4x1 - The Drop-Ins (1)

November 25, 1978

Gabe announces that he is now the vice-principal and Mr. Woodman is the principal. The Sweathogs are pleased, until Gabe gets strict. After Vinnie visits the school to tell the gang he's dropped out, the other Sweathogs decide to follow in his footsteps.

4x2 - The Drop-Ins (2)

September 18, 1978

With Barbarino now an ordlery at a hospital, the Sweathogs try to get jobs there, too. Meanwhile, Kotter tries to get the gang to return to school.

4x3 - Beau's Jest

September 25, 1978

4x5 - Once Upon a Ledge

October 2, 1978

Horshack saves a lonely, overlooked girl named Mary Johnson from commiting suicide by jumping off the ledge of the school.

4x6 - The Sweatmobile

September 11, 1978

The Sweathogs remember how they tried to buy a used car from Vinnie's uncle.

4x7 - Barbarino's Boo-Boo

October 21, 1978

When Mr. Woodman comes to Vinnie's hospital for an operation, Vinnie loses him and he and the other Sweathogs try to find him.

4x8 - X-Rated Education

October 28, 1978

The gang is liable to get in trouble when the x-rated film Carvelli brought into school is accidentally mixed up with a film on sexual education.

4x9 - The Barbarino Blues

November 4, 1978

Vinnie becomes depressed when it seems that he has lost his way with women.

4x10 - Washington's Clone

November 11, 1978

A younger student begins to imitate Freddie, not much to Freddie's liking.

4x11 - Frog Day Afternoon

October 9, 1978

After Horshack refuses to disect a frog in class, his grade is in jeopardy.

4x12 - A Little Fright Music

December 2, 1978

The Sweathogs opt to change Mr. Woodman's tired old school song.

4x13 - A Winter's Coat Tail

December 16, 1978

Vinnie is saddened when his new coat is stolen.

4x14 - Bride and Gloom

January 13, 1979

Juan asks Vinnie to marry his immigrant cousin.

4x15 - Barbarino's Baby

February 3, 1979

Vinnie is forced to deliver a baby in an elevator.

4x16 - The Goodbye Guy

February 10, 1979

Mr. Woodman's niece Kelly is babysitting for the Kotters when Juan drops by the apartment. The two abruptly fall in love and decide to move in together, but the romance begins to crumble when it seems that they can't respect one another's interests.

4x17 - Come Back, Little Arnold

February 24, 1979

To get up his nerve with Mary, Carvelli offers Arnold liquor. He doesn't like the idea at first, but as time goes on, he becomes addicted to drinking; developing a scary and unlikable new personality that only turns Mary away.

4x18 - The Sweat Smell of Success

March 3, 1979

Convinced that the school newspaper is too dull, Juan sets out to turn it into a tabloid, bringing down his friends' names in the process.

4x19 - The Gang Show

March 17, 1979

Freddie and Juan plan to do an act together for the upcoming talent contest, while Carvelli has some bribed judges up his sleeves. Arnold and Beau take over as judges, leaving Murray in the third spot.

4x20 - Oo, Oo, I Do (1)

May 25, 1979

Arnold's relationship with Mary gets serious. Then he finds out he has to move and leave the school. Upset, Arnold decides to propose marriage to Mary. She accepts.

4x21 - Oo, Oo, I Do (2)

May 25, 1979

Arnold gets upset when the other Sweathogs tease him about not being able to provide for Mary, and he vanishes. Mary finds him and convinces him not to worry, and the two get married.

4x22 - I'm Okay, But You're Not

June 1, 1979

Beau plays a number or pranks on Mr. Woodman.

4x23 - The Breadwinners

June 8, 1979

While Horshack adjusts the married life, Epstein sets up an interview for a job. Washington gets the job before Epstein, unaware that it's the same job. The two get into a fight and end up in a gym ready to box.