7th.Heaven

It's a big day for the Camden's as the twins start kindergarten. Lucy is pregnant but does not want to get maternity clothes yet. Simon and Georgia may be having sex. Ruthie gets in trouble at school.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton

A pregnant Lucy & Kevin learn they are going to have a girl. Simon tells his parents he is having sex with Georgia and is on probation at college. Eric decides to set up an abstinence pledge group at church, and Ruthie signs it.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Harry Harris
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton

Lucy is promoted to Associate Pastor at the church and faces the task of writing her first sermon. Simon starts going to a therapist and realizes he has been suppressing his guilt of a previous car accident. Ruthie wants to go on a date.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney

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...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Michael Preece
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Elaine Arata

As the presidential election approaches, Martin is too vocal in his opinions and Ruthie realizes she has none, Annie and Eric might be on different sides of the political ticket, and Lucy and Kevin have never registered to vote.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Chris Olsen

Lucy and Kevin see a new doctor for their pregnancy and they have different opinions of her. Ruthie becomes interested in Martin's friend and starts wearing makeup and acting older. Charlie, the new father of Leanne's baby, is having a hard time and wants out of parenthood, so Eric enlists the help of an old, dear family friend.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Harry Harris
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Jeff Olsen

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, ...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Harvey S. Laidman
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Jeffrey Rodgers

Simon calls Lucy and Kevin to borrow money. They turn to Eric for advice. Simon has been told to leave the dorm after breaking rules by having his girlfriend spend the night in his room.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney

With Thanksgiving approaching, everyone seems to be planning something different. Lucy wants to host the big meal, Simon wants to stay at college, Mary is staying in Puerto Rico, and the others also have different plans. Annie is upset.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Harry Harris
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney

Shortly before Thanksgiving, Eric, Annie, and the twins are still not home; Eric has a cold and Annie already blames him for ruining the family Thanksgiving again. Simon has brought Georgia home but she refuses to tell anyone about her pregnancy until they tell his parents; later she tells him she lied so he wouldn't leave her. Pregnant Lucy is moody and takes advantage of her condition, driving Kevin and Matt mad; the weather cancels Martin's camping trip. Lucy gets Matt to take her to the supermarket where she faints, and Matt's limited medical-student knowledge ...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Fred Einesman
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Fred Einesman

Lucy is home from the hospital but is irritable, confined to bed rest. Kevin tells her to finish her studies. Martin is having problems at school and Ruthie learns his father's tour of duty is extended. Wayne Newton makes an appea...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney

Matt takes Lucy shopping so that she is out of the house. Annie prepares for the baby shower while she is gone. At the store, Lucy goes into labor. Matt & Lucy are stuck in an elevator. Lucy gives birth to a girl.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Michael Preece
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Jeffrey Rodgers

Lucy, Kevin, and Savannah move back to her parents' home where there is one mother too many. Annie tries to impart her mothering skills on Lucy, who has different ideas. Ruthie sees an opportunity to get a favor from Martin.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Harry Harris
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Justin Trofholz

Ruthie is going on her first date, and everyone else is more worked up than she is.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Kelley Turk, Courtney Turk

The cast shows their singing skills as the express their feelings about Valentine's Day. Simon starts dating another gal. The twins celebrate their birthday.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Michael Preece
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Martha Plimpton

Kevin meets the previous owner of his new home who seems to miss the memories of his former residence. Simon asks Matt to give him a prescription for birth control pills for his girlfriend.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Barry Watson
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton

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 ...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton

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 speculates about him dating Mary again now she has left Carlos. Annie has the morbid obsession that the family should attend a 'birthday party' for her late mother Jenny. Ruthie would rather spend that time with Vincent, and she runs a plan by Lucy while they shop for flowers. Meanwhile, Eric tries to help career woman Marie Wagner work out how to handle her mother's worsening physical and mental health.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Harry Harris
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Vicki Huff

Lucy seems to only have time for Savannah, and Kevin feels left out. Vincent's new girlfriend is a snob who looks for ways to insult others. Zoe confides in Ruthie that their family does not have enough money for food. The twins are sick.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Elaine Arata

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 ...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Ronald E. High
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Jeffrey Rodgers

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...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney

Eric hides Mary's divorce from Annie, and Simon's romance heats up. While the Smiths brace for a custody battle over the Davis kids, Simon arrives home for an overnight visit with his girlfriend Rose (Sarah Thompson), whom Annie finds "condescending and rude." Annie's intuition tells her Rose is pushing Simon for marriage, and that something's up with Mary and Carlos. Although Eric knows Mary has filed for divorce, he avoids sharing that information with Annie just yet. Since Vincent doesn't have the guts to break up with Ruthie, Martin takes it upon himself to reveal...

Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, David Gallagher
Director(s): Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer(s): Brenda Hampton, Sue Tenney