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This is a list of the 82 episodes of the U.S. sitcom The Flying Nun, originally broadcast on ABC-TV from September 7, 1967, to April 3, 1970.
The first two seasons are currently available on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Mill Creek Entertainment.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | ||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Flying Nun" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | September 7, 1967 | ||||||
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The arrival of Sister Bertrille in Puerto Rico to start her life as a novice at the Convent San Tanco takes off when she discovers that she can fly. This discovery also causes alarm for not only Sister Jacqueline, but also for the Reverend Mother Superior Placido, when her first intentional flight ends with a crash-landing on a top secret military base. Song: "Felicidad (The Happiness Word)" by Dominic Frontiere and Diane Hildebrand Guest star: Dabney Coleman | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Convert" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | September 14, 1967 | ||||||
After Carlos Ramirez, owner of Casino Carlos a Go Go, sees Sister Bertrille fly, he begins a change of heart and lifestyle that prompts Bertrille to intervene. Song: "Paint Me a Picture" by Dominic Frontiere and Diane Hildebrand. Guest star: Arlene Golonka. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Old Cars for New" | Jerry Bernstein | Searle Kramer | September 21, 1967 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille deals with a greedy car dealer (Gino Conforti) as she attempts to buy a new station wagon for the convent. Guest Star: E.J. Peaker Note: Veteran character actor Gino Conforti credited this series with helping to launch his lengthy acting career in a 2018 interview on "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast." He appeared in two additional episodes. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Bell for San Tanco" | E. W. Swackhamer | Story by : Peggy Elliott Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy | September 28, 1967 | ||||||
A badly worn out 300-year-old bell is a problem Sister Bertrille tries to solve by searching for the "new" bell that had been lost in an 18th Century shipwreck. Song: "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere Guest star: Louise Sorel | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Fatal Hibiscus" | E. W. Swackhamer | Story by : Gene Thompson Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy | October 5, 1967 | ||||||
The nuns mistakenly believe that Sister Bertrille might be dying after overhearing Reverend Mother's plans to transfer Bertrille to a new assignment. Song: "Who Needs Wings To Fly?" (Theme) by Dominic Frontiere and Sid Wayne Guest star: Irene Tedrow | |||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Flight of a Dodo Bird" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | October 12, 1967 | ||||||
When the convent receives a visit from church psychologist Father Lundigan (John Astin), the nuns help Sister Bertrille try to prove to him that she can fly. However, an inner ear infection throws her off-balance. Song: "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere | |||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Polly Wants a Cracked Head" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard DeRoy | October 19, 1967 | ||||||
Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline try to hide an irascible parrot in the convent. Guest star: Norma Crane | |||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard DeRoy | October 26, 1967 | ||||||
Bobbye Starr (Maureen Arthur), the girlfriend of notorious gangster Al Caine (Herb Edelman) hides out at the convent and ends up making fast friends with the nuns. | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Days of Nuns and Roses" | E. W. Swackhamer | Austin & Irma Kalish | November 2, 1967 | ||||||
The nuns attempt to sell homemade wine, only to learn that when it comes to the business side, the glass is half empty. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "With Love from Irving" | E. W. Swackhamer | Dorothy Cooper Foote | November 9, 1967 | ||||||
A pelican falls for Sister Bertrille after she rescues the injured bird. | |||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "It's an Ill Wind" | Jerry Bernstein | John McGreevey | November 16, 1967 | ||||||
While the Reverend Mother is away, Sister Bertrille, in an attempt to retrieve an item, lands by accident on an island that is occupied by gamblers. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "A Young Man with a Cornette" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | November 23, 1967 | ||||||
A boy with a knack for telling lies (Brian Nash) sees Sister Bertrille fly, but when he tells others, they refuse to believe him. At one point she stops him from trying to jump from a tree. | |||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Patron of Santa Thomasina" | Jerry Bernstein | James S. Henerson | November 30, 1967 | ||||||
Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline play peacemakers for two nearby feuding villages. | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Coronet Dry" | Jerry Bernstein | Seymour Friedman | December 7, 1967 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille and Sister Sixto (Shelley Morrison) take the 1st graders on a picnic where they get lost and end up caught in a thunderstorm. Song: "The Louder I Sing (The Braver I Get)" by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller | |||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Dig In" | Jerry Bernstein | Dorothy Cooper Foote | December 14, 1967 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille is trapped inside an abandoned mine with an ex-convict Bill Watkins (Henry Jaglom). Note: no laugh track | |||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Wailing in a Winter Wonderland" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard De Roy | December 21, 1967 | ||||||
At Christmastime, Sister Bertrille attempts to make it snow at the convent for a visiting elderly nun, Sister Olaf (Celia Lovsky). Song: "I'm So Glad I Can Fly" by Carole Bayer Sager and George Fischoff | |||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "With a Friend Like Him" | Russell B. Mayberry | Phyllis White & Robert White | December 28, 1967 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille helps accident-prone Brother Paul Leonardi (Rich Little) repair the convent library. | |||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Tonio's Mother" | Don Taylor | Story by : Albert Mannheimer & Krishna Shah and John McGreevey Teleplay by : John McGreevey | January 4, 1968 | ||||||
A young boy (Jean-Michel Michenaud) believes that Sister Bertrille is a reincarnation of his late mother, thus complicating his father's plan to remarry. | |||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "A Fish Story" | Richard Kinon | John McGreevey | January 11, 1968 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille agrees to help Sister Sixto's uncle Gus Mendoza (David Hurst) locate schools of fish by spotting them from the air. | |||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Hot Spell" | Mack Bing | James S. Henerson | January 18, 1968 | ||||||
Carlos transfers the ownership of the casino to the nuns — without their knowledge — to keep it out of the hands of gangsters. | |||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "My Sister, the Sister" | John Erman | Bernard Slade | January 25, 1968 | ||||||
Carlos falls for Sister Bertrille's sister, Jennifer Ethrington (Elinor Donahue). | |||||||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Sister Lucky" | John Erman | Gene Thompson | February 1, 1968 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille becomes a gambler's (Michael Constantine) good luck charm. Guest stars: Jamie Farr, Vito Scotti | |||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Sister and the Old Salt" | Richard Kinon | Bernard Slade | February 8, 1968 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille helps sailor Otis Barnaby (J. Patrick O'Malley) who is attempting to sail from San Juan to Miami in a tiny boat, much to his son Conrad's (Jonathan Daly) concern. | |||||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Cyrano de Bertrille" | Stan Schwimmer | Paul Wayne | February 22, 1968 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille helps illiterate adult Pedro Alvarez (Albert Paulsen) learn to read and write. | |||||||||||
| 26 | 26 | "The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro" | Jerry Bernstein | Austin Kalish & Irma Kalish | February 29, 1968 | ||||||
Carlos is stunned when his visiting Jewish goddaughter Linda (Pamelyn Ferdin) decides to become a nun after spending time with Sister Bertrille. Song: "The Ballad of Chopsticks" by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield Note: The home movies of Sister Bertrille's pre-nun-life as Elsie Ethrington are clips from Sally Field's previous series, Gidget. | |||||||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Where There's a Will" | Stan Schwimmer | Story by : Searle Kramer Teleplay by : John McGreevey | March 14, 1968 | ||||||
Convent San Tanco inherits a boxer named Mike (Ron Masak) who would rather be a gourmet chef than a pugilist. | |||||||||||
| 28 | 28 | "The Puce Alert" | John Erman | Richard De Roy | March 21, 1968 | ||||||
When Carlos is called up for his two-week Marine Corps reserve duty and sneaks a girl into a restricted area, a high-strung marine captain (John Dehner) seeks to have him court-martialed. | |||||||||||
| 29 | 29 | "May the Wind Be Always at Your Back" | Jerry Bernstein | Al Beich | March 28, 1968 | ||||||
A teenage girl named Bridgett Faulkner (Cindy Cassell) has a crush on Carlos. | |||||||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Love Me, Love My Dog" | Russ Mayberry | Story by : Ted Sherdeman & Jane Klove Teleplay by : John McGreevey | April 4, 1968 | ||||||
An orphan at the convent befriends a kleptomaniac canine with a habit of picking pockets. | |||||||||||
| 31 | 31 | "You Can't Get There from Here" | Bruce Kessler | Cordwainer Bird (aka Harlan Ellison) | April 11, 1968 | ||||||
Sister Bertrille as well as Carlos and his date, April Chance (Bridget Hanley), are stranded on a deserted island. | |||||||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Song of Bertrille" | Murray Golden | Michael Morris | September 26, 1968 | |
A rock band appearing at Carlos' casino, "Sonny & The Sundowners," offers to perform Sister Bertrille's new song. Song: "A Whole New World" by Jack Keller and Bob Russell Note: Flying over breathtaking landscapes, Sister Bertrille is inspired to write her song, "A Whole New World." By coincidence, the Oscar-winning song in 1992's "Aladdin" has a similar airborne theme with the same title but completely different music and lyrics. Guest stars: Paul Petersen plays Sonny and The Sundowners appear as themselves. | ||||||
| 33 | 2 | "The Crooked Convent" | Hal Cooper | Arthur Julian | October 3, 1968 | |
The new police captain (Vito Scotti in his debut as the accident-prone Captain Fomento) suspects that the nuns are running an illegal gambling operation, so he hires a gardener (Frank Ramirez) to spy on the convent. | ||||||
| 34 | 3 | "The Rabbi and the Nun" | Jerry Bernstein | Michael Morris | October 10, 1968 | |
Sister Bertrille and Carlos help a gambler make money for his wedding by letting him use a pair of loaded dice. Reverend Mother invites the Rabbi (Harold Gould) and the Jewish couple to use the convent grounds for their wedding, and the nuns lead a rousing rendition of Hava Nagila during the celebration. | ||||||
| 35 | 4 | "The Return of Father Lundigan" | Jerry Bernstein | Stan Dreben & Lee Erwin | October 17, 1968 | |
Just when church psychologist Father Lundigan (Paul Lynde previously portrayed by John Astin) returns to the convent after a year because earlier he thought the nuns were crazy, Sister Bertrille and the Mother Superior are hypnotized to act like each other. Note: Paul Lynde replaces John Astin in the role of Father Lundigan | ||||||
| 36 | 5 | "The Convent Is Condemned" | Murray Golden | Arthur Julian | October 24, 1968 | |
The nuns pretend to have the convent condemned so they can convince Carlos not to relocate his casino. | ||||||
| 37 | 6 | "A Star Is Reborn" | Murray Golden | Ed Jurist | October 31, 1968 | |
An actress (Patricia Barry) wants to become a nun after hiding out at the convent. Guest stars: Alan Mowbray, Gavin MacLeod, Bill Quinn and Anthony Eisley | ||||||
| 38 | 7 | "The Organ Transplant" | Jerome Courtland | Larry Markes | November 7, 1968 | |
The nuns obtain an ancient musical organ that shatters glass when it hits high C. Guest star: Abbe Lane sings "The Look of Love". | ||||||
| 39 | 8 | "Two Bad Eggs" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bruce Howard | November 14, 1968 | |
After Sister Bertrille rescues a pair of hawk eggs, she is mistaken for a UFO by a visiting tourist (Del Moore); Carlos tries to hide from a woman who he thinks wants to marry him. | ||||||
| 40 | 9 | "All Alone by the Convent Phone" | Jerry Bernstein | Michael Morris | November 21, 1968 | |
Sister Bertrille is left alone with fugitive bank robber Ignacio Ferrante (Cliff Osmond) and sick boy Felix (Linnard Lane) at the convent while everyone is attending an event. | ||||||
| 41 | 10 | "It's an Ill Windfall" | Jerry Bernstein | Searle Kramer | November 28, 1968 | |
The convent receives a generous donation from a former orphan, but they mistakenly believe that the boy has grown into a shady politician (Gino Conforti) with his usual unctuous charm. | ||||||
| 42 | 11 | "Slightly Hot Parking Meters" | Claudio Guzmán | Elroy Schwartz | December 12, 1968 | |
Cpt. Fomento suspects Sister Bertrille of stealing money from parking meters. | ||||||
| 43 | 12 | "To Fly or Not to Fly" | John Erman | John McGreevey | December 19, 1968 | |
Sister Bertrille tries to stay grounded during a solemn rededication led by the visiting Mother General (Spring Byington). Later, after the Reverend Mother tells Bertille that her special gift must be cherished, and used wisely and discreetly, the episode concludes with a two-minute flying sequence. | ||||||
| 44 | 13 | "How to Be a Spanish Grandmother" | Jerry Bernstein | Story by : Ed Jurist & Michael Morris Teleplay by : John McGreevey | December 26, 1968 | |
Sister Bertrille and her sister Jennifer (Elinor Donahue) fool Carlos's grandmother (Lillian Adams) into believing that Carlos is a happily married man. | ||||||
| 45 | 14 | "The Landlord Cometh" | Oscar Rudolph | Frank Crow & Searle Kramer | January 2, 1969 | |
When the nuns learn that the owner of the convent's grounds (Jay Novello) will not renew its 99-year lease, they invite him to stay at the convent’s groundskeeper’s cottage so he can see first-hand the good works that they do. | ||||||
| 46 | 15 | "Sisters Socko in San Tanco" | R. Robert Rosenbaum | Bernard Slade | January 16, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille helps an aging magician (Victor Buono) regain his spirit in time for a charity show and to reconnect with his nephew. Songs: "Come to My Parade" by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield" "Gonna Build a Mountain" (from "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off") by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (This version was released as a single by Colgems Records) Note: The performance of "Gonna Build a Mountain" on this episode suggests the key scene in the 1992 hit comedy "Sister Act." Sally Field, Marge Redmond and Madeleine Sherwood begin singing "Gonna Build a Mountain" in a slow, reverent style and are interrupted by the Reverend Mother (Sherwood), who asks the band to "pick up the tempo." The music instantly snaps into a sixties pop version of the song, similar to "Sister Act" scene in which Whoopi Goldberg and the nuns choir changed from hymn to pop with "Hail Holy Queen" in "Sister Act" | ||||||
| 47 | 16 | "Great Casino Robbery: Part 1" | Jerome Courtland | Michael Morris | January 30, 1969 | |
When a couple (Dick Gautier and Ruta Lee) decides to rob the casino, with the female partner posing as a nun, suspicions fall on Sister Bertrille's visiting Uncle Reggie (Alan Hale, Jr.). | ||||||
| 48 | 17 | "Great Casino Robbery: Part 2" | Jerome Courtland | Michael Morris | February 6, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille must find a way to clear both Uncle Reggie's name and the convent's reputation when she seeks out the real culprits. | ||||||
| 49 | 18 | "The Boyfriend" | Jerome Courtland | Michael Morris | February 13, 1969 | |
When Sister Bertille's ex-boyfriend Randy Putnam (Dwayne Hickman) runs into her and later discovers that she is now a nun, he starts to blame himself for breaking off their eight-month relationship which he believes pushed her to be a nun. | ||||||
| 50 | 19 | "The Kleptomonkeyac" | Ezra Stone | Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | February 20, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille is accused of stealing (yet again) after Pepe, a monkey with a habit of taking things, arrives at the convent. | ||||||
| 51 | 20 | "The Moo is Blue" | Murray Golden | Frank Crow & Leo Rifkin | February 27, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille obtains a lonely cow that won't give milk, and she uses Carlos' yacht to sail the bovine to St. Thomas to get advice from the cow's former owner. Song: "What a Question" Music by Jack Keller | ||||||
| 52 | 21 | "The Breakaway Monk" | Murray Golden | Arthur Julian | March 6, 1969 | |
Accident-prone Brother Paul (Rich Little) returns to the convent to help Carlos in preparing his taxes. Guest star: Charles Lane | ||||||
| 53 | 22 | "Happy Birthday, Dear Gaspar" | Ezra Stone | Arthur Alsberg | March 13, 1969 | |
Captain Fomento hopes the nuns remember his birthday, and thinks they are throwing him a surprise party. | ||||||
| 54 | 23 | "Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters" | Murray Golden | William Raynor | March 20, 1969 | |
The nuns go into the bread-baking business using Sister Sixto's old family recipe. | ||||||
| 55 | 24 | "The Convent Gets the Business" | Jon Andersen | Story by : Paul Richards Teleplay by : Leo Rifkin | March 27, 1969 | |
When the nuns inherit a dry-goods store, Carlos' cousin Luis (Alejandro Rey in a dual role) is hired to run the business. | ||||||
| 56 | 25 | "Cousins by the Dozens" | Jerome Courtland | Frank Crow & Leo Rifkin | April 3, 1969 | |
An off-handed comment results in almost all the members of Carlos's large family moving in with him. Note: This is the only episode with narration by Alejandro Rey as Carlos instead of Marge Redmond as Sister Jacqueline. Unlike Redmond's episode-wide narrations, Rey's voiceover is heard only at the top of the episode and then in the conclusion, as he is showing a home movie about what has just happened. Guest stars: Henry Corden and Lisa Gaye | ||||||
| 57 | 26 | "The Lottery" | Oscar Ruldolph | Laurence Marks | April 10, 1969 | |
A poor farmer (David Hurst) thinks Sister Bertrille has blessed his lottery ticket, causing all sorts of chaos when word gets out. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 58 | 1 | "The Big Game" | Jerome Courtland | Clifford Goldsmith | September 17, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille takes charge of the convent's baseball team. Guest stars: Don Drysdale and Willie Davis | ||||||
| 59 | 2 | "My Sister the Star" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Dorothy Cooper Foote | September 24, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille is concerned that fame might fame go to her head after a television executive takes notice of her talents. Songs: "A Whole New World" by Jack Keller and Bob Russell; "World Inside My Pillow" by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfleld. Guest star: Paul Winchell | ||||||
| 60 | 3 | "Speak the Speech, I Pray You" | Marc Daniels | Milt Rosen | October 1, 1969 | |
A new, scholarly priest arrives to take charge, but is shy and a poor speaker, often using Latin. Sister Bertrille pairs him up with Carlos's comedy writer friend before a sermon. Guest star: Bob Cummings | ||||||
| 61 | 4 | "The Paola Story" | Jerry Bernstein | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Peggy Chantler Dick | October 8, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille plays matchmaker for an estranged couple so they can be a family for their baby. The twist in this episode is that the mother reveals to Sister Bertrille that the baby's father is the same guy she fell for but claimed it was someone else. | ||||||
| 62 | 5 | "Marcello's Idol" | Jerome Courtland | John L. Greene | October 15, 1969 | |
An orphan boy decides that he wants Carlos to be his father, so he places an ad in the newspaper so Carlos can have a bride and a mother. Guest Starring Farrah Fawcett | ||||||
| 63 | 6 | "Guess Who’s Coming to Picket" | Harry Falk | Milt Rosen | October 22, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille is caught in the middle of a standoff between angry picketers and the company's management. | ||||||
| 64 | 7 | "The Not So Great Impostor" | Harry Falk | Story by : Dorothy Cooper Foote Teleplay by : Dorothy Cooper Foote & Lee Erwin | October 29, 1969 | |
A tabloid reporter is determined to get a scoop on reports of a flying nun, which could mean trouble for both the convent and Sister Bertrille. | ||||||
| 65 | 8 | "A Convent Full of Miracles" | Jerry Bernstein | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Arnold Horwitt | November 5, 1969 | |
The nuns welcome a stranded man to stay with them, unaware that he is a millionaire. | ||||||
| 66 | 9 | "Hector and the Brass Band" | Lou Antonio | Stanley Adams & George F. Slavin | November 12, 1969 | |
A donkey shakes up things in more ways than one at the casino. | ||||||
| 67 | 10 | "The New Habit" | Jerry Bernstein | Burt Styler | November 19, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille is grounded due to the wardrobe changes for the nuns that includes wingless bonnets. | ||||||
| 68 | 11 | "Bertrille and the Silent Flicks" | Harry Falk | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Leo Rifkin | November 26, 1969 | |
The nuns find another chance to raise money, this time by taking advantage of the Mother General's past as a silent film star. Guest Star: Miriam Hopkins as Mother General / Gloria Davenport Note: Miriam Hopkins was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress in 1935's "Becky Sharp," considered the first three-strip Technicolor feature film. | ||||||
| 69 | 12 | "A Ticket for Bertrille" | Jerry Bernstein | Roy Kammerman | December 10, 1969 | |
Sister Bertrille decides to spend time in jail to teach a boy the value of what happens when a person breaks the law. | ||||||
| 70 | 13 | "The New Carlos" | Oscar Rudolph | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Lee Erwin | December 17, 1969 | |
Carlos decides to go for a conservative look in order to impress Sister Bertrille's visiting cousin from Boston. | ||||||
| 71 | 14 | "Dear Aggie" | Joseph Bernard | Leo Rifkin | December 31, 1969 | |
A sports writer (Henry Corden) Sister Bertrille becomes an advice columnist for a newspaper, and her answers bring nothing but trouble for Carlos. | ||||||
| 72 | 15 | "My Sister, the Doctor" | Richard Kinon | Story by : Michael Morris & Milt Rosen Teleplay by : Milt Rosen | January 7, 1970 | |
Jennifer's stay at the convent with Sister Bertrille takes an unlikely twist involving an expectant mother and posing as a pianist. | ||||||
| 73 | 16 | "Armando and the Pool Table" | Lou Antonio | Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Ralph Goodman & Sam Locke | January 23, 1970 | |
An orphan becomes a pool shark after Carlos donates a pool table to the convent. Guest Star: Farrah Fawcett | ||||||
| 74 | 17 | "Hello, Columbus" | Ezra Stone | Arnold Horwitt | January 30, 1970 | |
Sister Bertrille casts Carlos's cousin in a play. Note: Alejandro Rey again plays dual roles in this episode. | ||||||
| 75 | 18 | "The Dumbest Kid in School" | Jerome Courtland | Roy Kammerman | February 6, 1970 | |
A trouble making orphan changes his ways in order to be adopted. NOTE: This is the only episode in which Sally Field did not appear. | ||||||
| 76 | 19 | "Man’s Best Friend Isn’t" | Jerry Bernstein | Milt Rosen | February 13, 1970 | |
Sister Bertrille is caught in a bizarre triangle between a plumber (Gino Conforti) and a dog. NOTE: The conclusion of this episode introduces Sister Bertrille's dog Horatio, who appears through the end of the series, an unusual move for a sitcom, in which a pet appears in early episodes of a series' run and soon vanishes. | ||||||
| 77 | 20 | "The Somnaviatrix" | Jerry Bernstein | John L. Greene | February 20, 1970 | |
Carlos thinks he saw Sister Bertrille flying in her sleep. | ||||||
| 78 | 21 | "Papa Carlos" | Jerome Courtland | Stanley Adams & George F. Slavin | February 27, 1970 | |
The 19-year-old Korean orphan whom Carlos adopted shows up to meet him at last. | ||||||
| 79 | 22 | "The Candid Commercial" | Harry Falk | John L. Greene | March 6, 1970 | |
A hidden-camera commercial for a detergent turns up an unlikely star: Sister Bertrille! Guest Star: Pat Harrington, Jr. | ||||||
| 80 | 23 | "A Gift for El Charro" | Lou Antonio | George F. Slavin & Stanley Adams | March 13, 1970 | |
Sister Bertrille helps a bullfighter when she volunteers to tutor him. But his manager is determined to spear him back to the ring after learning that he is staying at the convent. | ||||||
| 81 | 24 | "When Generations Gap" | Leon Benson | Burt Styler | March 20, 1970 | |
A witness in a car mishap decides to protect Sister Bertrille from being accused, only to have a music duo end up taking the blame. Guest star: Boyce and Hart appear as the duo. | ||||||
| 82 | 25 | "Operation Population" | Jerome Courtland | Arnold Horwitt | March 27, 1970 | |
Sister Bertrille tries to save a playground. | ||||||
| 83 | 26 | "No Tears for Mrs. Thomas" | Jon Andersen | George Slavin & Stanley Adams | April 3, 1970 | |
Sister Bertrille helps a groom (Frank Silvera) make it down the aisle on the fifth try by convincing him that he is not dying. | ||||||
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Marion Irvine is an American nun and former marathon runner. Irvine became the then-oldest person to participate in the United States Olympic Trials in track and field in 1984, when she was 54 years old. Following the Trials, she regularly ran on the marathon circuit and gained attention from the media, along with the nickname "The Flying Nun". Irvine broke numerous age-group records in distance running events during her career, and has been inducted into multiple running halls of fame.
Joyce Chin is an American comic book artist. She has created content under the Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and IDW Publishing labels. A large portion of Chin's work has been in creating comic book covers.
The Conjuring Universe is an American horror franchise and shared universe centered on a series of supernatural horror films. The franchise is produced by New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The films present a dramatization of the supposed real-life adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent yet controversial cases of haunting. The main series follows their attempts to assist people who find themselves harassed by spirits, while the spin-off films focus on the origins of some of the entities the Warrens have encountered.
Hannah Sian Topp, known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter, based in Lyttelton, New Zealand.