J. T. (1969)

J. T. is a 1969 American television holiday movie that was originally produced for the CBS Saturday morning Children’s Hour program but was also re-broadcast in primetime and has won the prestigious Peabody Award. Synopsis: Holiday classic featuring a young person who brings home a stray cat. Follow the emotional journey to find the animal a home amidst a bustling, difficult neighborhood during the Christmas season. Plot: J. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he takes on the care of an old, one-eyed, badly injured alley cat days before Chri…