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When new episodes of The O.C. return this Thursday (now at 9 pm on FOX), the gang is going to launch a campaign to get Marissa Cooper back into Harbor High in time for graduation. Let's just say that public school hasn't been all that good to her. I'm not sure exactly how she's supposed to pay for private school, but has money ever been an issue in The O.C.? Anyway, FOX wants viewers to feel like they're helping with the caper to get Marissa back in school, so it has launched an online petition: Free Marissa. I kid you not.And, I'm assuming that means we want to free her from private school? More than 10,000 people have signed the online petition, including myself, because I am a big, big dork. Actually, I added my name to the list because it doesn't require a phone number, email, or any personal information. Just put a name in the box and hit "Sign the Petition". Oh, and once you vote, you can get free "I Voted to FREE MARISSA" wallpaper (see photo). It's so lame that it's funny.

Also, AOL has an exclusive preview of this Thursdays episode when the gang hatches the plan to FREE MARISSA. FOX is really making a big deal out of this new storyline, but personally, I'm more interested in the return of the evil spawn that is Kaitlin Cooper.