On June 28, 2001, President George W. Bush of the United States, while discussing federal conservation initiatives with Department of Energy employees and presenting his conservation energy legislation plan. He referenced Buffy’s job when talking about appliances that carry high energy costs. President Bush stated:
“And today, as well, …

In the episode First Date, The First approaches Andrew in the guise of Jonathan. He tells Andrew: “What kind of a nerd are you? No wonder you crashed your jet pack.” He’s alluding to the episode Seeing Red when Andrew made a failed getaway using a high-tech jetpack.

Sophie was a colleague of Buffy’s at the Doublemeat Palace. She was invited to Buffy’s birthday bash in Older and Far Away. On arrival she instantly told Buffy:
“Hey. My mom told me to say thank you right away ‘cause, otherwise I usually forget. So thank you. And also I can’t …

Manny was the bespectacled manager of Doublemeat Palace when Buffy first began to work there. He had little interest in the well-being of his workers and was mostly concerned with keeping the secret ingredient hidden. He worked at the Palace for 10 years before being devoured by the wig lady.

In an interview with Brian Wilkinson at Millarworld.tv, James Marsters (Spike) said of Spike and Dru:

“I would pray they’d write another episode with her in it. Spike needed her more. They had an artistic passion, that fire in the belly and we’d both want to get every scene right,” Marsters …

In an interview with Brian Wilkinson at Millarworld.tv, James Marsters (Spike) revealed some behind the scenes trivia:

Later in the series, after Spike and Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), began their unlikely screen romance, Marsters recalls one bizarre instance where the script called for him to lick Gellar. “I couldn’t do …

In the episode No Place Like Home, just before Buffy gets all trancy, Riley tells Buffy to have a nice trip. Of course, this a popular saying but it is play on the fact that the trance Buffy has is pretty trippy.

In the November 30th episode of the wonderful show Veronica Mars, the character of Trina (played by the great Alyson Hannigan) mistakingly refers to the Neptune High School lunchlady as “Lunchlady Dorris”, which was the name of the lunchlady at Sunnydale High on BTVS.

After getting every inch of herself kicked by Caleb in her first two confrontations with him, Buffy takes a decidedly different tack when she confronts him for the third time in Touched. When she comes to the vineyard, alone (after her night with Spike), she makes no effort to …

Dan Vebber wrote the episodes Lover’s Walk and The Zeppo. He was a producer, writer and executive story editor on Futurama, and also wrote for American Dad! and Daria.

Dana Reston wrote the season one episode The Witch (the first episode not penned by Joss Whedon). She has also written for The Good Life, The Nanny and Mad About You.

Elin Hampton co-wrote the episode Go Fish with her husband David Fury. She also made a brief cameo in the Fury-directed episode Gone, as a co-worker of Dorie at the Social Services office. Elin has also worked on Life’s Work, House of Buggin, The Jackie Thomas Show, Mad About You …

Tracey Forbes wrote the episodes Beer Bad, Something Blue and Where the Wild Things Are. She has also worked on ReGenesis, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, The Huntress, BeastMaster, Relic and PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.

Deran Serafian directed the episode Killed By Death. He has also directed Night Stalker, Cold Case, The Twilight Zone, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, V.I.P., Nash Bridges, Terminal Velocity, To Die For and Alien Predator.

David Semel directed four episodes in seasons 1 to 3. He has also worked on Lone Star State of Mind, Boston Public, Angel, Roswell, Dawson’s Creek, Ally McBeal, 7th Heaven, Malibu Shores, Chicago Hope, Party of Five and Beverly Hills, 90210.