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The Best Episodes of 7th Heaven Season 1

Every episode of 7th Heaven Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 7th Heaven Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 21 - Dangerous Liaisons (1)
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    S1:E21

    Annie is livid when her father brings along his girlfriend on a weeklong visit; Mary and Matt pursue new romantic interests; Lucy wants to find out if blondes really have more fun.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  2. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 22 - Dangerous Liaisons (2)
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S1:E22

    Mary undergoes knee surgery, while Matt learns that Michael Towner was the hit-and-run driver; Wilson reveals the truth about Billy to Eric.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  3. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 1 - Anything You Want
    7.2/10(257 votes)

    S1:E1

    Eric enlists the help of a neighbor to stop Matt from smoking, and makes a vain attempt to help Lucy deal with her flowering womanhood.

    Director:Sam Weisman
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  4. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 9 - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
    7.2/10(150 votes)

    S1:E9

    Annie and Matt are robbed at gunpoint; Mary wants a tattoo; Eric is told to fire the church organist; Simon and Ruthie have the chicken pox; Lucy runs for student-body president (as does Jimmy Moon).

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 3 - In the Blink of an Eye
    7.1/10(167 votes)

    S1:E3

    Mary offers to shield Lucy and her "date" from Eric; Matt gets into a scrape while out with a young woman; and Annie goes to Arizona to bring her parents home.

    Director:Duwayne Dunham
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 6 - Halloween
    7.1/10(167 votes)

    S1:E6

    Halloween is a fright, as Annie tries to scare up a costume for Ruthie; Lucy has a close encounter with the town "monster"; and a childhood memory haunts Eric.

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 8 - What Will People Say?
    7.1/10(138 votes)

    S1:E8

    Eric helps out a woman who is being abused by her husband. But when the good reverend is seen escorting the woman to a motel one afternoon, it's the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Matt warns Mary about an older guy she's seeing.

    Director:Duwayne Dunham
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  8. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 10 - Last Call for Aunt Julie
    7.1/10(155 votes)

    S1:E10

    Eric's sister visits the family for Thanksgiving but knocks the stuffing out of everyone when they discover that she has a drinking problem.

    Director:Joel J. Feigenbaum
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 15 - Happy's Valentine
    7.1/10(137 votes)

    S1:E15

    Everyone's plans for a romantic Valentine's Day are interrupted when Happy, Simon's dog, gets out of the house and is hit by a car.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  10. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 17 - Choices
    7.1/10(139 votes)

    S1:E17

    Mary takes a walk on the wild side with a classmate she meets in detention; a former associate minister from Eric's church drops in unexpectedly; Simon and Ruthie ferret out a scheme to fund their college educations.

    Director:Kevin Inch
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 13 - America's Most Wanted
    7.0/10(133 votes)

    S1:E13

    The kids receive some lessons about stealing: Matt and Mary carry on a high-school tradition by lifting a glass from a local diner and Lucy borrows liberally from a term paper Mary lent her.

    Director:Mark Jean
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  12. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 19 - It's About George
    7.0/10(133 votes)

    S1:E19

    Eric has to tell his parents that George may have to be given over to his birth father, who has resurfaced; Eric's alcoholic sister is released from rehab.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 2 - Family Secrets
    6.9/10(192 votes)

    S1:E2

    Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but: Matt and Mary both have mysterious new friends; Simon and his new charge, Happy, could be in the doghouse; and Lucy keeps mum about the object of a crush.

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  14. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 5 - The Color of God
    6.9/10(165 votes)

    S1:E5

    The Camden kids learn hard lessons about race when Eric invites a black family to stay at the house after their church is destroyed in a racially motivated arson.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  15. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 12 - With a Little Help from My Friends
    6.9/10(138 votes)

    S1:E12

    Matt helps out an elderly neighbor, but winds up getting in hot water for it; Eric searches for a way to aid a proud but homeless family; Lucy's 13th birthday approaches and she wants a party.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writers:Brenda Hampton, Jack LoGiudice

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  16. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 16 - Brave New World
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S1:E16

    Mary deals with harassment from a boy she turned down for a date; Lucy's new best friend seems to be hiding something; Simon prepares Ruthie for pre-kindergarten.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 20 - Say Goodbye
    6.9/10(129 votes)

    S1:E20

    Annie's "boy-crazy" best friend from school, Rachel, is in town, but the boy she has her eye on is Matt; Lucy may have to say goodbye to her friend Suzanne.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  18. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 7 - Saturday
    6.8/10(152 votes)

    S1:E7

    Eric counsels a teen drug addict; Matt's fired from another job; Lucy blows it when she tries to impress the most popular girl in school; Simon and Lucy get lost playing detective.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Jack LoGiudice

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  19. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 11 - Now You See Me
    6.8/10(131 votes)

    S1:E11

    Matt's new girlfriend seems more interested in hanging out with his family than with him; Simon thinks he can make himself invisible; Lucy wants to join the cheerleading squad.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 18 - Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line
    6.8/10(140 votes)

    S1:E18

    Annie volunteers as the church's treasurer pro tem but gets caught in the middle when Eric wants to hire an ex-con against the advice of the church vestry. Meanwhile, Mary agrees to tutor Jimmy Moon in science.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 4 - No Funerals and a Wedding
    6.7/10(165 votes)

    S1:E4

    Annie feels abandoned on the day of her mother's funeral when her father bolts for home, Eric counsels a couple and Matt escorts Renee to the hospital after she goes into labor at the post-funeral luncheon.

    Director:Mark Jean
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 7th Heaven Season 1 Episode 14 - Seven Is Enough
    6.5/10(131 votes)

    S1:E14

    A tug-of-war ensues between Eric and his cantankerous parents over who will adopt a young orphan found hiding in the church.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dangerous Liaisons (1)" is the best rated episode of 7th Heaven season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 137 votes. Directed by Harvey S. Laidman and written by Brenda Hampton, it aired on May 12, 1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Dangerous Liaisons (2)".