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This was a stupid show

posted 16 years ago by bubblepup
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Come on, people. The premise of this show was so, so, stupid. A nun that can "fly?". It's one thing to become airborne due to your cornet (that magically doesn't fly off your head) but it's another thing to fly when you want to or control your flight. I just saw an episode with Paul Lynde where Sally Field is flying next to an airliner - how unbelievable is that? I love sitcoms of the 60s but this one was SO stupid. Also, the ridiculous accents that all the other actors have - why was this supposed to take place in Puerto Rico in the first place? You'd think they could have found real bilingual actors who could play the part but no, they get non-Spanish speakers who think they can fool the public. In fact, in some episodes, when they were supposedly speaking Spanish, they weren't! I speak Spanish and that WASN'T Spanish but rather some mangling of Spanish mixed with Italian or whatever. The show was filmed in L.A. where there are thousands of actors with Spanish accents. Then there was an episode where they held a Jewish wedding at the convent and everyone sang "Hava Nagila" - unbelievable! I'm Jewish and I'm shaking my head. I like dated shows but the problem with The Flying Nun is not that it's dated but rather IT'S STUPID. I only rented to see the psychedelic episode with The Sundowners.

All very stupid but I enjoyed watching Sally Field. It's no wonder that today she wants to distance herself from this mess of show. Gilligan's Island is stupid too but better!

[–] jsrrtzjr10 13 years ago

I agree. But I have seen them worse! Take "Gilligan's Island" or "Andy Griffith". Those were worse!

[–] Illinoisguy1 12 years ago

The one thing I can not understand is if they know that the hat causes her to fly why not use basic logic and forbid her from wearing it. Or even better just redesign it so it can't make her fly.

It's like if you wore shoes that were made out of lead and you could hardly walk because of them then wouldn't you take them off and put on different shoes? Of course you would, same thing here.

But then you wouldn't have this stupid show.

[–] jsrrtzjr10 12 years ago

Then they would have to change the name of the show and call it "The Walking Nun"! As Mr Spock would say, "it is logical". HA HA!

[–] Illinoisguy1 12 years ago

True, so true.

Really it's just a gimmick show.

I still would like to know how it's possible for her to catch up to a jet plane and fly alongside it. I would think that she would have to go the speed of a missile just to catch up to it and then maintain a speed of a few hundreds of miles of hour just to maintain her position next to it.

Sorry, but that's just impossible even if she could fly.

[–] jsrrtzjr10 12 years ago

I don't want to make a debate over some silly fantasy tv show. Now, remember seeing the parody done in "Mad" magazine where she was carrying nuclear bombs to Moscow. Or in another "Star Trek" Mad magazine parody, she was seen by Capt Kirk and Mr Spock on the Enterprise screen in the control room. And Snoopy was besides her flying his doghouse and saying, "curses Red Baron!". Just for laugh! Enough for today, please.

[–] trollomatic 9 years ago

>>>The one thing I can not understand is if they know that the hat causes her to fly why not use basic logic and forbid her from wearing it. Or even better just redesign it so it can't make her fly.

watch the first episode. It answers that question.

She wanted to keep flying.

[–] jejozi 12 years ago

I hope you've been to the The Beverly Hillbillies site, Bewitched site, the I Dream of Jennie site, My Mother the Car site, the Mr. Ed site, the Bosom Buddies site.....etc., etc. Plus, every reality show out there. All stupid shows. Gilligan's Island better? Crap is still crap.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

[–] tv_dinners 12 years ago

Lighten up buddy....you're just upset because they finally cancelled your favorite tv show of all time, Hannah Montana.

"We pruned the hedges of many small villages" (the three amigos)

[–] robertpatasnik 12 years ago

OH COME ON STUPID LOL REALLY Like some of the shows that aired in the 90's and 2000's like married with children and all the reality shows today. I grew up in the 60's there not many bad shows on TV back than, but in recent years not many good shows to watch. if you want to find the worst TV Show ever made, the 80's had them (1) "The Greatest American Hero and (2)Dynasty.

[–] mhlebik 11 years ago

It was not meant to be real. Reality TV is stupid. WE need more things that are absurd like this show. It tested us to use our imagination. I think you're stupid.

[–] ciecie 11 years ago

at least with this show and show's produced in the 1960's, parents could let their kids watch it without having to worry about the kids are being exposed to.

[–] hifijohn 10 years ago

not stupid, i'd say charming and cute, but the flying part made no sense what so ever,the producers needed a lesson in aerodynamics.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (47421091) 10 years ago

not stupid, i'd say charming and cute, but the flying part made no sense what so ever,the producers needed a lesson in aerodynamics.

I remember watching this as a kid (not a lot on TV back in the 60s) and thought it was enjoyable.

Now as an engineer, I just can't get past the mechanics of the flying scenes. Others above had said it's no less believable than a suburban witch or a flying man from Krypton, etc., but Sister Betrille was not supernatural; she was an otherwise normal human being, one whose neck could not support her weight. The headgear was so floppy, there is no way it could lift 90 and more pounds even if it did have sufficient lifting area (which it doesn't).

I'm sure the producers or writers never heard of Daniel Bernoulli..

[–] mhlebik 10 years ago

It was a different time back then. More innocent. Not as jaded as the world is today