Season 1

1. S01E01

   The Great Debate

   1975-09-09

   Kotter arranges a debate between the Sweathogs and the debate team.

2. S01E02

   Basket Case

   1975-09-16

   Kotter is pressured to give Boom-Boom a passing grade on his exam, which he fails, so that he can continue to play on the basketball team.

3. S01E03

   Welcome Back (Pilot)

   1975-09-23

   Gabriel Kotter is a teacher in Brooklyn, New York who ends up teaching at his old alma mater: Buchanan High School. He has been assigned to teach the remedial students, better known as the Sweathogs, a group to which he used to belong.

4. S01E04

   Whodunit?

   1975-09-30

   Tired of her reputation as easy, Rosalie Totsie tells the Sweathogs that she's pregnant -- and that one of them is the father -- in an effort to make the boys admit that the tales they tell about their "fun dates" with her aren't true.

5. S01E05

   The Election

   1975-10-07

   Vinnie runs for student body president, but his campaign is a disaster, despite Gabe's efforts.

6. S01E06

   No More Mister Nice Guy

   1975-10-14

   After returning to his roots by taking over the Sweathogs' history class for a day, Mr. Woodman turns into a nice guy; and Kotter turns into the new Mr. Woodman.

7. S01E07

   Classroom Marriage

   1975-10-21

   With Vernajean's family moving, she and Freddie decide that they must get married in order to stay together. Their classmates act out married life to discourage the young couple.

8. S01E08

   One of Our Sweathogs is Missing

   1975-10-28

   After losing a fight with Todd Ludlow, Juan is made fun of by his fellow Sweathogs. His feelings and his pride hurt, he runs away -- to the Kotters' bathroom.

9. S01E09

   Mr. Kotter, Teacher

   1975-11-04

   Mr. Woodman accuses Gabe of not following standard teaching procedures because he isn't teaching from the standard textbook. The Sweathogs come to his defense in front of the school board.

10. S01E10

    The Reunion

    1975-11-18

    Gabe is less than thrilled when an old too-perfect classmate, and his too-perfect wife, decide to pay him a visit.

11. S01E11

    Barbarino's Girl

    1975-11-25

    Mr. Kotter talks Judy into tutoring Barbarino. The two eventually become friends, but Barbarino doesn't want the other Sweathogs to know about it.

12. S01E12

    California Dreamin'

    1975-12-02

    The Sweathogs go bananas over Bambi, a pretty blonde girl from California. When Mr. Kotter gets fed up with them disrupting the class, it's revealed that Bambi was just pretending to be from California in order to get attention.

13. S01E13

    Arrividerci, Arnold

    1975-12-16

    Arnold is promoted to a regular class, but is less than happy about the forced transition.

14. S01E14

    The Longest Weekend

    1976-01-06

    Kotter begins to behave erratically when he learns that Julie will be going on a weekend ski trip, marking the first time that they've been separated since their marriage.

15. S01E15

    The Sit-In

    1976-01-13

    Instead of the planned food fight, Kotter convinces the Sweathogs to stage an all night classroom sit-in to protest the school's serving of liver for lunch.

16. S01E16

    Follow the Leader (1)

    1976-01-20

    The class votes to make Freddie the new leader of the Sweathogs, making Vinnie so upset that he quits school and stays with the Kotters. But Julie is growing tired of the Sweathogs taking all of Gabe's time.

17. S01E17

    Follow the Leader (2)

    1976-01-22

    The Sweathogs tire of Freddie as leader, and even Mr. Woodman admits that he misses Barbarino. Gabe makes peace with Julie and Vinnie, and all is returned to normal.

18. S01E18

    Dr. Epstein, I Presume

    1976-01-29

    Epstein wants to become a veterinarian, but is discouraged by his guidance counselor since his grades don't show that he can.

19. S01E19

    One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1976-02-05

    A flu epidemic requires several advanced students to join Kotter's class, where they quickly outshine his struggling students. Kotter boosts the battered self-confidence of his Sweathogs by demonstrating that not all smarts are book smarts.

20. S01E20

    The Telethon

    1976-02-12

    Arnold and Mr. Kotter persuade the Sweathogs to hold a telethon for much needed school supplies.

21. S01E21

    Kotter Makes Good

    1976-02-19

    Mr. Woodman gleefully informs Kotter that there are no records of his having completed his senior exams, so Kotter has to take the tests alongside his Sweathogs, who commit to tutoring him.

22. S01E22

    Father Vinnie

    1976-02-26

    Vinnie's dying grandmother wants him to become a priest. Vinnie tries, but gives it up when he has to stop dating.

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