In one form or another, John Sebastian knows you remember his songs. He knows that if you’re of a certain age, you recall “Do You Believe in Magic” and “Summer in the City” with his band the Lovin’ ...

Travolta became a sensation thanks to his role as Vinnie Barbarino ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty John Travolta became a fan favorite on Welcome Back, Kotter, but ...

John Travolta almost missed out on his breakout TV role. The actor shot to fame in the 1975 ABC sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, but in an essay for Emmy Magazine, Gabe Kaplan, the show’s co-creator and ...

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 09: WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - pilot - Season One - 9/9/75, Gabe Kotter (played by Gabe Kaplan, center), a former Sweathog, returned to his Brooklyn high school to teach the new ...

Stand-up comedian Gabe Kaplan played the teacher of a remedial high school class that called themselves “the Sweathogs.” One of the four featured students was played by John Travolta, who became a ...

If you remember the phrase "up your nose with a rubber hose," then you undoubtedly recall the Sweathogs of Brooklyn's James Buchanan High and the show that featured them, Welcome Back, Kotter. Running ...

Almost a half century before "Abbott Elementary,” the series that showcased a young John Travolta pioneered its comedy form. By Lisa de los Reyes Senior Copy Editor The life of a teacher is one of ...

Mayor Eric Adams honored “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “Cooley High” actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs with a proclamation as he marked the 50th anniversary of both the show and movie at Ember Charter School, ...

Taylour Paige, James Remar, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso co-star. The show is set in 1960s Derry, 27 years before Andy Muschietti’s 2017 “It: Chapter One” film. Filmmakers Andy Muschietti and ...

For Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, one of the original Sweathogs from the 1970s TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter," Hempstead High School was a familiar setting. Raised in Manhattan and the star of such films as ...