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 sp
All episodes — Season 1
S1 E1Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Mar 10, 19977.342 min
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.
S1 E2The Harvest (2)
Mar 10, 19977.443 min
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
S1 E3Witch
Mar 17, 19977.743 min
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
S1 E4Teacher's Pet
Mar 24, 19977.343 min
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
S1 E5Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Mar 31, 19977.343 min
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
S1 E6The Pack
Apr 7, 19977.843 min
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
S1 E7Angel
Apr 14, 19977.843 min
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
S1 E8I, Robot... You, Jane
Apr 28, 1997743 min
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
S1 E9The Puppet Show
May 5, 19977.543 min
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
S1 E10Nightmares
May 12, 19978.143 min
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
S1 E11Out of Mind, Out of Sight
May 19, 19977.543 min
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
S1 E12Prophecy Girl
Jun 2, 1997844 min
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.