From today's blog, Antenna TV will be airing a Welcome Back, Kotter marathon on Saturday, August 17 from 1-10PM eastern time.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2019/07/welcome-back-to-school-kotter-marathon.html

From today's blog, Antenna TV will be airing a Welcome Back, Kotter marathon on Saturday, August 17 from 1-10PM eastern time.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2019/07/welcome-back-to-school-kotter-marathon.html

Sunday would have been better since I may have a date:lol:


Sounds like a cool marathon and I hope they are not stupid enough to air episodes without Vinny

I want to see the Jeepers Creepers episode

Thanks for letting us know! I'm definitely DVRing that!

My louse of an affiliate is interrupting the 4-6PM episodes of the marathon Saturday to air golf from FOX on Antenna while they have a preseason NFL game on the main FOX station. They could have aired the golf on Bounce instead of Antenna (both substations of FOX in my area). Until now WFFT hadn't dumped sports on Antenna like WANE did all the time, may it not continue after Saturday.

Sounds like a cool marathon and I hope they are not stupid enough to air episodes without Vinny
All the marathon episodes will have John Travolta in them. The only season 4 episode in the marathon is the last one at 9:30, and that is one with him.

All the marathon episodes will have John Travolta in them. The only season 4 episode in the marathon is the last one at 9:30, and that is one with him.

Damm shame I will miss it

Looking forward to many "Up you nose with a rubber hose" sayings. :)

Looking forward to many "Up you nose with a rubber hose" sayings. :)

Welcome to the Boards and hopefully you stick around it's a great site

Welcome to the Boards and hopefully you stick around it's a great siteThank You, it seems like a great site full of many shows I really enjoy.

Thank You, it seems like a great site full of many shows I really enjoy.

what are some other shows you like from the 70's?

M*A*S*H is one of the best shows ever. Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were also ones I liked.

M*A*S*H is one of the best shows ever. Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were also ones I liked.

cool, i will look for your post on those boards

OK, I am mostly a fan of shows from a the earlier days when I was younger like The Many Loves of Dobie Gillies and Father Knows Best and those shows, but I do like shows from the 70's as well.

Okay, I haven't watched this yet, but I'm confused about something. On my DVR it says "Episode 3" and then it says "Pilot". How can the third episode be the pilot?

Okay, I haven't watched this yet, but I'm confused about something. On my DVR it says "Episode 3" and then it says "Pilot". How can the third episode be the pilot?


The episode Welcome Back is listed as the pilot and normally aired as episode 1 in syndication. When it first aired on ABC it was aired as the 3rd episode because it came off as too rough for ABC Network executives

The episode Welcome Back is listed as the pilot and normally aired as episode 1 in syndication. When it first aired on ABC it was aired as the 3rd episode because it came off as too rough for ABC Network executives I would say the episode is extremely tame compared to today's standards, especially those shows on Netflix and Hulu.

I would say the episode is extremely tame compared to today's standards, especially those shows on Netflix and Hulu.

I think they wanted viewers to see the likable side of the sweathoggs first before showing the pilot episode

Even this promo below shows the sweathoggs in a likable way versus the way they came off in that pilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI37thuD_cM

I think they wanted viewers to see the likable side of the sweathoggs first before showing the pilot episode

Even this promo below shows the sweathoggs in a likable way versus the way they came off in that pilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI37thuD_cM I really think the group of sweathogs come off as a lovable group who grow quickly to love and trust their teacher. That is what makes the show special.

I really think the group of sweathogs come off as a lovable group who grow quickly to love and trust their teacher. That is what makes the show special.

They did eventually but that pilot episode made it seem like they would give Kotter pure hell every episode lol

They did eventually but that pilot episode made it seem like they would give Kotter pure hell every episode lol
It certainly did. I suppose that was the intimidation factor of the new teacher thing. Once they really got to know Kotter he became of course way more than just a teacher.

It certainly did. I suppose that was the intimidation factor of the new teacher thing. Once they really got to know Kotter he became of course way more than just a teacher.

Epstein was the main one who wasn't Network TV at 8pm material in that pilot:lol:

Epstein was the main one who wasn't Network TV at 8pm material in that pilot:lol:
He was a thug. :lol:

He was a thug. :lol:

And was not smiling when he said..........."ASSAULT":lol:

And was not smiling when he said..........."ASSAULT":lol:He sure was one little tough guy.

And to think poor Horshack had his heart taken by Jason Voorheese years later. I'll never be able to dissolve that association.