Have Faith

Have Faith is a short-lived American sitcom[1] that aired on ABC for 7 episodes in 1989.

Have Faith
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Nat Mauldin Jeremy Lew Alicia Urich
Written by	Nat Mauldin Tony Sheehan
Directed by	Noam Pitlik
Starring	(See article)
Composer	Gordon Lustig
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	John Ritter[1]
Producers	Alicia Ulrich Jeremy Lew
Production locations	Studio 22, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Pronoun Trouble Inc. Adam Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	April 18 – June 13, 1989

Plot

The story of a Catholic parish in a less-than-desirable Chicago neighborhood.

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

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
1	"The Teacher"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	April 18, 1989	30.1[2]	20.2/31[2]
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 after applying for it.
2	"Holy Smoke"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	April 25, 1989	24.5[3]	17.1/27[3]
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.
3	"The Window"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	May 2, 1989	25.7[4]	17.7/27[4]
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.
4	"Bingo"	Noam Pitlik	Tony Sheehan	May 16, 1989	21.4[5]	15.5/24[5]
Monsignor Mac worries about his personal safety when the Parishioners become enraged over his cancellation of the weekly bingo game.
5	"Letters from Home"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	May 30, 1989	22.5[6]	15.3/26[6]
Father Paglia refuses to meet with his Dad, who is visiting him. Monsignor Mac inquires why and finds out that Paglia's Dad is a mobster.
6	"The Confession"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	June 6, 1989	20.5[7]	14.3/23[7]
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.
7	"The Competition"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	June 13, 1989	21.1[8]	14.3/23[8]

References

1. "Have Faith". The New York Times.
2. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 26, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306174966.
3. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 3, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306197470.
4. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 10, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210811.
5. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 24, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306198690.
6. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. June 7, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306209444.
7. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. June 14, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306213120.
8. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. June 21, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210130.

External links

• Have Faith at IMDb
• Have Faith at TV.com