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Interesting Buffy Factoids

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#1 · Mar 27, 2004
Joss Whedon has said that originally he wanted to include Eric Balfour (Jesse) in the opening credits for "Welcome to the Hellmouth", to trick viewers into thinking that he is a regular character, only to shock them by having him killed. This idea was eventually deemed too timely (having to develop alternative opening credits for use with just this one episode) and was dropped.

Persia White, who played Aura/Girl #3, once appeared with Charisma Carpenter in an episode of Malibu Shores called "Hotline" in 1996.

Brian Thompson is no stranger to playing a vampire. He played Bocworth the vampire in the 1989 movie Fright Night II, and was Eddie Fiori head of the Bruha clan of vampires in the 1996 TV series Kindred: The Embraced.

Although the credits merely list Persia White as Girl #3, Cordelia refers to her as Aura.

'Welcome To The Hellmouth' and 'The Harvest' exist in both original feature-length Pilot and two-part formats. (When in feature-length format, the title 'Welcome To The Hellmouth' is used for both parts).

Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) originally auditioned for the part of Cordelia Chase and Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia), auditioned for the part of Buffy. Julie Benz also tried for the part of Buffy but eventually landed the role of Darla.

"Mutant Enemy", Joss Whedon's production company, was the name he gave to his first typewriter when he was 15. The logo was created in 20 minutes when he was told he had to have one

Joss Whedon supplies the voice of the Mutant Enemy mascot which says "Grr...Arrgh" heard at the end of almost every episode.

Mercedes McNab (Harmony, one of Cordelia's group), originally auditioned for the part of Buffy.

Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy) originally auditioned for the part of Buffy.

Xander's middle name is Lavelle. His full name is Alexander Lavelle Harris.

In "I Robot, You Jane", there is a scene with Giles listening to the radio. The newscaster's voice is none other than Joss Whedon himself, creator of the show we know and love.

Jenny Calendar was originally going to be called 'Nicki' but was changed to avoid confusion on the set as Nicholas Brendon is generally called Nicky.

The death of The Anointed One was forced upon the writing staff when they realised that Andrew J. Ferchland had grown significantly during the off-season, and vampires aren't supposed to age.

Juliet Landau is the daughter of veteran actor Martin Landau.

The producers had originally planned for Spike to be killed off some way into the season, but Spike proved so popular that he was kept on.

Seth Green has been paired with Alyson Hannigan before, in the 1988 movie My Stepmother Is An Alien.

Although never said on the show, the Sunnydale High Yearbook said that Jonathan's last name was Levenson and Devon's last name was MacLeish.

Danny Strong originally auditioned for the part of Xander.

Although never said on the show, the Sunnydale High Yearbook said that Larry's last name was Blaisdale
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