Nováci is a Czech

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 sitcom that ran for two seasons beginning in 1995. The sitcom's main storyline revolves around a Czech family called Nováci. The family hosts

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 an American

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 student

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 of sociology

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, Jeremy Washington, who eventually purchases a home from a family involved with the Russian mafia

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.

Season 1

Nováci's first season, which ran from 19 April 1995 to 27 December 1995, included 72 episode

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s. Below is a list of episodes 1–16 and 21–72.

Episode name	Episode number	Duration
Profesorův dopis	1	30 minutes
Mafie	2	30 minutes
Nečekané dědictví	3	25 minutes
Hlava rodiny	4	30 minutes
Poslední urugská princezna	5	25 minutes
Pizza do domu	6	20 minutes
Bábinka	7	30 minutes
Voodoo	8	30 minutes
Čínská pomsta	9	25 minutes
Český sen	10	20 minutes
Inzerát	11	20 minutes
Smrťák	12	25 minutes
Nečekaná návštěva	13	30 minutes
Nápadník	14	20 minutes
Dvojník	15	30 minutes
Pánská jízda	16	25 minutes
Hiro šima	21	30 minutes
Patogení zóny	22	30 minutes
Dočista dočista	23	30 minutes
Služka	24	20 minutes
Sportem ku zdraví	25	30 minutes
Píp show	26	20 minutes
Záletnice	27	20 minutes
Člověče, nezlob se!	28	30 minutes
Hrobka	29	20 minutes
Rozverný drát	30	30 minutes
Náměsíčník	31	30 minutes
Strýček Jerry	32	20 minutes
Trpaslík	33	25 minutes
Tabu	34	25 minutes
Novákův univerzální robot	35	25 minutes
Milosrdná lež	36	30 minutes
Day after	37	30 minutes
Dovolená	38	25 minutes
Byznis je byznis	39	25 minutes
Na vlastní kůži	40	25 minutes
Ahmed	41	20 minutes
Prémie	42	25 minutes
Dobročinný spolek	43	30 minutes
Velké trápení	44	25 minutes
Vůně noci	45	25 minutes
Blesk a lesk	46	25 minutes
Přítelkyně	47	25 minutes
Střecha z Ameriky	48	30 minutes
Slaměný vdovec	49	25 minutes
Zbrojní pas	50	30 minutes
Výhra	51	30 minutes
Nepřiměřená obrana	52	25 minutes
Životní šance	53	30 minutes
Pomoc v nouzi	54	25 minutes
Ples	55	30 minutes
Chrám blahoslavené Kunhuty	56	30 minutes
Scotland Yard zasahuje	57	30 minutes
Podvodník Jerry	58	30 minutes
Kořeny	59	25 minutes
Hrobníkovi námluvy	60	25 minutes
Socha	61	30 minutes
K čertu s Mikulášem	62	25 minutes
Věno	63	25 minutes
Stá dieta	64	30 minutes
Nezaměstnaný milionář	65	25 minutes
Dědkové mohou všechno	66	25 minutes
Výročí	67	30 minutes
Bilance	68	30 minutes
Lhář telefon	69	25 minutes
Pastouška	70	30 minutes
Harpagon	71	30 minutes
Rekomando	72	30 minutes

Season 2

In January 1996, production began on Season 2 (sometimes called Nováci 2), which had 52 episodes. This was essentially a new series with a new plot, new characters

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, new actor

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s, and new writers

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. Only the director

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 Jiří Adamec remained from the original production staff. Below is a list of episodes 1–12.

Episode name	Episode number	Duration
Albert	1	25 minutes
Dáme si do bytu	2	30 minutes
Hádej, kdo přijde na večírek	3	30 minutes
Past na bábi	4	30 minutes
Návštěva	5	25 minutes
Léčba neklidem	6	25 minutes
Za vším je žena	7	25 minutes
Změna je život	8	30 minutes
Tapeta	9	30 minutes
Matýsek	10	25 minutes
Užít dne	11	30 minutes
Čangova metoda	12	30 minutes

Cast

• Ota Jirák as father Novák (season 1)
• Jana Janěková as mother Nováková (season 1)
• Filip Rajmont as son (season 1)
• Jitka Ježková as daughter (season 1)
• Paulo Nanque as Jerry (season 1)
• Pavel Zedníček
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   as father Novák (season 2)
• Jana Paulová as mother Nováková (season 2)
• Jitka Schneiderová as daughter (season 2)
• Robert Galia as son (season 2)