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The Flying Nun aired on ABC from September 1967 until September 1970.

The subject of this comedy was Sister Bertrille ( Sally Field), a bright, effusive young novice-the former Elsie Ethington-who brightened the lives of all at the ancient Convent San Tanco, situated on a hilltop near San Juan, Puerto Rico. Not the least of Sister Bertrille's attributes was that she could fly. How? Well, " when lift plus thrus is greater than load plus drag," any object can fly, including Sister Bertrille, who weighed only 90 pounds. Whenever a stiff wind caught the starched cornette worn by her order, off she went. These aerodynamics were not always pleasant. Occasionally Sister Bertrille would get dunked in the ocean or be thrust in the midst of unlikely goings-on, and once she was almost shot down as an enemy aircraft ( a pelican once fell in love with her too). Least impressed was her staid, conservative Mother Superior (Madeline Sherwood). But Sister Bertrille got along well with the wise and humorous Sister Jacqueline ( Marge Redmond), and with Sister Sixto ( Shelley Morrison), the Puerto Rican nun who fought a running battle with the English language. Sister Bertrille was also admired-from a distance-by Carlos Ramirez ( Alejandro Rey), the rich, handsome playboy owner of a discotheque in town who was a patron of the convent. Believe it or not, The Flying Nun was commended by some religious orders-for humanizing nuns and their work. It was based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican by Tere Rios.

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