The network was unhappy with D’Hoffryn’s Abercrombie and Fitch line in 7.05 Selfless (”It looks like someone slaughtered an Abercrombie and Fitch catalogue”), not because they may lose a sponsor, but …

This speech of Adam’s was deleted from 4.16 Who Are You?:

“You are here to be my first. To let them know I�m coming. I am the end of all life, of …

The speech that Angel gives in the episode 2.17 Passion is completely different from the one that was in the original script. The cheerful original version was as follows:

“Passion, it is …

This conversation between Spike and Andrew was deleted from the episode 7.19 Empty Places:
Andrew: “This one time, when I was in Sunday school, I woke up late, so my mom made …

The following line was deleted from 2.15 Reprise:

Holland: “For a man who’s turned his back on his mission, you’re awfully scrappy. I do so admire that. No messy moral …

Angel’s original depressing love metaphor was more extended in 2.13 Happy Anniversary, before being deleted:

“Well, you know, love… it’s a fire. It burns you. Alive. Down to …

The BBC cut the scene in 6.03 After Life where a possessed Anya cuts herself with a knife.

The following scene was deleted from the episode 7.04 Help:

Anya: “What a creepazoid. It’s like he didn’t just forget your birthday, but the day on which, in keeping with modern American …

The exposition about Anyanka was changed in the episode 3.09 The Wish. Giles’s original story of her ran as follows:

“Anyanka raised a demon to ruin her unfaithful lover. The demon did …

This line of the vampire Marissa was cut from 4.01 Deep Down due to length:

“I didn’t see nothing. I swear. You know how dark it is down by …

The demon Machida was originally supposed to be in at least two episodes, but the makeup was too difficult to put on, and there were some technical problems (such as …

The gruesome scene of Buffy being resurrected was cut when Sky One and the BBC showed 6.01 Bargaining (Part One) in the UK. Other edited scenes included Willow killing the deer; …

Xander’s excitement over the explosion at Sunnydale High in 3.22 Graduation Day (Part Two) was deleted from the episode:

“Guys, we blew up the school! It’s the best day ever!”

In the original promotion for the episode 7.03 Same Time, Same Place, Spike was shown saying, “I mean, who doesn’t like skin?” but this line wasn’t aired in the episode.

The following scene was cut from the original script for 1.02 Lonely Hearts:
Doyle: “Good. The two of you working separately. Better the odds.”
Angel: “Not of her surviving if she finds …

The following scene was cut from 1.16 The Ring:

Wesley: “All I’m saying is you might have thought of the horsehair sooner, not that being flung across a room isn’t jolly good …

The following is a deleted scene from 4.13 The I In Team, while Riley is showing off the Initiative to Buffy:

Riley: “That panel … say something into it.”
Buffy crosses to …

The following line was deleted from the scene in 7.21 End Of Days where Willow and Giles try to find out what the scythe is:

Willow: “It doesn’t have any markings. Would …

Alyson Hannigan claimed that she filmed a much stronger version of the scene in 1.12 Prophecy Girl where Willow and Cordelia discovered the bodies the students:

“We did the tame version …

The following dialogue was cut from 3.10 Amends:

Joyce: “You know, honey, I was thinking - maybe we should invite Faith to spend Christmas Eve with us.”
Buffy: “I’ll ask her. Worst she …