I, Robot... You, Jane 

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

Director:

Stephen L. Posey (as Stephen Posey)

Writers:

Joss Whedon (created by), Ashley Gable

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase (credit only)
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Robia Scott	...	Jenny Calendar (as Robia LaMorte)
Chad Lindberg	...	Dave
Jamison Ryan	...	Fritz
Pierrino Mascarino	...	Thelonius
Edith Fields	...	School Nurse
Damon Sharpe	...	Male Student (as Damon Sharp)
Mark Deakins	...	Moloch / Malcolm (voice)

Storyline

In the twelfth century, the Italian friar Thelonious used the circle of Kayless ritual to capture the demon Moloch the Corruptor into a book, hoping it would never be read. However it arrives in Sunnydale High Library; before Giles could examine it properly it's scanned into the school computer by Willow, and possesses it. Virtual evil is now able to spread trough the school network, starting with schoolboy Malcolm, Willow's brand new chat pall, for whom she even gives Xander's Bronze invitation a miss. Soon Buffy notices other normally nice students, like Dave and Fritz in her computer class, behave strangely, and start up the abandoned computer services firm CRD again. By the time Giles realizes about Moloch, the demon is very deep, powerful enough to make his minions kill Dave and abduct Willow, his unknowing deliverer to whom he declares his love. Computer-illiterate erudite Giles turns for help to his cultural rival, computer science teacher Jenny Calendar, who reveals herself as...

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Plot Keywords:

library | heroine | female protagonist | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

28 April 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1800 Stewart St., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Xander mentions his uncle Rory for the first time.

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Goofs

One scene shows Buffy's school record, her birthday is shown as 10/24/80 and her status is Sophomore but in the next scene her birthday is written as 05-06-79 and her status is Senior.

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Quotes

Jenny Calendar: [to Giles] I know our ways are strange to you, but soon you will join us in the twentieth century, with three whole years to spare.

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Connections

Referenced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Phases (1998)

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Soundtracks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme
Performed by Nerf Herder

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