Actor Robert Hegyes passed away. I guess I am old enough to remember the show, "Welcome Back Kotter". I always used to get a kick out of his character when I was a kid. Every episode he would bring in an (obviously forged) letter from his mother explaining his recent absence, singed "Sincerely, Juan Epstein's Mother".

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2012/01/robert_hegyes_juan_epstein_of.html

Little Danny;1067515 wrote:I guess I am old

That's all you had to say. Anything with John Travolta in it prior to Look Who's Talking is ancient.

What a shame. I loved that show! Apart from the loss of life, yes, I feel extraordinarily old.

That tv show was way ahead of it's time. Theirs never been another comedy on an inner-city remedial high school class. Probably closest thing is the movie "the Ringer" which made fun of retards.