Buffy’s mother Joyce met Hank Summers in her freshman year of college, when Joyce didn’t have a date and Hank did. She told this story to Buffy in 1.12 Prophecy Girl.

Buffy: …

Buffy reveals in 5.06 Family that her father is currently living in Spain with his secretary and is not returning Buffy’s calls.

The following conversation between Buffy’s parents was deleted from the episode 2.01 When She Was Bad:

Hank: “Oh, I’m spoiling her. Did I forget to mention that?”
Joyce: “What you forgot is …

Dean Butler played Buffy’s father, Hank Summers. Dean is famous for his role as Almanzo Wilder in the seventies American drama Little House on the Prairie. Dean appeared in the …

Joyce and Hank Summers return in a false memory flashback in 5.21 The Weight Of The World. We see a scene where Buffy’s parents bring baby Dawn home for the first …

Hank was Buffy and Dawn’s elusive father. Divorced from Joyce Summers, he became increasingly distant towards Buffy (for example, standing her up on her birthday in 3.12 Helpless). Hank failed to …

In 6.17 Normal Again, Buffy confesses to Willow that her parents put her into a clinic after she discovered she was the Slayer. She said they panicked and didn’t believe her, …

Hank Summers, an already absent father, reaches new bad-father heights in the episode 5.17 Forever by not showing up to his ex-wife’s funeral. Buffy says she’s not been able to contact …