The actors playing the four main Sweathogs were much older than the characters they played. By the final season, Ron Palillo was 29, Robert Hegyes 27, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs 25, and John Travolta 24.
Welcome Back Kotter was the inspiration and prototype for Facts of Life, which was basically supposed to be girls version of Kotter called Garrett’s Girls with Charlotte Rae standing in for Gabe Kaplan as the lead, and Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Lisa Welchel the distaff Sweathogs.
I got it! Its a rags to riches story about a lowly janitor at a mayonnaise factory who competes on a quiz show and wins the grand prize when he correctly names all the Sweat Hogs.
JD'Huntsville'AL over 5 years ago
Hollywood is having this same problem.
McColl34 Premium Member over 5 years ago
“I do not say, ‘Blah, blah, blah!’”
jvn over 5 years ago
I don’t know… I think I’d read that book. Or just wait for the movie.
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
I wouldm’t
Enter.Name.Here over 5 years ago
If you do not have interesting things in your head to write about, then seek another career. You’re in the wrong business.
jpayne4040 over 5 years ago
You certainly need to keep thinking, Adam. None of those ideas is it.
richkinn over 5 years ago
Everyone has a book in them…unfortunately that’s only about a page and a half for some.
heathcliff2 over 5 years ago
How did he get Welcome Back, Kotter from anything she said?
Jeff0811 over 5 years ago
He could write a book about Hogan’s Heroes, and title it “I know nothing, nothing. "
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
The Definitive Work on Coffee: It’s not just about Juan Valdez.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 5 years ago
A good book should be in you. Just tell a lie and then spend a few days trying to prove it is not a lie.
cholomanaba over 5 years ago
About the dancing mountains…. Adam can write about the earthquakes in SouthAmerica…. our mountains “dance” every week….
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
I would read a book about Time Traveling Bunnies !
Ed The Red Premium Member over 5 years ago
The actors playing the four main Sweathogs were much older than the characters they played. By the final season, Ron Palillo was 29, Robert Hegyes 27, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs 25, and John Travolta 24.
Welcome Back Kotter was the inspiration and prototype for Facts of Life, which was basically supposed to be girls version of Kotter called Garrett’s Girls with Charlotte Rae standing in for Gabe Kaplan as the lead, and Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Lisa Welchel the distaff Sweathogs.
Skeptical Meg over 5 years ago
When I taught computer gamewriting to elementary students, I’d start each class with a “Welcome Back Kotter” joke.
dragonbite over 5 years ago
Unless you can combine Mayonnaise and Welcome Back Kotter somehow!
Andrew Moore over 5 years ago
People who start out saying, “Trust me …” Are not truxtworthy. Trust me on that one.
saje49 over 5 years ago
Adam, you’re sounding more and more like Jon.
Rolf Rykken Premium Member over 5 years ago
mayonaisse? how about mustard next?
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
Now hold on! I might just be interested in a book about mayonnaise…
davetb1956 over 5 years ago
You’d think the aliens stealing his coffee could have given him some ideas.
LrdSlvrhnd over 5 years ago
You never know, I have a friend publishing a book of M*A*S*H trivia (He’s already published books on the Friday the 13th & Halloween franchises)
jdsven over 5 years ago
I got it! Its a rags to riches story about a lowly janitor at a mayonnaise factory who competes on a quiz show and wins the grand prize when he correctly names all the Sweat Hogs.