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James at 16

  • 1977-1978
  • 1 season
  • NBC
  • Drama

James, a daydreamer and photographer, must learn to cope with life as his father moves the family from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts.

Season 1 Episode Guide

21 Episodes 1977 - 1978

Episode 1

Pilot

Mon, Sep 5, 1977 100 mins

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.

James at 16 Season 1 Pilot

Episode 2

Friends

Thu, Oct 27, 1977 46 mins

James struggles to find his place in Boston, and tries to make friends with three fellow students at Bunker Hill: Sly, Marlene, and Paisley.

Episode 3

The Girl with the Bad Rep

Thu, Nov 3, 1977 47 mins

James falls for a fellow student who is known to be promiscuous.

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Episode 4

Kathy's in the Shower

Thu, Nov 10, 1977 47 mins

James' older sister Kathy is found to be romantically involved with one of her college professors, and struggles to keep this knowledge a secret from their parents.

Episode 5

Higher Ground

Thu, Nov 24, 1977 48 mins

James is interested in a young woman who belongs to a cult.

Episode 6

The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

Thu, Dec 15, 1977 48 mins

When his best friend comes to visit from Portland, James has to confront how to deal with a loss.

Episode 7

Fast and Loose

Thu, Dec 22, 1977 48 mins

James befriends a new boy at school from a wealthy family, and the two take an unsupervised trip to California.

Episode 8

Mrs. Carson

Thu, Dec 29, 1977 47 mins

James becomes concerned when a student teacher finds herself alone and pregnant.

Episode 9

Unrequited Love... Twice

Thu, Jan 5, 1978 47 mins

A young friend of Sandy develops a crush on James while one of Mr. Hunter's students shows a romantic interest in him.

Episode 10

Actions Speak Louder

Thu, Jan 19, 1978 48 mins

Scott, a deaf student, transfers to James' school and struggles for acceptance.

Episode 11

Star-Crossed Lovers

Thu, Jan 26, 1978 48 mins

Marlene falls for a street musician.

Episode 12

The Gift

Thu, Feb 9, 1978 48 mins

James looks forward to his upcoming 16th birthday and hopes to get a car as a gift. His uncle decides to give him a night with a call-girl instead. Shunning that situation, James falls in love with a Swedish foreign exchange student and loses his virginity.

Episode 13

The Blowout

Thu, Feb 16, 1978 49 mins

The school dance is around the corner, and everybody's looking for a date. James has a crush on a fellow student who's taller than he is, while fending off the advances of another who's much shorter than him.

Episode 14

Listless Fever

Thu, Feb 23, 1978 49 mins

James fears he may have contracted a venereal disease from Swedish exchange student Christine.

Episode 15

Champions

Thu, Mar 2, 1978 48 mins

James, Sly and other Bunker Hill students fail to make it onto the school basketball team, and start up their own intramural team instead. But when he falls for Jennifer, a friend of Marlene's who starts her own all-female team, James is conflicted.

Episode 16

An Hour Before Midnight

Thu, Mar 9, 1978 48 mins

James befriends newspaper staffer Karen and helps her to confront her alcoholism.

Episode 17

Knocking Heads

Thu, Jun 1, 1978 49 mins

James writes an article questioning the offense of the football team but pays the price in history class. Later he finds out the coach didn't play college football as he claims.

Episode 18

Rebel Without a Car

Thu, Jun 8, 1978 49 mins

James takes driving lessons as he attempts to obtain his driver's license but finds trouble when he borrows the family car without permission.

Episode 19

Hunter Country

Thu, Jun 15, 1978 49 mins

James runs for student body president. Marlene is opposed to some of his views and decides that she will run against him.

Episode 20

Ducks

Thu, Jun 22, 1978 49 mins

When the expressway expansion threatens a local park James and his friends help relocate the park ducks to a new outdoor area rather than see them moved to a zoo.

Episode 21

Queen of the Silver Dollar

Thu, Jun 29, 1978 49 mins

While away at a swim meet James convinces a young woman to spend the night in his motel room to win a bet with the other swimmers.

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