Mr. Novak
A dedicated high school teacher confronts the challenges of adolescence, family, and morality in this poignant drama about the impact one educator can have on a generation.
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.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01First Year, First DayRate
- 1.02To Lodge and DislodgeRate
- 1.03I Don't Even Live HereRate
- 1.04X Is the Unknown FactorRate
- 1.05A Single Isolated IncidentRate
- 1.06The RiskRate
- 1.07Hello, Miss PhippsRate
- 1.08To Break a Camel's BackRate
- 1.09A Feeling for FridayRate
- 1.10Pay the Two DollarsRate
- 1.11Love in the Wrong SeasonRate
- 1.12The Boy Without a CountryRate
- 1.13A Thousand VoicesRate
- 1.14My Name Is Not LegionRate
- 1.15He Who Can, DoesRate
- 1.16The Song of SongsRate
- 1.17The ExileRate
- 1.18Sparrow on the WireRate
- 1.19The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr.Rate
- 1.20The Death of a TeacherRate
- 1.21I'm on the OutsideRate
- 1.22Chin Up, Mr. NovakRate
- 1.23Fear Is a Handful of DustRate
- 1.24How Does Your Garden Grow?Rate
- 1.25The TowerRate
- 1.26One Way to Say GoodbyeRate
- 1.27Day in the YearRate
- 1.28Moment Without ArmorRate
- 1.29Fare Thee WellRate
- 1.30The Senior PromRate
- 2.01MoonlightingRate
- 2.02With a Hammer in His Hand, Lord, Lord!Rate
- 2.03Visions of Sugar PlumsRate
- 2.04Little Girl LostRate
- 2.05One Monday AfternoonRate
- 2.06Let's Dig a Little GrammarRate
- 2.07The People Doll: You Wind It Up and It Makes MistakesRate
- 2.08Boy Under GlassRate
- 2.09Born of Kings and AngelsRate
- 2.10'A' Is for AnxietyRate
- 2.11Johnny Ride the Pony: One, Two, ThreeRate
- 2.12Beyond a Reasonable DoubtRate
- 2.13Love Among the Grown-UpsRate
- 2.14From the Brow of ZeusRate
- 2.15An Elephant Is Like a TreeRate
- 2.16Enter a Strange AnimalRate
- 2.17Beat the Plowshare, Edge the SwordRate
- 2.18Faculty Follies: Part 1Rate
- 2.19Faculty Follies: Part 2Rate
- 2.20The Silent DissuadersRate
- 2.21Mountains to ClimbRate
- 2.22May Day, May Day...Rate
- 2.23Where Is There to Go, Billie, But Up?Rate
- 2.24The Tender TwigsRate
- 2.25Honor--and All ThatRate
- 2.26The Student Who Never WasRate
- 2.27There's a Penguin in My GardenRate
- 2.28The FirebrandRate
- 2.29And Then I Wrote...Rate
- 2.30Once a ClownRate
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Franciscus
as John Novak
Dean Jagger
as Principal Albert Vane
Vince Howard
as Pete Butler
Marian Collier
as Miss Scott
Jeanne Bal
as Jean Pagano
Stephen Roberts
as Stan Peeples
Andre Philippe
as Everett Johns
Marjorie Corley
as Miss Dorsey
Kathleen Ellis
as Mrs. Floyd
Larry Thor
as Mr. Hendriks
Lillian Gish
as 1 episode
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