- 9.8/107 votesLoading...
#1 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1964
It's discovered that a young girl who has just transferred to Jefferson High was tried and acquitted of killing her parents. The other students ostracize her and she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign, even among some of the teachers.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
- 9.1/1011 votesLoading...
#2 - Death of a Teacher
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/1964
The death of a teacher brings forth a variety of reactions and emotions from the students and faculty at Jefferson High.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
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#3 - Day in the Year
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/24/1964
A girl in Novak's homeroom collapses from an overdose of narcotics.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1013 votesLoading...
#4 - To Lodge and Dislodge
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1963
Julie Dean, a blind student at Jefferson High, develops a crush on Mr. Novak.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: N/A
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#5 - Hello Miss Phipps
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1963
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 hygiene to their children.
Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
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#6 - Pay the Two Dollars
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1963
A father holds Novak responsible for roughing up his son. It all happened when Novak broke up some student horseplay.
Director: Walter Doniger
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1014 votesLoading...
#7 - Love in the Wrong Season
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1963
Novak, who's dating a teacher, has some competition from one of her students.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Fear is a Handful of Dust
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1964
Novak tries to help shy, introverted Sue Johnson by encouraging her to develop her talent for caricature.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/106 votesLoading...
#9 - Moment Without Armor
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 3/31/1964
School grounds are quiet in the evening, and darkness was the accomplice of the unknown assailant who attacked assistant principal Jeanne Pagano.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
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#10 - Beat the Plowshares,Edge the Sword
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1965
When Mr. Novak uncovers a tight knit group of four male students secretly living together in an unusual arrangement, he must also take on the person enabling the minors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1012 votesLoading...
#11 - I Don`t Even Live Here
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1963
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.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1011 votesLoading...
#12 - The Risk
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1963
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.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1011 votesLoading...
#13 - A Single Isolated Incident
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1963
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.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1012 votesLoading...
#14 - To Break a Camel's Back
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1963
Novak clashes with Holly Metcalfe, a rebellious senior who doesn't like to follow rules.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1010 votesLoading...
#15 - X is the Unknown Factor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1963
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.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
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#16 - He who can Does
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/31/1963
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.
Director: Irving Lerner
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/107 votesLoading...
#17 - The Tower
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1964
After numerous complaints that an elderly geometry instructor is no longer an effective teacher, Vane is forced to retire her.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/106 votesLoading...
#18 - One Way to Say Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/17/1964
Novak finds himself attracted to Jenny Peterson, a former Jefferson High student.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/107 votesLoading...
#19 - The Exile
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1964
Charlie Payne, who dropped out three years ago, now has nothing better to do than spend his time hanging around the school grounds.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/108 votesLoading...
#20 - A Thousand Voices
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1963
Novak defends the members of an off-campus car club, who have run into trouble.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/106 votesLoading...
#21 - My Name is not Legion
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/24/1963
Novak is interested in Arnold Frazer, a new student who shows signs of brilliance and trouble adjusting to school life.
Director: Bernard Girard
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1017 votesLoading...
#22 - First year,First Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1963
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.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1012 votesLoading...
#23 - A Feeling for Friday
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1963
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.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/106 votesLoading...
#24 - Song of Songs
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1964
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/108 votesLoading...
#25 - The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1964
Campus clown Doug Morgan decides he can attract attention - and get excused from compulsory ROTC classes - by claiming to be a conscientious objector.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mr. Novak
Every episode of Mr. Novak ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mr. Novak!
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.
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" is the best rated episode of "Mr. Novak". It scored 9.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Richard Donner and written by N/A, it aired on 12/22/1964. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death of a Teacher".