Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Get home before dark."

8.1(1,933 votes)
7 Seasons
144 Episodes
March 10, 1997
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDramaAction & Adventure

Overview

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

Status

Ended

Created By

Joss Whedon

Network

The WB, UPN

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

March 10, 1997
Episodes

After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.

Episodes

Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Episode 1
Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
March 10, 199742m7.3

When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.

The Harvest (2)
Episode 2
The Harvest (2)
March 10, 199743m7.5

Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.

Witch
Episode 3
Witch
March 17, 199743m7.7

Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.

Teacher's Pet
Episode 4
Teacher's Pet
March 24, 199743m7.2

Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Episode 5
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
March 31, 199743m7.2

With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.

The Pack
Episode 6
The Pack
April 7, 199743m7.8

Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.

Angel
Episode 7
Angel
April 14, 199743m7.7

Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.

I, Robot... You, Jane
Episode 8
I, Robot... You, Jane
April 28, 199743m6.8

Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.

The Puppet Show
Episode 9
The Puppet Show
May 5, 199743m7.5

Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.

Nightmares
Episode 10
Nightmares
May 12, 199743m8.0

A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.

Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Episode 11
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
May 19, 199743m7.4

When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.

Prophecy Girl
Episode 12
Prophecy Girl
June 2, 199744m8.1

Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.

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Top Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy Summers

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Xander Harris

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

Emma Caulfield

Emma Caulfield

Anya

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

Dawn Summers

James Marsters

James Marsters

Spike

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