Mr. Novak

Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 60

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)

First year,First Day

1. 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.

Air Date : 1963-09-24

To Lodge and Dislodge

2. To Lodge and Dislodge

Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.

Air Date : 1963-10-01

I Don`t Even Live Here

3. 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.

Air Date : 1963-10-08

X is the Unknown Factor

4. 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.

Air Date : 1963-10-15

A Single Isolated Incident

5. 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.

Air Date : 1963-10-22

The Risk

6. 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.

Air Date : 1963-10-29

Hello Miss Phipps

7. 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.

Air Date : 1963-11-05

To Break a Camel's Back

8. To Break a Camel's Back

Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.

Air Date : 1963-11-12

A Feeling for Friday

9. 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.

Air Date : 1963-11-19

Pay the Two Dollars

10. Pay the Two Dollars

A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.

Air Date : 1963-11-26

Love in the Wrong Season

11. Love in the Wrong Season

Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.

Air Date : 1963-12-03

The Boy Without A Country

12. 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.

Air Date : 1963-12-10

A Thousand Voices

13. A Thousand Voices

Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.

Air Date : 1963-12-17

My Name is not Legion

14. 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.

Air Date : 1963-12-24

He who can Does

15. 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.

Air Date : 1963-12-31

Song of Songs

16. 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.

Air Date : 1964-01-07

The Exile

17. 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.

Air Date : 1964-01-14

Sparrow on the Wire

18. Sparrow on the Wire

A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.

Air Date : 1964-01-21

The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.

19. 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.

Air Date : 1964-01-28

Death of a Teacher

20. 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.

Air Date : 1964-02-04

I`m on the Outside

21. 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.

Air Date : 1964-02-11

Chin Up, Mr. Novak

22. 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.

Air Date : 1964-02-18

Fear is a Handful of Dust

23. Fear is a Handful of Dust

Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.

Air Date : 1964-02-25

How Does Your Garden Grow?

24. How Does Your Garden Grow?

An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.

Air Date : 1964-03-03

The Tower

25. The Tower

After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.

Air Date : 1964-03-10

One Way to Say Goodbye

26. One Way to Say Goodbye

Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.

Air Date : 1964-03-17

Day in the Year

27. Day in the Year

A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.

Air Date : 1964-03-24

Moment Without Armor

28. 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.

Air Date : 1964-03-31

Fare Thee Well

29. 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.

Air Date : 1964-04-07

Senior Prom