The legendary comedian, 81, helmed the beloved show, which ran for four seasons from 1975 to 1979 and followed a Brooklyn teacher who returns to his old high school stomping grounds to teach the Sweathogs: a ragtag group of underachievers. A member of the squad was the airhead ladies' man, Vinnie Barbarino, played by then unknown John Travolta.
"After the first episode, I falsely told John Travolta he had a lot of fan mail in the office. The office wasn’t close to the rehearsal hall, but he trudged over and asked for his letters. He came back disappointed and empty-handed. Everyone laughed a little and he said, 'Very funny.'"
"A few weeks later he got a whole canvas sack of fan mail," Kaplan added.
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"I’ve seen Larry frequently over the years and have seen John at reunion events," Kaplan said of Travolta and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, who played basketball player Freddie "Boom-Boom" Washington. "I talked to him for the article in Emmy Magazine, and it was like we didn’t miss a beat, we had a great time reminiscing."
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What's Gabe Kaplan Up To These Days?
"I still do a little stand-up and play a little poker. I’m still pretty good at stand-up but a lot funnier at poker," he joked.
"I wanted to play the juvenile lead but the producer thought it was a bad idea," he laughed.
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