Directed by Joss Whedon Written by Joss Whedon Cast Sarah Michelle Gellar ... Buffy Summers Nicholas Brendon ... Xander Harris Alyson Hannigan ... Willow Rosenberg Emma Caulfield Ford ... Anya (as Emma Caulfield) Michelle Trachtenberg ... Dawn Summers James Marsters ... Spike (credit only) Anthony Head ... Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head) Randy Thompson ... Dr. Kriegel Amber Benson ... Tara Maclay Kristine Sutherland ... Joyce Summers Kevin Cristaldi ... First Paramedic Stefan Umstead ... Second Paramedic Loanne Bishop ... 911 Operator (voice) J. Evan Bonifant ... Kevin Kelli Garner ... Kirstie RaéVen Kelly ... Lisa (as Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly) Tia Matza ... Teacher John Michael Herndon ... Vampire Produced by Marc David Alpert Gail Berman Gareth Davies Jane Espenson David Fury Sandy Gallin David Greenwalt Fran Rubel Kuzui Kaz Kuzui Marti Noxon John F. Perry Douglas Petrie David Solomon Joss Whedon Original Music by Thomas Wanker

Additional Info Premiere: February 27, 2001 DVD Release: December 09, 2003 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 -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,177 / 20,698 Site Ranking