10 Funniest Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes

5. Tabula Rasa

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At the beginning of Willow's season six spiral towards magic addiction and Earth-destroying darkness, there were a few spots of good ol' fashioned fun, and Tabula Rasa (meaning blank slate) is the epitome of this. Before things got dark and grown up, they got funny.

In the wake of the uncomfortable revelation that Willow pulled Buffy out of heaven, she casts a spell to help Buffy forget, which unintentionally affects everyone else too. Memories go missing for a Magic Box full of Scoobies, with vampires and a shark-headed demon (literally, a loan shark) at the door; comedic genius awaits.

Amongst the casualties, Anya and Giles believe they are married; reckoning he is Giles Sr.'s son, Spike christens himself Randy Giles from the name on the tweed jacket he stole to avoid his gambling debts, and Buffy adopts the guise of a superhero named Joan.

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