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

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

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Elinor Donahue on husband, Harry Ackerman

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Thumbnail of Irma Kalish

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
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Eddie Foy III on casting The Flying Nun

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Harlan Ellison on writing an episode of The Flying Nun

05:50

Hal Cooper

Hal Cooper on directing Gidget and The Flying Nun

02:48

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue on husband, Harry Ackerman

01:46

Elinor Donahue on appearing on The Flying Nun

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Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison on writing an episode of The Flying Nun

05:50

Sally Field

Sally Field on her early career ambitions, and on playing "Sister Bertrille" on The Flying Nun for producer Harry Ackerman

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Sally Field on her The Flying Nun character "Sister Bertrille"

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Sally Field on the cancellation of The Flying Nun

04:46

Eddie Foy III

Eddie Foy III on casting The Flying Nun

03:52

Chuck Fries

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

03:19

Irma Kalish

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

Rocky Kalish

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

Rocky Kalish with Emerson College

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

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Bernie Kopell

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

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

02:14

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