S3.E15

A Sweathog Christmas Special

Episode aired Dec 15, 1977
TV-PG
30m

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John Travolta and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs in Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Merriment, mistletoe and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.Merriment, mistletoe and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.Merriment, mistletoe and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.

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Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kotter
(as Gabriel Kaplan)

Marcia Strassman

Julie Kotter

John Sylvester White

Mr. Michael Woodman

Robert Hegyes

Juan Epstein

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington

Ron Palillo

Arnold Horshack

John Travolta

Vinnie Barbarino

Charles Fleischer

Carvelli
(archive footage)

Bob Harcum

Wilbur Murray
(archive footage)
(as Robert Harcum)

Helaine Lembeck

Judy Borden
(archive footage)

Debralee Scott

Rosalie 'Hotsy' Totsy
(archive footage)

Vernee Watson

Vernajean Williams
(archive footage)

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Trivia
Robert Hegyes was a guest panelist on Match Game 76 (766-770) and at the end of 770 (minute 18:30) he promotes a one-hour "Sweathog Christmas Special" that he described as a combination "fable Christmas story." Gene Rayburn asks if they will be singing and Hegyes replied that the script "isn't finished yet."

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Welcome Back
Composed by John Sebastian
Performed by John Sebastian

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8/10

The third season's Christmas episode

"A Sweathog Christmas Special" was similar to the third season's kickoff of three months earlier, "Sweathog Back-to-School Special," namely a show consisting of clips from favorite scenes from past episodes. All of the Sweathogs plus Mr. Woodman show up at the Kotters' new apartment to celebrate Christmas Eve. We get scenes featuring cast members such as Debralee Scott, Helaine Lembeck, Vernee Watson, Charles Fleischer, and Bob Harcum. Carvelli's debut appearance in "Sweatside Story" is shown, along with his second appearance in "Horshack vs. Carvelli," which was the only script by Garry Shandling. Epstein's humiliation in "One of Our Sweathogs is Missing" is another favorite, but as soon as Kotter begins telling a story everybody leaves, with only Santa Claus around to listen.