Bloody bell
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In 5.05 No Place Like Home, Giles says of the bell on the door in the Magic Box:
“Would someone please rip that bloody bell off its hinges?”
Buffy does this in …
Buffy’s name badge
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Buffy’s Magic Box name tag in 6.05 Life Serial says, “Hello! My Name’s Buffy. Ask me about Curses!”
Carey Meyer
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Carey Meyer was Buffy’s production designer from season two (the job was previously Steve Hardy’s, who left after season one). Carey’s job was to build all the sets, and …
Chicken feet
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Chicken feet are a staple ingredient in witchcraft. They’re mentioned a few times in Buffy. In 3.16 Doppelgangland, Willow says angrily to Anya:
“I believe these chicken feet are mine.”
In …
Holiday season
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In 5.10 Into The Woods, Giles hangs a sign in the Magic Box which says:
“Don’t forget, Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and Gurnechnar’s Ascendance are coming!”
Magic Box
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Giles opened the new Magic Box shop in 5.05 No Place Like Home and took on a new member of staff - Anya. He first eyed up the prospect of opening …
Magic box jars
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The jars behind the counter at the Magic Box contain ingredients named after the cast and crew. There’s Tony’s Heads, Charisma Charms and Boreanaz Beads.
Magic Box magazines
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In 5.11 Triangle, when Olaf’s hammer is thrown into the magazine rack in the Magic Box, the magazines UFO, Green Egg, Nexus, Shaman’s Drum and Massage Bodywork are visible.
Magic Box products
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The Magic Box has the following items, according to the Watchers in 5.12 Checkpoint: focusing crystals, runic artefacts, an amulet of Cauldis and a Burmese statue which can melt eyeballs. In …
Petrified hamsters
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In 5.19 Tough Love, Giles says people keep trying to return petrified hamsters to the Magic Box. In 6.05 Life Serial, Buffy discovers a jar of petrified hamsters in the basement of …
Uncle Bob’s Magic Cabin
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In 3.13 The Zeppo, we see Willow come out of a magic shop called Uncle Bob’s Magic Cabin. During season five, Giles brought this shop and called it the Magic Box.
Unicorn candle
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There is a unicorn-shaped candle in the Magic Box in 5.13 Blood Ties. This is possibly a reference to Harmony who, we discovered in 5.02 Real Me, likes unicorns.



