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Season 1

  • S01E01 Welcome Back

    • September 9, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe Kotter wakes up in the morning ready to start his first day as a teacher at James Buchanan high school. When he arrives, Mr. Woodman assigns Kotter to the remedial class, the class he was in years before. Gabe walks into the room and "teaches" class. He's introduced to four main students. Vinnie Barbarino, Juan Epstein, Freddie Washington and Arnold Horshack. The class turns into a disaster and Kotter quits. When Kotter gets home, he and his wife, Julie, get a visit from the Sweathogs. In the end, Kotter returns as teacher.

  • S01E02 Basket Case

    • September 16, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Freddy is convinced he will become a basketball star, so he decides to draw pictures on Gabe's test instead of trying to pass it. Gabe refuses to pass him even though he is the school's basketball star. When Gabe offers Freddy a make-up exam, Freddy still refuses. Gabe then offers to play a one-on-one game against Freddy to convince Freddy he's not as good as he thinks. If Gabe wins Freddy agrees to take the test, and if Freddy wins Gabe agrees to pass Freddy. Freddy naturally wins, but Gabe's score of 16 to 21 makes Freddy realize that he'd better complete school rather than rely on becoming a big basketball star.

  • S01E03 The Great Debate

    • September 23, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.

  • S01E04 Whodunit?

    • September 30, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Tired of her reputation as easy, Rosalie Totsy tells the Sweathogs that she's pregnant -- and that one of them is the father -- in an effort to make the boys admit that the tales they tell about their "fun dates" with her aren't true.

  • S01E05 The Election

    • October 7, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.

  • S01E06 No More Mister Nice Guy

    • October 14, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    After returning to his roots by taking over the Sweathogs' history class for a day, Mr. Woodman turns into a nice guy; and Kotter turns into the new Mr. Woodman.

  • S01E07 Classroom Marriage

    • October 21, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    With Vernajean's family moving, she and Freddie decide that they must get married in order to stay together. Their classmates act out married life to discourage the young couple.

  • S01E08 One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing

    • October 28, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    After losing a fight with Todd Ludlow, Juan is made fun of by his fellow Sweathogs. His feelings and his pride hurt, he runs away -- to the Kotters' bathroom.

  • S01E09 Mr. Kotter, Teacher

    • November 4, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.

  • S01E10 The Reunion

    • November 18, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.

  • S01E11 Barbarino's Girl

    • November 25, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    In order to bring up Vinnie's grades, Judy Borden, highly unpopular with the Sweathogs, is called in to tutor him. But when the two start liking one another, problems arise.

  • S01E12 California Dreamin'

    • December 2, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    The sweathogs go bananas over Bambi, a pretty blonde girl from California. We get some very funny scenes of the guys in various costumes: Epstein as a guru, Freddy in a colorful shirt, Horshack as a movie producer, and Vinnie as a surfer. When Mr. Kotter gets fed-up with them disrupting the class, it's revealed that Bambi was just pretending to be from California in order to get attention.

  • S01E13 Arrividerci, Arnold

    • December 16, 1975
    • ABC (US)

    Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.

  • S01E14 The Longest Weekend

    • January 6, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    When Julie goes away on a ski trip with a friend, stories from the Sweathogs and Mr. Woodman lead Gabe to be worried about the possibility of Julie cheating on him while she is away.

  • S01E15 The Sit-In

    • January 13, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    The Sweathogs, diverged from a food-fight, hold a sit-in to protest the school cafetieria's Wednesday liver.

  • S01E16 Follow the Leader (1)

    • January 20, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    The class votes to make Freddie the new leader of the Sweathogs, making Vinnie so upset that he quits school and stays with the Kotters. But Julie is growing tired of the Sweathogs taking all of Gabe's time.

  • S01E17 Follow the Leader (2)

    • January 22, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    The Sweathogs tire of Freddy as leader, and even Mr. Woodman admits that he misses Barbarino. Gabe makes peace with Julie and Vinnie, and all is returned to normal.

  • S01E18 Dr. Epstein, I Presume

    • January 29, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Juan, because of his love for animals, decides that he would like to be a veterinarian. A guidance couselor quickly thwarts his dream, until he performs an emergency operation on his pet hamster.

  • S01E19 One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    • February 5, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    A flu epidemic hits Buchannan and everybody gets sick except for Kotter, Horshack and a few students in the other classes. In the end, the few healthy students team up with the remaining Sweathogs in the classroom.

  • S01E20 The Telethon

    • February 12, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Kotter and the "Sweathogs" raise a telethon to raise $700 for new supplies. If not the remiedial class will be cut.

  • S01E21 Kotter Makes Good

    • February 19, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe is forced to take final exams when it's revealed by Mr. Woodman that he wasn't really qualified to graduate when he did.

  • S01E22 Father Vinnie

    • February 26, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Vinnie's grandmother's dying wish is for him to become a priest, and he takes the request seriously, until the strain of being holy becomes too much for him.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Career Day

    • September 23, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    On career day, an inventor who is treated poorly by the Sweathogs offers a well-paying job to Gabe.

  • S02E02 Inherit the Halibut

    • September 30, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Freddie, class treasurer, is accused of stealing funds, and an impromptue trial is held in the classroom.

  • S02E03 Sweatside Story

    • October 7, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    The Sweathogs form a gang, but won't let Arnold in until the night of their first rumble, and Arnold, against the idea of being killed, brings along Gabe and Mr. Woodman in order to prevent the fight.

  • S02E04 The Fight

    • October 21, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Sparked by the fact that Vinnie neglected to do Freddie's homework, the Sweathogs spend the better part of class fighting with one another.

  • S02E05 The Museum

    • October 28, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Mr. Kotter takes the sweathogs on a field trip to a museum. Mrs. Kotter and Mr. Woodman are along as chaperones. They meet the unusual museum curator Mr.Gore (John Astin) who seems odd and superstitious. In the Egyptian display, he warns them of the mummy coming back to life if they joke and kid around. Naturally, the door shuts itself and everyone is trapped. They humorously begin to panic and make attempts to get out. Epstein manages to get the door open.

  • S02E06 Gabe Under Pressure

    • November 4, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe is afraid to get a physical when the free clinic comes to Buchanan High.

  • S02E07 Sweathog, Nebraska Style

    • November 11, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's visiting sister, recently at odds with her long-time boyfriend, falls for Juan.

  • S02E08 Sadie Hawkins Day

    • November 18, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    A girl wants to ask Vinnie to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance, but his insensitivity leads her to ask Arnold in retaliation, leaving Vinnie with no date at all.

  • S02E09 Hello, Ms. Chips

    • December 2, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    The new student teacher discovers that all her training to work with remedial children hasn't prepared her for dealing with the Sweathogs.

  • S02E10 Horshack vs. Carvelli

    • December 9, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    When the opportunity to fight Carvelli in a boxing match arises, Arnold wants to be the one to do it; and when the other Sweathogs put down his manhood, he is even more determined to prove himself by getting in the ring.

  • S02E11 Sweathog Clinic for the Cure of Smoking

    • December 16, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    Epstein is caught smoking cigarettes. Gabe and the sweathogs try to get him to stop.

  • S02E12 Hark, the Sweatkings

    • December 23, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    At Christmas time, the Sweathogs are all too eager to tease resident bum Angie. But after Angie tells his life story to the class, they have a change of heart, and decide to help him get back up on his feet.

  • S02E13 A Love Story

    • December 30, 1976
    • ABC (US)

    When Juan's sister Carmen joines the Sweathogs, she catches the eye of Arnold, but Carmen is only interested in Vinnie. Juan, meanwhile, is displeased with the entire situation, and is ready to kill anybody who dares to lay a hand on his baby sister.

  • S02E14 Caruso's Way

    • January 6, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Vinnie's goofing off in gym gets him in trouble with the teacher, Mr. Caruso, who's reprimending after class gets out of hand when he hits Vinnie in front of the girls' locker room.

  • S02E15 Sweatgate Scandal

    • January 13, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Tired of the way the school newspaper is always putting them down, the Sweathogs join the staff in order to redeem themselves; and the crack investigative team of "Vinstein" (Vinnie and Juan) are hot on the trail of the culprit behind the recent break-in of Principal Lazarus's office.

  • S02E16 Kotter and Son

    • January 20, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe's overly-critical father comes for a visit and, unconvinced that his son has chosen a worthwhile career, goes with Gabe to school in order to watch him in action with his Sweathogs.

  • S02E17 Chicken à la Kotter

    • January 27, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe, in need of money for a root canal, takes a second job as a restaurant mascot.

  • S02E18 Has Anyone Seen Arnold? (1)

    • February 3, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    For the school drama festival, Gabe is going to direct a scene from Cyrano de Bergerac. Arnold is set to play the lead, but recieves only heckling and ridicule from his fellow Sweathogs; and when Arnold turns up missing, Vinnie is forced to take his place on stage.

  • S02E19 There Goes Number 5 (2)

    • February 3, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    When Arnold finally shows back up at school, it's discovered that his absence was due to the recent death of his fifth father. A feeling of responsibility within him, Arnold sets out to find a job to help support his siblings and his mother, who's only priority lies in finding a replacement father for her kids.

  • S02E20 The Littlest Sweathog

    • February 10, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Gabe and Julie find out that they are going to have a baby.

  • S02E21 Radio Free Freddie

    • February 17, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    It seems that Freddie has a future in radio, but he may also risk losing his friends for fame.

  • S02E22 I'm Having Their Baby

    • February 24, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    With Gabe away at a teacher's convention, the Sweathogs take it upon themselves to watch over the pregnant Julie...but the harder they try to make Julie comfortable, the more trouble they seem to cause.

  • S02E23 I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now?

    • March 3, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    The art teacher falls in love with Gabe.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Sweathogs Back-to-School Special

    • September 10, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E02 And Baby Makes Four (1)

    • September 15, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Julie goes into labor.

  • S03E03 And Baby Makes Four (2)

    • September 15, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Julie gives birth to twin girls.

  • S03E04 The Visit

    • September 22, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's parents come to see the babies.

  • S03E05 Buddy, Can You Spare a Million?

    • September 29, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E06 Just Testing

    • October 6, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.

  • S03E07 The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack

    • October 13, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E08 What a Move!

    • October 20, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E09 A Novel Idea

    • October 27, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    The characters in Mr. Woodman's new novel seem to have an awful lot in common with the Sweathogs...

  • S03E10 Barbarino in Love (1)

    • November 3, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E11 Barbarino in Love (2)

    • November 10, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E12 Kotter for Vice Principal

    • November 17, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E13 Swine and Punishment

    • November 24, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Freddie cheats on an English test.

  • S03E14 Epstein's Madonna

    • December 8, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E15 Sweathog Christmas Special

    • December 15, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.

  • S03E16 Sweatwork

    • December 22, 1977
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E17 Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included

    • January 5, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E18 Angie

    • January 12, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A new girl joins the Sweathogs.

  • S03E19 Epstein's Term Paper

    • January 19, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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. DETAILS: Instead of writing their own term papers for Gabe's class, the Sweathogs choose to buy old "guaranteed A papers" for $5 each from Carvelli. Epstein's paper is on Franklin D. Roosevelt ("a mighty knight who fights for what's right"), Horshack's is on Joseph Stalin, Freddy's is on the Dust Bowl, and Vinnie's is on the Irish Potato Famine ("Great French Fry Phantom"). When Gabe grades Epstein's paper, he recognizes it as the same paper he handed in 11 years ago, so he gives all of them F's. Epstein then demands Carvelli refund their $20 per his guarantee, but Carvelli weasels out of that. Gabe tells Epstein he knows that Carvelli is selling used term papers and to thwart future use of the papers, Gabe passes around a list of them to all teachers and schools. Gabe then gives the Sweathogs one more chance to do the paper because, as he admits, he may have turned in that paper on FDR 11 years ago -- but he never said he WROTE it.

  • S03E20 There's No Business (1)

    • January 26, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E21 There's No Business (2)

    • February 2, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E22 What Goes Up

    • February 9, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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."

  • S03E23 Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps

    • February 16, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E24 Horshack and the Madame X

    • February 23, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E25 The Kiss

    • April 13, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E26 The Return of Hotsy Totsy

    • May 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E27 Class Encounter of the Carvelli Kind

    • May 18, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    When Carvelli and Murray come on as exchange students, Carvelli seemingly goes crazy with stories of aliens.

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Drop-Ins (1)

    • September 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E02 The Drop-Ins (2)

    • September 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E03 Beau's Jest

    • September 18, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A new student, Beau De Labarre, sets up Epstein with a bad date.

  • S04E04 Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime

    • September 25, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Vinnie throws the Sweathogs out of his new apartment.

  • S04E05 Once Upon a Ledge

    • October 2, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E06 The Sweatmobile

    • October 9, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E07 Barbarino's Boo-Boo

    • October 21, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E08 X-Rated Education

    • October 28, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E09 The Barbarino Blues

    • November 4, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E10 Washington's Clone

    • November 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E11 Frog Day Afternoon

    • November 25, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E12 A Little Fright Music

    • December 2, 1978
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E13 A Winter's Coat Tail

    • December 16, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.

  • S04E14 Bride and Gloom

    • January 13, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Juan asks Vinnie to marry his immigrant cousin.

  • S04E15 Barbarino's Baby

    • February 3, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Vinnie is forced to deliver a baby in an elevator.

  • S04E16 The Goodbye Guy

    • February 10, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E17 Come Back, Little Arnold

    • February 24, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E18 The Sweat Smell of Success

    • March 3, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E19 The Gang Show

    • March 17, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E20 Oo, Oo, I Do (1)

    • May 25, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E21 Oo, Oo, I Do (2)

    • May 25, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E22 I'm Okay, But You're Not

    • June 1, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Beau plays a number of pranks on Mr. Woodman.

  • S04E23 The Breadwinners

    • June 8, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    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.

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