Mr. Novak (1963)
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.
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1x01 First Year, First Day
24 September, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x02 To Lodge and Dislodge
01 October, 1963 8:00 am
Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
1x03 I Don't Even Live Here
08 October, 1963 8:00 am
When Mr. Otis was conducting the English class, all the students were getting an A, but Novak can't seem to get the same caliber of work out of them.
1x04 X is the Unknown Factor
15 October, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x05 A Single Isolated Incident
22 October, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x06 The Risk
29 October, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x07 Hello Miss Phipps
05 November, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x08 To Break a Camel's Back
12 November, 1963 8:00 am
Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
1x09 A Feeling for Friday
19 November, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x10 Pay the Two Dollars
26 November, 1963 8:00 am
A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
1x11 Love in the Wrong Season
03 December, 1963 8:00 am
Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
1x12 The Boy Without a Country
10 December, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x13 A Thousand Voices
17 December, 1963 8:00 am
Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
1x14 My Name is not Legion
24 December, 1963 8:00 am
Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
1x15 He who can Does
31 December, 1963 8:00 am
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.
1x16 Song of Songs
07 January, 1964 8:00 am
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.
1x17 The Exile
14 January, 1964 8:00 am
Charlie Payne, who dropped out three years ago, now has nothing better to do than spend his time hanging around the school grounds.
1x18 Sparrow on the Wire
21 January, 1964 8:00 am
A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.
1x19 The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.
28 January, 1964 8:00 am
Campus clown Doug Morgan decides he can attract attention - and get excused from compulsory ROTC classes - by claiming to be a conscientious objector.
1x20 Death of a Teacher
04 February, 1964 8:00 am
The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
1x21 I'm on the Outside
11 February, 1964 8:00 am
A student named Steve Acero tells Principal Vane that Mr. Novak is prejudiced against him because he is of Mexican extraction.
1x22 Chin Up, Mr. Novak
18 February, 1964 8:00 am
Novak's having problems with a literature class - until it's taken over by Margaret Mumsley, a 75-year old exchange teacher from England.
1x23 Fear is a Handful of Dust
25 February, 1964 8:00 am
Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
1x24 How Does Your Garden Grow?
03 March, 1964 8:00 am
An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.
1x25 The Tower
10 March, 1964 8:00 am
After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
1x26 One Way to Say Goodbye
17 March, 1964 8:00 am
Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
1x27 Day in the Year
24 March, 1964 9:00 am
A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
1x28 Moment Without Armor
31 March, 1964 9:00 am
School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
1x29 Fare Thee Well
07 April, 1964 9:00 am
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.
1x30 Senior Prom
14 April, 1964 9:00 am
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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