The O.C.

TV Series
2003–2007
PG
44m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

100K

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POPULARITY

395

Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Ben McKenzie, and Rachel Bilson in The O.C. (2003)

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After being kicked out of his home, a poor troubled youth, is taken in by a public defender and his family where he becomes embroiled in the lives of the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of... Read allAfter being kicked out of his home, a poor troubled youth, is taken in by a public defender and his family where he becomes embroiled in the lives of the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County in California.After being kicked out of his home, a poor troubled youth, is taken in by a public defender and his family where he becomes embroiled in the lives of the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County in California.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

100K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

395

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 15 wins & 22 nominations total

Episodes92

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Trivia
Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson dated for almost the entire run of the show (2003-2006). Additionally, several inside jokes are written into the show about this.

Goofs
In the pilot episode Ryan says he is 17. Each season was a year because of a Chrismukkah episode per season. Ryan doesn't turn 18 until late season 3 meaning he was either 17 for 3 years or he was retconned to be 15 in the pilot.

Quotes
Seth: [rubs his boat, Summer Breeze, lovingly] Ohhh, I've missed you. It's been too long.
Ryan: You're talking to a boat, Seth.
Seth: Yeah, I talk to a plastic horse too but that never worries anyone.
Ryan: It worries me.

Crazy credits
For the first half of season one, Rachel Bilson (Summer) and Melinda Clarke (Julie) were credited as guest stars, even though Rachel Bilson appeared in each episode. From the fourteenth episode on, they were credited on the theme song as regulars.

Connections
Alternate-language version of Ebb and Tide (2013)

Soundtracks
California
(main title)
Performed by Phantom Planet
Written by Jason Schwartzman, Jacques Brautbar, Sam Farrar, Alex Greenwald,
Darren Robinson (uncredited)

User reviews349

Featured review

10/10

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND! OC CHANGED MY LIFE!

This might sound silly but i'm not lying or being exaggerating - this tv show changed my life. It gave me a good feeling for the rest of my life. I could watch this show many times all over and all over again without getting bored or tired.

Everything about this show is perfect, everything! The views, the music, the far-out characters, the lines, the sets, the clothes and THE MOST OF ALL - THE CAST!!

I remember starting watching this show around the time when i just got a depression. I would sleep and then in between drown myself into this blue world of drama and comedy. This show got me through it. This show made me feel alive and became as my passion.

This show was never long-wided, NO WAY! You never knew what was about to happen. This show had everything - excitement, funny humor, drama, thriller and love!

I'm so thankful for Josh Schwartz making this show because it LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE. I MEAN, LITERALLY. I admire it and look it as a perfection. I've showed this show to all of my friends and they thought that this is at least very good! I also managed to turn the other one into a fan.

I want everything to watch OC if they haven't seen it because this show gave me a lot and still means a lot to me! No kidding!