 In "Lead, Follow or Get Out of The Way", he arrives to help Eric with his major news coverage of his service and in the process helps Mary who is contemplating quitting basketball, Simon, who is training to be a magician (despite the Colonel's dislike for it), and Lucy who is slacking in school, and starts to connect with her.Ruth Camden (Barbara Rush) is Eric, Julie, and George's mother.She first appears in "Seven Is Enough" on an annual trip to visit Eric and Annie.