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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Season 1

12 listed hours · 1997–2003 · WB/UPN

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How this season is filed

Filed by Tessa Quinn · Spoiler-Free (Mostly)

Seven seasons of metaphor-as-monster, found family, and fandom seminary — with fences for the ships, the musical, and the creator-shaped hangover.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) on WB/UPN as the first listed season of 7 — 12 listed hours, 1997-03-10–1997-06-02 from “Welcome to the Hellmouth” (S01E01) to “Prophecy Girl” (S01E12). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Welcome to the Hellmouth

    The first fence. Destiny as a transfer student; one-liners as armor; the tags being born in a library.

  1. S01E01

    Welcome to the Hellmouth

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

    Pilot note — From the desk: Buffy the Vampire Slayer opens its catalog run with “Welcome to the Hellmouth” (1997-03-10). Genre TV literacy, found family, and online fan culture acceleration. Set power dynamics and later reckoning with the creator's reputation.

  2. S01E02

    The Harvest

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

  3. S01E03

    Witch

    A witch attempts to eliminate Buffy from a cheerleading competition.

  4. S01E04

    Teacher's Pet

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

  5. S01E05

    Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

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

  6. S01E06

    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.

  7. S01E07

    Angel

    Buffy discovers Angel's horrifying secret.

  8. S01E08

    I, Robot... You, Jane

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

  9. S01E09

    The Puppet Show

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

  10. S01E10

    Nightmares

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

  11. S01E11

    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

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

  12. S01E12

    Prophecy Girl

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

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