7th Heaven: Season 2

1997 · 22 episodes · ★ 10.0

What Season 2 of 7th Heaven

The second season opens with Eric and Annie determined to renew their wedding vows, and the children get swept up in the excitement of the ceremony. Ruthie, however, wants to wear a tuxedo. Meanwhile, life at the church in Glen Oak doesn't stop: Eric gets involved in a delicate case that pits a woman against the killer of her husband. At school, rules and pranks lead to constant conflict, and Simon is expelled after being caught with a knife. Matt takes a job against his father's advice, while Annie launches a baking business with help from her daughters. Eric and Annie try to keep the family united with love and firmness.

22episodes

Sep 15, 1997premiered

May 11, 1998latest episode

16.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Don't Take My Love Away
Sep 15, 1997 · 44 min
Eric and Annie decide to renew their vows; a widow seeks Eric's help to confront the juvenile who murdered her husband; Mary is reluctant to put down her crutches.
Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Leigh Taylor-Young, Matthew Linville, Andrew Keegan, Cliff Dorfman
2x02 See You in September
Sep 22, 1997 · 44 min
Eric and Annie are taking the day off to spend time together since it's the first day of school for the 5 Camden children. Although, things go array on their first day back in school. Ruthie is caught wearing a hat backwards which violates school policy. Ruthie insists on wearing her cap backwards and ends up getting a 'time out' by her teacher. During Simon's first day at Junior High School, he is caught with a knife that his mother had given him to cut his chicken. Simon is suspended for a day. Mary offers to help Lucy with her locker that doesn't open because of Eric's old lock that he had given her.Meanwhile, when Lucy takes an aspirin that Mary had given her, the principal notices them with the medicine and takes them to the office. Matt later joins his sisters after Mr. Koper catches him with a beeper- the one Eric left in Matt's jacket after borrowing it. All three of them are suspended for a day. Also, Mary learns that Mr. Koper is her new basketball coach and he's going to he
Directed by: David Semel · Starring: Taran Noah Smith, Camille Winbush, Tony Denman, Matthew Linville
2x03 I Love You
Sep 29, 1997 · 44 min
Mary tries to make Wilson say that he ""loves"" her, but Wilson thinks it's a big commitment and that they haven't known each other long enough to say those words to each other. Meanwhile, Simon and Ruthie are reading Matt's love letters to Heather and get caught. Matt tricks them by addressing one of the letters to ""Mrs. Matt Camden."" By this, Eric accidently finds the letter leading to think Matt and Heather got married over the summer, which worries himself, Annie and Heather's mom, Mrs. Cain. Lastly, Eric helps Lucy's friend, Laurie get closer to her mother.
Directed by: Gabrielle Beaumont · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Meg Wittner, Molly Orr, Dylan Boersma, Casey Boersma
2x04 Who Knew?
Oct 6, 1997 · 44 min
Eric accuses Matt of doing drugs after finding marijuana in the house and after Matt's friend Mitch askes him to hold his marijuana. Meanwhile, at the same time Eric finds the marijuana in the house, it leads Annie to a confession of own her about her experimentation. Also, Simon teaches Ruthie about the fine art of doing laundry, eventhough Ruthie is little too young. Lastly, Lucy introduces her new clothing of all black and her new boyfriend Rod to the family.
Directed by: Gabrielle Beaumont · Starring: Lane Toran, Andrew Keegan, Jason Waters, Abraham Amedeo
2x05 Says Who?
Oct 13, 1997 · 44 min
One of the members of Eric's congregation, Mrs. Bink persuades him to investigate the real reason of why her best friend Mrs. Hinkle is moving into a retirement home. Meanwhile, Simon and Ruthie are performing an experiment and are trying to convince Matt that Simon is shrinking, but the tables suddenly turn for Simon. Also, Lucy tries to get to the bottom of one of her classmates, Shelby as she is rumored all over school of being bulimic.
Directed by: Harvey S. Laidman · Starring: Eileen Brennan, Peg Phillips, Jane Morris, Mark L. Taylor
2x06 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Oct 20, 1997 · 44 min
The Camden kids get a lesson in love as Mary decides to call it a quits with Wilson. Simon is obsessed with getting his first girlfriend, while Ruthie learns the do's and don'ts of kissing on the school playground. Matt receives devastating news from his girlfriend Heather, which leads him on a long journey to Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Lucy laments over being single until she accidently gets close to the school hunk.
Directed by: Harry Harris · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Ashley French, Alexandra Picatto, Andrew Keegan, Claudette Nevins
2x07 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Nov 3, 1997 · 44 min
Simon becomes emotionally involved with his best friend's sister, Karen who's a gang member. Meanwhile, in a show of independence Lucy dons makeup and revealing wardrobe with her friend's to meet guys at the mall and gets caught by Annie and Ruthie. In addition, Ruthie questions the speed of light to everyone in the family.
Directed by: Joel J. Feigenbaum · Starring: Lynsey Bartilson, Nicole Bilderback, Zachary Browne, Shiri Appleby
2x08 Do Something
Nov 10, 1997 · 44 min
Against Eric's advice, Matt takes a job caring for a dying boy named Steve. Annie goes into the muffin-making business after being convinced by her daughters Mary and Lucy. Annie goes into business with a cookie shop owner, David Friel who's looking to expand his profits, although it's much harder work for Annie than what she had originally anticipated. Also, Ruthie teaches Simon a tough lesson about the art of being a salesperson when being his competition in selling greeting cards.
Directed by: Tony Mordente · Starring: Ron Fassler, Vincent Berry, Robert Gossett, Garrett M. Brown
2x09 I Hate You
Nov 17, 1997 · 44 min
Against Eric's wishes, Simon asks Mrs. Kerjesz (guest-star real life survivor, Rita Zoharm) to tell her story about being in the Holocaust in his class presentation. To form a strong sisterly bond, Mary and Lucy decide to hate Matt's new girlfriend for no good reason and end up hurting her feelings and breaking up with Matt. Also, Annie suffers heartache when Ruthie tells her she ""hates"" her for making her clean the walls in her room after scribbling crayons on them.
Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Ashley Tesoro, Rita Zohar, Alison Martin, Jameson Baltes
2x10 Truth or Dare
Nov 24, 1997 · 44 min
Mary coerces Matt into asking his friend Brian (guest-star Jason Behr) to take her out on a date despite his lack of interest in her. Although, things begin to heat up between the two kids while on the date---but ultimately ends in disaster after Mary finds out the truth. Meanwhile, Lucy is invited to a sleepover of popular girls, but Lucy is unaware of the group's real intentions for inviting her. Also, Simon begins to teach Ruthie how to swim without taking lessons. Lastly, Eric becomes convinced he's fat and thinks he's getting away with cheating on his diet.
Directed by: Les Sheldon · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Jason Behr, Caitlin Crosby, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Mickelson
2x11 Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Jan 12, 1998 · 44 min
Eric's no-nonsense father, John ""The Colonel"" (guest star Peter Graves) returns when he learns an array of problems in the Camden household. Mary is jealous of a new member of the basketball team who is getting a lot of the attention. Lucy's declining grades are due to her hanging around with a bad crowd, while Ruthie needs to copy Simon in his quest to be a magician. Meanwhile, Eric is oblivious to all of the family troubles around him as he's preoccupied with writing a sermon that is to be covered by a camera crew. Meanwhile, Annie is doing all the chores at home and at church alone while everyone else is doing their own thing.
Directed by: Les Sheldon · Starring: Chauncey Leopardi, Alicia Leigh Willis, Carrie Stauber, Peter Graves
2x12 Rush to Judgment
Jan 19, 1998 · 44 min
Eric and Annie try not suspecting the worst when they discover money missing from the church treasury and all the evidence points to Lou, the church treasurer. Later, they all find out it is for his disabled son who was kicked out of his home and needs to find a new one. Believing that Coach Koper has more than basketball on his mind where Mary's concerned, Matt and Lucy risk alienating their sister to discover the truth. Also, Simon lets the game of golf overwhelm his life and ends up breaking a lot of things.
Directed by: Neema Barnette · Starring: Steve Monroe, Neill Barry, Ernestine Mercer, Nancy Lee Grahn
2x13 Stuck in the Middle with You
Jan 26, 1998 · 44 min
Lucy must choose between her new boyfriend Rod and her former boyfriend Jimmy Moon after he is dumped by his old girlfriend Ashley, and wants Lucy back. While Lucy makes her decision, the rest of the Camden children are making bets to which guy Lucy will choose. Eric and Annie are at odds when they help newly married couples communicate with each other, but end up getting into a big fight themselves when discussing their burial plot arrangements within their own families. Also, a visit from Annie's father stirs up further problems in the Camden household when he arrives without Ginger after recently breaking up due to his hair piece (toupee).
Directed by: Harry Harris · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Graham Jarvis, Matthew Linville, Mike Hagerty, Dwier Brown
2x14 Red Tape
Feb 2, 1998 · 44 min
Eric helps a single mother named Harriet and her son Clarence to try to convince the IRS that she shouldn't be responsible for her ex-boyfriend's enormous debts. Annie confronts the kids about their lack of good manners after an incident at a ""Free Sunday Blue-Collar Special Lunch"" at a restaurant. The kids do not take Annie seriously and fool around. Meanwhile, Matt accuses Mary and Lucy of placing a personal ad in his name in the school newspaper for a date. Also, Simon and Ruthie try to figure out how to pay off Happy's accidental credit card and purchase.
Directed by: Les Sheldon · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Carolyn Lawrence, Kenneth Tigar, Wylie Small, Shelley Robertson
2x15 Homecoming
Feb 9, 1998 · 44 min
Convinced that she'll fail in her basketball comeback, Mary develops a horrible attitude making her quite unpleasant. Eric laments that Mary never talks to him anymore. Lucy is excited over the prospect of her best friend Suzanne coming to visit, until she learns the girl ran away from home. Afraid of his science teacher, Mrs. Hunter, Simon loses his confidence in his ability to complete a class project and feigns illness to avoid it. Also, Ruthie is fearful of her first field trip thinking that she'll get lost from the group.
Directed by: David J. Plenn · Starring: Brynn Thayer, Hudson Leick, Alicia Leigh Willis, Patricia Forte
2x16 It Takes a Village
Feb 23, 1998 · 44 min
When Eric helps his friend Reverend Morgan Hamilton secretly meet up with his wife's ex-husband Kevin, they are shocked at the outcome that he's paralyzed from the waist down. While covering for the Hamilton's daughter Keesha, Lucy unexpectedly goes on a double date with them. Soon Annie and Mrs. Hamilton bust the girls when taking Ruthie and Lynn to the movies. Back at school, Mary clandestinely dates one of Lucy's classmates.
Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff · Starring: Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Kirsten Storms, Olivia Brown, Camille Winbush
2x17 Nothing Endures But Change
Mar 2, 1998 · 44 min
Lucy gets an invitation to have pizza with two rebellious friends, then blames herself for the tragic car accident that claims her friend's life, and her sister in the hospital. After Lucy's friend is killed, the family rallies around her, noticing her unusually distant behavior. In addition, Mary does a favor for her ex-boyfriend Wilson and baby-sits his son Billy so he can go to his prom. Also, Simon gets his own room while Matt moves into the attic.
Directed by: Stephen Collins · Written by: Heather Conkie · Starring: Marla Sokoloff, Dylan Boersma, Casey Boersma, Andrew Keegan
2x18 My Kinda Guy
Apr 6, 1998 · 44 min
After Eric agrees to take in a French exchange student (Guy) as a temporary border, no one but Ruthie suspects the young man is actually a con artist. Suave and romantic, the border attracts both Mary and Lucy after he flirts with them. Simon and Ruthie get sick when they try to smoke Guy's cigarettes. Also, Guy steals Matt's date. Lastly, Eric and Annie discover e-mail and chat-rooms on Guy's laptop computer and begin a romance with each other over the internet.
Directed by: Joseph B. Wallenstein · Starring: Steven Roy, Mark Bramhall, Marcus Toji, Joannah Portman
2x19 Time to Leave the Nest
Apr 13, 1998 · 44 min
Eric tries to unravel the mystery surrounding a young homeless girl, Sarah James, that Simon brings home who's lost. Eric tries to help her and her alcoholic father, Joe James. Matt delights the prospect of going away to college. Matt says he needs personal space when having a older woman sleep-over. Also, sharing a room begins to fuel differences between Mary and Lucy.
Directed by: Tony Mordente · Written by: Stephanie Simpson · Starring: K Callan, Kirk Baily, Caitlin Alderton, Christie Lynn Smith
2x20 Like a Harlot
Apr 27, 1998 · 44 min
Eric asks Matt to take his friend's daughter to the senior prom, but he is unaware of her tainted style and her being a harlot. Eric gets ""Snappy the Stegosaurus"" tickets from his ex-girlfriend for Ruthie. Meanwhile, Simon is uncomfortable after viewing a school film on the 'facts of life' while Ruthie learns the truth about her costume character hero. Also, Mary and Lucy trick their way into a date with boys they don't know, but the joke's on them.
Directed by: Joel J. Feigenbaum · Starring: Sheeri Rappaport, William Francis McGuire, Dawn Jeffory, Jonathan Patterson
2x21 Boyfriends
May 4, 1998 · 44 min
Matt tries to find the right time to tell his parents that he's accepted an internship in Washington. Meanwhile, his concern for his sisters leads to a confrontation with Mary and Wilson.
Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by: Brenda Hampton · Starring: Matthew Linville, Rick Scarry, Lane Toran, Dylan Boersma
2x22 ... And Girlfriends Season Finale
May 11, 1998 · 44 min
Eric and Annie's parents arrive right in the middle of the crisis involving Mary and Matt; and Happy's original owner comes to take him back.
Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff · Starring: Graham Jarvis, Matthew Linville, Rick Scarry, Beverly Garland