"The O.C."
The Strip (2004)

Director:

James Marshall

Writer:

Allan Heinberg (writer)

TV Series:

"The O.C." (2003)

Original Air Date:

28 April 2004 (Season 1, Episode 26)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

The Cohen men, along with Ryan and Caleb set out to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. Meanwhile, the girls are having fun with their own adventures.

Plot Keywords:

Male Stripper | Undressing Scene | Orange County California | Acronym In Title | Soap

Cast

Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Benjamin McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Chris Carmack	...	Luke Ward (credit only)
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Amanda Righetti	...	Hailey Nichol
Navi Rawat	...	Theresa Diaz
Kristen Renton	...	Jenn
Kevin Rankin	...	Lucas
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Sara / Amy

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

Seth's alias on his fake I.D. is a great in-joke. "C.B. Cebulski" is an editor at Marvel Comics; he has also translated manga into English for a few companies. Ryan's alias, "Marty Navis", is a screenwriter ("Planet Claire").

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ryan is playing Texas Hold'em in the bar the dealer deals out the fifth. But in the next shot after the angry trucker guy bets, there are only four cards on the table and the dealer deals out the fifth card again.

Quotes:

Summer: [asking for the Cohens' room number at the Hard Rock Hotel] The name is Cohen. C-O-H-E-N. I think that's how you spell it.

Soundtrack:

Passing By

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

It's Bachelor and Bachelorette party time for Caleb and Julie. Caleb and the boys head off to Las Vegas while Kirsten organizes an evening at the Cohen house for Julie, strippers included. Seth and Ryan get themselves into a tricky situation in Vegas while back home, Summer pines over lost love, and Marissa comforts Theresa. Jimmy and Sandy learn of Caleb's true motives. Julie and Hailey take a swim, while Theresa has some shocking news for Ryan and Marissa.

I loved the catfight between Julie and Hailey, it made me laugh so loud... Also the whole thing in Vegas with Seth, Summer, Ryan the hookers and the pimps... It's so ironic, Summer paid for Seth's hookers, how many happy couples can say that? She knows him pretty well, because she trusted him that he did nothing with any of the hookers.