7.5/10258 votes#1 - 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: N/A
- 7.3/1025 votes
#2 - 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: N/A
- 7.8/1029 votes
#3 - 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: N/A
- 6.5/1019 votes
#4 - Kathy's in the Shower
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1977
Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1017 votes
#5 - Higher Ground
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1977
James joins a cult.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1016 votes
#6 - 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: N/A
- 6.8/1016 votes
#7 - Fast and Loose
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/1977
James' fast and loose new friend leads him to commit a crime.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1015 votes
#8 - Mrs. Carson
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/1977
James is hot for teacher, who happens to be pregnant.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1015 votes
#9 - 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: N/A
- 6.2/1018 votes
#10 - Actions Speak Louder
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1978
James befriends a deaf classmate, and puts himself in his shoes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1016 votes
#11 - Star-Crossed Lovers
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/1978
Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1026 votes
#12 - 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: N/A
- 6.3/1017 votes
#13 - The Blowout
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1978
James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1016 votes
#14 - Listless Fever
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1978
James fears that Gun may have given him a little something ""extra.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1014 votes
#15 - 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: N/A
- 7.3/1018 votes
#16 - An Hour Before Midnight
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1978
James' classmate, who edits his school paper, has a drinking problem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1017 votes
#17 - 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: N/A
Writer: Dusty Kay
- 6.8/1017 votes
#18 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1017 votes
#19 - 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: N/A
- 6.1/1013 votes
#20 - Ducks
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/1978
James helps an old lady rescue ducks from a city pond.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1015 votes
#21 - 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: N/A
The Best Episodes of James at 16 Season 1
Every episode of James at 16 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of James at 16 Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"James at 15" is the best rated episode of "James at 16" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 258 votes. Directed by Joseph Hardy and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/1977. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Friends".