Welcome Back, Kotter
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Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a ethnically diverse remedial education class. Several students in the class have nicknamed themse
The box set cover for the Warner Bros. Television Favorites DVD release of the series
The Sweathogs celebrate a winning lottery ticket as Mr. Kotter looks on.
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Ron Palillo
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Ronald Gabriel Palillo was an American actor and teacher. He was best known for his role as the endearingly dim-witted character Arnold Horshack on the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
Welcome Back, Kotter
…is seen less frequently in season four, appearing in only 10 of the first 15 episodes of the season; he then exits the series entirely. Played by Ron Palillo The class clown of the Sweathogs, Horshack is completely comfortable with his oddball, if naïve, personality. Horshack was known for his unique…
Palillo in 1975
Palillo as "Sweathog" Arnold Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter, c. 1976