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Welcome Back Kotter: Best of the Series, Ep. 1 "Basket Case"

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Freddie won't bother taking a test, convinced that he will become an NBA star. Mr. Kotter challenges him to a one-on-one game to prove that he really needs to complete his education.
  • Starring: Jess Nadelman
  • Directed by: Bob LaHendro
  • Runtime: 26 minutes
  • Original air date: September 16, 1975
  • Network: Warner Bros.
 
  
 
 

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1. Basket Case
  September 16, 1975
Freddie won't bother taking a test, convinced that he will become an NBA star. Mr. Kotter challenges him to a one-on-one game to prove that he really needs to complete his education.
 
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2. Welcome Back (Pilot)
  September 23, 1975
Mr. Kotter returns to his alma mater to teach the Sweathogs, a group of remedial students. At first the students don't want to have anything to do with him until they find out he was once a Sweathog himself.
 
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3. One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  February 5, 1976
When the flu epidemic sweeps through Buchanan, the 'enriched' students are put with the Sweathogs, creating a learning problem for Gabe's Sweathogs.
 
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4. Father Vinnie
  February 26, 1976
Barbarino honors his dying grandmother's request for him to become a priest.
 
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5. Inherit The Halibut
  September 30, 1976
When the Sweathogs' treasury money is stolen, all fingers point to Washington who has just purchased a new bike.
 
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6. The Museum
  October 28, 1976
Gabe takes the Sweathogs on a field trip to a museum, only to become locked in a tomb with a mummy for the night. John Astin guest stars.
 
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7. I Wonder Who's Kissing Gabe Now
  March 3, 1977
Epstein spies a sexy art teacher kiss Kotter and assumes that Kotter is cheating on Julie.
 
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8. A Sweathog Christmas Special
  December 15, 1977
Merriment, mistletoe and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.
 
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9. Epstein's Term Paper
  January 19, 1978
The sweathogs purchase term papers from a couple of local hoods. Kotter recognizes Epstein's paper as one he himself had handed in years ago.
 
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10. There's No Business Part 1
  January 26, 1978
The Sweathogs convince Gabe to audition at a local hot spot, never expecting him to succeed, but after Mr. Charnoff a slick agent gets through with him, it's goodbye teacher, hello show biz. First of a two-part episode.
 
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11. There's No Business Part 2
  February 2, 1978
Kotter is a success at being a comedian but it is putting a strain on his marriage and his relationship with the Sweathogs. Second of a two-part episode.
 
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12. Once Upon a Ledge
  October 2, 1978
A new girl at Buchanan High contemplates suicide after having a hard time making friends.
 
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13. Bride and Gloom
  January 13, 1979
Barbarino's wedding is coming up very soon and he's getting cold feet.
 
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14. The Sweet Smell of Success
  March 3, 1979
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.
 
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15. I'm Ok, But You're Not
  June 1, 1979
Beau's sweet-talking to Mr. Woodman backfires when the guys accuse him of bad-mouthing them.
 
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16. The Breadwinners
  June 8, 1979
Epstein goes to interview for a new job and discovers that it's already been taken -- by Washington.
 
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Episode 1, "Basket Case"
Synopsis: Freddie won't bother taking a test, convinced that he will become an NBA star. Mr. Kotter challenges him to a one-on-one game to prove that he really needs to complete his education.
Original air date: September 16, 1975
Runtime: 26 minutes
ASIN: B000RVLS94
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,056 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Welcome Back Kotter: Best of the Series
Synopsis: Teacher Gabe Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) returns to his former high school, teaching the remedial class--of which he had been a member--known at the "sweathogs."
Starring: Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman
Supporting actors: John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Ron Palillo, John Travolta, Melonie Haller, Charles Fleischer, Bob Harcum
Creator: Gabe Kaplan, Alan Sacks
Season year: 1979
Genre: Comedy
Executive producer: Nick Arnold
Network: Warner Bros.
ASIN: B000RVKX68
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic comedy at its best, June 19, 2011
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Growing up watching Kotter, I miss such comedy in today's shows. I introduced it to my kids who are born in the 2000s, not the 70's, and they love it! Great humor, great comic timing and a lot of fun for the family. If you are in for good punchlines with a decent back story, this is it.
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