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Buffy the Vampire Slayer :: The Freshman (04x01)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: The Freshman
Episode #: 04x01
Production Number: 4ABB01
Original Airdate: Tuesday October 05th, 1999
Airs On: The WB
8.3/10 (3 Votes cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
 
Episode Summary
 
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As Buffy begins college, she learns that it's not all that different from high school and that her work as slayer is never finished, when a new vampire, Sunday, and her army of goons begin abducting college students and making it seem as if they had run away.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Kristine SutherlandplayedJoyce SummersRecurring (35th appearance)
Marc BlucasplayedRiley FinnRecurring (first appearance)
Dagney KerrplayedKathy NewmanRecurring (first appearance)
Lindsay CrouseplayedMaggie WalshRecurring (first appearance)
Pedro BalmacedaplayedEddie 
Katharine TowneplayedSunday 
Co-Guest Stars
Mace LombardplayedTomRecurring (first appearance)
Phina OrucheplayedOliviaRecurring (first appearance)
Walter Borchert (1)playedNew VampireRecurring (first appearance)
Mike RadplayedRookie 
Shannon HillaryplayedDav 
Robert CatriniplayedProf. Riegert 
Scott RinkerplayedR. A. 
Denice J. SealyplayedStudent Volunteer 
Evie PeckplayedAngry Girl 
Anil RamanplayedEarnest Fellow 
Jason Christopher (1)playedNonserious Guy 
Jane SilviaplayedConservative Woman 
Mark Elliott SilverbergplayedPassing Student 
Uncredited
Angie HartplayedHerselfRecurring (second appearance)
David BoreanazplayedAngelRecurring (8th appearance)
 
Main Cast
 
Sarah Michelle GellarplayedBuffy Anne Summers
Nicholas BrendonplayedAlexander "Xander" Harris
Alyson HanniganplayedWillow Rosenberg
Anthony Stewart HeadplayedRupert Giles
Seth GreenplayedDaniel "Oz" Osbourne
 
Episode Notes
 
This episode scored a 5.8/9 in the ratings.
 
This episode ranked 4th out of 15 WB shows for the week.
 
This episode features the first appearances of Riley and Maggie Walsh.
 
Ranked 87 out of 135 prime time shows.
 
Buffy gets a phone call at home, but the person on the other end hangs up shortly afterwards. It is revealed to be Angel in the episode "City Of", which originally followed this episode on the same night.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
David BowieMemory of a Free Festival 
The MuffsI Wish That I Could Be You 
SplendidYou and Me 
Stretch PrincessUniverse 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Buffy: How do you get to be renowned? I mean, like, do you have to be nowned first?
Willow: Yes. First there's the painful nowning process.
 
Conservative Woman: Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?
Buffy: Uh, you know, I meant to and then I just got really busy.
 
Buffy: Speaking of slack, have you heard anything from Xander?
Willow: Not for awhile. He's still on his cross-country-see-America thing. He said he wasn't coming back until he had driven to all fifty states.
Buffy: Did you explain about Hawaii?
Willow: Oh, he seemed so determined.
 
Kathy: I am really glad they put me with somebody cool. I can tell that you're cool. I just know that this whole year is going to be super fun! (hangs up her Celine Dion poster)
 
Dav: Does this sweater make me look fat?
Sunday: No, the fact that you're fat makes you look fat. That sweater just makes you look purple.
 
Willow: Xander!
Xander: How are my guys? (hugs Willow, then hugs Kathy) I don't know you, do I?
Kathy: No.
Xander: This is very intrusive, isn't it?
Kathy: Little bit.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorJoss Whedon
Executive ProducerJoss Whedon
 
 
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