USA Today reports that a film version of ’70s TV series Welcome Back, Kotter is in the works. Here’s your wacky, but not so surprising, twist…

 

Ice Cube will reprise Gabe Kaplan’s title role.

$20 on Snoop as Horshack. He’ll be in any movie. Build your own cast of hip-hop Sweathogs in the comments!

Meanwhile, Don Cheadle’s been tapped for a Miles Davis biopic. That one’s probably gonna be all serious-like.

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Comments (26)
  1. danama  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Chris Tucker… regardless of the character, it’ll still be fucking chris tucker.

  2. Nate  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    cheadle as miles davis should rule though

  3. booboo  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    namez kotter, fool, so welcome back,
    and i aint been out there just smokin crack
    i’m back on the block and it’s gonna get whack
    i mean bizness now so watch ya back

    i know you aint 2 broke 2 pay attention
    you got dem shoes for a cost u can’t mention
    so listen up class cuz it’s tyme to learn-ed
    we got some knowledge and books to get burned

    got a glock in ma sock so don’t give me no lip
    your late to class so you get that tardy slip
    so grab a seat and sharpen those pencils
    i be teachin u 2 tag those buildings without no stencils

    so welcome back, BEYOTCHES

  4. Funky Cold Medina  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Ad-rock – Arnold Horshack
    Andre 3000 – Freddie “Boom Boom” Washington
    Ol’ Dirty Bastard (RIP) – Juan Epstein
    Too $hort – Vinnie Barbarino

  5. kimbo  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    loved that rhyme

  6. brainville  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Ice Cube as Kotter
    Queen Latifah as Mrs Kotter
    Samuel Jackson as the principal
    Vin Diesel as Vinnie Barbarino (starred in first ‘XXX’)
    Andre 3000 as Freddie “Boom Boom” Washington
    Matisyahu as Epstein
    Chris Tucker as Horshack

  7. Is nothing sacred?

  8. DanF  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Tyler Perry as Epstein’s Mother?

  9. booboo  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    I’m so sorry, i had to ammend it… now let’s roll the bean footage

    namez kotter, fool, so welcome me back,
    i aint been out there just smokin da crack
    back on the block now it’s gonna get whack
    i mean bizness, homey, so watch ya back

    shit, i know you aint broke so pay attention
    cuz you got dem slick shoes at a price u can’t mention
    listen up class – it’s tyme to get learn-ed
    we got some freaky knowledge and books to get burn-ed

    got a glock in ma sock, punk don’t give me no lip
    you’re tardy to class and now u get da slip
    better grab a damn seat and sharpen those pencils
    lesson plan todayz tagging walls wit’ no stencils

    so welcome back, beyatch!

  10. booboo  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    so sorry. white indie girl aspires to rap cube-style

    ;,(

  11. You guys are too clever. Boo boo, I’m heading the post title in tribute to your rap.

  12. dr. patient  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    jaleel white as vinnie barbarino
    mike tyson as horshack
    mohammed ali as matisyahu
    matisyahu as nelson mandella
    andre 3000 as big boi
    big boi as andre 3000
    BB King as Epstein
    Einstein as Mrs. Kotter
    The theory of relativity as the theory of a deadman

  13. Matisyahu was great in Pi.

  14. It’s Mark thecobrasnake

  15. fido  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Didn’t Hollywood learn anything from the remake of The Honeymooners?

    Good one on Matisyahu, Scott.

  16. ya’ll are crazy…

    ice cube = kotter? i don’t know…i was thinking krs-one…

    ad rock = horseshack…..give that white boy an afro…he’s shack…

    g-love = barbarino….is g-love considered hip hop? they’ve got the same hair….and swagger…if not, maybe snoop by default…

    rakim = freddie “boom boom” washington……legendary voices…hi there! don’t sweat the technique….

    b-real = juan epstein……both stoned latinos…..gotta love ‘em…

    i’ll work on the other characters later….

    welcome back…

    it’s good to be here…

    –maya lucia

  17. esten  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Uhhh, a lot of those people aren’t rappers – they’re black.

  18. esten  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Uhhh, a lot of those people aren’t rappers – they’re jsut black people.

  19. forsythe  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    first they fucked the honeymooners and now they are fucking welcome back kotter…this blows.

  20. golden d  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    a better replacement will be Eric Bana, think about it.

  21. memememe  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    I just saw on TV that they’re also making a Dallas movie. Starring one John “Vinnie Barbarino” Travolta as J.R. Ewing. And Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen. Sick!!!

  22. memememe  |   Posted on Mar 14th, 2006

    Mr. Kot-tare: Ice Cube
    Mrs. Kot-tare: Queen Latifah
    Snoop Dogg: Horshack
    Coolio: Freddy
    Eminem: Epstein
    Carlos Santana as the now-sage Mr. Woodman
    and Kid Rock as Vinnie Ba-ba-ba-barino

    “Hey, Epstein?!”

    “DON’T FUCKIN USE MY NAME, BITCH!”

  23. klapper  |   Posted on Mar 15th, 2006

    Cheadle’s got Miles’ forehead. cheadle could read the phonebook w/ George Clooney and it probably would be dope. then again, Oceans 12 featured both and sucked a d&*#.

  24. I’m still scared to make fun of Ice Cube… even after “Are We There Yet?” and “XXX:2″…

    I’m still such a “yes” girl.

  25. I’m pretty sure this is depressing.
    Wait…yep, it is. Totally.

  26. Ice Boob  |   Posted on Mar 17th, 2006

    Ice cube is lame in everything these days, he is a sellout putz.

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