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Beer Bad is the fifth episode of the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the sixty-first episode overall.

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Seth Green (Oz)

And: Anthony Stewart Head (Giles)

Guest Starring: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Paige Moss (Veruca), Eric Matheny (Colm), Stephen M. Porter (Jack)

And: Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh)

Co-Starring: Kal Penn (Hunt), Jake Phillips (Kip), Bryan Cuprill (Roy), Lisa Johnson (Paula), Joshua Wheeler (Driver), Patrick Belton (College Kid #1), Kaycee Shank (College Kid #2), Steven Jang (College Kid #3), Cameron Bender (Stoner), Kate Luhr (Young Woman)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Monster of the Week 2.2 Body Count 2.3 Music 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes

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[edit] Monster of the Week

The neanderthals which Buffy and the others turn into are reminiscent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but only in the sense that after drinking something, their personalities are changed significantly. In the context of the episode, the bartender is the "monster" for brewing the beer with an added ingredient which causes drinkers to devolve into cavemen.

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#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1–3	Daydream Vampires	Buffy	Staked	Daydream

[edit] Music

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] Characters

[edit] Referbacks

• 4x02 - Living Conditions: Veruca is the woman who gave Oz an intense stare while he was on his way to make sure Buffy didn't do anything crazy like kill her roommate. The fact that he's transfixed upon her at The Bronze implies a connection that is not revealed until the following episode.

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[edit] The Show

• Fake ID: Xander's fake ID is apparently from Ohio, rather than California. In California, only those aged 21 or older are legally allowed to work behind a bar. Xander can work in a bar without the ID, but only as a waiter.
• Shy: The band that Veruca sings for, and plays in The Bronze while Buffy is getting drunk in the pub, is called "Shy". Much like "Dingoes Ate My Baby", the band on screen is lip syncing over an already existing band's music. In this case, the "real" Shy is THC, a Los Angeles based trip-hop group. George Sarah, half of the duo, appears as Shy's keyboard player.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• International: Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been dubbed into many different languages and the title translated for each different international version. Some international translations of this episode's title are:
  • French: "Breuvage du diable"("The Devil's Brew")
  • Italian: "Birra stregata" ("Bewitched Beer")
  • German: "Das Bier der bösen Denkungsart" ("The Beer of Evil Mentality")
  • Spanish: "Mala cerveza" ("Bad Beer")
• Grant Money: This episode was written in order to take advantage of an offer made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy to partially fund programs that promoted an anti-drug message. The episode was rejected by the funding program, however, and no money was granted by the government. The ONDCP issued a statement to a journalist writing for Salon explaining why: "Drugs were an issue, but it wasn't on-strategy. It was otherworldly nonsense, very abstract and not like real-life kids taking drugs. Viewers wouldn’t make the link to our message."
• Emmy Award: This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series. It lost out to Saturday Night Live, specifically the episode hosted by Alan Cumming.

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[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes