From BuffyGuide.com — The Complete Buffy Episode Guide Episode List - Season One Season One Regulars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles Season One Episodes Name Number First U.S. Airdate Welcome to the Hellmouth / The Harvest 4V01/4V02 March 10, 1997 Series premiere; Buffy moves to Sunnydale and must stop the Master from rising. The Witch 4V03 March 17, 1997 Buffy and Giles must stop a witch who's wreaking havoc on cheerleaders. Teacher's Pet 4V04 March 25, 1997 Xander has a dangerous crush on a new substitute teacher who's not what she appears to be. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 4V05 March 31, 1997 Being the Slayer conflicts with normal teenage desires when Buffy wants to date cute-guy Owen. The Pack 4V06 April 07, 1997 After a school trip to the zoo, Sunnydale's cool group — and Xander — start to act like savages. Angel 4V07 April 14, 1997 Buffy and Angel share their first kiss, and she finds out who he really is. I, Robot... You, Jane 4V08 April 28, 1997 A demon is unleashed onto the Internet and lures Willow with a false identity. The Puppet Show 4V09 May 05, 1997 The gang participates in the school's talent show, where someone (or something) is harvesting human organs. Nightmares 4V10 May 12, 1997 People (including Buffy and pals) are haunted by waking nightmares as fear becomes reality. Out of Mind, Out of Sight 4V11 May 19, 1997 A perpetually ignored student becomes invisible and seeks revenge on perpetually popular Cordelia. Prophecy Girl 4V12 June 02, 1997 A book of infallible prophecies predicts that Buffy will face the Master in a battle to the death — hers.