7th Heaven - Episode Guide Saison 1

Season 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Season 1, Episode 1: Anything You Want (pilot)
Original Air Date: 26 August 1996
In the premiere of this series it introduces Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) who's a minister, father of five, happily married, and a soon-to-be dog owner. His wife, Annie Camden (Catherine Hicks) is a stay-at-home mom raising their children. Matt Camden (Barry Watson) is the oldest child who has picked up a habit of smoking and not being able to keep a job. Mary Camden (Jessica Biel) is the oldest daughter who likes to play basketball a lot and is having a craving for wanting to kiss a boy. Lucy Camden (Beverley Mitchell) is the middle child and is hoping to become a woman and getting her period very soon. Simon Camden (David Gallagher) is the youngest son and is hoping to get a dog very soon, even though his parents already told him that he's too young. Ruthie Camden (Mackenzie Rosman) is the youngest child and is a happy and adorable five-year-old. Also, Annie learns some devastating news when her parents come for a visit as her mother has leukemia.

Season 1, Episode 2: Family Secrets
Original Air Date: 23 September 1996
Matt shocks his family when he reveals his secret--that he is very close friends with a teenage pregnant girl, Renee. Right away Matt tells them that he is not the father of her baby, but just trying to help her out. Meanwhile, Mary is keeping her new boyfriend a secret from Matt. Lucy gets a surprise with her secret crush on classmate Jimmy Moon. Also, Eric gets a surprise of his own when he discovers his shoes keep on disappearing while Matt's friend Renee finds some help from an unusual ally--Eric. Finally, Annie reveals the shocking truth to Matt about his grandmother having leukemia.

Season 1, Episode 3: In the Blink of an Eye
Original Air Date: 30 September 1996
Annie continues to suffer through her mother's recent leukemia diagnosis. Annie then decides to go to Arizona to visit them and see what is going on with them. Meanwhile, Eric volunteers for a charity work, but he's unable to do it at the last minute. Matt then volunteers to do it, but his dating habits get him into trouble with the organization he is doing charity for. Also, Mary decides to call it a quits with Jeff while Lucy has her first real date with her classmate Jimmy Moon. Lastly, when Annie returns home with her parents, they decide to stay with her and the rest of the family so that they could spend some more time with them--which unfortunately will be the last for Annie's mom, Jenny.

Season 1, Episode 4: No Funerals and a Wedding
Original Air Date: 7 October 1996
Following her mother's funeral, Annie's sunny demeanor turns to sadness, particularly after her father abruptly leaves to go back home to Arizona. Eric tries to counsel a young couple whose marital problems escalate during the post-funeral reception at the Camden home. Matt helps with the delivery of Renee's baby and after Mary breaks up with Jeff, she discovers she was better off with him. Lastly, Simon tries to find the exact location of heaven.

Season 1, Episode 5: The Color of God
Original Air Date: 14 October 1996
When the Camden family learns that their friend's church was burned down by a racist group, they invite the Hamiltons to stay at their home. Meanwhile, Simon has his own problems when defending his friend Nigel after a racist comment is made to him on the playground. Matt, Mary, and Lucy have a hard time while trying to develop a good relationship with the older Hamilton children, Keesha and John. Eric and Annie do their best to help Morgan and his wife, Patricia, get through their marital problems while Ruthie and Lynn are having fun as five-year-olds.

Season 1, Episode 6: Halloween
Original Air Date: 28 October 1996
With Halloween just around the corner, Lucy attempts to learn the truth about "The Mutant" Mike--a mysterious recluse who's been accused of murder. Meanwhile, Simon prepares for the "Annual Pumpkin-Carving Contest" at the church and badly wants to be in first place. Mary schemes to have the house all to herself when tricking all of her friends and family as to where she is going to be. While the family prepares for the church's Annual Halloween Carnival chaired by Annie, Eric has a bad attitude toward the whole holiday and discovers the real reason behind his hatred of Halloween while remembering a dramatic experience he had as an 11-year-old boy.

Season 1, Episode 7: Saturday
Original Air Date: 4 November 1996
After Mary unexpectedly un-invites her family to watch her play basketball at an important game, the Camdens begin to make other plans for themselves. Lucy is angry with Mary because she invited Ashley--a popular girl in Lucy's school, to her game. Simon, Ruthie, and Happy get lost in town while pretending to be spies and following their mailman all over town. Lucy was supposed to to be babysitting them, but was instead entertaining herself and Ashley by talking on the phone with her boyfriend Jimmy Moon. Eric is faced with counseling a young boy who is once again back on his drug habit that is affecting his family.

Season 1, Episode 8: What Will People Say?
Original Air Date: 11 November 1996
The possibility of Eric having an extramarital affair is what the Camden children are assuming when they catch Eric escorting a woman to a hotel alone. Nevertheless, Annie struggles to give him the benefit of the doubt about his confidential church business. The whole entire Glen Oak Community buzzes with this gossip. Meanwhile, Simon endures the wrath of his classmates when his secret crush is discovered. He tries to con his way out of going to school, but learns from his family that embarrassment will be drawn away from him and on to someone else soon. Matt tries to keep things moving slow between Mary and her new boyfriend.

Season 1, Episode 9: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Original Air Date: 18 November 1996
After Annie and Matt are carjacked, Matt fears leaving the house while Annie appears unusually normal. Eventually it hits Annie--especially after losing her wedding ring and knowing that her son could've been killed. Meanwhile, Lucy fears that her relationship with Jimmy Moon will suffer when they both decide to run for class president. In order for Mary to fit in with her basketball team friends, she thinks about getting a tattoo since the rest of the team is doing it.

Season 1, Episode 10: The Last Call for Aunt Julie
Original Air Date: 25 November 1996
Matt, Mary, and Lucy make plans to get away from the family for Thanksgiving, but when Eric's sister Julie comes to spend the holidays with them, plans are changed. After the family finds out about Julie's dangerous secret--her drinking problem--everyone decides it would be better to stay home. Eric decides to help his little sister overcome her problem at home rather than seek professional help--whether she wants it or not. Annie is not comfortable with the situation and is only concerned that the children stay safe after an unfortunate altercation between Julie and Simon.

Season 1, Episode 11: Now You See Me
Original Air Date: 16 December 1996
The Camdens become suspicious when Matt's new girlfriend, Tia, wants to spend more time with the family rather than being alone with Matt. Lucy enlists the help of Matt to overcome her clumsiness in order to try out for the cheerleading squad. Annie yearns for more romance in her marriage with Eric as she has become bored with the every-day routines. Simon tries to make himself invisible and tries to convince the whole family that he can be invisible.

Season 1, Episode 12: With a Little Help from My Friends
Original Air Date: 13 January 1997
To help preserve a woman's pride, Matt lies to his family and secretly helps old Mrs. Bink (Eileen Brennan) around her house. Eric becomes very concerned when Matt begins to miss church and is skipping school with Mary to help Mrs. Bink when he won't tell Eric and Annie about his secret. Annie is calm about everything and knows that there is nothing bad happening and that there is a good reason behind all of this. Eric tries to help a homeless family by breaking things in his church so that they can work to make the money and keep them off the streets. Lucy is a little depressed over the lack of enthusiasm over her thirteenth birthday and her father won't let her have a boy/girl party. Lucy gets her wish by the end, and a little surprise when she finds out that her boyfriend's friend likes her. Happy finally delivers her puppies and the Camdens begin to sell them.

Season 1, Episode 13: America's Most Wanted
Original Air Date: 27 January 1997
Mary tries to impress her basketball team by stealing a glass from their teen hangout "The Varsity," which is a school ritual. An upset Eric finds the glass and makes Matt return it but gets arrested when the store manager doesn't accept his apology for stealing it--which makes Mary feel guilty. Lucy has a paper due and hasn't started it, so she takes one of Mary's old papers and puts her name on it. Eventually, she starts to feel guilty and admits to cheating. Simon and Ruthie overhear their father talking about how it bothers him when people in America don't know the National Anthem. Ruthie then is afraid because she doesn't know it and asks Simon for help.

Season 1, Episode 14: Seven Is Enough
Original Air Date: 3 February 1997
All three Camden generations dread the annual visit of Eric's parent's, "The Colonel" (John Camden) and Grandma Ruth Camden. The tension between father and son is heightened when both Eric and "The Colonel" want to adopt a homeless and orphaned 10-year-old boy, George. George had run away from the orphanage he was staying at and was hiding inside Eric's church. Eric openly voices his disdain over his parents' nurturing skills. Annie discovers the fate of her lost wedding rings when seeing them on a woman at the store.Next US airings:

Season 1, Episode 15: Happy's Valentine
Original Air Date: 10 February 1997
While both couples, Annie and Eric, Patricia and Morgan Hamilton, spend a romantic Valentine's Day camping, Matt is left in charge of the rest of the family and allows chaos to rein in the Camden household. His preoccupation with his date and Mary's party allows the dog, Happy. to slip out of the house in search of her puppies. When a car hits Happy, the family holds a vigil, aided by a caring veterinarian. Simon blames Matt for the accident. Lucy is enjoying her first Valentine's Day with her boyfriend Jimmy Moon.

Season 1, Episode 16: Brave New World
Original Air Date: 17 February 1997
Lucy asks Eric to investigate her new best friend's white lies as to where she and her family really live and their financial situation. Matt intervenes when a bully harasses Mary at school. Simon is jealous of Ruthie's new friend from her pre-k class as she's more fascinated with him now than Simon. Lastly, Ruthie's first day at school brings melancholy feelings for Annie.

Season 1, Episode 17: Choices
Original Air Date: 14 April 1997

Season 1, Episode 18: Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line
Original Air Date: 21 April 1997

Season 1, Episode 19: It's About George...
Original Air Date: 28 April 1997

Season 1, Episode 20: Say Good-Bye
Original Air Date: 5 May 1997

Season 1, Episode 21: Dangerous Liaisons: Part 1
Original Air Date: 12 May 1997

Season 1, Episode 22: Dangerous Liaisons: Part 2
Original Air Date: 19 May 1997