How Dolly Parton Staked a Claim in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

Erin Maxwell January 19, 2026, 3:02 pm

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Sarah Michelle Gellar, 1997-2003 (2000 photo). ph: Andrew MacPherson / TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved / courtesy Everett Collection; CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, (aka DOLLY PARTON'S CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE), Dolly Parton, 2020. © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection — Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved / Courtesy Everett Collection; Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

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Fans of chipper, fashion-forward teen blondes who spend their nights dusting vampires were stunned to discover that among the producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a familiar country music icon: Dolly Parton herself. In fact, the country crooner was a driving force behind bringing Buffy to both the big screen and television, but she did so quietly for many years, without any credit.

For years, people were unaware of Parton’s involvement until the news spread long after Buffy hung up her stake (well, the first time).

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