Vincent Schiavelli, who played Jenny’s uncle in Surprise and Innocence, is a well known face on TV and film. His movies include: Tomorrow Never Dies (as Dr. Kaufman), The People vs. Larry Flynt (as Chester), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (as Frederickson). Vincent played the Organ Grinder in …

Giles says to Xander in Bad Eggs, “I suppose there is a sort of Machiavellian ingenuity to your transgression.” He’s referring to Renaissance philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) whose most famous work was The Prince (1515). In it, he says that to remain in power and be truly effective, a ruler …

Buffy says in Bad Eggs, “I killed my Giga Pet!” Giga Pets where the U.S. answer to the Japanese Tamagotchi: an electronic “virtual pet” which the owner looked after to stop it becoming unhappy or dying.

In a sex ed. class in the episode Bad Eggs, the students are asked to name some consequences of sex. No one mentions that your immortal vampire lover might lose his soul, team up with your enemy, kill your friends, psychologically torment you and plan to end the world - …

When Buffy fights Lyle Gorch in the mall in Bad Eggs, she pushes him into a pinball machine. It seems to be the same machine she throws Andrew onto in the season six episode Gone.

The mall scenes in Bad Eggs were filmed at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, north of Los Angeles in California.

There are a couple of in-jokes aimed towards Buffy’s strong internet community in the episode Bad Eggs. In the science lab during the dissection, the words ‘Posting Board’ can be seen on a blackboard - for those who go to the main Buffy forum. Then, when Joyce enters the library, …

Although it had been suspected because of her last name, the first time it is stated on the show that Willow is Jewish is in Bad Eggs.

Jeremy Ratchford played Lyle Gorch in Bad Eggs and Homecoming. He stars as Nick Vera in Cold Case, which has guest-starred Amber Benson (Tara) and Summer Glau (River in Firefly).

James Parks played Tector Gorch in Bad Eggs. James is the son of Michael Parks (who appeared in The Hangman’s Daughter with Ara Celi, who played Ampata in Inca Mummy Girl). James played Edgar McGraw in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

Buffy says to her mother in Ted, “I guess we’re Thelma & Louise-ing it again.” The 1991 movie Thelma & Louise, is about two women (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon) who go on a road trip, where things go from bad to worse. It’s a movie often associated with female …

Giles says to Jenny in the episode Ted, “The advantages of layers of tweed. It’s better than Kevlar.” Kevlar is a material which is used to make bullet proof vests.

The ‘Stepford’ mention in the Buffy episode Ted refers to The Stepford Wives, a 1975 movie about a town in Connecticut where all the women seem to live perfect lives as housewives but turn out to be robots. The entire episode is a slightly different take on the movie. The …

The theme of ‘Slayer power’ is explored deeply in the episode Ted. Buffy feels that there is something wrong with Ted, but we’re never sure whether this is down to her Slayer intuition or whether she’s just jealous of Ted’s relationship with her mother. A similar theme is explored in …

In Ted, Cordelia refers to the events of The Dark Age, remembering how Giles helped raise Eyghon. Jenny says it’s been three weeks since the events of that episode.