The Proposal (14 Apr. 2004)

Jimmy and Sandy run into a roadblock in their effort to re-open the Balboa Lighthouse restaurant when some investors withdraw their funds and it's revealed they they were Jimmy's former ... See full summary »

Director:

Helen Shaver

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Liz Friedman,

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Chris Carmack	...	Luke Ward
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Amanda Righetti	...	Hailey Nichol
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Brian McNamara	...	Carson Ward
Doug Ballard	...	Peter Johnson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zuzana Monroe	...	Wedding Guest (as Zuzana Hibdon)
Evis Xheneti	...	Wedding Guest

Storyline

Jimmy and Sandy run into a roadblock in their effort to re-open the Balboa Lighthouse restaurant when some investors withdraw their funds and it's revealed they they were Jimmy's former business clients whom he lost all of their money. Meanwhile, Summer and Seth take it upon themselves to finally make Marissa feel more at home at Jimmy's apartment. Things take another when when Caleb makes a marriage proposal to Julie, which sparks anger and a feeling of betrayal for Luke who gets behind the wheel of his car and has a near-fatal accident. Also, Marissa, and Sandy and Jimmy each strike deals with Caleb in which he forces Marissa to live with him and Julie after they are married in exchange for helping Jimmy and Sandy with their business adventure.

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Plot Keywords:

gay father | gay character

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one of the first season episodes ("The Proposal"), the main characters are watching an unnamed "chick-flick". According to "The O.C." website, the movie was "The Triplets of Bellville", but a closer examination will show that the credits are not from the movie at all. Instead, the credits being run in the theater in the background are just shout-outs to crew members (i.e. Susan Godfrey).

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Goofs

When Seth and Summer are remodeling Marissa's room Seth is trying to hammer a nail into the wall. He hits the wall too hard, missing the nail, and the nail remains in the wall closer to the top-right corner of the hole. In the next shot, the nail is is now closer to the top-left corner of the hole.

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Quotes

Summer: And we looked through all your toys and we couldn't find any plastic horses but we did find this.
Marissa: Share Bear? Wow!
Seth: She'll watch over you with her Care Bear Stare.
Ryan Atwood: How'd you know about the Care Bear Stare?
Seth: I painted that.

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Soundtracks

"Autumn Leaves"
Performed by Richard Hayman & His Orchestra

User Reviews

Bye bye Luke! Congrats Julie!

Jimmy and Sandy run into a roadblock in their effort to re-open the Balboa Lighthouse restaurant. Summer and Seth take it upon themselves to finally make Marissa feel more at home at Jimmy's. Everyone is shocked when Caleb makes a proposal, which sparks a near-fatal accident for Luke. Marissa, and Sandy and Jimmy each strike deals with Caleb. An old O.C. friend moves away.

In this episode, Ryan and Marissa got back together, Summer and Seth have a great deal of fun decorating Marissa's room and Luke announces that he's going to Portland.

The cutest scene was the one at the very ending with the gang hugging and joking and having a good time in Marissa's bed. (I know how that sounds, but watch the episode)