. ▁ ▁After ▁Jam ie ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁season , ▁it ▁began ▁its ▁second ▁season , ▁but ▁after ▁two ▁episodes , ▁it ▁was ▁ab rupt ly ▁cancel led . ▁ABC ▁was ▁having ▁trouble ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁spons ors ▁over ▁what ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" mund ane " ▁business ▁matters , ▁having ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁de W ilde ' s ▁age ▁issue . ▁A ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁show ▁The ▁Name ' s ▁the ▁Same ▁was ▁the ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁slot . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Jam ie ▁is ▁a ▁ 7 - year - old ▁boy ▁whose ▁parents ▁had ▁recently ▁died ▁and ▁found ▁himself ▁with ▁no ▁place ▁to ▁un pack ▁his ▁suit case . ▁M oved ▁from ▁relative ▁to ▁relative , ▁he ▁finally ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁A unt ▁Laur ie . ▁There ▁he ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁persona ▁of ▁a ▁modern - day ▁Tom ▁S aw yer . ▁He ▁immediately ▁b onds ▁with ▁Grand pa , ▁another ▁forgotten ▁soul , ▁and ▁they ▁share ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁" ad vent ures " ▁together . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁contained ▁plot ▁lines ▁r anging ▁from ▁Jam ie ' s ▁disapp ro val ▁over ▁having ▁to ▁wear ▁spect acles , ▁to ▁running ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁circ us , ▁to ▁visit ing ▁a ▁rich ▁a unt ▁in ▁Boston , ▁to ▁having ▁his ▁birth day ▁go ▁by ▁forgotten . ▁ ▁Com bin ing ▁both ▁comedy ▁and ▁drama ▁elements