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The Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3

Every episode of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 22 - What Goes Up
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    S3:E22

    Freddie becomes addicted to drugs after taking prescribed pain killers. Despite the other Sweathogs' best efforts, the only thing that can bring Freddie around is Arnold's faith in him...and in his ""vitamin pills.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 3 - And Baby Makes Four (2)
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    S3:E3

    Julie gives birth to twin girls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  3. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 4 - And Baby Makes Four (3)
    7.0/10(66 votes)

    S3:E4

    Julie's parents come to see the babies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 19 - Epstein's Term Paper
    7.0/10(65 votes)

    S3:E19

    Juan buys four term papers - one for each Sweathog - from Carvelli, only to end up with an essay that Gabe had turned in eleven years earlier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  5. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 23 - Good-Bye, Mr. Kripps
    7.0/10(69 votes)

    S3:E23

    Mr. Kripps, the shop teacher, has a heart attack and dies while yelling at Vinnie, who blames himself for the man's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 14 - Epstein's Madonna
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    S3:E14

    Juan paints a great masterpiece on the walls of the school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 5 - Brother, Can You Spare a Million?
    6.8/10(61 votes)

    S3:E5

    Emotions mix when it seems that the Sweathogs may win the lottery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Meyerson

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  8. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 8 - What a Move
    6.8/10(63 votes)

    S3:E8

    Juan, with the help of his uncle, hooks the Kotters up with a new apartment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 10 - Barbarino in Love (1)
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    S3:E10

    During a talent competition, Vinnie falls for a girl who the Sweathogs are competing against, and starts spending more time with her then rehearsing with the Sweathogs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Meyerson

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  10. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 11 - Barbarino in Love (2)
    6.8/10(63 votes)

    S3:E11

    Vinnie is torn between trying to win the talent competition, or letting his new girlfriend beat him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 15 - Sweathog Christmas Special
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    S3:E15

    At Christmas time, the gang reminisces over past episodes.

    Director:Mel Stuart
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  12. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 20 - There's No Business Like Show Business (1)
    6.8/10(60 votes)

    S3:E20

    Gabe finds success as a stand-up comic, using material regarding the Sweathogs. But when the oppportunity for a full-time comedy gig arises, it could mean the end of his teaching career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 26 - The Return of Hotsy Totsy
    6.8/10(62 votes)

    S3:E26

    Rosalie ""Hotsy"" Totsy has grown up ... a little too fast. The Sweathogs go to a local strip club on a dare, and learn that Hotsy has gotten a job performing there (yup, she bares all, unknowingly in front of her former classmates). Vinnie, Freddie and Epstein all ride Hotsy's case, but Arnold is sensitive to her plight. Seems that, during a coversation with her former teacher Gabe, Rosalie really lived up to her nickname one night and got pregnant. And getting a job at a strip joint is the only way for this single mother (the baby's father had left Hotsy) to support her child. Gabe and Arnold convince the others to give Hotsy Totsy moral support, and they also refer her to a social agency which can help her finish school and find a more meaningful job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 1 - Sweathogs Back-to-School Special
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    S3:E1

    The Sweathogs and administrators at James Buchanan High reminisce about Gabe's past two years at the school. Past episodes are recalled through flashbacks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Meyerson

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  15. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 2 - And Baby Makes Four (1)
    6.7/10(70 votes)

    S3:E2

    Julie goes into labor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  16. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 7 - The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack
    6.7/10(62 votes)

    S3:E7

    Arnold is accepted into a religious cult. Mr. Kotter and the three other sweathogs try to get Arnold to snap out of it. Eventually, he does and goes back to his former self, complete with his trademark laugh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jim Mulholland

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  17. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 12 - Kotter for Vice Principal
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    S3:E12

    Kotter has a dream about life when the Sweathogs are old.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 13 - Swine and Punishment
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    S3:E13

    Freddie cheats on an English test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  19. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 16 - Sweatwork
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    S3:E16

    Arnold voices angst and pioneers for change on the school radio station, gathering fans in the process.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  20. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 17 - Meet Your New Teacher: Batteries Not Included
    6.7/10(58 votes)

    S3:E17

    The Sweathogs' new tutor is a computer. Despite initial raises in grades, Gabe becomes displeased with the machine, as it is turning him obsolete to the class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 6 - Just Testing
    6.6/10(58 votes)

    S3:E6

    Everybody helps Vinnie cram for a make-up test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jim Mulholland

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  22. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 18 - Angie
    6.6/10(62 votes)

    S3:E18

    A new girl joins the Sweathogs.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  23. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 21 - There's No Business Like Show Business (2)
    6.6/10(59 votes)

    S3:E21

    Gabe must choose between the comedy life, or his life at Buchanan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 24 - Horshack and the Madame X
    6.6/10(62 votes)

    S3:E24

    Arnold, saddened by the rejection he keeps recieving from the opposite sex, gets advice and comfort from Julie before quickly falling in love with her.

    Director:Al Schwartz
    Writer:Peter Meyerson

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  25. Welcome Back, Kotter Season 3 Episode 25 - The Kiss
    6.5/10(64 votes)

    S3:E25

    After performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a female student who has passed out in the classroom, Gabe is accused of molestation, and is in danger of losing his job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"What Goes Up" is the best rated episode of Welcome Back, Kotter season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 77 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 23, 1978. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "And Baby Makes Four (2)".