7th Heaven (1996–2007)

This weekly television series follows the Camden family as the minister father and stay-at-home mother deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own. The friends, neighbors, and love interests of the various members of the family weigh heavily on the plot of the series, which seeks to address a real-life issue with each episode.

Creator:

Brenda Hampton

Stars:

Beverley Mitchell, Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 20 wins & 55 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Beverley Mitchell	...	Lucy Camden (243 episodes, 1996-2007)
Happy	...	Happy (242 episodes, 1996-2007)
Stephen Collins	...	Rev. Eric Camden (242 episodes, 1996-2007)
Catherine Hicks	...	Annie Camden (242 episodes, 1996-2007)
Mackenzie Rosman	...	Ruthie Camden (238 episodes, 1996-2007)
David Gallagher	...	Simon Camden (221 episodes, 1996-2006)
Barry Watson	...	Matt Camden (200 episodes, 1996-2006)
Jessica Biel	...	Mary Camden (139 episodes, 1996-2006)
Nikolas Brino	...	David Camden (134 episodes, 1999-2007)
Lorenzo Brino	...	Sam Camden (134 episodes, 1999-2007)
George Stults	...	Kevin Kinkirk (114 episodes, 2002-2007)

Storyline

This weekly television series follows the Camden family as the minister father and stay-at-home mother deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own. The friends, neighbors, and love interests of the various members of the family weigh heavily on the plot of the series, which seeks to address a real-life issue with each episode.

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Plot Keywords:

children | minister | mother son relationship | father son relationship | mother daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

There's a place only family can take you...

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

The CW Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

7th Heaven: Beginnings

Filming Locations:

3401 Exposition Blvd., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series stayed in its original Monday 8/7c time slot on the WB throughout its entire 10 year run without ever moving to another night or time, which is very rare for a network television series. In its 11th season, it was moved to Sunday nights, still keeping its 8/7c time.

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Quotes

Annie: Teenagers.
Eric: Yeah, if you don't like their mood, wait 10 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #22.91 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"7th Heaven"
Performed by Steve Plunkett

User Reviews

Corny, heavy-handed but sweet

I watched this show once to kill time before something else came on, and found myself hooked. Sure the show has some major flaws -- it's heavy-handed moralizing, largely terrible acting, corny plots, a tendency to take itself way too seriously, and with the exception of the Mary-in-trouble story arc, everything is wrapped up in an hour.

But...

Everyone in the family cares about the others (tho sometimes I think mom has just a touch of an Evil Overlord bent on world domination streak), there's no sex, no violence beyond what's required to make a point, and no swearing. We're drowned in that stuff every day of our lives in every other medium we have. It's nice to find one hour during the week that's free of it. And if it moralizes -- what's the harm? Frankly most ppl could use a bit of moralizing. The other thing I've noticed is that while they're a religious family, and they approach their lives by that code -- they don't force it down anyone's throat, and that's pretty nice to see too. While they are tenacious in their own beliefs, they do allow others theirs... except when it impacts their family, which is understandable.

All in all, the irritations of the show are more than balanced by the sweet nature of the show, and the very family friendly spot it occupies. It may not be entirely realistic, but it's not entirely false either -- and if I want realism I can look at my own family which is just a bit *too* real.