About this season
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.
Episodes (30)
1. First year,First Day
Aired 24 September 1963
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.
2. To Lodge and Dislodge
Aired 1 October 1963
Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
3. I Don`t Even Live Here
Aired 8 October 1963
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.
4. X is the Unknown Factor
Aired 15 October 1963
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.
5. A Single Isolated Incident
Aired 22 October 1963
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.
6. The Risk
Aired 29 October 1963
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.
7. Hello Miss Phipps
Aired 5 November 1963
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.
8. To Break a Camel's Back
Aired 12 November 1963
Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
9. A Feeling for Friday
Aired 19 November 1963
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.
10. Pay the Two Dollars
Aired 26 November 1963
A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
11. Love in the Wrong Season
Aired 3 December 1963
Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
12. The Boy Without A Country
Aired 10 December 1963
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.
13. A Thousand Voices
Aired 17 December 1963
Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
14. My Name is not Legion
Aired 24 December 1963
Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
15. He who can Does
Aired 31 December 1963
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.
16. Song of Songs
Aired 7 January 1964
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.
17. The Exile
Aired 14 January 1964
Charlie Payne, who dropped out three years ago, now has nothing better to do than spend his time hanging around the school grounds.
18. Sparrow on the Wire
Aired 21 January 1964
A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.
19. The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.
Aired 28 January 1964
Campus clown Doug Morgan decides he can attract attention - and get excused from compulsory ROTC classes - by claiming to be a conscientious objector.
20. Death of a Teacher
Aired 4 February 1964
The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
21. I`m on the Outside
Aired 11 February 1964
A student named Steve Acero tells Principal Vane that Mr. Novak is prejudiced against him because he is of Mexican extraction.
22. Chin Up, Mr. Novak
Aired 18 February 1964
Novak's having problems with a literature class - until it's taken over by Margaret Mumsley, a 75-year old exchange teacher from England.
23. Fear is a Handful of Dust
Aired 25 February 1964
Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
24. How Does Your Garden Grow?
Aired 3 March 1964
An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.
25. The Tower
Aired 10 March 1964
After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
26. One Way to Say Goodbye
Aired 17 March 1964
Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
27. Day in the Year
Aired 24 March 1964
A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
28. Moment Without Armor
Aired 31 March 1964
School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
29. Fare Thee Well
Aired 7 April 1964
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.
30. Senior Prom
Aired 14 April 1964
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.