Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Stewart Head is the critical and fan hit created by Joss Whedon and premiered in 1997. When Whedon wrote the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer back in 1992, he wasn’t able to produce it in a way that matched his vision. With the television show he’s gotten much more creative freedom and the fans get the benefit. Critics and fans alike agree that Buffy is one of the best written shows on television. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was on for seven seasons before the show ended. This is the original wooden baseball bat, turned stake, by Oz. Seen prominently used by OZ in two Season 3 episodes of Buffy: Anne and Dead Man’s Party.