How Deep is Your Love for Saturday Night Fever?

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever was one of the biggest hits of the 1970s! It put the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst on the map, it launched disco into the mainstream and it made John Travolta a household name. Who could’ve known that so many years later the movie would still be stayin’ alive  So how […]

Welcome Back, Kotter: 18 Facts You Never Knew

John Travolta

Which TV show starred a group of remedial high school students, was John Travolta’s TV debut and took place in Brooklyn? Raise your hand if “Oooh-ooooh-oooh” you know the answer! That’s right, everyone’s favorite 70s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter”! Let’s take a class in comedy history with our favorite group of wise cracking, yet lovable, […]

How John Travolta Put Brooklyn on the Map

saturday night fever

What do you think of when you think of Brooklyn? Iconic bridges Delicious pizza That undeniable Brooklyn swagger All of these things are represented in two of John Travolta’s first acting roles: Vinnie Barbarino in the hit TV show ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ and Tony Manero in the classic film ‘Saturday Night Fever’. John Travolta played the […]