Travolta & ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ Cast To Reunite At TV Land Awards

First Published: March 3, 2011 7:21 PM EST Credit: ABC

Caption The cast of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- John Travolta will reunite with the cast of his beloved 1970s sitcom, “Welcome Back, Kotter,” at the TV Land Awards 2011.

John, along with former “Kotter” co-stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Ron Palillo and Marcia Strassman, will reassemble in New York City to accept the 35th Anniversary Award at this year’s TV Land Awards for their work on the hit 70s series.

“Welcome Back, Kotter” ran for five seasons and revolved around an inner-city high school teacher, Mr. Kotter, played by Gabe Kaplan, who returns to his alma mater to teach a new generation of under-achieving misfits nicknamed the “Sweathogs.”

As a former “Sweathog” himself, Kotter uses his own life experiences to try and get through to this misunderstood group led by wisecracking Vinnie Barbarino, played by the now-legendary John. The talented cast was rounded out by Lawrence as Freddie “Boom Boom” Washington, Ron as Arnold Horshack, Robert Hegyes as Juan Epstein and Marcia Strassman as Mr. Kotter’s wife, Julie.

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The TV Land Awards 2011 are slated to air on April 17 at 9 PM on TV Land.

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