Remade as
Welcome Back, Kotter (2012)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian (#1.18)" (1976)
- Theme tune performed by John Sebastian
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) (TV)
- Paul Lynde: "Kids! With their silly Sweathogs!"
"Saturday Night Live: Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (#2.9)" (1976)
- Referenced in Puberty Helper sketch
"The Sonny and Cher Show: (#2.13)" (1976)
- Theme tune sung in the TV themes medley
"Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/The Kinks (#2.15)" (1977)
- Mentioned during Roots II
"Mork & Mindy: The Night They Raided Mind-ski's (#2.18)" (1980)
- Mork declares that Nelson "is so clean, he makes Debbie Boone look like a Sweathog."
"Night Court: Welcome Back, Momma (#1.4)" (1984)
- title reference
Night Patrol (1984)
- Tony Baroni impersonates John Travolta from this show
The Spirit of '76 (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Stranded in Space (#4.5)" (1991)
- "Sweathogs cards"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)
- Crow: "When 'Welcome Back Kotter' is cancelled."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
- Servo: She's got more stories about her relatives than Gabe Kaplan.
"The Ben Stiller Show: Pilot (#1.1)" (1992)
- Eddie Munster mentions Vinnie Barbarino.
"The Simpsons: Selma's Choice (#4.13)" (1993)
- Marge comments that the "101 Frozen Pops" magazine offers one of the Sweathogs, but Selma says, "I checked; it's not Horshack."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993)
- Crow: "Oh! Mr. Kotter!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)
- Crow: Was Juan Epstein Puerto Rican or Jewish?
"The Red Green Show: The Badger Project (#4.8)" (1994)
- Ranger Gord mentions it during his first scene (he says he can't wait to get back to civilization and see it)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- One of the plot aspects of 'Fox Force Five' is that if the show had been picked up, there would have been a gimmick in which Mia's character says one joke per episode. This gimmick is taken directly from 'Welcome Back, Kotter'.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Skydivers (#7.9)" (1994)
- Crow: Oh, Mr. Kotter!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Code Name: Diamond Head (#7.8)" (1994)
- "Mr Woodward?"
"The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino" (1994)
- Show is mentioned during interview.
"Married with Children: A Man for No Seasons (#9.11)" (1994)
- According to Marcy "that guy that played Horshack" will be Ace in "Ace Ventura: The Musical".
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (1995) (TV)
"Roseanne: My Name Is Bev (#7.14)" (1995)
- When an A.A. speaker tells Roseanne "One day at a time", which is an AA motto. Roseanne sarcastically replys, "And a 'Welcome Back Kotter' to you".
"ER: Welcome Back Carter! (#2.1)" (1995)
- title reference
"Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (#21.5)" (1995)
- Referenced in the hollywood minute
"Friends: The One with the Prom Video (#2.14)" (1996)
- on seeing Ross with big curly hair, Joey says "looking good, Mr. Kotter!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)
- Servo: Houston, put Mr. Woodman on. Kotter has a nosebleed.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (#8.5)" (1996)
- "He took out Horshak"
Petticoat Planet (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Terror from the Year 5000 (#9.7)" (1997)
- "And former Sweathog"
Plump Fiction (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Parts: The Clonus Horror (#9.11)" (1997)
- Crow: "Mr. Kotter!"
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Westward, No! (#4.21)" (1997)
- Duckman mentions the show when he encounter a mirage of Ron Palillo.
"The Nanny: The Ex-Niles (#5.5)" (1997)
- Fran mentions the character, Vinnie Barbarino, by name
"The Nanny: Call Me Fran (#5.13)" (1998)
- Fran mentions the show by name.
The Wedding Singer (1998)
"The Nanny: The Pre-Nup (#5.20)" (1998)
- Maxwell mentions the show by name.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan (#10.8)" (1998)
- "You catch Kotter last night"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)
- "Thanks, Kotter's wife"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Screaming Skull (#10.12)" (1998)
- "He's doing Juan Epstein."
"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Smashing Pumpkins (#24.1)" (1998)
- Colin Quinn compares Bill Clinton to Vinnie Barbarino
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Band Candy (#3.6)" (1998)
- Referenced in the dialogue: "Just the last name, like... Barbarino."
"Will & Grace: The Big Vent (#1.9)" (1999)
- mentions it
"Freaks and Geeks: Girlfriends and Boyfriends (#1.8)" (2000)
- Bill asks if Cindy watches "Welcome Back Kotter"
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Welcome Back, Duke (#4.16)" (2000)
- title reference
"E! True Hollywood Story: Welcome Back Kotter" (2000)
- Story tackles the tv series.
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V)
- the title is referenced in "Hey Ladies"
"South Park: Cripple Fight (#5.2)" (2001)
- Jimmy does an impression of John Travolta where he shouts "Oh my God Mr Kotter! Mr Kotter, oh my God!" in reference to John's character saying this in this show.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Citizen Shane (2004)
- A lunchbox featuring Welcome Back, Kotter is shown.
A Conversation with Art Director Roy Christopher (2004) (V)
- Referenced by name
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG)
- Referenced by title in one of Bilzarbra's conversations.
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (2005) (TV)
- Mentioned by head honcho Frank
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005) (VG)
- Bentley distracts a guard by yelling, "Up your nose with a rubber hose."
"Saturday Night Live: Catherine Zeta-Jones/Franz Ferdinand (#31.3)" (2005)
- Referenced in Italian Hotel
"Saturday Night Live: Jason Lee/Foo Fighters (#31.5)" (2005)
- Referenced during Hardball
"The Office: E-Mail Surveillance (#2.9)" (2005)
- Michael's line
"Howard Stern on Demand: Dustin Diamond Needs Money" (2006)
- Horshack from this show mentioned
Beerfest (2006)
- One of the Germans quotes Vinnie Barbarino's "Up your nose with a rubber hose" line
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Carny Crazy/Up and Adam (#2.9)" (2006)
- Jake distracts a student by yelling, "Up your nose with a rubber hose."
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera (#32.5)" (2006)
- mentioned by 'Saddam Hussein' (Alec Baldwin)
"The Footy Show: (#14.1)" (2007)
- The theme music from this title is played during a series of clips featuring James Brayshaw.
The Making of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
- "Welcome Back, Kotter" game mentioned
"Saturday Night Live: Molly Shannon/Linkin Park (#32.19)" (2007)
- Mentioned once
"John from Cincinnati: His Visit: Day One (#1.1)" (2007)
- Bill says "Up your nose with a rubber hose!", the 'famous comeback' phrase used quite often by Vinnie Barbarino.
"Breaking Bad: Pilot (#1.1)" (2008)
- Pinkman said to White "You're not welcome back, Kotter"
"The Simpsons: Papa Don't Leech (#19.16)" (2008)
- Mentioned in the Dixie Chicks song lyrics
"Chuck: Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer (#2.5)" (2008)
- Chuck jokingly confuses coworker with Sweathog
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
- Juan Epstein is mentioned
Baby (2008)
- "Welcome back, Mr. Kotter"
30 Rock: A XXX Parody (2009) (V)
- Referenced as 'Welcome Black Kotter'
"The Simpsons: Homer the Whopper (#21.1)" (2009)
- A movie poster for "Welcome Back, Potter," featuring an elderly Harry Potter, can be seen.
"Gossip Girl: Enough About Eve (#3.6)" (2009)
- Dan mentions Rufus' "Welcome Back, Kotter"-mugs
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.56)" (2009)
- John Travolta says that he was working on the show when Robin Williams was working on "Mork & Mindy"
Featured in
Behind the Laughs (1998) (TV)
- clips from this show are in this special
America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)
- clips from the show are used here
Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (2002) (TV)
ABC 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration (2003) (TV)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV)
- A clip from this show appears.
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
- clips
"20 to 1: Greatest Songs of All Time (#3.2)" (2006)
- A clip of John Travolta from an episode of this title is shown in a segment on the song Stayin' Alive.
"TV Land Confidential: Oddballs & Original Characters (#2.1)" (2007)
- clip
"20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: Hottest Stars on the Planet (#8.7)" (2009)
- Clips shown in a segment on John Travolta.
Spoofed in
Hey! There's Naked Bodies on My TV! (1979)
- The "Don't Come Back, Cotler" segment is a parody of this show.
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live: Brittany Murphy/Nelly (#28.6)" (2002)
- Spoofed as Welcome Back, Potter
"Scrubs: My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu (#5.22)" (2006)
- J.D. organises a "Welcome back, Coxer" party when Dr. Cox returns
"The Simpsons: Homer the Whopper (#21.1)" (2009)
- poster in movie theater
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