Mr. Novak The Tender Twigs (Season 2, Episode 24)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Mr. Novak

The Tender Twigs (Season 2, Episode 24)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Social Studies teacher Frank Menlow and Novak join forces to conduct a student model United Nations. What started as a learning experience becomes divisive as the instructors are accused of promoting communism.

Director

Joseph Sargent

Writers

E. Jack Neuman (creator) | Boris Sagal (creator) | Robert Presnell Jr. (teleplay) (story) | Mel Goldberg (teleplay)

Producer

Leonard Freeman

Composer

Leith Stevens

Cinematographer

Richard H. Kline

Editor

Robert James Kern (as Robert Kern Jr.)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 16, 1965

Release date

Mar 16, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
James Franciscus John Novak John Novak See fewer	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Burgess Meredith Principal Martin Woodridge Principal Martin Woodridge See fewer	Clash of the Titans (1981)
Harry Townes Walter MacTell Walter MacTell See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Phyllis Avery Ruth Wilkinson Ruth Wilkinson See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Robert Culp Frank Menlow Frank Menlow See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Robert Ellenstein Philip Goddard Philip Goddard See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Rita Lynn Edith MacTell Edith MacTell See fewer	Soldiers of Fortune (1955)
Noah Keen Dr. Manzoni Dr. Manzoni See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Marjorie Corley Miss Dorsey Miss Dorsey See fewer	Sam Benedict (1962)
Peter Helm President - United Nations Assembly President - United Nations Assembly See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Allan Hunt Albania - United Nations Assembly Albania - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
Susan White Ceylon - United Nations Assembly Ceylon - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Mr. Novak (1963)
Annazette Chase China - United Nations Assembly (as Annazette) China - United Nations Assembly (as Annazette) See fewer	Truck Turner (1974)
Robert Crawford Jr. Cuba - United Nations Assembly (as Robert Crawford) Cuba - United Nations Assembly (as Robert Crawford) See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Jim Henaghan Ghana - United Nations Assembly (as James Henaghan) Ghana - United Nations Assembly (as James Henaghan) See fewer	The Christmas Kid (1967)
Charles Briles Greece - United Nations Assembly Greece - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Petticoat Junction (1963)
Clive Clerk India - United Nations Assembly India - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Cathy Ferraro Italy - United Nations Assembly Italy - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Mr. Novak (1963)
Keg Johnson Israel - United Nations Assembly Israel - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Bracken's World (1969)
Randy Kirby Lebanon - United Nations Assembly Lebanon - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Pink Cadillac (1989)
Irene Tsu Mexico - United Nations Assembly Mexico - United Nations Assembly See fewer	How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
Tony Dow United States - United Nations Assembly United States - United Nations Assembly See fewer	Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Johnny Crawford USSR - United Nations Assembly USSR - United Nations Assembly See fewer	The Rifleman (1958)
Peter R.J. Deyell Peter (uncredited) Peter (uncredited) See fewer	Road to Nowhere (I) (2010)
Anastasia Kostoff Mann Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Chalet