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Never Kill a Boy on the First Date ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 5
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
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Buffy Summers
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Xander Harris
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Willow Rosenberg
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Cordelia Chase
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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The Master
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Angel
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Owen Thurman
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Andrew Borba
Paul-Felix Montez ...
Mysterious Guy
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Van Driver
Andrew J. Ferchland ...
Collin
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Band Member (uncredited)
Arif ...
Band Member (uncredited)
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Vampire (uncredited)
Jeff Mince ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Jeff Stacy ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Dan Wistrom ...
Band Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Semel

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Rob DesHotel ... (written by) (as Rob Des Hotel) &
Dean Batali ... (written by)
 
Matt Kiene ... (story editor) &
Joe Reinkemeyer ... (story editor) and
Rob DesHotel ... (story editor) (as Rob Des Hotel) &
Dean Batali ... (story editor)

Produced by

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Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Joseph M. Ellis ... co-producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
David Greenwalt ... co-executive producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
David Solomon ... co-producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer / showrunner

Music by

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Walter Murphy

Cinematography by

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Michael Gershman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Skip Macdonald

Editorial Department

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Dekker Dreyer ... re-mastering
Kristopher Lease ... assistant editor
Jahmani Perry ... post-production coordinator
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Lyvonne Klingler ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Kent Pritchett ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

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Marcia Shulman

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Steve Hardie

Art Direction by

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Carey Meyer

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David A. Koneff ... (as David Koneff)

Costume Design by

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Susanna Puisto

Makeup Department

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Jeri Baker ... hair department head / head hair stylist
Todd McIntosh ... makeup artist
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator
Chris Walker ... special effects makeup: Optic Nerve Studios
Jeffrey S. Farley ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
James MacKinnon ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Dean Mercil ... special makeup effects supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Joseph M. Ellis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David D'Ovidio ... first assistant director
Mark Hansson ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Gustav Gustafson ... leadman
Martin Milligan ... set dresser
Daniel Turk ... construction coordinator
Le'Von Webb ... set dresser
Ken Wilson ... property master
Victor Anderson ... propmaker (uncredited)
Juliette Blasor ... props (uncredited)
Steve Brennan ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Brian Dott ... prop builder (uncredited)
Felisa Finn ... set painter (uncredited)
Ronnie Lombard ... assistant props master (uncredited)
Stella Starlight ... shopper (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kevin Patrick Burns ... re-recording mixer
David Kirschner ... production sound mixer
Ingeborg Larson ... supervising sound editor
Todd Orr ... re-recording mixer (as Todd Keith Orr)
Jon Taylor ... re-recording mixer
Mark Cleary ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Robert Guastini ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)
Andy King ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Partlow ... foley artist (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Tom Irvin ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Dean Mercil ... special effects makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Glenn Campbell ... visual effects supervisor (as Glen Campbell)
Scott Wheeler ... CGI animation
Mike Goslin ... digital effects engineer (uncredited)
Justin Hammond ... digital artist (uncredited)
Lu Kondor ... data manager (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jeff Smolek ... stunt coordinator
Brian Avery ... stunts (uncredited)
Sophia Crawford ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Charles McGovern ... stunt actor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tom Keefer ... key grip
Russell McElhatton ... camera operator (as Russ McElhatton)
Rusty Redican ... assistant camera
Josh Denering ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Kenneth Estes ... video playback operator (uncredited)
Erin Franklyn ... grip (uncredited)
Larry Kaster ... gaffer (uncredited)
John Keefer ... set grip (uncredited)
Jeff Orsa ... electrician (uncredited)
David Neal Stewart ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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J.B. Annegan ... casting associate
Chadwick Cohn ... casting (uncredited)
Terri Douglas ... group adr voice casting (uncredited)
Donna Ekholdt ... casting executive: Studio Casting Executive (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rita Salazar ... costume supervisor
Anita Louise Brown ... costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Nerf Herder ... theme
Celia Weiner ... music editor
Charlie Dennis ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Stephen Edwards ... performers: theme song (uncredited)
Parry Gripp ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Patricia Joseph ... soundtrack producer (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Steve Sherlock ... composer: theme music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lesley King ... script supervisor
Amy Wolfram ... script coordinator

Transportation Department

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Bob Ellis ... transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)
George Williams Jr. ... driver (as George Williams)
Charles 'Aloha Boy' Reed ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marc David Alpert ... assistant: Gareth Davies (as Marc D. Alpert)
Claudia Alves ... assistant production coordinator
Susan Ellis ... production coordinator
Edwin L. Perez ... production auditor
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz ... Supervising/Key Set Medic
R.D. Price ... assistant: David Greenwalt (as Robert Price)
George Snyder ... assistant: Joss Whedon
Thomas Cobb ... title designer (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Yearning for a normal life, Buffy agrees to a date with Owen. Giles discovers a prophecy of coming danger, but she chooses Owen over battling evil. When Giles goes out on his own and is trapped by a group of vampires, Buffy must figure out a way to balance dating and Slaying. Written by Alex

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  • Never Kill a Boy on the First Date (United States)
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  • 43 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Giles' assertion that he doesn't have an instruction manual is not strictly true. Apparently, there is a Slayer Handbook but Giles just decided not to use it with Buffy. See more »
Goofs At the funeral home, when Buffy and Giles open up the different drawers to look for the Brethren, they open the same drawer every time. The crew made a few changes in the background and Buffy is probably on a platform the second time she looks, but it's the same. You can tell by the smudges on the inside of the door. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Gift (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Treason See more »
Quotes Rupert Giles: Buffy, when I said you could slay vampires and have a social life, I didn't mean at the same time.
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