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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) More at IMDbPro »

Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Year: 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003

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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 0: Unaired Pilot

October 1996
Buffy Summers arrives for her first day at a new school, and already weird things are happening. She investigates a dead body that is found in the girls' locker room, and, with the help of her new friends Willow and Xander, she fights a gang of vampires. Also, she meets Cordelia and her friends, and Giles, her new Watcher, tells her more about her destiny.

Season 1, Episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth

10 March 1997
Buffy Summers, a high school sophomore, faces her destiny as a slayer of the undead.

Season 1, Episode 2: The Harvest

10 March 1997
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.

Season 1, Episode 3: Witch

17 March 1997
A witch attempts to eliminate Buffy from a cheerleading competition.

Season 1, Episode 4: Teacher's Pet

24 March 1997
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.

Season 1, Episode 5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

31 March 1997
While Buffy awaits the arrival of a warrior vampire, she dates a boy who is attracted to her exciting lifestyle.

Season 1, Episode 6: The Pack

7 April 1997
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school

Season 1, Episode 7: Angel

14 April 1997
Buffy discovers Angel's horrifying secret.

Season 1, Episode 8: I, Robot... You, Jane

28 April 1997
Willow unwittingly unleashes a powerful demon that takes refuge on the Internet.

Season 1, Episode 9: The Puppet Show

5 May 1997
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.

Season 1, Episode 10: Nightmares

12 May 1997
Buffy and her friends discover that their worst nightmares have become reality.

Season 1, Episode 11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight

19 May 1997
As the queen election approaches, an invisible force attacks Cordelia's closest friends.

Season 1, Episode 12: Prophecy Girl

2 June 1997
Giles discovers an ancient book foretelling Buffy's death at the hands of the Master.

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: When She Was Bad

15 September 1997
Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.

Season 2, Episode 2: Some Assembly Required

22 September 1997
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.

Season 2, Episode 3: School Hard

29 September 1997
Buffy's mother and friends becomes trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer.

Season 2, Episode 4: Inca Mummy Girl

6 October 1997
A beautiful Inca princess who was buried alive in a tomb 500 years ago is brought back to life.

Season 2, Episode 5: Reptile Boy

13 October 1997
Buffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptile-like creature.

Season 2, Episode 6: Halloween

27 October 1997
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.

Season 2, Episode 7: Lie to Me

3 November 1997
Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.

Season 2, Episode 8: The Dark Age

10 November 1997
Giles's past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.

Season 2, Episode 9: What's My Line?: Part 1

17 November 1997
Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.

Season 2, Episode 10: What's My Line?: Part 2

24 November 1997
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.

Season 2, Episode 11: Ted

8 December 1997
Buffy's mother brings home Ted, her new boyfriend, who is not what he seems.

Season 2, Episode 12: Bad Eggs

12 January 1998
Buffy and her friends encounter even more trouble than expected when the eggs they are given in health class turn out to be prehistoric parasites that take over their lives.

Season 2, Episode 13: Surprise

19 January 1998
To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.

Season 2, Episode 14: Innocence

20 January 1998
Buffy and her friends battle the judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness.

Season 2, Episode 15: Phases

27 January 1998
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.

Season 2, Episode 16: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

10 February 1998
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.

Season 2, Episode 17: Passion

24 February 1998
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.

Season 2, Episode 18: Killed by Death

3 March 1998
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy battles a demon that sucks the life out of sick children.

Season 2, Episode 19: I Only Have Eyes for You

21 April 1998
Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants.

Season 2, Episode 20: Go Fish

5 May 1998
When several members of the Sunnydale High swim team are mysteriously skinned alive, Buffy and the gang take it upon themselves to protect the remaining members, which results in Xander revealing a side of himself rarely seen.

Season 2, Episode 21: Becoming: Part 1

12 May 1998
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent of sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.

Season 2, Episode 22: Becoming: Part 2

19 May 1998
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.

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Season 3

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Season 3, Episode 1: Anne

29 September 1998
Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil.

Season 3, Episode 2: Dead Man's Party

6 October 1998
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.

Season 3, Episode 3: Faith, Hope & Trick

13 October 1998
A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.

Season 3, Episode 4: Beauty and the Beasts

20 October 1998
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occurs in Sunnydale.

Season 3, Episode 5: Homecoming

3 November 1998
As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gathers to participate in SlayerFest '98.

Season 3, Episode 6: Band Candy

10 November 1998
Adults throughout Sunnydale behave like immature teenagers after they eat cursed candy.

Season 3, Episode 7: Revelations

17 November 1998
With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon.

Season 3, Episode 8: Lovers Walk

24 November 1998
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.

Season 3, Episode 9: The Wish

8 December 1998
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.

Season 3, Episode 10: Amends

15 December 1998
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.

Season 3, Episode 11: Gingerbread

12 January 1999
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.

Season 3, Episode 12: Helpless

19 January 1999
As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.

Season 3, Episode 13: The Zeppo

26 January 1999
Xander experiences an adventure of his own when he encounters a group of reanimated corpses out to construct a bomb. Meanwhile, Buffy and her friends battle the forces of evil when the Hellmouth reopens.

Season 3, Episode 14: Bad Girls

9 February 1999
Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.

Season 3, Episode 15: Consequences

16 February 1999
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.

Season 3, Episode 16: Doppelgangland

23 February 1999
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.

Season 3, Episode 17: Enemies

16 March 1999
Faith uses a shaman's powers to take away Angel's soul.

Season 3, Episode 18: Earshot

28 September 1999
Buffy fears she will descend into madness after she acquires the ability to read minds.

Season 3, Episode 19: Choices

4 May 1999
The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.

Season 3, Episode 20: The Prom

11 May 1999
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.

Season 3, Episode 21: Graduation Day: Part 1

18 May 1999
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.

Season 3, Episode 22: Graduation Day: Part 2

13 July 1999
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off against the mayor and a hoard of vampires.

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: The Freshman

5 October 1999
As Buffy adjusts to college life, she notices that classmates are mysteriously disappearing.

Season 4, Episode 2: Living Conditions

12 October 1999
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.

Season 4, Episode 3: The Harsh Light of Day

19 October 1999
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches for a ring that, according to legend, makes the wearer invincible.

Season 4, Episode 4: Fear Itself

26 October 1999
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.

Season 4, Episode 5: Beer Bad

2 November 1999
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.

Season 4, Episode 6: Wild at Heart

9 November 1999
Oz finds himself unable to control his attraction to Veruca, a sexy singer who just happens to be a werewolf.

Season 4, Episode 7: The Initiative

16 November 1999
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.

Season 4, Episode 8: Pangs

23 November 1999
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.

Season 4, Episode 9: Something Blue

30 November 1999
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.

Season 4, Episode 10: Hush

14 December 1999
A group of murderous creatures straight out of a fairytale steal the voices of Sunnydale.

Season 4, Episode 11: Doomed

18 January 2000
As Riley comes to terms with Buffy's revelation, a trio of demons attempts to reopen the Hellmouth.

Season 4, Episode 12: A New Man

25 January 2000
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.

Season 4, Episode 13: The I in Team

8 February 2000
Buffy joins the Initiative, but her self-reliant and curious attitude doesn't mesh well with the military's chain of command.

Season 4, Episode 14: Goodbye Iowa

15 February 2000
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.

Season 4, Episode 15: This Year's Girl

22 February 2000
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.

Season 4, Episode 16: Who Are You?

29 February 2000
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.

Season 4, Episode 17: Superstar

4 April 2000
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.

Season 4, Episode 18: Where the Wild Things Are

25 April 2000
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.

Season 4, Episode 19: New Moon Rising

2 May 2000
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.

Season 4, Episode 20: The Yoko Factor

9 May 2000
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.

Season 4, Episode 21: Primeval

16 May 2000
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.

Season 4, Episode 22: Restless

23 May 2000
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.

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Season 5

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Season 5, Episode 1: Buffy vs. Dracula

26 September 2000
Buffy finds herself pitted against the legendary Prince of Darkness, Count Dracula.

Season 5, Episode 2: Real Me

3 October 2000
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.

Season 5, Episode 3: The Replacement

10 October 2000
When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.

Season 5, Episode 4: Out of My Mind

17 October 2000
While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.

Season 5, Episode 5: No Place Like Home

24 October 2000
Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.

Season 5, Episode 6: Family

7 November 2000
When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her "secret." Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a hoard of demons to hunt down Buffy.

Season 5, Episode 7: Fool for Love

14 November 2000
After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.

Season 5, Episode 8: Shadow

21 November 2000
Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.

Season 5, Episode 9: Listening to Fear

28 November 2000
Buffy and her friends investigate when a meteorite transports a deadly creature to earth.

Season 5, Episode 10: Into the Woods

19 December 2000
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.

Season 5, Episode 11: Triangle

9 January 2001
While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll.

Season 5, Episode 12: Checkpoint

23 January 2001
The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.

Season 5, Episode 13: Blood Ties

6 February 2001
When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.

Season 5, Episode 14: Crush

13 February 2001
Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.

Season 5, Episode 15: I Was Made to Love You

20 February 2001
Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.

Season 5, Episode 16: The Body

27 February 2001
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death.

Season 5, Episode 17: Forever

17 April 2001
With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.

Season 5, Episode 18: Intervention

24 April 2001
A weary Buffy seeks to regain her focus by embarking on a quest with the Primitive; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot"; and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity.

Season 5, Episode 19: Tough Love

1 May 2001
When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.

Season 5, Episode 20: Spiral

8 May 2001
Buffy and her friends flee Sunnydale when Glory closes in on Dawn.

Season 5, Episode 21: The Weight of the World

15 May 2001
When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate.

Season 5, Episode 22: The Gift

22 May 2001
As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends prepare for battle.

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Season 6

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Season 6, Episode 1: Bargaining: Part 1

2 October 2001
Buffy is dead, and the Scooby Gang must do the best they can without her. But concern about the way she died leads Willow to believe that she may have been pulled into a hell dimension. Unable to bear the thought of their friend enduring eternal torment, Willow, Xander, Anya, and Tara decide to perform a resurrection spell that will bring Buffy back from the dead.

Season 6, Episode 2: Bargaining: Part 2

2 October 2001
As a gang demon bikers attack, the Scooby Gang is chased away from Buffy's grave thinking that the resurrection was a failure. They do not realize that the Slayer is alive... right where they left her. Buffy is awake but disoriented and afraid as she must claw her way out of her own grave. Buffy may be alive again, but the trauma she suffers is far from over.

Season 6, Episode 3: After Life

9 October 2001
As Buffy and the Scoobies adjust to her resurrection, they find themselves dealing with a mysterious spirit-demon brought back with her.

Season 6, Episode 4: Flooded

16 October 2001
Buffy's life is further complicated by mounting financial problems, a flooded basement, and a warrior demon out for her blood.

Season 6, Episode 5: Life Serial

23 October 2001
The Geek Trio begin their plans by testing Buffy's abilities and subsequently ruining her attempts at employment.

Season 6, Episode 6: All the Way

30 October 2001
Dawn lies to Buffy and goes out with a boy on Halloween, but when the boy turns out to be a vampire ignoring the Halloween-no-killing rule, Buffy and the guys must save her...again.

Season 6, Episode 7: Once More, with Feeling

6 November 2001
Sunnydale is alive with the sound of music as a mysterious force causes everyone in town to burst into full musical numbers, revealing their innermost secrets as they do. But some townsfolk are dancing so much that they simply burst into flames, and it becomes clear that maybe living in a musical isn't so great after all.

Season 6, Episode 8: Tabula Rasa

13 November 2001
Willow tries to solve too many problems with magic, accidentally making herself and the others forget who they are just as a demon loan shark and his boys come looking to collect a debt from Spike.

Season 6, Episode 9: Smashed

20 November 2001
Both Buffy and Willow are following their own paths to demon behavior: the Slayer finds a new way to lay a vampire, the Witch finds that omnipotence is cool. Rat-witch Amy is finally restored.

Season 6, Episode 10: Wrecked

27 November 2001
When they return home from their nights out, Buffy is ashamed of having slept with Spike and Willow is exhausted from casting spells all night. Amy takes Willow to a sorcerer named Rack whose particular brand of magic quickly has Willow hooked. Later, Willow and Dawn decide to go out for a movie, but Willow's recklessness with magic puts Dawn's life in danger.

Season 6, Episode 11: Gone

8 January 2002
The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible. The Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen. Willow has to do the detective without using magic, while Xander finds Spike doing some weird physical training.

Season 6, Episode 12: Doublemeat Palace

29 January 2002
When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.

Season 6, Episode 13: Dead Things

5 February 2002
After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl.

Season 6, Episode 14: Older and Far Away

12 February 2002
After Dawn talks to a guidance counselor about her feeling lonely, she accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon.

Season 6, Episode 15: As You Were

26 February 2002
Buffy's ex-boyfriend, Riley Finn, returns to Sunnydale with his new wife Sam to track down a nest of demons which threaten the future of the town.

Season 6, Episode 16: Hell's Bells

5 March 2002
It's the day of Xander and Anya's wedding. Emotions are running high with Xander's disfunctional family clashing with Anya's demon friends. The ceremony is disrupted when an old man claiming to be the future Xander shows up.

Season 6, Episode 17: Normal Again

12 March 2002
After Buffy is stung by a demon, she begins to have vivid day-dreams about a mental asylum. She gradually begins to believe that she is a crazy girl back in L.A and that Sunnydale and all her friends are just a figment of her imagination.

Season 6, Episode 18: Entropy

30 April 2002
Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on revenge for Xander leaving her at the altar. She has since become a Vengence demon again, but ends up hurting Xander in a way she never expected.

Season 6, Episode 19: Seeing Red

7 May 2002
Willow and Tara wallow in their togetherness, but things aren't as happy everywhere else. Buffy has to face both Xander and Spike, whilst tracking Warren and Company to foil their next move.

Season 6, Episode 20: Villains

14 May 2002
Enraged after Tara's death at the hands of Warren, Willow turns to the Black Magics to exact her revenge.