The Flying Nun

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. The series originally ran on ABC from September 7, 1967, to September 18, 1970, producing 83 episodes. Developed by Bernard Slade, the series centered on the adventures of a community of nuns in the Convent San Tanco in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The comic elements of the storyline were provided by the flying ability of a novice nun, Sister Bertrille, played by Sally Field in her second sitcom role, after Gidget. In the... series pilot, Chicago native Elsie Ethrington arrived from New York City after having been arrested for being involved in a protest; she then adopts the name of Sister Bertrille. It was also later learned in the episode "My Sister, the Sister" that Sister Bertrille had come from a family of doctors and is the only one who did not follow in their footsteps. She became a nun after being impressed by the missionary work of her aunt. Sister Bertrille could be relied upon to solve any problem that came her way by her ability to catch a passing breeze and fly.
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