offers a well-paying job to Gabe.
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Episode 2 - Inherit The Halibut
Release Date: 1976-09-30Freddie, class treasurer, is accused of stealing funds, and an impromptue trial is held in the classroom.
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Episode 3 - Sweatside Story
Release Date: 1976-10-07The 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.
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Episode 4 - The Fight
Release Date: 1976-10-21Sparked by the fact that Vinnie neglected to do Freddie's homework, the Sweathogs spend the better part of class fighting with one another.
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Episode 5 - The Museum
Release Date: 1976-10-28Mr. 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.
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Episode 6 - Gabe Under Pressure
Release Date: 1976-11-04Gabe is afraid to get a physical when the free clinic comes to Buchanan High.
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Episode 7 - Sweathog, Nebraska Style
Release Date: 1976-11-11Julie's visiting sister, recently at odds with her long-time boyfriend, falls for Juan.
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Episode 8 - Sadie Hawkins Day
Release Date: 1976-11-18A 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.
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Episode 9 - Hello, Ms. Chips
Release Date: 1976-12-02The new student teacher discovers that all her training to work with remedial children hasn't prepared her for dealing with the Sweathogs.
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Episode 10 - Horshack vs. Carvelli
Release Date: 1976-12-09When 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.
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Episode 11 - Sweathog Clinic for the Cure of Smoking
Release Date: 1976-12-16Epstein is caught smoking cigarettes. Gabe and the sweathogs try to get him to stop.
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Episode 12 - Hark, the Sweatkings
Release Date: 1976-12-23At 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.
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Episode 13 - A Love Story
Release Date: 1976-12-30When 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.
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Episode 14 - Caruso's Way
Release Date: 1977-01-06Vinnie'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.
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Episode 15 - Sweatgate Scandal
Release Date: 1977-01-13Tired 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.
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Episode 16 - Kotter and Son
Release Date: 1977-01-20Gabe'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.
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Episode 17 - Chicken a la Kotter
Release Date: 1977-01-27Gabe, in need of money for a root canal, takes a second job as a restaurant mascot.
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Episode 18 - Has Anyone Seen Arnold? (1)
Release Date: 1977-02-03For 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.
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Episode 19 - There Goes Number 5 (2)
Release Date: 1977-02-03When 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.
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Episode 20 - The Littlest Sweathog
Release Date: 1977-02-10Gabe and Julie find out that they are going to have a baby.
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Episode 21 - Radio Free Freddie
Release Date: 1977-02-17It seems that Freddie has a future in radio, but he may also risk losing his friends for fame.
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Episode 22 - I'm Having Their Baby
Release Date: 1977-02-24With 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.
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Episode 23 - I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now?
Release Date: 1977-03-03The art teacher falls in love with Gabe.