Jamie aired live in black-and-white on ABC in the 7:30 pm Monday timeslot and starred Brandon deWilde, as Jamie, a 7 year-old whose parents had recently died and found himself with no place to unpack his suitcase.
Episodes of the series contained plot lines ranging from Jamies' disapproval over having to wear spectacles, to running away to the circus, to visiting a rich aunt in Boston, to having his birthday go by forgotten.