of a 7th Heaven episode on TikTok in March 2023, with a thumbnail tempting viewers: “This episode of 7th Heaven was BONKERS.” In the episode, Mary () steals a diner glass to comply with a basketball team tradition, but eldest boy Matt (Barry Watson) takes the blame and goes to court after his “pastor dad” forces him to apologize and the manager presses charges. To borrow Anderson's phrasing, the plot is indeed bonkers. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In the months since that first recap, Anderson has continued to find absurd moments from the family drama, created by Brenda Hampton for The WB in 1996, and there are plenty—despite what the tame premise may have you believe.