Buffy: Oh. I know this one. Slaying
entails certain sacrifices ... blah, blah, biddy, blah. I'm
so stuffy. Give me a scone.
Buffy plays on Giles' British heritage which (to Americans at least)
seems stuffy and also on the typically British food, the scone.
Oz: It involves a feather boa and the theme
from A Summer Place.
A Summer Place is a 1959 movie starring Troy Donahue.
The theme song was a chart topper the year of the movie's release.
Xander: You're not a praying
mantis, are you?
See the season 1 episode Teacher's Pet.
Xander: I'm from the country of Leone.
It's in Italy pretending to be Montana.
A reference to the "spaghetti westerns" made in the 60's and the director Sergio Leone. The
moves were filmed in Italy but set in the western
United States. Xander's poncho outfit is reminiscent of the outfits worn by Clint Eastwood when he starred in these movies.
Xander: And where are you from? The
country of white trash?
A crack on Buffy's overalls outfit. Poor, or low class, white
American's are pejoratively referred to as white
trash. The term is most common in the south, though it's usage has spread by the media.
Cordelia: Oh. Near faux pas. I
almost wore the same outfit.
It's considered bad form for two women to appear at an event wearing
the same outfit. Cordelia is of course teasing Willow, since their
outfits are about as different as possible.
Cordelia: He's like one of those dogs
you leave at the Grand Canyon on vacation. He follows you
back across four states.
Referring to the numerous "inspirational stories" of pets who, when
separated from their owners, undertake a monumental journey in order to
be reunited.
Band Name: Dingoes Ate My Baby
From the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, an Austrailian woman who claimed that dingoes stole her baby while she was camping. The story was the inspiration for the 1988 movie
A Cry in the Darkness. The phrase which is the name of the band likely comes from a Seinfeld episode.
Buffy: Ok, I'll still get Xander before he
gets smoochy with Mummy Dearest.
A play on Mommie Dearest the book and movie about Joan Crawford's
abusive relationship with her adopted daughter.
Xander: And if you tell me, you'd have to
kill me.
A common play on the hackneyed line where a spy says "If I tell
you, I'd have to kill you" to explain his inability to explain.
