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"Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Clip: Season 3 - Episode 20 - There's No Business Like Show Business: Part 1
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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
9 September 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Awkward adolescence of television more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 7 of 28)

Marcia Strassman ... Julie Kotter (92 episodes, 1975-1979)
John Sylvester White ... Mr. Michael Woodman (92 episodes, 1975-1979)

Robert Hegyes ... Juan Epstein (92 episodes, 1975-1979)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ... Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington / ... (92 episodes, 1975-1979)

Ron Palillo ... Arnold Horshack (91 episodes, 1975-1979)
Gabe Kaplan ... Gabe Kotter (79 episodes, 1975-1979)

John Travolta ... Vinnie Barbarino (78 episodes, 1975-1979)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Kotter" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (95 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
During the opening theme we see a sign that says "Welcome to Brooklyn: The 4th Largest City In America". The sign was located on the Brooklyn side of The Verrazano Narrows Bridge which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. more
Quotes:
Gabe Kotter: Did I ever tell you about my Uncle Max? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: Cripple Fight (#5.2)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Welcome Back more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Awkward adolescence of television, 27 May 1999
Author: Tigger-55 from Gettysburg, PA

We all go through the gawky phase of adolescence, and television was no different. Welcome Back Kotter was a goofy show in the '70s and remains campy to this day.

One of its most redeeming features lies in the fact that it is like the professional equivalent of embarrassing baby pictures of those involved (regular or guest stars) in the series who have gone on to fame and success in more meaty projects.

At least, that's how it is for those of us who are old enough to remember that simple decade when half the population was into hemp and the other polyester, but young enough to do so without nostalgia. Kotter was and is a kids' show, but even for the seventies it was an unholy amalgam of Elvis and Beaver Cleaver.

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