The BEST episodes of The Flying Nun season 1

Every episode of The Flying Nun season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Flying Nun season 1!

American sitcom vehicle for Sally Field as Sister Bertrille, a nun with a very special ability. Based on the book "The Fifteenth Pelican" by Tere Rios.

Last Updated: 8/27/2026Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
You Can't Get There from Here
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10.00
1 votes

#1 - You Can't Get There from Here

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/11/1968

Sister Bertrille is beached on a desert island with Carlos and the girl who threw him off his yacht.

Directors: Bruce Kessler
The Puce Albert
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10.00
1 votes

#2 - The Puce Albert

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/21/1968

Facing court-martial for high living during Marine Reserve maneuvers, Carlos is saved by Sister Bertrille.

Directors: John Erman
The Flying Nun (pilot)
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7.50
56 votes

#3 - The Flying Nun (pilot)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1967

The arrival of Sister Bertrille to wind-swept Puerto Rico to start her life as a novice at the Convent San Tanco takes off when she discovers that she can fly.

The Dig In
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7.00
28 votes

#4 - The Dig In

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/14/1967

When looking for rocks, Sister Bertrille is trapped in a mine with an escaped prisoner.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
Wailing in a Winter Wonderland
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7.00
28 votes

#5 - Wailing in a Winter Wonderland

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/21/1967

An elderly nun longs for a white Christmas and Sister Bertrille is determined to grant her wish.

If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Cornette Dry
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7.00
28 votes

#6 - If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Cornette Dry

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/1967

Sister Bertrille and her first graders get lost in a storm while on a picnic.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
The Patron of Santa Thomasina
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7.00
28 votes

#7 - The Patron of Santa Thomasina

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1967

Sister Bertrille, caught between rival villages, is mistaken for a saint.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
A Young Man with a Cornette
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7.00
28 votes

#8 - A Young Man with a Cornette

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1967

A little orphan feels he can fly if he wears Sister Bertrille's cornette.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
It's an Ill Wind
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7.00
28 votes

#9 - It's an Ill Wind

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1967

Flying important papers to Mother Superior, Sister Bertrille interrupts a mobsters' meeting.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
With Love from Irving
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7.00
28 votes

#10 - With Love from Irving

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1967

After helping a pelican on the beach, Sister Bertrille has to cope with a lovesick bird.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire
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7.00
28 votes

#11 - Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1967

A gangster's girlfriend takes refuge in the convent.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
Polly Wants a Cracked Head
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7.00
28 votes

#12 - Polly Wants a Cracked Head

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1967

Sister Bertrille and Sister Jaqueline try to find a home for Junior, a salty-tongued parrot.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
Flight of the Dodo Bird
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7.00
28 votes

#13 - Flight of the Dodo Bird

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1967

Despite training in psychology, a young priest can't cope with the problems of Convent San Tanco.

The Fatal Hibiscus
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7.00
28 votes

#14 - The Fatal Hibiscus

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1967

The nuns learn Sister Bertrille is leaving and they think she is dying.

A Bell for San Tanco
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7.00
28 votes

#15 - A Bell for San Tanco

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1967

Sister Bertrille and Carlos try to salvage a sunken bell for the convent.

Old Cars for New
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7.00
28 votes

#16 - Old Cars for New

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1967

Sister Bertrille and Carlos turn the tables on a greedy used-car salesman.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
Days of Nuns and Roses
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7.00
28 votes

#17 - Days of Nuns and Roses

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1967

The sisters try to raise money by bottling sea grape juice, but they get more than they bargain for.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
Love Me, Love My Dog
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#18 - Love Me, Love My Dog

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/4/1968

The convent children adopt Scraples, a kleptomanic dog.

May the Wind Be Always at Your Back
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#19 - May the Wind Be Always at Your Back

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/28/1968

A homely teenager gets a crush on Carlos.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
Writer: Al Beich
Where There's a Will
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#20 - Where There's a Will

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/14/1968

The convent inherits a prizefighter ,who hates to fight.

Reconversion of Sister Shapiro
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#21 - Reconversion of Sister Shapiro

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/29/1968

A lonesome Jewish girl comes to stay at Convent San Tanco and decides to become a nun just like Sister Bertrille.

Directors: Jerry Bernstein
Cyrano de Bertrille
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#22 - Cyrano de Bertrille

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/22/1968

Sister Bertrille makes a case for adult education, with an elderly grocer as her first pupil.

Directors: Stan Schwimmer
Writer: Paul Wayne
The Sister and the Old Salt
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#23 - The Sister and the Old Salt

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/8/1968

Sister Bertrille saves an old landlubber when he sets out on a 1000 mile voyage to Miami.

Directors: Richard Kinon
Sister Lucky
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#24 - Sister Lucky

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/1/1968

A gambler thinks Sister Bertrille brings him luck.

Directors: John Erman
My Sister, the Sister
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#25 - My Sister, the Sister

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/25/1968

Carlos Ramirez falls for Sister Bertrille's sister.

Directors: John Erman