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Originally Posted by BestTVever
Was this not the spin off attempt episode where Arnold has to grow up and be the father figure of the family? John Travolta's sister plays Arnold's mother  |
Yes ABC wanted a spinoff attempt with each of the guys and it came down to Horshack and epstein. They chose Arnold and it premiered as a hour special on 2/3/77. Horshack was written back into Kotter the following week and ABC never decided to go ahead with the spinoff which would have aired right after Kotter at 8:30pm. Instead they decided to put What's Happening in that slot the following week, 2/10/77