<P> After the cancellation of ABC's Gidget, in which Sally Field starred in the title role, producers sought a way to keep Field on the air . As a result, The Flying Nun was developed . Field found the concept of the show silly and refused the role at first, only to resettle on it after her stepfather, Jock Mahoney, warned her that she might not work again in show business if she did not accept the role . Screen Gems dismissed its second choice, Ronne Troup, who had already begun filming the pilot . Field recalled hanging from a crane and being humiliated by a parade of episodic television directors, one of whom actually grabbed her shoulders and moved her into position as if she were a prop . She credits co-star Madeleine Sherwood for encouraging her to enroll in acting classes . Field has commented that she has great affection for her young Gidget persona and was proud of her work on that show, but she has also admitted that she was embarrassed with The Flying Nun . </P> <P> Prior to the production of The Flying Nun, producers were concerned with how the series would be received by Catholics . In an effort to prevent religious criticism, the National Catholic Office for Radio and Television (NCORT), served as a series adviser with on - screen credit . (The NCORT, like its motion - picture counterpart, the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures, was ultimately absorbed into the United States Catholic Conference, and both were later merged into the Office for Film and Broadcasting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or USCCB .) </P> <P> The San Juan convent courtyard exterior was actually the rear area of a house façade at the Warner Brothers Ranch's suburban street / backlot in Burbank, California, along Hollywood Way north of West Oak Street . However, the pilot episode and the series opening and closing credits were actually filmed on location in Puerto Rico . </P> <P> A soundtrack LP featuring songs from the series sung by Sally Field, titled Star Of "The Flying Nun," was released by Colgems in 1967 . </P>

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