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Overview

User Rating:
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Creator:
Brenda Hampton
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 full episode list
Release Date:
26 August 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Tagline:
You can relate...
Plot:
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. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 20 wins & 55 nominations more
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User Comments:
Laughably bad, yet oddly mesmerizing more (261 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 11 of 273)
Happy ... Happy (243 episodes, 1996-2007)

Beverley Mitchell ... Lucy Camden / ... (242 episodes, 1996-2007)

Stephen Collins ... Rev. Eric Camden / ... (241 episodes, 1996-2007)

Catherine Hicks ... Annie Camden / ... (240 episodes, 1996-2007)

Mackenzie Rosman ... Ruthie Camden (237 episodes, 1996-2007)

David Gallagher ... Simon Camden (219 episodes, 1996-2006)

Barry Watson ... Matt Camden (196 episodes, 1996-2006)

Jessica Biel ... Mary Camden / ... (139 episodes, 1996-2006)
Lorenzo Brino ... Sam Camden / ... (137 episodes, 1999-2007)
Nikolas Brino ... David Camden (136 episodes, 1999-2007)

George Stults ... Kevin Kinkirk / ... (114 episodes, 2002-2007)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA) (rerun title)
Seventh Heaven
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Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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Trivia:
During the fourth and fifth season of the series there was much controversy over co-star Jessica Biel's (Mary Camden) unhappiness over the show and her character Mary. She attempted to leave the show by getting fired when she posed for Gear Magazine to upset producers and network executives to let her out of her contract - which she'd later regret, as she admitted in later interviews and was now contented with the series. more
Quotes:
Eric: A mother feeding her child is the most beautiful picture in the world.
Annie: Do you have any idea how much this hurts?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.91)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
7th Heaven more

FAQ

Why do they call it "7th Heaven?
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100 out of 168 people found the following comment useful.
Laughably bad, yet oddly mesmerizing, 19 October 2005
Author: EricRous from USA

This series has all the qualities that should go into a horrid sitcom. The acting is beneath sub-par--with kids who were clearly picked more for their "look" than their acting abilities. The writing is so syrupy and pedestrian as to make "Martha Stewart's Living" look edgy and sophisticated by comparison. And the production quality looks like that of a 5th-rate syndicated show from 1987.

And, yet there is something oddly mesmerizing about this show. Maybe it's Aaron Spelling's knack for populating a world with such pretty people with such simple, easily solved problems. Maybe it's part of a secret desire to live in such an uncomplicated world where good guys are soapy pure and every house has a picket fence. Or maybe I just like to ogle Jessica Biel.

But what I really think is so appealing about this show is its camp value. Like a really cheesy B-horror film, 7th Heaven is at its best when it's at it worst. The hokier the story-line, the worse the acting; the more you have to laugh at it. It's like a train-wreck that you HAVE to watch--to find out who will introduce the next groan-inducing plot point, who will utter the next over-rehearsed bit of "spontaneous" dialogue, or what guest star has sunk so low this week.

7th Heaven is must-see TV, if for nothing else than watching desperate sup-par directors' constant cutaways to the family dog (to cover bad edits and, presumably, even worse dialogue). And the great thing is, the dog is actually a better actor than most of the kids on the show.

So, check it out. Get some popcorn, and have a good laugh.

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