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{{quote|''Rico'': "Sister Bertrille! You're...you're flying!"

{{quote|'''Rico''': Sister Bertrille! You're...you're flying!

''Sister Bertrille'': "Don't be silly, Rico! Whoever heard of [[Title Drop|a flying nun]]!?!" }}

'''Sister Bertrille''': Don't be silly, Rico! Whoever heard of [[Title Drop|a flying nun]]? }}

The Flying Nun was a sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC [[Adaptation Displacement|based on the book]] ''[[Adaptation Displacement|The Fifteenth Pelican]]'', by Tere Rios. The sitcom ran for three seasons, and produced 82 color episodes from 1967 until 1970.

''[[The Flying Nun]]'' was a sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC [[Adaptation Displacement|based on the book]] ''[[Adaptation Displacement|The Fifteenth Pelican]]'', by Tere Rios. The sitcom ran for three seasons, and produced 82 color episodes from 1967 until 1970.

The star was a young Sally Field (post-''Gidget''), who played a spunky novice nun assigned to the Daughters of Charity convent in Puerto Rico. As a novice, Sister Bertrille, as she was called, wore a white habit robe with a heavily starched winged cornette.

The star was a young Sally Field (post-''Gidget''), who played the former Elsie Ethrington, a spunky novice nun assigned to the Daughters of Charity convent in Puerto Rico. As a novice, Sister Bertrille (as she was now called) wore a white habit robe with a heavily starched winged cornette.

Due to some [[Artistic License Physics]] that beggar ~~suspension~~ of ~~disbelief~~, Sister Bertrille was able to fly in a slight breeze. "When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag, anything can fly." And once the breeze caught her cornette...

Due to some [[Artistic License Physics]] that beggar [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]], Sister Bertrille was able to fly in a slight breeze. "When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag, anything can fly." And once the breeze caught her cornette...

Every week Sister Bertrille would solve a new problem for the people of San Juan, due to her ability to fly. How this novice can be more effective and nurturing than all the middle-aged experienced nuns at her convent is interesting to note.

It should also be noted that flying amongst nuns is an unusual [[Just for Pun|habit]].

* [[Baseball Episode]]: "The Big Game".

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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Usually, as is typical in a convent. But in one episode, an old boyfriend who fears his rejection caused Sister Bertrille to become a nun refers to her by her birth name of Elsie.

* [[Fantastic Comedy]]

* [[Give Me a Sign]]: Carlos's nearsighted uncle is convinced he's going to die in a week after seeing a giant white bird flying above him. Guess who the 'bird' was....

* [[Give Me a Sign]]: Carlos's nearsighted uncle is convinced he's going to die in a week after seeing a giant white bird flying above him. Guess who the "bird" was....

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Sister Betrille's Uncle Reggie is [[Gilligan's Island|the Skipper]], who gets involved with [[Get Smart|Hymie]], a wanted criminal.

** "[[The Love Boat|Doctor!]] Ve don't hypnotize Mother Superiors en [[Get Smart|KAOS]]!"

** "[[The Love Boat|Doctor!]] Ve don't hypnotize Mother Superiors in [[Get Smart|KAOS]]!"

** [[F Troop|Agarn]] is a slimy tabloid photographer posing as a priest to snap a picture of Sister Betrille in action.

** [[MASH|Maxwell Q. Klinger]] is a police officer with an uncanny resemblance to [[Frank Zappa]].

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