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: This is the first episode to feature the show's regular opening title sequence. Fans often refer to this episode by the nickname "The Model Gnome". The Model Home | The O.C. Wiki | Fandom
: In a quintessential Southern California moment, Marissa and Ryan eat burgers from In-N-Out while hiding out. The_OC_1x02
: The episode features the iconic cover of "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley, which plays during a pivotal scene between Ryan and Marissa. : This is the first episode to feature
Faced with the prospect of being sent to a group home or foster care, Ryan decides to run away from Newport. and Marissa Cooper intervene, convincing him to stay and hide in one of Kirsten Cohen’s vacant "model homes" within an unfinished development. Wiki | Fandom : In a quintessential Southern
" The Model Home " is the second episode of the first season of The O.C. , which originally aired on August 12, 2003. It continues the story of Ryan Atwood’s arrival in Newport Beach and the immediate challenges he faces as an outsider.
: This is the first episode to feature the show's regular opening title sequence. Fans often refer to this episode by the nickname "The Model Gnome". The Model Home | The O.C. Wiki | Fandom
: In a quintessential Southern California moment, Marissa and Ryan eat burgers from In-N-Out while hiding out.
: The episode features the iconic cover of "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley, which plays during a pivotal scene between Ryan and Marissa.
Faced with the prospect of being sent to a group home or foster care, Ryan decides to run away from Newport. and Marissa Cooper intervene, convincing him to stay and hide in one of Kirsten Cohen’s vacant "model homes" within an unfinished development.
" The Model Home " is the second episode of the first season of The O.C. , which originally aired on August 12, 2003. It continues the story of Ryan Atwood’s arrival in Newport Beach and the immediate challenges he faces as an outsider.