Season 1

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  7.4/10263 votes

  James at 15

  Season 1 Episode 1 - 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.

  Director: Joseph Hardy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/1026 votes

  Friends

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/1977

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

  Director: Joseph Hardy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/1030 votes

  The Girl with the Bad Rep

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/1977

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

  Director: Joseph Hardy

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.5/1020 votes

  Kathy's in the Shower

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1977

  Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/1018 votes

  Higher Ground

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1977

  James joins a cult.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.5/1017 votes

  The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

  Season 1 Episode 6 - 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.

  Director: Richard Crenna

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/1017 votes

  Fast and Loose

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/1977

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.6/1017 votes

  Mrs. Carson

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/1977

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

  Director: Ernest Pintoff

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/1016 votes

  Unrequited Love... Twice

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/1978

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

  Director: Ernest Pintoff, Joseph Hardy

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.2/1019 votes

  Actions Speak Louder

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1017 votes

  Star-Crossed Lovers

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/1978

  Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1027 votes

  The Gift

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1978

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

  Director: Marc Daniels

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.3/1018 votes

  The Blowout

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1978

  James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.6/1017 votes

  Listless Fever

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/1015 votes

  Champions

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1978

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

  Director: Ralph Senensky

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/1019 votes

  An Hour Before Midnight

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/1018 votes

  Knocking Heads

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/1/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Dusty Kay

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  6.8/1018 votes

  Rebel Without a Car

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/8/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/1018 votes

  Hunter Country

  Season 1 Episode 19 - 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.

  Director: Stan Lathan

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.1/1014 votes

  Ducks

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/1978

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  5.8/1016 votes

  Queen of the Silver Dollar

  Season 1 Episode 21 - 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.

  Director: George Tyne

  Writer: Unknown