Xander says in Go Fish, “Swim team. Hardly what I call a team. The Yankees, Abbott and Costello. The A. Those were teams.” He’s referring to the comedy pairing of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, the baseball team The Yankees and 80’s action TV series The A Team.

In Help, Cassie references the kids TV show The Adventures of Pete & Pete when she says, “Or a sexy hula girl who wiggles when you flex?”. Michelle Trachtenberg was a regular character on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, called Nona Mecklenbergon.

In Faith, Hope and Trick, Mr. Trick says that Sunnydale “makes DC look like Mayberry”. Mayberry was the quiet, sleepy town in The Andy Griffith Show. It was also referenced in the episode Villains when Andrew believes the prison he and Jonathan are in is “like Mayberry”.

Babylon 5 has been referenced a couple of times in Buffy. In The Replacement, Xander mentions his Babylon 5 commemorative plates. In Entropy, we learn that Jonathan used to collect Babylon 5 novels. Danny Strong, who played Jonathan, attended a Buffy Convention in London in 2003, alongside Babylon 5 star …

In Band Candy, Principal Snyder mentions Barbarino (”Call me Snyder. Just a last name. Like Barbarino”) who was a character played by John Travolta in the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter.

In Doppelgängland, Xander asks Willow, “did you remember to tape Biography last Friday?” This is a reference to the TV show Biography, which is shown on the A&E network in America. Each episode is a biography of a famous person.

Anya references Bugs Bunny cartoons in Spiral when she suggests a new way to kill Glory, “We should drop a piano on her. Well, it always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he’s running from that nice man with the speech impediment.” She later hits a Knight with a …

In Lonely Hearts, Cordelia says, “Cagney and Lacey Kate? I thought we were hiding from her.” This is a reference to the TV show Cagney & Lacey, about two female detectives.

When looking at a mystical symbol in Doomed, Xander says, “It’s kind of the CBS logo. Hey, could this be the handiwork of one Mr. Morley Safer?” CBS is a television network whose logo is an eye. Morley Safer is a news caster for CBS.

Willow and Xander have a Christmas tradition of watching A Charlie Brown Christmas together. This was first mentioned in Passion. The cartoon features the Snoopy Dance, which is something we see Xander do in The Replacement.
In All the Way, Spike says, “Great Pumpkin’s on in twenty.” He’s referring to Charles …

Angel says to the bystanders in Untouched, “Hey, you wanna get back behind the tape? You gotta gawk, go home and watch a high-speed chase on Fox”. He’s referring to Cops, a reality show shown on the Fox network.

In Sleeper, Xander says, “OK, let’s look at this objectively. Figure it out in a cold, impersonal, CSI-like manner ‘cause we’re a couple of carpet fibres away from a case.” He’s referring to the CBS TV show CSI or Crime Scene Investigation, which is based on forensic investigation.

There are a few connections between angsty teen drama Dawson’s Creek and Buffy. Katie Holmes, who played Joey in Dawson’s Creek, was originally cast as Buffy Summers but she turned the part down to continue school. Several Buffy actors have appeared in Dawson’s Creek, including Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall), …

The cartoon clip Tara and Dawn wake up to in Wrecked is a Warner Bros. animation called Ding Dog Daddy, made in 1942 and directed by Friz Freling.

The Discovery Channel is referenced a few times in the show. Anya mentions she wants to see a programme about monkeys on the Discovery channel in Bargaining (Part 1). Buffy says she saw a behaviour modification chip on the Discovery Channel in The I in Team. Spike name checks the …