Welcome Back Kotter Intro & Outro | Gabe Kotter's 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 best...or worst, to share with you here--and 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' Spoonful-like theme song for a new ABC sitcom entitled Kotter. Sachs's agent, Dave Bendett, also represented Sebastian and arranged for a meeting between the two.
Initially, Sebastian had considerable difficulty with the lyrics since including the title character's name didn't lend itself to a sufficient number of obvious rhymes. Instead, Sebastian decided to focus the lyrics on the idea of the series' premise of Kotter returning to the very place he grew up, and having dreamt of leaving, to do something positive.
The producers liked the resulting song so much that they changed the name of the series to Welcome Back, Kotter. Co-produced by Steve Barri and Sebastian, the song eventually sold over one million copies.
The song originally had one verse, meant for the TV series. Because of the popularity of the show, Sebastian, in the single version, added a second verse to the song, as well as an instrumental section featuring a harmonica solo, before he resumed finishing up the verse, as well as the repeated chorus and coda to finish the song. The single version was eventually used during the closing credits of Welcome Back, Kotter. Some final-season episodes play the entire song, minus the instrumental section, during the closing credits.

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