Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'The Puppet Show'


Season: Episode 9 of Season 1
Original Air Date: 05/05/1997
Written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel
Directed by: Ellen S. Pressman

Notes:

An organ-harvesting demon haunts the school Talent Show.
Plot Highlights:

Buffy, Xander & Willow mock Gile's appointment as talent show director; Snyder makes them participate. Sid the dummy mocks Morgan, comes on to Buffy & Willow. Dancer Emily dies. Scooby interviews point to Morgan. Joyce asks about the talent show. Xander snags Sid. Sid's story is revealed. Buffy saves Giles from Marc's guillotine. Buffy, Xander & Willow perform Oedipus in the talent show.
Memorable Moments:

Buffy admonishing Giles that it is his destiny to run the annual talentless show, only to have Snyder rope her & the others into participation. The dismay that follows.
New Furer Snyder's riff on "woolly-headed liberal thinking" that "leads to getting eaten".
Giles getting rid of Cordelia by implying that something's wrong with her hair, on a tip from Xander.
The priceless toga-party rendition of "Oedipus" at the end, especially Willow running from the stage and Xander & Buffy stepping closer to gether to fill the gap she's just vacated.

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/09puppet.html
Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 26 clips for this episode

AKAs

Giles referred to Snyder as our new Führer

Snyder referred to Scoobies as the bad element

characters

Story Arcs

NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 05/2003 ~This episode was such a balance of funny and creepy that it was hard to know which way to go in the collage... so I tried for a bit of compromise, with the coloring reminiscent of the bright lights and sparklyness of the stage...

Notes: An organ-harvesting demon haunts the school Talent Show. Plot Highlights: Buffy, Xander & Willow mock Gile's appointment as talent show director; Snyder makes them participate. Sid the dummy mocks Morgan, comes on to Buffy & Willow. Dancer Emily dies. Scooby interviews point to Morgan. Joyce asks about the talent show. Xander snags Sid. Sid's story is revealed. Buffy saves Giles from Marc's guillotine. Buffy, Xander & Willow perform Oedipus in the talent show. Memorable Moments: Buffy admonishing Giles that it is his destiny to run the annual talentless show, only to have Snyder rope her & the others into participation. The dismay that follows. New Furer Snyder's riff on "woolly-headed liberal thinking" that "leads to getting eaten". Giles getting rid of Cordelia by implying that something's wrong with her hair, on a tip from Xander. The priceless toga-party rendition of "Oedipus" at the end, especially Willow running from the stage and Xander & Buffy stepping closer to gether to fill the gap she's just vacated.
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/09puppet.html Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 26 clips for this episode

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