Gabe Kotter, formerly a Sweathog, returns to James Buchanan High as a teacher and is assigned the remedial class to which he once belonged. Mr. Kotter is an involved and caring teacher, which one would have to be in dealing with a certain four students in his class, who end up in trouble on a regular basis -- lady's man Vinnie Barbarino, the always cool Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington, the tough Juan (Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos) Epstein, and the sheepish Arnold Dingfelder Horshack. Welcome Back, Kotter was based on Gabe Kaplan's own high school experiences with redmedial education and a teacher who cared dearly for her students. Changes on the show. Gabe Kaplan left the series in the third season. He hadn't expected the show to run as long as it had. Kotter was made Vice-Principal, and thus was seen considerably less. John Travolta, of course, found his own place as a celebrity, leaving the show around the same time Gabe Kaplan did (returning every so often as a "spec
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 6 | ||
| Season 1 | September 1975 | February 1976 | 22 |
| Season 2 | September 1976 | March 1977 | 23 |
| Season 3 | September 1977 | May 1978 | 27 |
| Season 4 | September 1978 | June 1979 | 23 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 6 | ||
| Season 1 | September 1975 | February 1976 | 22 |
| Season 2 | September 1976 | March 1977 | 23 |
| Season 3 | September 1977 | May 1978 | 27 |
| Season 4 | September 1978 | June 1979 | 23 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 101 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lahendro | 21 | 09/09/1975 - 02/24/1977 | |
| Peter Meyerson | 12 | 09/23/1975 - 04/13/1978 | |
| Bob Claver | 10 | 09/10/1977 - 04/13/1978 | |
| George Yanok | 10 | 10/14/1975 - 02/17/1977 | |
| Norman Abbott | 8 | 09/11/1978 - 06/08/1979 | |
| James Komack | 3 | 12/30/1976 - 02/03/1977 | |
| Steve Clements | 2 | 11/18/1976 - 11/10/1977 | |
| Joyce Gittlin | 2 | 11/18/1976 - 11/10/1977 | |
| Richard Eckhaus | 2 | 01/26/1978 - 02/02/1978 | |
| Suzanne Gayle Harris | 2 | 02/10/1979 | |
| Jay Sandrich | 1 | 11/04/1976 | |
| Ann Gibbs | 1 | 01/29/1976 | |
| Gabriel Grunfeld | 1 | 01/13/1977 | |
| Paul Wayne | 1 | 01/13/1977 | |
| Bill Davis | 1 | 10/28/1976 | |
| Max Wynne Goldenson | 1 | 04/13/1978 | |
| Mark Evanier | 1 | 02/17/1977 | |
| Dennis Polumbo | 1 | 02/17/1977 | |
| Gary Shimokawa | 1 | 12/30/1976 | |
| Joel Kimmel | 1 | 01/29/1976 | |
| Bill Hobin | 1 | 09/23/1976 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Cohen | 17 | 10/07/1975 - 01/19/1978 | |
| George Bloom | 10 | 10/20/1977 - 03/03/1979 | |
| Jerry Rannow | 9 | 09/30/1975 - 02/03/1977 | |
| Nick Arnold | 9 | 12/23/1976 - 02/09/1978 | |
| Jewel Jaffe | 8 | 09/30/1975 - 02/03/1977 | |
| Liz Sage | 6 | 09/18/1978 - 06/01/1979 | |
| Earl Barret | 6 | 09/18/1978 - 03/03/1979 | |
| Bill Richmond | 5 | 09/25/1978 - 05/25/1979 | |
| Richard Hawkins | 5 | 09/18/1978 - 06/01/1979 | |
| Gene Perret | 5 | 09/25/1978 - 05/25/1979 | |
| Vic Rauseo | 4 | 10/21/1978 - 06/08/1979 | |
| Linda Morris | 4 | 10/21/1978 - 06/08/1979 | |
| Beverly Bloomberg | 4 | 10/20/1977 - 05/18/1978 | |
| Neil Rosen | 3 | 09/30/1976 - 02/24/1977 | |
| Gabriel Kaplan | 3 | 09/22/1977 - 05/11/1978 | |
| George Tricker | 2 | 09/30/1976 - 02/24/1977 | |
| Garry Ferrier | 2 | 01/05/1978 - 02/16/1978 | |
| Mike Barrie | 2 | 10/06/1977 - 10/13/1977 | |
| Jim Mulholland | 2 | 10/06/1977 - 10/13/1977 | |
| Aubrey Tadman | 2 | 01/05/1978 - 02/16/1978 | |
| Royce D. Applegate | 1 | 12/02/1976 | |
| Raymond Siller | 1 | 01/27/1977 | |
| Julie Kirgo | 1 | 11/11/1978 | |
| Dick Rossner | 1 | 11/17/1977 | |
| William Raynor | 1 | 10/21/1975 | |
| Myles Wilder | 1 | 10/21/1975 | |
| Tiffany York | 1 | 10/07/1975 | |
| Bill Greer | 1 | 10/28/1978 | |
| Diane Kirgo | 1 | 11/11/1978 | |
| Garry Shandling | 1 | 12/09/1976 | |
| William Bickley | 1 | 01/13/1976 | |
| Bob Shayne | 1 | 10/28/1976 | |
| Bob Silberg | 1 | 11/17/1977 | |
| Mel Stuart | 1 | 12/15/1977 | |
| Carl Kleinschmitt | 1 | 01/06/1976 | |
| Rick Mittleman | 1 | 09/09/1975 | |
| Pat Proft | 1 | 02/12/1976 | |
| Kathy Greer | 1 | 10/28/1978 | |
| Steve Hayden | 1 | 12/16/1976 | |
| Jim Parker | 1 | 01/06/1977 | |
| Rick Hawkins | 1 | 02/10/1979 | |
| Jerry Ross | 1 | 09/16/1975 | |
| Michael Weinberger | 1 | 12/02/1975 | |
| Michael Warren | 1 | 01/13/1976 | |
| Ira Miller | 1 | 12/02/1976 | |
| Bo Kaprall | 1 | 02/12/1976 | |
| Marilyn Miller | 1 | 10/28/1975 |
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