The Buffy and Angel Trivia Guide

Episode Trivia

Alpert tomb

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The Alpert tomb is a memorable tomb which can often be spotted when the Scoobies are wandering through Sunnydale’s graveyard. The tomb is named after Buffy producer Marc David Alpert. The tomb can be seen in 2.21 Becoming (Part One) (Angel comes out from behind it to fight Buffy when the other Scoobies are being ambushed), 3.07 Revelations, 3.13 The Zeppo, 2.16 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered, 2.18 Killed By Death, 4.09 Something Blue (when Buffy wants her wedding photos taken there), 4.17 Superstar, 5.02 Real Me, and 6.22 Grave.

Buffster

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Xander calls Buffy “Buffster” in the episodes 3.02 Dead Man’s Party, 3.07 Revelations, 5.01 Buffy Vs Dracula and 5.19 Tough Love.

Can I kill her?

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The appearance of the renegade Ms. Post in the episode 3.07 Revelations makes the Scoobies suspicious of new Watchers. This is reflected when Wesley enters their lives later in the season (3.14 Bad Girls).

Competitive slaying

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In 4.17 Superstar, Buffy makes a joke about if slaying were a competitive sport:

Buffy: “Now if slaying was a competitive sport, then I’d have a chance. You know we could have figure staking and speed staking.”

Buffy and Faith previously made a reference to this at the start of 3.07 Revelations:

Buffy: “Synchronized slaying.”
Faith: “New Olympic category?”

Cordelia’s surnames

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Cordelia has a habit of giving people sarcastic new surnames.
She has called Angel:

“Mr. I Was Alive for 200 Years and Never Developed an Investment Portfolio” in 1.01 City of.
“Mr. I can’t tail the suspect during the day because I’ll burst into flames Private Eye” in 1.15 The Prodigal.
“Mr. ‘oh, you’re my big, fat hero!” in 3.05 Fredless.
“Mr. Distance” in 1.17 Eternity.
“Mr. Killing Spree” In 3.02 Dead Man’s Party.
“Mr. ‘I’m so tortured’” in 1.11 Somnambulist.
“Angel? Mr. Bumpy-face? Hello?” in 4.04 Slouching Toward Bethlehem.

She has called Gunn:

“Mr. I don’t take orders - now where do I stick my axe?” in 2.11 Redefinition.
“Mr. Rationalization” in 2.03 First Impressions.

She has called Lorne:

“Mr. Big Mojo-guy” in 2.11 Redefinition.
“Mr. Green-Mojo-Guy” in 2.20 Over The Rainbow.

She has called Wesley:

“Mr. Fussy Pants” in 2.05 Dear Boy.
“Mr. Grouchy Pants” in 1.16 The Ring.
“Mr. Don’t Talk to Me Before I’ve Had my Flagon of Oatbran in the Morning” in 1.16 The Ring
“Mr. Star-schmoozer” in The 2.08 Shroud Of Rahmon.
“Mr. Too-much-cologne” in 1.14 I’ve Got You Under My Skin.

Others have also been named by Cordy:

To Xander: “Mr. Excitement” in 3.13 The Zeppo.
To Devon: “Mr. I’m-the-lead-singer-I’m-so-great- I-don’t-have-to-show-up- for-my-date-or- even-call” in 2.06 Halloween.
To Xander: “Mr. Faithful” in 3.01 Anne.
To Wesley and Gunn: “Mr. and Mrs. Bickerson” in 3.05 Fredless.
To Pierce: “Mr. Armani” in 1.07 Bachelor Party.
To Barney: “Mr. Emotional Radar” in 1.10 Parting Gifts.
To Kate and Angel: “Mr. and Mrs. Spock” in 1.06 Sense And Sensitivity.

Cordelia has also thrown in a few Misses in her name calling. She has called Buffy:

“Little Miss Likes-to-fight” in 3.22 Graduation Day (Part Two).
“Miss Not-Over-Yourself-Yet” in 3.07 Revelations.
“Miss Save-The-World” in 2.13 Surprise.

Cordelia has even called herself a name:

“Miss one-foot-in-the-grave” in 5.12 You’re Welcome.

Falconers and demons

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In The Monster Book, writer Douglas Petrie shares some of the original ideas for 3.07 Revelations that never made the final cut. Petrie states that the original intent of the Glove of Mynnigon was a “demonic falconer’s glove.” Petrie continued to state that:

“[w]hen you put it on and raised your arm, this huge, dark cloud would burst through the ceiling and take the form of a bird that spits fire.”

This was determined to be an unfeasable and unfilmable idea. Petrie later used his idea of a demon bird story in a Buffy graphic novel he wrote for Dark Horse Comics.
Petrie also states that there was a large amount of debate as to whether Gwendolyn Post would be human or not.

Female Watchers

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There have been several female Watchers seen on screen and mentioned on the show. Faith’s Watcher was a woman and Giles’ grandmother (mentioned in 1.05 Never Kill A Boy On The First Date) was one. In 3.07 Revelations we met a rogue female Watcher - Gwendolyn Post, and in 5.12 Checkpoint we meet another female Watcher called Lydia. All this shows that though they’re stuffy in every way possible, the Watcher’s Council aren’t sexist at all.

Four Star Mary

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The music for Oz’s band Dingoes Ate My Baby was provided by real-life band Four Star Mary. James Marsters has performed with them on stage (off screen) a few times. The band themselves appeared in the season four finale 4.22 Restless, as the band who play with Giles during the Exposition Song.

Four Star Mary songs can be heard in the following Buffy episodes:

2.04 Inca Mummy Girl - The songs ‘Shadows’ and ‘Fate’ at the Cultural party in The Bronze.
2.16 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - ‘Pain’ is heard in The Bronze.
3.02 Dead Man’s Party - The Dingoes mime to ‘Pain’, ‘Nevermind’ and ‘Sway’ at Buffy’s party.
3.05 Homecoming - we hear the song ‘She Knows’ at the dance - it’s the song Oz wrote for Willow.
4.02 Living Conditions - ‘Pain is heard when Buffy and Willow move into their dorm room.
3.06 Band Candy - the Dingoes mime onstage at The Bronze to ‘Violent’, when the adults are acting weirdly.
3.07 Revelations - Dingoes Ate My Baby perform ‘Run’ in The Bronze at the start of the episode.
4.03 The Harsh Light Of Day - ‘Dilate’ is played at the Bronze at the start of the episode.
4.07 The Initiative - Riley gets the song ‘Fate’ turned off at the party as it upsets Willow.

Glove of Mynnigon

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Gwendolyn Post alerted the Scoobies to the presence of the Glove of Mynnigon in the episode 3.07 Revelations. It was buried in Sunnydale in the Von Hauftman family crypt in Sunnydale. Once worn, the Glove could never be removed. It attached itself to the wearer via steel clamps and those who wore it could then control the power of lightning. Angel attempted to destroy the Glove using living flame but he was attacked by Gwendolyn Post who put the glove on and tried to kill the Scoobies, before being killed by Buffy.

Grow a pair

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In the Buffy episode 3.07 Revelations Faith says to Xander:

“For what? You to grow a pair? You handle the baby-sit, and I’m gonna kill Angel.”

Angel uses the same quote when he is speaking to Wesley in the Angel episode 1.17 Eternity:

“You warning me? What happened, Wes? Did you suddenly grow a pair?”

Gwendolyn Post

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Gwendolyn was a maverick Watcher who wanted the Glove of Mynnigon. She tricked the Scoobies into believing she was Faith’s new Watcher and got them to find the Glove. Buffy killed Gwendolyn when she realised she was bad in 3.07 Revelations. Gwendolyn successfully isolated Faith from the rest of the Scoobies.
Giles says Gwendolyn Post was:

“…kicked out by the Council a couple of years ago for ‘misuses of dark power.’ They swear there was a memo.”

Seems the Watcher’s Council could do with informing Giles of updates more often.

Hume’s Paranormal Encyclopaedia

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In 3.07 Revelations, Gwendolyn Post mentions several important texts which Giles does not have, including Hume’s Paranormal Encyclopaedia.

Jason Hall

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Jason Hall played Devon, the lead singer of Oz’s band Dingoes Ate My Baby. British fans might be interested (or appalled) to know that Jason appeared in an episode of the British TV sitcom Birds of a Feather in 1992, playing a gas man. He also appeared in an episode of the TV show Love Hurts and in Goodnight Sweetheart. Jason appeared in and co-produced Me and Will.

Killing sewer monsters

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In 3.07 Revelations, Xander notes that Buffy has been, “killing zombies and torching sewer monsters”. These are references to the episodes 3.02 Dead Man’s Party and 3.06 Band Candy.

Knocked out

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In 5.01 Buffy Vs Dracula, Giles falls into Dracula’s basement, where he is surrounded by the sisters. After he falls he says, “Good show, Giles. At least you didn’t get knocked out for a change.” In 4.12 A New Man, Giles says he has a “tendency to get knocked on the head”. He’s not kidding. Giles has been knocked unconscious in the episodes:

1.03 The Witch (by vampires who want to raise the Master again)
1.05 Never Kill A Boy On The First Date (by Andrew Borba in the crematorium)
1.12 Prophecy Girl (by Buffy, to stop him from trying to help her)
2.01 When She Was Bad (by the vampires attempting to raise the Master)
2.17 Passion (by Angelus, after Giles attacks him for killing Jenny)
2.21 Becoming (Part One) (by a group of vampires who take him to Angelus)
3.04 Beauty And The Beasts (shot with a tranquillizer gun)
3.05 Homecoming (by Lyle Gorch and Candy).
3.07 Revelations (by Gwendolyn Post, in his office)
3.11 Gingerbread (by the MOO mob as they come to take Buffy away. When Cordy wakes him up she says, “I came over here to tell Buffy to stop this craziness and found you all unconscious… again. How many times have you been knocked out, anyway? I swear, one of these times, you’re going to wake up in a coma.”)
3.18 Earshot (he doesn’t get knocked out in this episode - but he does walk into a tree in a very amusing manner)
6.04 Flooded (by the Mfashnik demon as it breaks ino Buffy’s house. Giles later says, “Well, I know I’m back in America now. I’ve been knocked unconscious”).

Labyrinth Maps of Malta

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In 3.07 Revelations, Gwendolyn Post said Giles did not have the book Labyrinth Maps of Malta in his library.

Lagos

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Lagos was the huge demon in 3.07 Revelations who was seeking the Glove of Mynhegon, which gives it’s wearer strong magical powers. Lagos is the Greek word for rabbit.

Lolly (Man of the Year)

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In 3.07 Revelations we hear ‘Silver Dollar’ by Lolly (Man of the Year) at the end of the episode.

Lotion

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The band Lotion play their track “Blind For Now” from their album Nobody’s Cool when Willow and Cordelia are talking in The Bronze in 2.15 Phases. In 3.07 Revelations, we hear Lotion’s song “West of Here” (from The Telephone Album) as the Dingoes leave the stage.
There are two stickers for the band seen in 2.16 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered. One is on the locker behind Giles at the beginning of the episode, and the other is on the locker next to Cordelia’s.

Marathon Man

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Willow calls Giles, “The emotional marathon man” in 3.07 Revelations. This is a reference to William Goldman’s character in his 1974 book Marathon Man. It was made into a movie in 1976 starring Dustin Hoffman.

Mary Poppins

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In 3.07 Revelations, Faith calls Gwendolyn Mary Poppins, after the eccentric British nanny from the book and the 1964 musical of the same name. In 6.07 Once More, With Feeling, the men seen sweeping streets and dancing is an homage to the chimney sweeps’ dance from Mary Poppins. In 6.08 Tabula Rasa, Spike says of Giles,

“Oh listen to Mary Poppins. He’s got his crust all stiff and upper with that nancy-boy accent.”

Must be Tuesday

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In 3.07 Revelations, Buffy says, “another Tuesday night in Sunnydale”, which is a reference to the fact that Buffy aired on Tuesdays in the U.S. In 6.07 Once More, With Feeling, Buffy says:

“So Dawn’s in trouble. Must be Tuesday”

Pretty penny

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A line of Faith’s about her motel room was cut from 3.07 Revelations:

“The decorator just left. Cost me a pretty penny - but a motif like this don’t come cheap.”

Serena Scott Thomas

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Serena played Gwendolyn Post in 3.07 Revelations. Serena previously played another posh English woman when she portrayed Princess Diana in a controversial 1993 TV movie based on Andrew Morton’s book Diana: Her True Story. Serena played Dr. Molly Warmflash in the Bond movie The World is Not Enough. She is the sister of Kristin Scott Thomas, who starred in the movies The English Patient, The Horse Whisperer and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Spartan

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In 3.07 Revelations, Faith and Gwendolyn Post have the following conversation:

Gwendolyn: “Faith, do you know who the Spartans were?”
Faith: “Wild stab: a bunch of guys from Spart?”
Gwendolyn: “They were the fiercest warriors known to Ancient Greece. And they lived in quarters very much like these. Do you know why? Because a true fighter needs nothing else.”

then later:

Buffy: “The place looks nice.”
Faith: “Yeah, it’s real Spartan.”

In 5.10 Soul Purpose, the Spartans are referenced again:

Spike: “Great. Another ruddy basement.”
Doyle/Lindsey: “You want creature comforts? You can go to Wolfram & Hart. This place has everything you need to be a hero. The job requires somewhat of a… Spartan existence.”

Spiritual Angel

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The exercise Angel is doing in the courtyard of the mansion in 3.06 Band Candy, is T’ai Chi Ch’uan, a Chinese martial art which is also used as a form of Taoist yoga. Snyder later says in that episode he learnt “Tae Kwan Do at the Y” - a marked contrast to Angel. In 3.07 Revelations Buffy and Angel do T’ai Chi together, before it gets too sexy for them.
We also see Angel performing T’ai Chi in the Angel episode 1.03 In The Dark.

Sunnydale’s cemetaries

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We discover in 3.07 Revelations that there are twelve cemeteries in Sunnydale, including Restfield Cemetery and the Shady Hill Cemetery.

The glass trick

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Faith and Buffy fight and crash through a sheet of glass in 3.07 Revelations. They do this two more times whilst fighting: in 3.21 Graduation Day (Part One) and 4.15 This Year’s Girl.