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Oriole Adams · 08-30-2015, 02:08 PM

....from Mental Floss. Robert Hegyes thought *he* was Barbarino, Farrah Fawcett wanted to be Mrs. Kotter, and more.

Bonniegirl · 08-30-2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriole Adams

....from Mental Floss. Robert Hegyes thought *he* was Barbarino, Farrah Fawcett wanted to be Mrs. Kotter, and more.

OMG!!! I TOTALLY can't picture Farrah (or even Kate Jackson) as Mrs. Kotter!

TVFactFan · 08-30-2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriole Adams

....from Mental Floss. Robert Hegyes thought *he* was Barbarino, Farrah Fawcett wanted to be Mrs. Kotter, and more.

Wow number 9 was the best fact

TVFactFan · 08-30-2015, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

OMG!!! I TOTALLY can't picture Farrah (or even Kate Jackson) as Mrs. Kotter!

I am still surprised the lady played his wife thought she was going to get a bigger role-lol The show was about Mr. Kotter at the school not his home life

Marvo301 · 08-31-2015, 03:16 PM

On the season 1 DVD the have some of the screen tests of the actor. Robert Hegyes did indeed audition for the role of Vinnie Barbarino. But after watching the other auditions he conceeded that John Travolta was more suited to the role and happily accepted the part of Juan Epstein instead.

TVFactFan · 08-31-2015, 07:35 PM

That was not a FUN regarding Ron Pallio

Bonniegirl · 09-01-2015, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

That was not a FUN regarding Ron Pallio

Yeah, that was sad about his Dad!

opus · 09-01-2015, 10:57 PM

That reminds me when they did this to Michael J Fox at the Golden Globes

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hatwink · 11-04-2015, 11:32 AM

There is probably more fun facts out there, definitely was a great show, and that camraderie was great.

caladon · 01-27-2017, 01:36 PM

I was recently watching the screen test that John Travlota did for Welcome Back, Kotter, and it looks as though they shot it on the Squad Room set from Barney Miller.

08-30-2015, 02:08 PM	#1
Oriole Adams Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 75	Fun Behind The Scenes Facts... ....from Mental Floss. Robert Hegyes thought he was Barbarino, Farrah Fawcett wanted to be Mrs. Kotter, and more.

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caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	I was recently watching the screen test that John Travlota did for Welcome Back, Kotter, and it looks as though they shot it on the Squad Room set from Barney Miller.
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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	That was not a FUN regarding Ron Pallio

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hatwink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 773	There is probably more fun facts out there, definitely was a great show, and that camraderie was great.