E! True Hollywood Story Welcome Back, Kotter (Season 4, Episode 38)
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TV Episode | Documentary, Biography

E! True Hollywood Story

Welcome Back, Kotter (Season 4, Episode 38)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography

Outlining, the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" that became a hit after its first year. During the success, their breakout star John Travolta who portrayed, Vinnie Barbarino was plucked by Robert Stigwood who offered Travolta a three ...See moreOutlining, the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" that became a hit after its first year. During the success, their breakout star John Travolta who portrayed, Vinnie Barbarino was plucked by Robert Stigwood who offered Travolta a three picture deal. While the Travolta craze was going, there are tensions behind the scenes: Marcia Strassman, was becoming disenchanted with her role as Julie Kotter, she was only seen in the beginning and end joke of the series. Gabe Kaplan, who portrayed the teacher had several clashes with producer James Komack such as creative differences. The ratings began to drop after the third season because, the actors were close to their late 20s playing high school students. After the vast successes of "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease", John Travolta decided to alter his original five year contract to give him more time, to make films. In the fourth season, Travolta was billed as "Special Guest Star" in eight episodes. Gabe Kaplan, was mostly absent from the final season due to creative differences. According to Pallilo (who portrayed Horshack), the night that the episode was going to air when, Horshack gets married. The episode, was preempted when then president Jimmy Carter was discussing about the Oil Crisis. Finally, it also discusses what the stars were doing after the shows cancellation. Written by Anonymous See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Irene Arranga Self Self See fewer	Secrets of Midland Heights (1980)
Phil Crowley Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Movie 43 (2013)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Self Self See fewer	The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
Gabe Kaplan Self Self See fewer	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Helaine Lembeck Self Self See fewer	The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Nicholas Omana Narrator Narrator See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Ron Palillo Self Self See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Alan Sacks Self Self See fewer	Du-beat-e-o (1984)
Debralee Scott Self Self See fewer	Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
John Sebastian Self Self See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Stephen Shortridge Self Self See fewer	Say Anything (1989)
Marcia Strassman Self Self See fewer	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
John Travolta Self Self See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)