Welcome To The Hellmouth

In which Buffy moves to a new town, makes new friends, meets a mysterious stranger, and is confronted by an ancient unstoppable evil. Sometimes it's hard being the new girl.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

Sophomore Buffy Summers transfers to Sunnydale High to make a fresh start but can't escape her destiny as a Slayer because Sunnydale just happens to be at the mouth of Hell.

From the old WB Buffy website:

SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE -- Picking up where the feature film left off, Buffy Summers and her mom move to Sunnydale, California, for a fresh start, unaware of the evil lurking in this quiet suburb. Somewhat reluctant in her role as the slayer, Buffy quickly makes friends and enemies at her new school. While also meeting her new "Watcher," Giles, the mercurial school librarian, her newly assembled team encounters the ever-abundant unearthly creatures in Sunnydale.

Links:

This episode's page at http://www.restlessbtvs.com/, the Restless BTVS Trivia Guide

This episode's page at http://www.vrya.net/bdb/, the Buffyverse Dialog Database

Cross-reference:

episodes featuring dream sequences:

• Teacher's Pet
  Xander fantasises about being a rock god with Buffy at his feet
• When She Was Bad
  Buffy dreams that Giles attacks her
• Innocence
  Buffy's dream tells her Jenny's keeping secrets
• The Prom
  Buffy and Angel in a nightmare wedding
• Graduation Day (part 2)
  Faith gives Buffy hints on how to defeat the mayor, plus something about 7-3-0...
• Hush
  A spooky little girl with the answer to the mystery of the Gentlemen
• Restless
  The First Slayer invades the dreams of Willow, Xander, Giles and Buffy in turn
• The Weight Of The World
  Buffy's locked in a recurring dream from which Willow has to rescue her
• this episode
  Buffy's dreaming the very first time we see her

Cast:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander
  

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia
• Mark Metcalf as The Master
• David Boreanaz as Angel
• Ken Lerner as Principal Flutie
• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce
• Julie Benz as Darla
• Brian Thompson as Luke
• Eric Balfour as Jesse
• J Patrick Lawlor as Thomas
• Nathalie Strauss as Teacher
• Carmine D Giovinazzo as Boy
• Amy Chance as Aphrodesia/Girl #1
• Tupelo Jereme as Girl #2
• Persia White as Aura/Girl #3