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Trivia: Before production began, an idea popped up that Buffy would be able to identify a vampire solely by their outdated clothes. While this idea was eventually abandoned, it was toyed with in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" when Buffy sees Willow talking to a vampire in 70s-style dress with his sleeves rolled up and his collar upturned.

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Inca Mummy Girl - S2-E4

Trivia: This episode marked the first appearance of Oz's band Dingoes Ate My Baby. The band was first mentioned by Cordelia in the unaired "Buffy" pilot as a band playing at The Bronze.

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Trivia: One of the elderly men dancers in "That's How You Know" appeared as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.

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Trivia: Ethan Hawke makes an uncredited cameo as a Columbia University student.

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Trivia: Angel and Lindsey McDonald were the only characters who appeared in both the series premiere and series finale. Harmony Kendall was the only character from the finale who also appeared in the unaired "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pilot.

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Trivia: Nathan Fillion auditioned for the role of Angel. Fillion later appeared as Caleb in the show's final season, and played Malcolm Reynolds on Joss Whedon's "Firefly."

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Day 4: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. - S4-E13

Trivia: Adoni Maropis filmed scenes as the father of the sporting goods store owners, though his scenes were eventually deleted. Maropis later played terrorist Abu Fayed in Day 6.

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Ariel - S1-E8

Trivia: When the crew returns from their raid of the Alliance hospital, Malcolm grabs Kaylee from behind and holds her in a friendly hug. This was improvised by Nathan Fillion, and was left in the shot because Joss Whedon felt it was such a natural movement for Malcolm to make. (00:37:00)

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Not Fade Away - S5-E22

Trivia: Angel's plan to kill the ranking members of the Circle of the Black Thorn bears a striking similarity to the mass murders ordered by Michael Corleone in the climax of The Godfather and its sequels.

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Smile Time - S5-E14

Trivia: Gregor Framkin, the creator of the "Smile Time" show-within-a-show, is played by executive producer David Fury.

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Trivia: Daniel Day-Lewis is Arthur Miller's son-in-law.

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Trivia: Once Spike appeared on the show, Billy Idol's punk-rocker look became a running gag. Numerous times, Spike claimed that he invented the look, and Idol stole it from him.

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Trivia: Buffy and Willow were the only characters who appeared in every episode. Because it would have been difficult to incorporate a storyline for him, Xander is missing only from "Conversations With Dead People."

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Band Candy - S3-E6

Trivia: When their personalities are magically changed to their teenage selves, Giles and Joyce listen to the Cream song "Tales of Brave Ulysses" in one scene. Giles later listened to the song again in "Forever" after Joyce's funeral.

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Trivia: Except for the pilot, all of the show's episode titles begin with the letter "L."

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Trivia: In 2004, Adam Busch (Warren Mears) began dating Amber Benson (Tara). Ironically, it was Warren who killed Tara in season 6.

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The Trial - S2-E9

Trivia: This episode marked the first mention of Daniel Holtz, Angelus' nemesis from the 18th century. Holtz later made his first on screen appearance in "Heartthrob."

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Chosen - S7-E22

Trivia: Near the end of the episode, Giles mentions that there is another Hellmouth in Cleveland, Ohio. In "The Wish," in which Cordelia wishes Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, Buffy is serving as the Slayer in Cleveland.

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Long Day's Journey - S4-E9

Trivia: When the gang's memories are reversed back to the age of 17, Cordelia says "Hello, salty goodness" upon seeing Angel. She said the same thing upon seeing him for the first time in the Buffy episode "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date."

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Season 7 generally

Trivia: Principal Wood was given the gender-neutral name "Robin" because when the season began production, the producers were unsure about what gender the character would be. So they gave the character a name that could have applied to either a male or a female.

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