Buffy’s line in 3.12 Helpless, “Brian Boitano doing Carmen is a life changer” refers to the American 1988 Olympic gold medallist skater. Boitano has a song devoted to him in South …

While training Connor to fight in 3.22 Tomorrow, Fred offers to pretend to be a vampire. Angel isn’t convinced of her performance:

Angel: “Vampire. You’re not in Cats.”

This is a reference …

Lorne’s references Cirque du Soleil in 4.08 Habeas Corpses:

Lorne: “Oh, I believe he’s referring to the big, bad and possibly invincible demony thing that nearly killed us all before he ring …

In 5.19 Tough Love, Xander calls Dawn “Dawn Giovanni”, this is a reference to Don Giovanni, an opera composed by Mozart which was first performed in Prague in 1787.

In 4.08 Pangs, Riley mentions artist Grant Wood (1891-1942), who famously painted Iowa landscapes:

Riley: “After dinner, we all go for a walk down by the river with the dogs. There’s trees …

In 4.01 Deep Down, Angel says:

“…three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M. C. Escher perspective - but I did get time to think.”

In …

We see in 4.01 The Freshman that Sunday’s vampires have a collection of Monet and Klimt posters stolen from their student victims. There are 18 Monet Water Lillies posters, and 12 …

At the end of 1.09 The Puppet Show, Xander, Buffy and Willow nervously performed a piece from the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, written by the Greek playwright Sophocles (496-406 B.C.). Xander …

The back story of 3.13 Waiting In The Wings very closely mirrors the story of The Phantom of the Opera. Both stories include a rising young star, a mysterious backer who …

In 1.16 The Ring, Cordelia says:

“Couldn’t they have just done West Side Story?”

West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents, which is based on the Shakespeare play Romeo and …