Welcome Back, Kotter

Season 4 Episode Guide

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Season 4, Episode 23

June 8, 1979

The Breadwinners

Season 4, Episode 23

June 8, 1979

Washington and Epstein decide a boxing ring is the only place to argue about a job they both want. Gabriel Kaplan. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Julie: Marcia Strassman.

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Season 4, Episode 22

June 1, 1979

I'm Okay, But You're Not

Season 4, Episode 22

June 1, 1979

Shunned by the sweathogs, Beau hopes to regain their trust by running Woodman's pants up the flagpole. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.

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Season 4, Episode 21

May 25, 1979

Conclusion. Horshack finds little humor in the sweathogs' jokes about his inability to provide for his future bride. Mary: Irene Arranga. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Minister: Ancel Cook. Beau: Stephen Shortridge.

Season 4, Episode 20

May 25, 1979

Oo-Oo, I Do

Season 4, Episode 20

May 25, 1979

Part 1 of two. Just when Arnold falls in love, he is faced with moving to Atlantic City with his mother. Mary: Irene Arranga. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Beau: Stephen Shortridge. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.

Season 4, Episode 19

March 17, 1979

The Gang Show

Season 4, Episode 19

March 17, 1979

Epstein and Washington (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) enter the school talent show, unaware that the judging has been fixed by another contestant. Beau: Stephen Shortridge. Della: Della Reese. Carvelli: Charles Fleischer.

Season 4, Episode 18

March 3, 1979

The Sweat Smell of Success

Season 4, Episode 18

March 3, 1979

Epstein decides to boost the circulation of the school paper with a story of an affair between Julie and Woodman (Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White). Mary: Irene Arranga. Carvelli: Charles Fleischer.

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Season 4, Episode 17

February 24, 1979

Come Back, Little Arnold

Season 4, Episode 17

February 24, 1979

Girl-shy Arnold is hoping to find confidence in a bottle. Jean Tremaine: Della Reese. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Beau: Stephen Shortridge. Mary: Irene Arranga.

Season 4, Episode 16

February 10, 1979

The Goodbye Guy

Season 4, Episode 16

February 10, 1979

Epstein romances the Kotters' baby sitter (Georganne LaPiere)---unaware that she is Woodman's niece. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Emily: Alston Ahern.

Season 4, Episode 15

February 3, 1979

Barbarino's Baby

Season 4, Episode 15

February 3, 1979

Barbarino is saddled with the responsibility of delivering a baby in an elevator. Mrs. Fishbein: Mary Jo Catlett. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Nurse Bonney: Jane Dulo. Fishbein: Henry Corden. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.

Season 4, Episode 14

January 13, 1979

The Bride and Gloom

Season 4, Episode 14

January 13, 1979

Barbarino gets talked into marrying Epstein's alien cousin, to assure her American citizenship. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Sally: Linda McCullough. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Horshack: Ron Palillo.

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Season 4, Episode 13

December 16, 1978

A Winter's Coat Tale

Season 4, Episode 13

December 16, 1978

Barbarino's new coat gets ripped off by muggers. John Travolta. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.

Season 4, Episode 12

December 2, 1978

A Little Fright Music

Season 4, Episode 12

December 2, 1978

A singer wants to record Washington's disco version of the school song. Gabriel Kaplan. J. Hamton-Hamton: Sip Culler. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Beau: Stephen Shortridge.

Season 4, Episode 11

November 25, 1978

Frog-Day Afternoon

Season 4, Episode 11

November 25, 1978

Horshack's refusal to dissect frogs may make him fail biology. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Ilona: Dena Dietrich. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Gabe: Gabriel Kaplan. Mrs. O'Hara: Ellen Travolta.

Season 4, Episode 10

November 11, 1978

Washington's Clone

Season 4, Episode 10

November 11, 1978

A straight-A student seeks the sweathogs' approval by mimicking Washington's antics. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Arthur: Ron Dennis. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Westbrook: Fritzie Burr. Beau: Stephen Shortridge.

Season 4, Episode 9

November 4, 1978

The Barbarino Blues

Season 4, Episode 9

November 4, 1978

Barbarino's ego suffers when a girl he wants to break up with beats him to it. John Travolta. Sally: Linda McCullough. Beau: Stephen Shortridge. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacob.

Season 4, Episode 8

October 28, 1978

X-Rated Education

Season 4, Episode 8

October 28, 1978

A porno flick smuggled in by Carvelli is shown to a conservative group expecting to screen a sex-education film. Mrs. Zuggler: Jenna McMahon. Mrs. Johnson: Bebe Drake-Hooks. Finch: Stanley Brock.

Season 4, Episode 7

October 21, 1978

Barbarino's Boo-Boo

Season 4, Episode 7

October 21, 1978

Working as a hospital orderly, Barbarino misplaces a sedated Woodman (John Sylvester White). Nurse Bonney: Jane Dulo. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Gabe: Gabriel Kaplan. Horshack: Ron Palillo.

Season 4, Episode 6

October 9, 1978

Sweatmobile

Season 4, Episode 6

October 9, 1978

The sweathogs learn that their new car has been wrecked in delivery. Barbarino: John Travolta. Josephine: Connie Sawyer. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Julie: Marcia Strassman.

Season 4, Episode 5

October 2, 1978

Once Upon a Ledge

Season 4, Episode 5

October 2, 1978

The series takes a serious turn as the sweathogs try to dissuade a suicidal teenager from jumping from Buchanan High. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Julie: Marcia Strassman.

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Season 4, Episode 4

September 25, 1978

Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime

Season 4, Episode 4

September 25, 1978

The sweathogs seethe when Barbarino throws them out of his pad to get some privacy. Gabriel Kaplan. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Beau: Stephen Shortridge. Sally: Linda McCullough.

Season 4, Episode 3

September 18, 1978

Beau's Jest

Season 4, Episode 3

September 18, 1978

The girls flip over handsome, well-dressed transfer student Beau De Labarre (Stephen Shortridge). Gabriel Kaplan. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Huge Man: Richard Moll.

Season 4, Episode 2

September 11, 1978

The Drop-ins

Season 4, Episode 2

September 11, 1978

Woodman is appointed principal, and Gabe angers his students by becoming his assistant. First of two parts. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo.

Season 4, Episode 1

September 11, 1978

The Drop-ins

Season 4, Episode 1

September 11, 1978

Conclusion. Angered that Gabe is now assistant principal, the sweathogs leave school. Gabe Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo.

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Premiered: September 9, 1975
Rating: None
Premise: An Emmy-nominated hit about a high-school teacher who returns to his Brooklyn alma mater, James Buchanan High, and is saddled with a class of misfits known as the Sweathogs. The series was based on the real-life experiences and stand-up of Gabe Kaplan, who… (more)