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 fits in at his new school, and…

The Newport kids plan an end-of-summer trip down to Tijuana, Mexico (aka “T.J.”). Jimmy has plans of his own, which don’t sit well with Marissa. Sandy gets a new job,…

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 Marissa out on a date. Sandy…

It’s time for the annual Cotillion ball. Cherished by many, hated by most, it’s the time when Newport’s finest young ladies enter society. More information about Jimmy’s business trouble comes…

A new life for Ryan Atwood, the Cohens and the Cooper families, and basically everyone else in the wealthy, picturesque, secretive, turbulent community of Orange County. Be prepared to meet…