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* TheMentor

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* TheMentorTheMentor: To the Sweathogs. This even causes tension between him and Julie in a two-parter episode of the first season.
* ParentalSubstitute: Often played this role with the Sweathogs, especially Horshack.



* TheOneWhoMadeItOut

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* TheOneWhoMadeItOut
TheOneWhoMadeItOut: But he came back to teach a new generation of Sweathogs.



* HouseWife: Starts out as this. Eventually becomes a secretary & teacher.

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* DeadpanSnarker: To balance out her husband's terrible jokes.
* HouseWife: Starts out as this. Eventually becomes a secretary & and teacher.



* StraightManAndWiseGuy: A rare romantic example, she's often the straight man to Gabe's wise guy.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Has this towards the Sweathogs initially, but eventually becomes a motherly figure to them the way Gabe's like their father.



* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself-he even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope and is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]] In the final season, [[spoiler:he successfully manages to talk down the suicidal Mary Johnson when even Julie and Mr. Woodman fail.]]

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* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself-he even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope and is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]] ]]
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In the final season, [[spoiler:he successfully manages to talk down the suicidal Mary Johnson when even Julie and Mr. Woodman fail.]]



* DumbJock: Is a star basketball player but gets terrible grades.



* TheLancer

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* TheLancerTheLancer: Especially to Vinnie. Becomes TheLeader in the 4th season, after Vinnie's appearances become more sporadic.



* BigScrewedUpFamily

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* BigScrewedUpFamilyBigScrewedUpFamily: Ephmasis on ''big''.


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* RuleOfThree: His main gag is to make "there are three things" lists pertaining to a situation. Only one of those three is relevant. Julie even calls him on this in his debut episode.


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* StarCrossedLovers: Freddie treats the idea of her moving away like they're about to become this, even trying to marry her to prevent it.
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* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself-he even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope and is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]]

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* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself-he even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope and is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]] In the final season, [[spoiler:he successfully manages to talk down the suicidal Mary Johnson when even Julie and Mr. Woodman fail.]]
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!!Wally "The Wow" Weshsel

A cool Disk Jockey and former Sweathog from Kotter's past.

->Played by: Creator/GeorgeCarlin
* LargeHamRadio
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!!Wally "The Wow" Weshsel

A cool Disk Jockey and former Sweathog from Kotter's past.

->Played by: Creator/GeorgeCarlin
* LargeHamRadio
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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The teacher version. Depending on the episode, she's either described as the Social Studies teacher, Art teacher or something else.

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: NewJobAsThePlotDemands: The teacher version. Depending on the episode, she's either described as the Social Studies teacher, Art teacher or something else.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Feels this way when the shop teacher dies of a heart attack while yelling at him. He even turns himself in to the police as a murderer!



* PromotionToParent: Tries to do this in "Whatever Happened To Arnold" part 2 after his fifth stepfather dies. He seems successful at the end, but little more is said about this.



* TagalongKid

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* TagalongKidTagalongKid: In the beginning. He comes into his own in later seasons [[spoiler: and is the first of the Sweathogs to marry.]]



* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's a good guy deep down & he's very good with animals.

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* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's a good guy deep down & down, and he's very good with animals.


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* ThePigPen: His gym locker is considered a major hazard and often used for a threat against people the Sweathogs dislike.
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* HollywoodPudgy: Is called "fat" by the guys in the first season, even though she's only a little thicker in her build than the other girls.

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The main protagonist & school teacher. A former Sweathog who made good and is coming back to his old Alma Mater to teach.

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The main protagonist & and school teacher. A former Sweathog who made good and is coming back to his old Alma Mater to teach.



* ADegreeInUseless: Has an Anthropology degree, which isn't much when you're a homemaker who lives in inner city of BigApplesauce.

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* ADegreeInUseless: Has an Anthropology degree, which isn't much when you're a homemaker who lives in inner city of BigApplesauce. She even hangs a lampshade on this in a first-season episode.



* CordonBleughChef: She puts stuff like prunes & coffee beans in the tuna casserole!

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* CordonBleughChef: She puts stuff like prunes & and coffee beans in the tuna casserole!casserole. It doesn't go over well.



* NothingButSkinAndBones: She's pretty & healthy but she's really, ''really'' thin.

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* NothingButSkinAndBones: She's pretty & and healthy but she's really, ''really'' thin.



* MamasBoy: He loves his mama & insulting her is a huge BerserkButton for him.

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* MamasBoy: He loves his mama & mama, insulting her is a huge BerserkButton for him.



* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself & even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope & is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]]

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* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself & himself-he even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope & and is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]]



* AbusiveParents: Offscreen, mentioned in passing & [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs.]]

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* AbusiveParents: Offscreen, mentioned in passing & [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs.]]and PlayedForLaughs.



* MySisterIsOffLimits: Gets ''mad'' when Freddie and Vinnie attempt to date Carmen, the only reason he gives Arnold his blessing is because he thinks Arnold is "safe". Luckily, Carmen calls him out for it and he admits it's his only way of showing he loves her.



Female Sweathog & Proud of it.

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Female Sweathog & and Proud of it.



A babealicious blond student & one-episode Sweathog who's not what she seems.

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A babealicious blond student & and one-episode Sweathog who's not what she seems.



Southern Cajun boy & replacement-Sweathog for Barbarino.

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Southern Cajun boy & boy, replacement-Sweathog for Barbarino.



Arnold Horshack's meek, plain & Awkward girlfriend and [[spoiler: eventual wife.]]

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Arnold A meek, plain and awkward new student. Becomes Horshack's meek, plain & Awkward girlfriend and [[spoiler: eventual wife.]]




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* [[spoiler: TheyDo: With Arnold in the next-to-last episode.]]



Female Sweathog & Freddie Washington's girlfriend. [[spoiler: She eventually moves away to Staten Island.]]

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Female Sweathog & and Freddie Washington's girlfriend. [[spoiler: She eventually moves away to Staten Island.]]



An incredibly shrill, snooty, snotty, loud but very studious young student & often an antagonist towards the Sweathogs.

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An incredibly shrill, snooty, snotty, loud but very studious young student & often student. Often an antagonist towards the Sweathogs.



* HollywoodPudgy: Is called "fat" by the guys in the first season, even though she's only a little thicker in her build than the other girls.



Another super-studious but insufferable fellow student & antagonist. Is also a very hot-tempered, physically & emotionally aggressive jerk who even [[spoiler: Defeats Juan Epstein in a fist-fight!]]

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Another super-studious but insufferable fellow student & antagonist. Is also a very hot-tempered, physically & and emotionally aggressive jerk who even [[spoiler: Defeats defeats Juan Epstein in a fist-fight!]]
fist-fight.]]



A snooty, snobbish, adversarial Drama Teacher, Debate Team coach & amateur playwright of incredibly dumb un-produced plays with names like "Fiddler On My Sister" & "A Streetcar Named Shirley".

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A snooty, snobbish, adversarial Drama Teacher, Debate Team coach & and amateur playwright of incredibly dumb un-produced plays with names like "Fiddler On My Sister" & and "A Streetcar Named Shirley".



A weird, zany & superstitious old curator of The Natural History Museum.

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A weird, zany & and superstitious old curator of The Natural History Museum.



A quirky & wealthy Japanese inventor with a business offer for Mr. Kotter.

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A quirky & quirky, wealthy Japanese inventor with a business offer for Mr. Kotter.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's actually helped the Sweathogs a few times, though it's ''extremely'' rare. He and Kotter also seem to have a VitriolicBestBuds thing going on.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Vinnie, though this is downplayed in that he seems to like her back at times.


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* SlapSlapKiss: With Vinnie
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!!Juan Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein

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!!Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein
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!!Vice Principal Woodman

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!!Vice Principal Michael Woodman
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* CasaNova

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* CasaNovaTheCasanova
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* ReplacementScrappy: Beau will ''never'' be "another Barbarino".

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Gone by the end of Season 3.



Handsome Southern Cajun boy & replacement-Sweathog for Barbarino.

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Handsome Southern Cajun boy & replacement-Sweathog for Barbarino.



* FishOutOfWater



* ReplacementScrappy: Beau will ''never'' be "another Barbarino".



* IJustWantToBeSpecial
* PlainJane



* ThisLoserIsYou


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* ThePornomancer

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* ThePornomancer
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!!Angie Globagoski

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!!Angie Globagoski
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!!Bambi

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!!Bambi
!!Bambi Forrester



* OnlyOneName
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A cool Disk Jockey from Kotter's past.

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A cool Disk Jockey and former Sweathog from Kotter's past.
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* StopHelpingMe

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* StopHelpingMe
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Another super-studious but insufferable fellow student & antagonist. Is also a very hot-tempered, physically & emotionally aggressive jerk who even [[spoilers: Defeat Juan Epstein in a fist-fight!]]

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Another super-studious but insufferable fellow student & antagonist. Is also a very hot-tempered, physically & emotionally aggressive jerk who even [[spoilers: Defeat [[spoiler: Defeats Juan Epstein in a fist-fight!]]
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->Played by: Creator/GabrielKaplan.

The main protagonist & school teacher. A former Sweathog who made good and is coming back to his old Alma Mater to teach.




->Played by: Creator/MarciaStrassman

Gabe Kotter's long-suffering young Mid-Western wife.




->Played by: Creator/JohnTravolta

Sicilian-American self-proclaimed Leader of the Sweathogs. A poor student but a big-time hearthrob who's also a bit of a big-time doofus.




->Played by: Creator/RonPalillo

A strange, diminutive, Polish-American oddball and a bit of a sidekick to Barbarino.







->Played by: Creator/LawrenceHiltonJacobs

A tall, wise-cracking African-American "cool dude" who's also a school basketball player.




->Played by: Creator/RobertHegyes

Short, pugnacious Puerto-Rican Jewish guy who is famous for writing his own hilarious B.S. excuse notes.



!!Angie Grabowski

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!!Angie GrabowskiGlobagoski

->Played by: Character/MelonieHaller

Female Sweathog & Proud of it.




->Played by: Creator/SuzeLanierBramlett

A babealicious blond student & one-episode Sweathog who's not what she seems.




->Played by: Creator/StephenShortridge

Handsome Southern Cajun boy & replacement-Sweathog for Barbarino.




->Played by: Creator/IreneArranga

Arnold Horshack's meek, plain & Awkward girlfriend and [[spoiler: eventual wife.]]




->Played by: Creator/DebraleeScott

The main female Sweathog of the first season (along with Verna Jean). A redhead with a rumored "bad reputation".




->Played by: Creator/VerneeWatsonJohnson

Female Sweathog & Freddie Washington's girlfriend. [[spoiler: She eventually moves away to Staten Island.]]




The unseen Principal. Is on very chummy terms with Juan Epstein, much to the chagrin of Mr. Woodman.




->Played by: Creator/JohnSylvesterWhite

The main antagonist. An old grump with a very dim view of all things "Sweathog".




->Played by: Creator/CharlesFleischer

A dopey neighborhood bully




->Played by: Creator/BobHarcum

Carvelli's toadie.




->Played by: Creator/HelaineLembeck

An incredibly shrill, snooty, snotty, loud but very studious young student & often an antagonist towards the Sweathogs.




->Played by: Creator/DennisBowen

Another super-studious but insufferable fellow student & antagonist. Is also a very hot-tempered, physically & emotionally aggressive jerk who even [[spoilers: Defeat Juan Epstein in a fist-fight!]]




An unseen female teacher who's mentioned often in passing as a gag. Presumably an elderly woman.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
->Played by: Creator/ArnoldSoboloff

Apparently an acquaintance of Gabe Kotter. A quirky science teacher.




->Played by: Creator/JamesWoods

A snooty, snobbish, adversarial Drama Teacher, Debate Team coach & amateur playwright of incredibly dumb un-produced plays with names like "Fiddler On My Sister" & "A Streetcar Named Shirley".



!!Bambi
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In only one episode as an actual character. In others, she's just some random student.
* DumbBlonde
* FosterKid: A troubled one from Lubbock, Texas (what she really is).
* NewTransferStudent
* OnlyOneName
* ParentalAbandonment
* TroubledButCute
* ValleyGirl: Pretends to be this, along with GranolaGirl.

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!!Bambi
!!The Museum Curator

->Played by: Creator/JohnAstin

A weird, zany & superstitious old curator of The Natural History Museum.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In only one episode as an actual character. In others, she's just some random student.
CloudCuckooLander

!!Mr. Takahashi

->Played by: Creator/PatMorita

A quirky & wealthy Japanese inventor with a business offer for Mr. Kotter.

* DumbBlonde
CloudCuckooLander
* FosterKid: GadgeteerGenius
* JapaneseRanguage

!!Ms. Riley

->Played by: Creator/HopeSummers

A troubled one posh-sounding, wise, matronly older lady who's the Head of the School board.

* BritishAccent
* CoolOldLady
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Wally "The Wow" Weshsel

A cool Disk Jockey
from Lubbock, Texas (what she really is).
Kotter's past.

->Played by: Creator/GeorgeCarlin
* NewTransferStudent
* OnlyOneName
* ParentalAbandonment
* TroubledButCute
* ValleyGirl: Pretends to be this, along with GranolaGirl.
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* StreetSmart
* ThePornomancer



* DitzyGenius



* LittleGuyBigBuddy: The Little Guy to Vinnie's Big Buddy.



* NoSocialSkills




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* TagalongKid
* TeensAreShort




* StreetSmart



* BookDumb



* NewTransferStudent



* NewTransferStudent



!!Verna Jean

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!!Verna Jean!![=VernaJean=] Williams



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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Vice Principal Woodman
* DeanBitterman
* FriendlessBackground
* GrumpyOldMan
* LonersAreFreaks
* ThisLoserIsYou
* MiniatureSeniorCitizen
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior

!!Carvelli
* TheBully

!!Murray
* SideKick: To Carvelli

!!Judy Borden
* BrainyBrunette
* CuteButCacophonic: Emphasis on the "Cacophonic" part. Like scratching a chalkboard.
* DeadpanSnarker
* InsufferableGenius
* {{Jerkass}}
* NoIndoorVoice
* ObnoxiousSnarker
* SmallNameBigEgo
* StudentCouncilPresident
* TeachersPet

!!Todd Ludlow
* BadAssBookworm
* TheBully
* TheEvilGenius
* FieryRedhead
* InsufferableGenius
* {{Jerkass}}
* StudentCouncilPresident
* TeachersPet

!!Miss Fishbeck
* TheGhost
* NoodleIncident: Embodies This
* TheUnseen
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The teacher version. Depending on the episode, she's either described as the Social Studies teacher, Art teacher or something else.





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!!Mr. Charlie Piper
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* CoolOldGuy
* EinsteinHair
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine
* TheProfessor
* StopHelpingMe

!!Mr. Alex Welles
* {{Jerkass}}
* InsufferableGenius: Thinks he's this.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: What he really is.
* {{Nerd}}
* ObnoxiousSnarker
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmugSnake

!!Bambi
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In only one episode as an actual character. In others, she's just some random student.
* DumbBlonde
* FosterKid: A troubled one from Lubbock, Texas (what she really is).
* NewTransferStudent
* OnlyOneName
* ParentalAbandonment
* TroubledButCute
* ValleyGirl: Pretends to be this, along with GranolaGirl.
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!!Gabriel "Gabe" Kotter
* AmbiguouslyJewish
* CoolTeacher
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheMentor
* PornStache
* SaveOurStudents
* TheOneWhoMadeItOut

!!Julie Kotter
* ADegreeInUseless: Has an Anthropology degree, which isn't much when you're a homemaker who lives in inner city of BigApplesauce.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter
* CordonBleughChef: She puts stuff like prunes & coffee beans in the tuna casserole!
* HouseWife: Starts out as this. Eventually becomes a secretary & teacher.
* LethalChef: Especially with tuna casserole.
* MinnesotaNice: Although she's from Nebraska.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: She's pretty & healthy but she's really, ''really'' thin.

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!!Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino
* BookDumb
* TheBrainlessBeauty
* CasaNova
* CloudCuckooLander
* LazyBum
* TheLeader: Of the Sweathogs.
* MamasBoy: He loves his mama & insulting her is a huge BerserkButton for him.
* MrFanservice
* NobodyTouchesTheHair
* ReallyGetsAround

!!Arnold Dingfelder Horshack
* {{Adorkable}}
* AnnoyingLaugh: Also a SignatureLaugh....a bizarre wheezing hyena-like noise.
* CloudCuckooLander: In spades!
* GagNose
* HiddenDepths: It turns out he's actually a fairly good student when he applies himself & even almost is mainstreamed into regular classes in one episode. He can't cope & is [[StatusQuoIsGod brought back to Mr. Kotter's class.]]
* MoralityPet: Somewhat to Vinnie.
* {{Nerd}}
* SideKick: To Vinnie.
* TheSmartGuy

!!Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington
* AbusiveParents: Offscreen, mentioned in passing & [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs.]]
* JiveTurkey
* TheLancer
* UncleTomfoolery: He veers into this a bit.

!!Juan Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein
* AlterKocker: Shade of this in an otherwise young, muscular, Latino youth, usually played for laughs.
* TheBigGuy
* BigScrewedUpFamily
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's a good guy deep down & he's very good with animals.
* FaceOfAThug: When he goes missing, one episode, the Sweathogs create a poster complete with "Have you seen ''this''?"
* InformedJudaism
* TwoferTokenMinority: A Puerto Rican Jew.

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!!Angie Grabowski
* YouGoGirl: Only with being a Sweathog rather than sports.

!!Bambi
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In only one episode as an actual character. In others, she's just some random student.
* DumbBlonde
* FosterKid: A troubled one from Lubbock, Texas (what she really is).
* OnlyOneName
* ParentalAbandonment
* TroubledButCute
* ValleyGirl: Pretends to be this, along with GranolaGirl.

!!Beauregarde "Beau" [=DeLabarre=]
* TheCasanova
* GoodOlBoy
* SouthernGentleman
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Barbarino.
* TheBigEasy: Where he's from

!!Mary Johnson
* HappilyFailedSuicide
* InterruptedSuicide
* ShrinkingViolet

!!Rosalie "Hotsie" Totsie
* TheBusCameBack: And now she's a stripper who dropped out of school due to a real TeenPregnancy.
* TheChick
* DeadpanSnarker
* FieryRedhead
* PutOnABus
* ReallyGetsAround: Is wrongly thought to be this & subject to rumors. Fakes a TeenPregnancy to make the guys admit otherwise.

!!Verna Jean
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* DeadpanSnarker
* SassyBlackWoman

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!!Principal Lazarus
* TheGhost
* TheUnseen


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