Seasons & Episodes
Premiere
A new life for Ryan Atwood, the Cohens and the Cooper families, and basically everyone else in the wealthy, picturesque,
The Model Home
Faced with the prospect of life in a group home, Ryan decides to run away from Newport, but Seth and Marissa convince hi
The Gamble
Sandy comes to Ryan's rescue once again, after he has a difficult stay in Juvenile Hall. Seth makes Kirsten aware of his
The Debut
It's time for the annual Cotillion ball. Cherished by many, hated by most, it's the time when Newport's finest young la
The Outsider
Ryan takes a job at the Crab Shack diner. A co-worker at the diner might mean bad news for the Newport kids. Ryan asks M
The Girlfriend
Kirsten's father, Caleb Nichol, comes for a visit along with his new girlfriend, Gabrielle. 24-year-old Grandma Nichol h
The Escape
The Newport kids plan an end-of-summer trip down to Tijuana, Mexico (aka "T.J."). Jimmy has plans of his own, which don'
The Rescue
Everyone is back home in Newport, and Marissa is recovering. Julie points her finger at Ryan and forbids him from seeing
The Heights
Back to school for the O.C. kids. No one really wants to be there, except for the gossips. Ryan doesn't feel like he fit
The Perfect Couple
Couples are plentiful in 'The O.C.' It is a night of firsts. Now that they are free to love one another, Ryan and Mariss
The Homecoming
It's Thanksgiving time in ‘the O.C.' It's time for family reunions, and Ryan gets called home by his family. Is it bec
The Secret
Seth and Kirsten want to avoid facing the world after their respective displays at Thanksgiving. Sandy has some advice f
The Best Chrismukkah Ever
Ryan, and the World, are officially introduced to the bi-religious holiday Chrismukkah, thanks to Seth. And Seth insists
The Countdown
It's New Years and "love" is in the air. A sister returns home, and throws a party. Oliver casts his spell. Sandy and Ki
The Third Wheel
Hailey discovers she isn't as welcome as she might have thought. Perhaps the Cohen house is full? Luke makes some new fr
The Links
Oliver plans a trip for the gang, but things don't go as well as everyone might have hoped- except for Oliver of course.
The Rivals
Sandy and Jimmy have plans to sign papers for the Lighthouse... but is Jimmy ready? Oliver makes his plans official to R
The Truth
Changes are happening within the couplehoods of the O.C.'ers. Lines seem to be blurred. Oliver reveals himself as he fal
The Heartbreak
It's Valentine's Day in Newport, and everyone is preparing for the Valentine's singles benefit. Luke has a new crush, wh
The Telenovela
Ryan and Marissa begin their life together as "friends", but both discover that it might be harder to do than to say. Th
The Goodbye Girl
Anna announces that she is leaving Newport to go back to Pittsburgh, which leaves Seth feeling saddened and guilt-ridden
The L.A.
When Summer and Marissa run into Grady Bridges, the star of Summer's favourite prime-time soap 'The Valley', he invites
The Nana
Nana Cohen comes to California for Passover with some sad news. Ryan searches for Marissa, who'd gone missing after lear
The Proposal
Jimmy and Sandy run into a roadblock in their effort to re-open the Balboa Lighthouse restaurant. Summer and Seth take i
The Shower
Marissa plots to ruin her mother's happiness by inviting someone from her mother's past to the wedding shower, while San
The Strip
It's Bachelor and Bachelorette party time for Caleb and Julie. Caleb and the boys head off to Las Vegas while Kirsten or
The Ties That Bind
Julie and Caleb walk down the aisle, as Ryan and Theresa face a difficult decision regarding their pregnancy. Marissa mo
The Distance
The summer is coming to an end, and Seth hasn't returned home to Newport. In the midst of home renovations, Sandy and Ki
The Way We Were
Now that Ryan and Seth have returned to Newport, its time to get back to school. The boys reunite with their former girl
The New Kids on the Block
After Caleb is released from custody, he must make some decisions about the Newport Group, and his decisions don't sit w
The New Era
It's a new era in Newport Beach. Kirsten and Julie try and work together at The Newport Group, while Sandy tries to find
The SnO.C.
It's the annual "SnO.C." winter dance. Seth wants to take his relationship with Alex further, but she might have other p
The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't
It's Chrismukkah once again in The O.C. and this year, Seth wants to take it global. As Caleb is faced with the looming
The Family Ties
After Caleb's confession, The Cohens try to welcome Lindsay as part of the family. Jimmy is faced with a choice when Mar
The Power of Love
When Sandy forgets his and Kirsten's 20th wedding anniversary, he finds himself going to a lot of trouble to make it up
The Ex-Factor
Seth is thrown when Alex's ex arrives in town for a visit, and is even more thrown when he finds out who it is. Julie ha
The Accomplice
Things heat up between Sandy and Kirsten when Sandy decides to help his mentor in law school find his daughter, Rebecca,
The Second Chance
After hearing about Lindsay and Ryan's failed attempt at dinner with Caleb the night before, Kirsten arranges a dinner t
The Lonely Hearts Club
It's Valentines Day 2005 in O.C. when Sandy and Kirsten's conflict about Rebecca continues. Ryan tries to make peace wit
The Father Knows Best
As Sandy continues working on Rebecca's case, Kirsten questions how strong their feelings are for one another. Seth cont
The Rainy Day Women
It's a rainy day in Newport where Lindsay decides to take the DNA test and makes a difficult choice regarding her life w
The Mallpisode
After Lindsay moves to Chicago with her mom, Ryan is heartbroken and Caleb's confused. Seth, Summer, and Marissa invite
The Blaze of Glory
Spring has flung in Newport where Marissa recruits Ryan to help her with Harbor School's Pep Rally Bonfire. Alex accepts
The Brothers Grim
When Ryan's brother, Trey, gets out of jail and gives Ryan a call, the Cohens give him a warm welcome. Though, Ryan know
The Risky Business
Sandy reluctantly serves as host/auctioneer at yet another OC benefit; Trey lies to Ryan to prove that he can be self-de
The Rager
It's Trey's 21st birthday and Marissa, anxious to help Trey and Ryan forge a relationship, throws a birthday party for T
The O.C. Confidential
Sandy and the boys devise a plan to save Trey from going to jail after he took the fall for supplying drugs at his birth
The Return of the Nana
Sandy, Seth and Ryan travel to Miami to visit the Nana after she tells Sandy she is getting married. Unable to go becaus
The Showdown
Seth and Zach declare themselves rivals for Summer's affections; Marissa is still reeling from being nearly raped by Tre
The O.Sea
Seth and Zach squabble over who should take Summer to the prom and who will meet George Lucas for dinner; Sandy takes dr
The Dearly Beloved
Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action; Jimmy Cooper resurfaces and almo
The Aftermath
In the season three opener, we start off with senior year starting in a few days. It has been a couple of months since t
The Shape of Things to Come
Social Chair Marissa tries to plan this year’s carnival but is having much difficulty due to a little pest named Taylo
The End of Innocence
Jimmy must make once more the difficult decision to leave or stay with his family; Kirsten returns to the Cohen househol
The Last Waltz
Marissa struggles with attending a public high school, and her new friends make Ryan jealous; Charlotte's ruse is up whe
The Perfect Storm
Ryan decides to make a life-changing decision that Sandy reluctantly supports; Marissa looks to her new friends to help
The Swells
Marissa discovers something in Johnny that Ryan lacks and Charlotte convinces Julie and Kirsten to throw a charity even
The Anger Management
When the gang heads to The Bait Shop to see The Subways, Taylor's horsing around causes a major rift between Seth and Su
The Game Plan
Ryan, Summer, Seth, and Marissa think about what they'd like to do with their lives as they compile their college applic
The Disconnect
Marissa visits Johnny at his house after his accident to see how he is doing. Julie and Kirsten get a contract for their
The Chrismukkah Bar-Mitzvahkkah
Chrismukkah has returned to the Cohen house and Seth suggests to have a Bar Mitzvah to Ryan to raise money for Johnny's
The Safe Harbor
Ryan, Seth and Summer launch a campaign to get Marissa back into Harbour. With the help of Dr. Kim they get the board of
The Sister Act
It's winter break and Kaitlin Cooper has returned home from her Montecito boarding school.
The Pot Stirrer
Kaitlin starts going out with Johnny with the sole motive of making Marissa jealous. Seth starts getting nostalgic as he
The Cliffhanger
Sandy and Matt's hospital project hits a roadblock. Kirsten and Julie run into troubles of their own with their matchmak
The Heavy Lifting
Kaitlin prepares herself to head back to school. Ryan has doubts about his relationship with Marissa after helping out S
The Road Warrior
When Ryan and Sadie go on a road trip to search for one of Johnny's relatives they end up in Ryan's old neighborhood in
The Journey
Ryan thinks about not inviting Marissa to his 18th birthday after their falling out but Sandy tries to get him to invite
The Undertow
When an old friend returns to Newport, Ryan decides to help her, which causes problems for him and Sadie. When Summer an
The Secrets and Lies
Julie and Dr. Roberts announce their engagement and the Cooper ladies move in with Summer and her dad. Meanwhile, Mariss
The Day After Tomorrow
When college acceptance and rejection letters are received the kids must consider what path they are going to follow. Ry
The Dawn Patrol
Ryan decides to go and invite his mother to his graduation party. Taylor and Summer work together to try and find out wh
The College Try
Graduation is just weeks away and Ryan, Seth, Summer and Marissa leave Newport to attend their respective pre-frosh orie
The Party Favor
Harbor School's Senior Prom brings out the best and the worst in everyone. Taylor hits a high at prom, while Summer fall
The Man of the Year
Ryan and Volchok make a deal after a fallout at prom. Sandy is chosen as Man of the Year, but this sparks the DA to dig
The Graduates
It is graduation day for Ryan, Seth, Summer, and Marissa at Harbor High School. After graduation they all went out to e
The Avengers
Seth works at a comic book store in Newport. Kirsten drops by the store to ask Seth if he has something to send Ryan in
The Gringos
Ryan and Seth go to Mexico to find Volchok, but Seth secretly phones home worried about what Ryan might do if they find
The Cold Turkey
It's Thanksgiving time. Volchok is back in town and Ryan seems eager to take revenge. At first Sandy and Kirsten try to
The Metamorphosis
When Seth visits Summer, she realizes that her materialistic, gossiping self may be forever gone ever since she went to
The Sleeping Beauty
When Taylor learns about Ryan's sleeping problems she devises a plan to help him but must then turn to Kaitlin when her
The Summer Bummer
Kaitlin takes down the school mean girl by throwing a rager at her house. Sandy and Kirsten find time to bond with Ryan
The Chrismukk-huh?
Chrismukkah once again returns to the Cohens. Ryan and Taylor have an accident while putting up the holiday lights and t
The Earth Girls Are Easy
Ryan and Taylor may be heading out on a Las Vegas road trip for New Year's Eve, but there's even more fun in store when
The My Two Dads
Kaitlin is assigned a tutor after she presented a ruffled report to her class. Julie comes clean to Kirsten about who Fr
The French Connection
Taylor's ex-husband comes to Newport and causes a rift in her relationship with Ryan. Seth goes to Seattle to obtain Dr.
The Dream Lover
Ryan overcomes his indecision and competes with Henri-Michel for Taylor's affections. Che leads Seth on a trek of spirit
The Groundhog Day
Sandy, Ryan and Seth prepare for Kirsten's upcoming 40th birthday party, however Kirsten learns some news that will chan
The Case of the Franks
Seth and Summer come upon a fortune teller whose prediction makes the two question whether they are truly meant for each
The Shake Up
It's Taylor's birthday and she hopes Ryan will tell her he loves her. She's unsure whether she should tell him she got i
The Night Moves
In the immediate aftermath of a violent earthquake that rocks Newport, everyone struggles to stay together and keep thei
The End's Not Near, It's Here
The Cohen family says goodbye in the series finale as the episode jumps six months after the earthquake to show the Cohe
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