Welcome Back, Kotter
The Complete First Season
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Former Sweathog Gabe Kotter returns to his alma mater, Brooklyn's James Buchanan High School to teach a new generation of Sweathogs, a group of supposedly unteachable, under-achieving and incorrigible students. They are: Vinnie Barbarino, the group's wise-cracking leader; Juan Epstein, a Puerto Rican
… More »Former Sweathog Gabe Kotter returns to his alma mater, Brooklyn's James Buchanan High School to teach a new generation of Sweathogs, a group of supposedly unteachable, under-achieving and incorrigible students. They are: Vinnie Barbarino, the group's wise-cracking leader; Juan Epstein, a Puerto Rican Jew; dimwitted Arnold Horshack; and cool Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington. Gabe tries to reach out to these students by relating his own experiences to the students, but is often hindered in his efforts by cantankerous vice-principal, Michael Woodman.
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Imprint:
Burbank, CA - Distributed by Warner Home Video
ISBN:
1419847325
Language:
English
Other language:
Closed-captioned
Performers:
Gabriel Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Ron Palillo, John Travolta.
Notes:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer
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Created by Gabriel Kaplan & Alan Sacks
Originally broadcast on television during the 1975-1976 season
Contains all 22 episodes from the first season
Disc 1 (Episodes 1-6): The great debate / written by Rick Mittleman ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Basket case / written by Jerry Ross ; directed by Bob LaHendo -- Welcome back (pilot) / written by Peter Meyerson ; directed by James Komack -- Whodunit? / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The election / written by Eric Cohen and Tiffany York ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- No more Mister Nice Guy / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 2 (Episodes 7-12): Classroom marriage / written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- One of our Sweathogs is missing / written by Marilyn Miller ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Mr. Kotter, teacher / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The reunion / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Barbarino's girl / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- California dreamin' / written by Michael Weinberger ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 3 (Episodes 13-18): Arrivederci, Arnold / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The longest weekend / written by Carl Kleinschmitt ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The sit-in / written by William Bickley and Michael Warren ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Follow the leader, part 1 / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Follow the leader, part 2 / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Dr. Epstein, I presume / teleplay by George Yanok ; story by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel and George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 4 (Episodes 19-22): One flu over the cuckoo's nest / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The telethon / written by Pat Proft and Bo Kaprall ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Kotter makes good / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Father Vinnie / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro
Special features: Disc 1: "Only a few degrees from a Sweathog" retrospective featurette ; Disc 3: Actors' original screen tests
Title from container
Created by Gabriel Kaplan & Alan Sacks
Originally broadcast on television during the 1975-1976 season
Contains all 22 episodes from the first season
Disc 1 (Episodes 1-6): The great debate / written by Rick Mittleman ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Basket case / written by Jerry Ross ; directed by Bob LaHendo -- Welcome back (pilot) / written by Peter Meyerson ; directed by James Komack -- Whodunit? / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The election / written by Eric Cohen and Tiffany York ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- No more Mister Nice Guy / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 2 (Episodes 7-12): Classroom marriage / written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- One of our Sweathogs is missing / written by Marilyn Miller ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Mr. Kotter, teacher / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The reunion / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Barbarino's girl / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- California dreamin' / written by Michael Weinberger ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 3 (Episodes 13-18): Arrivederci, Arnold / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The longest weekend / written by Carl Kleinschmitt ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The sit-in / written by William Bickley and Michael Warren ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Follow the leader, part 1 / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Follow the leader, part 2 / written by Jerry Rannow and Jewel Jaffe Rannow ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Dr. Epstein, I presume / teleplay by George Yanok ; story by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel and George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro. Disc 4 (Episodes 19-22): One flu over the cuckoo's nest / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- The telethon / written by Pat Proft and Bo Kaprall ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Kotter makes good / written by George Yanok ; directed by Bob LaHendro -- Father Vinnie / written by Eric Cohen ; directed by Bob LaHendro
Special features: Disc 1: "Only a few degrees from a Sweathog" retrospective featurette ; Disc 3: Actors' original screen tests
Statement of responsibility:
Warner Bros. Television ; a production of The Komack Company, Inc. and Wolper Productions ; produced by Alan Sacks, Eric Cohen & George Yanok
Characteristics:
4 videodiscs (553 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
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Add a CommentI was a little too young to watch this tv series in the 70's but I really enjoyed it. The actors who play the students are hilarious, including a young John Travolta.