<P> Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner . David Greenwalt joined the series as co-executive producer as 20th Century Fox wanted an experienced television producer as Whedon had never run a television series before . Whedon wrote the most episodes, writing three and the original pilot, as well as writing the story for a further two . Greenwalt wrote three episodes, devising two of the stories himself and working his third script for the season from a story by Whedon . Story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali wrote two episodes and the other pair of story editors, Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer wrote one episode . Staff writers Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden wrote one episode and wrote the teleplay for another from a story by Whedon . Dana Reston also wrote a freelance script . </P> <P> Bruce Seth Green directed the highest amount of episodes in the first season, directing three episodes, followed by Whedon, who directed two, the original unaired pilot and his broadcast directional debut with the season finale "Prophecy Girl". </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> US viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Welcome to the Hellmouth" </Td> <Td> Charles Martin Smith </Td> <Td> Joss Whedon </Td> <Td> March 10, 1997 (1997 - 03 - 10) </Td> <Td> 4V01 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Buffy Summers arrives in Sunnydale and is not happy to meet her new Watcher, Rupert Giles . A mysterious "friend" offers guidance, but Buffy resists her destiny until Willow and Jesse are abducted . Buffy saves Willow from an ordinary vampire, but loses track of Jesse in a confrontation with Luke, the Master's vampire vessel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Harvest" </Td> <Td> John T. Kretchmer </Td> <Td> Joss Whedon </Td> <Td> March 10, 1997 (1997 - 03 - 10) </Td> <Td> 4V02 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After escaping from Luke, Buffy goes in search of Jesse, with a little help from Giles and Willow, from her mystery friend, Angel, and from Xander, who braves the dank, dark sewers with her . The Master plots the Harvest, a ritual designed to imbue him with enough strength to open the Hellmouth, but Buffy defeats his minions in a showdown at The Bronze . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Witch" </Td> <Td> Stephen Cragg </Td> <Td> Dana Reston </Td> <Td> March 17, 1997 (1997 - 03 - 17) </Td> <Td> 4V03 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Buffy tries out for Sunnydale High's cheerleading squad . The Scoobies at first suspect that Amy is causing all the havoc but discover that her mother, also a practicing witch, has swapped bodies with her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Teacher's Pet" </Td> <Td> Bruce Seth Green </Td> <Td> David Greenwalt </Td> <Td> March 24, 1997 (1997 - 03 - 24) </Td> <Td> 4V04 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Xander is smitten by the substitute biology teacher, Ms. French, who turns out to be a giant praying mantis terrifying enough to make vampires run for cover . Angel's warning gives Buffy a vital clue and she rescues the virgin male students--including Xander--chosen to fertilize the creature's eggs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" </Td> <Td> David Semel </Td> <Td> Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali </Td> <Td> March 31, 1997 (1997 - 03 - 31) </Td> <Td> 4V05 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Buffy's love life is looking up when she goes on a date with the normal Owen, but when Owen nearly gets killed during Buffy's battle to save Giles and the others from the Master's vampires, she decides that "normal" dating might be too dangerous after all . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The Pack" </Td> <Td> Bruce Seth Green </Td> <Td> Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer </Td> <Td> April 7, 1997 (1997 - 04 - 07) </Td> <Td> 4V06 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> At the zoo, Xander and four other students sneak into the off - limits hyena habitat and become infected by an evil demon spirit . Xander and his pack grow more and more feral until Buffy, Giles, and Willow reverse the spell . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Angel" </Td> <Td> Scott Brazil </Td> <Td> David Greenwalt </Td> <Td> April 14, 1997 (1997 - 04 - 14) </Td> <Td> 4V07 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Sharing their first kiss, Buffy is horrified to discover that Angel is a vampire . Bent on slaying him, Buffy learns that Angel's soul was restored by a Gypsy curse, making him unique--and reviled--among his fellow undead . Angel stakes Darla, the vampire who made him, as she attempts to assassinate Buffy for the Master . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "I, Robot...You, Jane" </Td> <Td> Stephen Posey </Td> <Td> Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden </Td> <Td> April 28, 1997 (1997 - 04 - 28) </Td> <Td> 4V08 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Willow meets a boy on the Internet, but "Malcolm" is really Moloch, an ancient demon released from bondage after Willow scanned his "book" into the school's computer . With help from Ms. Calendar, Sunnydale High's computer teacher, Buffy foils Moloch's plan to upload himself into a giant robot . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "The Puppet Show" </Td> <Td> Ellen S. Pressman </Td> <Td> Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali </Td> <Td> May 5, 1997 (1997 - 05 - 05) </Td> <Td> 4V09 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After Principal Flutie's death, the new sheriff in Sunnydale High, Principal Snyder, forces Buffy and her friends to participate in the school talent show . When a girl's heart is harvested, Buffy suspects a fellow student and his strangely talkative dummy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Nightmares" </Td> <Td> Bruce Seth Green </Td> <Td> Story by: Joss Whedon Teleplay by: David Greenwalt </Td> <Td> May 12, 1997 (1997 - 05 - 12) </Td> <Td> 4V10 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Sunnydale residents find their worst nightmares coming true and Buffy learns that a little boy in a coma is the cause . To solve the problem, the gang must wake him up and help him confront his fears . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" </Td> <Td> Reza Badiyi </Td> <Td> Story by: Joss Whedon Teleplay by: Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden </Td> <Td> May 19, 1997 (1997 - 05 - 19) </Td> <Td> 4V11 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Ignored by students and teachers alike, Marcie literally becomes invisible, then uses her affliction to terrorize Cordelia and her friends . Sympathetic at first, Buffy nevertheless stops Marcie when she goes too far . Men in black come to take Marcie away . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Prophecy Girl" </Td> <Td> Joss Whedon </Td> <Td> Joss Whedon </Td> <Td> June 2, 1997 (1997 - 06 - 02) </Td> <Td> 4V12 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Buffy quits Slaying when a prophecy predicts she will die in battle against the Master and the Anointed One, but soon puts aside her fear and enters the fray on her own timetable and terms . In fulfillment of prophecy, the Master indeed kills the Slayer and opens the Hellmouth, but learns too late that Buffy is resilient, unpredictable--and lethal . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> US viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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