Neil Roberts was a recurring character throughout the first, second, third and fourth seasons of the Fox drama series "The O.C.". He was portrayed by Michael Nouri.
Neil Roberts is the adored father of Summer Roberts. He loves his daughter more than anything, and could everything to protect her, and is very respected by his daughter, who considers him, her best friend. Dr. Roberts remained married to Summer's mother until her daughter turned 13, when out of sudden (according to Summer) the woman decided to leave for reasons the series never explicitly gives.
Throughout the Series[]
Season 1[]
Neil Roberts was in one episode of the first season, he was the reason for a temporary break-up between Seth and Summer, as Seth embarrasses himself in front of Neil, and Neil doesn't see him as appropriate dating material for Summer.
Season 2[]
Neil is seen only once, getting very cozy with Summer's new boyfriend, Zach Stevens, which devastates Seth when he discovers the three laughing at a table at the yacht club. Eventually, he will come to accept Seth, like his daughter's boyfriend, despite the two being very different.
Season 3[]
Neil is seen by the middle of the third season beginning to develop a somewhat cozy friendship with the (effectively) widowed and newly economically-challenged Julie Cooper (Marissa Cooper’s, his daughter's best friend, mother), as he alludes to an unraveling marriage to Gloria. He eventually asks Julie to marry him.
Season 4[]
After the death of Marissa, Julie becomes addicted to medication pills and Neil is seen by Kaitlin Cooper with his ex-wife (the so-called stepmonster). Neil and Julie break up. Neil moves to Seattle, but lets Julie and Kaitlin stay in his house. Later on in time Seth goes to visit Neil in Seattle so he can find a way for him to not allow him to marry Summer. Though, in the end Neil and Seth realize that Seth truly, deeply loves Summer and wants to spend the rest of his life with her and Neil tells Seth to come back to him after he finishes college and they can then discuss the engagement.
Appearances[]
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| "Episode 7": | "Episode 8": | "Episode 9": | "Episode 10": | "Episode 11": | "Episode 12": | |
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| "Episode 13": | "Episode 14": | "Episode 15": | "Episode 16": | "Episode 17": | "Episode 18": | |
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| "Episode 19": | "Episode 20": | "Episode 21": | "Episode 22": | "Episode 23": | "Episode 24": | |
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| "Episode 25": | "Episode 26": | "Episode 27": | ||||
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| "Episode 1": | "Episode 2": | "Episode 3": | "Episode 4": | "Episode 5": | "Episode 6": | |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 7": | "Episode 8": | "Episode 9": | "Episode 10": | "Episode 11": | "Episode 12": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 13": | "Episode 14": | "Episode 15": | "Episode 16": | "Episode 17": | "Episode 18": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 19": | "Episode 20": | "Episode 21": | "Episode 22": | "Episode 23": | "Episode 24": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| Season 3 | ||||||
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| "Episode 1": | "Episode 2": | "Episode 3": | "Episode 4": | "Episode 5": | "Episode 6": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 7": | "Episode 8": | "Episode 9": | "Episode 10": | "Episode 11": | "Episode 12": | |
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| "Episode 13": | "Episode 14": | "Episode 15": | "Episode 16": | "Episode 17": | "Episode 18": | |
| Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | |
| "Episode 19": | "Episode 20": | "Episode 21": | "Episode 22": | "Episode 23": | "Episode 24": | |
| Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | |
| "Episode 25": | ||||||
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| Season 4 | ||||||
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| "Episode 1": | "Episode 2": | "Episode 3": | "Episode 4": | "Episode 5": | "Episode 6": | |
| Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 7": | "Episode 8": | "Episode 9": | "Episode 10": | "Episode 11": | "Episode 12": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Episode 13": | "Episode 14": | "Episode 15": | "Episode 16": | |||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
