7th Heaven: Season 1

1996 · 22 episodes · ★ 9.7

What Season 1 of 7th Heaven

Eric Camden is a Protestant pastor in Glen Oak, a fictional town in California. He lives with his wife, Annie, and the daily challenge is raising seven children, from babies to adults. Their home is a hotbed of tension and small dramas that test the patience of any parent. The first blow comes with family news: Annie's mother has leukemia, and Annie keeps the secret until she tells Matt. Matt helps a pregnant friend, Mary hides her boyfriend, and Lucy approaches adolescence with her own worries. Eric and Annie try to keep the family together and guide each child with love and firmness.

22episodes

Aug 26, 1996premiered

May 19, 1997latest episode

16.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Anything You Want
Aug 26, 1996 · 44 min
Eric enlists the help of a neighbor to stop Matt from smoking, and makes a vain attempt to help Lucy deal with her flowering womanhood.
Directed by Sam Weisman · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Graham Jarvis, Eileen Brennan, William Thomas, Jr., Ryan Bittle
1x02 Family Secrets
Sep 23, 1996 · 44 min
Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but: Matt and Mary both have mysterious new friends; Simon and his new charge, Happy, could be in the doghouse; and Lucy keeps mum about the object of a crush.
Directed by Mark Sobel · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Michael Cade, Graham Jarvis, Matthew Linville, Cliff Bemis
1x03 In the Blink of an Eye
Sep 30, 1996 · 44 min
Mary offers to shield Lucy and her "date" from Eric; Matt gets into a scrape while out with a young woman; and Annie goes to Arizona to bring her parents home.
Directed by Duwayne Dunham · Starring Graham Jarvis, Matthew Linville, Herb Armstrong, Mindy Spence
1x04 No Funerals and a Wedding
Oct 7, 1996 · 44 min
Annie feels abandoned on the day of her mother's funeral when her father bolts for home, Eric counsels a couple and Matt escorts Renee to the hospital after she goes into labor at the post-funeral luncheon.
Directed by Mark Jean · Starring Olivia Brown, Raphael Sbarge, Graham Jarvis, Dorian Harewood
1x05 The Color of God
Oct 14, 1996 · 44 min
The Camden kids learn hard lessons about race when Eric invites a black family to stay at the house after their church is destroyed in a racially motivated arson.
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Olivia Brown, Camille Winbush, Dorian Harewood
1x06 Halloween
Oct 28, 1996 · 44 min
Halloween is a fright, as Annie tries to scare up a costume for Ruthie; Lucy has a close encounter with the town "monster"; and a childhood memory haunts Eric.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Starring: Lori Heuring, Erik von Detten, Matthew Linville, Chris Owen
1x07 Saturday
Nov 4, 1996 · 44 min
Eric counsels a teen drug addict; Matt's fired from another job; Lucy blows it when she tries to impress the most popular girl in school; Simon and Lucy get lost playing detective.
Directed by David Semel · Written by Jack LoGiudice · Starring Nick Spano, Christian Campbell, Alicia Leigh Willis, Matthew Linville
1x08 What Will People Say?
Nov 11, 1996 · 44 min
Eric helps out a woman who is being abused by her husband. But when the good reverend is seen escorting the woman to a motel one afternoon, it's the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Matt warns Mary about an older guy she's seeing.
Directed by Duwayne Dunham · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Faye Grant, Mark Humphrey, Michael Cutt, Erich Anderson
1x09 See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Nov 18, 1996 · 44 min
Annie and Matt are robbed at gunpoint; Mary wants a tattoo; Eric is told to fire the church organist; Simon and Ruthie have the chicken pox; Lucy runs for student-body president (as does Jimmy Moon).
Directed by Harry Harris · Starring Olivia Brown, Alicia Leigh Willis, Matthew Linville, Michael Cutt
1x10 Last Call for Aunt Julie
Nov 25, 1996 · 44 min
Eric's sister visits the family for Thanksgiving but knocks the stuffing out of everyone when they discover that she has a drinking problem.
Directed by Joel J. Feigenbaum · Starring Matthew Linville, Melanie Holmes, Gerry Del Sol, Allen Perada
1x11 Now You See Me
Dec 16, 1996 · 44 min
Matt's new girlfriend seems more interested in hanging out with his family than with him; Simon thinks he can make himself invisible; Lucy wants to join the cheerleading squad.
Directed by Harvey S. Laidman · Starring Tamara Mello, Michelle Collins, Rebecca Balding, David Purdham
1x12 With a Little Help from My Friends
Jan 13, 1997 · 44 min
Matt helps out an elderly neighbor, but winds up getting in hot water for it; Eric searches for a way to aid a proud but homeless family; Lucy's 13th birthday approaches and she wants a party.
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by Jack LoGiudice, Brenda Hampton · Starring Matthew Linville, Chris Owen, Eileen Brennan, Mila Kunis
1x13 America's Most Wanted
Jan 27, 1997 · 44 min
The kids receive some lessons about stealing: Matt and Mary carry on a high-school tradition by lifting a glass from a local diner and Lucy borrows liberally from a term paper Mary lent her.
Directed by Mark Jean · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Claudia Lonow, Alicia Leigh Willis, Matthew Linville
1x14 Seven Is Enough
Feb 3, 1997 · 44 min
A tug-of-war ensues between Eric and his cantankerous parents over who will adopt a young orphan found hiding in the church.
Directed by Harry Harris · Starring Edith Fields, Annie Abbott, Peter Graves, Sam Saletta
1x15 Happy's Valentine
Feb 10, 1997 · 44 min
Everyone's plans for a romantic Valentine's Day are interrupted when Happy, Simon's dog, gets out of the house and is hit by a car.
Directing: David Semel · Writing: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Olivia Brown, Camille Winbush, June Lockhart
1x16 Brave New World
Feb 17, 1997 · 44 min
Mary deals with harassment from a boy she turned down for a date; Lucy's new best friend seems to be hiding something; Simon prepares Ruthie for pre-kindergarten.
Directed by Harvey S. Laidman · Starring Brynn Thayer, Donnie Jeffcoat, Alicia Leigh Willis, Matthew Linville
1x17 Choices
Apr 14, 1997 · 44 min
Mary takes a walk on the wild side with a classmate she meets in detention; a former associate minister from Eric's church drops in unexpectedly; Simon and Ruthie ferret out a scheme to fund their college educations.
Directed by Kevin Inch · Starring Robin Curtis, Keri Russell, Paul Johansson, Ed Berke
1x18 Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line
Apr 21, 1997 · 44 min
Annie volunteers as the church's treasurer pro tem but gets caught in the middle when Eric wants to hire an ex-con against the advice of the church vestry. Meanwhile, Mary agrees to tutor Jimmy Moon in science.
Directing: Burt Brinckerhoff · Starring: Matthew Linville, Michael Cutt, Greg Evigan, Andrea Walters
1x19 It's About George
Apr 28, 1997 · 44 min
Eric has to tell his parents that George may have to be given over to his birth father, who has resurfaced; Eric's alcoholic sister is released from rehab.
Directed by Harry Harris · Starring Michael Cole, Matthew Linville, William Katt, Peter Graves
1x20 Say Goodbye
May 5, 1997 · 44 min
Annie's "boy-crazy" best friend from school, Rachel, is in town, but the boy she has her eye on is Matt; Lucy may have to say goodbye to her friend Suzanne.
Directing: Gabrielle Beaumont · Writing: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Leann Hunley, Keith MacKechnie, Phil Buckman, Jacqueline Hahn
1x21 Dangerous Liaisons (1)
May 12, 1997 · 44 min
Annie is livid when her father brings along his girlfriend on a weeklong visit; Mary and Matt pursue new romantic interests; Lucy wants to find out if blondes really have more fun.
Directed by Harvey S. Laidman · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Meg Wittner, Donnie Jeffcoat, Graham Jarvis, Beverly Garland
1x22 Dangerous Liaisons (2) Season Finale
May 19, 1997 · 44 min
Mary undergoes knee surgery, while Matt learns that Michael Towner was the hit-and-run driver; Wilson reveals the truth about Billy to Eric.
Directed by Harvey S. Laidman · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Donnie Jeffcoat, Graham Jarvis, Matthew Linville, Beverly Garland