Have Faith
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| genre = Sitcom
| creator = Nat Mauldin
Jeremy Lew
Alicia Urich
| developer =
| writer = Nat Mauldin
Tony Sheehan
| director = Noam Pitlik
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| starring = (See article)
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| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = Gordon Lustig
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = John Ritter
| producer = Alicia Ulrich
Jeremy Lew
| editor =
| location = Studio 22, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles
| cinematography =
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Pronoun Trouble Inc.
Adam Productions
20th Century Fox Television
| channel = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1989|4|18}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1989|6|13}}
| related =
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Have Faith is an American sitcom{{cite news|title=Have Faith|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/156238/Have-Faith/overview}} that aired on ABC for seven episodes in 1989.
Plot
Cast and characters
- Ron Carey as Father Vincent Paglia
- Stephen Furst as Father Gabriel "Gabe" Podmaninski
- Frank Hamilton as Father Edgar Tuttle
- Joel Higgins as Monsignor Joseph "Mac" MacKenzie
- Francesca P. Roberts as Sally Coleman
- Todd Susman as Arthur Glass
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Teacher
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|4|18}}
| ProdCode = 5R01
| Viewers=30.1{{cite news |date=April 26, 1989 |title=Sitcom rewards ABC's faith |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306174966}}}}
| ShortSummary = Father Tuttle returns to teaching, but a scandal erupts when he hits a student. Meanwhile, parishioner Mrs. Lund is convinced that Satan is haunting her dreams. Sally basically hires herself for the job of being Monsignor Mac's secretary.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Holy Smoke
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|4|25}}
| ProdCode = 5R02
| Viewers=24.5{{cite news |date=May 3, 1989 |title=We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306197470}}}}
| ShortSummary = Monsignor Mac is repeatedly asked to say last rites for a man who always seem to pull through. Gabe can't decide what to do when the handyman's new assistant confesses to being a pyromaniac who's in the headlines for an arson.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Window
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|5|2}}
| ProdCode = 5R06
| Viewers=25.7{{cite news |date=May 10, 1989 |title=Bright spots for No. 3 ABC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210811}}}}
| ShortSummary = Monsignor Mac's seminary buddy Rick comes for a visit and decides he wants another shot at being a priest. Meanwhile, a woman tries to convince Gabe that she has a bathroom window that glows with a heavenly light. Father Tuttle buys useless novelties from a salesman.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Bingo
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Tony Sheehan
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|5|16}}
| ProdCode = 5R03
| Viewers=21.4{{cite news |date=May 24, 1989 |title=Everybody loved ABC's 'Baby' |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198690}}}}
| ShortSummary = Monsignor Mac worries about his personal safety when the parishioners become enraged over his cancellation of the weekly bingo game.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Letters from Home
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|5|30}}
| ProdCode = 5R05
| Viewers=22.5{{cite news |date=June 7, 1989 |title=Network specials sputter |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306209444}}}}
| ShortSummary = Father Paglia refuses to meet with his dad, who is visiting him. Monsignor Mac inquires why and finds out that Paglia's father is a mobster.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = The Confession
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|6|6}}
| ProdCode =
| Viewers=20.5{{cite news |date=June 14, 1989 |title=Reruns top new contenders |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306213120}}}}
| ShortSummary =One of the priests at the parish agonizes over whether to tell the authorities that a workman confessed to him about being a serial arsonist.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Competition
| DirectedBy = Noam Pitlik
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|6|13}}
| ProdCode = 5R04
| Viewers=21.1{{cite news |date=June 21, 1989 |title=NBC caps a year at the top |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210130}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0096608}}
Category:1980s American multi-camera sitcoms
Category:1989 American television series debuts
Category:1989 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Religious comedy television series
Category:Television shows set in Chicago
Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Category:American Broadcasting Company sitcoms
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