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TVFactFan · 06-17-2007, 08:36 PM

Mrs. Kotter reaction to the ununny sh*T?-lol Sitting laughing at how the actress did a poor job in pretending to be amused by his jokes which meant the writing of the jokes were awful-lol

dlemond · 06-17-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

Mrs. Kotter reaction to the ununny sh*T?-lol Sitting laughing at how the actress did a poor job in pretending to be amused by his jokes which meant the writing of the jokes were awful-lol

I think the whole point was Julie' anticipation of how bad the joke's pun was and her laughing at that fact.

I alway thought it was pretty much a given the joke was going to be lame.

Kotters smirk afterward was not for a victory with a funny joke, but for getting a unpredictable bad pun out that Julie didn't see coming.

AB · 06-17-2007, 09:06 PM

He had some pretty terrible jokes but they had a "I Got You" quality to them. He kind of reminds me of Groucho Marx.

Brian Damage · 06-17-2007, 10:43 PM

I think they were meant to be purposefully bad.

TVFactFan · 06-17-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I think they were meant to be purposefully bad.

I just wish the show could have had regular TAG scenes

Brian Damage · 06-17-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

I just wish the show could have had regular TAG scenes

I agree with you. It was unnecessary to have the "Bad Joke Of The Week" endings.

catlover79 · 06-17-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I think they were meant to be purposefully bad.

TVFactFan · 06-17-2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I agree with you. It was unnecessary to have the "Bad Joke Of The Week" endings.

The Teaser and Tag of every ep was just TOO MUCH

Skywalker · 06-18-2007, 08:42 PM

I actually liked Mr. Kotter's jokes.

Yeah, they were corny, but in a funny sort of way. Occasionally he had a very funny joke. I forget the name of the episode, but he was telling his wife about a singing telegram and all of the sudden he starts singing "your sister rose is dead...".

I thought that was hilarious.

Tiger32 · 06-19-2007, 12:05 AM

I think Mr. Kotter was the coolest teacher ever! His Jokes were not funny to me but the way he interacted with his students was very funny.

I wish I had a teacher like that growing up.

Ireneparalegal · 06-19-2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I agree with you. It was unnecessary to have the "Bad Joke Of The Week" endings.

Looking back on it now, it sure seems unnecessary. Back then, I couldn't wait to hear the "bad joke" of the week.

FredScuttle · 06-29-2007, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

I actually liked Mr. Kotter's jokes.

Yeah, they were corny, but in a funny sort of way. Occasionally he had a very funny joke. I forget the name of the episode, but he was telling his wife about a singing telegram and all of the sudden he starts singing "your sister rose is dead...".

I thought that was hilarious.

Yeah, that was one of my favorite ones. I wish I could remember it (I used to know it, but it's been so many years since I've heard it, I can't remember it anymore)

Looks like we got alot of the same people replying to this thread that are also on the Alice board...I guess a bunch of us like the same shows

TVFactFan · 06-29-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Looking back on it now, it sure seems unnecessary. Back then, I couldn't wait to hear the "bad joke" of the week.

The SAD TAG of the WEEK-lol

comedyfreak · 07-05-2007, 11:25 PM

Some shows had a running gag and Kotter's jokes were their running gag. I liked hearing about his strange Uncles and Aunts. It made you want to meet them, especially Uncle Max, LOL.

TJL · 07-05-2007, 11:41 PM

I liked Kotter's jokes. They were a throwback to the style of nightclub comedy that Kaplan loved and performed.

The fact that everybody hated whenever he told one made it even funnier.

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Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	I actually liked Mr. Kotter's jokes. Yeah, they were corny, but in a funny sort of way. Occasionally he had a very funny joke. I forget the name of the episode, but he was telling his wife about a singing telegram and all of the sudden he starts singing "your sister rose is dead...". I thought that was hilarious.

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Tiger32 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 624	I think Mr. Kotter was the coolest teacher ever! His Jokes were not funny to me but the way he interacted with his students was very funny. I wish I had a teacher like that growing up.