AIR DATE
October 2, 2001
WRITER Part 1
Marti Noxon
WRITER Part 2
David Fury
DIRECTOR
David Grossman

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amber Benson (Tara), Franc Ross (Razor), Geoff Meed (Mag), Paul Greenberg (Shempy Vamp), Mike Grief (Klyed), Joy DeMichelle Moore (Ms Lefcourt), Bru Muller (Teacher), Robert D. Vito (Cute Boy), Harry Johnson (Parent #1), Kelly Lynn Warren (Parent #2), Hila Levy (Pretty Girl), Richard Wharton (Homeowner)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's friends try to cope with Buffy's death and are left to defend Sunnydale without her. Meanwhile a gang of marauding demons threaten to jeopardize their plan to bring the slayer back from the dead. To complicate matters, Giles contemplates leaving Sunnydale to come to terms with the loss, on the special two-hour season premiere of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

AIR DATE
October 9, 2001
WRITER
Jane Espenson
DIRECTOR
David Solomon

GUEST STARS
Amber Benson (Tara), Lisa Hoyle (Demon)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy has been resurrected from the grave and although she’s a bit shaken from her return trip from a hell dimension, everything would appear to be falling back into place. Or is it? After re-associating Buffy (who we find out has been dead for one-hundred and forty-seven days) with her once familiar surroundings and friends, strange things begin happening. Did the gang bring back a tortured and evil Buffy from the grave? Or, did something else come with her? Why is Spike suddenly returning to his romantic days? Our two fave mega-witches, Willow and Tara, start hitting the books to find out why several demonic possessions are taking place within the click. What they find out is almost as shocking as Buffy’s death and resurrection.

AIR DATE
October 16, 2001
WRITER
Doug Petrie & Jane Espenson
DIRECTOR
Doug Petrie

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amber Benson (Tara), Todd Stashwick (M'Fashnick Demon), Michael Merton (Mr. Savitsky), John Jabaley (Tito), Brian Kolb (Bank Guard)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's readjustment to the land of the living is not going so hot. Her basement is flooded, she's bankrupt and - oh yes - the M'Fashnik Demon (Todd Stashwick) is hellbent on killing her. Also: Giles returns; a trio of slackers plots the takeover of Sunnydale. Jonathan: Danny Strong. Warren: Adam Busch. Andrew: Tom Lenk. Savitsky: Michael Merton. Giles: Anthony Stewart Head. Willow: Alyson Hannigan.

AIR DATE
October 23, 2001
WRITERS
David Fury & Jane Espenson
DIRECTOR
Nick Marck

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amber Benson (Tara), Paul Gutrecht (Tony), Noel Guglielmi (Vince), Enrique Almeida (Marco), Marcia Ann Burrs (Professor Bellamy), Jonathan Goldstein (Mike), Winsome Brown (Woman Customer), Christopher May (Male Customer), David J. Miller (Rat-Faced Demon), Andrew Cooper Wasser (Slime-Covered Demon), Richard Beatty (Small Demon), James C. Leary (Loose Skinned Demon (Clem)), Jennifer Shon (Rachel), Jabari Hearn (Steve), Derrick McMillon (Ron), Clint Culp (Bartender), Mark Ginther (Horned Demon), Alice Dinnean (Mummy Hand)

SYNOPSIS
Jonathan, Warren and Andrew test Buffy's abilities---and patience---with a secret campaign of harassment. The Slayer struggles to readjust to life in Sunnydale by attending classes with Willow and working with Xander. Jonathan: Danny Strong. Warren: Adam Busch. Andrew: Tom Lenk. Tony: Paul Gutrecht. Xander: Nicholas Brendon. Buffy: Sarah Michelle Gellar.

AIR DATE
October 30, 2001
WRITER
Steven S. DeKnight
DIRECTOR
David Solomon

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amber Benson (Tara), Steven Anthony Lawrence (Trick-or-Treater), John O'Leary (Kaltenbach), Kavan Reece (Justin), Amber Tamblyn (Janice), Dave Power (Zach), Dawn Worrall (Christy), Emily Kay (Maria), Adam Gordon (Carl), Sabrina Speer (Girl), Chad Erickson (Guy), Dominic Rambran (Paramedic #1), Anthony Sago (Paramedic #2), Lorin Becker (Witch Woman), Lily Jackson (Witchy Poo), Charles Duckworth (Glenn)

SYNOPSIS
In a quirky and erudite episode, a sudden announcement sends the Scooby Gang into celebration mode on Halloween, but plenty of frights come to light when Dawn disappears. Anya (Emma Caulfield), who has been bugging Xander (Nicholas Brendon) to announce their engagement for months, finally gets her wish. After Xander drops his bombshell, Buffy and company throw a party for the couple. Only then do they realize that Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg) has sneaked out with a friend (General Hospital's Amber Tamblyn). Out on the town, the younger Summers winds up meeting a teen (Kavan Reece) who craves more than just mischief.

AIR DATE
November 6, 2001
WRITER
Joss Whedon
DIRECTOR
Joss Whedon

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amber Benson (Tara), Hinton Battle (Sweet), Marti Noxon (Parking Ticket Woman), David Fury (Mustard Man), Daniel Weaver (Handsome Young Man), Scot Zeller (Henchman), Zachary Woodlee (Demon Henchman), Timothy Anderson (Henchman), Alex Estronel (Henchman), Matt Sims (College Guy #1), Hunter Cochrane (College Guy #2)

SYNOPSIS
Series creator Joss Whedon wrote, directed and composed the music for this episode in which a mysterious force impels the Scooby Gang to burst into song. Even Buffy devotees may be hard-pressed to find an episode as off-the-wall as this, as Sunnydale denizens become players in production numbers in which cast members do their own vocals. Hear Tara (Amber Benson) sing about her love for Willow (Alyson Hannigan)! See Xander and Anya (Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield) perform a duet! Listen to Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) croon about her lack of life direction! Who's behind the music? Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg) provides the key.

AIR DATE
November 13, 2001
WRITER
Rebecca Rand Kirschner
DIRECTOR
David Grossman

GUEST STARS
Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amber Benson (Tara), Geordie White (Vamp #1), Stephen Triplett (Vamp #2), David Franco (Vamp #3), Raymond O'Connor (Teeth), Michelle Branch (Herself/Performer)

SYNOPSIS
Despite Tara's misgivings about her overindulgence in witchcraft, Willow tries to cheer Buffy up by making the Slayer forget the idyllic afterlife she left behind. Alas, the spell goes awry and affects the minds of all the Scoobies.

AIR DATE
November 20, 2001
WRITER
Drew Z. Greenberg
DIRECTOR
Turi Meyer

GUEST STARS
Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Amber Benson (Tara) , Patrice Walters (Woman), John Patrick Clerkin (Man), Janck Jozefson (Rusty), Rick Garcia (Reporter), Kelly Smith (Innocent Girl), Jordan Belfi (Ryan), Adam Weiner (Simon), Melanie Sirmons (Brie), Lauren Nissi (Girlfriend)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's rejection of his amorous advances gives Spike (James Marsters) a headache that renews his primal impulses; Willow reverts a former classmate to her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew pull a heist with the help of supercool new weapon.

AIR DATE
November 27, 2001
WRITER
Marti Noxon
DIRECTOR
David Solomon

GUEST STARS
Amber Benson (Tara), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Jeff Kober (Rack), Fleming Brooks (Mandraz), Mageina Tovah (Jonesing Girl), Michael Diordani (Jonseing Guy), Colin Malone (Creepy Guy)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's tryst with Spike leaves the Slayer shaken to the core; Willow falls victim to a warlock (Jeff Kober) who stimulates her craving for magic.

AIR DATE
January 8, 2002
WRITER
David Fury
DIRECTOR
David Fury

GUEST STARS
Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Jessa French (Cleo), Kelly Parver (Girl in Park), Jeffrey Jacquin (Meter Man), Dwight Bacquie (Security Guard), Lyndon Smith (Little Boy), Melina Webberley (Little Girl), Elin Hampton (Co-Worker), Susan Ruttan (Doris Kroeger), Daniel Hagen (Frank [Social Services Supervisor])

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's efforts to help Willow's recovery are disrupted by a run-in with an intrusive social worker and a spat with Spike. Then, she's mistakenly zapped by an invisibility ray wielded by Jonathan, Warren and Andrew. At least she gets a new hairdo.

AIR DATE
January 29, 2002
WRITER
Jane Espenson
DIRECTOR
Nick Marck

GUEST STARS
Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Kali Rocha (Halfrek) , Pat Crawford Brown (Wig Lady), Brent Hinkley (Manny), Kirsten Nelson (Lorraine Ross), T. Ferguson (Gary), Marion Calvert (Gina), Douglas Bennett (Phillip), Andrew Reville (Timothy), Kevin C. Carter (Mr Typical), John F. Kearney (Elderly Man), Sara Lawall (Housewife Type), Victor Z. Isaac (Pimply Teen)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy thinks she smells something rotten after she takes a job at a fast-food restaurant that soon has her wondering about the "secret ingredient" in the burgers. Hurting for cash, the Slayer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) takes a job at Doublemeat Palace, where her fellow employees don't respond well to her sense of humor. "Levity is a time thief that picks the pocket of the company," explains one co-worker. But it's Buffy's growing concern that something demonic might be going on that really turns her stomach. Also, Anya's old friend Halfrek pays an unexpected visit and questions whether Xander (Nicholas Brendon) is the right man for her; and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) tries her best to stay away from magic.

AIR DATE
February 5, 2002
WRITER
Steven S. DeKnight
DIRECTOR
James A. Contner

GUEST STARS
Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amber Benson (Tara), Amelinda Embry (Katrina), Marion Calvert (Gina), Rock Reiser (Desk Sergeant), Bernard K. Addison (Cop #1), Eric Prescott (Cop #2)

SYNOPSIS
Spike (James Marsters) attacks Buffy---despite the chip in his head that is supposed to defuse his violence. Then, the Slayer's framed for murder by nerdy nemeses Andrew, Warren and Jonathan.

AIR DATE
February 12, 2002
WRITER
Drew Z. Greenberg
DIRECTOR
Michael Gershman

GUEST STARS
James C. Leary (Clem), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Amber Benson (Tara), Laura Roth (Sophie), Ryan Browning (Richard), Elizabeth Cazenave (Teacher), Laura Silverman (Sophie)

SYNOPSIS
Lonely Dawn feels like the odd-girl out when the Scooby Gang throws a party in honor of Buffy's birthday, leading to a fateful wish that leaves the Slayer and her friends in a fix.

AIR DATE
February 26, 2002
WRITER
Doug Petrie
DIRECTOR
Doug Petrie

GUEST STARS
Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Ivana Milicevic (Sam), Ryan Raddatz (Todd), Adam Paul (Skanky Vamp), Marilyn Brett (Lady), Alice Dinnean (Baby Demon Puppeteer), Mitch Morris (Cute Boy)

SYNOPSIS
Consumed by professional and personal disappointment, Buffy is jolted from ennui by the reappearance of her old beau Riley (Marc Blucas), who needs her Slayer skills to track down a demon called the Doctor. He also has some startling news to share about his private life. Meanwhile, Anya and Xander struggle to finalize their wedding arrangements. Sam: Ivana Milicevic.

AIR DATE
March 5, 2002
WRITER
Rebecca Rand Kirshner
DIRECTOR
David Solomon

GUEST STARS
James C. Leary (Clem), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Amber Benson (Tara), Daniel McFeeley (Warty Demon), Rebecca Jackson (Tarantula), Mel Fair (Tentacle Demon), Nick Kokich (Demon Teen), Robert Noble (Night Manager), Julian Franco (Young Bartender), Susannah L. Brown (Caterer Girl), Joey Hiott (Josh age 10), Abigail Mavity (Sara age 8), Chris Emerson (Josh age 21), Ashleigh Ann Wood (Sara age 18), Megan Vint (Karen), Casey Sander (Tony Harris), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Lee Garlington (Jessica Harris), Jan Hoag (Cousin Carol), George D. Wallace (Future Xander), Steven Gilborn (Uncle Rory)

SYNOPSIS
On the day of his wedding to Anya, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) gets cold feet about their prospective life together when an odd stranger offers him a glimpse into the future.

AIR DATE
March 12, 2002
WRITER
Diego Gutierrez
DIRECTOR
Rick Rosenthal

GUEST STARS
Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Michael Warren (Doctor), Sarah Scivier (Nurse), Rodney Charles (Orderly), April Dion (Kissing Girl), Kirsten Nelson (Lorraine Ross)

SYNOPSIS
A demon doses Buffy with a powerful chemical that causes her to hallucinate, convincing the Slayer her parents are alive and Dawn never existed.

AIR DATE
April 30, 2002
WRITER
Drew Z. Greenberg
DIRECTOR
James A. Contner

GUEST STARS
James C. Leary (Clem), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Amber Benson (Tara) , Edie Caggiano (Mother)

SYNOPSIS
Still smarting from being jilted at the altar by Xander, Anya (Emma Caulfield) seeks advice from Halfrek (Kali Rocha); Buffy tries to bond with Dawn while avoiding Spike; Andrew, Jonathan and Warren experiment with a talisman; Willow asks Tara out for coffee.

AIR DATE
May 7, 2002
WRITER
Steven DeKnight
DIRECTOR
Michael Gershman

GUEST STARS
Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), James C. Leary (Clem) , Garrett Brawith (Frank), Tim Hager (Administrator), Stefan Marks (Guard #1), Christopher James (Guard #2), Kate Orsini (Girl at Bronze), Troy R. Brenna (Nezzla Demon), Nichole Hiltz (Diana, Frank's Girlfriend)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy's ongoing tussle with a trio of would-be supervillains intensifies in an episode packed with imaginative plot twists. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) goes looking for trouble in the lair of Warren, Andrew and Jonathan (Adam Busch, Tom Lenk, Danny Strong), the three nerds obsessed with her destruction, and she nearly falls victim to a booby trap of buzz saws. But that's the least of the Slayer's worries. With a little help from his friends, Warren acquires the Orbs of Nezzla'khan, a pair of demonic talismans that he says imbue him with "strength, invulnerability... the deluxe package," thus setting the stage for a fateful showdown.

AIR DATE
May 14, 2002
WRITER
Marti Noxon
DIRECTOR
David Solomon

GUEST STARS
James C. Leary (Clem), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amber Benson (Tara), Amelinda Embry (Katrina), Jeff Kober (Rack), Tim Hodgin (Coroner), Michael Matthys (Paramedic), Julie Hermelin (Clerk), Alan Henry Brown (Demon Bartender), Mueen Jahan Ahmad (Doctor), Jane Cho (Nurse #1), Meredith Cross (Nurse #2), David Adefeso (Paramedic #2), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Vampire), Neson Frederick (Villager), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon)

SYNOPSIS
Buffy tries to recover from an assassination attempt; Jonathan and Andrew share a jail cell; Warren seeks allies at a demon bar; Anya is confronted by a distraught Willow.

AIR DATE
May 21, 2002
WRITER
Doug Petrie
DIRECTOR
Bill Norton

GUEST STARS
Tom Lenk (Andrew), Danny Strong (Jonathan), James C. Leary (Clem), Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Jeff Kober (Rack), Jeff McCredie (Officer), Damian Mooney (Patrol Cop), Michael Younger (Truck Driver), Tanoai Reed (Fire Demon), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon)

SYNOPSIS
In the first of a two-part sixth-season finale, Buffy, Anya and Xander race to the Sunnydale police station to try to save Jonathan and Andrew from a sorceress; Dawn persuades Clem to take her to Rack (Jeff Kober); Spike's stamina and courage are put to the test by a mysterious demon.

AIR DATE
May 21, 2002
WRITER
David Fury
DIRECTOR
James A. Contner

GUEST STARS


Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Brett Wagner (Trucker), Tanoai Reed (Fire Demon), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon) SYNOPSIS
In the second part of the sixth-season finale, a magical friend helps the Scooby Gang try to stop a sorceress. But the witch still has a few tricks up her sleeve---and an unwilling assistant. Also: Spike's African sojourn comes to a climax.