Welcome Back Kotter's Arnold Horshack dies

[Hawkeye]

Another character from our youth has passed away.
Ron Palillo, who was better known to my generation as Arnold Horshack has died of a heart attack.
Not the greatest actor, can't ever recall seeing him in anything after Welcome Back Kotter other than maybe a special guest role in an episode of the Love Boat ?

But created one of the most uniquely remembered (and imitated) characters on television.
Who of us hasn't at some stage tried to do the Horshack laugh ?

This coming only about 6 months after Robert Hegyes (Juan Epstein) died. Not a great period for those fans of the show.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...-1226450524322

[Guest]

Damn, the character whom I based my entire school persona on is gone. I feel like Ralph Macchio losing Mr. Miyagi.

[chook 56]

One of my favourites.

[Hawkeye]

Damn, the character whom I based my entire school persona on is gone. I feel like Ralph Macchio losing Mr. Miyagi.

School teachers would've hated Horshack, can just imagine after the show went to air how many kids in classes started putting up their hands going Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh !

[chook 56]

School teachers would've hated Horshack, can just imagine after the show went to air how many kids in classes started putting up their hands going Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh !

LOL
We had kids that did that BEFORE Horshack.

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd4VkBcG2PQ

[melon....]

Another character from our youth has passed away.
Ron Palillo, who was better known to my generation as Arnold Horshack has died of a heart attack.
Not the greatest actor, can't ever recall seeing him in anything after Welcome Back Kotter other than maybe a special guest role in an episode of the Love Boat ?

But created one of the most uniquely remembered (and imitated) characters on television.
Who of us hasn't at some stage tried to do the Horshack laugh ?

This coming only about 6 months after Robert Hegyes (Juan Epstein) died. Not a great period for those fans of the show.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...-1226450524322

And the "Oh!!...Oh Oh Oh!!!" hand in the air desperately trying to catch the teacher's attention.

I can only remember Horshack playing two roles, Kotter as a regular, and a guest appearance on the Love Boat.

Juan Epstein's mother will need to write two abscentee notes now.

RIP

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlY3ubGzUY

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlY3ubGzUY

Is it wrong to say I leaked tears hearing that? Past of our collective cultural past are disappearing at a rapid rate.

[horrie hastings]

Is it wrong to say I leaked tears hearing that? Past of our collective cultural past are disappearing at a rapid rate.

That is so true, everything from our youth is slowly but surely disappearing.Was shattered when Bob Welch and Robin Gibb past away recently, now someone else that i can connect with from my youth is gone.


Here is a list of what Ron Pallilo did from IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0657676/

[Guest]

That is so true, everything from our youth is slowly but surely disappearing.Was shattered when Bob Welch and Robin Gibb past away recently, now someone else that i can connect with from my youth is gone.

A few weeks back Mary Tamm left us too, she was the first Romana on Doctor Who and the first woman i dreamt of as a youngster.

[Guest]

Been recording this show every sunday on fox, quite love it. Wish I should find the whole season to watch

[Guest]

Is it wrong to say I leaked tears hearing that? Past of our collective cultural past are disappearing at a rapid rate.

We're sentimental old fools my friend..

When i put this on this morning we were dancing around the room to it..

[Guest]

Been recording this show every sunday on fox, quite love it. Wish I should find the whole season to watch

http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Back-K...me+back+kotter

Only season one, sadly.