WELCOME BACK ,KOTTER Original Screen Tests 

To the person that commented to me about not seeing this before..sorry I'm having problems with comments disappearing except in notification & email..not my video. So I can't respond back. But this is on the Season 1 DVD collection. And thanks for the comment.

Pure gold! What a joy watching these readings. It's funny watching Robert Hegyes auditioning for "Eddie Barbarini". Funny story, many years ago, mid '80s, I briefly met Ron Palillo on Hollywood & Vine while a friend and I waited for a bus to go home. It was right after a disappointing meeting at a record label and we were taking the bus home... Mr. Palillo, who was standing behind us, heard my comments and came over to give my friend and I some really nice words of encouragement... Then, when the person he was waiting for came out of the building, they left. It was a nice moment. Some years after that meeting, I briefly worked for John Travolta and Kelly Preston... I told John this story while we were having lunch one day and he smiled and said that it sounded just like Ron Palillo... He then said that Ron Palillo was the kind of person who would approach strangers, people he simply didn't know, and always offer kind words of encouragement where these words might be needed. I then told him that I once partied with Gabe Kaplan and Denny Terrio, of Dance Fever, which is also a true story... He then laughed hysterically and said, that this also sounded just like Gabe Kaplan! Sure, my band might not have hit it big, but I got around quite a bit, and I got to hang out, and even work with, some really cool people for so many years! ...And Ron Palillo was right, everything does have a way of working out for the better!

this was one of my favorite shows this and happy days happy days was 1 and this was 2 I wish this would be shown in reruns

Gabe Kaplan being very animated always seemed to be speaking to the hearing impaired. Just the way he enunciated and seemingly "signed" with his hands.... check him out

This is really eye-opening! Shows you what it takes to be an actor on stage. When they get in character it’s magical how they appear to believe everything they say and could make you believe it too! I guess that’s what makes them so good!

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs had a ton of charisma.

AT BOOM BOMM’S PART SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN SAY THINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH BUT DID NOT GET ALL MAD AND OFFENDED I WANNA GO BACK TO THE 70’S ✊🏾

John's screen test was done on the squad room set of Barney Miller

Travolta talks the exact same way here as his Tony Manerio character.

Thank you for this! LOVED Welcome Back Kotter when I was a kid!

Welcome Back Kotter, Mash and Bewitched are my favourite American comedies. I heard that John Travolta did not have to audition for 'Saturday Night Fever', he was automatically given the role of Tony as the producers remembered him from 'Welcome Back Kotter' and liked him.

I discovered this show in my 9th grade English class glad my teacher showed clips of this show I can’t stop watching it’s hilarious

Wow, I didn't know Robert Hegyes auditioned for Barbarino... he was good though!

Interesting

Thanks for the upload. Hi from Tasmania

Ewe, sheep milk, that stuff tastes baaaaad.

I couldn't get past Horshack. I never thought that skit was funny. But I love watching videos from the 70s. Especially the television shows.

Awesome!❤️❤️

This is amazing👍👍👍

This is very cool!

This was done in the squad room set of Barney Miller, I can tell it's the squad room set from Barney Miller

What year was this?

WOW THIS IS COOL ❤️

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I have no ideal what's going on here...before I posted the pinned comment it said 1 comment (the other person's eventhough the comment didn't show up) it should have said 2! IDK if this will even show up because my older videos aren't showing up except randomly or when searched. GET IT TOGETHER RU-vid!!!

Vinnie BarbariNNI

Hello, a Horshack fangirl here, I’m only here for Ron Palillo! 💖 9:18 💖💖💖