James at 16 — Season 1
A touching story about the joys and pains of adolescence!
About this season
James at 15 (later James at 16) is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1977–1978 season. Protagonist James Hunter is the son of a college professor who has moved his family across the country to take a teaching job, transplanting James from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts. James has a hard time fitting into his new surroundings.
Episodes (21)
1. James at 15
Aired 5 September 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. Friends
Aired 27 October 1977 • 60 min
James throws a party to make new friends -- among them, Sly and Marlene.
3. The Girl with the Bad Rep
Aired 3 November 1977 • 60 min
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 10 November 1977 • 60 min
Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.
5. Higher Ground
Aired 24 November 1977 • 60 min
James joins a cult.
6. The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold
Aired 15 December 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.
7. Fast and Loose
Aired 22 December 1977 • 60 min
James' fast and loose new friend leads him to commit a crime.
8. Mrs. Carson
Aired 29 December 1977 • 60 min
James is hot for teacher, who happens to be pregnant.
9. Unrequited Love... Twice
Aired 5 January 1978 • 60 min
James is pursued romantically by both Sandy's friend and one of Paul's students.
10. Actions Speak Louder
Aired 19 January 1978 • 60 min
James befriends a deaf classmate, and puts himself in his shoes.
11. Star-Crossed Lovers
Aired 26 January 1978 • 60 min
Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.
12. The Gift
Aired 9 February 1978 • 60 min
James loses his virginity to a Swedish foreign exchange student and turns 16.
13. The Blowout
Aired 16 February 1978 • 60 min
James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.
14. Listless Fever
Aired 23 February 1978 • 60 min
James fears that Gun may have given him a little something ""extra.""
15. Champions
Aired 2 March 1978 • 60 min
Marlene's all-girls basketball team challenges James' all-boys basketball team to a championship.
16. An Hour Before Midnight
Aired 9 March 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.
17. Knocking Heads
Aired 1 June 1978 • 60 min
James and a teacher knock heads over James' controversial football articles in the school paper.
18. Rebel Without a Car
Aired 8 June 1978 • 60 min
James solves his car crisis by taking his parents' out without asking them.
19. Hunter Country
Aired 15 June 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.
20. Ducks
Aired 22 June 1978 • 60 min
James helps an old lady rescue ducks from a city pond.
21. Queen of the Silver Dollar
Aired 29 June 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.