Band Candy

In which the adults of Sunnydale experience a second adolescence. Giles and Joyce are going to be so grounded.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

As Buffy stresses over her SATs, Principal Snyder enlists the students to sell candy to raise money for the band's new uniforms. Everyone knows kids love candy, but what these chocolate bars do to the adults of Sunnydale is anything but sweet.

From the old WB Buffy website:

AGE BEFORE DEMON - Buffy is forced to grow up even faster when Mr. Trick executes a devious plot to render the town defenseless by causing Sunnydale's adult population to inexplicably behave as irresponsible adolescents. Meanwhile, Buffy struggles to keep Angel's return and recovery a secret while her mom and Giles conspire to schedule her 24 hours a day.

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 literary references:

• Some Assembly Required
  "Thank you, Cyrano" -- Giles responds to Buffy's val-speak advice on wooing Jenny
• Bad Girls
  Faith, Lady-MacBeth-like, scrubs away at an already-clean shirt
• Enemies
  Faith is less punctual than Godot
• The Prom
  Buffy quotes Frost -- "miles to go"
• Fear, Itself
  Willow calls Oz "Brutus" and then has to explain the reference...
• New Moon Rising
  Buffy threatens to get William-Burroughsy with Colonel MacNamara
• Crush
  Dru riffs on Othello: "We can love quite well. If not wisely."
• The Gift
  Spike's "we band of buggered" echoes Henry V
• this episode
  The gang are getting "all Willy Loman" with the candy

episodes in which vampires are staked with unusual or amusing objects:

• Choices
  Willow levitates a pencil into a vamp while captured in City Hall
• Real Me
  Mort meets his death by ornamental unicorn
• this episode
  Buffy stakes a vampire with a pencil during SAT prep

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
• David Boreanaz as Angel
• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce
• Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
• Seth Green as Oz
• Jason Hall as Devon
• Robin Sachs as Ethan
• K Todd Freeman as Mr Trick
• Harry Groener as The Mayor
• Peg Stewart as Ms Barton