Seven is Enough

Seven is Enough
Season 1, Episode 14

Air date	February 3, 1997
Written by	Catherine LePard & Ron Zimmerman
Directed by	Harry Harris
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"Seven is Enough" is the fourteenth episode of the 1st season of 7th Heaven. On its original airing, this episode scored 3.17 million viewers. First appearance of recurring characters, John Camden and Ruth Camden.

Synopsis[]

Warning: Significant plot details follow.

Eric's parents, Grandma Ruth and "The Colonel" Camden visit the Camden household and tension heats up between Eric and his father, especially when The Colonel scoffs at Eric and Annie's desire to adopt a 9-year-old boy named George who has been hiding out in Eric's office. In the end, The Colonel and Ruth decide to adopt the boy. Annie discovers the fate of her stolen wedding rings when she sees them on a woman at a store and Lucy can't seem to connect with her grandparents.

Notes[]

First appearances of recurring stars, Peter Graves (John Camden), Barbara Rush (Ruth Camden), and Sam Saletta (George Camden).

Trivia[]

Sam Saletta, who portrays George is the real-life the brother of Nicole Cherié Saletta who would later portray Simon's girlfriend, Deena.

Goofs & Errors[]

In this episode, Annie asks Eric if he want to adopt George, and Eric answers that they can't really afford another child, but two years later, they have twin boys, Sam and David and they don't seem to struggle too much with paying for and raising seven kids.
In this episode, Eric sneaks into the garage, but there is no window on the door. In the episode, "It's About George," there is a window in the door with a curtain on it. Later, in the Season 4 episode, "Loves Me, Loves Me Not", Lucy puts paper on the door to cover a window so Ruthie wouldn't peek in.
In this episode, Anne tells Eric, "what are you 12?" when Eric doesn't to be intimate with her because of his parents being there in the house, but she did the same thing in the pilot episode, "Anything You Want", when Eric wanted to be intimate with her when parents were visiting.

Opening Credits[]

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