E01 · James at 15 1h
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.
E02 · Friends 1h
10/27/1977
James throws a party to make new friends -- among them, Sly and Marlene.
E03 · The Girl with the Bad Rep 1h
11/3/1977
When even the girl with the bad rep turns down James, he brags to Sly that they made out anyway.
E04 · Kathy's in the Shower 1h
11/10/1977
Kathy is caught having a secret affair with her professor.
E06 · The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold 1h
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.
E07 · Fast and Loose 1h
12/22/1977
James' fast and loose new friend leads him to commit a crime.
E08 · Mrs. Carson 1h
12/29/1977
James is hot for teacher, who happens to be pregnant.
E09 · Unrequited Love... Twice 1h
1/5/1978
James is pursued romantically by both Sandy's friend and one of Paul's students.
E10 · Actions Speak Louder 1h
1/19/1978
James befriends a deaf classmate, and puts himself in his shoes.
E11 · Star-Crossed Lovers 1h
1/26/1978
Marlene develops a crush on a rock star.
E12 · The Gift 1h
2/9/1978
James loses his virginity to a Swedish foreign exchange student and turns 16.
E13 · The Blowout 1h
2/16/1978
James is uncomfortable at a Valentine's Day party.
E14 · Listless Fever 1h
2/23/1978
James fears that Gun may have given him a little something ""extra.""
E15 · Champions 1h
3/2/1978
Marlene's all-girls basketball team challenges James' all-boys basketball team to a championship.
E16 · An Hour Before Midnight 1h
3/9/1978
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 a Pulitzer Prize winner and arrives drunk when invited to dinner at the Hunters.
E17 · Knocking Heads 1h
6/1/1978
James and a teacher knock heads over James' controversial football articles in the school paper.
E18 · Rebel Without a Car 1h
6/8/1978
James solves his car crisis by taking his parents' out without asking them.
E19 · Hunter Country 1h
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.
E20 · Ducks 1h
6/22/1978
James helps an old lady rescue ducks from a city pond.
E21 · Queen of the Silver Dollar 1h
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.
