# Have Faith

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| genre                = [Sitcom](/source/Sitcom)
| creator              = Nat Mauldin<br>Jeremy Lew<br>Alicia Urich
| developer            = 
| writer               = Nat Mauldin<br>Tony Sheehan
| director             = [Noam Pitlik](/source/Noam_Pitlik)
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| starring             = (See article)
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| open_theme            = 
| end_theme             = 
| composer             = Gordon Lustig
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 7
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = [John Ritter](/source/John_Ritter)<ref name=NY/>
| producer             = Alicia Ulrich<br>Jeremy Lew
| editor               = 
| location             = Studio 22, [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox) Studios, Los Angeles
| cinematography       = 
| camera               = [Multi-camera](/source/Multiple-camera_setup)
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| company              = Pronoun Trouble Inc.<br>Adam Productions<br>[20th Century Fox Television](/source/20th_Century_Fox_Television)
| channel              = [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)
| 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](/source/sitcom)<ref name=NY>{{cite news|title=Have Faith|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/156238/Have-Faith/overview}}</ref> that aired on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) for seven episodes in 1989.

==Plot==
The story of a [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) [parish](/source/parish) in a less-than-desirable [Chicago](/source/Chicago) neighborhood.

==Cast and characters==
* [Ron Carey](/source/Ron_Carey_(actor)) as Father Vincent Paglia
* [Stephen Furst](/source/Stephen_Furst) as Father Gabriel "Gabe" Podmaninski
* Frank Hamilton as Father Edgar Tuttle
* [Joel Higgins](/source/Joel_Higgins) as Monsignor Joseph "Mac" MacKenzie
* Francesca P. Roberts as Sally Coleman
* [Todd Susman](/source/Todd_Susman) as Arthur Glass

==Episodes==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Teacher
| DirectedBy = [Noam Pitlik](/source/Noam_Pitlik)
| WrittenBy = Nat Mauldin
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1989|4|18}}
| ProdCode = 5R01
| Viewers=30.1<ref name="1.01">{{cite news |date=April 26, 1989 |title=Sitcom rewards ABC's faith |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306174966}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=20.2/31<ref name="1.01"/>
| 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<ref name="1.02">{{cite news |date=May 3, 1989 |title=We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306197470}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=17.1/27<ref name="1.02"/>
| 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<ref name="1.03">{{cite news |date=May 10, 1989 |title=Bright spots for No. 3 ABC |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210811}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=17.7/27<ref name="1.03"/>
| 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<ref name="1.04">{{cite news |date=May 24, 1989 |title=Everybody loved ABC's 'Baby' |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198690}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=15.5/24<ref name="1.04"/>
| 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<ref name="1.05">{{cite news |date=June 7, 1989 |title=Network specials sputter |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306209444}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=15.3/26<ref name="1.05"/>
| 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 = 5R79
| Viewers=20.5<ref name="1.06">{{cite news |date=June 14, 1989 |title=Reruns top new contenders |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306213120}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=14.3/23<ref name="1.06"/>
| 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<ref name="1.07">{{cite news |date=June 21, 1989 |title=NBC caps a year at the top |department=Life |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210130}}}}</ref>
| Aux4=14.3/23<ref name="1.07"/>
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0096608}}

Category:1980s American multi-camera sitcoms
Category:1989 American television series debuts
Category:1989 American television series endings
Category:English-language American television shows
Category:American religious television series
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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