James Franciscus
John Novak
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Mr. Novak
Season 1
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Episode 11963-09-24
First year,First Day
A brilliant student with a good business - an auto body shop - wants to quit school. He challenges Novak to give him a good reason for continuing his education.
Episode 21963-10-01
To Lodge and Dislodge
Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
Episode 31963-10-08
I Don`t Even Live Here
When Mr. Otis was conducting the English class, all the students were raking in As - but Novak can't seem to get the same caliber of work out of them.
Episode 41963-10-15
X is the Unknown Factor
Mike Daniels is being considered for an important science scholarship, but he's having problems in Novak's literature class. Dr. Frank Baxter, TV educator, appears as Dr. Gagan.
Episode 51963-10-22
A Single Isolated Incident
A black student, Marcy Desmond, is violently accosted by a gang of youths who let her know that she's not welcome at Jefferson High.
Episode 61963-10-29
The Risk
Novak helps a former teacher and mentor obtain a position at the school. The instructor is a recovering alcoholic, while his much-younger wife is still afflicted with the disease.
Episode 71963-11-05
Hello Miss Phipps
Maude Phipps, a teacher for some 40 years, is sharply outspoken and is the object of various complaints -- including those of irate parents who don't like the idea of her teaching social hygiene to their children.
Episode 81963-11-12
To Break a Camel's Back
Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
Episode 91963-11-19
A Feeling for Friday
It's a hectic Friday and Novak is very pleased to get an invitation to spend the weekend at his former sweetheart's family estate.
Episode 101963-11-26
Pay the Two Dollars
A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
Episode 111963-12-03
Love in the Wrong Season
Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
Episode 121963-12-10
The Boy Without A Country
Novak and Vane prepare a hero's welcome for a new student, a Russian defector, who's quick to show that he's not easy to get along with.
Episode 131963-12-17
A Thousand Voices
Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
Episode 141963-12-24
My Name is not Legion
Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
Episode 151963-12-31
He who can Does
Novak invites a famous novelist to address the school's Literary Club - despite protests of Miss Pagano who feels that the writer's unorthodox views will be a bad influence.
Episode 161964-01-07
Song of Songs
An overly strict father takes the school, and Mr. Novak to task, when he finds the subject matter read aloud in class by his daughter to be highly erotic.
Episode 171964-01-14
The Exile
Charlie Payne, who dropped out three years ago, now has nothing better to do than spend his time hanging around the school grounds.
Episode 181964-01-21
Sparrow on the Wire
A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.
Episode 191964-01-28
The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.
Campus clown Doug Morgan decides he can attract attention - and get excused from compulsory ROTC classes - by claiming to be a conscientious objector.
Episode 201964-02-04
Death of a Teacher
The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
Episode 211964-02-11
I`m on the Outside
A student named Steve Acero tells Principal Vane that Mr. Novak is prejudiced against him because he is of Mexican extraction.
Episode 221964-02-18
Chin Up, Mr. Novak
Novak's having problems with a literature class - until it's taken over by Margaret Mumsley, a 75-year old exchange teacher from England.
Episode 231964-02-25
Fear is a Handful of Dust
Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
Episode 241964-03-03
How Does Your Garden Grow?
An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.
Episode 251964-03-10
The Tower
After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
Episode 261964-03-17
One Way to Say Goodbye
Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
Episode 271964-03-24
Day in the Year
A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
Episode 281964-03-31
Moment Without Armor
School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
Episode 291964-04-07
Fare Thee Well
Miss Cathy Williams is going to become a mother, but she wants to graduate with her senior class and she doesn't want to tell her parents about her condition.
Episode 301964-04-14
Senior Prom
The senior prom at Jefferson High is going to be a flop this year - unless student chairman Gail Andrews starts taking interest in the preparations.
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