Welcome Back, Kotter
Gabe Kotter is a high-school teacher with a bunch of unruly students in his class. The student troublemakers are led by Vinnie Barbarino, who has a knack for rhyming insults.
- 1975-1979
- 4 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-PG
Gabe Kotter is a high-school teacher with a bunch of unruly students in his class. The student troublemakers are led by Vinnie Barbarino, who has a knack for rhyming insults.
Season 4 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
The Drop-Ins: Part 1
Mon, Sep 11, 1978 30 mins
Kotter becomes the new vice principal and the Sweathogs think they can get away with anything they want. When they tie up Carvelli and Murray, Kotter gives them detention and they decide to quit school and get jobs.
Episode 2
The Drop-Ins: Part 2
Mon, Sep 11, 1978 30 mins
Horshack, Epstein, and Washington, now dropped out of school, decide to look for jobs. Kotter then asks Barbarino, now working as an orderly, to convince them to go back to school.
Episode 3
Don't Come Up and See Me Sometime
Mon, Sep 25, 1978 30 mins
Barbarino gets his own apartment and the Sweathogs think they have a new hangout. Barbarino tells them they are only welcome at his apartment when he invites them over. Offended by this, the Sweathogs storm out of his apartment.
Episode 4
Once Upon a Ledge
Mon, Oct 2, 1978 30 mins
A new girl at Buchanan High contemplates suicide after having a hard time making friends.
Episode 5
The Sweatmobile
Mon, Oct 9, 1978 30 mins
Carvelli offers to sell the Sweathogs his car so they tell him about the time they bought a car from Barbarino's uncle. While waiting at the hospital for the car, the Sweathogs see Uncle Louie wheeled in on a gurney after a car accident.
Episode 6
Beau's Jest
Mon, Oct 16, 1978 30 mins
New student, Beau Dela barre tries to fit in with his sweat hog classmates but when Epstein plays one too many pranks on him, he retaliates with one of his own that ends with EPsteon being set up with a married student with a very large jealous husband.
Episode 7
Barbarino's Boo-Boo
Sat, Oct 21, 1978 30 mins
Woodman goes to the hospital to have a bunion removed. After the surgery, Barbarino takes him back to his room but loses him on the way. Now the Sweathogs scour the hospital looking for Woodman.
Episode 8
X-Rated Education
Sat, Oct 28, 1978 30 mins
Carvelli brings in an X-rated film and asks Epstein to show it for the guys. Meanwhile, Julie prepares to show a sex education film to protesting parents. The two films get mixed up and the parents see the X-rated film.
Episode 9
The Barbarino Blues
Fri, Nov 3, 1978 30 mins
When Vinnie gets dumped by a girl in front of the Sweathogs, he gets depressed and is too ashamed to leave his apartment.
Episode 10
Washington's Clone
Sat, Nov 11, 1978 30 mins
The school smart kid, Arthur, idolizes Washington and begins imitating him. To show his gratitude, Arthur gives Washington a watch which he thinks is stolen. Washington gets fed up with having a clone and looks for a way to turn Arthur off.
Episode 11
Frog Day Afternoon
Sat, Nov 25, 1978 30 mins
The students are told as part of their biology requirement they're going to have to dissect a frog. And Arnold refuses to do it. He even protests by trying to take the frogs. He is told if he doesn't do it, he will get a failing grade and he's asking the other Sweathogs for support.
Episode 12
A Little Fright Music
Sat, Dec 2, 1978 30 mins
Freddie rewrites Woodman's version of the school anthem. A big-time recording artist hears him singing it and decides he wants to use it on his next album. But Woodman opposes the idea of the school song going commercial.
Episode 13
A Winter's Coat Tale
Sat, Dec 16, 1978 30 mins
Vinnie selfishly buys himself a new camel-hair coat for Christmas. He feels it makes him stylish. So to him it's a tragedy when a couple of hoods steal it from him. Will the coat crooks be caught or a Christmas lesson taught?
Episode 14
Bride and Gloom
Sat, Jan 13, 1979 30 mins
The word is out that Barbarino is getting married. But he isn't marrying his girlfriend and the secret marriage has something to do with Epstein.
Episode 15
Barbarino's Baby
Sat, Feb 3, 1979 30 mins
Barbarino is frustrated because he doesn't get a good job at the hospital. So he is excited when he has to take a pregnant woman to her room. But the elevator breaks with them in it and she goes into labor. Now he has to deliver the baby.
Episode 16
The Goodbye Guy
Sat, Feb 10, 1979 30 mins
Mr. Woodman's niece, Kelly, babysits for the Kotters one night when Epstein comes by looking for Mr. Kotter. He finds Kelly instead, they become acquainted, and they eventually move in together, to Mr. Woodman's horror.
Episode 17
Come Back, Little Arnold
Sat, Feb 24, 1979 30 mins
Terrified of going out with pretty Mary Johnson, Horshack believes he can find courage in a bottle.
Episode 18
The Sweat Smell of Success
Sat, Mar 3, 1979 30 mins
Epstein is assigned to the school paper and changes it from a dull, lifeless weekly to a gossipy, sensationalist money-maker -- almost losing his friends in the process.
Episode 19
The Gang Show
Sat, Mar 17, 1979 30 mins
Freddie and Juan compete in the school talent show, but Carvelli woos the judges so he can win the competition. So Horshack and Beau become alternate judges and fill in when the other judges are unable to fulfill their duties.
Episode 20
Oo-Oo, I Do: Part 1
Fri, May 25, 1979 30 mins
Arnold and Mary express their love for each other, then Arnold learns his mother married a blackjack dealer in Atlantic City, and now he has to leave school and the woman he loves. So Instead of leaving, Arnold asks Mary to marry him.
Episode 21
Oo-Oo, I Do: Part 2
Fri, May 25, 1979 30 mins
The Sweathogs give Arnold a bachelor party and tease him about married life. He takes it personally and runs away because he thinks he can't support Mary.
Episode 22
I'm Okay, But You're Not
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 30 mins
Beau's sweet-talking to Mr. Woodman backfires when the guys accuse him of bad-mouthing them.
Episode 23
The Bread Winners
Fri, Jun 8, 1979 30 mins
Epstein has a job prospect, but Washington unknowingly takes the job before Epstein gets a chance to interview. Their friendship is in danger, and they decide to settle their differences through a fight at the local spa.