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 Mr. Novak
Sept. 24, 1963 - Aug. 31, 1965

James Franciscus played John Novak, a Los Angeles high school English teacher with a modern approach to teaching.

Stories revolved around various students and situations that happen in high school.

In one episode Mr. Novak is accused of assaulting a student, in another Mr. Novak deals with the death of his father & an episode about the senior prom.  

Dean Jagger played school principal Albert Vane  & was replaced by Burgess Meredith when Jagger became ill in real life.

This was a real classy series and James Franciscus was wonderful.

There were many top guest stars who appeared.  The show was hip enough to attract a younger audience but was also appealing to adults as well.

Episodes Known To Be In Existence

First Day First Year  9/24/63

I Don't Even Live Here  10/8/63

The Risk   10/29/63

To Break A Camel's Back   11/21/63

Pay The Two Dollars   11/26/63

Love In The Wrong Season   12/3/63

A Thousand Voices    12/17/63

Song Of Songs   1/17/64

The Exile   1/14/64

Private Life Of Douglas Morgan Jr.   1/28/64

Fear Is A Handful Of Dust  2/25/64

Day In The Year   3/24/64

Fare Thee Well   4/7/64

Moonlighting   9/22/64

With A Hammer In His Hand Lord lord   9/29/64

Vision Of Sugar Plums   10/6/64

Let's Dig A Little Grammar    11/10/64

Boy Under Glass   11//24/64

Born Of Kings & Queens  12/1/64

A As In Anxiety   12/8/64

Johnny Ride The Pony   12/15/64

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt   12/22/64

Love Among The Grownups   12/29/64

May Day May Day   3/2/65

Tender Twigs   3/16/65

There's A Penguin In My Garden   4/6/65

And Then I Wrote   4/20/65

Once A Clown   4/27/65