O.C., California The Proposal (2003–2007) Online
- Original Title :
- The Proposal
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 2003–2007
- Directror :
- Helen Shaver
- Cast :
- Peter Gallagher,Kelly Rowan,Ben McKenzie
- Writer :
- Josh Schwartz,Liz Friedman
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 44min
- Rating :
- 8.1/10
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 that 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.
| 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 |
Final appearance of Chris Carmack as a series regular.
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).
This is the first episode in the first season to be directed by a woman.
Kirsten tells Julie that Luke wrapped his car around a telephone pole, but in a preview shot, it just hit a sign head on. She should know this because it's likely Ryan told the family as he was at the scene of the accident.