Have Faith

Have Faith is an American sitcom^[1] that aired on ABC for seven 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
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 18 (1989-04-18) – June 13, 1989 (1989-06-13)

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 release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
1	"The Teacher"	Noam Pitlik	Nat Mauldin	April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18)	5R01	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 (1989-04-25)	5R02	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 (1989-05-02)	5R06	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 (1989-05-16)	5R03	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 (1989-05-30)	5R05	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 (1989-06-06)	TBA	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 (1989-06-13)	5R04	21.1[8]	14.3/23[8]