Season four’s Dr. Angleman and the Polgara demon were named by David Fury after regulars at the official Buffy site’s posting board (Angle_man and Polgara).

‘The Anoited’ is actually a great judish biblical king title, which only very great and powerful man such as Moses could earn.

Joss Whedon’s inspiration for the Gentlemen included: a dream he had as a child; Nosferatu; Pinhead from Hellraiser; Mr. Burns from The Simpsons; The Joker and The Seventh Seal. A …

Writer Doug Petrie had a football friend at college named Graham Miller. He decided to make a character in the show named Graham, and he became a friend of Riley …

The Sunnydale High jock in 3.18 Earshot was named after a gymnast Jane Espenson went to school with. She used his name, Hogan Martin, as she felt it was very memorable …

Zachary Kralik is actually the name of writer David Fury’s young nephew. He thought it was a good name for a vampire.

Joss Whedon says of Oz:

“The only character that was really ever based on somebody I knew is Oz. There was a guy in college I knew, who was short, played …

Joss Whedon attended high school at (the ultra-posh) Winchester College in Hampshire, England where he took his A levels. An internet rumour states that the character of Giles was based …

Joss said the following at the Posting Board about the scene in 4.01 The Freshman when Buffy’s kicked out of class:

“As to the Prof in Buffy ep 1, I freely …

Quentin Travers’s name was created as a hybrid of author Quentin Crisp and P.L Travers, who wrote the Mary Poppins books.

A second assistant director on Angel named Robert Papazian Jr was probably the influence for the name of the character Little Tony Papazian in 1.06 Sense And Sensitivity.

Joss Whedon spoke about 4.02 Living Conditions at the Posting Board, saying it was:

“totally accurate portrayal of roomies - I almost hired a man to kill him when he straightened …

The recurring demon Skip got his name from Angel producer Skip Schoolnik. Skip (whose real name is Stuart) has also directed the movie Hide and Go Shriek and episodes of …

The 1969 film The Wild Bunch by Sam Peckinpah is one of Joss Whedon’s favourites. It is mentioned in Buffy. In 1.02 The Harvest, Buffy advised her friends, “Don’t go wild …