Trivia / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E4 "Teacher's Pet"

• Completely Different Title:
  • Portuguese: "O Queridinho da Professora" (Teacher's Dearest)
  • German: "Die Gottesanbeterin" (The Praying Mantis)
  • Hungarian: "A helyettesítő tanár" ("The Substitute Teacher")
• Deleted Scene: This scene was cut because of length:
  Buffy: Dr. Gregory didn't chew me out or anything. He was really cool. But Flutie showed him my permanent record. Apparently, I fall somewhere between Charles Manson and a really bad person.
  Willow: And you can't tell Dr. Gregory what really happened at your old school?
  Buffy: I was fighting vampires? I'm thinking he might not believe me.
  Willow: Yeah, he probably gets that excuse all the time.
  Cordelia: (just arriving) Here lies a problem. What used to be my table occupied by pitiful losers. Of course, we'll have to burn it.
  Buffy: Sad, you have so many memories here. You and Lawrence, you and Mark, you and John. You spent the better part of your 'J' through 'M' here.
• Enforced Method Acting: According to Musetta Vander, they used real bugs in one scene.
  When I eat that bug sandwich they actually had real bugs – little crickets, or something they use for fishing, I believe. They were kept in little boxes which they sprinkled onto the bread. I remember having a really hard time with trying to do that because I did not want to feel the little wings. They said, "Well, they're gonna be bait for fish anyway". But I did not want to hurt an animal. They didn't die – they were fine – they were just sprinkled onto the bread and then when I go to eat it they're not there.
• Promoted Fangirl: Musetta Vander was a fan of the movie, so she jumped at the chance to play a Villain of the Week.
• Prop Recycling: The monster puppet was originally created to be a recurring character on Babylon 5. After a few appearances it was damaged significantly enough that they had to stop using it, but still functioned enough for a minor role like this.
• What Could Have Been: There was an alternate exchange between Buffy and Giles about the weather in case it was raining, foggy or dark:
  Giles: Reminds me of home.
  Buffy: Dark, dank, dreary. You must be so happy.

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