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30 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 24, 1963 60 mins
On his first day of teaching, Novak (James Franciscus) must prove his mettle. An A student says he'll quit school---unless Novak can convince him otherwise. Paul: Lee Kinsolving. Vane: Dean Jagger. Stern: Edward Asner. Christopher: Paul Genge. Mrs. Clyde: Shirley O'Hara. Gallo: Donald Barry. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal.
Episode 2
Tue, Oct 1, 1963 60 mins
Novak is the object of beautiful Julie Dean's "first love," but the problem is far more delicate than usual: Julie (Kim Darby) is blind. Novak: James Franciscus. Flavio: David Kent. George: Tony Dow. Vane: Dean Jagger. Billy Gee: Jimmy Baird. Barbara: Vicki Albright. Hazel: Julie Jaffe. Charlie: Mike Winkelman.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 8, 1963 60 mins
Novak is puzzled by Harold Otis (Herschel Bernardi), the "comic" English teacher whose students always get As---until they come to Novak's class. Novak: James Franciscus. Dani: Shelley Fabares. Vane: Dean Jagger. Mrs. Otis: Diane Ladd. Jane: Trudi Ames. Gloria: Pamela Beaird. Morgan: Charles Seel.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 15, 1963 60 mins
Novak battles powerful pressure groups that insist a boy be awarded a scholarship---even though he won it by cheating. Fred: David Macklin. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Patrice: Brooke Bundy. Boy: Toby Reed. Mrs. Vreeland: Anne Seymour.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 22, 1963 60 mins
Racial tension is spreading at Jefferson---and the newspapers have seized the story as a great way to create sensational headlines. Novak: James Franciscus. Marcy: Gloria Calomee. Parson: Joe Mantell. Vane: Dean Jagger. Lieutenant: Tige Andrews. Desmond: Charles Lampkin. Jimmy: Keg Johnson.
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 29, 1963 60 mins
Novak gambles with his position at Jefferson when he advises Vane to hire his old high-school teacher (Alexander Scourby)---an alcoholic. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Cathy: Sherry Jackson. Mrs. Grange: Lurene Tuttle. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Butler: Vince Howard. Allen: Stephen Franken.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 5, 1963 60 mins
Young John Novak goes to bat for veteran biology teacher Maude Phipps (Lillian Gish) when irate parents object to her classes in sex education. Novak: James Franciscus. Morrison: David White. Elerton: Arch Johnson. Mrs. Donzie: Patricia McNulty. Mrs. Harrison: Claudia Bryar.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 12, 1963 60 mins
Novak can find no rules for dealing with beautiful, willful Holly Metcalf (Joey Heatherton), who makes her own rules---in and out of the classroom. Novak: James Franciscus. Metcalf: Royal Dano. Vane: Dean Jagger. Stockton: J. Edward McKinley. Betty: Sharyn Hillyer. Frank: Rick Murray.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 19, 1963 60 mins
Mingling with the jet set at a weekend party, Novak (James Franciscus) is forced to justify his selection of teaching as a profession. Mildred: Diane Baker. Dr. Dietrich: Peter Breck. Chase: John McGiver.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 26, 1963 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) finds the rewards of a peacemaker are costly when he breaks up a student scuffle---and is accused of injuring one of the boys. Rand: Martin Landau. Edwards: Tom Lowell. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Peeples: Stephen Roberts. Mrs. Edwards: Adrienne Marden.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 3, 1963 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) is attracted to a glamorous young teacher but he has competition: one of her students. Ariel: Patricia Crowley. Tod: Tommy Kirk. Vane: Dean Jagger. Mrs. Wilder: June Vincent. Fred: David Macklin. Chris: Tim McIntire.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 10, 1963 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) welcomes a young Russian defector, but the boy is going to be a problem: he can't distinguish between kindness and weakness. Louise: Jeanne Cooper. Dubov: Walter Koenig. Sargent: James Chandler. Mary Lynn: Mary Lynn Gary. Don: Mike Winkelman. Toby: David Saber. Clay: Rickie Sorensen.
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 17, 1963 60 mins
Thwarted by Jefferson's rules about automobile clubs, student David Muller (Frankie Avalon) decides to take a tragic way out of his dilemma. Novak: James Franciscus. Alan: Bill Bloom. Kailey: Robert Simon. Vane: Dean Jagger. Angie: Maxine Stuart. Gail: Patricia Morrow. Butler: Vince Howard.
Episode 14
Tue, Dec 24, 1963 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) tries to prevent the expulsion of a brilliant---but rebellious---student. Dani: Shelley Fabares. Vane: Dean Jagger. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Greg: Rickey Klein. Swish: Eddie Applegate.
Episode 15
Tue, Dec 31, 1963 60 mins
Against fiery protest by Miss Pagano (Jeanne Bal), Novak invites a novelist to speak at Jefferson---unaware of the widespread consequences to follow. Hardy: Edward Mulhare. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Mark: Mike Winkelman. Helen: Vicki Albright. Allen: Steve Franken.
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 7, 1964 60 mins
Novak realizes his vulnerability as a teacher when an irate parent hits him with a lawsuit---for teaching "lewd and suggestive" material. Whittier: Edward Andrews. Shirley: Brooke Bundy. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Kelton: Robert Brubaker. Temp: Bill Hamilton.
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 14, 1964 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) tries to solve the unhappy plight of a school dropout (Richard Evans) who realizes---too late---the mistake he made. Mrs. Payne: Virginia Christine. Peeples: Stephen Roberts. Pat: Gale Gerber. Bates: Les Tremayne. Morganti: Nicky Blair. McCann: Barry Brooks.
Episode 18
Tue, Jan 21, 1964 60 mins
Novak clashes with a brilliant member (Beau Bridges) of his debate team---who engages in anti-Semitic needling as a key weapon in his debate strategy. Novak: James Franciscus. Cohen: Mike Kellin. Vane: Dean Jagger. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Gottlieb: Neil Nephew. Susan: Shirley Bonne.
Episode 19
Tue, Jan 28, 1964 60 mins
What starts out as a gag ends in near-disaster when a class clown begins a protest against war---and his compulsory ROTC class. Doug: Peter Helm. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Morgan: Frank Maxwell. Betty: Cheryl Holdridge. Mrs. Morgan: Joan Tompkins. Garson: Hal Gould.
Episode 20
Tue, Feb 4, 1964 60 mins
Panicked by the death of a colleague, teacher Frank Deaver (Harry Townes) makes a hasty, fear-borne decision that nearly costs him his career. Novak: James Franciscus. George: Tony Dow. Mrs. O'Neil: Phyllis Hill. O'Neil: Frank Albertson. Dr. Cooper: William Sargeant. Vane: Dean Jagger.
Episode 21
Tue, Feb 11, 1964 60 mins
Novak's attempts to help a resentful Mexican-American student are misinterpreted---as prejudice. Steve: Teno Pollick. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Butler: Vince Howard. Mrs. Arcero: Argentina Brunetti. Luisa: Adeline Pedroza. Clinton: Phillip Terry. Comerford: Rusty Lane.
Episode 22
Tue, Feb 18, 1964 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) gets a few lessons in handling problem students when a dynamic 75-year-old teacher (Hermione Baddeley) takes over his class. Carter: Don Grady. Vane: Dean Jagger. Sarah: Karen Green.
Episode 23
Tue, Feb 25, 1964 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) triggers strange repercussions when he tries to crack a shell of shyness that surrounds an extremely talented student (Brenda Scott). George: Tony Dow. Vane: Dean Jagger. Miss Maguire: Cece Whitney. Sam: Phillip Bonnell.
Episode 24
Tue, Mar 3, 1964 60 mins
When a flu epidemic strikes Jefferson's faculty, Novak's double duties are lightened by a beautiful---but very inexperienced---substitute (Barbara Barrie). Novak: James Franciscus. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Gloria: Patricia Morrow. Claudia: Pamela Beaird. Lisa: Terry Garr. Vane: Dean Jagger.
Episode 25
Tue, Mar 10, 1964 60 mins
An elderly teacher, forced to retire, finds little comfort in the well-meant philosophies of young John Novak (James Franciscus). Vane: Dean Jagger. Miss White: Heather Angel. Coleman: Gilbert Green. Miss Kroner: Bernadette Hale. David: Robert Ball.
Episode 26
Tue, Mar 17, 1964 60 mins
It's love at first sight when John Novak sees beautiful Jenny Peterson (Kathryn Hays), a former Jefferson student, wandering the halls. Novak: James Franciscus. Tony: Tom Nardini. Vane: Dean Jagger. Peterson: Glen Kramer. Sinclair: George Petrie.
Episode 27
Tue, Mar 24, 1964 60 mins
The drug scene has made its way to Jefferson High and Novak (James Franciscus) wants to find the pusher---probably a student---who brought it there. Jeff: Richard Eyer. Martha: Patricia Hyland. Vane: Dean Jagger. Dr. Wexler: David Sheiner. Phil: Jimmy Baird. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal.
Episode 28
Tue, Mar 31, 1964 60 mins
After being attacked in the schoolyard, Miss Pagano (Jeanne Bal) suspects an obstinate student who persistently annoyed her. Bill: Michael Walker. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Holcomb: Robert Sampson. Miss Scott: Marian Collier.
Episode 29
Tue, Apr 7, 1964 60 mins
Novak (James Franciscus) tries to pick up the pieces of two shattered lives when a young couple face an overwhelming problem. Cathy: Noreen Corcoran. Jack: Doug Lambert. Vane: Dean Jagger. Williams: Kevin McCarthy. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal. Emma: June Dayton.
Episode 30
Tue, Apr 14, 1964 60 mins
As chairman of the prom committee, a student (Marta Kristen) discovers that friendships wilt quickly under the blaze of authority. Novak: James Franciscus. Vane: Dean Jagger. Walter: Jim Henaghan. Mrs. Andrews: Kay Stewart. Andrews: Ray Montgomery. Miss Pagano: Jeanne Bal.