Welcome Back, Kotter Basket Case (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

Welcome Back, Kotter

Basket Case (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

Kotter is pressured to give Boom-Boom a passing grade on his exam, which he fails, so that he can continue to play on the basketball team.

Director

Bob LaHendro

Writers

Gabe Kaplan (created by) (as Gabriel Kaplan) (creator) (as Gabriel Kaplan) | Alan Sacks (created by) (creator) | Jewel Jaffe (story editor) (as Jewel Jaffe Rannow) | Peter Meyerson (developed for television by) & 2 more

Producer

Alan Sacks

Editors

Susan Jenkins (video tape) | Stephen McKeown (video tape)

Casting Director

Jorge Luis Rodriguez

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 16, 1975

Release date

Sep 16, 1975 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Gabe Kaplan Gabe Kotter (as Gabriel Kaplan) Gabe Kotter (as Gabriel Kaplan) See fewer	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Marcia Strassman Julie Kotter Julie Kotter See fewer	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
John Sylvester White Mr. Michael Woodman Mr. Michael Woodman See fewer	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Robert Hegyes Juan Epstein Juan Epstein See fewer	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington See fewer	The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
Ron Palillo Arnold Horshack Arnold Horshack See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
John Travolta Vinnie Barbarino Vinnie Barbarino See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Jess Nadelman Coach Coach See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Scott Ben-Yashar Student in Class Student in Class See fewer	Welcome to the Men's Group (2016)