Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak Season 1

TV Show

Season 1 Episodes

1. First year,First Day

September 24th, 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

October 1st, 1963

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

3. I Don`t Even Live Here

October 8th, 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

October 15th, 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

October 22nd, 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

October 29th, 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

November 5th, 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

November 12th, 1963

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

9. A Feeling for Friday

November 19th, 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

November 26th, 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

December 3rd, 1963

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

12. The Boy Without A Country

December 10th, 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

December 17th, 1963

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

14. My Name is not Legion

December 24th, 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

December 31st, 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

January 7th, 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

January 14th, 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

January 21st, 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.

January 28th, 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

February 4th, 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

February 11th, 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

February 18th, 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

February 25th, 1964

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

24. How Does Your Garden Grow?

March 3rd, 1964

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

25. The Tower

March 10th, 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

March 17th, 1964

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

27. Day in the Year

March 24th, 1964

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

28. Moment Without Armor

March 31st, 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

April 7th, 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

April 14th, 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.

All Seasons

Season 2

Season 2

Sep 22, 1964
Season 1

Season 1

Sep 24, 1963