"7th Heaven" (1996)TV series 1996-2007

Creator:

Brenda Hampton
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

26 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

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.

Plot Keywords:

Disturbing | Sentimental | Melodrama | Postmarital Sex | Family Conflict

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 20 wins & 55 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Aug. 20	1:00 PM	HALMRK	Say a Little Prayer for Me	#4.16
Wed. Aug. 20	2:00 PM	HALMRK	Twelve Angry People	#4.17

Cast

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 / ... (157 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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Series Directed by
Joel J. Feigenbaum		(49 episodes, 1996-2007)
Harry Harris		(35 episodes, 1996-2007)
Tony Mordente		(33 episodes, 1997-2003)
Burt Brinckerhoff		(27 episodes, 1996-2002)
Harvey S. Laidman		(16 episodes, 1996-2004)
Michael Preece		(13 episodes, 2004-2007)
David Plenn		(7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Keith Truesdell		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Bradley M. Gross		(6 episodes, 1999-2002)
Paul Snider		(6 episodes, 1999-2002)
Kevin Inch		(4 episodes, 1997-2000)
David Semel		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gabrielle Beaumont		(3 episodes, 1997)
Stephen Collins		(3 episodes, 1998-2002)
Mark Jean		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Duwayne Dunham		(2 episodes, 1996)
Les Sheldon		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Anson Williams		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Chip Chalmers		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Fred Einesman		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Deborah Raffin		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lindsley Parsons III		(2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ronald E. High		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Barry Watson		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Writing credits
Brenda Hampton		(145 episodes, 1996-2007)
Sue Tenney		(56 episodes, 1997-2005)
Catherine LePard		(16 episodes, 1996-1999)
Chris Olsen		(16 episodes, 1998-2007)
Jeff Olsen		(16 episodes, 1998-2007)
Jeffrey Rodgers		(12 episodes, 2002-2007)
Elaine Arata		(11 episodes, 1999-2007)
Greg Plageman		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Paul Perlove		(5 episodes, 2002-2006)
Ron Zimmerman		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ron Darian		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Chad Byrnes		(3 episodes, 2002-2007)
Lawrence H. Levy		(3 episodes, 2003-2006)
Justin Trofholz		(3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jack LoGiudice		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Molly Newman		(2 episodes, 1996)
Christopher Bird		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Eleah Horwitz		(2 episodes, 1997)
Linda Ptolemy		(2 episodes, 1999)
Carol Tenney		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Fred Einesman		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vicki Huff		(2 episodes, 2005)
Courtney Turk		(2 episodes, 2005)
Kelley Turk		(2 episodes, 2005)
Caroline Kepnes		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Produced by
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer (221 episodes, 1996-2006)
E. Duke Vincent	....	executive producer (221 episodes, 1996-2006)
Lindsley Parsons III	....	producer (89 episodes, 2003-2007)
Brenda Hampton	....	executive producer (62 episodes, 1996-2007)
Elaine Arata	....	consulting producer (53 episodes, 2002-2007)
Shawn Kostanian	....	co-producer / associate producer / ... (53 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chris Olsen	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (53 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jeff Olsen	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (53 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jeffrey Rodgers	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (49 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pamela S. Cotton	....	coordinating producer (49 episodes, 2005-2007)
Vicki Huff	....	producer (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sue Tenney	....	co-executive producer / co-producer / ... (11 episodes, 1998-2005)
Catherine LePard	....	producer / co-executive producer / ... (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
Cheryl R. Stein	....	coordinating producer (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
Hynndie Wali	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 1996-1998)
Joseph B. Wallenstein	....	producer (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Naomi Janzen	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 1997)
Shelley Hull	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Burt Brinckerhoff	....	producer (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Tony Mordente	....	producer (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gail M. Patterson	....	producer (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ron Zimmerman	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1997)
Ron Darian	....	producer / supervising producer (2 episodes, 1999)
Joel J. Feigenbaum	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Molly Newman	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dan Foliart		(98 episodes, 1996-2007)
Gary S. Scott		(5 episodes, 1996)

Series Cinematography by
David Plenn		(11 episodes, 1996-2002)
Ronald E. High		(7 episodes, 1999-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Janet Weinberg		(108 episodes, 1996-2007)
Ellen Ring Jacobson		(8 episodes, 1997-2006)

Series Casting by
Vicki Huff		(224 episodes, 1996-2007)

Series Production Design by
Michael DiMeo		(22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Patricia Van Ryker		(12 episodes, 1996-2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Mary Ann Good		(14 episodes, 1996-2006)
Michael Walsh		(13 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Costume Design by
Sherry Thompson		(239 episodes, 1996-2007)

Series Makeup Department
André Dubois	....	hair department head / hair stylist (135 episodes, 2000-2006)
Lisa Rocco	....	key makeup artist (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
David Abbott	....	makeup artist (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michelle Vittone	....	key makeup artist (11 episodes, 1996-2001)
Kevin Westmore	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Walter Derfer	....	key hair stylist (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Cathrine A. Marcotte	....	key hair stylist (4 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kim Messina	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kim Tarver	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Marc Boyle	....	additional hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Steven Mack	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Annie Maniscalco	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Dale Miller	....	assistant hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Anthony Miner	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Saeta	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Dionne Smith	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Steven R. Soussanna	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)
David Syner	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Kristina Vogel	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gail M. Patterson	....	executive in charge of production (15 episodes, 1996-2006)
Ronald R. Grow	....	unit production manager (13 episodes, 1996-2002)
Lindsley Parsons III	....	unit production manager (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Bashaar	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Reinhart	....	second assistant director (67 episodes, 1998-2007)
Richard Espinoza	....	first assistant director (36 episodes, 2003-2007)
Robert Roda	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1996-2002)
Bradley M. Gross	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1996-2000)
Jessica Lowrey	....	dga trainee (8 episodes, 2004)
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2006)
Markus von Allmen	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2006)
Paul Snider	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1997-2002)
Joe Candrella	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tye Lombardi	....	dga trainee (4 episodes, 2006)
José Clemente Hernandez	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ime Etuk	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 1999)
Lori Ashfield	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 2002)
Pamela Monroe	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 2002)
Michael R. Melamed	....	additional second assistant director (unknown episodes, 2003)
Kate Marie Boyle	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Merry Chen	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Vince Duque	....	second assistant director: dayplayer (unknown episodes)
Yor-El Francis	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Goldfarb	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Larry D. Katz	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Helena Lamb	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Dan Leatham	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
JoAnne Lowrie	....	day player trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
Michael T. McNerney	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mike Naylor	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jennie O'Keefe	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
Sarah Pryzibilla	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Roba Roda	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jodie Thomas	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Leigh Webb	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Michael Walsh	....	lead man (221 episodes, 1996-2006)
Kurt Miller	....	welder gangboss (169 episodes, 1998-2007)
Joe Connolly	....	property master (121 episodes, 2001-2006)
Tanya B. Magidow	....	second assistant property master (62 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jessica McDonald	....	assistant property master (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin E. Vermeersch	....	props (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Neal W. Zoromski	....	property master (8 episodes, 1996-2002)
Mitch Thomason	....	property master (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jonathan B. Lee	....	on-set dresser (4 episodes, 2006)
Mark Hollingsworth	....	property master (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Daniel Hanna	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes, 1997-2001)
Brendan C. Fenton	....	props (unknown episodes)
Kenneth L. Jackson	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)
Philip Stone	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Amy Lee Wheeler	....	production design intern (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Joshua E. Schneider	....	sound re-recording mixer (132 episodes, 1999-2007)
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator (85 episodes, 2002-2006)
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (43 episodes, 1996-1998)
Rick Sanchez	....	foley artist (31 episodes, 1996-1997)
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (25 episodes, 1996-1997)
T.C. Spriggs	....	assistant sound editor (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ed Fassl	....	supervising sound editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nick Carbone	....	sound utility (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Donald F. Johnson	....	sound mixer (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
John Peccatiello	....	sound effects editor (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeff Erdmann	....	sound utility (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Barry Thomas	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 1996-1999)
Rich Steven	....	supervising sound editor (5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Dan Thomas	....	supervising sound editor (5 episodes, 1998-2006)
Robert Wald	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sara Glaser	....	playback operator (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Greg Agalsoff	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Larry Benjamin	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul Vik Marshall	....	utility cable (unknown episodes)
John Palmieri	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Philip A. Schwartz	....	daily utility sound technician (unknown episodes)
Dean Thomas	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Don Thomas	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Eric Coon	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor (1 episode, 2005)
Jason Fotter	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Jessica Biel (1 episode, 1997)
Edward Conna	....	utility stunts (1 episode, 2003)
Todd Schneider	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2003)
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Sophia Crawford	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Debbie Evans	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Andy Gill	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David Leitch	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Chris Palermo	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Ronn Surels	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: Don Jeffcoat (unknown episodes)
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
G. Smokey Campbell	....	lighting technician (155 episodes, 2000-2007)
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	set still photographer / still photographer (132 episodes, 1996-2002)
Darryl Cowherd	....	chief lighting technician (125 episodes, 2001-2007)
Adam Sudtell	....	grip (70 episodes, 2000-2006)
Michael Raspa	....	camera operator (44 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jon Sudtell	....	best boy grip (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Robert West Sr.	....	key grip / first company grip / ... (17 episodes, 1996-2007)
Mike Simko	....	grip (13 episodes, 2001)
Charles Sefton	....	chief lighting technician (11 episodes, 1996-2002)
Ronald E. High	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 1996-2002)
Alicia Brauns	....	second assistant camera (9 episodes, 1996-2003)
William L. Asman	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1999-2007)
Craig Kohlhoff	....	steadicam operator (6 episodes, 2007)
Dana Kilgore	....	additional electrician (5 episodes, 2001)
Jim Nygren	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Chris Hood	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes, 1998)
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator / steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Steve Cohen	....	company grip (unknown episodes)
Alec Jarnagin	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Jones	....	rigging gaffer (unknown episodes)
Terry Kramer	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Paul McCallum	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Keith H. Moore	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Malissa Schayes	....	camera loader (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Settles	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jeffrey Roth	....	casting associate (11 episodes, 1996-2002)
Carissa Wilcox	....	casting intern (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rayvan Wray	....	casting assistant (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lynn Nguyen	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 1997)
Megan Hunter	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Christine Yammine	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
Collin Daniel	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)
Pamela Shae	....	talent and casting executive (unknown episodes)
Rick VanNoy	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carla Shivener	....	set costumer: men (217 episodes, 1996-2006)
Tashiba Jones	....	set costumer (89 episodes, 2002-2006)
Bianca White	....	costumer (68 episodes, 2003-2006)
Steve Sharp	....	costume supervisor (18 episodes, 1997-2007)
Sister A. Daniels	....	costume supervisor (7 episodes, 1996)
Annette Dunford-Lewis	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Kenneth Miller Jr.	....	executive in charge of post-production (16 episodes, 1996-2006)
Thomas Wallerstein	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Harvey	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
Donald Dean Kelly	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Marc A. Kahn	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jennifer Calbi	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Mark Kahn	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Gene Wood	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Celest Ray	....	music coordinator (20 episodes, 1996-2007)
Mark Heyes	....	music editor (13 episodes, 1997-2007)
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (unknown episodes)
Avi Kipper	....	music scoring mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
David Bassett	....	transportation coordinator (17 episodes, 1996-2007)

Series Other crew
Vicki Matlin	....	key craft service (236 episodes, 1996-2007)
Steven Yell	....	assistant production coordinator / production coordinator (109 episodes, 2002-2007)
Joanne Oboyski-Battelene	....	production coordinator (88 episodes, 1998-2002)
Max Burnett	....	production coordinator (82 episodes, 2002-2006)
Tony Whitmore	....	supervising medic (66 episodes, 1999-2001)
Michael Anthony	....	key location manager / location manager (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Alexandria D'Arienzo	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Wendy Wilke	....	dialogue coach (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Beche	....	location manager (14 episodes, 1997-2007)
Renate Kamer	....	executive associate (13 episodes, 1996-2002)
Cindy Swartz	....	set medic (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dawn Walnoha	....	assistant: Mr. Wallenstein / assistant: Burt Brinckerhoff / ... (11 episodes, 1996-2002)
Carol Marie	....	production accountant (11 episodes, 1998-2007)
Lynn Harris	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1996-2000)
Matthew Houbrick	....	production accountant (8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Gail Bradley	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jennifer McGaffigan	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Marah Yampolski	....	assistant: Brenda Hampton (4 episodes, 1997-1999)
Shawn Weber	....	trainer: Happy (4 episodes, 1997)
Holly Balbinder	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Susan Fitzpatrick	....	assistant: Brenda Hampton (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Woody Kane	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
Greg Plageman	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Richard M. Newkirk	....	extras coordinator (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Shawn Kostanian	....	assistant: Brenda Hampton (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Chris Olsen	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2000)
Jeff Olsen	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2000)
Cheryl Diamond	....	studio teacher (unknown episodes, 1996-2000)
Stephen Lippross	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes, 1997)
Bryce Braxmeyer	....	stand-in: Lorenzo & Nikolas Brino (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
James Braxmeyer	....	stand-in: Lorenzo & Nikolas Brino (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Marybeth Sprows	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Kelly Nass	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2000)
Kevin Sasaki	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Nan Sumski	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Melissa Burton	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2006)
Erin J. Earls	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2006)
Marilyn Loncar	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2006)
Emma Baksi	....	assistant: Stephen Collins (unknown episodes)
Jon Bastian	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Chad Byrnes	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Pamela S. Cotton	....	assistant: Gail M. Patterson (unknown episodes)
Jerry Evans	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Suzanne Fitzpatrick	....	assistant: Ms. Hampton (unknown episodes)
Kim Giancaterino	....	electronic graphic artist / title designer: end credits (unknown episodes)
Dawn Jeffory	....	acting coach / dialogue coach (unknown episodes)
Roderic Kavanagh	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Leigh Killberg	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jack LoGiudice	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Mardesich	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
David Mongan	....	assistant to co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher (unknown episodes)
John Phillip Nybe	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Rodgers	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Laura Starks	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mike Steaheli	....	additional medic (unknown episodes)
Nichole Utrera	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Barry Watson	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Aaron Spelling	....	in memory of / in loving memory of (5 episodes, 2006-2007)

Production Companies

• CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-)
• Spelling Television

Distributors

• CBS Paramount International Television (2004-) (non-USA) (TV) (sales)
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-) (USA) (TV) (sales)
• Paramount Television (1999-2006) (USA) (TV)
• WB Television Network, The (1996-2006) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CW Television Network (2006-) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Hallmark Channel, The (????) (UK) (TV)
• ABC Family (????) (USA) (TV) (repeats)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (1996-2003) (Canada) (TV) (original airing)
• Chum Television (2001-) (Canada) (TV) (repeats)
• Cuatro (2006) (Spain) (TV)
• Evangelische Omroep (EO) (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• KANAALTWEE (2004) (Belgium) (TV)
• NCRV Television (199?-199?) (Netherlands) (TV) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• TV Danmark (Denmark) (TV)
• TV3 (2007-2008) (Estonia) (TV)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  dog training
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Pacific Film Laboratories  color grading
• Pacific Sound Services  digital sound editing
• Pacific Sound Services  sound re-recording
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Also Known As:

7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA) (rerun title)
Seventh Heaven

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG (season 3) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

First Christian Church of North Hollywood - 4390 Colfax Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

In the series, Rev. Eric Camden ('Stephen Collins'), the father of the Camden family is a pastor at the fictional "Glen Oak Community Church". It's actually a real church - "The First Christian Church" (Disciples of Christ) that is located in Studio City, California.

Quotes:

Simon: Ruthie... how ya doing?
Ruthie: Fine, how are you doing?
Simon: Fine... but I'm not in school.
Ruthie: ...bye.
Simon: Wait... how is school?
Ruthie: Fine, except for algerbra.
Simon: You're lying... no one said anything to you about me?
Ruthie: Well, why would they?
Simon: Becase I'm your brother and... the kid on the bike was your age.
Ruthie: He didn't go to my school.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in RV (2006)

Soundtrack:

7th Heaven

Laughably bad, yet oddly mesmerizing

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.