In 6.05 Life Serial, Tara says, “One time, when me and Willow were watching…” This may be a nod towards Alyson Hannigan’s character Michelle in American Pie who kept repeating, “And this one time, at band camp…”
In 5.19 Tough Love, after Willow explains to Buffy that she was teaching Dawn about Geometry with a human triangle, she says “You know me, I’m aways like ‘Go school, It’s your birthday!’”. This is probably a reference to American Pie: “Go Trig-Boy, it’s your birthday!”
Jenny Mollen, who played Nina Ash in Angel, is engaged to American Pie actor Jason Biggs.
Related episodes: 5.19 Tough Love, 6.05 Life Serial
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Kevmaster2000 on July 3rd, 2006 at 12:14 am
I don’t know about the “Tough Love” reference. “It’s your birthday” was popular before “American Pie” came out. In fact, it was incorporated in a popular rap song by 50 Cent.