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Bargaining: Part 1 ()

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  • Season 6
  • Episode 1
The gang hope to bring Buffy back from the dead. Meanwhile, motorcycle-riding demons discover the Buffybot has been posing as the Slayer.
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Buffy Summers / Buffy Bot
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Xander Harris
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Anya (as Emma Caulfield)
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Dawn Summers
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Spike
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Willow Rosenberg
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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Razor
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Tara Maclay
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Mag
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Klyed
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Shempy Vamp
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Ms. Lefcourt (as Joy DeMichelle Moore)
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Mr. Davis
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Cute Boy (as Robert D. Vito)
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Parent #1
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Parent #2
Hila Levy ...
Pretty Girl

Directed by

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David Grossman

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Marti Noxon ... (written by)
 
Rebecca Kirshner ... (story editor) and
Steven S. DeKnight ... (story editor) (as Steven DeKnight)
 
Drew Z. Greenberg ... (staff writer) (as Drew Greenberg)

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Marc David Alpert ... co-producer
Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Jane Espenson ... supervising producer
David Fury ... co-executive producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
David Greenwalt ... consulting producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Marti Noxon ... executive producer / showrunner
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
John F. Perry ... co-producer
Douglas Petrie ... producer
David Solomon ... producer
Brian Wankum ... associate producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer

Music by

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Thomas Wander ... (score by)

Cinematography by

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Raymond Stella ... director of photography

Editing by

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Peter Basinski

Editorial Department

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Tamara Becher ... post-production coordinator
Robert Hudson ... assistant editor
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Keith Ponschock ... telecine assistant: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Anya Colloff
Jennifer Fishman ... (as Jennifer Fishman Pate)
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design 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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Cynthia Bergstrom

Makeup Department

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Lisa Marie Alpert ... hair stylist (as Lisa Marie Rosenberg)
Todd McIntosh ... makeup supervisor
Brigette A. Myre ... makeup artist (as Brigette Myre-Ellis)
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator
Jay Wejebe ... makeup artist
Karl Wesson ... key hair stylist
Brad Hardin ... makeup effects fabricator (uncredited)
Sean Kenney ... lens technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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John F. Perry ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Athena Alexander ... second assistant director
Alan Steinman ... first assistant director
Vernon Davidson ... dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department

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Will Batts ... set designer
Keith A. Cuba ... lead person (as Keith Cuba)
Randy Eriksen ... property master
Steven Fidler ... construction coordinator (as Steve Fidler)
Lisa Gamel ... paint foreman
Sandy Adams ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Mark Brooks ... swing gang (uncredited)
Mike B. Brooks ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Adolfo Castanon ... greensman (uncredited)
Dylan J. Hay-Chapman ... set dresser (uncredited)
David Ronan ... assistant propmaster (uncredited)
Kelly Schultz ... set dresser (uncredited)
Stella Starlight ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Zane D. Bruce ... foley artist
Bill Jackson ... re-recording mixer
Kurt Kassulke ... re-recording mixer
Tom Perry ... re-recording mixer
Cindy Rabideau ... supervising sound editor
David Yaffe ... production sound mixer (as David Barr Yaffe)
Devendra Cleary ... sound utility (uncredited)
Mark Cleary ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Robert Guastini ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bruce Minkus ... special effects coordinator
Steve Fink ... special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Dave Funston ... visual effects artist
Zachary Goodson ... visual effects artist: main titles
Loni Peristere ... visual effects supervisor
Rick Baumgartner ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Deb Santosa ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Danny Epper ... stunt double
John Medlen ... stunt coordinator
Michele Waitman ... stunt double: Sarah Michelle Gellar
John Ashker ... stunts (uncredited)
Wendi Bromley ... stunt double (uncredited)
Edward Conna ... stunt double (uncredited)
Andy Dylan ... stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Evans ... stunts (uncredited)
Gloria O'Brien ... stunt double: Amber Benson (uncredited)
Peewee Piemonte ... stunts (uncredited)
Scott Rhodes ... stunts (uncredited)
Banzai Vitale ... stunt double: Danny Strong (uncredited)
Scott Workman ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ivan Allen ... lighting technician
Allen D. Easton ... camera operator
Loren Johnson ... lighting technician
William Olofsson ... assistant camera (as Bill Olofsson)
George Palmer ... key grip
George Santo Pietro ... dolly grip: second unit
Mark Schwebel ... dolly grip: b camera
Paul Stockwell ... lighting technician
Chris Strong ... chief lighting technician
Chris Bennett ... lighting programmer (uncredited)
John Keefer ... set grip (uncredited)
Eric Parker ... assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)
Bob Snowdon ... grip (uncredited)
Tim Speed ... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Daniel Taylor ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lonnie Hamerman ... casting associate
Michael V. Nicolo ... casting assistant
Marcia Shulman ... original casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cindy Rosenthal ... costume supervisor (uncredited)

Location Management

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Peter M. Robarts ... location manager

Music Department

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Nerf Herder ... theme
Tim Isle ... music editor
John C. King ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Tony Morales ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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David H. Goodman ... script coordinator (as David Goodman)
Suzanne McRobert ... script supervisor

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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Brad Hardin ... creature and droid puppeteer
Ken Lee ... production auditor
Brett Matthews ... assistant: Joss Whedon
J.D. Peralta ... assistant: Marti Noxon (as JD Peralta)
Lisa Ripley-Becker ... production coordinator (as Lisa Ripley Becker)
Kelly Wheeler ... assistant: Gareth Davies
Jessica Aichs ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Cheryl Diamond ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Jim Hill ... set medic (uncredited)
Stacey Levin ... head publicist (uncredited)
Jaimie Linn ... stand-in: Alyson Hannigan (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Nicola Leoni

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  • Bargaining: Part 1 (United States)
Runtime
  • 43 min
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Trivia We see Willow wearing a shirt with a number on it. We then see Xander come in wearing what looks like a football jersey with a number on it. Later when they gang is saying goodbye to Giles, Dawn is wearing a shirt with 07 on it. The crew got many letters asking what the numbers were supposed to mean, but there was no connection. Executive Producer Marti Noxon said that this was completely unintentional and was just a wardrobe coincidence. See more »
Goofs The Scooby gang is trying to convince the town that Buffy is still alive by using the Buffybot. They assume if people find out that Buffy is dead, Dawn will be taken away. However, in the season 5 finale, a giant tombstone with Buffy's name on it was shown in the cemetery. The shot of the tombstone is also shown during the 'Previously on Buffy' montage. Having a giant tombstone erected is not conducive to pretending Buffy is alive. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Most Unexpected Character Returns (2024). See more »
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Quotes Xander Harris: Excuse me? Who made you the boss of the group?
Anya: You did.
Tara Maclay: You said Willow should be boss.
Anya: And then you said, "let's vote," and it was unanimous.
Tara Maclay: And then you made her this little plaque that said, "Boss of Us," and you put little sparkles on it and...
Xander Harris: Valid points, all. But we... I mean... We were just talking then.
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