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Known to fans as "the unaired Buffy pilot," this thirty-minute production by Joss Whedon was never intended to air. 20th Century Fox used it to sell the television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
, to a network in 1996. See also List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.

Plot synopsis

::The pilot can be downloaded below
Summary
After having burnt down her school gym and expelled from school in L.A., Buffy Summers has moved to Sunnydale with her mother. Buffy goes to school for the first time at Berryman High, and meets new people, Cordelia, Willow, and Xander. Willow is lured by a vampire into a trap at the school. Buffy shows up with Xander and kills all the vampires except one, the surviving vampire reports to The Master.
Expanded overview
A couple break into a deserted school. The girl is a blonde, follows the guy to the theater stage. She stops, seemingly afraid that she has heard something. He assures her that there is nothing to be worried about but Darla turns towards him with a monstrous face and bites his neck killing him.

Buffy Summers' begins her first day at Berryman High School. She meets Principal Flutie who can't remember her name he welcomes Betty... Bambi... Barbie...? Meanwhile, Xander arrives, and announces he is troubled by maths work, his best friend Willow says she will help him for a shiny nickel. Cordelia and her gang mock Willow's outfit, before mocking Xander for daring to speak to them. Xander searches for a witty comeback, but is interupted by Buffy bumping into him and dropping her things. She introduces herself and asks for directions to the library. Xander explains where the library is, after she walks away he finds the stake she dropped.

Buffy arrives at the empty two-floor library and almost bumps into the British librarian, Mr. Giles. She explains she's doing history, but Giles slams a book on the desk entitled, Vampires. She leaves, obviously unsettled. After class, Willow approaches her offering to help with studies. Buffy, cheerfully accepts.

The two walk through the school, and Willow admits to a dorky nature. Buffy tries to convince Willow she's pretty, but Willow won't listen. Buffy asks her about the librarian. Willow says that Mr. Giles is new, from some British museum. Cordy et al interrupt them, attempting to take Buffy away from Willow.

Blue and Aphrodisia talk about the new girl, while preparing for gym class, however they are interupted by a body falling out of a locker. Meanwhile, Xander returns Buffy's stake. Xander then gives Buffy a tour of the school, he points out the various different social groups: The Housers are 'gansta-wannabees' who are crippled by their upper-middle-class status. The 'Panga-in-breeds', are surfers, always looking for the perfect wave. Buffy spots the 'theater class' , whilst both notice the passing 'Dirty Girls' walking by. Xander admits he doesn't have an affiliation (joking he's waiting to hear back from the 'Dirty Girls').

Willow approaches Buffy and Xander troubled. She explains about the body in the locker. Once Cordelia confirms the news Buffy runs off. Buffy once again meets Principal Flutie when he is coming out of the girl's locker room, he immediately apologizes such events on her first day of school. Buffy asks to see the body. When she finds the two holes in the neck, she heads for the library.

Mr. Giles is unsurprised by the news, instead he is surprised that Buffy seens to be rejecting interest in Slaying. She angrily tells him that she loved her life before she knew about her calling, and even loved it for a little time after. She explains she then lost everything she valued (including her Watcher), and now wants nothing to do with it. Xander overhears the conversation in the stacks.

That night Buffy meets Xander outside the Bronze, and asks about Willow. Xander says that Willow seemingly has a boyfriend, Buffy is unnerved. She quizzes Xander about the guy's appearance, when he mentions 'Lionel Richie' look Buffy runs off, Xander follows. Willow, is shyly hanging out with a blond guy. She's tells him she is still troubled by the boy found in the locker, but the blonde guy says he got what he deserved. His face turns to its monstrous form.

Xander and Buffy hear Willow's scream from the auditorium. Buffy charges in and finds the Blond Vamp noshing on Willow, and attacks him. Two other vampires emerge. Xander and Willow attempt to escape, using a cross to scare the vamps.

Buffy dispatches the vamps, and announces she is "The Slayer,". A vampire runs away, and Buffy is left to dispatch Blond vamp.

The next morning, Giles is unimpressed by Buffy's sloppy fighting, and allowing others to find out who she was. Her new friends, Willow and Xander defend her. Buffy is unbothered. "Don't sweat it. The world's in beauty hands. Trust me." Before flipping a stake into the heart of a Nosferatu poster across the way.
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