# The Flying Nun (1967)

> A young nun who can fly uses her gift to help others, much to the dismay of her Mother Superior and convent sisters.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 82
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, family
- Created by: Marie Teresa Ríos, Bernard Slade, Harry Ackerman
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood, Alejandro Rey, John Astin, Albert Paulsen, Henry Corden, Don Drysdale
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061252/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, gentle, whimsical, comforting, cheerful

## What critics say

A breezy, good-natured family sitcom whose charm rests mainly on Sally Field's lead performance, though critics regarded its premise as slight.

## Synopsis

The Flying Nun (1967-1970) is an American network sitcom created by Marie Teresa Ríos, Bernard Slade and Harry Ackerman for ABC. Sally Field plays Sister Bertrille, a young novice whose ability to become airborne lets her swoop in to help anyone who needs it, whether they asked or not. Her well-meaning interventions keep landing the convent in trouble, and Reverend Mother Superior Placido (Madeleine Sherwood) bemoans every stunt while the other sisters must cope with their beloved sister's antics. The engine of each episode is simple: a small problem at the orphanage, school or the wider town, a flight that solves it, and the ripple of fallout inside the convent walls. Running three seasons and eighty-two episodes of brisk twenty-five minute comedy, it is a case-of-the-week sitcom rather than a continuing story. Its tone is cheerful, breezy and gently comic, with a wholesome 1960s family-viewing warmth. Fans of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, with their domestic fantasy premises and affectionate supernatural mischief, will find a familiar comfort here. Set in a Catholic convent during the 1960s, it treats faith and community with lightness and sincerity.

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