Episode
Welcome Back, Kotter: Welcome Back (Pilot)
Overview
A flashback recalls Gabe's first meeting with his class. The Sweathogs Out Debate A Superior Class.
Details
- Series
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1975-09-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Welcome Back (Pilot) is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Welcome Back, Kotter. It aired on 1975-09-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: Basket Case
Gabe insists that basketball ace Washington pass his social-studies test.
Episode 4: Whodunit?
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.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: The Great Debate
The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.
Episode 5: The Election
Barbarino is running for Student Body President but his campain turns into disaster.
Episode 6: No More Mister Nice Guy
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.
Episode 7: Classroom Marriage
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.
Episode 8: One of Our Sweathogs Is Missing
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.
Episode 9: Mr. Kotter, Teacher
Gabe's teaching theories in question, he is temporarily suspended. The Sweathogs, liable to lose their teacher, come to his defense.
Episode 10: The Reunion
Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.
Episode 11: Barbarino's Girl
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.
Episode 12: California Dreamin'
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.
Episode 13: Arrividerci, Arnold
Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.