James at 16
James at 16
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James at 16

A touching story about the joys and pains of adolescence!

6.1 / 10
1977
1 season
21 episodes
Drama

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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.James at 15

    05-09-197760m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.Friends

    27-10-197760m

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

  • Ep 3

    3.The Girl with the Bad Rep

    03-11-197760m

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

  • Ep 4

    4.Kathy's in the Shower

    10-11-197760m

    Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.

  • Ep 5

    5.Higher Ground

    24-11-197760m

    James joins a cult.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

    15-12-197760m

    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 Bo...

  • Ep 7

    7.Fast and Loose

    22-12-197760m

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

  • Ep 8

    8.Mrs. Carson

    29-12-197760m

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

  • Ep 9

    9.Unrequited Love... Twice

    05-01-197860m

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

  • Ep 10

    10.Actions Speak Louder

    19-01-197860m

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

  • Ep 11

    11.Star-Crossed Lovers

    26-01-197860m

    Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Gift

    09-02-197860m

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

  • Ep 13

    13.The Blowout

    16-02-197860m

    James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.

  • Ep 14

    14.Listless Fever

    23-02-197860m

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

  • Ep 15

    15.Champions

    02-03-197860m

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

  • Ep 16

    16.An Hour Before Midnight

    09-03-197860m

    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...

  • Ep 17

    17.Knocking Heads

    01-06-197860m

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

  • Ep 18

    18.Rebel Without a Car

    08-06-197860m

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

  • Ep 19

    19.Hunter Country

    15-06-197860m

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

  • Ep 20

    20.Ducks

    22-06-197860m

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

  • Ep 21

    21.Queen of the Silver Dollar

    29-06-197860m

    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.

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