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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.
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.
9/24/1963
Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
10/1/1963
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.
10/8/1963
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.
10/15/1963
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.
10/22/1963
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.
10/29/1963
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.
11/5/1963
Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
11/12/1963
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.
11/19/1963
A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
11/26/1963
Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
12/3/1963
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.
12/10/1963
Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
12/17/1963
Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
12/24/1963
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.
12/31/1963
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.
1/7/1964
Charlie Payne, who dropped out three years ago, now has nothing better to do than spend his time hanging around the school grounds.
1/14/1964
A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.
1/21/1964
Campus clown Doug Morgan decides he can attract attention - and get excused from compulsory ROTC classes - by claiming to be a conscientious objector.
1/28/1964
The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
2/4/1964
A student named Steve Acero tells Principal Vane that Mr. Novak is prejudiced against him because he is of Mexican extraction.
2/11/1964
Novak's having problems with a literature class - until it's taken over by Margaret Mumsley, a 75-year old exchange teacher from England.
2/18/1964
Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
2/25/1964
An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.
3/3/1964
After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
3/10/1964
Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
3/17/1964
A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
3/24/1964
School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
3/31/1964
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.
4/7/1964
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.
4/14/1964
