Scooby Gang (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Scooby Gang
The original Scooby Gang (left to right): Willow, Xander, Buffy, Giles, and Cordelia
First appearance	The Harvest (assembled)
Created by	Joss Whedon
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Purpose	Apocalypse-averting and demon-hunting
Membership	Buffy Summers Xander Harris Willow Rosenberg Rupert Giles (Alumni, 2001–02, 2003–present) Cordelia Chase (Alumni, 1999; Deceased, 2004) Angel (Alumni, 1999) Anya Jenkins (Deceased, 2003) Daniel "Oz" Osborne (Alumni, 1999) Tara Maclay (Deceased, 2002) Riley Finn (Alumni, 2000) Dawn Summers Spike (Deceased, 2003; 2005–present) Jenny Calendar (Deceased, 1997) Faith Lehane (Alumni, 1999; 2003–present) Andrew Wells Robin Wood Kennedy

The Scooby Gang, or "Scoobies", are a group of characters in the cult television series and comic book Buffy the Vampire Slayer who battle the supernatural forces of evil. The team consists of Buffy Summers and her friends and colleagues who assist her in her duties as the Slayer. First forming in the Season One episode "The Harvest" to prevent The Master from opening a portal to hell, the line-up of the group varied from year to year, but the core that remained intact throughout the series' run was Buffy herself and her best friends, Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg, as well as her Watcher, Rupert Giles. This group was also called the "slayerettes." The group was first referred to as the Scooby Gang by Xander Harris in the Season Two episode "What's My Line, Part One" as a reference to the group of monster-hunting teenagers from the Hanna-Barbera animated series Scooby-Doo that is otherwise known as Mystery Inc., who investigate and solve supernatural/occult monsters mysteries much like The Scoobies in Buffy. The first visible sign was in Season 1, Episode 11, where Willow is seen wearing a Scooby Doo T-shirt, Buffy sports the Daphne trademark neck scarf, and later Xander responds, "Can you say, 'Gulp'?" as Shaggy often does. Sarah Michelle Gellar, the actress who plays Buffy, would later also appear as Daphne Blake in the films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.