In this truly odd little comedy that ran for three seasons from 1967 through 1970, Oscar winner Sally Field plays a nun named Sister Bertrille who discovers one day that due to the fact she weights in at only eighty-seven pounds, when the wind hits her at just the right angle she can fly. Huh? Yep. That's right. This show is exactly what it sounds like – the wacky adventures of an actual flying nun.

Holed up in a convent somewhere in Puerto Rico, this Bride of Christ spends her days helping the people who live in the surrounding town and hanging out with her fellow nuns, Sister Jacqueline (Marge Redmond), Sister Sixto (Shelley Morrison), and Sister Ana (Linda Dangcil) while trying not to get into trouble with the Mother Superior, Lydia Plaseato (Madeline Sherwood). In addition to this, Sister Bertrille spends a lot of time hanging out with the wealthy and dashing Carlos Ramirez (Alejandro Rey) who was raised by the nuns when his parents died and left him an orphan.

It's a completely ridiculous and entirely dumb concept for a television series, but it's not at all unenjoyable and in fact, while the jokes will make you groan and at times the very canned sounding laugh track will leave you scratching your head as to what is so funny, most of these episodes are a lot of fun. Key to the show's success is its star, a young Sally Fields. Not only is she as cute as a button here but her grin and her sheer happiness proves to be fairly contagious and you can't help but really like her character no matter how silly her situations become. She's just a normal, everyday nun with a special ability who wants to do some good in the world and at the end of the day have a good laugh about it all.

The complete first season of The Flying Nun is made up of the following thirty episodes in the following order, spread out across four DVDs packaged in slimpaks and housed in a cardboard case:

The Flying Nun (Pilot) In the hour long pilot that started it all we're first introduced to Sister Bertrille and her friends and we see her fly for the first time when the wind gets a hold of her. Mother Superior isn't at all impressed but her fellow nuns think it's pretty keen. Later on, Bertrille meets Carlos and gets involved in some army matters, for better or worse.

The Convert Carlos and Bertrille are fast becoming good friends and so Sister Bertrille decides that she should explain to him just how it came to be that she became the flying nun in the first place.

Old Cars for New The nuns need a new station wagon and so they send Bertrille out to get one and she ends up having to deal with an obnoxious used car salesman who wants to rip them off. He'll rue the day he messed with the flying nun!

A Bell for San Tanco Sister Bertrille and Carlos decide that they'd better fix up San Tranco and get the bell that once hung proudly in the steeple out from the ocean floor.

Fatal Hibiscus The nuns get their wires crossed and soon they mistakenly believe that Sister Bertrille is dying. They all get together in hopes of making her last few days on earth a little brighter, and Bertrille is confused.

Flight of a Dodo Bird When a psychiatrist comes to spend some time in the convent it's he who soon thinks he needs a shrink when he witnesses the unbelievable sit of a nun who can fly.

Polly Wants a Cracked Head The nuns aren't allowed to keep pets in the convent but that doesn't stop Sister Bertrille and Sister Jacqueline from trying to hide a bird that they've become attached to inside the convent walls.

Ah Love, Could You and I Conspire The girlfriend of a mafia hitman disguises herself as a secretary for the Mother Superior but soon she is won over by the not inconsiderable charm of the sisters who live with her.

Days of Nuns and Roses Sister Bertrille and a few of her fellow nuns figure that they can sell a local beverage made out of sea grapes to make some money for the convent but things don't go as planned.

With Love from Irving Bertrille finds an injured bird while out walking on the beach, a pelican. She helps to nurse it back to health and gets more than she bargained for when the bird develops a crush on her.

It's an Ill Wind Mother Superior leaves the girls alone for a while when she heads into St. Thomas on business. Sister Bertrille goes out flying and ends up getting blown away to a small island where she lands in some hot water with a criminal gambling ring.

A Young Man with a Coronet Sister Bertrille and Sister Jacqueline volunteer their services at a local hospital and Bertrille meets a young boy who has a tendency for lying. When he sees Bertrille out flying around he tries to alert the others in the hospital but his reputation precedes him and everyone thinks he's making it all up.

The Patron of Santa Thomasina Trouble is brewing in the small village of Santa Thomasina and it looks like one side of town is going to go to war with the other side – unless sister Bertrille can fly around and save the day!

If You Want to Fly, Keep Your Coronet Dry A pair of local kids are so impressed with Bertrille's ability that they convince her to show them how she does it.

The Dig In That wacky Sister Bertrille is out looking for rocks to use at the convent and she finds herself holed up in a small mine with a man on the run from the law!

Wailing in a Winter Wonderland It's Christmas time at the convent and Sister Bertrille pulls an older nun's name out of a hat for the annual gift giving. To grant her Christmas wish, Bertrille tries to make it snow for her friend.

With a Friend Like Him A monk is sent to the convent to help organize the library there but he proves to be more trouble than his help is worth when he is found out to be quite clumsy and absent minded.

Tonio's Mother One of the local boys is a bit confused when he thinks that Sister Bertrille is actually his mother. Why he thinks a flying nun is his mom is a little confusing, maybe he's not so smart, but regardless, it proves to be kind of awkward for Bertrille who has to prove to him otherwise.

A Fish Story Sister Sexto has an uncle who makes his living as a fisherman. When he falls upon some hard times Sexto convinces Sister Bertrille to use her flying powers to help him out.

The Hot Spell Carlos unloads his casino on the nuns when gangsters show up and make things ugly for him. The mobsters then try to deal with the sisters for control of the operation but they have no clue what is really going on or why.

My Sister, the Sister When Sister Bertrille's birth sister shows up at the convent to visit, Carlos falls for her and decides he would like to date her despite how Bertrille feels about all of this.

Sister Lucky Things get awkward for Sister Bertrille when a local gambler believes her to be his own personal good luck charm.

The Sister and the Old Salt An old man his ambitions of sailing from the island to Miami on a rickety old boat that Sister Bertrille feels probably won't make it. Good thing she can fly, in case he needs help.

Cyrano de Bertrille A man named Pedro is illiterate but he's inspired by Sister Bertrille to learn how to read and how to write. This newfound enthusiasm is a good thing but it turns out to be a little disruptive in the classroom.

Reconversion of Sister Shapiro Carlos' granddaughter meets Sister Bertrille and is so impressed with her that she decides that she wants to become a nun just like her – the only problem is that she's a little kid.

Where There's a Will Sister Bertrille's distant uncle passes away and what he leaves her in the will proves to be a handful of trouble for not only her but the other nuns as well!

The Puce Albert Carlos likes to live the life of luxury but when it comes time for him to enlist and go through basic training, his flamboyant ways start to conflict with his duty.

May the Wind Be Always at Your Back Sister Bertrille has to play mediator when Carlos becomes the object of a teenage girls strange affections – she's just to young for him and that will not do.

Love Me, Love My Dog One of the kids who lives at the convent befriends a funny little dog who turns out to be a kleptomaniac. The nuns have to try and figure out who is stealing and how to solve the problem.

You Can't Get There from Here Sister Bertrille heads out traveling with Carlos and one of his lady friends and they end up stranded on a remote desert island in the middle of nowhere.

Video:

Each episode is shown in this set the same way that it was shown on broadcast television way back when – in glorious 1.33.1 fullframe. Overall quality of the image is pretty strong, but some of the colors look to have faded a bit and there is some mild print damage evident throughout here and there. Flesh tones look pretty clean and natural though, and the black levels remain pretty stable and solid throughout. Edge enhancement, while present, is hardly overpowering and there weren't any issues with mpeg compression that I could see.