Back in April we posted news that
Welcome Back, Kotter would be released under the "Television Favorites" banner, and would include a few episodes from the series, and
yesterday we posted news about 5 other "Television Favorites" releases, but
Kotter wasn't among them. We had a few readers email us to ask why
Kotter wasn't among them; it's a Best Buy exclusive title.
Best Buy will have this title in stores on
June 28, just a few weeks away, and they're already
taking preorders for the disc on their site. They're selling this title for $14.95, which is $5 more than the other "Television Favorites" titles Warner announced yesterday. We know that Best Buy will have an exclusive selling period of a few months for these "exclusive" titles, so it's conceivable that
Welcome Back, Kotter could be release to retail on September 28th, but Warner Bros didn't want to announce it just before it goes on sale at Best Buy, and may do so at a later date. That's pure speculation on our part, but it seems to make sense. It's likely this release will contain 6 episodes of the show, and come in somewhere around 150 mins.
