“Outrageous Pumpkins” premieres Sunday, Sept. 13th on the Food Network Channel. In a four-part series hosted by Alyson Hannigan, a traditional Halloween pastime is taken to the next level as seven expert pumpkin carvers compete for the title of Outrageous Pumpkin Champion.

"Teacher's Pet" is the fourth episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the episode originally aired on March 24, 1997. Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.

"Witch" is the third episode of the first season of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and aired in the United States on March 17, 1997. Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.

"Welcome to the Hellmouth" is the series premiere of the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode and "The Harvest" were originally aired as a two-part series premiere on The WB on March 10th, 1997. #BuffytheVampireSlayer #BtVS #Buffy

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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Joss Whedon revealed that the look for the Buffy character Spike was also inspired by Joel Schumacher’s film, The Lost Boys. “There's a little Billy Idol, a little Kiefer Sutherland in The Lost Boys, and every guy in a black coat.”

"Forever" is the 17th episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Scooby Gang attends Joyce's funeral, and Angel visits to pay his respects. The day after the funeral, Dawn attempts to bring her mother back to life.

In Band Candy (S3E6), Buffy & Willow find their teachers at the Bronze, Buffy makes a reference to the song "Let's Do the Time Warp Again," from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Anthony Head played Frank N. Furter in the 1990-91 West End revival at London's Piccadilly Theatre.

"Reptile Boy" is episode five of season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and deals with allegories of date-rape, spiked drinks, and not judging people by their appearances and is yet another Hellmouth metaphor. #Buffy #BtVS

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has dealt with many disturbing subjects, but "I Only Have Eyes for You" (S2E19) is the first one that prompted a public-service announcement. Following the end of the final act, Sarah Michelle Gellar did a voice-over on the dangers of teenage suicide.

In episode eight of season six's "Tabula Rasa", the episode title, "Tabula Rasa", is Latin for "blank slate", and a reference to the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception. #Buffy

In Consequences (S3E15), Allan Finch's death is the third murder investigation in which Buffy has been involved in less than two years. She was previously suspected in the deaths of her would-be stepfather, the robot Ted, and fellow Slayer Kendra.

In "The Wish", Anyanka was introduced as a one-shot character but was brought back for "Doppelgangland" where she was made more humorous. When the producers realized how funny Emma Caulfield Ford was they simply kept bringing her back, until she was made a regular cast member.

Home is where the heart is. #Buffy #BtVS #BuffytheVampireSlayer

In "Conversations with Dead People", a flash of a monster appearing to strangle Joyce, who's being held down on the couch wearing the same outfit as when she died in "The Body", is actually the Gnarl costume, only shot from the back and spray-painted black. #Buffy #BtVS

"Lie to Me" is the seventh episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It originally aired on November 3, 1997. Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.

"What's My Line" is a two-episode story in season two of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The term "Scooby Gang" is used for the first time, when Xander tells Cordelia "You want to be a member of the Scooby Gang you gotta be willing to be inconvenienced every now and then."

In "The Gift", when Buffy asks Giles how many apocalypses they've been through, he replies "At least six, but it feels like a hundred." Depending on what you consider an apocalypse, this is correct. That it 'feels like a hundred' is a nod to the fact that this was the 100th show.

Joss Whedon told Entertainment Weekly in 2010: There's a whole recipe for how to make a Buffy. Take one cup of Sarah Conner from the first Terminator movie, one cup Ripley from Alien, and three tablespoons of the younger sister, Sam, from Night of the Comet.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a composer's dream. The show itself is very cinematic. Each episode is like a self-contained feature film with big themes: tragically doomed romance, apocalyptic battles between good and evil, life, death, fate, and destiny ~ Christophe Beck, Composer