Monthly Archives: March 2012

Kotter’s remedial class of Sweathogs is an interesting one, full of wiseguys. The four main guys are ethnically different and have different personalities. The fact that the Sweathogs take pride in Epstein’s favorite subject, assault and being voted as ‘most likely … Continue reading →

Welcome, my fellow peers! I can say without hesitation that the show Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979) was entertaining. With all the witty comebacks and amusing characters, such as Arnold Horshack (Ron Palillo), I definitely had a good laugh. I felt … Continue reading →

This week’s viewing, the 1970’s sitcom Welcome Back Kotter (1975-1979), featured several different ethnicities cooperating and interacting in a Brooklyn High School. Gabe Kaplan was featured as the main character, Kotter, a high school teacher. His students consisted of a … Continue reading →

In the Welcome Back episode of Welcome Back, Kotter, there is a scene where Kotter and Vinny are spitting insults at each other and Kotter instructs Freddie to take notes of them on the board. Their “humor” in this scene, and … Continue reading →

Humor has the capability of taking many forms and accomplishing many different goals. Depending on the type of humor, various messages can be presented. In the case of Welcome Back Kotter, we find many different uses for humor, primarily to … Continue reading →

The urban space – the ethnic neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn – that Gabe Kotter (Gabe Kaplan), his wife, and his students inhabit is depicted in an interesting way in these two episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter. For all intents and … Continue reading →

In the case of Woody Allen, I believe that he ignores the idea of race. I don’t think Allen embraces or even slightly acknowledges ethnic backgrounds. Most of his characters, as in his most important ones, are white. The only … Continue reading →

The urban space depicted in Welcome Back Kotter is, in my opinion, the most positive view of New York City we have seen in any film this semester.  The Brooklyn classroom where the majority of the two episodes we watched … Continue reading →