I don't have the DVD yet but I am confident this is the worst ep of season 3

[TVFactFan]

"Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack"

This fool is walking around in a robe the entire episode acting like a nut because he joined some religious commune


This maybe the worst episode of the series

[treky]

yes, I agree Sol. I remember when that one first aired back in 1977 thinking even then that it was stupid.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by treky

yes, I agree Sol. I remember when that one first aired back in 1977 thinking even then that it was stupid.

That ep shouldn't be on DVD or syndication

[Skywalker]

Barbarino in Love(2 Part Episode), A Novel Idea, A Sweathog Christmas Special, and Class Encounters of the Carvelli Kind are the worst episodes of Season 3, IMO.

The worst episode of the series is actually a Season 2 episode "There Goes Number 5" which was basically a backdoor pilot for the Arnold Horshack character. The Sweathogs are hardly in the episode and as bad as the season 4 episodes were, they weren't half as bad as that episode.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

Barbarino in Love(2 Part Episode), A Novel Idea, A Sweathog Christmas Special, and Class Encounters of the Carvelli Kind are the worst episodes of Season 3, IMO.

The worst episode of the series is actually a Season 2 episode "There Goes Number 5" which was basically a backdoor pilot for the Arnold Horshack character. The Sweathogs are hardly in the episode and as bad as the season 4 episodes were, they weren't half as bad as that episode.

Kind of wish Ron Pallio left the show instead of Vinny and Gabe

[Sonny Carson]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

Barbarino in Love(2 Part Episode), A Novel Idea, A Sweathog Christmas Special, and Class Encounters of the Carvelli Kind are the worst episodes of Season 3, IMO.

The worst episode of the series is actually a Season 2 episode "There Goes Number 5" which was basically a backdoor pilot for the Arnold Horshack character. The Sweathogs are hardly in the episode and as bad as the season 4 episodes were, they weren't half as bad as that episode.

Don't agree about Barbarino In Love especially part 1 which has the hilarious "Sweathog Performance" of "Geepers Creepers"! Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack was terrible though!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Sonny Carson

Don't agree about Barbarino In Love especially part 1 which has the hilarious "Sweathog Performance" of "Geepers Creepers"! Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack was terrible though!

I will only watch it on the DVD because I paid money for it LOL

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Kind of wish Ron Pallio left the show instead of Vinny and Gabe

My favorite was Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

My favorite was Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington.

It's a ep with Freddie and Vinny doing a dance move together which has Gabe and Mr. Woodman staring at them in shock


Don't know the name of the ep, don't know what season. All I know it was not season 4 because TV Land didn't get up that far. So I am thinking one or two

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It's a ep with Freddie and Vinny doing a dance move together which has Gabe and Mr. Woodman staring at them in shock


Don't know the name of the ep, don't know what season. All I know it was not season 4 because TV Land didn't get up that far. So I am thinking one or two

I have a very vague memory of that.
Did Juan Epstein dance with them? Maybe I'm thinking of an entirely different episode because I also remember singing.

[MikeLutton]

esptein Madonna was one of my favorite episodes. when Epstein painted a nude on the wall outside the school and used Mis Kotter face and some other girl body

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

I have a very vague memory of that.
Did Juan Epstein dance with them? Maybe I'm thinking of an entirely different episode because I also remember singing.

No it was just those two and they were slapping each other's hands while dancing


The scene took place in Mr, Kotter apt

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Kind of wish Ron Pallio left the show instead of Vinny and Gabe

Season 4 would have been a lot better without Horshack. Some of the worst episodes from that season are the ones where he had a major role like when he develops a drinking problem and when he falls in love.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Sonny Carson

Don't agree about Barbarino In Love especially part 1 which has the hilarious "Sweathog Performance" of "Geepers Creepers"! Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack was terrible though!

To me the show started going downhill in season 3 because a lot of episodes started taking place outside of the classroom. I'm not really a fan of 2 parters in general, and with the exception of them singing that song, I thought it was pretty boring.

[JLThorpe]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

Season 4 would have been a lot better without Horshack. Some of the worst episodes from that season are the ones where he had a major role like when he develops a drinking problem and when he falls in love.

Speaking of which, did you notice how many sitcoms had the same plot of a character becoming an alcoholic, then they hit somebody and realize they need to stop? Good Times had a similar episode around that time where Thelma's husband starts drinking, then hits her, then stops. And a few years later on Family Ties, Elyse's brother (played by Tom Hanks) does the same thing, only this time he hits Alex.