The title is based on the novel/movie A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, the winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, about an American Army officer finding a replacement for the town bell.
In the previous episode, Old Cars for New, the sisters sell their purple station wagon; however, they're still driving it in this episode.
The set used as The Monkees home (often referred to as "the Pad") for the television show of the same name, has been redressed and is used to represent Captain Brophy's house. Both "The Monkees" and "The Flying Nun" were Colgems productions.