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{{Infobox Television episode| Title=The Freshman| Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer| Season=4| Episode=1| Airdate=October 5th 1999| Production=4ABB01| Writer=Joss Whedon| Director=Joss Whedon| Guests=Kristine Sutherland
(Joyce Summers)
Marc Blucas
(Riley)
Dagney Kerr
(Kathy)| Prev=Graduation Day, Part Two| Next=Living Conditions "The Freshman" is the first episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See also List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a U.S. television series loosely based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ...
October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Joss Whedon Joseph Joss Hill Whedon (b. ...
Joss Whedon Joseph Joss Hill Whedon (b. ...
Kristine Sutherland is an actress best known for her role as Joyce Summers on the television show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. ...
Marc Blucas (born January 11, 1972 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ...
Graduation Day, Part Two is the 22nd episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about some or all of the Whedonverse productions (Buffy, Angel, Fray, etc. ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a U.S. television series loosely based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ...
The following is a list of episodes for the television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
The Whedonverse is a name for the fictional universe which includes most of the collected works of Joss Whedon, including: Buffy: the Vampire Slayer Angel: the Series Fray Tales of the Vampires and other comics The Whedonverse is also known as the Buffyverse or the Slayerverse. ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a U.S. television series loosely based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ...
Angel was the highly successful spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
The cover Fray #1 Fray is an eight-issue comic book miniseries about Meleka Fray, a Slayer in the future, written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon and drawn by Karl Moline (pencils) and Andy Owens (inks). ...
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Episode one of season four marks the first year of college for Buffy and the Scoobies where they attend the fictional U.C. Sunnydale campus. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
The original Scooby Gang consists of four teenage sleuths named Fred, Daphne, Velma & Shaggy, who assisted the dog Scooby-Doo in the cartoon TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and its subsequent TV and movie sequels. ...
The University of California (UC) is a public university system within the State of California. ...
Sunnydale, California is the fictional suburban setting for the popular television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
The episode opens with Buffy and Willow on patrol in the cemetery discussing which classes Buffy should take for her first semester at college. They are so engrossed with this that they don't notice when the vampire they are waiting to awaken quietly slips away when he sees they are carrying an arsenal of vampire killing gear. Willow Danielle Rosenberg (born in 1982 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
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The day before classes shows Buffy being handed flyers by the various campus groups, frats, and general student protesters. Buffy meets up with Willow and Oz and reveals that she feels overwhelmed by the new experience and disoriented. Willow on the other hand is very excited by the new surroundings and Oz is not phased and even seems to know several people that walk by. Daniel Osbourne, referred to exclusively as Oz, is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Seth Green. ...
Buffy and Willow tour the library. During the trip they reveal that Giles is "unemployed" (since the Sunnydale High School library has been destroyed) and that Xander left Sunnydale for the summer to do a cross country trip. Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles Rupert Giles is a character from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series played by actor Anthony Stewart Head. ...
Alexander Xander LaVelle Harris (born 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character in the cult television program of the same name. ...
Buffy and Willow go to the campus bookstore for supplies. When Buffy tries to get the "Intro to Psychology" texts she knocks them off the shelf onto the head of Riley Finn. (This is Riley's first appearance in the series.) Riley introduces himself as a TA for Professor Walsh's Psych 105 "Intro to Psychology" class. Riley Finn is a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Marc Blucas. ...
A teaching assistant (TA) is a junior scholar employed on a temporary contract by a college or university for the purpose of assisting a professor by teaching students in recitation or discussion sessions, holding office hours, grading homework or exams, supervising labs (in science and engineering courses), and other duties. ...
Professor Margaret Walsh, known as Professor Walsh or, more informally, Maggie Walsh, is a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Buffy arrives at her new dorm room in Stevenson Hall. She has already moved in and her new roommate Kathy is in the process of doing so. Kathy tells Buffy that she can tell that she is cool and thinks the upcoming year will be "super fun". As she says this to Buffy she hangs a poster of Céline Dion much to Buffy's chagrin. During the night Buffy has trouble sleeping because Kathy snores, laughs, and smacks her lips in her sleep. Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada) is a Grammy, Juno and Oscar award-winning pop singer. ...
The first day of classes, Buffy gets humiliated in front and ejected from a class by a mean professor when she tries to find out if there is still room to sign up for it. With Willow and Oz she attends Psych 105 taught by Professor Maggie Walsh and TA'ed by Riley Finn.
That night she meets another freshman student named Eddie. They are both lost. Buffy and Eddie discuss their need of a "security blanket" in their unfamiliar surroundings. Eddie tells Buffy that his security blanket is a book titled Of Human Bondage, which he has read ten times and keeps by his bed. Buffy and Eddie then go separate ways and Eddie runs into a group of vampires. The vampires kill Eddie and turn him in to a fellow creature of the night. They also go to his dorm room, steal all of his belongings and leave a fake note supposedly signed by Eddie saying that he couldn't handle school and he had to leave. A security blanket is any familiar object whose presence provides comfort or security to its owner, such as the literal blankets often favored by small children. ...
Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by William Somerset Maugham. ...
The next day Buffy looks for Eddie in psych class but does not see him. She goes to his dorm room to find the note and empty room. She notices that the novel Of Human Bondage is still in his nightstand though. She knows that he would not leave that behind and suspects something is wrong.
Buffy visits Giles to find a half naked female visitor at his flat. It is Olivia visiting Giles (she refers to Giles as "Ripper" at one point). Buffy tells Giles of the mysterious disappearance and Giles is reluctant to help due to his feelings of not being needed by Buffy anymore. Olivia was an occasionally recurring character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
That night Buffy runs into Eddie in a deserted part of campus. Eddie tries to attack Buffy and she stakes him without trouble. The group of vampires that turned Eddie are watching though and the leader of the group, named Sunday, attacks Buffy. Buffy is soundly thrashed by Sunday while the others watch. Buffy gets scared and runs away from the fight.
Buffy is shaken by the fight and goes home the next day for some comfort from Mom and familiar surroundings. She finds her mother surprised to see her home so soon and has converted Buffy's room to storage space for her gallery. Joyce Summers is a fictional character in the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Kristine Sutherland. ...
When Buffy returns to her dorm room, she finds all of her belongings missing and a note similar to that found in Eddie's room. Buffy goes to the Bronze and meets up with Xander. Xander reveals that his car broke down in Oxnard and his tour of America didn't happen. He spent a month and a half washing dishes at the fabulous "Ladies' Night" club earning money for repairs. Xander also says that he now lives in his parents' basement and pays them rent. Buffy tells Xander that she is overwhelmed by the new college experience and wonders if she can hack it. Xander pumps her up by telling her of course she can and that she is his hero.
Buffy, Willow, Oz, and Xander find the vampire lair, which is a condemned frat house, and fight the vampires. Buffy takes out Sunday with a very cool backhand throw of a tennis racket handle which stakes her.
The episode ends with one of the vampires escaping Sunday's lair and being hit with a taser. Three masked men dressed in camouflage fatigues approach the vampire with guns of some sort. This is the first hint of the existence of the Initiative which plays an important role in this seasons' episodes. Summary An electroshock gun or stun gun, is a weapon used for subduing a person by administering an electric shock. ...
The Initiative was a fictional secret government organization in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Importance This episode marks the first appearance of Riley Finn, Professor Walsh, and the Initiative, the group of military commandos that fight demons and vampires and gives rise to this season's Big Bad. Buffy's roommate Kathy also plays the role of a minor villain in "Living Conditions". On the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a big bad was the demon that was the biggest threat of the season. ...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about some or all of the Whedonverse productions (Buffy, Angel, Fray, etc. ...
This episode explores the transition familiar to many of leaving the world of high school to the often strange and more complicated world of college life. More freedom and the ability to make mistakes in your personal life is explored throughout this season and this episode sets the stage. This episode's exploration of feelings of loneliness and self-doubt experienced by Buffy as she makes this change to being a small fish in a big pond is in accord with the universal appeal of the Buffy series, since everyone can relate to these feelings at one time in their lives.
Giles also has feelings of inadequacy since he feels he no longer has a purpose in Sunnydale with the destruction of the library and Buffy's rejection of his authority as a Watcher.
Quotes and trivia Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: - Girl handing out flyer: Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?
- Buffy: Uh, you know, I meant to a-and I just got really busy.
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- Spicoli-like vampire: Hey, check it out.
- Sunday: Well? Do we have a Klimt? Yes!
- Spicoli-like vampire: Big score for Klimt. Monet still well in the lead but look out for Team Klimt coming from behind.
- Sunday: Freshmen. Man, they're so predictable.
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- Female vampire: Does this sweater make me look fat?
- Sunday: No, being fat makes you look fat. The sweater makes you look purple.
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Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek ΙησοÏÏ‚ ΧÏιστός) with Christ not being a name but rather a title meaning Anointed. He is also considered a very important prophet in Islam. ...
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Cast and crew Sarah Michelle Gellar at the Dubai International Film Festival 2004 Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress, best known for her role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
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Nicholas Brendon (born April 12, 1971 as Nicholas Brendon Schultz), is an actor best known for playing the character Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Alexander Xander LaVelle Harris (born 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character in the cult television program of the same name. ...
Seth Green playing Scott Evil. ...
Daniel Osbourne, referred to exclusively as Oz, is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Seth Green. ...
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Willow Danielle Rosenberg (born in 1982 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Anthony Stewart Head (born February 20, 1954) is a British actor in theatre, television and films but most widely known for his role in the American television drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the role of Frank N Furter in the London revival of The Rocky Horror Show, and a...
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles Rupert Giles is a character from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series played by actor Anthony Stewart Head. ...
Kristine Sutherland is an actress best known for her role as Joyce Summers on the television show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. ...
Joyce Summers is a fictional character in the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Kristine Sutherland. ...
Marc Blucas (born January 11, 1972 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ...
Riley Finn is a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Marc Blucas. ...
Lindsay Crouse (b. ...
Professor Margaret Walsh, known as Professor Walsh or, more informally, Maggie Walsh, is a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Katharine Towne Katharine Towne (born July 17, 1978 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor. ...
Joss Whedon Joseph Joss Hill Whedon (b. ...
Joss Whedon Joseph Joss Hill Whedon (b. ...
Air date 5 October 1999 October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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