The arrival of Sister Bertrille in Puerto Rico to start her life as a novice at the Convent San Tanco takes off when she discovers that she can fly. This discovery also causes alarm for not only Sister Jacqueline, but also for the Reverend Mother Superior Placido, when her first intentional flight ends with a crash-landing on a top secret military base.
Song: "Felicidad (The Happiness Word)" by Dominic Frontiere and Diane Hildebrand
Guest star: Dabney Coleman
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"The Convert"
E. W. Swackhamer
Bernard Slade
September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14)
After Carlos Ramirez, owner of Casino Carlos a Go Go, sees Sister Bertrille fly, he begins a change of heart and lifestyle that prompts Bertrille to intervene.
Sister Bertrille deals with a greedy car dealer (Gino Conforti) as she attempts to buy a new station wagon for the convent.
Guest Star: E.J. Peaker
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." He appeared in two additional episodes.
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"A Bell for San Tanco"
E. W. Swackhamer
Story by : Peggy Elliott Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy
September 28, 1967 (1967-09-28)
A badly worn out 300-year-old bell is a problem Sister Bertrille tries to solve by searching for the "new" bell that had been lost in an 18th Century shipwreck.
Song: "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere
Story by : Gene Thompson Teleplay by : Richard DeRoy
October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05)
The nuns mistakenly believe that Sister Bertrille might be dying after overhearing Reverend Mother's plans to transfer Bertrille to a new assignment.
Song: "Who Needs Wings To Fly?" (Theme) by Dominic Frontiere and Sid Wayne
When the convent receives a visit from church psychologist Father Lundigan (John Astin), the nuns help Sister Bertrille try to prove to him that she can fly. However, an inner ear infection throws her off-balance.
Song: "I'm On My Way" by Diane Hildebrand and Dominic Frontiere
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"Polly Wants a Cracked Head"
Jerry Bernstein
Richard DeRoy
October 19, 1967 (1967-10-19)
Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline try to hide an irascible parrot in the convent.
Bobbye Starr (Maureen Arthur), the girlfriend of notorious gangster Al Caine (Herb Edelman) hides out at the convent and ends up making fast friends with the nuns.
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"Days of Nuns and Roses"
E. W. Swackhamer
Austin & Irma Kalish
November 2, 1967 (1967-11-02)
The nuns attempt to sell homemade wine, only to learn that when it comes to the business side, the glass is half empty.
While the Reverend Mother is away, Sister Bertrille, in an attempt to retrieve an item, lands by accident on an island that is occupied by gamblers.
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"A Young Man with a Cornette"
E. W. Swackhamer
Bernard Slade
November 23, 1967 (1967-11-23)
A boy with a knack for telling lies (Brian Nash) sees Sister Bertrille fly, but when he tells others, they refuse to believe him. At one point she stops him from trying to jump from a tree.
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"The Patron of Santa Thomasina"
Jerry Bernstein
James S. Henerson
November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30)
Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline play peacemakers for two nearby feuding villages.
A young boy (Jean-Michel Michenaud) believes that Sister Bertrille is a reincarnation of his late mother, thus complicating his father's plan to remarry.
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.
Sister Bertrille helps illiterate adult Pedro Alvarez (Albert Paulsen) learn to read and write.
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"The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro"
Jerry Bernstein
Austin Kalish & Irma Kalish
February 29, 1968 (1968-02-29)
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.
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"Where There's a Will"
Stan Schwimmer
Story by : Searle Kramer Teleplay by : John McGreevey
March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)
Convent San Tanco inherits a boxer named Mike (Ron Masak) who would rather be a gourmet chef than a pugilist.
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"The Puce Alert"
John Erman
Richard De Roy
March 21, 1968 (1968-03-21)
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.
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"May the Wind Be Always at Your Back"
Jerry Bernstein
Al Beich
March 28, 1968 (1968-03-28)
A teenage girl named Bridgett Faulkner (Cindy Cassell) has a crush on Carlos.
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"Love Me, Love My Dog"
Russ Mayberry
Story by : Ted Sherdeman & Jane Klove Teleplay by : John McGreevey
April 4, 1968 (1968-04-04)
An orphan at the convent befriends a kleptomaniac canine with a habit of picking pockets.
A rock band appearing at Carlos' casino, "Sonny & The Sundowners," offers to perform Sister Bertrille's new song.
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.
The new police captain (Vito Scotti in his debut as the accident-prone Captain Fomento) suspects that the nuns are running an illegal gambling operation, so he hires a gardener (Frank Ramirez) to spy on the convent.
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"The Rabbi and the Nun"
Jerry Bernstein
Michael Morris
October 10, 1968 (1968-10-10)
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.
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
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"The Convent Is Condemned"
Murray Golden
Arthur Julian
October 24, 1968 (1968-10-24)
The nuns pretend to have the convent condemned so they can convince Carlos not to relocate his casino.
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.
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"All Alone by the Convent Phone"
Jerry Bernstein
Michael Morris
November 21, 1968 (1968-11-21)
Sister Bertrille is left alone with fugitive bank robber Ignacio Ferrante (Cliff Osmond) and sick boy Felix (Linnard Lane) at the convent while everyone is attending an event.
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"It's an Ill Windfall"
Jerry Bernstein
Searle Kramer
November 28, 1968 (1968-11-28)
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.
Cpt. Fomento suspects Sister Bertrille of stealing money from parking meters.
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"To Fly or Not to Fly"
John Erman
John McGreevey
December 19, 1968 (1968-12-19)
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.
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"How to Be a Spanish Grandmother"
Jerry Bernstein
Story by : Ed Jurist & Michael Morris Teleplay by : John McGreevey
December 26, 1968 (1968-12-26)
Sister Bertrille and her sister Jennifer (Elinor Donahue) fool Carlos's grandmother (Lillian Adams) into believing that Carlos is a happily married man.
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.
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"Sisters Socko in San Tanco"
R. Robert Rosenbaum
Bernard Slade
January 16, 1969 (1969-01-16)
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 "Sister Act" scene in which Whoopi Goldberg and the nuns choir changed from hymn to pop with "Hail Holy Queen" in "Sister Act"
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"Great Casino Robbery: Part 1"
Jerome Courtland
Michael Morris
January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)
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.).
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"Great Casino Robbery: Part 2"
Jerome Courtland
Michael Morris
February 6, 1969 (1969-02-06)
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.
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"The Boyfriend"
Jerome Courtland
Michael Morris
February 13, 1969 (1969-02-13)
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.
Sister Bertrille is accused of stealing (yet again) after Pepe, a monkey with a habit of taking things, arrives at the convent.
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"The Moo is Blue"
Murray Golden
Frank Crow & Leo Rifkin
February 27, 1969 (1969-02-27)
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
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"The Breakaway Monk"
Murray Golden
Arthur Julian
March 6, 1969 (1969-03-06)
Accident-prone Brother Paul (Rich Little) returns to the convent to help Carlos in preparing his taxes.
Captain Fomento hopes the nuns remember his birthday, and thinks they are throwing him a surprise party.
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"Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters"
Murray Golden
William Raynor
March 20, 1969 (1969-03-20)
The nuns go into the bread-baking business using Sister Sixto's old family recipe.
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"The Convent Gets the Business"
Jon Andersen
Story by : Paul Richards Teleplay by : Leo Rifkin
March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27)
When the nuns inherit a dry-goods store, Carlos' cousin Luis (Alejandro Rey in a dual role) is hired to run the business.
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"Cousins by the Dozens"
Jerome Courtland
Frank Crow & Leo Rifkin
April 3, 1969 (1969-04-03)
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.
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.
Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Peggy Chantler Dick
October 8, 1969 (1969-10-08)
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.
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 Starring Farrah Fawcett
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"Guess Who’s Coming to Picket"
Harry Falk
Milt Rosen
October 22, 1969 (1969-10-22)
Sister Bertrille is caught in the middle of a standoff between angry picketers and the company's management.
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"The Not So Great Impostor"
Harry Falk
Story by : Dorothy Cooper Foote Teleplay by : Dorothy Cooper Foote & Lee Erwin
October 29, 1969 (1969-10-29)
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.
Sister Bertrille is grounded due to the wardrobe changes for the nuns that includes wingless bonnets.
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"Bertrille and the Silent Flicks"
Harry Falk
Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Leo Rifkin
November 26, 1969 (1969-11-26)
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.
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"A Ticket for Bertrille"
Jerry Bernstein
Roy Kammerman
December 10, 1969 (1969-12-10)
Sister Bertrille decides to spend time in jail to teach a boy the value of what happens when a person breaks the law.
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"The New Carlos"
Oscar Rudolph
Story by : Michael Morris Teleplay by : Lee Erwin
December 17, 1969 (1969-12-17)
Carlos decides to go for a conservative look in order to impress Sister Bertrille's visiting cousin from Boston.
Note: Alejandro Rey again plays dual roles in this episode.
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"The Dumbest Kid in School"
Jerome Courtland
Roy Kammerman
February 6, 1970 (1970-02-06)
A trouble making orphan changes his ways in order to be adopted.
NOTE: This is the only episode in which Sally Field did not appear.
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"Man’s Best Friend Isn’t"
Jerry Bernstein
Milt Rosen
February 13, 1970 (1970-02-13)
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.
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"The Somnaviatrix"
Jerry Bernstein
John L. Greene
February 20, 1970 (1970-02-20)
Carlos thinks he saw Sister Bertrille flying in her sleep.
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"Papa Carlos"
Jerome Courtland
Stanley Adams & George F. Slavin
February 27, 1970 (1970-02-27)
The 19-year-old Korean orphan whom Carlos adopted shows up to meet him at last.
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"The Candid Commercial"
Harry Falk
John L. Greene
March 6, 1970 (1970-03-06)
A hidden-camera commercial for a detergent turns up an unlikely star: Sister Bertrille!
Guest Star: Pat Harrington, Jr.
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"A Gift for El Charro"
Lou Antonio
George F. Slavin & Stanley Adams
March 13, 1970 (1970-03-13)
Sister Bertrille helps a bullfighter when she volunteers to tutor him. But his manager is determined to spear him back to the ring after learning that he is staying at the convent.
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"When Generations Gap"
Leon Benson
Burt Styler
March 20, 1970 (1970-03-20)
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.