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  • Episode aired Mar 24, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Adam Brody and Paris Hilton in The O.C. (2003)
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Operation Protect Marissa! Seth and Ryan plan to keep Marissa from finding out about her mom's affair. It also becomes Operation Rescue Hailey when they inadvertently attend a Hollywood part... Read allOperation Protect Marissa! Seth and Ryan plan to keep Marissa from finding out about her mom's affair. It also becomes Operation Rescue Hailey when they inadvertently attend a Hollywood party where she's a stripper.Operation Protect Marissa! Seth and Ryan plan to keep Marissa from finding out about her mom's affair. It also becomes Operation Rescue Hailey when they inadvertently attend a Hollywood party where she's a stripper.

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    • Josh Schwartz
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    • Peter Gallagher
    • Kelly Rowan
    • Ben McKenzie
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    • Director
      • David Barrett
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      • Josh Schwartz
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      • Peter Gallagher
      • Kelly Rowan
      • Ben McKenzie
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    • Seth Cohen
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    • Trivia
      When Summer and the actor from The Valley is "caught" by his girlfriend, Summer makes a comment about them dating, and wouldn't that ruin the show. Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody were dating at the time.
    • Goofs
      When Ryan is trying to convince Marissa to go to LA, he says, 'Not going to LA because I'm not going.' She wasn't going because Ryan was, so he should have said, 'Not going to LA because I'm going.'
    • Quotes

      Seth Cohen: I heard some really really awful music and I knew it could only be self-indulgent actors with instruments.

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      • March 24, 2004 (United States)
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    • Filming locations
      • Long Beach, California, USA
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