i first saw j. t. in the late 60 or early 70 on a show possibly call cbs child television workshop . it be on saturday morning about noon after the cartoon be over . it be air sporadically after that around christmas in the mid 70 . it isn not a christmas movie per say but the plot be set around the time of christmas . before i get a computer i have no luck find j. t. anywhere . after i get one i still have no luck until i and like so few others and get wind of a store in nyc call carousel book and film . i contact them by phone and their asking price be really too high for a person on a budget . i wait and hop that someday i would come across somebody with a copy or a copy of a copy on ebay . two week ago my wait be over . last night i get to see j. t. for the first time in nearly 35 year and in color no less . when i saw it last my parent have not yet have a color tv so i saw it in black and white . a lot of the story i couldn not remember because i be only about 7 or 8 when i last saw it and i be 43 now . i remember the main point though and the little boy who live with his mother and nurse a homeless cat back to health in an abandon building before and after school and the tragedy that happen and the sad moment on tv since the martin force timmy to give up lassie to move to australia in timmy and lassie and ( both of these tug at the heart string and bring a tear to the eye ) and the turn around happy end . this isn not academy award win by any standard but it be a descent heart warm story that kid and adult alike can enjoy . a rarity to find that kind of quality in show make today . i will cherish my copy of j. t. and will proudly play it every christmas time in my home . it be a shame that it be not pick up by some cable channel and at least show around christmas like it use to be or good yet and put out on vhs or dvd and maybe someday .