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The Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3

Every episode of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3

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  1. 7.4/10(72 votes)

    #1 - What Goes Up

    S3:E22

    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.""

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  2. 7.1/10(65 votes)

    #2 - And Baby Makes Four (2)

    S3:E3

    Julie gives birth to twin girls.

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    Writer:Eric Cohen
  3. 7.0/10(60 votes)

    #3 - And Baby Makes Four (3)

    S3:E4

    Julie's parents come to see the babies.

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  4. 6.9/10(60 votes)

    #4 - Epstein's Term Paper

    S3:E19

    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.

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  5. 6.7/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Epstein's Madonna

    S3:E14

    Juan paints a great masterpiece on the walls of the school.

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  6. 6.7/10(65 votes)

    #6 - Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps

    S3:E23

    Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.

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  8. 6.6/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Sweathogs Back-to-School Special

    S3:E1

    The Sweathogs and administrators at James Buchanan High reminisce about Gabe's past two years at the school. Past episodes are recalled through flashbacks.

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  9. 6.6/10(64 votes)

    #8 - And Baby Makes Four (1)

    S3:E2

    Julie goes into labor.

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  10. 6.6/10(64 votes)

    #9 - Sweathog Christmas Special

    S3:E15

    At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.

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    Director:Mel Stuart
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  11. 6.6/10(55 votes)

    #10 - Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included

    S3:E17

    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.

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  12. 6.6/10(56 votes)

    #11 - There's No Business Like Show Business (1)

    S3:E20

    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.

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  13. 6.5/10(56 votes)

    #12 - Brother, Can You Spare a Million?

    S3:E5

    Emotions mix when it seems that the Sweathogs may win the lottery.

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  14. 6.5/10(57 votes)

    #13 - The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack

    S3:E7

    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.

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  15. 6.5/10(56 votes)

    #14 - What a Move

    S3:E8

    Juan, with the help of his uncle, hooks the Kotters up with a new apartment.

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  16. 6.5/10(58 votes)

    #15 - Barbarino in Love (1)

    S3:E10

    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.

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  17. 6.5/10(58 votes)

    #16 - Barbarino in Love (2)

    S3:E11

    Vinnie is torn between trying to win the talent competition, or letting his new girlfriend beat him.

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  18. 6.5/10(61 votes)

    #17 - Kotter for Vice Principal

    S3:E12

    Kotter has a dream about life when the Sweathogs are old.

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  19. 6.5/10(56 votes)

    #18 - Swine and Punishment

    S3:E13

    Freddie cheats on an English test.

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    Writer:Eric Cohen
  20. 6.5/10(57 votes)

    #19 - Sweatwork

    S3:E16

    Arnold voices angst and pioneers for change on the school radio station, gathering fans in the process.

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    Writer:Eric Cohen
  21. 6.5/10(56 votes)

    #20 - There's No Business Like Show Business (2)

    S3:E21

    Gabe must choose between the comedy life, or his life at Buchanan.

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  22. 6.5/10(58 votes)

    #21 - The Return of Hotsy Totsy

    S3:E26

    Rosalie ""Hotsy"" Totsy has grown up ... a little too fast. The Sweathogs go to a local strip club on a dare, and learn that Hotsy has gotten a job performing there (yup, she bares all, unknowingly in front of her former classmates). Vinnie, Freddie and Epstein all ride Hotsy's case, but Arnold is sensitive to her plight. Seems that, during a coversation with her former teacher Gabe, Rosalie really lived up to her nickname one night and got pregnant. And getting a job at a strip joint is the only way for this single mother (the baby's father had left Hotsy) to support her child. Gabe and Arnold convince the others to give Hotsy Totsy moral support, and they also refer her to a social agency which can help her finish school and find a more meaningful job.

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  23. 6.4/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Just Testing

    S3:E6

    Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.

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  24. 6.3/10(57 votes)

    #23 - Angie

    S3:E18

    A new girl joins the Sweathogs.

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    Writer:Eric Cohen
  25. 6.3/10(56 votes)

    #24 - Horshack and the Madame X

    S3:E24

    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.

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  26. 6.3/10(60 votes)

    #25 - The Kiss

    S3:E25

    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.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"What Goes Up" is the best rated episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/23/1978. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "And Baby Makes Four (2)".