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Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a sardonic high school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial class called the "Sweathogs". Recorded in front of a live studio audience, it originally aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, to May 17, 1979.
Premise.
The show stars stand-up comedian and actor Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan as the title character, Gabe Kotter, a wisecracking teacher who returns to his alma mater,
He also appeared in "Get Smart", created "Chico and the Man" and helped produce "Welcome Back, Kotter". Komack is credited with discovering and launching the careers of John Travolta and Freddie Prinze. He was director of the "" episode "".
Komack was the creator and executive producer of the short-lived 1978 CBS situation comedy "Another Day".
Personal life.
Komack died Christmas Eve 1997 of heart failure.