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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 release date | ||||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Flying Nun" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | September 7, 1967 | ||||
Sister Jacqueline (Marge Redmond) and Sister Sixto (Shelley Morrison) go to pick up Sister Bertrille (Sally Field). Bertrille came to Puerto Rico to start her life as a novice at the Convent San Tanco. Before Jacqueline and Sixto arrive at the dock, a strong wind blows Bertrille into the water. She swims to a yacht belonging to Carlos Ramirez (Alejandro Rey), which was nearby. Carlos is the owner of the Carlos A-Go Go Discotheque and Casino. Jacqueline and Sixto finally get Bertrille to the Convent, which is in disrepair. A strong wind blows and because of the wing-like coronet of her nun's habit, Bertrille becomes airborne. Jacqueline tells Bertrille that the Reverend Mother Superior Placido (Madeleine Sherwood), who is away, is very traditional. Bertrille meets the orphan children she is to teach. Bertrille starts to find ways to raise money for the Convent. Mother Superior returns and doesn't like Bertrille's methods. There is a parcel of land that the Convent could really use, but it is owned by Carlos and he refuses to sell. Bertrille goes to see Carlos and asks him to donate his land, but he says no. Meanwhile, Bertrille figures out how to maneuver her head and coronet in order to actually fly. While flying over the ocean, Bertrille sees a submarine surfacing and lands on it. A sailor sees her and goes to tell the Sub. Captain (Dabney Coleman). When they go back out, Bertrille is already gone. Carlos is in a small plane with a woman when Bertrille flies up and looks at him through the window. Thinking he is having a religious experience, he decides to donate his land. It's getting dark and Bertrille lands in an Army restricted area. Major Overland (Henry Beckman) questions her thinking she may be a secret agent. She tries to explain that she flew in. Things get straightened out with the Major and Bertrille. Bertrille is worried that Reverend Mother will send her away, but she doesn't. Stanley Beck as Guard. Naomi Stevens as Sister Teresa. Linda Dangcil as Sister Ana. Vito Scotti as Captain Dominic Lopez. Margarita Cordova as Consuela. Song: Sally sings "Felicidad (The Happiness Word)" by Dominic Frontiere and Diane Hildebrand. | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Convert" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | September 14, 1967 | ||||
Sister Bertrille is getting much better at flying. After an all night poker game on his yacht, Carlos Ramirez sees Bertrille flying. He tells his girlfriend Dottie (Arlene Golonka) that he's giving up drinking, gambling and girls. Carlos' friends Tony Petroni (John Gabriel) and Lou Cottrell (Noam Pitlik) come by his Discotheque. Dottie tells them that all Carlos has been doing is reading religious books. Meanwhile, the Reverend Mother tells Bertrille that Bishop Dillion (Ivor Barry) will visiting for a few days. She does not want Bertrille flying at all while he's here. Sister Sixto tells the Reverend Mother and Bertrille that Carlos has been going to mass, which he never did before. Carlos tells Dottie that he saw a nun flying. Dottie goes to see Bertrille and tells her that Carlos has been having religious visions. Dottie says that he saw a nun flying. Bertrille tells Sister Jacqueline that while she wants Carlos to have the faith, she wants it to be for the right reason. Bertrille finds Carlos on the beach and tells him it wasn't a vision, she can actually fly. After she flies for him, he decides to go back to his old ways. Bishop Dillion arrives and would like to meet Carlos to thank him for the land he donated to the Convent. Carlos is gambling with Tony and Lou and loses everything but his yacht. To get everything back, Carlos bets that the men will see Bertrille fly. Carlos begs Bertrille to fly but she's worried because of the Bishop. Bertrille agrees to fly over the yacht. Just then the Bishop shows up to thank Carlos. Tony and Lou see Bertrille flying. So the Bishop doesn't see her, Carlos bumps him overboard into the water. Song: Sally sings "Paint Me a Picture" by Dominic Frontiere and Diane Hildebrand. | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Old Cars for New" | Jerry Bernstein | Searle Kramer | September 21, 1967 | ||||
Despite being mechanically inclined, Sister Bertrille can't fix the convent's old station wagon. The nuns were going to take the children to the Feast of St. Anthony Carnival that day. Bertrille suggests to Reverend Mother that they trade the car in for another used car with the $800 they have. Bertrille makes a deal with used car dealer "Money Back" Hernando (Gino Conforti) for a car. On the way back to the convent, the car breaks down. It happened not too far from where Carlos and Diane (E. J. Peaker) are picnicking. In order to get rid of Bertrille, Carlos agrees to look at the car. Carlos is able to get the car started, but it will only drive in reverse. He tells Bertrille to get her money back from Hernando. Hernando will only give her $500 when he gets it from the bank. Carlos reluctantly lends Bertrille his car to take the kids to the Carnival. Bertrille goes back to get the $500. The Sisters think that Carlos' car is the one Bertrille got from Hernando. The convent's water heater then breaks down. To get money for the water heater, Sister Jacqueline takes Carlos's car to Hernando. Hernando is confused. Bertrille tells Reverend Mother about Carlos' car. Carlos finds a way to get Hernando to buy the convent's original car for $3000 and teach Hernando a lesson. Susan Howard as Sister Susan. 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 . Conforti appeared in two additional episodes. | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Bell for San Tanco" | E. W. Swackhamer | Story by : Peggy Elliott Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy | September 28, 1967 | ||||
The convent's 300-year-old bell is starting to show it's age. Sister Bertrille thinks she can repair it. Sister Jacqueline tells her that this bell was only meant to be temporary. 200 years ago the real one sunk on the ship, the Hidalgo, off the coast of Puerto Rico coming from Belgium. Bertrille's repair job didn't work. She wonders if the sunken bell could be salvaged. Bertrille goes to see Carlos on his yacht. Pedro (Michael Pataki) tells Bertrille that Carlos is in a business conference. Carlos is really with his date, Binkie Worsley (Louise Sorel). Carlos thinks it's crazy to try and find the bell. When Binkie says it will be like a treasure hunt and she'll go with him, Carlos agrees to find the bell. That night, Carlos takes Binkie to an old house that is now a tourist spot. They are looking for a map that shows the location of where the ship sank. Bertrille, Jacqueline and Sister Ana go there as well. They all run into each other. Bertrille offers to go with Carlos and Binkie to search for the bell. What Bertrille doesn't know is that Carlos made the map himself. Carlos had Pedro buy a bell and drop it in that location. When Pedro ruins the map, Carlos has a hard time finding the bell. After they finally find the bell, Binkie falls overboard. Bertrille takes to the air and finds her. Later, Carlos learns that he found the original bell. Julio Medina as Caterer. Song: "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere. | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Fatal Hibiscus" | E. W. Swackhamer | Story by : Gene Thompson Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy | October 5, 1967 | ||||
An Artist (Julio Medina) has just finished putting a new stained glass window in the convert. Sister Bertrille, who is playing baseball with the children outside, goes crashing through the window trying to catch a ball. Reverend Mother, who does really care for Bertrille, has decided to transfer her to another convert, possibly Rome. The high winds of San Juan are getting stronger. Reverend Mother believes that Bertrille will not be able to control her flying and more accidents are sure to happen. Bertrille is obviously quite sad about the idea. She asks Reverend Mother to not tell the others. Meanwhile, Carlos shows Bertrille plans for the new playground. He wants Bertrille to supervise the construction. She tells him about the transfer. Sister Ana overhears Carlos and Reverend Mother talking about Bertrille. She misunderstands and believes Bertrille is dying. The Sisters decide to make Bertrille's last days as comfortable as possible. They are surprised that Reverend Mother is still so stern with Bertrille. They all now give Reverend Mother the cold shoulder. Sister Jacqueline learns that Bertrille is being transferred and is not dying. Bertrille crashes through the repaired stained glass window. Carlos is planning a protest march with the children to keep Bertrille at the convent. Mother David (Irene Tedrow) arrives for a visit. She sees the children and many of the townspeople there to support Bertrille. Reverend Mother learns that Carlos didn't plan the protest. She now knows how the people really feel about Bertrille and she can stay. Judy Pace as Go-Go #2. Song: "Who Needs Wings To Fly?" (Theme) by Dominic Frontiere and Sid Wayne. | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Flight of a Dodo Bird" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | October 12, 1967 | ||||
While flying, Sister Bertrille suddenly gets dizzy and has double vision. This causes her to crash land into a fountain in the convent. When the dizziness persists, Dr. Tapia (Don Diamond) examines Bertrille. She has a inner ear infection which should clear up in a few days. Dr. Tapia is also concerned that Reverend Mother has been under some kind of stress. Dr. Tapia has church psychologist Father Lundigan (John Astin) come to see Reverend Mother. Reverend Mother tells Lundigan that she is under some stress as she worries about Bertrille. Reverend Mother tries to tell him that Bertrille can fly. She's not worried about the flying so much as it is Bertrille's landings that concern her. Lundigan tells Sister Jacqueline that Reverend Mother desires to be a flying nun, free from obligations. Lundigan gets worried when Jacqueline says there really is a flying nun at the convent. Reverend Mother arranges for Lundigan to witness Bertrille flying. She asks Bertrille if she feels well enough to fly. Bertrille's first attempt fails due to her losing her balance. Her next several attempts also fail for various reasons. Lundigan is set to leave, but he reluctantly agrees to stay one more day. Lundigan starts to believe he's being held prisoner at the convent. That night, Lundigan sneaks out of the convent. The next morning Bertrille is able to fly. Lundigan is in the airplane and sees Bertrille flying outside. He thinks he is going crazy. Song: Sally and the kids sing "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere. | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Polly Wants a Cracked Head" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard DeRoy | October 19, 1967 | ||||
Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline are in town to make some house visits. They hear a woman yelling at what they believe is a child. The woman is Rose Dolan (Norma Crane) and the child turns out to be a parrot named Junior (Mel Blanc voice). Rose is tired of Junior's sassy back talk and wants to kill the bird. Jacqueline tells Bertrille that pets aren't allowed at the convent. Bertrille thinks she can find a home for Junior, but has no luck. They sneak the bird into the convent. While having dinner, the sisters hear Junior singing. Reverend Mother tells Bertrille that the bird will have to go. Bertrille, Jacqueline and Sixto spend much of the night trying to teach Junior a prayer. In the morning Bertrille is happy when Junior does recite the prayer. Junior is reciting the prayer in front of the children and Reverend Mother sees this. But then Junior calls Reverend Mother "sweetie" and asks her for a kiss. Bertrille asks Carlos to take the bird. Junior winds up ruining things between Carlos and his date, Cecilia. Carlos throws things at Junior and the bird flies out the window. Rose tells Bertrille that she had a change of heart and wants Junior back. Bertrille tells her he flew away. Bertrille flies around, finds Junior and returns him to Rose. Jonathan Hole as 2nd Ornithologist. Carol Locatell as Wife. | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard DeRoy | October 26, 1967 | ||||
Once a week Sister's Jacqueline and Bertrille go to the water front to buy fish for the convent. What they don't know is that a woman named Bobbye Starr (Maureen Arthur) hid in the back of their station wagon. She is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Al Caine (Herb Edelman). Al is on his yacht and is looking for Bobbye. Al's friend Leo (Jack Riley) says he saw a purple station wagon on the dock. Back at the convent, Jacqueline and Bertrille discover Bobbye, who asks for refuge. Bobbye tells Reverend Mother that she is a secretary. Meanwhile, Al and Leo find the station wagon in town and then see it is driven by nuns. It's not long before Reverend Mother figures out that Bobbye is not a secretary. Al comes by the convent and tells Sister Teresa that he is Bobbye's brother. Little Pedro tells Teresa that he recognizes Al and he is a bad man. Bobbye tells Al that if he really loved her, he would get an honest job and marry her. Bobbye confesses to Reverend Mother that she isn't a secretary, but she can stay anyway. Bertrille thinks that Al would marry Bobbye if there was another man and he became jealous. Bertrille recruits Carlos to help. Bertrille then does some skywriting that says "Carlos Loves Bobbye" and Al sees it. Pedro is able to prove that Al is a gangster and Bertrille goes to warn Carlos. Al agrees to marry Bobbye once the police get involved. | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Days of Nuns and Roses" | E. W. Swackhamer | Austin & Irma Kalish | November 2, 1967 | ||||
The Sisters are having a hard time getting donations. Sister Bertrille thinks that the Sisters should go into business for themselves. Sister Ana doesn't think that Reverend Mother would like the idea. The Sisters are having a hard time deciding what business to start. Bertrille thinks they should make a sea grape juice and call it the Nectar of San Tanco. Carlos is speaking with associate Luis Fiero, when Bertrille comes by. Bertrille tells Carlos that she is giving him exclusive distribution rights to a product she can't reveal yet. Carlos isn't interested. But when Luis is, Carlos decides to partner with him.. Bertrille wants to buy all of a Farmer's (Martin Garralaga) grape crop. Despite not really knowing what they're doing, the Sister's start making the juice. Reverend Mother comes back from a trip and wants to know what's going on. After Carlos learns that the Sister's are making sea grape juice, he tells Bertrille there is no market for it. The men that rented all the equipment to the Sisters have come for their money. Bertrille learns they need a license to sell the product. Bertrille is able to stall the men. The sea grape juice has fermented into wine and Carlos gets arrested for trying to take some passed U.S. Customs. An Inspector (C. Lindsay Workman) thinks the Sisters are running a smuggling ring. All the Sisters problems go away when the wine turns into vinegar. Frank Ramírez as Sergeant. | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "With Love from Irving" | E. W. Swackhamer | Dorothy Cooper Foote | November 9, 1967 | ||||
Sister Bertrille is flying around when she finds a pelican on the beach. It has an injured leg which she bandages up. Bertrille names the bird Irving and she then flies away. Meanwhile, Father Sweeney (Harold Gould) arrives at the convent. Sweeney is there to interview Reverend Mother for the position of dean of women at newly merged collegiate co-ed St. Bernard and St. Boniface. He will be at the convent for a few days. Irving followed Bertrille back to the convent and starts disrupting things. Reverend Mother tells Bertrille to get rid of Irving. Irving does fly away but returns that evening with seashells for Bertrille. Sister Jacqueline thinks Irving is in love with Bertrille, who he sees as another bird. Bertrille tries talking to Irving and asks him to leave. Sweeney sees this and Bertrille is embarrassed. Irving becomes lethargic and refuses to eat or drink. Dr. Leonard, a veterinarian, says that animals can become attached to their humans. Irving will probably die if they can't pick his spirits up. Reverend Mother suggests finding another pelican for Irving. Dr. Leonard brings several female pelicans for Irving. With a little encouragement from Bertrille, Irving finds a mate and they fly away. Sweeney leaves and will not recommend Reverend Mother. Reverend Mother is not that disappointed as she knows she's needed at the convent. | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "It's an Ill Wind" | Jerry Bernstein | John McGreevey | November 16, 1967 | ||||
Reverend Mother is to speak at an educational seminar in St. Thomas. Sister Jacqueline discovers that Reverend Mother forgot her speech and other important papers. Bertrille asks Carlos to use his private plane, but he refuses. As a last resort, Bertrille decides to fly there herself. She gets lost and the wind is dying down. Bertrille winds up landing on a small island. Talc Edwards (Noam Pitlik) and his fellow gangsters, Moon (Arthur Julian), Ben (Larry Vincent), Joe (Lew Palter) and Angie are also on the island. They are trying to figure out how to get rid of the Schwimmer brothers, who are cutting into their profits. Talc sees Bertrille landing and goes out looking for her. When he finds her, Talc thinks she's a Saint sent to make him change his ways. The others think Talc is crazy when he introduces Bertrille as a Saint and tells them she can fly. Joe and Angie decide to stick with Talc, while Moon and Ben decide to back the Schwimmers. Bertrille accidentally picks up Talc's papers and leaves Reverend Mother's. Hired killer Louie LaRue (Robert F. Lyons) shows up. Moon and Ben fly off with Louie to get the Schwimmers. Later, the wind is strong enough for Bertrille to fly. Joe and Angie now believe Talc. Moon, Ben, Louie and the Schwimmers see Bertrille flying while in their plane. The pilot, stunned, crashes the plane on the island. Back at the convent, they discover the papers are about Talc's gambling organization. The authorities bring Bertrille back to the island. Talc and all the other gangsters surrender to Bertrille. William Kendis as Owens. | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "A Young Man with a Cornette" | E. W. Swackhamer | Bernard Slade | November 23, 1967 | ||||
Dr. Tapia can tell something is bothering Reverend Mother. She agrees to take a cruise vacation. Reverend Mother makes Sister Bertrille promise to not tell anyone else about her ability to fly. Later, Bertrille is to meet Sister Jacqueline at a children's hospital. Bertrille runs into Charlie Webster, an orphan who has a habit of telling lies. Dr. Tapia tells Bertrille and Jacqueline that Charlie has been in several different foster homes and has trouble making friends. Bertrille visits Charlie several times and they go kite flying. A strong wind comes up and causes Bertrille to go airborne. Back at the hospital, Charlie tells everyone about Bertrille flying, but no one believes him. Bertrille can't back up his story because of the promise she made to Reverend Mother. Bertrille flies out to the cruise ship to get Reverend Mother's advice. Along the way she sees two men stranded on a raft and tells them she'll send help. The men think they've died and are in heaven. On the way back, Bertrille brings the men food and beer. Reverend Mother told Bertrille she should do what she thinks is right with Charlie. The next morning, Bertrille's cornette is missing. At the hospital, Charlie tells the other children that he'll be able to fly with the cornette. The children tell Bertrille and Jacqueline that Charlie is going to try and fly off his favorite climbing tree. Bertrille is able to get Charlie out of the tree and says she will tell the others she can fly. Bertrille is surprised when Charlie tells the others he lied when he said he saw Bertrille fly. Dick Wilson as Man #1. Foster Brooks as Passenger. | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Patron of Santa Thomasina" | Jerry Bernstein | James S. Henerson | November 30, 1967 | ||||
Two remote villages have been fighting over which will be called Santa Thomasina. Sister Bertrille and Jacqueline are invited by one of the villages, and not knowing, they wind up at the wrong one. Bertrille tells a man named Francisco that a Pedro Caracol (Julio Medina) come to the convent. Pedro wanted them to visit his village. Francisco tells Bertrille that Pedro's village is a village of bandits. Bertrille wants to go talk to Pedro. Francisco tells Jacqueline that Pedro and his men are raiding the village. They took the statue of Saint Thomasina. When Francisco and the villagers see Bertrille flying, they believe she is Saint Thomasina in the flesh. Francisco wants Bertrille's blessing so his men can go defeat Pedro's men. Bertrille tries to explain that she is not a saint. Later, Bertrille and Jacqueline learn that Francisco and the men have left for battle. They go to try and stop them. After finding Francisco, Bertrille and Jacqueline see Pedro and his men and they are just common villagers. Pedro claims that Francisco's men are the bandits. The two sides start to fight. Bertrille finds a way to bring peace to the villages. They will share the statue and the towns will be called East Santa Thomasina and West Santa Thomasina. Renata Vanni as Maria. Victor Millan as Pablo. Duke Fishman as Villager. | |||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Coronet Dry" | Jerry Bernstein | Seymour Friedman | December 7, 1967 | ||||
Sister Bertrille gets permission from the Reverend Mother to take her first graders on a trip. Bertrille asks Carlos if he would take the kids on a boat ride, but he has plans. Carlos has a friend who owns a plantation and he arranged it so the kids could have a picnic there. Bertrille and Sister Sixto load the kids in the station wagon and drive off. On the way, they get lost. Bertrille eventually finds a different place to have the picnic. Back at the convent, Sister Jacqueline hears there's a storm coming. Bertrille and Sixto decide they need to try and find their way back, but the car won't start. Bertrille will fly to a pay phone and call Carlos to come get them. The rain stops Bertrille from getting far and it starts to get dark. Jacqueline calls Carlos to get the phone number of his friend, Mr. Adams. Jacqueline calls Carlos again to tell him the children never made it to the plantation. Carlos is with Paula, but he starts to worry. The children are scared, but Bertrille cheers them up. Carlos is in his plane looking for them. He finds them and radios for help. The children are rescued. His plane then has problem and he is forced to land. The storm is over and Bertrille goes flying to look for him. She finds him at a different plantation with a beautiful woman named Gina. Song: Sally sings "The Louder I Sing (The Braver I Get)" by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller. | |||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Dig In" | Jerry Bernstein | Dorothy Cooper Foote | December 14, 1967 | ||||
Sister Bertrille is out collecting rocks for her children's nature study class. Bertrille wanders into an abandoned mine. A man struggles with her and causes a cave-in. The man tells her that they are going to wind up dying in the mine. After looking around, they find an opening, but it's way up high. The man reveals that his name is Bill Watkins (Henry Jaglom). They throw some rocks up toward the opening to hopefully attract someone's attention. A rock falls back down and hits Bill on the head. Bill had some bourbon with him and Bertrille pours some on the wound. Bertrille wants to try and build a ladder. She looks in Bill's duffle bag and discovers he's an escaped convict. He tells her she should be afraid because he won't let her turn him in. Bertrille tries climbing the ladder but it breaks. She cuts her wrist. Bill is able to bandage her wrist as he wanted to be a doctor. He explains how he wound up in jail. Bertrille notices a bit of a draft and tries flying, but it doesn't work. She tries to tell Bill that she can fly, but he doesn't believe it. Bertrille starts a fire to create an updraft. It works and she flies up to the opening. She gets a rope and Bill climbs out. Bill feels he's been given a second chance. Note: No laugh track. | |||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Wailing in a Winter Wonderland" | Jerry Bernstein | Richard De Roy | December 21, 1967 | ||||
The sisters are drawing names for who they are to give a Christmas gift to. Elderly nun, Sister Olaf (Celia Lovsky), had recently come to Convent San Tanco from Puerto Rico. Olaf had hoped to return to Norway for Christmas, but the doctor said she is too weak for the trip. Olaf tells Sister Bertrille and Reverend Mother that she wished to see a white Christmas. Bertrille picks Olaf's name in the drawing and she wants to make it snow for her. She asks Sisters Jacqueline and Sixto to help her. Bertrille talks to a Weatherman (Woodrow Parfrey) about how to make it snow. He tells her one could seed the clouds with dry ice pellets. Bertrille gets the ice from Carlos and sneaks it into the convent. Bertrille then flies and seeds the clouds. It does snow over the convent and Olaf is very pleased. A problem arises when the winds shift and Bertrille causes it to snow over San Juan. The hotels are emptying and the airports are packed with tourists wanting to go home. Olaf thanks Bertrille for making her happy. Carlos and some other hotel owners ask the Weatherman how it could've snowed. The Weatherman mentions Bertrille asked about snow. Bertrille tells Reverend Mother that Carlos raised a lot of money for the small businesses. Reverend Mother tells her that the people will not want charity. Bertrille decides to fly and toss the money around. The tourists and small businesses are happy. Songs: "I'm So Glad I Can Fly" by Carole Bayer Sager and George Fischoff and Deck the Halls. | |||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "With a Friend Like Him, Who Needs?" | Russell B. Mayberry | Phyllis White & Robert White | December 28, 1967 | ||||
Reverend Mother wants to bring in a qualified librarian to organize the convent's library. She learns from the Bishop that the only person available is accident-prone Brother Paul Leonardi (Rich Little). Reverend Mother will have Sister Bertrille assist him. When Sister Jacqueline questions that decision, Reverend Mother says that she hopes "two wrongs will make a right". Brother Paul arrives and Bertrille shows him the library. Reverend Mother leaves to go to a conference and looks forward to seeing the library when she gets back. Paul starts to seperate the books into the ones they will keep and ones to discard. Bertrille starts painting. While trying to get a nail out of the wall, Paul creates a large hole. In the hole Paul finds several old parchments. He believes them to be priceless San Tanco scrolls. They then learn that the book shelves that Paul placed outside, all burned because he left a magnifying glass on them. Before going outside, Paul absent mindedly places the parchments in one of the books that are to be discarded. To get new bookshelves, Bertrille has "Swapping Salvador" (Peter Mamakos) come by. She gets him to trade the books they were to throw out for the shelves. Bertrille and Paul figure out that the parchments are gone with the books. They learn that Salvador is going to grind the books into pulp. Bertrille flies to Salvador just in time to save the parchments. Reverend Mother returns to find a beautifully organized library. Because of his discovery of the scrolls, Paul is asked to work at the Vatican library. | |||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Tonio's Mother" | Don Taylor | Story by : Albert Mannheimer & Krishna Shah and John McGreevey Teleplay by : John McGreevey | January 4, 1968 | ||||
A young boy believes that Sister Bertrille is a reincarnation of his late mother, thus complicating his father's plan to remarry. | |||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "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. | |||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "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. | |||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "My Sister, the Sister" | John Erman | Bernard Slade | January 25, 1968 | ||||
Carlos falls for Sister Bertrille's sister, Dr. Jennifer Ethrington (Elinor Donahue). | |||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "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 | |||||||||
| 23 | 23 | "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. Note: Reverend Mother Placido (Madeleine Sherwood) does not appear in this episode. | |||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Cyrano de Bertrille" | Stan Schwimmer | Paul Wayne | February 22, 1968 | ||||
Sister Bertrille helps illiterate adult Pedro Alvarez (Albert Paulsen) learn to read and write. | |||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "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. | |||||||||
| 26 | 26 | "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. | |||||||||
| 27 | 27 | "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. | |||||||||
| 28 | 28 | "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. | |||||||||
| 29 | 29 | "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. | |||||||||
| 30 | 30 | "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 release date | |
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| 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. Guest stars: Paul Petersen plays Sonny and The Sundowners appear as themselves. 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. | ||||||
| 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 Gaspar 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 a sick boy 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 Dr. Jennifer Ethrington (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 the Sister Act scene in which Whoopi Goldberg and the nuns choir changed from hymn to pop with "Hail Holy Queen". | ||||||
| 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 release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Guest star: Paul Winchell Songs: "A Whole New World" by Jack Keller and Bob Russell; "World Inside My Pillow" by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield. | ||||||
| 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 Star: 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) convinces Sister Bertrille to become 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 | |
Sister Bertrille's sister Dr. Jennifer Ethrington (Elinor Donahue) returns for a stay at the convent that takes an unlikely twist involving an expectant mother 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 (Eric Shea) 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 steer 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. | ||||||