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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 15

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

Friends

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

The Girl with the Bad Rep

Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.

Kathy's in the Shower

Higher Ground

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.

The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold

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

Fast and Loose

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

Mrs. Carson

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

Unrequited Love... Twice

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

Actions Speak Louder

Star-Crossed Lovers

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

The Gift

James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.

The Blowout

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

Listless Fever

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

Champions

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

An Hour Before Midnight

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

Knocking Heads

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

Rebel Without a Car

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

Hunter Country

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

Ducks

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.

Queen of the Silver Dollar

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.

The Best Seasons of James at 16

The Best Seasons of James at 16

Season 1