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Mr. Novak: Season 1

30 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 1963

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  1. Episode 1: First year,First Day Sep 24, 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. Episode 2: To Lodge and Dislodge Oct 1, 1963 Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
  3. Episode 3: I Don`t Even Live Here Oct 8, 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. Episode 4: X is the Unknown Factor Oct 15, 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. Episode 5: A Single Isolated Incident Oct 22, 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. Episode 6: The Risk Oct 29, 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. Episode 7: Hello Miss Phipps Nov 5, 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…
  8. Episode 8: To Break a Camel's Back Nov 12, 1963 Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
  9. Episode 9: A Feeling for Friday Nov 19, 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. Episode 10: Pay the Two Dollars Nov 26, 1963 A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
  11. Episode 11: Love in the Wrong Season Dec 3, 1963 Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
  12. Episode 12: The Boy Without A Country Dec 10, 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. Episode 13: A Thousand Voices Dec 17, 1963 Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
  14. Episode 14: My Name is not Legion Dec 24, 1963 Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
  15. Episode 15: He who can Does Dec 31, 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. Episode 16: Song of Songs Jan 7, 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. Episode 17: The Exile Jan 14, 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. Episode 18: Sparrow on the Wire Jan 21, 1964 A member of Novak's debating club makes some anti-Semitic remarks during an intra-squad debate.
  19. Episode 19: The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr. Jan 28, 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. Episode 20: Death of a Teacher Feb 4, 1964 The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
  21. Episode 21: I`m on the Outside Feb 11, 1964 A student named Steve Acero tells Principal Vane that Mr. Novak is prejudiced against him because he is of Mexican extraction.
  22. Episode 22: Chin Up, Mr. Novak Feb 18, 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. Episode 23: Fear is a Handful of Dust Feb 25, 1964 Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
  24. Episode 24: How Does Your Garden Grow? Mar 3, 1964 An inexperienced and frightened substitute teacher has trouble with her first class at Jefferson High.
  25. Episode 25: The Tower Mar 10, 1964 After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
  26. Episode 26: One Way to Say Goodbye Mar 17, 1964 Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
  27. Episode 27: Day in the Year Mar 24, 1964 A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
  28. Episode 28: Moment Without Armor Mar 31, 1964 School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
  29. Episode 29: Fare Thee Well Apr 7, 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. Episode 30: Senior Prom Apr 14, 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.