Welcome Back Kotter Intro Outro, Gabe Kotters CORNIEST JOKES

Gabe had an endless supply of amusing stories and corny jokes, usually told to his beautiful wife, Julie, at the beginning and ending of each episode of Welcome Back Kotter. We ve picked out some of the worst, to share with you hereand we hope you enjoy. Video also includes the popular opening and closing theme song, Welcome Back, sung by John Sebastian. A Little About the Theme Song: Welcome Back is a popular record that was the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. Written and recorded by former Lovin Spoonful frontman John Sebastian, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976 after only five weeks on the chart, and also topped the adult contemporary chart (the show itself had become an instant ratings success upon its premiere the previous fall). It also reached No. 93 on the country chart. TV producer Alan Sachs wanted a Lovin Spoonfullike theme song for a new ABC sitcom entitled Kotter.