Who starred in this funny TV show? Can you tell me everything about it? Thank you!
2006-06-10 14:36:32 · 8 answers · asked by snowy dragon 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Full Cast and Crew for
"Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)
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Directed by
Nick Arnold
Jeff Bleckner
Bob Claver
Nick Havinga
Robert Hegyes
Bill Hobin
Dick King
James Komack
Bob LaHendro
Alan Myerson
Bill Persky
Al Schwartz
Gary Shimokawa
Mel Stuart
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Earl Barret writer (episode 75 "Frog Day Afternoon") (episode 87 "Winter's Coat Tail, A")
Earl Barret written by
Eric Cohen creator: original concept
Gabe Kaplan creator (as Gabriel Kaplan)
Linda Morris writer (1978-1979)
Jim Mulholland writer
Jerry Rannow writer
Vic Rauseo writer (1978-1979)
Neil Rosen writer
Alan Sacks creator
Garry Shandling writer
Raymond Siller writer
Ed Simmons writer
George Tricker writer
Cast (in credits order)complete, awaiting verification
Gabe Kaplan .... Gabe Kotter (1975-1979) (as Gabriel Kaplan)
Marcia Strassman .... Julie Kotter (1975-1979)
John Travolta .... Vinnie Barbarino (1975-1979)
Robert Hegyes .... Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein (1975-1979)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs .... Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington (1975-1979) (as Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs)
Ron Palillo .... Arnold Horshack (1975-1979)
John Sylvester White .... Mr. Michael Woodman (1975-1979)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melonie Haller .... Angie Globagoski (1978)
Stephen Shortridge .... Beau De Labarre (1978-1979
Trivia for
"Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)
The original title of the series was to be simply "Kotter," but that was before composer John Sebastian had difficulty writing the theme song lyrics. He couldn't find enough rhyming words for the title. Giving up on that tack, he decided to compose lyrics that illustrated the premise of the show in a song called, "Welcome Back." The producers were so impressed with the song that they decided to change the series title to "Welcome Back, Kotter." The song was also released on a single which went to #1 on the charts.
The show always began and ended with Gabe Kotter telling his wife Julie a joke, except for the last episode. In that episode, Marcia Strassman had left the set after a dispute, so Gabe Kaplan tells the last joke to a stuffed bear.
The show was originally banned in Boston. The Boston ABC affiliate did not want to air the show at first because they thought it was about busing, a very heated topic at the time. They eventually ran the show with no problems.
Gabe Kaplan and John Travolta both left the show after the third season. Kaplan left over creative differences with James Komack. Travolta left after the massive success of Saturday Night Fever (1977). Kaplan appeared rarely in the final season but his name was still featured in the opening credits as being the star of the show. John Travolta appeared occasionally in the final season. When he did appear he was listed as "Special Guest Star".
Jonathan Frakes tested for a role in this series.
This sitcom was not aired in Italy until John Travolta's big smash on the silver screen as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977), whose title was literally translated as "La febbre del sabato sera". This is why Italian adaptors decided to rename this sitcom "I ragazzi del sabato sera", i.e. "Saturday Night Guys".
The sweathogs' putdown line "Up your nose with a rubber hose!" was ranked #15 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue).
During the opening theme we see a sign that says "Welcome to Brooklyn: The 4th Largest City In America". The sign was located on the Brooklyn side of The Verrazano Narrows Bridge which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn.
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Arnold Horshack: [whenever he raises his hand] OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH!
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Arnold Horshack: [gets on Epstein's case about his "notes from his mother"] "Please excuse Juan for being a sheephead." Signed: "Epstein's mother's veterinarian".
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[repeated line]
Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: Up your nose with a rubber hose!
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Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: Hey! Up your nose with a rubber hoses!
Squiggy: Yeah? Well, up your gizzard with a rubber lizard!
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Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: I'm so confused.
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Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington: Hi there.
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Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: What? Where?
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[when Arnold became a cult member]
Arnold Horshack: What is? is. What was? will be. What will be *was*, but will be again.
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Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington: Hey, Mr. Kot-tair!
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Mr. Michael Woodman: Kotter, these kids couldn't pass a blood test without cheating.
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Gabe Kotter: Did I ever tell you about my Uncle Max?
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Gabe Kotter: You know what I'm gonna do: I'm going to put a window over there.
[points to the door]
Gabe Kotter: And a door over there.
[points to the window]
Gabe Kotter: So then you'll come in through the door!
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Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino: [brainstorming ideas to raise money to save their class] We could have a casino night.
Gabe Kotter: Gambling in school? Do you realize the odds are almost 5 to 1 against that happening?
Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington: I'll take that bet
2006-06-10 14:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by capnbeatty 5 · 3⤊ 5⤋
I can't remember Rory Emerald but Gabe Kaplan was Kotter, the teacher. John Travolta was a sweathog named Vinnie Barbarino
2006-06-10 21:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gabe Kotter returns to his Brooklyn-based alma-mater, James Buchanan High School, to teach a group of misfits called the Sweathogs. The Sweathogs were a group of supposedly unteachable, under-achieving and incorrigible students. The core of Sweathogs were Vinnie Barbarino, the group's wisecracking leader; Juan Epstien, a Jewish Puerto Rican; dimwitted Arnold Horshack; and streetwise Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington. Gabe at one time a Sweathog himself had to try to reach out to these students by relating his own experiences to the students, but was often hindered in his efforts by Buchanan's cantankerous vice-principal, Michael Woodman. Gabe and his wife, Julie, shared an apartment near the school. Gabe became a father in 1977 when Julie gave birth to twin girls. By 1978, Vinnie graduated from high school (John Travolta by this time had become a major movie star), and a new Sweathog Beau DeLabarre, who had been expelled from seven other high schools enrolled at Buchanan. Julie also became a teacher at the school.
2006-06-10 21:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cast (in credits order)complete, awaiting verification
Gabe Kaplan .... Gabe Kotter (1975-1979) (as Gabriel Kaplan)
Marcia Strassman .... Julie Kotter (1975-1979)
John Travolta .... Vinnie Barbarino (1975-1979)
Robert Hegyes .... Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein (1975-1979)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs .... Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington (1975-1979) (as Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs)
Ron Palillo .... Arnold Horshack (1975-1979)
John Sylvester White .... Mr. Michael Woodman (1975-1979)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melonie Haller .... Angie Globagoski (1978)
Stephen Shortridge .... Beau De Labarre (1978-1979
2006-06-10 21:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gabe Kaplan was the teacher. The class consisted of a bunch of semi thugs called Sweathogs. You can Google the show to find out more about it.
2006-06-10 21:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gabe Kaplan's character said he was a sweathog when he went to the school. I think by going to college and becoming a teacher, he un-sweathogged himself.
2006-06-10 21:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you know, Rory Emerald has been in every movie or television show since the dawn of civilization...
2006-06-10 21:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is it with you and your apparent obsession with Rory Emerald???????
2006-06-10 21:46:12 · answer #8 · answered by h0kiegal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋