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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Get home before dark.

TV-141997•8.1/10
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDramaAction & Adventure

Ratings

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8.1/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Television, Sandollar Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 10, 1997

Last Aired

May 20, 2003

Networks

The WB, UPN

Created By

Joss Whedon

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
E1
Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Air date: 1997-03-10
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)
E2
The Harvest (2)
Air date: 1997-03-10
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
Witch
E3
Witch
Air date: 1997-03-17
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
Teacher's Pet
E4
Teacher's Pet
Air date: 1997-03-24
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
E5
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Air date: 1997-03-31
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
The Pack
E6
The Pack
Air date: 1997-04-07
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
Angel
E7
Angel
Air date: 1997-04-14
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
E8
I, Robot... You, Jane
Air date: 1997-04-28
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
E9
The Puppet Show
Air date: 1997-05-05
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Nightmares
E10
Nightmares
Air date: 1997-05-12
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
E11
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Air date: 1997-05-19
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
Prophecy Girl
E12
Prophecy Girl
Air date: 1997-06-02
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.

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

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