Flying Nun, The


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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About

The Flying Nun is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios, which starred Sally Field as Sister Bertrille, a nun in the Convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico. The winds around the convent were strong, allowing Sister Bertille to take flight when dressed in her impressive coronet. The half-hour series originally ran on ABC from September 7, 1967 to September 18, 1970, producing 83 episodes.

Created by Max Wylie and Harry Ackerman

Based on the book by Tere Rios (novel)

Developed by Bernard Slade

Starring

Sally Field

Madeleine Sherwood

Marge Redmond

Shelley Morrison

Alejandro Rey

Linda Dangcil

Vito Scotti

 

Executive produced by Harry Ackerman

Produced by Jon Epstein, Ed Jurist, and William Sackheim

Highlights
Burt Metcalfe on casting Sally Field as "Sister Bertrille" on The Flying Nun
02:14
Elinor Donahue on husband, Harry Ackerman
01:46
Who talked about this show

Irma Kalish with Emerson College

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Rocky and Irma Kalish on writing for The Flying Nun and various other pilots
01:42
Rocky and Irma Kalish on writing for The Flying Nun and various other pilots
01:42

Hal Cooper

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Hal Cooper on directing Gidget and The Flying Nun
02:48

Elinor Donahue

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Elinor Donahue on husband, Harry Ackerman
01:46
Elinor Donahue on appearing on The Flying Nun
00:37

Harlan Ellison

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Harlan Ellison on writing an episode of The Flying Nun
05:50

Sally Field

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Sally Field on her early career ambitions, and on playing "Sister Bertrille" on The Flying Nun for producer Harry Ackerman
10:49
Sally Field on her The Flying Nun character "Sister Bertrille"
03:20
Sally Field on the cancellation of The Flying Nun
04:46

Chuck Fries

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Chuck Fries on Screen Gems producing The Flying Nun starring Sally Field
03:19

Eddie Foy III

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Eddie Foy III on casting The Flying Nun
03:52

Rocky Kalish

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Rocky and Irma Kalish on The Flying Nun which they wrote for; on the character being a jewish girl; but the network said they couldn't use the word Jewish
02:07

Irma Kalish

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Rocky and Irma Kalish on The Flying Nun which they wrote for; on the character being a jewish girl; but the network said they couldn't use the word Jewish
02:07

Bernie Kopell

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Bernie Kopell on doing accents, and on using them on My Favorite Martian, The Flying Nun, and The Doris Day Show
08:06

Burt Metcalfe

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Burt Metcalfe on casting Sally Field as "Sister Bertrille" on The Flying Nun
02:14

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