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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,...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:ABC
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95
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Season 1

  • The Great Debate
    7.4/10154 votes
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    The Great Debate

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1975

    The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Basket Case
    7.3/10103 votes
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    Basket Case

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1975

    Gabe insists that basketball ace Washington pass his social-studies test.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Ross

  • Welcome Back (Pilot)
    7.6/10131 votes
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    Welcome Back (Pilot)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1975

    A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.

    Director: James Komack

    Writer: Peter Meyerson

  • Whodunit?
    7.1/1098 votes
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    Whodunit?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1975

    Tired of her reputation as easy, Rosalie Totsy tells the Sweathogs that she's pregnant -- and that one of them is the father -- in an effort to make the boys admit that the tales they tell about their ""fun dates"" with her aren't true.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Election
    7.2/1091 votes
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    The Election

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1975

    Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • No More Mister Nice Guy
    7.1/1086 votes
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    No More Mister Nice Guy

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1975

    After returning to his roots by taking over the Sweathogs' history class for a day, Mr. Woodman turns into a nice guy; and Kotter turns into the new Mr. Woodman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Classroom Marriage
    7.3/1086 votes
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    Classroom Marriage

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1975

    With Vernajean's family moving, she and Freddie decide that they must get married in order to stay together. Their classmates act out married life to discourage the young couple.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Myles Wilder

  • One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing
    7.4/1079 votes
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    One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1975

    After losing a fight with Todd Ludlow, Juan is made fun of by his fellow Sweathogs. His feelings and his pride hurt, he runs away -- to the Kotters' bathroom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Kotter, Teacher
    7.4/1084 votes
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    Mr. Kotter, Teacher

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1975

    Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Reunion
    7.4/1083 votes
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    The Reunion

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1975

    Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbarino's Girl
    7.0/1084 votes
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    Barbarino's Girl

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1975

    In order to bring up Vinnie's grades, Judy Borden, highly unpopular with the Sweathogs, is called in to tutor him. But when the two start liking one another, problems arise.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • California Dreamin'
    7.2/1083 votes
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    California Dreamin'

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1975

    The sweathogs go bananas over Bambi, a pretty blonde girl from California. We get some very funny scenes of the guys in various costumes: Epstein as a guru, Freddy in a colorful shirt, Horshack as a movie producer, and Vinnie as a surfer. When Mr. Kotter gets fed-up with them disrupting the class, it's revealed that Bambi was just pretending to be from California in order to get attention.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Weinberger

  • Arrividerci, Arnold
    7.1/1074 votes
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    Arrividerci, Arnold

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1975

    Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Longest Weekend
    7.0/1071 votes
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    The Longest Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1976

    When Julie goes away on a ski trip with a friend, stories from the Sweathogs and Mr. Woodman lead Gabe to be worried about the possibility of Julie cheating on him while she is away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • The Sit-In
    7.4/1077 votes
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    The Sit-In

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1976

    The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Follow The Leader (1)
    6.8/1072 votes
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    Follow The Leader (1)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1976

    The class votes to make Freddie the new leader of the Sweathogs, taking Vinnie down a notch. Vinnie becomes so upset with the loss of his title that he quits school. When his parents become aware of this, they kick him out, and he ends up staying with the Kotters; much to the dismay of Julie, who is growing tired of the Sweathogs constantly occupying Gabe's attention and life, never leaving them any time alone together. Angry, she leaves to go to a hotel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Follow The Leader (2)
    7.1/1069 votes
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    Follow The Leader (2)

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1976

    The sweathogs soon tire of Freddy as leader. Mr. Woodman even admits that he misses Barbarino. Julie and Vinnie turn up at the apartment, and Mr. Kotter has a heartfelt talk with them about the situation. Fortunately, all is forgiven, with Julie moving back home and Vinnie returning to class.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dr. Epstein, I Presume
    6.8/1073 votes
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    Dr. Epstein, I Presume

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1976

    Juan, because of his love for animals, decides that he would like to be a veterinarian. A guidance couselor quickly thwarts his dream, until he performs an emergency operation on his pet hamster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest
    7.2/1078 votes
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    One Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1976

    A flu epidemic hits Buchannan and everybody gets sick except for Kotter, Horshack and a few students in the other classes. In the end, the few healthy students team up with the remaining Sweathogs in the classroom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • The Telethon
    7.7/1086 votes
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    The Telethon

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1976

    Kotter and the ""Sweathogs"" raise a telethon to raise $700 for new supplies. If not the remiedial class will be cut.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Pat Proft

  • Kotter Makes Good
    7.2/1068 votes
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    Kotter Makes Good

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1976

    Gabe is forced to take final exams when it's revealed by Mr. Woodman that he wasn't really qualified to graduate when he did.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Father Vinnie
    7.1/1073 votes
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    Father Vinnie

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1976

    Vinnie's grandmother's dying wish is for him to become a priest, and he takes the request seriously, until the strain of being holy becomes too much for him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Cohen