One Tree Hill: Season 1

In the small town of North Carolina called Tree Hill, basketball is all the rage. Nathan Scott is the star of the high school basketball team called the Ravens and local town hero, while Lucas Scott is the only child of a single working mom, Karen. The two are half-brothers who share the same father, Dan Scott, who refused to ever accept Lucas' existence. Lucas is also a star basketball player but only plays with his friends at the park. One day, his uncle Keith shows the team's coach, Whitey, h

Lucas blows his first varsity game and decides to quit the team. The wedge between Nathan and Peyton continues to grow after Peyton tires of Nathan's jabs at Lucas. Brooke, Peyton's best friend, decides she wants to sleep with Lucas but he does not reciprocate her advances as he and Peyton are growing to become friends. Meanwhile, Keith forces Karen to deal with her feelings for Dan after she refuses to set foot in the high school gym to support her son. ---- This episode is named after Dashboar

Annoyed by Lucas's growing popularity, Nathan searches for his weak spot and finds it in Haley James - Lucas's best friend. After convincing the team to aggressively haze Lucas, Nathan seeks tutoring help from Haley and tries to befriend her, after all, nothing could hurt Lucas more than seeing his best friend help his worst rival. Haley finally agrees to help Nathan but requires that they keep it a secret. Meanwhile, Brooke develops deeper feelings for Lucas. Karen must face some not-so-friendl

Nathan hosts a party at Dan's beach house, complete with basketball players, cheerleaders, and beer, and invites Lucas to his surprise. Nathan takes the opportunity to bully Lucas and force him to quit the team. He humiliates Lucas by showing a video of Karen and Dan when they won prom king and queen. Haley and Lucas get into a fight when she asks him to consider things from Nathan's point of view and Haley leaves the party when Nathan humiliates Lucas. Nathan gets drunk and crashes Peyton's car

Lucas asks Keith to play with him in the annual "Father and Son" basketball game. Dan takes the opportunity to relive his glory days of playing basketball and makes it his goal to beat Nathan. Lucas realizes he got the better father figure after Dan publicly humiliates Nathan on the court. Meanwhile, Peyton turns down Nathan's attempts to make up; she is having a hard time dealing with the anniversary of her mother's death and finds a comforting ally in Whitey. Lucas is a friend to Peyton, being

When Whitey throws Lucas and Nathan off the team bus for misconduct, the two boys wind up stranded thirty miles from home. On the long walk home, they encounter a carload of players from the team they just beat who kidnap them at gunpoint. The city kids steal their clothes and make them buy beer, alerting the police. Stranded, the boys must get the upper hand on the city kids and find a way to escape them. Injured during the game, Brooke needs Peyton to drive her home and Haley reluctantly accep

The night of Dan and Deb's annual basketball appreciation party approaches and Dan is upset that Deb has invited Karen, Keith, and Lucas. Karen makes a new friend in Deb, who realizes she is a truly good person. Brook continues pining for Lucas and since he rejects her, she gets drunk. Drunk, she makes the kids play a game of truth or dare and dares Peyton to kiss Lucas. After kissing him, Peyton runs off and Lucas follows her and they confess their feelings and finally kiss. Haley and Nathan gr

Looking for some fun, Brooke and Peyton crash a college party, but things turn ugly when one of the guys in the dorm drugs Peyton. After Brooke calls Lucas for help, the two bond while caring for a sleeping Peyton, prompting Lucas to look at Brooke in a new light. Meanwhile, Haley gives Nathan another chance and the two go on their first date but the evening is ruined when Nathan is too embarrassed to admit he is on a date with her to some guys from school. Meanwhile, Karen finds out she has bee

After fighting with his father and Haley, Nathan succumbs to the pressure he is feeling and takes amphetamines to help his game doing so to beat Dan's scoring record. However, he isn't prepared for the destruction the drugs do to both his body and his family. As he begins taking more and more, he begins to treat Haley badly and pressures her to hook up with him. Brooke takes Lucas out and gets him drunk and a tattoo which angers Keith, who feels Lucas is taking advantage of him. At the game, Nat

Lucas has decided he wants to be with Brooke, leaving Peyton scrambling to pretend that everything is fine. Whitey tells the team that practice is canceled until the team can find the fun in playing again. Dan tries to rekindle things with Deb but when she refuses he takes Nathan on a weekend outing in an attempt to bond with him and prove himself to Deb. However, he ends up treating Nathan no differently and Nathan storms off. Deb catches Lucas and Brooke buying condoms and has Keith talk with

Nathan stops going to practice and he and Haley spend an afternoon at his beach house, where the liquor flows. Dan catches them and angrily confronts Nathan. Lucas and Brooke struggle to be more than a sexual relationship and find common interests as Brooke grows jealous of Peyton's relationship with Lucas. The Scotts see a therapist to try to fix their family problems, but the distance between Deb and Dan continues to grow. Peyton's dad is back in town and she struggles to tell him she wants hi

After Peyton receives the devastating news that her father is lost at sea, she and Lucas take an overnight trip to Hilton Head to identify a body that has washed ashore. After a long night, Peyton's dad is found to be safe. Overcome with emotion, Peyton kisses Lucas, however they stop just short of sleeping together due to Lucas being with Brooke. Meanwhile, an unexpected visit from Dan's parents leaves the Scott family in turmoil, as numerous family secrets are revealed at Dan's birthday dinner

Lucas and Peyton struggle with their feelings for each other and what to tell Brooke, so they start sneaking around together. Meanwhile, Brooke realizes she is in love with Lucas. Keith is nervous about Karen coming home and is ready to restart their relationship. A fight with Dan makes him drink some beers to calm down. Haley catches Lucas and Peyton kissing and is angry that he is doing something like that. They get into a heated argument over it where Lucas tells her she's only with Nathan be

Lucas is revived but is left in a coma with his shoulder also injured. Karen meets Brooke and learns that Deb and Dan are divorcing. Most shocking of all, Karen is horrified to discover that Keith was drinking while driving at the time of the accident and demands Keith leave, having betrayed her. Nathan tries to win Haley back, but she is too upset about Lucas. Haley struggles to bring herself to see Lucas, upset that their last interaction was a fight and worried he may not wake up. Peyton also

After his near-death experience, Lucas decides he made the wrong choice between Brooke and Peyton so he breaks things off with Brooke and secretly rekindles his romance with Peyton. Brooke is heartbroken by Lucas breaking up with her and tries to be friends with him. Lucas sneaks out of bed to go see Peyton and collapses forcing Peyton to take him to the hospital. Meanwhile, unable to pay his mortgage after paying Lucas' hospital bill, Keith puts his garage up for sale. Nathan decides he doesn't

Nathan must decide which parent to live with after the divorce, but Dan decides to force his hand by threatening to reveal Deb's darkest secrets in court unless Nathan chooses him. Dan also attempts to bribe Nathan, which only angers him. Brooke is refusing to talk to Peyton or Lucas, declaring she doesn't want to ever talk to either of them again. Lucas, feeling upset at his recent breakups, sneaks out and meets a beautiful stranger in a bar, while trying to drink his frustrations with his shou

The gang hits the road to Charlotte where Brooke is determined to win first place at the annual cheerleading competition to one-up a nasty rival cheerleader. But when one of her squad falls ill, Peyton begs Haley to step into a cheerleader's shoes for a day. Mouth helps Brooke to create an all-new routine with Peyton's musical skills. Karen must cancel a date with Keith to chaperone the trip. Dan becomes an unreasonable boss forcing Keith to quit and give him the garage. Whitey assigns Lucas and

Lucas, Nathan, and Jake are auctioned off to the highest bidder in the annual "Boy Toy" charity auction. Haley bids on Lucas and is excited to spend time with him after spending so much time with Nathan. The two have fun like old times before their lives blew up and Haley ends up revealing she got Nathan's Jersey Number tattooed on her and that she's in love with him. Jake is bought by Nicki, who beat Peyton, and who wants back in Jenny's life, but he refuses. She promises to be a part of her li

Brooke takes a pregnancy test and finds out she's pregnant, which a doctor confirms. Dan advises Lucas to have the baby aborted, which is what he wanted Karen to do. Haley and Nathan struggle with Haley feeling pressured to have sex and Nathan doing his best to not pressure her. Nathan also struggles with paying rent for his apartment and sells his car as Deb and Dan try to convince him to come home. Karen turns down Keith's proposal as she wants to see who she is when she's not defined by being

Haley is excited to be throwing her first ever party while Nathan takes a fast-food job at the mall to cover expenses. Nathan's job is hard for him, despite this he puts in the effort. Haley doesn't invite Brooke to the party so she goes to a bar, meets the infamous Nikki and they decide to crash the party together. The party spirals out of control when too many people show up and is amplified when Nikki gets into a catfight with Peyton. After the fight, Nikki reveals to everyone that she and Lu

Karen confesses to Lucas that Dan asked for joint custody and she denied it. Lucas is upset that he never got to know Dan and wonders if things would be different. Peyton and Brooke, both now angry with Lucas, are friends again. Dan becomes the temporary coach of the basketball team when Whitey has to have eye surgery. Haley finds that Nathan has been looking at porn on his computer and has kept pictures of Peyton and feels offended and that she can't live up to those women. When Peyton takes Je

At the playoffs game, Dan coaches Lucas and Nathan in an extreme and abusive way. The team is locked in a dead heat and a player from the other team intentionally hurts Lucas' shoulder. Dan forces him to play regardless and the team loses. Afterwards, Dan chews the team out leading to Nathan finally standing up to Dan and defending Lucas. Brooke and Peyton orchestrate a plan to get rid of Nikki by sending her to Seattle instead of Savannah. Haley decides she's ready to have her first time with N