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 ...

If you remember the phrase "up your nose with a rubber hose," then you undoubtedly recall the Sweathogs of Brooklyn's James Buchanan High and the show that featured them, Welcome Back, Kotter. Running ...

Stand-up comedian Gabe Kaplan played the teacher of a remedial high school class that called themselves “the Sweathogs.” One of the four featured students was played by John Travolta, who became a ...

In this business there are stars who are easy to track down and others who prove to be far more challenging. Finding Gabe Kaplan, the brilliant creator and star of the hit comedy series Welcome Back, ...

John Travolta has admitted that he almost did not feature in Welcome Back, Kotter, his breakout show, in a new interview. The actor revealed how he nearly passed on the role of Vinnie Barbarino. John ...