| "Storyteller" | |
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| Air date | February 25th, 2003 |
| Writers | Jane Espenson |
| Director | Marita Grabiak |
| Producers | Marc David Alpert; Gail Berman; Gareth Davies; Jane Espenson; David Fury; Sandy Gallin; Fran Rubel Kuzui; Kaz Kuzui; Marti Noxon; John F. Perry; Douglas Petrie; Denise Pleune; David Solomon; Joss Whedon |
| Starring | Sarah Michelle Gellar; Nicholas Brendon; Emma Caulfield; Michelle Trachtenberg; James Marsters; Alyson Hannigan |
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"Storyteller" is the sixteenth episode of season seven of the supernatural/action series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the 138th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Marita Grabiak with a script written by Fury and Jane Espenson. It first aired on UPN on Tuesday, February 25th, 2003.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy Summers |
| Nicholas Brendon | Xander Harris |
| Emma Caulfield | Anya Jenkins |
| Michelle Trachtenberg | Dawn Summers |
| James Marsters | Spike |
| Alyson Hannigan | Willow Rosenberg |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Danny Strong | Jonathan Levinson |
| Adam Busch | Warren Meers |
| Tom Lenk | Andrew Wells |
| Iyari Limon | Kennedy |
| Sarah Hagan | Amanda |
| Indigo | Rona |
| DB Woodside | Principal Robin Wood |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alan Loayza | Stressed out boy |
| Corin Amber Norton | Crying girl |
| Sujata DeChoudhury | Shy girl |
| TW Leshner | Feral teen |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created by Joss Whedon.
- "BTVS: Storyteller" redirects to this page.
- This episode is production code number 7ABB16.
- This episode is included on disc 5 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Seventh Season DVD set. It is also included on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series collection, and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection DVD boxsets.
- This is the thirty-eighth episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to air on UPN.
- Actor D.B. Woodside is credited as DB Woodside in this episode.
- Actress Corin Norton, who plays the crying girl, is credited as Corin Amber Norton in this episode.
- Actress Sujata Day, who plays the shy girl, is credited as Sujata DeChoudhury in this episode.
- Actor T.W. Leshner, who plays the feral teen, is credited as TW Leshner in this episode.
- This is actor Tom Lenk's favorite episode.
- The shot with Danny Strong dressed up as a God is the actor's final recorded scene on the series.
- During the closing credits, the Mutant Enemy Productions monster sings "We are as gods" instead of the usual "Grr Argh" saying. However, the non-English audio version still uses the "Grr Argh" saying to the monster in the Mutant Enemy logo.
Allusions[]
- There are numerous references made to Zima, which is a bottled alcoholic beverage distributed through the Coors Brewing Company. Writer Jane Espenson is the one who coined the named Zima for the drink. Zima was discontinued in 2008.
- Reference is made to the swim team monsters from "Go Fish" in this episode.
- Reference is made to the Hell Hounds from "The Prom" in this episode.
- Reference is made to events that took place in "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" in this episode.
- Andrew Wells' and Jonathan Levinson's nightmare sequence recaps events from "Lessons", "Beneath You", "Never Leave Me", "Showtime" and "Restless".
Quotes[]
- Andrew Wells: Oh, hello there, gentle viewers. You caught me catching up on an old favorite. It's... wonderful to get lost in a story, isn't it? Adventure and heroics and discovery. Don't they just take you away? Hmm... Come with me now, if you will, gentle viewers. Join me on a new voyage of the mind. A little tale I like to call... Buffy: Slayer of the Vampyrs.
....
- Anya Jenkins: For God's sakes, Andrew. You've been in here for 30 minutes. What are you doing?
- Andrew Wells: Entertaining and educating.
- Anya Jenkins: Well, why can't you just masturbate like the rest of us?
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- Spike: I thought I told you to piss off with this bloody camera. Yet here you are again with that thing in my face. Would you sod off, before I rip your throat out and eat y...
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- Andrew Wells: Check out Spike and the principal... There's something going on there... sexual tension you could cut with a knife.
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- Andrew Wells: She's like a woman fighting for more than life. She fights like fighting is her life... It is the air she breathes, and she knows she will win because there is no alternative.
See also[]
External Links[]
- "Storyteller" at IMDB
- "Storyteller" at the TV IV
- "Storyteller" at Themoviedb.org
- "Storyteller" at the Buffyverse Wiki
 Episodes
"Lessons" • "Beneath You" • "Same Time, Same Place" • "Help" • "Selfless" • "Him" • "Conversations With Dead People" • "Sleeper" • "Never Leave Me" • "Bring on the Night" • "Showtime" • "Potential" • "The Killer in Me" • "First Date" • "Get It Done" • "Storyteller" • "Lies My Parents Told Me" • "Dirty Girls" • "Empty Places" • "Touched" • "End of Days" • "Chosen" Main characters
Supporting characters
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