| The Flying Nun | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Based on | The Fifteenth Pelican by Tere Ríos |
| Developed by | Bernard Slade |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Dominic Frontiere |
| Opening theme | "Who Needs Wings to Fly?" |
| Composers | Dominic Frontiere Warren Barker Harry Geller Hugo Montenegro Will Schaefer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 82 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harry Ackerman |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 7, 1967 – April 3, 1970 |
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The Flying Nun is an American fantasy sitcom television series about a community of nuns, which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, written by Tere Ríos. Sally Field starred as the title character, Sister Bertrille.
The series originally ran on ABC from September 7, 1967, to April 3, 1970, producing 82 episodes, including a one-hour pilot episode.