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Welcome Back, Kotter Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Career Day
Thu, Sep 23, 1976 30 mins
On student-career day, it's Kotter who is forced to consider the future when he's offered a position in Chicago. Gabe: Gabriel Kaplan. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Mr. Takahashi: Pat Morita.
Episode 2
Inherit the Halibut
Thu, Sep 30, 1976 30 mins
Kotter's students stage a mock trial to try Washington on charges of pilfering the class fund. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Barbarino: John Travolta.
Episode 3
Sweatside Story
Thu, Oct 7, 1976 30 mins
The sweathogs attempt to preserve their reputation with a rival gang. Gabriel Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo.
Episode 4
The Fight
Thu, Oct 21, 1976 30 mins
The feud between Barbarino and Washington (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) puts all the sweathogs at war. Gabriel Kaplan, Marcia Strassman. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 5
The Museum
Thu, Oct 28, 1976 30 mins
During a museum trip, Gabe and his class are locked in an Egyptian tomb. Gabriel Kaplan, Marcia Strassman. Gore: John Astin. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Barbarino: John Travolta.
Episode 6
Gabe Under Pressure
Thu, Nov 4, 1976 30 mins
Doctor-dreading Gabe is on pins and needles about an upcoming physical exam. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Barbarino: John Travolta. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Miss Matusak: Carol Androsky.
Episode 7
Sweathog, Nebraska Style
Thu, Nov 11, 1976 30 mins
The Kotters play host to Julie's runaway sister, a farm girl who develops a crush on Epstein (Robert Hegyes). Gabriel Kaplan. Jenny: Susan Pratt. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Woodman: John Sylvester White.
Episode 8
Sadie Hawkins Day
Thu, Nov 18, 1976 30 mins
Barbarino panics as the Sadie Hawkins dance approaches and he's yet to be invited. Gabriel Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Episode 9
Hello, Ms. Chips
Thu, Dec 2, 1976 30 mins
The sweathogs give Gabe's student teacher second thoughts about her chosen career. Gabriel Kaplan. Ms. Wright: Valerie Curtin. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Barbarino: John Travolta. Horshack: Ron Palillo.
Episode 10
Horshack vs. Carvelli
Thu, Dec 9, 1976 30 mins
To prove his manliness, mousy Horshack boxes Killer Carvelli (Charles Fleischer). Gabriel Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Barbarino: John Travolta.
Episode 11
Sweathog Clinic for the Cure of Smoking
Thu, Dec 16, 1976 30 mins
Gabe sets up a classroom clinic to convince Epstein of the dangers of smoking. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Barbarino: John Travolta. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Episode 12
Hark, the Sweatkings
Thu, Dec 23, 1976 30 mins
The Christmas spirit moves the sweathogs to help rehabilitate the schoolyard wino. Gabriel Kaplan. Angie: Stephan Gazzo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 13
Love Story
Thu, Dec 30, 1976 30 mins
Epstein's kid sister is the object of the affections of both Barbarino and Horshack. Carmen: Lisa Mordente. Judy: Helaine Lembeck. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Gabe: Gabriel Kaplan.
Episode 14
Caruso's Way
Thu, Jan 6, 1977 30 mins
Barbarino plots revenge after a gym teacher slaps his face. Gabriel Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Episode 15
Sweatgate Scandal
Thu, Jan 13, 1977 30 mins
Barbarino and Epstein investigate a break-in of the principal's office. Gabriel Kaplan. Woodman: John Sylvester White. Judy: Helaine Lembeck. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Episode 16
Kotter and Son
Thu, Jan 20, 1977 30 mins
Gabe's visiting father wants his son to quit teaching and take over his souvenir business in Florida. Gabriel Kaplan. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Barbarino: John Travolta. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Episode 17
Chicken a la Kotter
Thu, Jan 27, 1977 30 mins
Gabe's new job at a fast-food outfit calls for a giant chicken costume. Gabriel Kaplan, Marcia Strassman. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Repairman: Stephen Pearlman. Woodman: John Sylvester White.
Episode 18
Has Anyone Seen Arnold?
Thu, Feb 3, 1977 30 mins
Horshack agrees to play Cyrano de Bergerac in a contest, but he stomps out of rehearsals when the sweathogs tease him. First of two parts. Gabriel Kaplan. Ma: Ellen Travolta. Uncle Harry: Nate Esformes. Manny: Dean Solomon.
Episode 19
There Goes Number 5
Thu, Feb 3, 1977 30 mins
Conclusion. Horshack plans to take over as head of the household when his fifth father dies. Kotter: Gabriel Kaplan. Ma: Ellen Travolta. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 20
The Littlest Sweathog
Thu, Feb 10, 1977 30 mins
Julie is less delighted than Gabe at her pregnancy. Gabriel Kaplan, Marcia Strassman. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Woodman: John Sylvester White.
Episode 21
Radio Free Freddie
Thu, Feb 17, 1977 30 mins
His radio personality earns Washington fame, but also the reputation of being an egoist. Gabriel Kaplan. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Wally: George Carlin. Barbarino: John Travolta. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 22
I'm Having Their Baby
Thu, Feb 24, 1977 30 mins
A pregnant Julie is driven wild by the sweathogs' efforts to cheer her while Gabe is away. Barbarino: John Travolta. Horshack: Ron Palillo. Washington: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Epstein: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 23
I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now?
Thu, Mar 3, 1977 30 mins
After class, a young art teacher demonstrates her designs on Gabe, while an eavesdropping Epstein imagines the worst. Julie: Marcia Strassman. Paula: Denise Galik. Barbarino: John Travolta. Horshack: Ron Palillo.
