 Joyce’s seemingly perfect boyfriend: successful at work; an amazing chef; good values; caring and kind - his only flaw is that he’s a psychotic robot. Ted Buchanan actually built a robot of himself when he was dying, and his wish is to recreate his life with his first wife. Over and over. Buffy was jealous of Ted when she still believed he was human and the two had a couple of stand-offs. Finally, Ted threatened to show Joyce Buffy’s Slayer diary and the two fought. Buffy kicked Ted down the stairs, and believed she ‘killed’ him. He later came back but his wiring was broken and Joyce realised what he was. Buffy destroyed the robot using a frying pan. Played by: John RitterAppeared in: Ted |
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| Added: | › 11th September 2004 |
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December 14th, 2005 at 12:30 am
I don’t think Joyce realized that he was a robot, she only thought he was a psycho killer. Because in the end, Buffy said to her mother “he’s on the scrapheap” . Getting a confused look from Joyce she adds: “… of life”.
December 14th, 2005 at 3:42 am
Joyce didn’t know he was a robot at the end of Ted, but she did by season 4 or 5. I can’t remember what episode it was, but Joyce mentions her old homicidal robot boyfriend so we can assume Buffy told her mother about Ted being a robot sometime after she told her mom she was the slayer in Becoming.
December 14th, 2005 at 9:32 am
“I’m still a little gun shy. It certainly didn’t help that my last boyfriend turned out to be a homicidal robot.”
That’s from Fear Itself, when Joyce is fixing Buffy’s costume (Little Red Riding Hood).
December 14th, 2005 at 5:11 pm
Man, I wish I was a homicidal robot.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:22 am
Well with todays techonlogy it won’t be to hard to reach your goal.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:35 am
A homocidal robot would be cool, as long as it made spankin’ good cookies!
December 15th, 2005 at 1:50 am
I just watched this episode yesterday…
funny…
and its sad to think that John ritter died… he also did a great job on 8 simple rules
December 15th, 2005 at 2:32 am
I wish he died die. Have you seen his daughter? She looks just like him. In a non-grown man type way.
December 15th, 2005 at 2:34 am
Oh, oops, I ment “I wish he DIDN’T DIE.” Not I wish he died die. That’s horrible. But frighteningly enough, it goes w/ stalwyn’s theme. That’s terrible.