The Flying Nun
Sunday, April 16th, 2000SEASON 1 – ABC
Created by Max Wylie and Harry Ackerman, based on the book “The Fifteenth Pelican” by Tere Rios.
Theme music: “Who Needs Wings to Fly?” by Dominic Frontiere
- 001. The Flying Nun (Pilot) – 9/7/1967
- Sister Jacqueline (Marge Redmond) narrates this one hour-long pilot and introduced us to Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) as she arrives in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she is slated to enter the Convent San Tanco. She soon discovers that the high winds combined with her light weight of 90 pounds enables her to fly when she catches the wind just right. She also sees many opportunities to raise money for the convent much to the chagrin of Reverend Mother Placido (Madeleine Sherwood). One idea involves taking the kindergarten class she is teaching on a musical odyssey through the streets. Another involves pressuring a local casino tycoon named Carlos Ramirez (Alejandro Rey) into donating a plot of land that the convent needs. While taking her longest ‘flight’, the tycoon sees her out the window of his plane and decides to donate the land. Bertille then lands on a military base where she is questioned and accused of being a spy. In the end the Reverend Mother vouches for her legitimacy and gives her permission to use her best judgement on any future flights. Dabney Coleman appears as a submarine captain. Among the other nuns at the convent are Sister Sixto (Shelly Morrison), Sister Marguerita (Serena Sande), Sister Teresa (Naomi Stevens), and Sister Ana (Linda Dangcil). Vito Scotti is the police captain Dominic Lopez. Jean Marie Ingels is Maria. SONG: Felicidad. NOTE: This is a 60-minute episode. 4/15/13 Read the rest of this entry »
