R.I.P. Ron, Robert and Marcia. Thanks for all the laughs! 70's sitcoms were absolutely timeless, and Welcome Back Kotter was no exception!
@timothyhandl222311 ай бұрын
The show was a barrel of laughs.
@fwdthinker6 жыл бұрын
I respect John for not forgetting where he got his start. Some get to his level of stardom and get a massive case of amnesia. Don't even talk to their former co-workers. But acting seems like the kind of business with a LOT of career ups-and-downs. May be best to stay grounded like that. Keep you from freaking or drugging out during the low periods.
@TheVestini6 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Marcia Strassman (who passed away aged 66 from Breast Cancer) and Ron Palillo who passed away of a heart attack in 2012. We loved them all.
@djmips2 жыл бұрын
And Robert Hegyes / Epstein (2012)
@joshgellis32922 жыл бұрын
@@djmips Yeah, although I don't have to watch the short lived sitcom- I'd rather rather hear about THEIR Epstein than the newer one that likely DID NOT HANG HIMSELF.
@NJbakintheday4 жыл бұрын
The entertainment business has broken so many relationships and caused so much personal turmoil. I love that these guys are all still close and love each other. Seeing them together is kinda like a family reunion because they were a big part of my childhood.
@evevolastro30522 жыл бұрын
They were great can’t replace
@70Crema4 жыл бұрын
Travolta is a great guy for not forgetting where he came from.
@joemckim11834 жыл бұрын
It's really cool for Travolta agreeing to be a part of this reunion since if he wasn't a part of it they wouldn't have put this on GMA and he gave the chance to his co-stars to get some attention again.
@brianvolpe32425 жыл бұрын
Man, that theme song always portals me back to my early childhood!!
@definitedoll5 жыл бұрын
I just havta say, that it was love at first sight for me and "Welcome back Kotter". It was the fall of 1975. One of my most favorite shows. And I also have to say that John Travolta has a lot of humility to sit with his co-stars and talk so fondly of that show. Most big stars want nothing to do with their early years. I give him alot of credit!!! He really gets razzed at times, and he doesn't deserve it. Glad for his success and his taking chances with all different roles, especially "Hairspray".
@woodsman3353 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he hogged the whole interview
@tomconner50673 жыл бұрын
Travolta's first gig, was a soap commercial, I can't help but wonder if it's on you tube.
@tomconner50673 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask what happened to Arnold!?
@tracykingston96682 жыл бұрын
@@tomconner5067 John Travolta having some good clean fun. LOL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoyB kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIfdkKyXr5t0qMk
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80252 жыл бұрын
@@woodsman335 that wasn't his fault
@Mankcam2 жыл бұрын
Taxi and Welcome Back Kotter are up there with the best sitcoms ever!
@rays74375 жыл бұрын
In elementary school I got in trouble for spouting off sweathog insults at people. I loved this show.
@SJUCityBoy13 жыл бұрын
Love this TV show! I wish there were more teachers as Mr. Kotter today. He was a huge influence in my life. I can remember John Travolta before he made it as a movie star circa 1975. The first actor I truly admired.
@wfqsfg5 жыл бұрын
Having grown up in the NYC area, I can say this show came as close to the real thing as you could get on prime time TV in the mid 70s.
@ronatopaz27939 ай бұрын
My late mother attended New Utrecht High School, where the show was set, and being on the autism spectrum and anorexic, she was in the remedial class. She watched the show every week to see if any of the situations resembled her childhood, and always thought Gabe Kaplan was impersonating Groucho Marx.
@csmith24848 ай бұрын
Two of my friends graduated from New Utrecht HS. They loved going there.
@LisaLisa-5264 жыл бұрын
This show was the best ever...Oh how I miss the 70's - 80's...
@ryantinker85985 жыл бұрын
Probably one of my all-time favorite sitcoms!
@jackfrajer9253 жыл бұрын
Travolta killd this interview. We needed to hear more about others cast from the series.
@PBritzYO12 жыл бұрын
I miss Mr. Paolillo. He was my teacher at Gstar and I still can't believe he's gone.
@THECLARENCES10 жыл бұрын
You could tell that they all got along on the set. The fun and magic came out on the screen. xoxo The Clarences
@jmprodgod13 жыл бұрын
How wonderful it is to see sitcom actors embrace the vehicle that gave them success, rather than the all-too-often bitterness we see from many who felt typecast. Great cast and a great show! BTW, Ellen does voice-over work in LA and I had the opportunity to work with her on a project a few years ago. Very nice and very talented - a true pro.
@pattyherpel50322 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of my favorite shows. I'm glad I still get to watch the reruns.
@kdm7129111 жыл бұрын
I was in Junior High when this show came out...it was HUGE...everybody in my age group was talking about it, this and Happy Days! ABC in the 70s was the shiznit; they had about 75% of the shows my friends and I watched! Those were the days.
@mariemunn30658 ай бұрын
It's true the 70s was the best
@danwolf39947 жыл бұрын
I got the whole dvd series welcome back kotter on my shelf and I remember when kotter went off how disappointed I was how am i ever gonna see the episodes again and tbank god for dvds.
@alberto0329735 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite tv shows of all time
@Sewnknit10 жыл бұрын
Love this show! Sadly, Marcia Strassman just passed recently from breast cancer - RIP Marcia.
@ernestmac1310 жыл бұрын
As always, a bigot who doesn't know history.Jews only were in the business of lending money, because there was a social stigma against it, and someone had to fill the people's need to borrow money. This is no different than, how certain casts in India or other countries are looked down upon, because they butcher meat, and there is a stigma associated with handling anything dead, in some cultures. Truth is, Many Jews got into the art, film, and TV industries, because much like many Gay folks, it was the only job they could get and be themselves. Fact is, some Jews who survived the Nazi Death Camps, went on the Freedom Rides, organized by Bayard Rustin, the the out Black Gay man, who also organized MLK JRs, March on Washington. Accompanying them were, Japanese who had been held in American Internment or as I should say, concentration camps, Latinos, Whites, and of course Blacks, they rode buses throughout the South to protest segregation at bus stations android rest stops. One of the buses with Bayard and some college students board, was set on fire by the Klu Klux, Klan. So, before you continue to shout out your ignorance and hate, just be aware that, it's in the best interest of the 1%' to keep all the various segments of American society separated and fighting amongst ourselves, so we will be too distracted to see them rob us of our country. Let's not forget how the news reporters in LA kept talking about Korea Town better watch out for Blacks looting and rioting, to focus the anger of people towards Korea Town, and away from the well of White neighborhoods, where the case was tried. Your ignorance stinks, not go away.
@kduideo10 жыл бұрын
I am a bigot....I admit it.
@happymemories88739 жыл бұрын
Ken M against anyone in particular or everyone? Kkk
@happymemories88739 жыл бұрын
Are you serious?
@aerlial3609 жыл бұрын
+Ernest Dickinson What a conspiracy theory, cry me a river, load of shit.
@donaldnoel33988 жыл бұрын
I lOVED Welcome Back Kotter! I miss that old show.
I was so blessed to interview Lawrence for our InArtMedia interview series. Such a talent.
@dkhan41805 жыл бұрын
I wish they gave more time to the others instead of Travolta, not that I dont like travolta, I just want to hear from the others
@Michelle-pn9xt4 жыл бұрын
@rigel star That woman Marcia??? Travolta is a regular person.
@custosnocte15284 жыл бұрын
Remember Travolta getting asked to move out of a neighborhood in Florida ? I think Fla ? Because John Tra would land his big jet there at 2, 3, 4:00 in the morning, and the other residents, also wealthy and owned aircraft as well, they had finally had enough of John thinking only he existed... That's what this reminds me of. We got hear from Mr. Kotter for about 3 seconds. WTH
@custosnocte15284 жыл бұрын
The great Travolta. Actor. Great people are Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Cops, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Firemen, Paramedics, etc... Not Hollywood. Not sports "legends".
@clydebermingham1213 жыл бұрын
It was like going back to high school days again .... a Graduate of ‘81 ... this show was eternally engraved in the hearts & mind if high schoolers from that area 🙏🏽🤗❤️🙏🏽
@bradthurkle72176 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite show growing as a kid. I fell in love with all the characters. They were all so so funny and unique. After watching this it felt like visiting old friends I haven’t seen in so many years. Sad we’ve lost a few of these actors before there time 😔.
@glenngarofano47932 жыл бұрын
I was at every taping at the ABC TV Center Hollywood, This cast always had fun off the camera and on camera, They share the sound stage with the cast of barney Miller, I used to talk to them, Mostly John. after he parked his car. He still say hello today. The guards thinking I was part of the cast. John you always was and still a class guy. I told you this over and over, You come a long way!
@Kewpielove626 жыл бұрын
Everyone forgot about Hotsie Totsie ..Loved her.Debralee Scott...RIP
@AbuGrabIt5 жыл бұрын
I had such a crush on her in the 80s.
@cynthiasmith41302 жыл бұрын
I loved this show!! It was so darn funny!!! All of them were hilarious!!!! I still watch it, everyday, I love them all!!!!🥀🥀🥀🥀... 2022..
@carltonlewis6245 Жыл бұрын
Was the best
@mrmaker874811 жыл бұрын
"Hi there!" -freddy "boom boom"washington
@custosnocte15284 жыл бұрын
Mister Kah-Tay
@calisongbird3 жыл бұрын
@@custosnocte1528 “Mr. Kah-TER”
@crow67200810 жыл бұрын
I would not trade my childhood growing in the seventies with great shows like this. To be a child now with the crap they put on t.v. today. Everything on t.v. was better from t.v. shows, cartoons, and wrestling.
@rickcharles506410 жыл бұрын
Wrestling without Rufus R. Jones sucks!
@shannondawn4410 жыл бұрын
I agree
@writerforlifeify10 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! And just think: all that quality tv was available on 3 networks and only about a dozen channels. And now with 1000 channels, there's NOTHING to watch.
@defiantone85568 жыл бұрын
That's why I don't have cable. lol
@jamesanthony84388 жыл бұрын
Cartoons, definitely. They've butchered the living hell out of Bugs Bunny cartoons so much that they're hardly recognizable, anymore. Gimme the ones run in the 70's any day (back when they were still funny and the PC police hadn't gotten their pathetic little paws all over them)
@candacetalley96005 жыл бұрын
I really do say welcome back Carter is funnier than Saved by the Bell Welcome Back Kotter is my favorite
@donovanredmond80502 жыл бұрын
Oh without a doubt and I likde Saved by the Bell.
@fuiplu2 жыл бұрын
Not even comparable. Kotter is in a field by it self
@Ladysugarshaft9 ай бұрын
💯❤️
@cher_sh5 жыл бұрын
Welcome Back Litter was/is, one of our number one favorite sitcoms. My twin and I would never miss show. Thanks for the amazing fun shows always made my day after school! I'm now in my 50s!
@bobbyturcotte79685 жыл бұрын
4 have sadly passed since this interview. Loved this show. R.I.P. Sweathogs.
@MediaSubliminal2 жыл бұрын
Haha that dancing in the beginning. Truly brilliant. It's all about the timing and delivery.
@taylorpurvin626410 жыл бұрын
Guys John isn't trying to do any harm. This tv series got him very famous and all of the girls were all over him (I am!). I love all of the cast, and I love this show so much! Love you John, don't worry, your not doing anything :)
@dirkbogarde448 жыл бұрын
Something special about those late 70's/early 80's US comedies. They had a gentleness sadly lacking in today's shows.
@ontarioguy27388 жыл бұрын
This show was so not funny but the worst had to be Mork and Mindy
@ontarioguy27388 жыл бұрын
dirkbogarde44 Ok now you hurt my feelings
@chriss11528 жыл бұрын
dirkbogarde44 your right nothing like them today
@StrongnBeautiful7 жыл бұрын
Naked & Afraid. LOL
@StrongnBeautiful7 жыл бұрын
LOL Good one.
@tomcato24410 жыл бұрын
In addition to being the greatest comedic genius of all time, Gabe Kaplan was also the finest team captain in the Battle of the Network Stars. He was a master at motivation and would not take any guff from Robert Conrad.
@idovbnc6 жыл бұрын
None of that compares to his sterling word play as a Texas Hold'em announcer.
@macadamed6 жыл бұрын
OMG! Funniest comment I've read on YT in a long time!!! Thank you sir!
@briannilles13032 жыл бұрын
Kaplan was the show, otherwise it sucked. I was 9 when it came on and thought it was cute. Very awful, Marcia Strassmen was so meaningless and thought she should have been the star.
@sw29387 жыл бұрын
I love the theme song.
@joemartin12536 жыл бұрын
Ward Cleaver It was a hit back in 1976
@mrsescobedo61646 жыл бұрын
Me too. Catchy little tune.
@alberto0329735 жыл бұрын
John sebastian did a great job singing the theme song of welcome back Kotter
@leilanisunsets13625 жыл бұрын
Love this song
@harlow7435 жыл бұрын
WRITTEN AND SUNG BY JOHN SEBASTION......"The Lovin Spoonful"
@jim-ei4ps5 жыл бұрын
This was 1 of the greatest shows bring it back
@chriss11528 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite shows back in the days 70s and 80s tv shows were the best
@cretoolsen50318 жыл бұрын
I here ya man! I love this show, I watched it every day when I got home from High school, you are the best dude! Chriss1152
@thephotographer19667 жыл бұрын
Yeah...i"m french and i learned english by watching this show.....it was so good :)
@watchman11787 жыл бұрын
Garry Bjornson Your comment is funny to me, because some of the characters didn't exactly speak the best English. Did you understand what "up your nose with a rubber hose" meant? LOL!
@thephotographer19667 жыл бұрын
Maybe that's why my english sounds weird today lol
@iamnostalgic95676 жыл бұрын
Chriss1152, AGREED!
@video1987129 жыл бұрын
RIP Mrs Kotter, Epstein, Horshack, Mr. Woodman.
@shannonm757 жыл бұрын
Mary Ann Wittkowske So sad we lost so many good characters.
@joesmoe718 жыл бұрын
RIP Horshack, Epstein and Julie :(
@Tim.Pierce8 жыл бұрын
and Rosalie 'Hotsy' Totsy played by the late Debralee Scott
@SenorZorrozzz7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Tornadoboy not such a good show but it was enjoyed by kids.
@SuperPussyFinger7 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget about Mr. Woodman.
@scidamenge6 жыл бұрын
damn she passed too
@rowdyyates66396 жыл бұрын
NiagaraTim Her fiance died on 9/11 and she drank herself to death after that. So sad
@62muki13 жыл бұрын
Talk about sweat hog , John Travolta hogged the whole interview . Rude, Rude ! I wanted to hear what Ron, had to say but he couldn't even get a chance also RIP Robert .
@scanspeak002 жыл бұрын
Absolutely adored this show all the way from Melbourne, Australia. Great times.
@jeffblacky8 жыл бұрын
I once impounded horseshack's car , when I was a tow trucker in north Hollywood back in 1990 , he was cool when I met him. he even autograph our wall in the office
@saiyongdawn77565 жыл бұрын
4REAL?
@princesspeachfan1003 жыл бұрын
You met THE Ron Palillo?! Lucky! ^^
@jeffblacky3 жыл бұрын
@@princesspeachfan100 yeah he was cool , he even signed our wall
@princesspeachfan1003 жыл бұрын
@@jeffblacky Lucky! ^^
@cretoolsen50318 жыл бұрын
this was the best show for me!, my class of 1978 at Maynard high school, Maynard mass, I watched this show every day when I got home,
@vampyr697 жыл бұрын
Dammit I wanted to hear more about the drunk baby!
@tonyktown5 жыл бұрын
a little late, but here ya go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqLUpn2Ii96abNk
@harlow7435 жыл бұрын
He's going to alcoholics anonomis
@bloofan065 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to watch this show again. I have fond memories of watching it with my parents.
@superdave211211 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite shows. Did I ever tell you about my uncle Eddie?
@asilum71727 жыл бұрын
quanti ricordi...in Italia è arrivato nei primi anni 80,assieme a molti show usa degli anni 70.. welcome mr potter in italia si chiamava I RAGAZZI DEL SABATO SERA...che atmosfera...era un piacere guardarli! DA 14 anni ho buttato via la tv,meglio conservarli con cura quei momenti!
@robertgift9 жыл бұрын
4:10 Wow! Marcia Strassman looks great!
@hamtrak9 жыл бұрын
+Robert Gift She did........
@gsentinel0078 жыл бұрын
Totally!!!!!!!!!!!
@AlainHubert8 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Especially considering that she was battling breast cancer at that point. Sadly though, she died of it later in 2014.
@gsentinel0078 жыл бұрын
wow, I'm sorry I didn't even know that.
@everythingbobbywolfe8 жыл бұрын
I remember having a crush on her even when no one acknowledged her. I thought she was the hottest thing. absolutely saddened to her of her passing. she was such a stunning lady. I'm so sad to hear of any of their passings, but quite honestly wouldn't be heartbroken by John's.
@kimberlypotts97347 жыл бұрын
loved that show and miss these good shows
@Mia718910 жыл бұрын
Favorite line from the first episode of WBK - My name is Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Washington. "Boom-Boom"? You play basketball? No, I just like doing this (miming playing the base humming 'boom-boom-boom-boom')
@2009korz6 жыл бұрын
I like; Dear Mr. Kotter, Please excuse Juan from school yesterday because he had a very important appointment. Signed...... Juan Epstein's Mother
@lisamarieraetz53924 жыл бұрын
I loved Welcome Back Kotter! Loved Vinnie Barbarino! Good times! Great memories! It was great growing up during this time, wouldn’t change it even if I could.❤️
@This_RuthIsOnFire3 ай бұрын
Boom boom was my absolute favourite, then Horshack, then Vinnie. They all deserved superstardom.
@JayDogTitan6 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Kotter was one of the ALL-TIME greats in classic TV, A superb show!
@JustNeedaBeerandPark7 жыл бұрын
Im glad Mr Travolta is humble to reunite with his cast!!!!
@justafanintexas79136 жыл бұрын
So humble, he hogged all the audio time.
@ultravioletpisces36666 жыл бұрын
@@justafanintexas7913 could be the way they edited it.
@justafanintexas79136 жыл бұрын
Ultraviolet Morgan - No, I've seen the original version.
@zelldria15 жыл бұрын
Underworld Films so true most “stars” of these shows never return for a reunion...RIP Penny Marshall never did..among a few others.
@justafanintexas79135 жыл бұрын
@@zelldria1 - She actually attended 2 before her directing work made it difficult for her to make the other 3. My wife and i attended one and met her and Cindy Williams.
@lauracortez46505 жыл бұрын
I love that show ! How I miss it brings me back to great memories of my times when I was in Jr. High School.
@jjtyson6378 жыл бұрын
gabe still looks the same without the mustache. i loved welcome back kotter you just dont see shows like this on tv these days.
@dottie81155 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better ! Nobody can beat John Travolta 💖 He’s a kind, loving husband and father and cares about people 👍 Love My Johnny 🥰🎶🔥
@johnhenryowens70007 жыл бұрын
NOW LAWRENCE HILTON JACOBS DID SOME CRAZY STUFF ON THIS SHOW!!!
@monicahaynes72955 жыл бұрын
I loved this show. I had a crush on Lawrence Hilton Jacobs. I wrote to the show in 9th grade and I believe they sent me a cast photo.
@vickieoglesby32579 жыл бұрын
i loved and still love this show..these guys were hilarious..all of them..i do not give a damn about their personal life..i love them no matter what..people dont know whats funny anymore..they too busy judging them..to the ones making negative remarks..who are you to judge? get a life. and i still like john travolta.
@ceofounder6 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Awesomeness! Welcome back Kotter was the golden age of network television!
@davidreichert93923 жыл бұрын
Someone forgot to tell Marcia Strassman that you're supposed to look older after 35 years
@trainliker1003 жыл бұрын
The theme song "Welcome Back" was written, and performed, by John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful. It even reached number 1 on the "Billboard Hot 100" chart for a week.
@evevolastro30522 жыл бұрын
Some have passed away which is sad a lot of shows have been brought back. Like full house. Which to me cant compare to welcome back it’s boring let’s bring. It back. No
@MB-ke9mi5 жыл бұрын
Someone tell Travolta to be quiet, we want to hear more from the others.
@johnbarton13395 жыл бұрын
I pretty sure the edited it that way!
@ecaldwell93 жыл бұрын
@@johnbarton1339 I betcha they didn’t. It presents the way that it is! I was about to post the same thing. JOHN! LET THEM TALK!
@danicegewiss8623 жыл бұрын
He tried to talk through Marcia Strassman. So rude!
@penisslitter2 жыл бұрын
he played vinnie why wouldnt he talk a lot
@giadagrimes35112 жыл бұрын
@@penisslitter fax
@Maegymini13175 жыл бұрын
I actually saw Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs at Walgreens last month as I was checking out & he was entering the store. No one recognized him but me. I'd asked the lady behind me did she remember that show she said no but she'd ask her husband. about it. I wanted to say something to him but didn't want him to feel like I was bothering him. I immediately called one of my friends & told her he was in the store & she said "really, are you gonna say something to him?" I told her didn't wanna bug him, then she said "he may appreciate the fact that you recognize him especially at your age". My Mom use to lovvve Welcome Back Kotter so my brother & I grew up watching it. 📺
@astrosjer8225 жыл бұрын
Classic show. Classic cast!
@rodreiquezattakhan17103 жыл бұрын
I was raised on this show…they touched all topics and gave me many laughs…ty ty ty
@LearnerChess8 жыл бұрын
I had such a crush on Julia Kotter. She's aged beautifully. Still awesome.
@user-lq4wk5ub1k5 жыл бұрын
Julie?
@elvis6164 жыл бұрын
Damn your right, she looks better now.
@djmips2 жыл бұрын
@@elvis616 passed away in 2014. RIP.
@ChihuahuaboyDH11 жыл бұрын
I just noticed Robert Hegyes standing directly behind John Travolta. I didn't recognize Robert with that big gray afro! It's too bad Ron Palillo was too ill to attend this reunion. Marcia Strassman still looks great! R.I.P., Ron Palillo, Robert Hegyes & John Sylvester White.
@Dablkwid0w200811 жыл бұрын
Mrs Kotter still looks gorgeous
@calvada16 жыл бұрын
Dablkwid0w2008 beautiful lady R.I.P. Marsha Staussman.
@madcrabber111310 жыл бұрын
I loved that show as a child.
@donnanash89208 жыл бұрын
I love epstien to this day!!
@marvinhagler47213 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite shows
@ChadLuciano2 жыл бұрын
Went well with Sanford & Son and Barney Miller.
@robertdubs94668 жыл бұрын
Kotter, Washington and Barbarino are the only ones left.
@moeanthony93085 жыл бұрын
Travolta too
@reagandeleon15575 жыл бұрын
Travolta = Barbarino.
@moeanthony93085 жыл бұрын
@@reagandeleon1557 Iam an old whipper snapper.. Amnesia
@Michelle-pn9xt4 жыл бұрын
@@moeanthony9308 I did not watch the show, and I know that Travolta is Barbarino.
@Michelle-pn9xt4 жыл бұрын
@@moeanthony9308 Isn't a whipper snapper a young person? How can you be an old whipper snapper? Are you an old young person?
@onebadapple50535 жыл бұрын
My mother-in-law met and chatted with John Travolta back in the 80s when they were both at a Long Island pharmacy waiting for their prescriptions to be filled. She said that he was very kind, and fun to speak with. She is now 96 years old and to this day, whenever his name comes up, she says the same thing..... "OHH, that JOHN TRAVOLTA.....!!"
@sw29387 жыл бұрын
Boom Boom looks great.
@2009korz6 жыл бұрын
HI THERE!!!!!!!
@4evershalom13 жыл бұрын
Love this show to death... actually have it on dvd. Ron Palillo was not happy with the show. He was a trained Shakespearean actor, and did not appreciate the lowbrow comedy, even though it made him a star. But, I read that somewhere 20 years ago. He may have changed his mind about that, I don't know. I was glad to see JT there. I live in Ocala, Fl...his adopted home. We hear stories of JT sightings all over the place! LOL
@TeriLynn9238 жыл бұрын
It's interesting how they talk about genuinely caring for each other and still being friends because these bits of trivia from IMDB suggest otherwise: In a 1978 People magazine article, Marcia Strassman stated that she did not get along with Gabe Kaplan and that she disliked working on the series. She tried to be released from her contract by publicly lambasting Kaplan. The rift split up the cast as Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Robert Hegyes sided with Kaplan and Ron Palillo sided with Strassman. John Travolta remained friendly with both. Palillo stated that he was happy when Kaplan left the series after the third season. And this: Marcia Strassman (Julie Kotter) said she hated working on this show. She said her character was very boring and sumissive, and in particular she hated working with Gabe Kaplan who she said was very temperamental and difficult to work with. She expressed her displeasure to the press when she was on the show, saying she hopes it gets canceled. Ironically, now it's the main thing she's remembered for.
@drwood19625 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1962. This was my generation's version of the Little Rascals!
@timsanderson55726 жыл бұрын
Here’s a great idea… When you do a cast reunion to see what everybody else has been up to all these years, don’t let the guy who you know what he’s been doing all of these years hog the interview. We barely hear from anybody else in the room because John Travolta hogs all the screen time. Not only that but he brought along an extra Travolta who was barely a blip on the radar on that show as a guest star. If anyone was to be asked who the cast members of this sure, nobody would write down Ellen Travolta. Go home, Chachi’s mom, you are not wanted here.
@woodsman3353 жыл бұрын
I agree and was thinking the same thing as I watched this. JT hogged the whole thing. What an ego trip for him. I like JT but damn
@forrestotis5583 жыл бұрын
I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the password. I love any tips you can offer me
@alaricluciano42383 жыл бұрын
@Forrest Otis instablaster =)
@THEHOLIDAYCROWD3 жыл бұрын
@@forrestotis558 hahahahaha. Jokes
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80252 жыл бұрын
it was edited that way. I''m sure he didn't hog the actual interview
@lindapriorirish85538 жыл бұрын
I would run home. mad crazy from where ever I was not to miss a second of this show... Sweet Memories Boys...
@joejoewest10 жыл бұрын
RIP Mrs. Kotter.
@VIKING33NY10 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Kotter was a fantastic show!!!
@lucretius6810 жыл бұрын
I had a massive crush on Julie Kotter back in the show's heyday. :-) Great show, sure brings back memories!
@ericduncan19685 жыл бұрын
I own the box sets for ALL of my childhood favorites. This, What’s Happening?, Dif’rent Strokes & Good Times! I’m constantly rotating them out lol 😂
@Buelligan889 жыл бұрын
I don't think people who didn't live through those times can realize what a phenomenon John Travolta was. He's just an old pole-smoker now, but there was a time when every man wanted to be him and every woman wanted to be with him.
@TRJ22419876 жыл бұрын
My friends and I used to drive around blasting his cassette tape "Let Her In" lmao, found it at a music store for 10 cents....it's funny how the perception of so many celebrities changes when they are around for so many decades. I think the episode of That 70s Show where Kelso is trying to act in the stock boy training video and won't stop doing his best Travolta is a good taste of what Travolta Fever was like back then
@warrensuton90666 жыл бұрын
poke smoker. ha haaa
@alishal.95666 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Grease!!
@potooleftl5 жыл бұрын
he was the Man for years. Still like him and respect him but it' a new time, new younger men taking those roles. But not one other actor in History could have done Grease and Saturday Night Fever and had them be, still today part of American Culture. He was born for those roles.
@kipdon5 жыл бұрын
whats a "pole-smoker"?
@ispeakmucho5 жыл бұрын
Born in 80. I loved the reruns in the 80s. At the time 70s culture wasn't even a far away thing. I had butterfly collar hand me downs. What a classic show. Still rings true.
@seangibbons65105 жыл бұрын
Bring back the good old days i love It and i love all of them..☺☺☺☺☺👍👍👍👍👍👍.....
@Allthingslatanya5 жыл бұрын
Memory lane. I used to love watching this show when i was a kid. Damn I'm old😂😂
@fan4life345 жыл бұрын
True that
@tracykingston96682 жыл бұрын
Father time takes no prisoners. LOL. None can escape.
@eadecamp11 жыл бұрын
Every Tuesday night Happy Days at 8 with WBC at 8.30. We were all glued to the TV screen. Some fun times. Too bad we took good shows like this for granted, compared to the crap that passes for tv today. Like the old saying, you don't know what you had till it's gone.
@pasoparent173811 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it tells you something when we're here on youtube watching 25+ year old shows instead of watching the garbage that's on now. The old shows were entertaining and funny without being overly violent, sexual, or gross.
@eadecamp11 жыл бұрын
Paso Parent Heck, I still remember parental discretion advised for the episode in which a girl said she was pregnant and one of the sweathogs was responsible. I think today we see that stuff on Saturday morning cartoons.
@atlasshrugged2u10 жыл бұрын
tarheelveteran I remember that episode!!!
@jeanmarcks23828 жыл бұрын
Aimee Ward in the Midwest it was on @ 7 & 730pm
@douglascoffman54137 жыл бұрын
yeah, loved Happy Days and all the shows back then. Many yrs later I met Mr. C!!! A great guy, never knew I'd meet someone on the show. He bought a pair of Mephistos from me. They're probably the best hand-made walking shoes, available...
@reinacoffee85576 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! This is so outstanding! I grew up watching this funny show Mr. Kotter still looks great here. Sad to hear about those that have already left us. May they RIP.
@trollmanable6 жыл бұрын
Timelessness. Travolta's daughter was right on the mark. Reruns of this show are far better than some of the new crap that's on TV today.
@c48622 Жыл бұрын
So nice to see you all 💗 especially my Travolta 💋 Blessings to all 🙏💕
@cuerollen10 жыл бұрын
I had a Welcome Back Kotter lunchbox in first grade!
@johnbarton13395 жыл бұрын
I had a Pele one
@ethman85198 жыл бұрын
This was a great show. I loved it. Clean great fun!!!