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The Flying Nun

Thu, Sep 7, 1967
  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Young Sister Bertrille uses her ability to become airborne to help others, whether they want it or not. Although her aims are always benevolent, her means are often bemoaned by Mother Superior. The other Sisters must cope with their beloved Sister's aerodynamics and antics as she flies in and out of trouble.

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Cast

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  • Sally Field
    Sally Field
    as Sister Bertrille
  • Marge Redmond
    Marge Redmond
    as Sister Jacqueline
  • Madeleine Sherwood
    Madeleine Sherwood
    as Reverend Mother Superior Placido
  • Alejandro Rey
    Alejandro Rey
    as Carlos Ramirez
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Episodes

3 seasons · 82 episodes

Ended · 82 aired
Season 1
30 episodes · 30 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Flying Nun (Pilot)
    Aired · Thu, Sep 7, 1967 · 60m

    Sister Bertrille arrives at Convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico, where the constant swirling winds around the convent give her the power to fly.

  • E2
    The Convert
    Aired · Thu, Sep 14, 1967 · 30m

    Carlos, a playboy sees Sister Bertrille flying, which leads him to believe he's having religious visions and to change his lifestyle.

  • E3
    Old Cars for New
    Aired · Thu, Sep 21, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille gets swindled after going to a greedy car salesman to get a new station wagon for San Tanco.

  • E4
    A Bell for San Tanco
    Aired · Thu, Sep 28, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille tries to find a replacement for the convent bell, which has cracked.

  • E5
    The Fatal Hibiscus
    Aired · Thu, Oct 5, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille is faced with having to leave the convent when she breaks a stained-glass window.

  • E6
    Flight of the Dodo Bird
    Aired · Thu, Oct 12, 1967 · 30m

    Despite training in psychology, a young priest cannot cope with the problems of Convent San Tanco.

  • E7
    Polly Wants a Cracked Head
    Aired · Thu, Oct 19, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille rescues a parrot with a colorful vocabulary.

  • E8
    Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire
    Aired · Thu, Oct 26, 1967 · 30m

    A gangster's girlfriend takes refuge with the nuns, vowing not to budge until she gets a wedding band.

  • E9
    Days of Nuns and Roses
    Aired · Fri, Nov 3, 1967 · 30m

    The nuns bottle grape juice to raise money.

  • E10
    With Love from Irving
    Aired · Fri, Nov 10, 1967 · 30m

    A lovesick pelican causes difficulty between Sister Bertrille and the Mother Superior.

  • E11
    It's an Ill Wind
    Aired · Fri, Nov 17, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille accidentally interrupts a gangsters' meeting.

  • E12
    A Young Man with a Cornette
    Aired · Fri, Nov 24, 1967 · 30m

    An orphan feels he can fly if he wears Sister Bertrille's cornette.

  • E13
    The Patron of Santa Thomasina
    Aired · Fri, Dec 1, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille, caught between rival villages, is mistaken for a saint.

  • E14
    If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Cornette Dry
    Aired · Fri, Dec 8, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille and the first grade class are lost in a storm.

  • E15
    The Dig In
    Aired · Fri, Dec 15, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille is trapped in a mine with an escaped prisoner.

  • E16
    Wailing in a Winter Wonderland
    Aired · Fri, Dec 22, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille is determined to grant the wishes of an aged nun.

  • E17
    With a Friend Like Him
    Aired · Fri, Dec 29, 1967 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille helps an accident-prone brother to fix up the library.

  • E18
    Tonio's Mother
    Aired · Fri, Jan 5, 1968 · 30m

    A little boy believes that Sister Bertrille is his mother returning from Heaven.

  • E19
    A Fish Story
    Aired · Fri, Jan 12, 1968 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille becomes a fish spotter for an old fisherman.

  • E20
    The Hot Spell
    Aired · Fri, Jan 19, 1968 · 30m

    To save his casino from gangsters, Carlos turns it over to the convent.

  • E21
    My Sister, the Sister
    Aired · Fri, Jan 26, 1968 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille's sister visits and falls for Carlos.

  • E22
    Sister Lucky
    Aired · Fri, Feb 2, 1968 · 30m

    A gambler thinks Sister Bertrille brings him good luck.

  • E23
    The Sister and the Old Salt
    Aired · Fri, Feb 9, 1968 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille saves an old landlubber when he sets out on a 1,000-mile voyage.

  • E24
    Cyrano de Bertrille
    Aired · Fri, Feb 23, 1968 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille makes a case for adult education with an elderly grocer as her first pupil.

  • E25
    Reconversion of Sister Shapiro
    Aired · Fri, Mar 1, 1968 · 30m

    Carlos' goddaughter wants to become a nun.

  • E26
    Where There's a Will
    Aired · Fri, Mar 15, 1968 · 30m

    The convent inherits a prizefighter who hates to fight.

  • E27
    The Puce Albert
    Aired · Fri, Mar 22, 1968 · 30m

    A Marine captain wants to court-martial Carlos.

  • E28
    May the Wind Be Always at Your Back
    Aired · Fri, Mar 29, 1968 · 30m

    One of the students develops a crush on Carlos.

  • E29
    Love Me, Love My Dog
    Aired · Fri, Apr 5, 1968 · 30m

    The convent children adopt a dog -- an accomplished pickpocket.

  • E30
    You Can't Get There from Here
    Aired · Fri, Apr 12, 1968 · 30m

    Sister Bertrille is becalmed on an island with castaways Carlos and April.

Season 2
26 episodes · 26 aired
▾
  • E1
    Song of Bertrille
    Aired · Thu, Sep 26, 1968 · 30m
  • E2
    The Crooked Convent
    Aired · Thu, Oct 3, 1968 · 30m
  • E3
    The Rabbi and the Nun
    Aired · Thu, Oct 10, 1968 · 30m
  • E4
    The Return of Father Lundigan
    Aired · Thu, Oct 17, 1968 · 30m
  • E5
    The Convent is Condemned
    Aired · Thu, Oct 24, 1968 · 30m
  • E6
    A Star is Reborn
    Aired · Fri, Nov 1, 1968 · 30m
  • E7
    The Organ Transplant
    Aired · Fri, Nov 8, 1968 · 30m
  • E8
    Two Bad Eggs
    Aired · Fri, Nov 15, 1968 · 30m
  • E9
    All Alone by the Convent Phone
    Aired · Fri, Nov 22, 1968 · 30m
  • E10
    It's an Ill Windfall
    Aired · Fri, Nov 29, 1968 · 30m
  • E11
    Slightly Hot Parking Meters
    Aired · Fri, Dec 13, 1968 · 30m
  • E12
    To Fly or Not to Fly
    Aired · Fri, Dec 20, 1968 · 30m
  • E13
    How to Be a Spanish Grandmother
    Aired · Fri, Dec 27, 1968 · 30m
  • E14
    The Landlord Cometh
    Aired · Fri, Jan 3, 1969 · 30m
  • E15
    Sister Socko in San Tanco
    Aired · Fri, Jan 17, 1969 · 30m
  • E16
    Great Casino Robbery (1)
    Aired · Fri, Jan 31, 1969 · 30m
  • E17
    Great Casino Robbery (2)
    Aired · Fri, Feb 7, 1969 · 30m
  • E18
    The Boyfriend
    Aired · Fri, Feb 14, 1969 · 30m
  • E19
    The Kleptomonkeyac
    Aired · Fri, Feb 21, 1969 · 30m
  • E20
    The Moo is Blue
    Aired · Fri, Feb 28, 1969 · 30m
  • E21
    The Breakaway Monk
    Aired · Fri, Mar 7, 1969 · 30m
  • E22
    Happy Birthday, Dear Gaspar
    Aired · Fri, Mar 14, 1969 · 30m
  • E23
    Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters
    Aired · Fri, Mar 21, 1969 · 30m
  • E24
    The Convent Gets the Business
    Aired · Fri, Mar 28, 1969 · 30m
  • E25
    Cousins by the Dozen
    Aired · Fri, Apr 4, 1969 · 30m
  • E26
    The Lottery
    Aired · Fri, Apr 11, 1969 · 30m
Season 3
26 episodes · 26 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Big Game
    Aired · Wed, Sep 17, 1969 · 30m
  • E2
    My Sister the Star
    Aired · Wed, Sep 24, 1969 · 30m
  • E3
    Speek the Speach, I Pray You
    Aired · Wed, Oct 1, 1969 · 30m
  • E4
    The Paolo Story
    Aired · Wed, Oct 8, 1969 · 30m
  • E5
    Marcello's Idol
    Aired · Wed, Oct 15, 1969 · 30m
  • E6
    Guess Who's Coming to Picket
    Aired · Wed, Oct 22, 1969 · 30m
  • E7
    The Not So Great Impostor
    Aired · Thu, Oct 30, 1969 · 30m
  • E8
    A Convent Full of Miracles
    Aired · Thu, Nov 6, 1969 · 30m
  • E9
    Hector and the Brass Band
    Aired · Thu, Nov 13, 1969 · 30m
  • E10
    The New Habit
    Aired · Thu, Nov 20, 1969 · 30m
  • E11
    Bertrille and the Silent Flicks
    Aired · Thu, Nov 27, 1969 · 30m
  • E12
    A Ticket for Betrille
    Aired · Thu, Dec 11, 1969 · 30m
  • E13
    The New Carlos
    Aired · Thu, Dec 18, 1969 · 30m
  • E14
    Dear Aggie
    Aired · Thu, Jan 1, 1970 · 30m
  • E15
    My Sister, the Doctor
    Aired · Thu, Jan 8, 1970 · 30m
  • E16
    Armando and the Pool Table
    Aired · Sat, Jan 24, 1970 · 30m
  • E17
    Hello Columbus
    Aired · Sat, Jan 31, 1970 · 30m
  • E18
    The Dumbest Kid in School
    Aired · Sat, Feb 7, 1970 · 30m
  • E19
    AMan's Best Friend Isn't
    Aired · Sat, Feb 14, 1970 · 30m
  • E20
    The Somnaviatrix
    Aired · Sat, Feb 21, 1970 · 30m
  • E21
    Papa Carlos
    Aired · Sat, Feb 28, 1970 · 30m
  • E22
    The Candid Commercial
    Aired · Sat, Mar 7, 1970 · 30m
  • E23
    A Gift for El Charro
    Aired · Sat, Mar 14, 1970 · 30m
  • E24
    When Generations Gap
    Aired · Sat, Mar 21, 1970 · 30m
  • E25
    Operation Population
    Aired · Sat, Mar 28, 1970 · 30m
  • E26
    No Tears for Mrs. Thomas
    Aired · Sat, Apr 4, 1970 · 30m