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The guy who played Lothos' sidekick in the Buffy movie, is the same guy who played Pee Wee Herman.

In the book "Blooded", Buffy and Willow's math teacher is named Miss Hannigan.

Ms. Calenders name was originally Nicki, but was changed to Jenny to avoid confusion with 'Nicky' Brendon.

It takes eight days to film a one hour episode of 'Buffy'.

All the books in the orginal Sunnydal High School library are real books.

The Factory set was torn down to make room for the mansion set on a Buffy soundstage.

A 30 second advertising spot during Buffy costs $76,000

An episode of Buffy costs $1.4 million to create.

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was almost called "Slayer."

The Master's pre-vampire name was Heinrich Joseph Nest.

The character Oz was inspired by a guy that Joss Whedon went to college with.

Cordelia was named after a really mean girl Joss Whedon's wife went to school with.

Angel's duster cost $1000.00 and Spike's cost $1600.00. That still doesn't tell us where they get all their money.

The high school that 'Buffy' is filmed at is the same one that 'Beverly Hills, 90210' was filmed at.

Joss Whedon has admitted that the character of Xander is actually based on himself.

The dusting effect you see whenever a vampire is staked costs $5,000 per vampire.

While Sunnydale, CA doesn't exist, there is a Sunnyvale, CA.

In "I Robot...You Jane" Moloch looks under the record of Buffy on the computer. Then he sends the record to Fritz and it appears on Fritz's computer screen (a computer geek and a student). For Date of Birth, it says Buffy was born in 1979, but on Buffy's gravestone in "The Gift" and in "Bargaining Parts 1 + 2" it says she was born in 1981 (1981-2001). And remember, she turned 20 in Season 5...So she was really born in 1981 and the producers made an error of putting her DOB as 1979. (Thanks to GizMan52)