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The Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4

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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, it originally aired on the ABC network from September 9,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 1 - The Drop-Ins (1)
    7.1/10(66 votes)

    #1 - The Drop-Ins (1)

    S4:E1

    Gabe announces that he is now the vice-principal and Mr. Woodman is the principal. The Sweathogs are pleased, until Gabe gets strict. After Vinnie visits the school to tell the gang he's dropped out, the other Sweathogs decide to follow in his footsteps.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  2. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 2 - The Drop-Ins (2)
    6.7/10(63 votes)

    #2 - The Drop-Ins (2)

    S4:E2

    With Barbarino now an ordlery at a hospital, the Sweathogs try to get jobs there, too. Meanwhile, Kotter tries to get the gang to return to school.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  3. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 3 - Beau's Jest
    6.6/10(63 votes)

    #3 - Beau's Jest

    S4:E3

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    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  4. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 4 - Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    #4 - Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime

    S4:E4

    Vinnie throws the Sweathogs out of his new apartment.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins

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  5. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 5 - Once Upon a Ledge
    6.7/10(64 votes)

    #5 - Once Upon a Ledge

    S4:E5

    Horshack saves a lonely, overlooked girl named Mary Johnson from commiting suicide by jumping off the ledge of the school.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  6. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 6 - The Sweatmobile
    5.6/10(68 votes)

    #6 - The Sweatmobile

    S4:E6

    The Sweathogs remember how they tried to buy a used car from Vinnie's uncle.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins

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  7. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 7 - Barbarino's Boo-Boo
    6.1/10(63 votes)

    #7 - Barbarino's Boo-Boo

    S4:E7

    When Mr. Woodman comes to Vinnie's hospital for an operation, Vinnie loses him and he and the other Sweathogs try to find him.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

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  8. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 8 - X-Rated Education
    6.2/10(59 votes)

    #8 - X-Rated Education

    S4:E8

    The gang is liable to get in trouble when the x-rated film Carvelli brought into school is accidentally mixed up with a film on sexual education.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 9 - The Barbarino Blues
    6.5/10(65 votes)

    #9 - The Barbarino Blues

    S4:E9

    Vinnie becomes depressed when it seems that he has lost his way with women.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

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  10. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 10 - Washington's Clone
    5.7/10(62 votes)

    #10 - Washington's Clone

    S4:E10

    A younger student begins to imitate Freddie, not much to Freddie's liking.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 11 - Frog Day Afternoon
    6.4/10(63 votes)

    #11 - Frog Day Afternoon

    S4:E11

    After Horshack refuses to disect a frog in class, his grade is in jeopardy.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  12. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 12 - A Little Fright Music
    5.9/10(59 votes)

    #12 - A Little Fright Music

    S4:E12

    The Sweathogs opt to change Mr. Woodman's tired old school song.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 13 - A Winter's Coat Tail
    6.1/10(66 votes)

    #13 - A Winter's Coat Tail

    S4:E13

    Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 14 - Bride and Gloom
    6.0/10(57 votes)

    #14 - Bride and Gloom

    S4:E14

    Juan asks Vinnie to marry his immigrant cousin.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 15 - Barbarino's Baby
    6.7/10(62 votes)

    #15 - Barbarino's Baby

    S4:E15

    Vinnie is forced to deliver a baby in an elevator.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

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  16. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 16 - The Goodbye Guy
    6.3/10(59 votes)

    #16 - The Goodbye Guy

    S4:E16

    Mr. Woodman's niece Kelly is babysitting for the Kotters when Juan drops by the apartment. The two abruptly fall in love and decide to move in together, but the romance begins to crumble when it seems that they can't respect one another's interests.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  17. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 17 - Come Back, Little Arnold
    6.5/10(65 votes)

    #17 - Come Back, Little Arnold

    S4:E17

    To get up his nerve with Mary, Carvelli offers Arnold liquor. He doesn't like the idea at first, but as time goes on, he becomes addicted to drinking; developing a scary and unlikable new personality that only turns Mary away.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  18. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 18 - The Sweat Smell of Success
    5.9/10(56 votes)

    #18 - The Sweat Smell of Success

    S4:E18

    Convinced that the school newspaper is too dull, Juan sets out to turn it into a tabloid, bringing down his friends' names in the process.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 19 - The Gang Show
    6.4/10(56 votes)

    #19 - The Gang Show

    S4:E19

    Freddie and Juan plan to do an act together for the upcoming talent contest, while Carvelli has some bribed judges up his sleeves. Arnold and Beau take over as judges, leaving Murray in the third spot.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  20. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 20 - Oo, Oo, I Do (1)
    6.7/10(64 votes)

    #20 - Oo, Oo, I Do (1)

    S4:E20

    Arnold's relationship with Mary gets serious. Then he finds out he has to move and leave the school. Upset, Arnold decides to propose marriage to Mary. She accepts.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  21. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 21 - Oo, Oo, I Do (2)
    6.3/10(66 votes)

    #21 - Oo, Oo, I Do (2)

    S4:E21

    Arnold gets upset when the other Sweathogs tease him about not being able to provide for Mary, and he vanishes. Mary finds him and convinces him not to worry, and the two get married.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  22. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 22 - I'm Okay, But You're Not
    5.9/10(54 votes)

    #22 - I'm Okay, But You're Not

    S4:E22

    Beau plays a number or pranks on Mr. Woodman.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Liz Sage

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  23. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 4 Episode 23 - The Breadwinners
    6.2/10(66 votes)

    #23 - The Breadwinners

    S4:E23

    While Horshack adjusts the married life, Epstein sets up an interview for a job. Washington gets the job before Epstein, unaware that it's the same job. The two get into a fight and end up in a gym ready to box.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Drop-Ins (1)" is the best rated episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" season 4. It scored 7.1/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Norman Abbott and written by Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, it aired on 11/25/1978. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Drop-Ins (2)".