7th Heaven (season 5)

7th Heaven (season 5)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	The WB
Original release	October 2, 2000 – May 21, 2001

Season five of 7th Heaven—an American family-drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton—premiered on October 2, 2000, on The WB, and concluded on May 21, 2001 (22 episodes).

Cast and characters

Main

• Stephen Collins as Eric Camden
• Catherine Hicks as Annie Camden
• Barry Watson as Matt Camden
• Beverley Mitchell as Lucy Camden
• David Gallagher as Simon Camden
• Mackenzie Rosman as Ruthie Camden
• Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino as Sam and David Camden
• Chaz Lamar Shepherd as John Hamilton
• Happy as Happy the Dog

Recurring

• Jessica Biel as Mary Camden (episodes 1–7, 10–12, 14-16, 18, and 21–22)
• Adam LaVorgna as Robbie Palmer (episodes 9–22)

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date	Production code
89	1	"Here We Go Again"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Brenda Hampton	October 2, 2000	2.79
Eric is distressed by the fact that his daughter Mary has opted to postpone college in favor of a little soul searching and the glory of minimum wage. Mary decides to buy a car. Annie leaves Eric with a handful at home so she can complete her teaching degree. Meanwhile, Simon attempts to fit in with the treacherous terrain of high school, and Lucy looks forward to ruling the school as a senior. Lucy can't wait to start a relationship with Andrew Nayloss, but he has not come back from summer vacation yet. Meanwhile, Matt's on-again-off-again relationship with Heather threatens to be off-again—permanently. Matt considers the pre-med track at college and Ruthie learns that she will have to spend another year with her despised third grade teacher, Ms. Riddle.
90	2	"Help"	Tony Mordente	Sue Tenney	October 9, 2000	2.24
Mary, still intent on her independence, finds herself buried under a number of unpaid bills after losing her job at the pool hall. Meanwhile, The Colonel (Peter Graves) surprises Eric and Annie with an unexpected visit. Matt blames everyone but himself for his failing grade in organic chemistry class. Lucy enlists Simon to assist her with her Homecoming Queen campaign to help him gain popularity in school, and Ruthie's prayers are answered when she's transferred out of her nemesis' class and into a prestigious private school.
91	3	"Losers"	Harvey Laidman	Brenda Hampton	October 16, 2000	1.73
Responsibilities fly out the window when Eric and Annie enjoy separate nights out on Friday. Although the reverend can't find anyone to hang out with him, so he calls a bewildered Matt. Annie is conferring with a professor (Jeff Yagher). Mary strays even further away from her parent's image of her when she is tempted to drink and smoke one night after work. Also, Mary makes friends with married co-workers Frankie and Johnny (Chyler Leigh and Nathan West) with questionable morals while working the late shift. Matt blows Simon's chance at a big date with an older woman (Katie Stuart) when Matt is distracted by a close encounter of the female kind and forgets to pick up Simon. Also, Lucy gets a taste of the not-so-glamorous side of parenting when her and a classmate take care of an egg.
92	4	"Busted"	Tony Mordente	Brenda Hampton	October 23, 2000	1.15
Exasperation reaches an all-time high in the Camden household, as Eric and Annie helplessly watch Mary and her worrisome friends continue to head down the path of destruction and into the hands of the law. When Frankie (Chyler Leigh) expresses interest in signing up for college classes, Mary starts checking out Lucy's early application packets. Meanwhile, Simon has a hot date, and Lucy gets a weird proposition from a classmate. Lastly, Ruthie discovers the manipulative fun of keeping a diary.
93	5	"Blind"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Sue Tenney	October 30, 2000	2.65
Tensions run high as a doubtful Julie (Deborah Raffin) lets Mary babysit Erica, only if Mary has no visitors. But when Frankie (Chyler Leigh) comes by and begs Mary to take care of her baby Mercy, Mary can't resist helping her. Then, Mary is then caught with an open bottle of beer while babysitting. Meanwhile, Lucy volunteers to supervise Ruthie's sleep over, and to watch the twins. Simon is on a quest to change his image, and does this by piercing his ear. Matt pursues a woman who wants nothing to do with him. Also, Eric and Annie clash with Mary's disreputable friends.
94	6	"Broke"	Joel J. Feigenbaum	Brenda Hampton & Sue Tenney	November 6, 2000	2.62
Still unemployed with bills mounting, Mary continues her downward spiral to rock bottom as Eric and Annie fight about how to effectively deal with her numerous lies and immature behavior. Meanwhile, the fear of what may happen to Mary starts to take toll on the rest of the family, prompting the kids to break open the twins' piggy banks to help Mary pay her bills. To get the credit card company to stop calling, however, they are forced to make a risky decision. During all this, Mary continues to ignore her responsibilities.
95	7	"Bye"	Paul Snider	Brenda Hampton & Sue Tenney	November 13, 2000	2.98
Eric and Annie desperately try to figure out how Mary managed to pay her credit card bill while the kids team up to throw them off the scent. When the parents vs. children game finally breaks down, drastic changes happen. After learning that Mary stole from the twins to pay her bills, Eric and Annie come to the heartbreaking realization that they must take drastic action to help their misguided daughter and to protect and preserve the family. The Camdens gather to confront Mary with an intervention to share their feelings of hurt and betrayal, and their conclusion to send her away to Buffalo with The Colonel and Grandma Ruth.
96	8	"Gossip"	Chip Chalmers	Sue Tenney	November 20, 2000	1.01
Mary's future may be resolved, but the rumor mill surrounding her situation runs rampant. While ugly rumors spread about Mary's sudden departure, Simon is persuaded to use his sister's bad reputation to boost his 'cool' quotient at school and gets into some trouble of his own with twin bad girls, Carol and Sue Murphy (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). Congregational gossip irks Eric. Lucy wrestles with high school hearsay. Ruthie spreads phony tales to draw attention away from Mary, and Matt's infatuated with a beautiful stranger. Also, Annie goes out with an old boyfriend.
97	9	"Tunes"	Tony Mordente	Brenda Hampton	November 27, 2000	0.93
There is cause for alarm when the Camdens disapprove of Simon's new friends, one of whom insults Annie and Lucy with his chauvinistic remarks. Norton, the kid that Simon befriends, is a fan of violent rap whose negative attitude towards women seems to be influenced by misogynist lyrics. At the same time, Eric and Annie confront Simon about his new-found interest in rap music and somewhat misogynist attitude towards women. Heather reconnects with Matt, but Matt is unsure of her intentions. He then finds out that she is dating someone else again!
98	10	"Surprise!"	Bradley Gross	Chris Olsen	December 18, 2000	1.58
Despite the disapproval from the rest of the family and his own hesitations, Eric invites Mary's ex-boyfriend Robbie Palmer (Adam LaVorgna) to stay with them for a night after learning that he's homeless. Matt also shows up unexpectedly after being kicked out of his apartment by John, who needs quality time with his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Mary calls home again and hears Robbie's voice on the other end, and assumes he's dating Lucy now. Also, John proposes to his girlfriend Priscilla in front of Matt.
99	11	"Home"	Harvey Laidman	Jeff Olsen	January 22, 2001	2.74
A month has passed since Eric invited Mary's ex-boyfriend to stay with them until he got on his feet. Robbie happily continues to act as a member of the household, and it's driving Annie crazy. Robbie is Eric's latest project, Ruthie's new best friend, recipient of Simon's financial advice, and according to Mary, Lucy's boyfriend. He's even cooking and folding laundry (the wrong way!). Frustrated and emotionally strained, Annie starts to think nobody needs a mother anymore. Matt also feels unneeded by the family due to Robbie, and pays an unexpected visit to Heather and her new boyfriend.
100	12	"One Hundred"	David J. Plenn	Sue Tenney	January 29, 2001	2.72
Annie plans a mysterious day of cleaning as Eric discovers the shocking news that Mary ran away from The Colonel's to come back home because of a devious scheme she had with Robbie and freaks out. Eric is convinced that more trouble is brewing and goes to great lengths to find answers. In reality, Mary is heading home for a huge surprise birthday party for Eric, attended by all the people whose lives he's changed for the better in the past few years. Chores at home are interrupted, however, when Ruthie discovers Frankie and Johnny's baby, Mercy on the Camden doorstep, so Annie recruits Robbie to help finish things around the house while she investigates. Meanwhile, Lucy stays with her friend Mike's near catatonic mother for the day, who drops a proverbial bomb on Lucy. Also, Matt and Simon try to figure out why they delivered Mrs. Bink (Eileen Brennan) to the hospital.
101	13	"Kiss"	Tony Mordente	Brenda Hampton & Sue Tenney	February 5, 2001	2.24
After their lackluster attempt at kissing, Mike and Lucy agree to be friends and to fix each other up on dates—but the plan bothers Lucy more than she anticipated. Meanwhile, Matt is in a huff over John (Chaz Lamar Shepherd) and Robbie's new-found friendship and feels slighted by the family. Eric also continues to feel alienated from his family when they keep going to Annie for advice. Also, Annie feels slighted when Ruthie plays an unfunny joke after the twins recognize her as their mama.
102	14	"V-Day"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Carol Tenney	February 12, 2001	3.92
Everyone works to discover the identity of Robbie's secret Valentine's Day date. On her first date with Jeremy, Lucy is embarrassed when they keep running into her ex-boyfriends.
103	15	"Sweeps"	Joel J. Feigenbaum	Brenda Hampton	February 19, 2001	1.65
Although Robbie is just as nervous as everyone else, his presence in the house during Mary's weekend stay causes a great deal of concern among the Camden's. Matt and Lucy are especially suspicious after Lucy accidentally finds a condom in a misplaced wallet. Imagine their surprise when they learn that the provocative prophylactic belongs to Simon--- who just so happens to be spending the evening with his new lady friend, Sasha. Mary flies home to see Robbie and ask him to move to Buffalo.
104	16	"Parents"	Tony Mordente	Sue Tenney	February 26, 2001	4.85
The deadbeat dad who abandoned him (Alan Thicke) wants back into Robbie's life. Annie feels inadequate when Lucy spends time with her friend's youthful, attractive mom.
105	17	"Crazy"	Joel J. Feigenbaum	Teleplay by: Chris Olsen & Jeff Olsen Story by: Brenda Hampton	April 16, 2001	3.98
An unlikely therapist helps Matt overcome his fears of becoming a doctor. Ruthie has a secret reason for skipping homeroom. Annie gets in the middle when Simon tries to break up with his girlfriend.
106	18	"Apologize"	Harry Harris	Teleplay by: Chris Olsen & Jeff Olsen Story by: Brenda Hampton	April 23, 2001	3.42
Robbie sparks jealousy when he meets a girl who looks just like Mary, and Mary goes out to dinner with her old boyfriend Wilson. Robbie's ex, Cheryl, accepts a date with Matt.
107	19	"Virgin"	Chip Chalmers	Brenda Hampton	April 30, 2001	1.97
Annie discovers that the particularly flirtatious mother of one of Lucy's friends, Serena is seeing Eric for therapy sessions. Annie strongly requests that he refers her to someone else. Annie then has to deal with the guilt over her jealousy-induced interference between the two. Also, Simon is mortified when word gets around school over the fact that he's a virgin. Annie had shared the details of Simon's sexual inexperience with his ex-girlfriend's (Sasha) mother, Rita. Meanwhile, Matt struggles about telling Robbie he's interested with his ex-girlfriend, Cheryl. Lastly, Robbie is also hiding a secret from Matt that involves his ex-girlfriend Heather.
108	20	"Regrets"	Tony Mordente	Barbara Calloway & Brenda Hampton	May 7, 2001	2.77
At first, Annie is devastated when she finds out her father secretly had a daughter out of wedlock. Eventually, she comes to accept her new half-sister.
109	21	"Chances..."	Burt Brinckerhoff	Sue Tenney	May 14, 2001	1.50
Lucy and Jeremy announce their engagement. Matt reveals that he has been dating Cheryl. Feeling rejected by Robbie, Mary makes a shocking declaration that causes havoc in the family.
110	22	"...Are"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Sue Tenney	May 21, 2001	0.93
Lucy and Jeremy are delighted when Annie and Eric offer to support their long-term engagement. Robbie and Mary agree to be friends, but an ultimatum from Wilson leaves Mary with a life-changing decision.