Spirit in the Night

Season 1, Episode 17, Aired
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The gang hits the road to Charlotte where Brooke is determined to win first place at the annual cheerleading competition. But when one of her squad member falls ill, Peyton begs Haley to step into the cheerleader's shoes for a day. Meanwhile, after Whitey assigns Lucas and Nathan to the same room, tempers flare and Haley is caught in the middle.moreless
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  • Season 1, Episode 17.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By Wanted23, Dec 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    The gang hits the road to Charlotte where Brooke is determined to win first place at the annual cheerleading competition. But when one of her squad member falls ill, Peyton begs Haley to step into the cheerleader's shoes for a day. Meanwhile, after Whitey assigns Lucas and Nathan to the same room, tempers flare and Haley is caught in the middle. Bevin's first appearance! Haha, she's pretty hot. "Hey, Lips, come here!" "It's Mouth." LMAO! I love Brooke so much. Lucas is my least favorite character. Brooke is my favorite, then Nathan. =] I can't believe Nathan and Lucas still hate each other! :( Yay for Nathan's apartment! =] Good episode!moreless

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  • This episode was a really good and interesting episode. It had many fun mixed with a lot of drama. Brooke and the gang go to a cheerleading competition and the drama flares between Brooke with Peyton about Lucas, and Lucas with Nathan about Haley.moreless

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    By nsalaices, Sep 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    Spirit Of The Night is the seventeenth episode of the first season and the whole series. It aired on the WB on April 6, 2004. This episode was really interesting and funny. I liked when Peyton tries to become friends with Brooke but Brooke doesn't let her that easily. I also like it when Haley is stuck between choosing her boyfriend and her best friend. Lucas is really upset that every time he has plans with Haley, Nathan ruins them. I love it when Haley became a cheerleader just for one day, but I hate it that Lucas didn't complement her but insulted her. This episode is in the top episode of the first season.moreless

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  • A great, break from the ordinary life, episode!

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    By PurpleBeans, May 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    The whole gang goes to Charlotte. Hailey is asked to fill in as a cheer leader when one of the squad members comes down with Chicken Pox. Lucas and Nathan have been assigned to bunk with each other for the weekend, and Lucas is feeling a little left out when Hailey starts to spend more time with Nathan than with him. Kieth and Dan get into an agreement over the shop, Kieth ends up quitting his job. Peyton tries to right all her wrongs with Brooke over the weekend. Brooke agrees to at least call a cheer truce. Karen and Mr. Sawyer (Peyton's dad) get reprimanded by Whitey for not being better Chaperones on the trip. The episode ends with Nathan going home to an empty apartment alone.moreless

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  • I loved it!

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    By VGFreak8, Dec 05, 2007 Report Abuse
    When the gang goes to Charlotte for a basketball game and a cheer competition, things are chaotic! Brooke, who is still angry at Peyton and Lucas, is determined to win at all costs! She even asks Mouth to spy on their rivals. When a cheerleader goes home, Peyton begs Haley to join for the competition. Haley agrees. Brooke and Peyton get along for the weekend, but Brooke says it doesn't change anything at home. Lucas helps Nathan under Whitey's commands. Haley is caught between the bickering two. Karen and Peyton's dad chaperone and seem like they're flirting. Keith quits after Dan makes things harder on him.

    This was a great episode! I love the ending! I love every ending to every episode so far! It's so sad! I feel really sad for Brooke these days. The picture tearing scene was so emotional! This episode gets a 10!moreless

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  • This episode is such a great episode espcially for the first season because it shows nathan and lucas getting closer, kind of bonding in a way and that is all because of hayley.moreless

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    By goalie0125, Aug 21, 2007 Report Abuse
    The relationship between Peyton and Brooke at this moment is horrible. with peyton trying to fix everything that went wrong with brooke and her. brooke needed a step in cheerleader peyton got hayley to cover for her. everything peyton did for brooke i'm surprised she didn't forgive her by the end. but i guess the site at the end of lucas and peyton standing their talking about their parents hooking up. got brooke thinking in the negative way she has been for a while. I love it how whitey one is 500 win and how nathan does a fade away and lucas is cheering for him. it gets me thinking that one day they are going to realize that they are brothers and they are going to act like one.moreless

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    • When Peyton says "Let's go" to Haley, she sticks her tongue out her mouth without saying a word. Edit
    • In the scene where Whitey is scolding Karen and Larry, as the camera focuses on him pacing, you can see the face of a person in the background. Then, when the camera switches back to him, you can definitely tell there is nobody in the background. Edit
    • This episode is the first to contain a product placement for Secret Sparkle (a fragrance and deodorant marketed to teen girls). Secret Sparkle sponsored the cheerleading competition. Edit

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    • This is the first appearance of Bevin Prince as recurring character Bevin Mirskey. Edit
    • Featured Music: "One In Every Crowd" by Viva Voce "Shadows Cast a Lie" by James William Hindle "Looking For a Reason" by Paul Trudeau "Slam" by Midnight to Twelve "Good Girl, Bad Boy" by Junior Senior "Shake Yer Booty" by APM Music "Big Man On The Block" by Black Toast "Get Naked" by Black Toast "Mix It Up" by Master Source "Kung Fu Fighting" by Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas "100 Years" by Five For Fighting "All Kinds Of Time" by Fountains Of Wayne Edit

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    • Brooke: Hey, Lips! Come here! Mouth: It's Mouth. Edit
    • Claire: Where did you find your choreographer? Under S in the yellow pages for "Sucks?" Brooke: No. Actually, that's where I found your boyfriend. Edit
    • Brooke: You really saved us this weekend. Thanks Haley. Haley: (to herself) Did she just call me Haley? Edit

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    • Brooke: Did you ever think that maybe I'm being a psycho hose beast 'cause I want us to do well this weekend? "Psycho hose beast" is a phrase that was coined by Wayne's World in 1992. Edit
    • Brooke: (flipping out) Okay, okay, okay time for plan B. We're gonna find Claire Young's room and pull a Tonya Harding. We're just gonna hit her in the knee with a big stick. Tonya Harding was a figure skater best known for the conspiracy she was part of during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Her ex-husband hired someone to hit Nancy Kerrigan on the knee, forcing her to withdraw from the competition, allowing Harding to win. She went on to compete but after investigation, was stripped of her title and banned from participating in sanctioned events and becoming a sanctioned coach for life. Edit
    • Haley: (to Peyton) You're a born artist. I'm a born klutz, I almost drowned in the ball bin at Chuck E. Cheese. Chuck E. Cheese is a children's play place with ball pits, games, play places/climbing tubes, and pizza. Edit

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