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Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2E2 — Some Assembly Required
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer•Season 2•Episode 2

Some Assembly Required

6.8/10 · 4,560 votesSep 22, 199742 min

Ranked #20 of 22 in Season 2•−1.2 vs season avg

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Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.

Directed byBruce Seth Green
Written byDavid Tyron King
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Cast6

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy Summers

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Xander Harris

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter

Cordelia Chase

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Rupert Giles

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

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D

David Tyron King

Writer

Bruce Seth Green

Bruce Seth Green

Director

M

Michael Gershman

Director of Photography

Sophia Crawford

Sophia Crawford

Stunts

David Leitch

David Leitch

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Jeff Pruitt

Jeff Pruitt

Stunt Coordinator

Peewee Piemonte

Peewee Piemonte

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K

Kimberly Ray

Editor

Marti Noxon

Marti Noxon

Staff Writer

H

Howard Gordon

Consulting Producer

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Episode Summary

"Some Assembly Required" is episode 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2. It scored 6.8/10 from 4,560 votes, ranking #20 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Bruce Seth Green and written by David Tyron King, it aired on September 22, 1997.

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