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  • The Flying Nun The Convent Is Condemned (Season 2, Episode 5)
  • TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The Flying Nun

The Convent Is Condemned (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

By-the-book Captain Fomento is getting bored in San Tanco, a town where he says nothing exciting happens, and is thinking of resigning. He has even resorted to threatening the sisters with a ticket for their non-licensed old clothing drive...See moreBy-the-book Captain Fomento is getting bored in San Tanco, a town where he says nothing exciting happens, and is thinking of resigning. He has even resorted to threatening the sisters with a ticket for their non-licensed old clothing drive, and has given citations to his own mother for jaywalking and his brother-in-law, who happens to be the police chief, for littering. To get him from not resigning, Sister Bertrille tells him that there is a crime wave at Carlos' casino: ashtrays have been stolen. Carlos actually encourages it as they have the advertising "Stolen from Casino Carlos" on them. Captain Fomento just sees Carlos as aiding and abetting thieves. Once the captain raids the casino and threatens to haul off all those with ashtrays in their possession, Carlos decides that he is going to take the Mayor of San Filipe up on his offer to move the casino there as San Filipe does not have a Captain Fomento with which to deal. Sister Bertrille, playing on Carlos' philanthropic nature toward the convent, hatches a plan to keep Carlos in San Tanco. In the captain's presence, the sisters imply that there is one building code violation after another at the convent. The captain promptly condemns the building. When Sister Bertrille tells Carlos what has happened thinking that he will stay and bail them out, Carlos seems non-plussed. In actuality, he sees through the sister's story and is touched by the act and decides to stay. Now they just have to convince the captain that the convent isn't really in a condemned state. They tell him that because they cannot afford to make all the repairs, they are selling the convent to Carlos, who will turn it into a nightclub. For the pious captain, that move would be sacrilege, and thus he overturns his own decision and declares the convent a national historical monument exempt from building code requirements. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
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Arthur Julian (written by) | Tere Rios (novel) | Bernard Slade (developer)
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Updated Oct 24, 1968

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Oct 24, 1968 (United States)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Sally Field
Sister Bertrille Sister Bertrille   See fewer
Marge Redmond
Sister Jacqueline Sister Jacqueline   See fewer
Madeleine Sherwood
Reverend Mother Superior Placido Reverend Mother Superior Placido   See fewer
Alejandro Rey
Carlos Ramirez Carlos Ramirez   See fewer
Shelley Morrison
Sister Sixto Sister Sixto   See fewer
Linda Dangcil
Sister Ana Sister Ana   See fewer
Jack Fife
Man in Casino Man in Casino   See fewer
Birdie Oreck
Woman in Casino Woman in Casino   See fewer
Vito Scotti
Capt. Gaspar Fomento Capt. Gaspar Fomento   See fewer
Sig Frohlich
Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Marston
Stickman (uncredited) Stickman (uncredited)   See fewer
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