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Witch ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 3
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
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Buffy Summers
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Xander Harris
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Willow Rosenberg
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Cordelia Chase
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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Joyce Summers
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Amy Madison
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Catherine Madison
Jim Doughan ...
Mr. Pole
Nicole Prescott ...
Lishanne
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Senior Cheerleader
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Dr. Gregory
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Jeannette Papineau ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Cragg

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Dana Reston ... (written by)
 
Matt Kiene ... (story editor) &
Joe Reinkemeyer ... (story editor) and
Rob DesHotel ... (story editor) (as Rob Des Hotel) &
Dean Batali ... (story editor)

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Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Joseph M. Ellis ... co-producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
David Greenwalt ... co-executive producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
David Solomon ... co-producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer / showrunner

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Walter Murphy

Cinematography by

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Michael Gershman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Regis Kimble

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Dekker Dreyer ... re-mastering
Skip Macdonald ... assistant editor
Jahmani Perry ... post-production coordinator
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Kent Pritchett ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Marcia Shulman

Production Design by

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Steve Hardie

Art Direction by

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Carey Meyer

Set Decoration by

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David A. Koneff ... (as David Koneff)

Costume Design by

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Susanna Puisto

Makeup Department

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Jeri Baker ... hair department head / hair stylist
Todd McIntosh ... makeup artist
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator
Chris Walker ... special effects makeup: Optic Nerve Studios
Jeffrey S. Farley ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Sean Kenney ... lens technician (uncredited)
James MacKinnon ... prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Dean Mercil ... special makeup effects supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Joseph M. Ellis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David D'Ovidio ... first assistant director
Mark Hansson ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Gustav Gustafson ... lead man
Martin Milligan ... set dresser
Daniel Turk ... construction coordinator
Le'Von Webb ... set dresser
Ken Wilson ... property master
Victor Anderson ... propmaker (uncredited)
Juliette Blasor ... props (uncredited)
Steve Brennan ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Brian Dott ... prop builder (uncredited)
Felisa Finn ... set painter (uncredited)
Ronnie Lombard ... assistant props master (uncredited)
Stella Starlight ... shopper (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kevin Patrick Burns ... re-recording mixer
David Kirschner ... production sound mixer
Ingeborg Larson ... supervising sound editor
Todd Orr ... re-recording mixer (as Todd Keith Orr)
Jon Taylor ... re-recording mixer
Robert Guastini ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)
Andy King ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Chris Walker ... special effects makeup
Tom Irvin ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Dean Mercil ... special effects makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Glenn Campbell ... visual effects supervisor (as Glen Campbell)
Mike Goslin ... digital effects engineer
Scott Wheeler ... cg animator
Lu Kondor ... data manager (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jennifer Caputo ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Jeff Smolek ... stunt coordinator
Perry Barndt ... stunts (uncredited)
Lisa Dempsey ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Diana Lee Inosanto ... stunt double: Sarah Michelle Gellar (uncredited)
Don Charles McGovern ... stunt actor (uncredited)
Jane Oshita ... stunt performer (uncredited)

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Tom Keefer ... key grip
Russell McElhatton ... camera operator (as Russ McElhatton)
Rusty Redican ... assistant camera
Josh Denering ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Kenneth Estes ... video playback operator (uncredited)
Erin Franklyn ... grip (uncredited)
Larry Kaster ... gaffer (uncredited)
John Keefer ... set grip (uncredited)
Jeff Orsa ... electrician (uncredited)
David Neal Stewart ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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J.B. Annegan ... casting associate
Chadwick Cohn ... casting (uncredited)
Terri Douglas ... group adr voice casting (uncredited)
Donna Ekholdt ... casting executive: Studio Casting Executive (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anita Louise Brown ... costumer (uncredited) (1997)
Rita Salazar ... costume supervisor

Music Department

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Charlie Dennis ... composer: theme music (as Nerf Herder)
Parry Gripp ... composer: theme music (as Nerf Herder)
Nerf Herder ... theme
Steve Sherlock ... composer: theme music (as Nerf Herder)
Stephen Edwards ... performers: theme song (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Thomas Schobel ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Celia Weiner ... music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lesley King ... script supervisor
Amy Wolfram ... script coordinator

Transportation Department

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Bob Ellis ... transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)
George Williams Jr. ... driver (as George Williams)
Charles 'Aloha Boy' Reed ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marc David Alpert ... assistant: Gareth Davies (as Marc D. Alpert)
Dean Batali ... story editor
Rob DesHotel ... story editor (as Rob Des Hotel)
Susan Ellis ... production coordinator
Matt Kiene ... story editor
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz ... Supervising/Key Set Medic
R.D. Price ... assistant: David Greenwalt (as Robert Price)
Joe Reinkemeyer ... story editor
George Snyder ... assistant: Joss Whedon
Thomas Cobb ... title designer (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Against her Watcher Giles' wise advice, Buffy decides to get a normal life, trying out for cheerleader, but it is more competitive then she imagined. Amber spontaneously catches fire on both hands and, soon, various other girls have disabling accidents. Xander feels frustrated when even giving her a cool bracelet doesn't seem to catch Buffy's romantic attention. After some study, the gang concludes it's a case of witchcraft. Suspecting Amy, a girl who trains heavily, coached by her mother, a former champion and homecoming queen Catherine Madison, of using it to eliminate competitors, the run a test and Amy is positive but seems ignorant. Next, Buffy loses her self-control and blurts out she likes Xander, but only because he is not like other boys, rather 'one of the girls.' Giles researches how to break the spell, then Buffy guesses how Amy and mother switched roles and more. Written by KGF Vissers

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  • Witch (United States)
Runtime
  • 45 min
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Trivia Charisma Carpenter had cheerleading experience from cheering for the San Diego Chargers in 1991. See more »
Goofs Giles states that the spell he cast here was his first casting. It will be revealed that this is not true. Whether this is a continuity issue or Giles is lying is unknown. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Gift (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Twilight Zone See more »
Quotes Xander Harris: Oh, ha! I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away.
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