• Air date: 29 Sep '77 27 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (27)
    • 1. Sweathogs Back-to-School Special

      29 Sep '77
      The Sweathogs and administrators at James Buchanan High reminisce about Gabe's past two years at the school. Past episodes are recalled through flashbacks.
    • 2. And Baby Makes Four (1)

      15 Sep '77
      Julie goes into labor.
    • 3. And Baby Makes Four (2)

      15 Sep '77
      Julie gives birth to twin girls.
    • 4. And Baby Makes Four (3)

      22 Sep '77
      Julie's parents come to see the babies.
    • 5. Brother, Can You Spare a Million?

      06 Oct '77
      Emotions mix when it seems that the Sweathogs may win the lottery.
    • 6. Just Testing

      13 Oct '77
      Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.
    • 7. The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack

      20 Oct '77
      Arnold is accepted into a religious cult. Mr. Kotter and the three other sweathogs try to get Arnold to snap out of it. Eventually, he does and goes back to his former self, complete with his trademark laugh.
    • 8. What a Move

      27 Oct '77
      Juan, with the help of his uncle, hooks the Kotters up with a new apartment.
    • 9. A Novel Idea

      03 Nov '77
      The characters in Mr. Woodman's new novel seem to have an awful lot in common with the Sweathogs...
    • 10. Barbarino in Love (1)

      10 Nov '77
      During a talent competition, Vinnie falls for a girl who the Sweathogs are competing against, and starts spending more time with her then rehearsing with the Sweathogs.
    • 11. Barbarino in Love (2)

      17 Nov '77
      Vinnie is torn between trying to win the talent competition, or letting his new girlfriend beat him.
    • 12. Kotter for Vice Principal

      24 Nov '77
      Kotter has a dream about life when the Sweathogs are old.
    • 13. Swine and Punishment

      08 Dec '77
      Freddie cheats on an English test.
    • 14. Epstein's Madonna

      12 Jan '78
      Juan paints a great masterpiece on the walls of the school.
    • 15. Sweathog Christmas Special

      05 Jan '78
      At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.
    • 16. Sweatwork

      19 Jan '78
      Arnold voices angst and pioneers for change on the school radio station, gathering fans in the process.
    • 17. Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included

      26 Jan '78
      The Sweathogs' new tutor is a computer. Despite initial raises in grades, Gabe becomes displeased with the machine, as it is turning him obsolete to the class.
    • 18. Angie

      22 Dec '77
      A new girl joins the Sweathogs.
    • 19. Epstein's Term Paper

      02 Feb '78
      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.
    • 20. There's No Business Like Show Business (1)

      09 Feb '78
      Gabe finds success as a stand-up comic, using material regarding the Sweathogs. But when the oppportunity for a full-time comedy gig arises, it could mean the end of his teaching career.
    • 21. There's No Business Like Show Business (2)

      16 Feb '78
      Gabe must choose between the comedy life, or his life at Buchanan.
    • 22. What Goes Up

      23 Feb '78
      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.""
    • 23. Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps

      09 Mar '78
      Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.
    • 24. Horshack and the Madame X

      18 May '78
      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.
    • 25. The Kiss

      11 May '78
      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.