To borrow Andersons phrasing, the plot is indeed bonkers.

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(Anderson responded, kindly I wanted to be in this family so bad.)

Former 7th Heaven Fans Are Revisiting the Shows Most Absurd Plot Lines on TikTok

But many viewers were none the wiser to what today we might call religious propaganda.

Beverley Mitchell, Jessica Biel, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman.

Bass muses, These kids are dying over7th Heavenbecause looking back, it is silly.

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Beverley Mitchell, Jessica Biel, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman.

It was a different time.

In the interview, she says she doesnt remember the last time she watched7th Heaven.

Turchin recalls, I loved7th Heaven.I watched it all the time, probably every episode.

At the time, it was like, yeah…these are life lessons.

Turchin isnt the only one who loved7th Heaven.

In 1999, 12.5 million people tuned in for the birth of Sam and David Camden.

Creator Brenda Hamptontold theLos Angeles Timesthat same year that theres some truth in each of these characters.

The emotions are real, even if the story is a little bit fantasy.

The formula for the show is small story, big subtext.

People can get it on a lot of different levels.

Funny TikToks disarm us and show us how much we can grow, one7th Heavenepisode at a time.

Allison McClain Merrill is a freelance writer.

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