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"Witch" is the third episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). It serves as the show's first regular episode after the Pilot and originally aired in the United States on March 17, 1997, on The WB Television Network. Sometimes billed as "The Witch", the episode was directed by Stephen Cragg and was the first episode not written by show creator Joss Whedon and the first of eight with no vampire in it.
The premise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer involves an adolescent girl named Buffy Summers who is chosen by mystical forces and endowed with superhuman powers in order to defeat vampires, demons, and other evils in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She accomplishes this with the assistance of a close circle of friends and family. In "Witch", Buffy attempts to maintain a level of normalcy in her life by auditioning for her school's cheerleading squad. However, Buffy and her friends must stop a fellow student from tampering with witchcraft in order to take competitors out of the running.
Original Release
03/17/1997
US Release
03/17/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy Summers |
Nicholas Brendon | Xander Harris |
Alyson Hannigan | Willow Rosenberg |
Charisma Carpenter | Cordelia Chase |
Anthony Head | Rupert Giles |
Kristine Sutherland | Joyce Summers |
Elizabeth Anne Allen | Amy Madison |
Robin Riker | Catherine Madison |
Jim Doughan | Mr. Pole |
Nicole Prescott | Lishanne |
Directors
Writers
Dana Reston, Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer, Rob DesHotel, Dean Batali
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy Summers |
Nicholas Brendon | Xander Harris |
Alyson Hannigan | Willow Rosenberg |
Charisma Carpenter | Cordelia Chase |
Anthony Head | Rupert Giles |
Kristine Sutherland | Joyce Summers |
Elizabeth Anne Allen | Amy Madison |
Robin Riker | Catherine Madison |
Jim Doughan | Mr. Pole |
Nicole Prescott | Lishanne |
Amanda Wilmshurst | Senior Cheerleader |
William Monaghan | Dr. Gregory |
Jeannette Papineau | Cheerleader |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joss Whedon | Executive Producer |
Gail Berman | Executive Producer |
Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
David Greenwalt | Executive Producer |
Dolly Parton | Executive Producer |
Fran Rubel Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Kaz Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Gareth Davies | Producer |
Joseph M. Ellis | Producer |
David Solomon | Producer |