The Witch

Cordelia: Who does she think she is a Laker girl?

This reference is also a bit of an inside joke since Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) is a former San Diego Charger's cheerleader.

Amy: Oh how I hate this, let me count the ways.

poem

Giles: Well pardon me for finding the glass half full.

A famous test for pessimism vs optimism is whether one calls the glass half empty (the pessimist) or half full. Giles sarcastically apologizes for delighting in the variety of supernatural activity in the vicinity of the Hell Mouth. Amy: Her nickname was Catherine the Great.

Catherine the Great

Empress of Russia

Buffy: So mommy dearest is really ... Mommie Dearest.

A reference to the book and movie Mommie Dearest about Joan Crawford's abusive relationship with her adopted daughter. Buffy: I'm not ready to know you had Farah hair.

Farah

hairstyle

Joyce: This is Gidget hair.

Gidget was a 1965-66 television show staring Sally Field. Joyce: Great parenting form. A little shaky on the dismount.

Joyce speaks of her parenting skills in the language of gymnastics. The dismount from an apparatus is usually an especially tricky move. Buffy: She's our Sabrina.

Sabrina

Cordelia: These grapes are sour.

From the fairy tale where the fox, unable to reach the grapes, determines that they are probably sour anyway. The idea being that when something is unobtainable we declare it to be undesirable. Of course the real Amy probably never was much interested in becoming a cheerleader.

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