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   Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The 10 Funniest Episode Ever   
   BY LIZ HERSEY   
      
   It's harder to find a show worthier of cult classic status than Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer. It is a permanent fixture in our pop culture landscape. The   
   invincible Big Bads. The ship worthy romances. And the iconic acts of   
   heroism we haven't forgotten, even though the show's last episode aired over   
   sixteen years ago.   
      
   Buffy's most legendary episodes tend be of the heartbreaking, nose-wiping   
   variety. They make you question love, death, and humanity itself. And then   
   there are those that still have you reaching for the Kleenex...because   
   you're crying from laughing so hard. Sometimes even the Slayer herself needs   
   a good giggle. They may not all be the most noteworthy or beloved, but here   
   is Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The 10 Funniest Episodes Ever.   
      
      
   10 "THE ZEPPO" (SEASON 3, EPISODE 13)   
      
   "The Zeppo" finds Xander singlehandedly trying to stop a pack of undead   
   teenagers from blowing up the school. Meanwhile, the Scoobies are trying to   
   prevent an impending apocalypse. Xander running around like a dorky chicken   
   with his head cut off is hilariously juxtaposed with the heightened   
   melodrama of what might be the Scoobies' last battle. Buffy and Angel   
   tearfully say goodbye and meanwhile, Xander's accidentally decapitates the   
   dead guy he needs information from. The frenetic score heightens both the   
   situation and the comedy.   
      
   This is Xander's coming-of-age episode. He starts off desperate for his   
   friends' approval but discovers he too can be a hero, even if nobody sees   
   him do it. The final moments of "The Zeppo" see Xander choosing to keep his   
   mouth shut, content with a satisfied grin. We dare you not to have one too.   
      
      
   9 HIM (SEASON 7, EPISODE 6)   
      
   When Sunnydale High's resident Adonis, RJ Brooks slips on an enchanted   
   letterman's jacket, all the Scooby women become smitten...lethally smitten.   
   Each concocts their own ludicrous scheme in an effort to win RJ's affection.   
   Poor Dawn, the only one who can legally pursue RJ, is immediately deemed out   
   of the running.   
      
   The episode's jailbait factor may be off-putting for some, but RJ isn't   
   present for most of the women's outlandish behavior. Besides, "Him" is one   
   of the only Buffy episodes that's pure comedy, start to finish. Anya robs a   
   bank! Willow offers to change his sex. We also get the triumphant return of   
   the rocket launcher. In the funniest scene of the episode, Buffy aims it at   
   the oblivious Principal Wood. Spike tackles her to the ground, and the two   
   have a silent brawl with Wood none the wiser. Sometimes love makes you do   
   the wacky.   
      
      
   8 LOVERS WALK (SEASON 3, EPISODE 8)   
      
   Until now, Spike has been the villainous, punk rock rebel of the underworld.   
   So watching him come back to Sunnydale, tail between his legs, sets up the   
   viewer for uproarious laughter. That's the beautiful thing about Spike's   
   character—whether he's a drunk sad-sack or a rough-and-tumble badass, he's   
   always entertaining. In "Lovers Walk", we're treated to a delightful reunion   
   between Spike and Joyce in which they sip hot cocoa with those little   
   marshmallows Spike loves so much. Later on, when Spike finds himself the   
   target of the Mayor's cronies, he begrudgingly joins forces with former   
   enemies Buffy and Angel.   
      
   "Lovers Walk" is brilliant in that almost every scene has a laugh, but the   
   plot still moves forward in dramatic fashion. Spike manages to not only get   
   what he wants, but ever the disruptor, he rolls out of town, leaving a trail   
   of blown-up relationships in his wake. He may be love's b***h, but at least   
   he's man enough to admit it.   
      
      
   7 HUSH (SEASON 4, EPISODE 10)   
      
   "Hush" is one of the most legendary episode of the entire series, and not   
   for its comedy value. For one thing, the episode features the creepiest   
   Monsters of the Week ever: the Gentlemen. Their MO is to steal the voices of   
   an entire town in order to rip people's hearts out while they can't scream.   
   The episode showcases the sheer talent of the cast, as the Scoobies find   
   they must communicate without their signature witty banter.   
      
   Some of the greatest humor derives from miscommunications and the Scoobies   
   find themselves in the midst of several. There are a handful of accidental   
   sexual innuendos—like Buffy demonstrating her stabbing skills—and one not   
   so   
   accidental innuendo, this time courtesy of Anya. The woman's got needs, and   
   apparently talking ain't one of them.   
      
      
   6 DOPPELGANGLAND (SEASON 3, EPISODE 16)   
      
   Just like "The Zeppo" is Xander's character-defining episode,   
   "Doppelgangland" is Willow's. After all the brave acts Willow has performed   
   in the name of saving the world, she finds herself frustrated when friends   
   and foes alike continue to treat her like a doormat. But with a little help   
   from the handsy Vampire Willow, real Willow is able to let her badass flag   
   fly. The underdog who learns to stand up for herself is always deliciously   
   satisfying.   
      
   Also, Doppelgangland is an absolute hoot. The beginning of the episode finds   
   Willow eating a banana in the middle of the quad in pathetic attempt at   
   rebellion. "Lunchtime be damned!" she decrees. Just later that day, Willow   
   finds herself swapping clothes with her vampire alter-ego and holding the   
   Bronze in the palm of her hand—even if it's sweaty from nervousness. The   
   mistaken identity between the two Willows doesn't disappoint in the laughs   
   department. Quite possibly the best part is Vampire Willow owning bully   
   Percy. With "Doppelgangland", you sure won't find yourself saying, "bored   
   now."   
      
      
   5 STORYTELLER (SEASON 7, EPISODE 16)   
      
   Viewers know they're in for a comic treat with an Andrew-centric episode. As   
   someone always on a quest to make himself seem more valuable than he really   
   is, Andrew gets the brilliant idea to document preparations for the final   
   battle with the First. Of course, that means a few little embellishments.   
      
   One episode inside Andrew's head may be all the viewer needs, but we sure   
   have a blast while we're there. Who can forget the glamour shot of Buffy   
   pouring cereal? Or the fantasy sequences that find the Trio reunited and   
   prancing in a meadow? In this less-than-perfect final season, "Storyteller"   
   is a welcome bit of levity. Don't you agree, gentle viewer?   
      
      
   4 SOMETHING BLUE (SEASON 4, EPISODE 9)   
      
   Season 4 may be the redheaded stepchild of the series, but it sure has its   
   funny filler episodes. In "Something Blue", Willow pulls a magic whoopsie.   
      
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