Name: The Flying Nun
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood, Alejandro Rey, Shelley Morrison

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Sally Field

Marge Redmond

Madeleine Sherwood

Alejandro Rey

Shelley Morrison

Linda Dangcil

Julio Medina

Naomi Stevens

Lew Palter

A.G. Vitanza

Marie Teresa Ríos

Bernard Slade

Harry Ackerman

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.

The Flying Nun

Flying Nun,The (Intro) S1 E2 (1967)

Located atop a hill in old San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Convent San Tanco is populated by, among others,  Sister Bertrille, a new novice from New York, who is to teach kindergarten, but  discovers that the strong winds of San Juan coupled with the wing-like cornette of the nun's habit can make her go airborne.

The Flying Nun (pilot)

Sister Bertrille tries to explain her flying ability to Carlos.

The Convert

Sister Bertrille goes to a greedy car salesman to get a new station wagon for San Tanco.

Old Cars for New

Sister Bertrille and Carlos try to salvage the convent's bell from the ocean.

A Bell for San Tanco

Rumors of Sister Bertrille's imminent demise lead to a conspiracy to brighten her last days.

The Fatal Hibiscus

A psychiatrist pays a visit to San Tanco.

Flight of the Dodo Bird

Sister Bertrille and Sister Jaqueline try to hide a bird in the convent.

Polly Wants a Cracked Head

A hit man's girl poses as Mother Superior's secretary, but makes friends with the Sisters.

Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire

To raise money for the convent, Sister Bertrille and the others try to market sea grape juice under the title ""Nector of San Tanco."" But, however, they get more than they bargain for.

Days of Nuns and Roses

After helping a pelican on the beach, Sister Bertrille has to cope with a lovesick bird.

With Love from Irving

When Mother Superior goes on a business trip in Saint Thomas, Sister Bertrille uses her powers to give Plaseato something very important that she forgot. When the wind dies down, she lands on a small island where some gamblers are staying.

It's an Ill Wind

When she and Sister Jaqueline volunteer at a hospital, Sister Bertrille befriends a boy with a knack for telling lies. The boy sees Bertrille flying, but no one else believes him!

A Young Man with a Cornette

Sisters Bertrille and Jaqueline try to stop a civil war between the village of Santa Thomasina.

The Patron of Santa Thomasina

After a day picnicking, the gang are ready to head back to the convent, however their station wagon isn't being cooperative. Sister Bertrille decides that she will fly to a pay telephone and call Carlos to come pick them up. But the stormy weather grounds her, as her cornette becomes sopping wet and limp.

If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Cornette Dry

When looking for rocks, Sister Bertrille gets stuck in a mine with an ex-con.

The Dig In

After pulling the name of an elderly nun from the Christmas grab bag, Sister Bertrille tries to make it snow. Even though her intentions are good, all goes wrong.

Wailing in a Winter Wonderland

A clumsy brother comes to the convent to help with the library.

With a Friend Like Him

A little boy believes Sister Bertrille is his mother.

Tonio's Mother

Sister Sixto's uncle uses Sister Bertrille to help him catch fish.

A Fish Story

A hot spell is drifting through San Juan, and with it comes gangster Rufus Morgan, who has vowed to take over Carlos' casino.

The Hot Spell

Carlos falls for Sister Bertrille's sister.

My Sister, the Sister

A gambler thinks Sister Bertrille is good luck.

Sister Lucky

Sister Bertrille helps a sailor who plans on going from San Juan to Miami in a tiny ship.

The Sister and the Old Salt

Pedro Alvarez and Juan Cortez are business partners of a produce business, Juan the business oriented partner, Pedro the customer oriented partner. When Pedro reveals he is illiterate and can't read a letter from his girlfriend in Miami, Sister Bertrille suggests that he learn to read and write.

Cyrano de Bertrille

When a lonesome Jewish girl comes to stay at Convent San Tanco while her parents are away on vacation, Sister Bertrille takes on chief babysitting duties--and perhaps goes too far in the Big Sister department before little Linda Shapiro announces she wants to become a nun too.

Reconversion of Sister Shapiro

In the will of a benefactor, the convent is the sole beneficiary of the estate. Unfortunately the only asset of the estate is the contract of a boxer, the Buffalo Buzzsaw aka Mike Sever.

Where There's a Will

Carlos is doing his mandatory two-week active duty with the marine corps, and is stationed on a small remote island near San Juan.

The Puce Albert

Bridgett Faulkner and Joel Bascomb reluctantly accept their prizes donated by Carlos Ramirez as the top students at the convent, the award being a day out on the town and dinner at the Captains Table.

May the Wind Be Always at Your Back

One of the convent children takes an interest in Scraples, a kleptomanic dog.

Love Me, Love My Dog

Sister Bertrille, Carlos, and one of Carlos's girls are stranded on a desert island.

You Can't Get There from Here

Psychedelic episode featuring The Sundowners. Sister Bertrille hears that Sonny and the Sundowners will be performing at Casino Carlos A-Go-Go.  She knew Sonny and wants to say hello.  When they meet, Sonny offers to help the convent and asks Sister Bertrille to write a song, they'll record, and she'll get the royalties.

She writes a very sixties image-laden song that the Sundowners turn into an all out acid-fuzz-psychedelic-trip!  All the nuns go to the go-go club to hear the song's debut and flip out when presented with a trippy strobe light show, caged go-go dancers and background vocal lines like ""grow your own,"" and ""magic mushrooms!""  Must see rock n roll TV!  Paul Peterson, The Sundowners.

Song of Bertrille

The new Captain of Police, Gaspar Fomento, is frequenting the convent's bazaar. Carlos has donated a lot to the bazaar, has won some of his donations back, and the captain has lost much. He has suspicions that the convent and Carlos are working together in a gambling ring.

The Crooked Convent

The Temple Beth Sholom overseen by Rabbi Mendez is the only synagogue in San Juan. Rabbi Mendez has a problem: engaged couple Alfredo Acquilar and Sophia Baldazon want to get married but the temple is too small to hold all their invited guests. So Sister Bertrille convinces all to hold the ceremony on the grounds of the convent.

The Rabbi and the Nun

Sister Bertrille needs to see Dr. Paredes, the dentist, to have a toothache fixed, but Sister Bertrille is scared of dentists. So the Reverend Mother goes with her to hold her hand. To calm Sister Bertrille's nerves, Dr. Paredes puts her under hypnosis.

The Return of Father Lundigan

By-the-book Captain Fomento is getting bored in San Tanco, a town where he says nothing exciting happens, and is thinking of resigning. To stop him, Sister Bertrille tells him that there is a crime wave at Carlos' casino.

The Convent is Condemned

A Star is Reborn

The Organ Transplant

Two Bad Eggs

All Alone By the Convent Phone

It's An Ill Windfall

Slightly Hot Parking Meters

To Fly or Not to Fly

How To Be a Spanish Grandmother

The 99 year lease of the Convent is up. The Landlord decides to move in for a while, much to the sisters dismay.

The Landlord Cometh

Sister Socko in San Tanco

Sister Bertrille's family friend, "Uncle" Reggie Overton Perkins, has taken a job in San Juan. Uncle Reggie has somewhat of a shady past and present, but has managed to get a job at Carlos' casino as security expert, which includes showing casino customers how to spot cheaters in the casino.

The Great Casino Robbery (1)

Sister Bertrille finds Uncle Reggie, who is still the prime suspect in the casino robbery. Unfortunately for Uncle Reggie, Captain Fomento also finds him. Sister Bertrille however convinces Carlos and Captain Fomento of Uncle Reggie's possible innocence, and devises a plan to flush out the real thieves.

The Great Casino Robbery (2)

While on a retreat with Sister Jacqueline, Sister Bertrille runs into one of her old boyfriends, Randy Putnam.

The Boyfriend

Sister Bertrille is looking after Pepe, a chimpanzee, as a favor to Dolores, one of Carlos' girlfriends. Pepe's arrival at the convent coincides with a rash of thefts in the neighborhood, thefts of small, rather insignificant trinkets. The latest theft is of Captain Fomento's watch right in the convent.

The Kleptomonkeyac

Farmer Gonzalo, the convent's milk supplier, is moving to St. Thomas and can't take Alicia, his beloved cow with him. Sister Bertrille decides to buy Alicia for the convent as a cheap, constant and reliable milk supply for the kitchen and for the children's needs.

The Moo is Blue

The sisters need to call in accident-prone Brother Paul back to the convent to do some bookkeeping work. The sisters do everything in their power to keep Brother Paul from doing harm to himself, to them or to the convent.

The Breakaway Monk

Captain Fomento of thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday, even the nuns.

Happy Birthday, Dear Gaspar

The nuns try to go into busness again, this time they have Sister Sixto baking bread.

Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

The convent is willed a dry goods business, which is free and clear of debt. However it is devoid of any sense of order.

The Convent Gets the Business

On a day that Carlos has promised some of the convent children a boat ride, he reneges to go to Culebra for a date with Elena.

Cousins By the Dozen

The convent has a fund raiser for building maintenance. When Sister Bertrille asks a farmer for a contribution, he does not have extra money, but he donates a lottery ticket, which is worth $25,000 if picked.

The Lottery

The convent baseball team has its first game on the weekend. Generous Carlos outfits the team so that it will at least look like it knows what it's doing; in other words, the convent team is the underdog in the game.

The Big Game

Local celebrity and television show host, Claudio the Clown, thinks that Sister Bertrille would be perfect person to have as a guest on his children's show.

My Sister the Star

San Tanco is getting a new parish priest, Father Walter Larson, an old friend of the Reverend Mother's. But Father Larson has spent most of his life as an archivist, and is used to being alone with his books, and is not a very social person.

Speak the Speech, I Pray You

The Reverend Mother hires Paola Guzman as her temporary secretary. Paola, full of Latin flair with a penchant to do the bossa nova, is a bit at odds with the staunch Reverend Mother's style, but Paola is admittedly an efficient secretary with a kind heart.

The Paolo Story

When Marcello describes the sisters' to others as "guys", they think that he needs a fatherly male influence in his life.

Marcello's Idol

Carlos' wait staff, led by Enrique, is on strike against who they consider their tyrant boss.

Guess Who's Coming to Picket

Struggling writer and ex-newspaperman Joe Barnes/Roy Barnes thinks he's hit the jackpot when he sees Sister Bertrille fly. She will be his exclusive story. All he needs is some photographs of her in flight to accompany his story.

The Not So Great Impostor

On a dark and stormy evening, Alonzo Baldazon's jalopy of a car breaks down outside the convent where he takes refuge.

A Convent Full of Miracles

In trying to get rid of a brass bed, Sisters Bertrille and Sixto trade it for a donkey named Hector.

Hector and the Brass Band

The Mother General has issued an edict for the sisters to wear a new habit. The sisters are all thrilled by the new, modern habit, that is until one by one they all realize that the new cornette with which will no longer allow Sister Bertrille to fly.

The New Habit

When the Mother General Adelaide of Culebra wants the sisters to hold a fund-raiser, the sisters think the perfect event would be to run the silent film Lure of the West, the thought initiated after they discover that the Mother General is former silent film actress Gloria Davenport, the movie's star.

Bertrille and the Silent Flicks

On a day outing with Marcello, Sister Bertrille breaks three different traffic regulations. She forces Officer Juarez to give her a ticket so show Marcello that even nuns have to obey the law or pay the price.

A Ticket For Betrille

After Sister Bertrille is partly the cause for Carlos' latest mishap which places him in the hospital, Carlos and Sister Bertrille individually review their relationship.

The New Carlos

Rickie Malinas is the sports writer for the San Tanco Tribune. But he's also temporarily Dear Aggie, the paper's advice columnist. He convinces Sister Bertrille to take over Dear Aggie duties until he can find a permanent replacement.

Dear Aggie

Sister Bertrille's sister, Dr. Jennifer Ethrington, is in San Tanco for some much needed rest and relaxation. She isn't aware that there is a medical convention in town, and as such, she takes the sisters up on their offer to stay at the convent to get away from the shop talk that would happen if she stayed at the hotel.

My Sister, the Doctor

Carlos donates a pool table to the convent. Sister Bertrille thinks it would be a good pastime for convent orphan Armando to partake as his current diversions are wild flights of fancy.

Armando and the Pool Table

As her lead gets ill, Sister Bertrille is looking for someone to portray Columbus in a reenactment of his landing on Puerto Rico. Carlos suggests his cousin, Luis, who is back in the casino kitchen causing Carlos grief since the dry goods store went bankrupt.

Hello Columbus

Mr. Sanders is an ex-student of the convent, now a success in his adult life. He has come back to the convent to adopt a child, namely what he calls the dumbest kid in school.

The Dumbest Kid in School

Felix Ragusa, an independent plumber, gets a major plumbing job at Carlos' casino, the job obtained through an introduction from Sister Bertrille. Because Felix has to run around to get supplies, he has to leave his sidekick, Tiger the dog, with someone.

A Man's Best Friend Isn't

Little does Sister Bertrille know, but she's sleep-flying. On one of her sleeping flights, she comes across Carlos with Sophia Novello, the daughter of a business associate Antonio Novello.

The Somnaviatrix

Kim Ching is Carlos' foster daughter visiting from Korea. Carlos is expecting Kim to be a young girl who still plays with teddy bears, but she ends up being a beautiful young woman who is looking for a husband.

Papa Carlos

After the convent washing machine breaks down, the sisters are forced to go to a laundromat. When Sister Bertrille goes in to do the convent laundry, little does she know that Harry Madison and Eddie, a commercial producer and cameraman, are shooting a candid camera commercial for Delight laundry detergent.

The Candid Commercial

Pablo Cortina stops by the convent looking for work, and agrees to do handyman work in exchange for English lessons. To Carlos, Pablo looks a lot like El Charro, a famous bullfighter from Madrid.

A Gift for El Charro

Sister Bertrille gets into a fender bender, caused by her running a red light. She can't really remember what happened, and is willing to accept responsibility for the accident if it was her fault. The occupants of the other car are hippies, namely Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart of the singing group, The Paper Balloon, who happen to be appearing at Carlos' casino.

When Generations Gap

To save a children's day camp in a park in San Tanco, Sister Bertrille and the nuns must attract more residents to the town.

Operation Population

Thomas Martinez, Carlos' uncle, is planning his own funeral to be held next week, this funeral despite him not being ill. He admits to Sister Bertrille that he has witnessed what he calls the Martinez Sign, that which generations of his male ancestors have seen and have passed away exactly seven days following.

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