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

When the Camden twin boys Sam and David were introduced to the show in the middle of season three the "7th Heaven" crew used quadruplets (Zachary Brino, Lorenzo Brino, Nikolas Brino, and Myrinda Brino) to play the twin babies as they rotated them around between scenes due to Child Labor Laws and the amount of time one set babies could be kept under lights and camera. But as the twin characters became older the producers decided on using one pair of the quadruplets, Lorenzo and Nikolas, especially since one of the quadruplets was a girl. Beginning from season six both boys had the roles permanently of Sam and David Camden and then appearing in the opening credits of the show.

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Quotes

Rev. Camden: You know what the scariest thing in my life is?
Simon: Those bowling shoes?

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (2012)

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Soundtracks

"7th Heaven"
Performed by Steve Plunkett

User Reviews

Pitiful

This show is so full of double standards, hypocritical characters, and holier the thou attitudes. I can't even watch a commercial anymore.

The way the parents spy on their children and their ridiculous over the top reactions is laughable.

It they are "moral", than I don't know if I want to be in that category.

It is kind of scary to me to think some people actually think these are good people with good morals.

I am not surprise that most of the children have flown the coupe as fast as they could.