It introduces the character of Lucas Scott – a high school student – and his friends and relatives in the fictional town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.

An important basketball game is going on at the fictional Tree Hill High School at the beginning of the series.

During a drive, Nathan's girlfriend and Ravens’ cheerleader, Peyton Sawyer, nearly runs over Lucas after becoming distracted at the wheel.

The next day, Keith Scott, Dan's elder brother who is close friends with Karen, asks Whitey Durham, the Ravens coach, to let Lucas be part of the team.

However, Mark Schwahn was convinced by fellow producer Joe Davola that it would be more interesting as a TV series.

Then, after Dan marries Deb, it skips to the future where Lucas has his first day at Tree Hill High.

[2] In the U.S., the episode's initial broadcast attracted two and a half million viewers on The WB Television Network.