I remember when this show first came on -- I was in the 5th grade -- it's pretty stupid, really, but it had a great cast -- Sally Field, of course, Marge Redmond, and the great Madeleine Sherwood; of course, their great acting ability is not really showcased, but watch the 1958 version of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" sometime, and you will see Madeleine's wonderful performance as LIz Taylor's mean and spiteful sister-in-law -- she's great!!!!
Lol - what people might not realize is this show was out not long after Mary Poppins - the flying nanny. Of course I dream of Jeannie and Bewitched were on around the same time. Magical women who could do supernatural things were a theme around this time.
I met Madeleine Sherwood ("Reverend Mother") in January 1974 on the set of "The Secret Storm" at 221 West 26 Street in NYC. She was playing Carmen, the owner of a diner, and I was visiting for the day. Madeleine saw me looking at the doughnuts, that were on display, on the diner's counter. She said to me, "You look hungry!" and then removed a doughnut, broke it in half, offered me one of the pieces, and put the other one back. It was a real doughnut, and not a fake prop, so I ate it!
@kerryincolumbus No, it was fresh, as I recall. The property person most likely took doughnuts from the craft services cart and used them as props in Carmen's Diner any day that set was up.
This show was good and I was happy to see it come out on dvd I only wish they would have put season 3 out on dvd too, the third season was the last season.
My mother always thought this show was kind of disrespectful to Catholics. Having a nun whirling-around in the sky seemed somewhat undignified and offensive. I liked it though.
In grammer school (4th grade) we had to come up with a Halloween costume and the winner got some prize (I forgot) but I asked my grandmother to make me the Flying Nun and she made the wings out of cardboard then covered with material exactly like Sally Field and I won out of about 30 kids. I had to stand up and turn around. and around and bow..I almost pee'd my pants...I couldn't believe it
@wolfmanagr Funny - Maybe there is an age disparity between us but I look at her now and say Holy shit! What the hell happened to Sally Field. She's not the same woman who played the Flying Nun.
@snowden67 She's aged a lot better than most. Look at Patty Duke and there's someone who's aged hard. We are so used to seeing them immortalized in their youth during that time on TV and reruns, so the passage of time becomes a shock when we see them now.
This is the second season opening (1968-'69). Originally, a sponsor's logo appeared before the title began- "The Colgate-Palmolive Company presents...".
@Jan2431 That"s part of it. The gusty trade winds of San Juan, Puerto Rico + the aerodynamic design of her coronet+ her 90 lbs (+/-) = flight. Of course, she was at the mercy of the winds while she was airborne, but her flying record was somewhat outstanding.
@MrCateyanne It is an understatement that the RCC is in trouble. Some apologists said the church is a deeply flawed (DUH-not kidding) corporation. The CEO (pope) issues directives. But there is no system where any flaws can be corrected by going through a chain of command. There is no clear cut chain of command, was the inference.
In that regard, it's like the military. To put it in direct layman's terms, "Shit flows downhill." :)
@woody5551 Jah Wohl! Without the RCC, there would be no Flying Nun. A Flying Atheist would not make it. :) Love the theme, arranging & orchestration. That good old analog cinema mix processing and compression were also a large part of it that give it the punch it needed.
Christianity as colonialism. The oh-so benevolent and fun-loving nuns--most of them white--are in Puerto Rico civilizing those libidinous islanders (Rey) and teaching imperial English to the one sister, Sixto, who "spoke funny" (and was playing by a waspy actor). No wonder why various Roman Catholic orders lauded the program.
@calvintoronto Ah, I see you have been an ay-hole all your life with no intention of redemption. :) Go back to the closet and throw away the key while the rest of us dearly love this show the drop-dead gorgeous theme music! :)
Lol. I think I was having an ay-hole day when I wrote this. (Though I think there is truth in what I wrote.) Still, when I was a kid I loved this show and watched it all the time.
@calvintoronto :) I came down too hard on you. Glad you have a forgive and forget psyche. Cheers! I'm just an incurable romanticist. And I'm glad.
They don't make theme music like this any more. So praise to YouTube.
And I will say that I would love to jump on Madeleine Sherwood. And also Sally Field. But not both at the same time. They can take me to Vegas if they wish. :)
Well, I can't say I would want (or have wanted ) to jump them, since I'm gay (and pretty much knew I was, back then). But it's easy to identify with Sally as a kind of outsider. And raised as a Catholic, it made me wonder if the Church maybe could be fun! (Verdict: sadly, no....I'm an atheist now)
@Capt777harris All those shows in the 60's were drug induced. A flying nun, a wife as a witch, a wife as a Jeanie who calls her husband master, island with hot chicks and guys trying to get off the island and all basically having nothing in common to the extreme, Batman who is a crazy rich man, wearing tights with a teenage boy, fighting other criminals who were just as nuts and committed crimes society didn't really care about -- I can keep going and have an argument for drugs being involved.
@StanBennet You're being silly. Its just fun fantasy--an escape from the many troubles of the world. Nothing wrong with that. The only 'drug' these people were on was an occasional martini after a hard weeks work to entertain a client (ie Bewitched). Your strung together analysis is like a piece of Swiss cheese.
@cidedwards31a Had to design a "habit" ie "hat" that had the potential to be "aerodynamic" ie "have the ability to create lift". Looks similar to habits worn by Nuns in Europe in the 19th and 20th centruries.
TV LAND, PUT THIS ON THE AIR...NOW!
69phmike 1 day ago
wish i could buy a set of wings like that.how many thousand feet can she fly without a air tank.how fast does she fly.do you need a pilots license.
SIGNALSTAT 2 days ago
am i high?
AGpixar2000 3 days ago
This is bogus... none of the nuns I had were cute, nice, friendly OR could fly.
RAG1060 1 week ago
@RAG1060 And I bet you didn't have a dog or Alejandro Rey either
frank47hammer 2 days ago
This seems insane.
dean0waterz 1 week ago
Can anyone think of any situation where they'd think "if only there were a flying nun around..."
fjccommish 1 week ago
I want to fuck 1967 sally field, and toss her salad
trentaylesworth 2 weeks ago
I remember when this show first came on -- I was in the 5th grade -- it's pretty stupid, really, but it had a great cast -- Sally Field, of course, Marge Redmond, and the great Madeleine Sherwood; of course, their great acting ability is not really showcased, but watch the 1958 version of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" sometime, and you will see Madeleine's wonderful performance as LIz Taylor's mean and spiteful sister-in-law -- she's great!!!!
markedwardindc 3 weeks ago
This is why you need to keep your nuns tied down.
emmers57 1 month ago
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She made this before we liked her, we really really liked her
yearinyale 1 month ago
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Gee Sally, you can really fly. How much Boniva are you taking?
yearinyale 1 month ago
C'mon...a flying non?? Haha, love this idea xD
armeverschrenk 1 month ago
MY MOTHER THE CAR and THE FLYING NUN... who said tv was dull back in the 1960s??
SkidMunro 1 month ago
Who ever thought that a show with a title like this would be a hit but it was a way to make us laugh without the sex and crap we get today!!
MAA8772 1 month ago
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Helicon7007 1 month ago
So much pot and LSD in the 60's.
grecodutch 2 months ago
My music web site has "Ballad of Chopsticks" arrangement, based on theme found in one of the episodes of this show.
carlmoore19 2 months ago
The 60's were so original in theme music and theme video.
pepjrp 2 months ago
Sally Field can do no wrong in my book. She is absolutely wonderful!
777Author 2 months ago
@777Author -Amen!
rickw1100 2 months ago
Man, and they call our generation weird...
handymandan100 2 months ago
@handymandan100
Lol - what people might not realize is this show was out not long after Mary Poppins - the flying nanny. Of course I dream of Jeannie and Bewitched were on around the same time. Magical women who could do supernatural things were a theme around this time.
ParisLondonRoma 2 months ago
@ParisLondonRoma hmm i never thought about things like that, thank you for adding context.
juxtn 2 months ago
Sally Field has definitely come a long way since then!
18martyk 2 months ago
I met Madeleine Sherwood ("Reverend Mother") in January 1974 on the set of "The Secret Storm" at 221 West 26 Street in NYC. She was playing Carmen, the owner of a diner, and I was visiting for the day. Madeleine saw me looking at the doughnuts, that were on display, on the diner's counter. She said to me, "You look hungry!" and then removed a doughnut, broke it in half, offered me one of the pieces, and put the other one back. It was a real doughnut, and not a fake prop, so I ate it!
Soapluvva 2 months ago
@Soapluvva ..... That is NEAT!!! you mean the doughnut wasn't stale?
kerryincolumbus 1 month ago
@kerryincolumbus No, it was fresh, as I recall. The property person most likely took doughnuts from the craft services cart and used them as props in Carmen's Diner any day that set was up.
Soapluvva 1 month ago
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tonyyut1970 3 months ago
now days she would have to be cleared by air traffic control everytime she took off.
SIGNALSTAT 3 months ago
She didn't really fly. It was done with wires. Don't be fooled.
alexgreybell 3 months ago
@alexgreybell LOL!!
handymandan100 2 months ago
Television back then was much better than the crap that's on today!
rjsmth 3 months ago
@rjsmth Dude you should probably say that on the theme song for another show. This thing is re-DONK-u-lous!
handymandan100 2 months ago
This show was good and I was happy to see it come out on dvd I only wish they would have put season 3 out on dvd too, the third season was the last season.
MEMO377 3 months ago
My mother always thought this show was kind of disrespectful to Catholics. Having a nun whirling-around in the sky seemed somewhat undignified and offensive. I liked it though.
Diamachaerus 3 months ago
In grammer school (4th grade) we had to come up with a Halloween costume and the winner got some prize (I forgot) but I asked my grandmother to make me the Flying Nun and she made the wings out of cardboard then covered with material exactly like Sally Field and I won out of about 30 kids. I had to stand up and turn around. and around and bow..I almost pee'd my pants...I couldn't believe it
bealestbluesss 3 months ago
a nun who flys. How bizzare.
3589546 3 months ago
This was a funny, good hearted show. It gets a bad rap, which it shouldn't. Sally Field as Gidget or Sister Bertrille is fun to watch.
the60sKid 4 months ago
I read Madeliene Sherwood (Reverend Mother) was practically deaf by the time she played this role.
snowden67 4 months ago
Holy shit! A young Sally Field! LOVE HER!
wolfmanagr 4 months ago
@wolfmanagr Funny - Maybe there is an age disparity between us but I look at her now and say Holy shit! What the hell happened to Sally Field. She's not the same woman who played the Flying Nun.
snowden67 4 months ago
@snowden67 She's aged a lot better than most. Look at Patty Duke and there's someone who's aged hard. We are so used to seeing them immortalized in their youth during that time on TV and reruns, so the passage of time becomes a shock when we see them now.
the60sKid 4 months ago
wtf? lol
VideoWatcherSpain 4 months ago
I used to watch this as a kid, as I used to have such a huge crush on Sally....she was just adorable!!! and I'm a woman lol
LoveLennon28 4 months ago
@LoveLennon28 Yeah I was over the moon with this show (and Sally). Must have been in 2nd grade, was probably in reruns.
I haven't seen the show since but now looking at the concept, it must be terrible. LOL
demonhoopa 4 months ago
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This is the second season opening (1968-'69). Originally, a sponsor's logo appeared before the title began- "The Colgate-Palmolive Company presents...".
fromthesidelines 5 months ago
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fromthesidelines 5 months ago
I flew once with an umbrella but never with that hat!
1PartAngel 5 months ago
This has to be one of the whackiest premises for a series.
fishhead06 5 months ago
There was an episode that explained that she could fly because she was under 90 lbs.
Jan2431 6 months ago
@Jan2431 That"s part of it. The gusty trade winds of San Juan, Puerto Rico + the aerodynamic design of her coronet+ her 90 lbs (+/-) = flight. Of course, she was at the mercy of the winds while she was airborne, but her flying record was somewhat outstanding.
TheSV3 4 months ago
I grew up watching this and it's so funny we never wondered why Sister Patrill could fly and the other nuns couldn't! Weird show
MrCateyanne 6 months ago
@MrCateyanne It is an understatement that the RCC is in trouble. Some apologists said the church is a deeply flawed (DUH-not kidding) corporation. The CEO (pope) issues directives. But there is no system where any flaws can be corrected by going through a chain of command. There is no clear cut chain of command, was the inference.
In that regard, it's like the military. To put it in direct layman's terms, "Shit flows downhill." :)
Glinkaism1 5 months ago
You rootin tootin!
MrGretajean 7 months ago
Aren't Catholics just darn huggable!
woody5551 7 months ago 2
@woody5551 Jah Wohl! Without the RCC, there would be no Flying Nun. A Flying Atheist would not make it. :) Love the theme, arranging & orchestration. That good old analog cinema mix processing and compression were also a large part of it that give it the punch it needed.
Glinkaism1 6 months ago
The funniest bestest thing ever! I love this!
ImpossiblyLost 7 months ago
Christianity as colonialism. The oh-so benevolent and fun-loving nuns--most of them white--are in Puerto Rico civilizing those libidinous islanders (Rey) and teaching imperial English to the one sister, Sixto, who "spoke funny" (and was playing by a waspy actor). No wonder why various Roman Catholic orders lauded the program.
calvintoronto 7 months ago
@calvintoronto Ah, I see you have been an ay-hole all your life with no intention of redemption. :) Go back to the closet and throw away the key while the rest of us dearly love this show the drop-dead gorgeous theme music! :)
Glinkaism1 5 months ago
@Glinkaism1
Lol. I think I was having an ay-hole day when I wrote this. (Though I think there is truth in what I wrote.) Still, when I was a kid I loved this show and watched it all the time.
calvintoronto 5 months ago
@calvintoronto :) I came down too hard on you. Glad you have a forgive and forget psyche. Cheers! I'm just an incurable romanticist. And I'm glad.
They don't make theme music like this any more. So praise to YouTube.
And I will say that I would love to jump on Madeleine Sherwood. And also Sally Field. But not both at the same time. They can take me to Vegas if they wish. :)
Glinkaism1 5 months ago
@Glinkaism1
Well, I can't say I would want (or have wanted ) to jump them, since I'm gay (and pretty much knew I was, back then). But it's easy to identify with Sally as a kind of outsider. And raised as a Catholic, it made me wonder if the Church maybe could be fun! (Verdict: sadly, no....I'm an atheist now)
calvintoronto 5 months ago
I'd go back to being a Catholic if it was this magical.
windstorm1000 9 months ago 2
Hokey, silly yet quite entertaining.
cleancab 10 months ago
What a lovely theme and orchestration! Pure genius.
Glinkaism1 11 months ago
Whatever jerk.
Capt777harris 1 year ago
wow ... a LOT of LSD around in those days!
slh950 1 year ago
O my god! haven't seen this in years! i was watching this in syndication when i was about 6 or 7 years old.
jody808 1 year ago
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1739temp 1 year ago
I never got this show.
Capt777harris 1 year ago
@Capt777harris All those shows in the 60's were drug induced. A flying nun, a wife as a witch, a wife as a Jeanie who calls her husband master, island with hot chicks and guys trying to get off the island and all basically having nothing in common to the extreme, Batman who is a crazy rich man, wearing tights with a teenage boy, fighting other criminals who were just as nuts and committed crimes society didn't really care about -- I can keep going and have an argument for drugs being involved.
StanBennet 1 year ago
@StanBennet Not, very untrue, but I understand your curiosity about how these shows were conceived.
Capt777harris 1 year ago
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Italman45 1 year ago
@Italman45 Yeah, but you're just an asshole, it really doesn't make a difference what you say.
Capt777harris 1 year ago
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Italman45 1 year ago
@StanBennet You're being silly. Its just fun fantasy--an escape from the many troubles of the world. Nothing wrong with that. The only 'drug' these people were on was an occasional martini after a hard weeks work to entertain a client (ie Bewitched). Your strung together analysis is like a piece of Swiss cheese.
windstorm1000 9 months ago
@windstorm1000 Really? I was just kidding? Really? You caught I was just joking? Where can I send you your prize?
StanBennet 9 months ago
whats up with those hats? school me.
cidedwards31a 1 year ago
@cidedwards31a Had to design a "habit" ie "hat" that had the potential to be "aerodynamic" ie "have the ability to create lift". Looks similar to habits worn by Nuns in Europe in the 19th and 20th centruries.
1739temp 1 year ago
TV Land had this on at midnight several years ago. I had the biggest crush on that handsome Spanish guy that used to hang around the convent.
cafemartini 1 year ago
@cafemartini You, of course, are referring to Alejandro Rey, who played Carlos Ramirez.
mratfauver 10 months ago
What great memories this brings back. Used to love that show!
MrDarchie 1 year ago 2