James at 16 - Season 1

James at 16 - Season 1

First aired: 9/5/1977 21 episodes
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Episodes

1. James at 15

Aired: 9/5/1977

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. Friends

Aired: 10/27/1977

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

3. The Girl with the Bad Rep

Aired: 11/3/1977

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

4. Kathy's in the Shower

Aired: 11/10/1977

Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.

5. Higher Ground

Aired: 11/24/1977

James joins a cult.

6. The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

Aired: 12/15/1977

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.

7. Fast and Loose

Aired: 12/22/1977

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

8. Mrs. Carson

Aired: 12/29/1977

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

9. Unrequited Love... Twice

Aired: 1/5/1978

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

10. Actions Speak Louder

Aired: 1/19/1978

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

11. Star-Crossed Lovers

Aired: 1/26/1978

Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.

12. The Gift

Aired: 2/9/1978

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

13. The Blowout

Aired: 2/16/1978

James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.

14. Listless Fever

Aired: 2/23/1978

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

15. Champions

Aired: 3/2/1978

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

16. An Hour Before Midnight

Aired: 3/9/1978

James' classmate, who edits his school paper, has a drinking problem.

17. Knocking Heads

Aired: 6/1/1978

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

18. Rebel Without a Car

Aired: 6/8/1978

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

19. Hunter Country

Aired: 6/15/1978

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

20. Ducks

Aired: 6/22/1978

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

21. Queen of the Silver Dollar

Aired: 6/29/1978

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.