At first, Gabe Kaplan was just doing a bit. He'd string together five- or six-minute set pieces into a larger premise as part of his stand-up act – and one of them involved a few perpetually immature ...

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 09: WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - pilot - Season One - 9/9/75, Gabe Kotter (played by Gabe Kaplan, center), a former Sweathog, returned to his Brooklyn high school to teach the new ...

When “Welcome Back, Kotter” debuted on September 9, 1975, on ABC, viewers were charmed by the sitcom and its endearing group of unruly high school students. That is, unless those viewers were in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you remember the phrase "up your nose with a rubber hose," then you undoubtedly recall the Sweathogs of Brooklyn's James ...

John Travolta became a fan favorite on Welcome Back, Kotter, but the iconic role almost didn’t happen. In the September issue of Emmy Magazine, Welcome Back, Kotter co-creator Gabe Kaplan opened up ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ television star Robert Hegyes died Thursday, ...

When "Welcome Back, Kotter" debuted on September 9, 1975, on ABC, viewers were charmed by the sitcom and its endearing group of unruly high school students. When "Welcome Back, Kotter" debuted on ...