Joss Whedon
Director
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Season 1
After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.
Released March 10, 1997
Episode 43 min
14+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Television, Sandollar Television
Network: UPN
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.2
S1E1 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
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.
March 10, 1997, midnight
7.4
S1E2 - The Harvest (2)
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
March 10, 1997, midnight
7.6
S1E3 - Witch
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
March 17, 1997, midnight
7.2
S1E4 - Teacher's Pet
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
March 24, 1997, midnight
7.2
S1E5 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
March 31, 1997, midnight
7.8
S1E6 - The Pack
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
April 7, 1997, midnight
7.7
S1E7 - Angel
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
April 14, 1997, midnight
6.8
S1E8 - 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.
April 28, 1997, midnight
7.5
S1E9 - The Puppet Show
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
May 5, 1997, midnight
7.9
S1E10 - Nightmares
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
May 12, 1997, midnight
7.4
S1E11 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
May 19, 1997, midnight
8.0
S1E12 - Prophecy Girl
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.
June 2, 1997, midnight
Network: UPN
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 6192 min.
Released: March 10, 1997
Last Air Date: May 20, 2003, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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