With a Friend Like Him, Who Needs? (28 Dec. 1967)

On the request of the Reverend Mother to bring someone in to organize the library, the bishop sends the only qualified librarian available on staff, accident-prone Brother Paul Bernardi. ... See full summary »

Director:

Russ Mayberry

Writers:

Tere Rios (novel), Bernard Slade (developer),

Stars:

Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Sally Field	...	Sister Bertrille
Marge Redmond	...	Sister Jacqueline
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Reverend Mother Superior Placido
Shelley Morrison	...	Sister Sixto
Linda Dangcil	...	Sister Ana
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rich Little	...	Brother Paul Bernardi
Peter Mamakos	...	Salvador

Storyline

On the request of the Reverend Mother to bring someone in to organize the library, the bishop sends the only qualified librarian available on staff, accident-prone Brother Paul Bernardi. And the Reverend Mother assigns Sister Bertrille to assist Brother Paul in her hope that "two wrongs will make a right". Among the accidents caused by Brother Paul are the burning of the bookshelves by his magnifying glass and creating a hole in the library wall while pulling out a nail. With the latter however, he and Sister Bertrille discover some old parchments inside the wall, the parchments which end up being the priceless San Tanco scrolls. In his absentmindedness, Brother Paul places the parchments on the pile of books that are to be discarded. In an effort to get new bookshelves, Sister Bertrille deals with "Swapping Salvador", new bookshelves for the old books that were to be discarded anyway. Salvador plans to grind the books into pulp, and with the old books are the parchments. When Brother...

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Plot Keywords:

monk | priest | catholic priest

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1967 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title comes from the common exclamation: With friends like that who needs enemies?

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