James at 16

Season 1

1977 · 21 episodes · 21h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. James at 15

   5 Sept 1977 · 60 min

   A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he runs away to see her. On the way he hooks up with a female art student in her 20s who is also hitchhiking across the country, from whom he learns some valuable lessons about life.

2. 2

   2. Friends

   27 Oct 1977 · 60 min

   James throws a party to make new friends -- among them, Sly and Marlene.

3. 3

   3. The Girl with the Bad Rep

   3 Nov 1977 · 60 min

   When even the girl with the bad rep turns down James, he brags to Sly that they made out anyway.

4. 4

   4. Kathy's in the Shower

   10 Nov 1977 · 60 min

   Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.

5. 5

   5. Higher Ground

   24 Nov 1977 · 60 min

   James joins a cult.

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   6. The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

   15 Dec 1977 · 60 min

   Bobby, James' old friend back home in Oregon, comes to Boston because he needs to have some medical tests done. James's new friend, Patricia, finds herself falling in love with Bobby, who turns out to be fatally ill.

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   7. Fast and Loose

   22 Dec 1977 · 60 min

   James' fast and loose new friend leads him to commit a crime.

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   8. Mrs. Carson

   29 Dec 1977 · 60 min

   James is hot for teacher, who happens to be pregnant.

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   9. Unrequited Love... Twice

   5 Jan 1978 · 60 min

   James is pursued romantically by both Sandy's friend and one of Paul's students.

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    10. Actions Speak Louder

    19 Jan 1978 · 60 min

    James befriends a deaf classmate, and puts himself in his shoes.

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    11. Star-Crossed Lovers

    26 Jan 1978 · 60 min

    Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.

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    12. The Gift

    9 Feb 1978 · 60 min

    James loses his virginity to a Swedish foreign exchange student and turns 16.

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    13. The Blowout

    16 Feb 1978 · 60 min

    James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.

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    14. Listless Fever

    23 Feb 1978 · 60 min

    James fears that Gun may have given him a little something ""extra.""

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    15. Champions

    2 Mar 1978 · 60 min

    Marlene's all-girls basketball team challenges James' all-boys basketball team to a championship.

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    16. An Hour Before Midnight

    9 Mar 1978 · 60 min

    James's classmate, who edits his school paper, has a drinking problem. James works with a teenage reporter who declares that she is an alcoholic, fluffs an important Interview with a Pulitzer Prize winner and arrives drunk when invited to dinner at the Hunters.

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    17. Knocking Heads

    1 Jun 1978 · 60 min

    James and a teacher knock heads over James' controversial football articles in the school paper.

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    18. Rebel Without a Car

    8 Jun 1978 · 60 min

    James solves his car crisis by taking his parents' out without asking them.

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    19. Hunter Country

    15 Jun 1978 · 60 min

    After helping James with his campaign for class president, Marlene begins to disagree with his philosophy, and decides to run against him.

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    20. Ducks

    22 Jun 1978 · 60 min

    James helps an old lady rescue ducks from a city pond.

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    21. Queen of the Silver Dollar

    29 Jun 1978 · 60 min

    While away on state finals with his swim team, James wins a bet by taking a girl back to his hotel room -- which soon comes back to haunt him.