Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from 1975 to 1979.

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American television - Sitcom - ABC - 1975 - 1979

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The title character, Gabe Kotter (Gabriel Kaplan), is a wise-cracking teacher who returns to the same Brooklyn, New York high school from which he graduated, James Buchanan High School. His often unruly group of remedial academics students were known as the "Sweathogs." The central Sweathogs are Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta), a handsome dimwit; Juan Epstein (Robert Hegyes), a tough Jewish Puerto Rican; Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), a friendly basketball enthusiast; and Arnold Horshack (Ron Palillo), the class clown known for his wheezing laugh. Mr. Kotter soon befriends the Sweathogs and often has them over at his apartment, sometimes to the chagrin of his wife, Julie (Marcia Strassman). The no-nonsense Mr. Michael Woodman (John Sylvester White) is the vice-principal (and later principal) of Buchanan High; he has an open aversion to the Sweathogs, whom he considers a drain on resources. The show is based on Kaplan's real-life experiences as a remedial student in Brooklyn, where Kotter is set.

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Gabriel Kaplan - Brooklyn, New York - High school - James Buchanan - John Travolta - Robert Hegyes - Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - Ron Palillo - Marcia Strassman - John Sylvester White

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