Eric has his operation while everyone waits in the hospital. Ruthie doesn't want to go to the hospital because Eric lied to her. Sarah takes Ruthie to the promenade and Ruthie talks to a friend of Sarah's who hasn't spoken to her dad in 5 years. Ruthie decides to go to the hospital. Simon talks to Detective Michaels about what he went through when he dropped off the baby. Lucy says that she is ready to get married. Kevin doesn't ask her, but says he will surprise and he wants Eric's blessing first. Lou says that they have no one to fill in at the church so Rabbi Glass does. Ben comes back to see Eric. Annie is worried about Eric. Eric dreams that he is Elvis and sings various Elvis songs.
This was a good episode. I'm glad that Ruthie finally realized that she wasn't really angry and went to the hospital. I'm glad Simon let what he had inside go. I'm very happy that the surgery went well and that Eric's okay. I do think that Kevin was romantic in asking for Eric's permission to marry Lucy. It was good to see Sarah since we haven't seen her since season 6. This was a great episode and I give it a 9.5!moreless
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As Eric undergoes a double bypass, most of the family is there to support him. Ruthie is at home with the twins because she is angry at her father and refuses to visit him in the hospital. Lucy announces that she is ready to be engaged to Kevin, then becomes furious when he says he has no plans to propose. Meanwhile, Simon is upset that the whole family isn't together during this crisis, and when Matt's wife Sarah shows up, Annie presents her with a difficult request. As all this is going on, Eric is dealing with some odd hallucinations during his surgery.moreless
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Jordan WoodSusan
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Diana CastleNurse
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Commodore JamesPromonade Patron (uncredited)
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Stephen Collins
Reverend Eric Camden
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Barry Watson
Dr. Matt Camden
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Beverley Mitchell
Lucy Camden-Kinkirk
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Mackenzie Rosman
Ruthie Camden
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Catherine Hicks
Annie Camden
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Jessica Biel
Mary Camden-Rivera
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NITPICK: If Susan is one of Sarah's closest friends, why wasn't she part of Sarah's wedding party?
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When Sarah greets Annie at the hospital, she calls Annie Mrs. Camden. Wouldn't she have called Annie something other than Mrs. Camden? After all Annie is Sarah's mother-in-law and Sarah is also Mrs. Camden.
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When Sarah comes to get Ruthie at the Camden house, the twins call her Aunt Sarah, but she is actually their sister-in-law, not their aunt.
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When Lucy told Robbie that she was ready to marry Kevin, Robbie went and called Kevin at work to tell him. Annie said that Kevin worked the day shift so he could sit with her at night. Now if Lucy didn't know that Robbie called Kevin and made him get the rest of the day off, why did she say she has been looking for him all over the hospital?
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It's really hard to believe that Hank, Julie, "The Colonel", Grandma Ruth nor George wouldn't be there if Eric is having heart surgery. They see him for many other reasons, but not for heart surgery?
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QUOTES (2)
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Ben: Okay, Kevin, why don't you want to marry Lucy? Kevin: I do want to marry her. Lucy: Then why won't you ask me? Ben: I thought you weren't talking to him. Lucy: (rolls her eyes, looks at Ben) If Kevin wants to marry me, he should ask me. Ben: Yes, Kevin, why is that? Kevin: Well, Ben, maybe you can tell her that the only reason she wants to get married is because her father is sick, and she feels scared and vulnerable. Once her father gets better, then what happens? Lucy: That's not true! Ben: You said you weren't talking to him. Lucy: Shut up!
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Lucy to everyone "(excited) I'm almost engaged, I'm almost engaged."
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NOTES (12)
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In Germany this episode is known as,Elvis Lives, translated.
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Barry Watson (Matt Camden) does not appear in this episode.
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In a television interview with KTLA-TV the morning that this episode aired (10/14/02), Stephen Collins said that he had never had as much fun on the on the set as he did shooting the Elvis clips of this episode. This may mean that it is his favorite episode now.
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In the first airing this episode earned a 5.4 rating (or 8.4 million viewers), leading the WB and earning a 61st place for the week nationally.
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The names, images and lisences of Elvis Presley appear courtesy of Elvis Presley Inc.
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In the week this episode aired Elvis's album Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits was the number 1 album on the Billboard 200.
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Rachel Blanchard (Roxanne Richardson) does not appear in this episode.
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Jessica Biel (Mary Camden) does not appear in this episode.
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Ashlee Simpson (Ceicilla) does not appear in this episode.
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A trailer to this episode was not shown in the week prior (10/6/02) to the episode.
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The offical WB description for this episode included the tagline "ERIC HALLUCINATES THAT HE'S ELVIS: STEPHEN COLLINS RECORDED AND PERFORMED FOUR ELVIS CLASSICS FOR THE EPISODE".
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A month before shooting this episode producer's told Stephen Collin's that he'd be singing 4 Elvis songs, but two weeks before shooting Stephen was told that he would be recording the songs with his own voice instead of lip-singing Elvis's voice as he thought before. He was quite nervous about it.
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Eric: (After the nurse asks what music he'd like during his surgery) Elvis, I guess. Eric chooses to have some of Elvis Presley's music played during his surgery. Some of Elvis' most famous songs are also performed during this episode ("All Shook Up", "Don't Be Cruel", "Teddy Bear", and "Rock-the-Hula").
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In an alternate Camden universe, what would you change?
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R.I.P. Alan Fudge (1944-2011) played Lou Dalton
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"Aaron Camden"??!?
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Stephen Collins - 7th Heaven Reunion?
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Names from the show in real life
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