7th Heaven 25 Years Later: 20 Bizarre Moments That Still Make Us Cringe

We're not sure which is harder to believe: that 7th Heaven lasted for an astounding 11 seasons on The WB/CW, or that it's been a quarter-century since we first met Eric, Annie and the rest of the Camden clan.

But when we think back to the series' 240+ episodes, it's not the family dinners or the Christian morals that stick out in our minds. No, it's the weird moments — the twisted, subversive, did-that-really-just-happen-on-this-show moments. They may have been unintentional, but they were glorious.

Examples of awkwardness include: when siblings Matt and Mary almost practiced kissing on each other, when the entire family broke into song for no apparent reason, and, of course, that time Reverend Camden's gaze lingered a little too long on daughter Ruthie dancing in her bedroom. (For the record, that last one made us uncomfortable long before actor Stephen Collins admitted to engaging in "inappropriate conduct" with minors.)

Scroll down to relive 20 cringe-worthy 7th Heaven moments — disclaimer: many of them are from Season 11, which was the TV equivalent of a dumpster fire — then drop a comment with your own Camden memories.

Mary thought it was totally normal to ask older brother Matt to practice kissing — and he obliged (albeit reluctantly). Fortunately, Eric interrupted before things got weird. Err, more weird.

When Eric found a joint in the house, he threatened to drug test all of his kids — including 5-year-old Ruthie.

When Simon's friend Stanley revealed that his older sister Karen (played by Shiri Appleby) was affiliated with a street gang, Rev. Camden and her parents did some digging and stumbled upon her... nunchucks? But rather than ask how she became associated with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, her mom asked, "How could you do this to us?"

It's bad enough that Mary had a handsy basketball coach. Even worse was just how long this particular scene dragged on, with this fully grown man rubbing her shoulders. And don't even get us started on that hug... Cringe to the nth degree!

Annie's reaction to Simon sticking up both his middle fingers wouldn't have seemed so extreme if it weren't for the multiple jump cuts.

Remember when Lucy made out with *NSYNC's Lance Bass? The chemistry was just electric.

Who can forget the time Annie threatened to murder a street thug in cold blood. By the way, that street thug's name... was Norton. (Please enjoy the dramatic recut above.)

When Eric dreamt he was Elvis during open heart surgery, there was way too much pelvic thrusting for our liking.

Lucy's pants kept falling down, but she refused to address the problem for an entire episode (which, for the record, was titled "Dropping Trou.")

We couldn't possibly pick just one moment (or one song) from Season 9's abysmal Valentine's Day outing, in which the entire family (and Martin) sang their way through the streets of Glen Oak. It was all rather terrible. (Weird fact: The musical episode was written by Martha Plimpton.)

Eric lingered a little too long in Ruthie's doorway when she practiced her big-girl dance moves.

It was bad enough that the Martin Luther King Jr. Day-inspired episode focused on a hate crime carried out against (white) Martin (who is white). But then the Powers That Be went and titled the episode "Got MLK?" (Really!?!)

In the original series finale, Matt, Lucy and Mary (via Carlos) all announced that they were expecting twins. At the same time. #Blessed?

Always the professional, minister-in-training Lucy asked members of her congregation if they wanted to have sex with Kevin. And one woman was totally down to clown.

Honestly, any time these two spoke in chilling unison could be considered a worst moment.

Sam and David's teacher (played by Rachel Boston) came on to Eric because — and we're paraphrasing here — her father cared more about his cigarettes than he cared about her. (She was basically a walking daddy issue.)

Eleven seasons in, Annie uttered the first and only curse word in the show's 243-episode history. (Honestly, the whole last season should've been more like this. We were all fed up at that point.)

On the way back from Scotland, Ruthie was suspected of being in Al-Qaeda, at which point she, Eric and Annie were detained at the airport. You know, in case they were terrorists.

At one point, Sam and David told Lucy that they named their hamsters Jesus and Mom because (1) it was a miracle they got hamsters, and (2) because they really liked the name "Mom." (Great job homeschooling those two, Camdens!)

The second series finale had us believe that Eric had been dead for half the final season, and Keith David was his guardian angel. Or at least some of the Internet bought into that fan theory. (At least if Eric had died, his family wouldn't have had to embark on a cross-country road trip in a cramped RV named — wait for it — the 7th Heaven!)