Directed by David Greenwalt   Written by Joss Whedon   Marti Noxon   Rob DesHotel   Dean Batali   Cast Sarah Michelle Gellar ... Buffy Summers Nicholas Brendon ... Xander Harris Alyson Hannigan ... Willow Rosenberg Charisma Carpenter ... Cordelia Chase David Boreanaz ... Angel Anthony Head ... Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head) Kristine Sutherland ... Joyce Summers Jeremy Ratchford ... Lyle Gorch James Parks ... Tector Gorch Rick Zieff ... Mr. Whitmore Danny Strong ... Jonathan Levinson Brie McCaddin ... Cute Girl Eric Whitmore ... Night Watchman Produced by Gail Berman   Gareth Davies   Sandy Gallin   Howard Gordon   David Greenwalt   Fran Rubel Kuzui   Kaz Kuzui   Gary Law   David Solomon   Joss Whedon   Original Music by Shawn K. Clement   Sean Murray

Additional Info Premiere: January 12, 1998 DVD Release: June 11, 2002 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Mutant Enemy Kuzui Enterprises. Sandollar Television 20th Century Fox Television Distributors The WB Television Network   (1997-2001) (USA) (TV) (seasons 1-5) United Paramount Network (UPN)   (2001-2003) (USA) (TV) (seasons 6-7) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Logo   (2010) (USA) (TV) (syndication) MTV Networks   (2010) (USA) (TV) (syndication) TeenNick   (2011) (USA) (TV) Twentieth Century Fox   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 5.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.5 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #1,172 / 20,915 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking