The Long Bad Summer (1)
Episode 1 · 2003-09-15

- Family
- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
In the eighth season premiere, the Camden's spend the last week of summer at a beach house. At the beginning of the summer, Simon killed Paul Smith in an automobile accident. Simon is having a hard time dealing with the fact that he killed him and everyone tries to help him. Eric and Annie try to push Simon to go back to school which begins in a week. Eric would like Paul's parents (guest-stars Katie Mitchell and Mark Moses) to accept the insurance companies offer to the money. Paul's brother vandalizes the church by adding graffti to the sign saying "Thou Shalt Not Kill." Simon runs away to New York to get away from the troubles he is having in Glenoak. Also, Lucy and Kevin discuss possibly having a child. Peter is spending a lot of time around Ruthie and the Camden family. Ruthie finds out about Mary and Carlos being married.
44 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. The Long Bad Summer (1)2003-09-15
2. An Early Fall (2)2003-09-22
3. PK2003-09-29
4. I Wasn't Expecting That!2003-10-06
5. The Kid Is Out of the Picture2003-10-13
6. Charity Begins at Home2003-10-20
7. Getting to Know You2003-11-03
8. Baggage2003-11-10
9. Go Ask Alice2003-11-17
10. The One Thing2003-11-24
11. When Bad Conversations Happen to Good People2004-01-05
12. The Prodigal Father2004-01-12
13. Major League2004-01-19
14. Healing Old Wounds2004-01-26
15. Don't Speak Ill of the Dead or the Living2004-02-09
16. The Anniversary2004-02-16
17. Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral2004-02-23
18. Angel2004-03-01
19. There's No Place Like It2004-04-19
20. High and Dry2004-04-26
21. Lost and Found2004-05-03
22. Little White Lies (1)2004-05-10
23. Little White Lies (2)2004-05-17