| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 18 – June 13, 1989 |
Have Faith is an American sitcom[1] that aired on ABC for seven episodes in 1989.
The story of a Catholic parish in a less-than-desirable Chicago neighborhood.
| 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. | |||||||
| 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 father 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] | |
