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Episodes: All (243)

Season: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11
Year: 1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: Anything You Want

Original Air Date—26 August 1996
In the premiere of this series it introduces Eric Camden, who's a minister, father of five, happily married, and a soon-to-be dog owner. His wife, Annie Camden is a stay-at-home mom raising their children. Matt Camden is the oldest child who has picked up a habit of smoking and not being able to keep a job. Mary Camden is the oldest daughter who likes to play basketball a lot and is having a craving for wanting to kiss a boy. Lucy Camden is the middle child and is hoping to become a woman and getting her period very soon. Simon Camden 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 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. 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: 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 around her house. Meanwhile Eric tries to help a homeless family. Lucy is a little depressed over the lack of enthusiasm over her thirteenth birthday and the fact that she can't have a boy/girl party. Happy finally delivers her puppies.

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. A misunderstanding occurs which winds up with Matt being arrested for stealing the glass. Lucy cheats on a school paper by taking one of Mary's old papers and putting her name on it. Ruthie asks Simon about help when she overhears her father talking about how it bothers him when people in America don't know the National Anthem.

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. Annie discovers the fate of her lost wedding rings when seeing them on a woman at the store.

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

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: Don't Take My Love Away

Original Air Date—15 September 1997

Season 2, Episode 2: See You in September

Original Air Date—22 September 1997

Season 2, Episode 3: I Love You

Original Air Date—29 September 1997

Season 2, Episode 4: Who Knew?

Original Air Date—6 October 1997

Season 2, Episode 5: Says Who?

Original Air Date—13 October 1997

Season 2, Episode 6: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Original Air Date—20 October 1997

Season 2, Episode 7: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Original Air Date—3 November 1997

Season 2, Episode 8: Do Something

Original Air Date—10 November 1997

Season 2, Episode 9: I Hate You

Original Air Date—17 November 1997

Season 2, Episode 10: Truth or Dare

Original Air Date—24 November 1997

Season 2, Episode 11: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way

Original Air Date—12 January 1998

Season 2, Episode 12: Rush to Judgment

Original Air Date—19 January 1998

Season 2, Episode 13: Stuck in the Middle with You

Original Air Date—26 January 1998

Season 2, Episode 14: Red Tape

Original Air Date—2 February 1998

Season 2, Episode 15: Homecoming

Original Air Date—9 February 1998

Season 2, Episode 16: It Takes a Village

Original Air Date—26 February 1998

Season 2, Episode 17: Nothing Endures But Change

Original Air Date—2 March 1998

Season 2, Episode 18: My Kinda Guy

Original Air Date—6 April 1998

Season 2, Episode 19: Time to Leave the Nest

Original Air Date—13 April 1998

Season 2, Episode 20: Like a Harlot

Original Air Date—27 April 1998

Season 2, Episode 21: Boyfriends

Original Air Date—4 May 1998

Season 2, Episode 22: ...And Girlfriends

Original Air Date—11 May 1998

Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: It Takes Two, Baby

Original Air Date—21 September 1998

Season 3, Episode 2: Drunk Like Me

Original Air Date—28 September 1998

Season 3, Episode 3: Cutters

Original Air Date—5 October 1998

Season 3, Episode 4: The Legacy

Original Air Date—12 October 1998

Season 3, Episode 5: ...And a Nice Chianti

Original Air Date—19 October 1998

Season 3, Episode 6: And the Home of the Brave

Original Air Date—2 November 1998

Season 3, Episode 7: Johnny Get Your Gun

Original Air Date—9 November 1998

Season 3, Episode 8: No Sex, Some Drugs and a Little Rock 'n' Roll

Original Air Date—16 November 1998

Season 3, Episode 9: Let's Talk About Sex

Original Air Date—23 November 1998

Season 3, Episode 10: Here Comes Santa Claus

Original Air Date—14 December 1998

Season 3, Episode 11: Nobody Knows...

Original Air Date—11 January 1999

Season 3, Episode 12: All That Jazz

Original Air Date—18 January 1999

Season 3, Episode 13: The Tribes That Bind

Original Air Date—25 January 1999

Season 3, Episode 14: In Praise of Women

Original Air Date—8 February 1999

Season 3, Episode 15: It Happened One Night

Original Air Date—15 February 1999

Season 3, Episode 16: Paranoia

Original Air Date—22 February 1999

Season 3, Episode 17: Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is

Original Air Date—1 March 1999

Season 3, Episode 18: We the People

Original Air Date—15 March 1999

Season 3, Episode 19: The Voice

Original Air Date—3 May 1999
A school janitor claims that God is talking to him. So the school wants him to retire with his pension intact but if he continues to act the way he does, they're ready to dismiss him which means he'll lose his pension. So Eric tries to talk to him but he steadfastly maintains that God is talking to him and that he has a mission.

Season 3, Episode 20: All Dogs Go to Heaven

Original Air Date—10 May 1999

Season 3, Episode 21: There Goes the Bride: Part 1

Original Air Date—17 May 1999

Season 3, Episode 22: There Goes the Bride: Part 2

Original Air Date—24 May 1999

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: The Tattle Tale Heart

Original Air Date—20 September 1999

Season 4, Episode 2: Life Is Too Beautiful

Original Air Date—27 September 1999

Season 4, Episode 3: Yak Sada

Original Air Date—4 October 1999

Season 4, Episode 4: Come Drive with Me

Original Air Date—11 October 1999

Season 4, Episode 5: With Honors

Original Air Date—18 October 1999

Season 4, Episode 6: Just You Wait and See

Original Air Date—25 October 1999

Season 4, Episode 7: Sin...

Original Air Date—8 November 1999

Season 4, Episode 8: ...And Expiation

Original Air Date—15 November 1999

Season 4, Episode 9: Dirty Laundry

Original Air Date—22 November 1999

Season 4, Episode 10: Who Nose?

Original Air Date—29 November 1999

Season 4, Episode 11: Forget Me Not

Original Air Date—13 December 1999

Season 4, Episode 12: All by Myself

Original Air Date—24 January 2000

Season 4, Episode 13: Who Do You Trust?

Original Air Date—31 January 2000

Season 4, Episode 14: Words

Original Air Date—7 February 2000

Season 4, Episode 15: Loves Me, Loves Me Not

Original Air Date—14 February 2000

Season 4, Episode 16: Say a Little Prayer for Me

Original Air Date—21 February 2000

Season 4, Episode 17: Twelve Angry People

Original Air Date—28 February 2000
Rev. Camden is called to serve as a juror on a murder trial. Once the deliberations start, he's surprised to discover that even though the defendant is obviously guilty, all the other jurors are voting "not guilty" -- some because of past racial discrimination they or their family members have suffered in the judicial system. One by one Rev. Camden works to convince them to rise above their bitterness and distrust of the system so they can do the right thing in this case. (It flips "Twelve Angry Men" on its head and was inspired by the Los Angeles Rampart police scandal when jurors were in fact acquitting defendants because they didn't trust the police after the scandal.)

Season 4, Episode 18: Hoop Dreams

Original Air Date—10 April 2000

Season 4, Episode 19: Talk to Me

Original Air Date—1 May 2000

Season 4, Episode 20: Liar, Liar

Original Air Date—8 May 2000

Season 4, Episode 21: Love Stinks: Part 1

Original Air Date—15 May 2000

Season 4, Episode 22: Love Stinks: Part 2

Original Air Date—22 May 2000

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Here We Go Again

Original Air Date—2 October 2000

Season 5, Episode 2: Help!

Original Air Date—9 October 2000

Season 5, Episode 3: Losers

Original Air Date—16 October 2000

Season 5, Episode 4: Busted

Original Air Date—23 October 2000

Season 5, Episode 5: Blind

Original Air Date—30 October 2000

Season 5, Episode 6: Broke

Original Air Date—6 November 2000

Season 5, Episode 7: Bye

Original Air Date—13 November 2000

Season 5, Episode 8: Gossip

Original Air Date—20 November 2000

Season 5, Episode 9: Tunes

Original Air Date—27 November 2000

Season 5, Episode 10: Surprise!

Original Air Date—18 December 2000

Season 5, Episode 11: Home

Original Air Date—22 January 2001

Season 5, Episode 12: One Hundred

Original Air Date—29 January 2001

Season 5, Episode 13: The Kiss

Original Air Date—5 February 2001

Season 5, Episode 14: V-Day

Original Air Date—12 February 2001

Season 5, Episode 15: Sweeps

Original Air Date—19 February 2001

Season 5, Episode 16: Parents

Original Air Date—26 February 2001

Season 5, Episode 17: Crazy

Original Air Date—16 April 2001

Season 5, Episode 18: Apologize

Original Air Date—23 April 2001

Season 5, Episode 19: Virgin

Original Air Date—30 April 2001

Season 5, Episode 20: Regrets

Original Air Date—7 May 2001

Season 5, Episode 21: Chances...

Original Air Date—14 May 2001

Season 5, Episode 22: Are

Original Air Date—21 May 2001

Season 6


Season 6, Episode 1: Changes

Original Air Date—24 September 2001

Season 6, Episode 2: Teased

Original Air Date—1 October 2001

Season 6, Episode 3: Sympathy

Original Air Date—8 October 2001

Season 6, Episode 4: Worked

Original Air Date—15 October 2001

Season 6, Episode 5: Relationships

Original Air Date—22 October 2001

Season 6, Episode 6: Broken

Original Air Date—5 November 2001

Season 6, Episode 7: Prodigal

Original Air Date—12 November 2001

Season 6, Episode 8: Ay Carumba

Original Air Date—19 November 2001

Season 6, Episode 9: Lost

Original Air Date—26 November 2001

Season 6, Episode 10: Consideration

Original Air Date—10 December 2001

Season 6, Episode 11: Pathetic

Original Air Date—14 January 2002

Season 6, Episode 12: Suspicion

Original Air Date—21 January 2002

Season 6, Episode 13: Drunk

Original Air Date—4 February 2002

Season 6, Episode 14: Hot Pants

Original Air Date—11 February 2002

Season 6, Episode 15: I Really Do

Original Air Date—25 February 2002

Season 6, Episode 16: I Really Did

Original Air Date—4 March 2002

Season 6, Episode 17: Lip Service

Original Air Date—15 April 2002

Season 6, Episode 18: The Ring

Original Air Date—22 April 2002

Season 6, Episode 19: Letting Go

Original Air Date—29 April 2002

Season 6, Episode 20: The Known Soldier

Original Air Date—6 May 2002

Season 6, Episode 21: Holy War: Part 1

Original Air Date—13 May 2002

Season 6, Episode 22: Holy War: Part 2

Original Air Date—20 May 2002

Season 7


Season 7, Episode 1: Monkey Business 1

Original Air Date—16 September 2002

Season 7, Episode 2: Monkey Business Deux

Original Air Date—23 September 2002

Season 7, Episode 3: The Enemy Within

Original Air Date—30 September 2002

Season 7, Episode 4: Bowling for Eric

Original Air Date—7 October 2002

Season 7, Episode 5: The Heart of the Matter

Original Air Date—14 October 2002

Season 7, Episode 6: Regarding Eric

Original Air Date—21 October 2002

Season 7, Episode 7: Gabrielle Come Blow Your Horn

Original Air Date—4 November 2002

Season 7, Episode 8: Peer Pressure

Original Air Date—11 November 2002

Season 7, Episode 9: Lost Souls

Original Air Date—18 November 2002

Season 7, Episode 10: A Cry for Help

Original Air Date—24 November 2002

Season 7, Episode 11: Sundays

Original Air Date—13 January 2003

Season 7, Episode 12: Back in the Saddle Again

Original Air Date—20 January 2003

Season 7, Episode 13: It's Not Always About You

Original Air Date—27 January 2003

Season 7, Episode 14: Smoking

Original Air Date—3 February 2003
Eric tries to help Chandler after the young minister learns that his father is dying of lung cancer, but Chandler rejects Eric's aid and pushes him away. Lucy accepts a date with Chandler's chain-smoking tattooed brother Sid (guest star Jason London) in order to make Kevin jealous enough to propose to her. Elsewhere, Annie is shocked when she finds a pack of cigarettes in Simon's bedroom. Lastly, Ruthie's friend Peter begs her to lie and not tell his mother that he smokes.

Season 7, Episode 15: I Love Lucy

Original Air Date—10 February 2003

Season 7, Episode 16: Stand Up

Original Air Date—17 February 2003

Season 7, Episode 17: High Anxiety

Original Air Date—24 February 2003

Season 7, Episode 18: We Do

Original Air Date—21 April 2003

Season 7, Episode 19: That Touch of Bink

Original Air Date—28 April 2003

Season 7, Episode 20: Dick

Original Air Date—7 May 2003

Season 7, Episode 21: Life and Death: Part 1

Original Air Date—12 May 2003

Season 7, Episode 22: Life and Death: Part 2

Original Air Date—19 May 2003

Next US airings:
Thur. Dec. 39:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8


Season 8, Episode 1: Long Bad Summer: Part 1

Original Air Date—15 September 2003

Next US airings:
Fri. Dec. 49:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 2: An Early Fall: Part 2

Original Air Date—22 September 2003

Next US airings:
Mon. Dec. 79:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 3: P.K. aka Preacher's Kid

Original Air Date—29 September 2003

Season 8, Episode 4: I Wasn't Expecting That!

Original Air Date—6 October 2003

Season 8, Episode 5: The Kid Is Out of the Picture

Original Air Date—13 October 2003

Next US airings:
Tue. Dec. 89:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 6: Charity Begins at Home

Original Air Date—20 October 2003

Next US airings:
Wed. Dec. 99:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 7: Getting to Know You

Original Air Date—3 November 2003

Next US airings:
Thur. Dec. 109:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 8: Baggage

Original Air Date—10 November 2003

Next US airings:
Fri. Dec. 119:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 9: Go Ask Alice

Original Air Date—17 November 2003

Next US airings:
Mon. Dec. 149:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 10: The One Thing

Original Air Date—24 November 2003

Next US airings:
Tue. Dec. 159:00 AMWGNAMER

Season 8, Episode 11: When Bad Conversations Happen to Good People

Original Air Date—5 January 2004

Season 8, Episode 12: The Prodigal Father

Original Air Date—12 January 2004

Season 8, Episode 13: Major League

Original Air Date—19 January 2004

Season 8, Episode 14: Healing Old Wounds

Original Air Date—26 January 2004

Season 8, Episode 15: Don't Speak Ill of the Living or the Dead

Original Air Date—9 February 2004

Season 8, Episode 16: The Anniversary

Original Air Date—16 February 2004

Season 8, Episode 17: Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral

Original Air Date—23 February 2004

Season 8, Episode 18: Angel

Original Air Date—1 March 2004

Season 8, Episode 19: There's No Place Like It

Original Air Date—19 April 2004

Season 8, Episode 20: High and Dry

Original Air Date—26 April 2004

Season 8, Episode 21: Lost and Found

Original Air Date—3 May 2004

Season 8, Episode 22: Little White Lies: Part 1

Original Air Date—10 May 2004

Season 8, Episode 23: Little White Lies: Part 2

Original Air Date—17 May 2004

Season 9


Season 9, Episode 1: Dropping Trou

Original Air Date—13 September 2004

Season 9, Episode 2: The Best Laid Plans

Original Air Date—20 September 2004

Season 9, Episode 3: Song of Lucy

Original Air Date—27 September 2004

Season 9, Episode 4: Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do

Original Air Date—4 October 2004
Simon is still an emotional mess, but is ready to return to school when he meets Justin Smith, the brother of the boy he accidentally ran over. He finds he's finally off drugs and even grateful that the trauma repaired his family rift; closure becomes possible before he moves to college. Harry is determined to let the Camden parents tell Ruthy it's over. He decides to find a family of his own by marrying a girl in the Social Services home they're both desperate to get out of. Both Kevin and Martin play the protective big brothers. There's also a bird which fell out of the nest; Ruthie's responsibility just because she found it. High-pregnant teenager Leanne wants Eric to choose an adoptive couple to be parents for her baby, but goes in labor early. Lucy finds both candidate couples utterly selfish. Eric finds the father, Charlie Bates, still prepared to do he right thing provided Eric helps him with his parents. Charlie's parents fear he would throw away his own future for a girl they did so much for, and then split up. Leanne's lousy, virtually absent mother gives Annie a hard time just to visit her offspring in hospital.

Season 9, Episode 5: Vote

Original Air Date—11 October 2004

Season 9, Episode 6: Fathers

Original Air Date—18 October 2004

Season 9, Episode 7: Regret to Inform

Original Air Date—25 October 2004
When Martin and Mac go play darts in the pool hall with Kevin, he naughtily leaves without telling they are being mistaken for new police rookies, so notorious Venus picks up physically mature Martin, who gives her a ride home on request -even stranding Mac- but stays aloof until they discover both their fathers are Marines on war theater missions. Lucy makes sure dad finds out so Kevin starts calling round for Venus's phone number, which starts the rumor he's two-timing Lucy, who stupidly takes it seriously even from an amused petty criminal Kevin just arrested, while Mac spreads one about Martin scoring at high-school, where Venus turns up the next morning as substitute teacher. Another utterly undeserved 'my-house-my-rules' lecture from sanctimonious liar Eric decides Martin it's time to get emancipated and move out, that very evening. Then he spots two marines with a briefcase.Meanwhile Ben's own lie to hide he spent three days camping with Dr. Miranda Pearson has its own unpredictable consequences.

Season 9, Episode 8: Why Not Me?

Original Air Date—1 November 2004

Season 9, Episode 9: Thanksgiving

Original Air Date—15 November 2004

Season 9, Episode 10: Gratitude

Original Air Date—22 November 2004
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the parents are still not home with the twins, who also are difficult now Eric has a cold and Annie somehow already blames him for ruining the family Thanksgiving again. Simon has brought his pregnant fiancée Georgia Huffington home, but she refuses to tell anyone else before they tell his parents. Later she tells him she lied not to lose him. Pregenant Lucy takes advantage of her condition and is moody, driving Kevin (who desperately tries to dress for a drug undercover job), and Matt, mad. Martin canceled camping because of the weather. Lucy faints in the supermarket, Matt's limited medical student knowledge makes it harder on the and Dr. Kline. When Ruthie calls from Puerto Rico, lonely as Carlos's family is occupied with the baby, Martin assures her Thanksgiving is celebrated in overseas territories too.

Season 9, Episode 11: Waynes World

Original Air Date—29 December 2004

Season 9, Episode 12: Paper or Plastic?

Original Air Date—24 January 2005

Season 9, Episode 13: The Fine Art of Parenting

Original Air Date—31 January 2005

Season 9, Episode 14: First Date

Original Air Date—7 February 2005
Ruthie is going on her first date, and everyone else is more worked up than she is.

Season 9, Episode 15: Red Socks

Original Air Date—14 February 2005

Season 9, Episode 16: Brotherly Love

Original Air Date—21 February 2005

Season 9, Episode 17: Tangled Web We Weaved

Original Air Date—28 February 2005
The Camden kids panic about their cover-lie for "Simon's" (actually covering for fickle, unfaithful Mary's) secret after Annie phones with Carlos; she doesn't learn it yet, but decides to surprise-visit Mary in New York excited about the fictitious baby; the following family calls only weave the web of deception and misunderstandings ever tighter, even gold-honest Kevin gets ragged in; even when Eric's overhears an unclosed line, he keeps it secret for Annie but visits Simon, also on false pretenses. After dragging it out of Ruthie, Martin wisely abstains from compounded lying. Martin and Mac, who sort of hopes to get her on the rebound, catch Vincent dating another girl, but only to make Ruthie jealous, who brushed him off with a lie, next Vincent goes make up with her.

Season 9, Episode 18: Honor Thy Mother

Original Air Date—25 April 2005
Ben Kinkirk practically invites himself to stay with brother Kevin to see Lucy and their baby, knowing absent Martin's apartment is available that weekend, and tests the ground about him dating Mary again now she has left Carlos. Annie has the morbid obsession everyone should attend -fine for most Camden house-mates- a 'birthday party' for her late mother Jenny. This means barring Ruthie from seeing Vincent again, yet she's eager enough to visit him despite Lucy's warning while flower-shopping together. Ruthie returns in tears and tantrum, as if violated, in fact the kid only wisely took his parents' advice. Eric is excused from the party to help career woman Marie Wagner work out how to handle her mother's worsening health, while the ma -actually adoptive- wants to be independent, not a burden.

Season 9, Episode 19: Hungry

Original Air Date—9 May 2005

Season 9, Episode 20: Leaps of Faith

Original Air Date—9 May 2005
When Simon visits home to write a paper, the twins are just happy, the sisters speculate what trouble he's in; dad guesses his Bible reading is a pact with God for a clear bill on his venereal disease test. Zoe convinces Martin to join her watching a meteor shower for an astronomy assignment, but he leaves his cell phone afraid to tell Eric as it's at night, and thus misses a persistent caller- from Iraq. Lucy wants to return to parish work, but Kevin refuses to dump their baby on her ma, even prefers doing night-shifts or becoming a home dad. Ruthy's ex Peter Petrowski's parents George 'Vic' and Paris ask Eric to remarry them. Ruthy's boyfriend Vincent is offended she nags about Peter saying not to feel anything for her anymore.

Season 9, Episode 21: Mi Familia: Part 1

Original Air Date—16 May 2005
Cecilia's dad George Smith tells Eric that he and his wife Gwen are looking for a foster-son, about 10 years old, to fill the now empty-feeling home, with the hope of adopting. The enthusiastic reverend immediately thinks of orphanage boy Danny Davies, who proves charming and eager. Danny expects to that his sisters will be adopted too. It's only fair that Eric helps put that straight, which proves even more complicated then it sounds. Carlos tells Matt he's leaving New York for his dad's firm in Puerto Rico because 'mother' Mary makes no marital effort at all, having cheerfully signed over custody of baby Charlie. The twins are sad that Martin, and in time all their siblings seem to leave, even Lucy now. Kevin presses her to finally choose a house, then concludes the mother is the one who pushes fledglings out of the nest. Simon's girlfriend Rose wants to dump him unless he gives a good reason why they still don't have sex. Vincent pushes Martin to help him break up with Ruthie, in case he meets a girl while on vacation with his grandparents on Hawaii.

Season 9, Episode 22: Mi Familia: Part 2

Original Air Date—23 May 2005

Season 10


Season 10, Episode 1: It's Late

Original Air Date—19 September 2005
While even playing liturgical Elvis can only distract Eric momentarily from having to tell his parents about Charlie, Rose wants Simon to tell them about their marriage plan; there is a surprise visit. Lucy's first monthly sermon embarrasses the family by its personal content, antagonizes the congregation with militant feminism and bores by length. Rose pushes Simon to buy her a ring they can't afford and speed up their wedding by telling him she wants to wed first. Also his ex, college student Sandy, did it -once, when visiting him- with now uninterested Martin, whom she keeps bothering, but has a surprisingly serious reason. Kevin startles Lucy by wanting a second child and to become a full-time father. Ruthie schemes to matchmake Martin to Meredith Davies and 'take over' her high-school senior boy-friend Jack.

Season 10, Episode 2: Home Run

Original Air Date—26 September 2005

Season 10, Episode 3: Mama's Gonna Buy You a Diamond Ring

Original Air Date—3 October 2005
Rosie moves in with Simon and remodels his studio, while keeping her apartment as a front, but that proves unpractical. Simon insists on telling their parents they'll get married, but after graduation. When Simon announces that he is going to come and bring bad news, dad and Lucy falsely 'hope' it's their break-up. They disagree on what to offer single women, except a 'church social', which Martin accepts and brings Meredith as their first date. Kevin eagerly accepts Joanie's invitation to her 'mom and I' class, where the sensitive hunk is an instant hit. The parents disagree whether to forbid Ruthie going out with 'too mature' Jack, so she gets Martin to set her up with honor student Sam Walker.

Season 10, Episode 4: Ring Around the Rosie

Original Air Date—10 October 2005
Simon bursts his startled parents' malicious bubble: he's not dumping Rose, she moved in. When Simon accepts 'too easily' to give Rosie her marching orders -which she ignores- as they pay for the apartment, they hoped he wanted an excuse to break up and be with Sandy, who they prefer, this time partially true. The twins announce they have each found true love. Ruthie tries to get rid of Sam Walker, but neither Eric nor Martin agree to do her dirty work. After church teenagers class girl Lizzie Wheeler admits an unwanted pregnancy, Lucy doubts her decision to stay in pastoral work and envies Kevin's obviously excellent home parenting, then Lizzie changes her story. Rosie sets an ultimatum. Martin tells Lucy he'll become a father.

Season 10, Episode 5: The Rat's Out of the Bag

Original Air Date—17 October 2005
Kevin was happy to perform at a kids party in a Riverton rat costume, but when Mat hears Lucy is visiting Simon, prods him along to spy and soon finds Eric is doing the same, alas equally clumsily. Rosie knew Lucy came for Sandy, so Tyler's secret gets spread. Meredith gets Ruthie to find out if Tyler disconnects his cellphone because he has another, while he is considering his options whether to play baseball full time in his senior year semester as he already has enough credited courses.

Season 10, Episode 6: Helpful

Original Air Date—31 October 2005
Sandy has braxton-hicks contractions, after which she admits that a miscarriage would simplify her life, but Simon's fear that the truth is about to come out seems ever more warranted. Kevin and Eric worry (with reason) as Lucy, clearly over her head and incompetent, keeps insisting that nobody else should meddle with her 'client' Sandy. They have to tell her who has already found out and Kevin must physically stop her assaulting her dad, Edward Jameson (an alcoholic). Eric fears George Smith is about to find out too. Ruthie stupidly lies about her new date being '16', as Martin says his -huge- team's shortstop Brian is 18.

Season 10, Episode 7: Soup's On

Original Air Date—7 November 2005

Season 10, Episode 8: Chicken Noodle Heads

Original Air Date—7 November 2005

Season 10, Episode 9: Turkey

Original Air Date—21 November 2005
With Thanksgiving at hand, continuous pussyfooting about Sandy's pregnancy causes a further avalanche of lies, pretenses and false assumptions, even that Martin got Ruthie knocked up. Breaking the truth proves equally unpleasant. Poor Simon is left working his tail off at his exams and extra radio shifts for Rose's diamond engagement ring, while the ingrate and Sandy -who have finished- want to attend the parish dinner without him in Glenoak, where Eric preaches reconciliation.

Season 10, Episode 10: Apple Pie

Original Air Date—28 November 2005

Season 10, Episode 11: X-Mas

Original Air Date—12 December 2005
Kevin makes a fine Father Christmas and knows the ideal gift: a dog, but Lucy insists to wait till after the holidays, then sneakily goes to the asylum herself, only to find their tastes in canines differ greatly. Heathen Rose has no clue what Christmas has to do with Nativity, so she 'tests' the twins, but in the process makes them doubt if either Santa or Jezus really exist. Sandy isn't keen either to participate in the parish's nativity scene. In the end, things work out as by Christmas magic.

Season 10, Episode 12: Got MLK?

Original Air Date—23 January 2006
When Ruthie's black new classmate Alex insists with teacher Porter to do his 'Famous Americans' report on his obsessive idol Martin Luther King, no other, even though his day was shortly before, baseball teammate Martin Brewer's innocent remark it's not worth risking his sports career for has absurd consequences, as if he, not Porter, changed the assignment to reports on 'Afro-Americans' only, which annoys everybody who already wrote on classics which return every year. Someone is so pissed off that Martin's car gets vandalized with racist language, which the model of fairness refuses on principle to clean up a coward's mess. Kevin gets his former colleague Phil, now the officer in charge of hate crimes, on the case, while emotions run high all trough Glenoak with schoolchildren and adults.

Season 10, Episode 13: And Baby Makes Three

Original Air Date—30 January 2006

Season 10, Episode 14: The Magic of Gershwin

Original Air Date—6 February 2006
Ruthie is having a hard time getting over Martin, who is finally making an effort to be there for Sandy and the baby. Ruthie meets a new friend, Maggie, and they must both sit in detention after school. The teacher in charge at detention, a music teacher called Feinstein, manages to get the students' attention by giving them some new insights on music and its relation to history. He also plays Gershwin songs on the piano, which seem to calm Ruthie's heartache.

Season 10, Episode 15: Love and Obsession

Original Air Date—13 February 2006
Eric welcomes Kevin's invitation for a Valentine's dinner with the whole family at the anniversary and in the restaurant of his proposal to Lucy, doubling as the twins birthday party. After all, Annie made a drama about the twins wanting a store birthday cake, not her traditional home-made ones, and Sam being by little Rachel without soon jealous David spells trouble between both them and their parents, as Eric wants to let them decide what to do together and tries to compensate by taking just David for ice-cream during Sam's play-date. Ruthie keeps dreaming about Martin dropping Sandy, the baby and college for her, yet finds some solace in a daily 'job' Eric got for her, helping old Ms. Rusnak to get used to a new bike, or rather for the company. As if his parents weren't unhappy enough about bride Rose, she even refuses Simon to get married in Eric's church. Lucy manages to embarrass herself in a daring dress at the restaurant, but nobody else enjoys dinner anyhow.

Season 10, Episode 16: Moving Ahead

Original Air Date—27 February 2006
Lucy's life gets more complicated personally and professionally when she begins to feel the presence of her late Grandma Jenny visiting her and warning her of the challenges that are coming in her life. Meanwhile, Annie and Ruthie decide to take a day off together to unwind. Rose is angry with Simon for neglecting to tell her that he slept with Sandy. Lastly, Eric unintentionally shakes things up between Rose and Simon.

Season 10, Episode 17: Highway to Cell

Original Air Date—3 April 2006
Simon isn't amused that Rose pulls all the stops out hosting a luxurious dinner to impress her Italian ex, Umberto 'Bert' Lanzo, who left her at the altar. He jests about wanting her back, or is he serious - and who is the mystery girl Simon agrees to talk to immediately but covertly? The Camden parents, are not amused that Ruthie's long-awaited cellphone does nothing for her social life. Eric urges the boys to call her, helped by unwilling Peter Petrowski's dad George 'Vic' Vickery and Kevin. Benjamin Bainsworth, meanwhile, finds her number and works up the courage to call after a year.

Season 10, Episode 18: Invitation to Disaster

Original Air Date—10 April 2006
Annie hated receiving an invitation to Simon's 'disaster' wedding with Rose in May, until she realizes that's the same day as big brother Matt and his wife Sara's graduation from New York med school. Neither group will even consider another date, arguing that the other event is less important or troublesome. Ruthie considers taking a summer poetry course in Scotland to be with her ex, Peter, but dad won't pay and the phone-bill hits hard. Kevin plants the romantic idea of eloping. Rose's jealous ex, Bert, grills Simon about his mystery girlfriend and questions his commitment. Annie finds out and teams up with Bert, who talks Rose out of eloping as the Camdens would ruin this by attending. Yet the changes of plans and truth time up inspiring surprising changes of heart.

Season 10, Episode 19: Secrets

Original Air Date—17 April 2006
The twins learn that offering people snacks gets them information. Lucy and Ruthie are surprised and slightly jealous how their mother smooches up to Rose. Kevin wants to give Simon his big wedding present early: paying for the expensive rings, but Simon has no idea. He plans to work enough shift to pay off that debt. Ruthie blurts out that she kept Matt's secret for years and asks for a small one in return. The scheming and speculations about a possible wedding cancellation continue to complicate everything.

Season 10, Episode 20: And More Secrets

Original Air Date—24 April 2006

Season 10, Episode 21: Good-Bye...: Part 1

Original Air Date—1 May 2006
The wedding preparations inspire Simon's parents to reminisce about when they all were much younger. After Rose tells Simon she's late, he prays as passionately that he will make the right decision about starting a family as he did when his wish for a dog was granted almost miraculously. Simon is disappointed that nearly nobody wants to attend his wedding, Rose somehow blames Umberto and keeps the doubts alive, while her divorced parents habitually blame each-other and fear she shotguns Simon. At the rehearsal dinner charming teenage waiter Paul surprises Ruthie: he's from Edinburgh and dates her.

Season 10, Episode 22: And Thank You: Part 2

Original Air Date—8 May 2006
The Camden parents are delighted that Matt and Sarah have surprised them by visiting in time for Simon's wedding. Mainly because they are expecting a baby, but that's not all. Simon is relieved that Rose isn't pregnant after all, they're marrying for love. However, the next minute he gets cold feet, eagerly poked at by Lucy. More visitors, like Matt's one-time bride-to-be Heather Cain, stir further reminiscing, speculations whether the will both say yes. Rose's ex, Umberto, even asks Eric's permission to sabotage the wedding. The decision falls at the altar. Matt and Carlos have wonderful surprises.

Season 11


Season 11, Episode 1: Turn, Turn, Turn

Original Air Date—25 September 2006
Now the kids are all away since months, except for the twin boys, who are almost too easy, the oldies feel rather awkward, most of all young house-father Kevin Kinkirk, who is an amazing help in every respect, and thinks of starting a house renovation business with enthusiastic Annie. After loosing their twins, Lucy is a total terror, but endlessly patient husband Kevin always bends deep enough, even when she goes far too far in public, even by her own hypocritical standards. Martin Brewer insists on turning his life around to be a father for his baby-son with Sandy Jameson, but she insists he should lead his own life, and leave her living hers, which he calls a Lucy-clone to become a virtual Camden so Simon would take her back, while he's jealous of her date Daniel.

Season 11, Episode 2: Tonight's Specials Are...

Original Air Date—2 October 2006
Reverend Eric Camden feels old after the twins' young teacher mistakes him for their grandfather and being unable to keep up physically with wife Annie's sexual appetite. Martin gets in trouble with Sandy when she overhears him in the baby-phone thanking Kevin for the -mis-understood- advice to seduce her by cooking for her. Lucy worries what it means about his sexual appetite now Kevin has stopped cooking elaborate dinners after talking to lonely young teenager movie theater tickets clerk T-bone, who considers her highly desirable. Kevin selflessly worries about all of them.

Season 11, Episode 3: A Pain in the Neck

Original Air Date—15 October 2006
Now Annie is away for four weeks, Eric wakes up with a stiff neck but already promised the twins to sleep a night in a tent in the garden- not so easy as it sounds, especially when the dog Happy goes missing, actually tagging along with Kevin's canines. Kevin couldn't turn down his brother Ben who wants to came spend time with them, but Lucy isn't ready for any visitors yet, so he stays with Eric, whom he assures he can safely straighten his neck having nurse training- a painful mistake. When the twins' attractive young teacher Margo makes a pass at Eric, the principal laughs away the very thought: the old goat must misinterpret. Lucy changes her mind and decides to get the guest room ready for Ben to stay in 'any time'. Eric's cardiologist has crushing news. Eric publicly rages at Margo's unacceptable immorality and takes his kids away, then insists to pig out with unhealthy food as a fake birthday and even lets Ben give him another neck-crack. Lucy smells a rat.

Season 11, Episode 4: Don't Ax, Don't Tell

Original Air Date—22 October 2006
While Annie is still way, reverend Eric Camden keeps behaving weirdly, so his nosy daughter Lucy forces her unwilling, privacy-respecting husband Kevin to help her find out what's going on. For once he gets interested himself as it turns out there actually is a lot to uncover, starting with the fact Eric bought the twins hamsters as a consolation because his disgust at their teacher Miss Margo's flirting made Eric take the boys out of school to teach them himself. Kevin even ends up taking his pants off as bribe for homeless Stanley to tell what he knows about the hospital episode.

Season 11, Episode 5: The Replacements

Original Air Date—29 October 2006
Lucy Camden Kinkirk tells two girls they won't get access to the pregnancy home apartments, neither trough her nor Annie, but such cheap rent remains a prize worth fighting for. When Reverend Eric Camden's car breaks down, he learns that T-bone, the movie ticket sales-boy who has a crush for Lucy, is actually a courageous abandoned kid, now out of a home. When the snooty girls turn up at the house, they tell T-bone is a high-school boy called Theodore; Eric lets them stay for one night till Annie returns, even after he found out they smoke pot. Annie gets real surprises when back early, and insists it's for the pastors to find a solution for the floozies. Sandy makes Eric listen over the phone to her boyfriend Daniel, who she now believes to want nothing then loveless sex and housekeeping comfort, while he recalls his up-front intentions, then Martin barges in. T-bone insists he can't stay or he'll spill the beans as long as Eric hasn't told the family about his heart problems, which he guessed after witnessing Kevin's sacrificed trousers, but Eric only tells Annie about his intention to keep home-teaching the twins, his last change not to be a mainly absent parent.

Season 11, Episode 6: Broken Hearts and Promises

Original Air Date—5 November 2006
Misery all the way while Eric stubbornly keeps hiding his heart problems for Annie, the only one he wanted to know ever, even after a misunderstanding brings paramedics rushing, but ends up telling the truth to Kevin who manages to make him take his long-delayed cardiology check up. T-bone proves a second Robby, as helpful as an angel and a butler, yet incredulous Annie can find him a home, at 17. Meanwhile the bitchy girls can't wriggle out of accepting the burger-joint jobs (ironically, they're vocal vegetarians) Annie arranged for them. Tyler's baby's mother Sandy is in love again with Daniel.

Season 11, Episode 7: You Take the High Road

Original Air Date—12 November 2006
Eric has finally decided to tell the children about his heart condition. He and Annie are flying to Scotland, so Ruthie is frantic, she doesn't want to return home but stay 'normal', not a 'preacher's kid'. Lucy plays the drama queen not to be told earlier and now refuses to listen now to Kevin, who once again is caught from all sides. T-Bone and the girls pretend to be scared and want to stay in Kevin's house while the Camdens are away, Kevin doesn't buy it; indeed Jeane is hiding from her husband, a boot-camp private she married only three weeks ago just for the benefits. Margaret has bad news for T-Bone. Sandy calls Lucy she was crazy to declare her love to co-student Daniel, she now wants her baby's dad Martin back...

Season 11, Episode 8: And I'll Take the Low Road

Original Air Date—19 November 2006
At home, Kevin has a hard time teaching the twins pets like their hamsters are for life when they want to dump them on him; Lucy ultimately finds out their motive: they think daddy needs help. Mother Annie is furious to learn in Edinburgh, like Lucy earlier over the phone, selfish Ruthie has no interest in leaving her Scottish luxury life and privacy, even plans a Swiss ski trip, but cardio-terminal dad Eric declares he's allowed to be selfish and orders her home. T-Bone is furious when a phone-call from the girls gets his selfish mother on his trail, live- Kevin recognizes her as a whore he once arrested, but she consents with Lucy's advice to neglected son Theodore: get him legally emancipated, i.e. early majority in a court procedure. Martin's mate Mac is back, as best man for the wedding, but makes Sandy consider whether they're getting married for the right reason, love, not jealousy, an excuse to leave Daniel, etc. ...

Season 11, Episode 9: Thanks and Giving

Original Air Date—26 November 2006
Eric reprimand Ruthie for bitching about US airport security post 9-11, till it proves so strict they miss their flight home for Thanksgiving because of Lucy and Mary's past airport incidents, then hearing port authority security agent Keaton can't get home the reverend improvises his wedding right there. Mac drops by at Haley's and finds she can use someone to help out as she's a bit sick and alone, finally admitting not Martin but Simon asked him to test her after pulling out from marrying Martin. Lucy wants everybody, such as Lou Dalton, to be positive, despite dad Eric's condition. T-Bone tells Margaret to help the twins prepare a 'welcome home show' and gets a salesman to donate a luxury duo-bed for sick Eric and Annie.

Season 11, Episode 10: You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til He's Gone

Original Air Date—3 December 2006
Now Eric is terminal, he tells his parishioners the truth, even when it hurts, yet it seems to work out almost miraculously on several counts. Lucy takes a trip with Kevin. Ruthie is a spiteful bitch since her return from Scotland, and ever cheerful T-Bone tells her the truth, she just warns Eric will probably back-stab his emancipation, but when their bickering ends in kissing, her mood starts to turn. Margaret gets a domestic job. The whole Camden clan promises to come over for Christmas. Then lucky bum Stanley suggests to Eric he should just ask God for healing...

Season 11, Episode 11: Christmas!

Original Air Date—10 December 2006
Eric was looking forward to possibly his last Christmas with the whole Camden clan, but wakes up a few days earlier in heaven as a rather Glenoaks-like town, welcomed by his loving mother-in-law and deceased people who appreciate the efforts he spent on them and their loved ones, and now worry about the mortals still on earth, including the Camden family which is preparing for Christmas, even Kevin and Lucy are back early from Frisco. While in heaven Eric is offered miraculous packed gifts for his family, all things he generously gave his parishioners, such as time for Matt and Mary to spend on their families and erasers for memories which poison relationships, his family decides to expand the day they spend on charity -like every year- to three: one because it feels good, one as Eric's favorite present and one for the infant Jezus. The best may be his own gift: everybody has a bunch of guardian-angles, and the experienced one in charge of his paperwork is processing an application from colleague Stanley to grant his -suggested- wish to get more time alive on earth...

Season 11, Episode 12: Can I Just Get Something to Eat

Original Air Date—14 January 2007
Kevin feels Lucy is too lazy to shop groceries as she keeps promising, she hates him buying wholesale and throws out everything officially past its expiration date, he is pragmatical about his New Year's resolution to save money before they have a second baby. The twins spend $50 of their savings to help Darfur trough Nicodemus, a Sudanse refugee who once brought Ruthie home. The reverends oppose several -often old- votes by the deacons Lou tells them about on matters from office furniture for Lucy -which selfish priority openly disgusts Kevin- to whether Darfur is too political a cause to get the parish's financial support, planning an appeal to the parishioners at large. Ruthie arrogantly pretends her Scottish political talks make her an expert on all world problems compared to T-Bone, who never was overseas and has no PC but soon finds Margaret has doubts about the material Jane gave Ruthie and in mere hours learns more then Ruthie; he stresses nobody helps as much as the US, she it's never enough, he realizes the complex context. Kevin tries to educate the girls, who react emotively, yet shows generosity.

Season 11, Episode 13: Script Number Two Hundred Thirty-Four

Original Air Date—21 January 2007
While Eric and Lucy sneak off fishing, pretending it's for a 'church stuff' seminar, Kevin must give advice -which he does in scary terms- to poor T-Bone, whose snooty girlfriend Ruthie (ab)uses him to cause jealousy with her sort-of-ex Mac, who gets himself invited to stay at the Camdens after moving back in town only to find his reuniting parents' condo has only one bedroom, and his best friend -and other semi-ex- Martin, who gets bitched at by his baby son Aaron's unmarried mother Sandy after Mac arranged for them to to double-date with T-Bone, Margaret and Jane...

Season 11, Episode 14: Deacon Blues

Original Air Date—28 January 2007
T-Bone needs a drivers license to have some privacy with Ruthie, so he asks Kevin to give him practice lessons, but gets a torture version. Annie doesn't believe Lou's announcement the deacons want youth-friendlier church services because of a $16,000 budget deviation, and even a publicity swap with a car dealership; ultimately the twins solve the accounts discrepancy. Mac needs a job to pay his part of a place with Margareth and Jane, so T-Bone gets him hired as ticket colleague.

Season 11, Episode 15: Tit for Tat

Original Air Date—11 February 2007
Colonel John Camden and his wife Ruth are staying over on their way to Hawai, unannounced. Fearing they will spill the beans, Lucy wants to skip town with Kevin supposedly to help Simon, asking Sandy to cover church service, so she stays in their place with baby Aaron; she's warm to boy-friend Dr. Jonathan Sanderson, chilly to Martin. T-Bone needs help for his first Valentine's day with a girl-friend, Ruthie insists they get matching tattoos, despite his and Margaret's reluctance for permanent markings, having to hide them for the Camdens and a serious needle-phobia. Mac is happy moving into the trio's apartment means 'adult' independence, the girls see domestic misery. When Jane gets her divorce papers from soldier Jack, she wants to wait till after Valentine's day. The grandparents overhear the twins with their parents, and suggest they may soon move for good. Lucy changes her minds and turns up with Kevin.

Season 11, Episode 16: Gimme' That Ol' Time Religion

Original Air Date—18 February 2007
When they realize that Ruthie has a secret and T-Bone won't talk, the Camden parents fear her sudden religious interest means something bad, even if their denial of sex is sincere. After some prodding, the twins tell Annie, Kevin drags and bribes out of Mac, Lucy learns from Sandy and even Eric from Margaret and Jane that it's just tattoos, like Simon, Lucy and Mary at earlier times, supposedly all unknown to the oldies; again everyone tries to pretends to most others neither to know nor to have told, then the game shifts to guessing who knows what and who should tell Eric (his heart!) or not...

Season 11, Episode 17: Small Miracles

Original Air Date—8 April 2007
When a frantic Ruthie loses the tiny diamond from the promise ring that T-Bone gave her, she takes it as a sign that maybe they shouldn't be together and enlists the entire household to search for the missing stone. Meanwhile, Eric and Lucy independently come across a mysterious black bird and interpret it as a sign of bad things to come. Jonathan tells Sandy that he has strong feelings for her.

Season 11, Episode 18: Inked

Original Air Date—15 April 2007
T-Bone feels a bit insecure to learn the only thing stopping Ruthie from having her tattoo with his name removed by a doctor is lack of money while her parents firmly refuse to help pay and she is reluctant to take a job for her skin-integrity. When T-Bone generously offers to pay 'feeling somehow responsible' both Camden parents are lividly disgusted she dares agreeing and taking money he needs to get into college, and order her to take a job immediately to pay every cent alone. Lucy and Kevin find the church of her potential own parish, Crossroads, is inside the bar annex grocery store and school, there's about 27 inhabitants and Kevin would be offered the sheriff's star, appealing to the ex-cop. The Asian doctor who runs the complex cum church explains the parish gets about 100 worshipers from four church-less counties and different denominations, a town law stipulates residents must study and work there, all children are fostered because their real parents are in prison, the reverend's couple should act as their 'group parents'. Mac blurts out to Haley that Martin has no game that day, so she makes him admit his white lie in order to have a day off and hoped to spend it with Jane, reproaching Martin to dodge babysitting their baby-son Aaron as if her weeks of leisure didn't count. Jane is not amused to learn Margaret helps Mac writing his English assignment, and is obviously romantically interested in the cute kid; Eric tells Margaret she should concentrate on going to college, Mac agrees and declares like-liking her. Kevin is eager to move to the challenging parish, Lucy feels it's an awfully big one to chew, the locals hope they move in. Eric also assures T-Bone he is not at all obliged to stay with selfish Ruthie unless he really wants, let alone take any blame for her own stupidity.

Season 11, Episode 19: Some Break-Ups and Some Get-Togethers

Original Air Date—22 April 2007
When Ruthie asks T-Bone to help her get a job at his movie theater, to earn enough for an anniversary present reciprocating his engagement ring, he tells colleague Mac that he wants to use Eric's permission to break up with Ruthie but doesn't know how. Without asking, Mac uses T-Bone's cell phone to send Ruthie a text message meaning "I break up with you", and as if that weren't blunt enough accidentally copies it to the boy's entire phone-list, so everybody knows, only Ruthie doesn't get it. Lucy is furious at 'insensitive T-Bone', Anny blames Eric fearing his permission will overshadow the couple's own feelings. Margaret is furious, feeling used, when she hears Mac has taken full credit reading the Crawford English literature paper she helped him write; Jane says that kills her blossoming love for him, Mac feels an attack by lip contact is his best shot. Kevin is very eager to become sheriff in Crossroads, where he could make a real difference, but Lucy doesn't want to move and collects excuses, so they decide to ponder their choice a bit longer. Police captain Michaels tells Kevin the job pays great, but also offers him an alternative job without moving, now he's up for promotion to chief of police himself. Martin acts toward Jane as if they aren't together, but refuses Mac's suggestion to look for a more practical girl-friend, at his college. Ruthie considers dad's advice to leave T-Bone free to choose, true love comes trough anyway; T-Bone gets second thoughts...

Season 11, Episode 20: Nothing Says Lovin' Like Something from the Oven

Original Air Date—29 April 2007
Steven tries to reassure T-Bone there is no reason to move out, Ruthie doesn't hate him and her spending much time with Martin doesn't have to mean anything. Then a surprise takes priority: dentist Theodore Alan 'Al' Bonaducci rides on by Harley and assures T-bone 'junior' that was his nickname as a youngster, his ma just told him in Vegas he's the kid's father, alas 17 years too late and ma is an incurable liar... Dr. Jonathan Sanderson proposes to elated Sandy for marriage after her graduation in a year; she promises Lucy she can delay that now Kevin and she have decided to accept the Crossroads parish. Mac is in Margareth's kissing grace. Jane assures T-Bone that Martin is not into Ruthie but with her, yet Martin also accepts a serious talk with Sandy. Only when Ruthie hears T-Bone accepts to go away a whole summer with his dad, she tells her dad she hates their break-up...

Season 11, Episode 21: Good News for Almost Everyone

Original Air Date—6 May 2007
Eric and Annie rush to the hospital after Eric wakes up with a good feeling about his heart condition. Unsure whether her parents are at the hospital due to good news or bad news, Lucy is a bundle of nerves, and it's up to Kevin to keep her thinking positively as they wait for news. T-Bone and Ruthie decide to get back together, but Martin hopes to change Ruthie's mind when he reveals that he's in love with her as well.

Season 11, Episode 22: And Away We Go

Original Air Date—13 May 2007
Now Eric is miraculously cured, the colonel sends him a celebration gift: an RV. He impulsively decides to take it on an unplanned maiden trip, for which the other residents soon sign on, the only limitation being one suitcase and three personal items each. Kevin and Lucy will get out in Crossroads, to decide whether to move there permanently, but wrestle with another terrifying doubt. Martin has another question. T-Bone only lifts along to join his dad's motor road trip.

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