Season 1
7.9/106,528 votesWelcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/1997
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.
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writer: Joss Whedon
7.7/105,627 votesThe Harvest (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/1997
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Joss Whedon
7.5/105,560 votesWitch
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/1997
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Dana Reston
6.7/105,327 votesTeacher's Pet
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/1997
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: David Greenwalt
7.2/105,081 votesNever Kill a Boy on the First Date
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/1997
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Rob DesHotel, Dean Batali
7.2/105,247 votesThe Pack
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/1997
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
8.3/105,427 votesAngel
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/1997
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: David Greenwalt
6.6/105,049 votesI, Robot... You, Jane
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/1997
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden
7.5/105,082 votesThe Puppet Show
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/5/1997
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Rob DesHotel, Dean Batali
8.0/105,034 votesNightmares
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/12/1997
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: David Greenwalt
7.5/104,835 votesOut of Mind, Out of Sight
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/19/1997
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden
8.7/105,383 votesProphecy Girl
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/2/1997
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.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon