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Season 1 – Mr. Novak

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The life of an English teacher in an urban high school.
Mr. Novak — Season 1

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James Franciscus

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Dean Jagger

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Jeanne Bal

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Steve Franken

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Marian Collier

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Larry Thor

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 1963 First Year, First Day On Novak's first day, a promising student decides to drop out of school. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 1963 To Lodge and Dislodge Novak becomes the object of a blind girl's crush. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 1963 I Don't Even Live Here Novak learns the secret of a popular, humorous English teacher. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 1963 X Is the Unknown Factor A gifted science student cheats in his English class. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 1963 A Single Isolated Incident The school receives unwelcome publicity when black students are harassed. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 1963 The Risk Novak recommends an old English teacher who was an alcoholic. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 1963 Hello, Miss Phipps A strict old teacher finds herself the center of a sex education controversy. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 12, 1963 To Break a Camel's Back A smart-aleck girl has been to 15 schools in two years. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 1963 A Feeling for Friday Novak is intimidated by successful professionals at an old flame's party. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 1963 Pay the Two Dollars Novak is accused of injuring a boy while breaking up a fight. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 3, 1963 Love in the Wrong Season Novak is perplexed by an attractive young teacher who falls for a student. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 10, 1963 The Boy Without a Country A young Russian defector has difficulty adjusting to freedom. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 17, 1963 A Thousand Voices When a car club breaks up, the president takes it personally. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 24, 1963 My Name Is Not Legion Novak champions a brilliant but troublesome student. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 31, 1963 He Who Can Does A famous writer's visit to Jefferson inspires some dreams. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 1964 Song of Songs A parent accuses Novak of teaching pornographic literature. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 14, 1964 The Exile A high-school dropout learns the value of education--the hard way. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 21, 1964 Sparrow on the Wire The debating squad is divided over a member's anti-Semitic remarks. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 28, 1964 The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr. A pacifist student refuses to attend a required ROTC course. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 4, 1964 The Death of a Teacher The school is grief-stricken when a teacher dies of a heart attack. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 11, 1964 I'm on the Outside A student believes he cannot get a good job because of his race. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 18, 1964 Chin Up, Mr. Novak An elderly British teacher inspires Novak's English-literature class. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 25, 1964 Fear Is a Handful of Dust Novak tries to open up a gifted but shy girl. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 3, 1964 How Does Your Garden Grow? A pretty, bright substitute learns the difficulties of running a classroom. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 10, 1964 The Tower An aging teacher is unhappy about her approaching retirement. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 17, 1964 One Way to Say Goodbye Novak falls for a former student visiting Jefferson High. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 24, 1964 Day in the Year A girl in Novak's class suffers from a drug overdose. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 31, 1964 Moment Without Armor An assistant principal believes an insolent student was her attacker. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 7, 1964 Fare Thee Well A top student must leave school because of her pregnancy. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 14, 1964 The Senior Prom The girl in charge of the prom committee learns the difficulties of authority. Details

Season Info

Director
Richard Donner, Abner Biberman, Boris Sagal, Ida Lupino, Barney Girard, Michael O'Herlihy, Mark Rydell
Executive Producer
E. Jack Neuman
Screenwriter
Carol O'Brien, Roland Wolpert, E. Jack Neuman, Preston Wood, Richard DeRoy, James Menzies, Joseph Calvelli, Boris Ingster, Milt Rosen
Network
NBC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 1963