Episode
Welcome Back, Kotter: Horshack and the Madame X
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1978-05-18
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Horshack and the Madame X is Episode 24 in Season 3 of Welcome Back, Kotter. It aired on 1978-05-18. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 23: Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps
Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.
Episode 25: The Kiss
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.
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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.
Episode 21: There's No Business Like Show Business (2)
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Episode 27: Class Encounter of the Carvelli Kind
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Episode 20: There's No Business Like Show Business (1)
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.
Episode 19: Epstein's Term Paper
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Episode 18: Angie
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Episode 17: Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included
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.
Episode 16: Sweatwork
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Episode 15: Sweathog Christmas Special
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