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Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Welcome Back, Kotter poster
Genre
sitcom, teen sitcom
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 95 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Gabe Kaplan plays a teacher who returns to his old high school to lead a group of struggling students called the Sweathogs. The show follows their classroom antics and the teacher's efforts to connect with them.

nostalgiclightheartedfunnywarmbittersweetlivelycharmingrelatable

What happens

Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial education class. Several students in the class have nicknamed themselves the Sweathogs. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the series aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, through June 8, 1979. It provided John Travolta with his breakthrough role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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