Mr. Novak

S01E01

S01E01 24 Sep 63

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.

S01E02

S01E02 1 Okt 63

To Lodge and Dislodge

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

S01E03

S01E03 8 Okt 63

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.

S01E04

S01E04 15 Okt 63

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.

S01E05

S01E05 22 Okt 63

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.

S01E06

S01E06 29 Okt 63

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.

S01E07

S01E07 5 Nov 63

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.

S01E08

S01E08 12 Nov 63

To Break a Camel's Back

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

S01E09

S01E09 19 Nov 63

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.

S01E10

S01E10 26 Nov 63

Pay the Two Dollars

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

S01E11

S01E11 3 Des 63

Love in the Wrong Season

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

S01E12

S01E12 10 Des 63

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.

S01E13

S01E13 17 Des 63

A Thousand Voices

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

S01E14

S01E14 24 Des 63

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.

S01E15

S01E15 31 Des 63

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.

S01E16

S01E16 7 Jan 64

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.

S01E17

S01E17 14 Jan 64

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.

S01E18

S01E18 21 Jan 64

Sparrow on the Wire

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

S01E19

S01E19 28 Jan 64

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.

S01E20

S01E20 4 Feb 64

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.

S01E21

S01E21 11 Feb 64

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.

S01E22

S01E22 18 Feb 64

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.

S01E23

S01E23 25 Feb 64

Fear is a Handful of Dust

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

S01E24

S01E24 3 Mar 64

How Does Your Garden Grow?

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

S01E25

S01E25 10 Mar 64

The Tower

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

S01E26

S01E26 17 Mar 64

One Way to Say Goodbye

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

S01E27

S01E27 24 Mar 64

Day in the Year

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

S01E28

S01E28 31 Mar 64

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.

S01E29

S01E29 7 Apr 64

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.

S01E30

S01E30 14 Apr 64

Senior Prom

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.