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The O.C.

2003
TV-PG
Comedy/Drama/Romance

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Season 4

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16. The End's Not Near, It's Here
15. The Night Moves
14. The Shake Up
13. The Case of the Franks
12. The Groundhog Day
11. The Dream Lover
10. The French Connection
9. The My Two Dads
8. The Earth Girls Are Easy
7. The Chrismukk-huh?
6. The Summer Bummer
5. The Sleeping Beauty
4. The Metamorphosis
3. The Cold Turkey
2. The Gringos
1. The Avengers

Cast

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Mischa Barton
Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody
Seth Cohen
Peter Gallagher
Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan
Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie
Ryan Atwood
Rachel Bilson
Summer Roberts
Melinda Clarke
Julie Cooper
Tate Donovan
Jimmy Cooper
Alan Dale
Caleb Nichol
Autumn Reeser
Taylor Townsend
Chris Carmack
Luke Ward
Willa Holland
Kaitlin Cooper
Michael Cassidy
Zach Stevens
Michael Nouri
Dr. Neil Roberts
Samaire Armstrong
Anna Stern
Cam Gigandet
Kevin Volchok
Jeff Hephner
Matt Ramsey
Olivia Wilde
Alex Kelly

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Creator

Josh Schwartz

Synopsis

A troubled teen named Ryan is taken in by a public defense lawyer and his rich real estate developer wife in Newport Beach, California after he is kicked out and abandoned by his alchoholic and unstable mother. He meets their quick-witted son Seth and they soon become best friends.

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