Halloween Bash



"" was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer ad campaign in partnership with Barq's root beer. Barq’s released a collection of four Buffy the Vampire Slayer root beer cans, with a promotion to won a trip to Hollywood to party with members of the series' cast. The commercial features Nicholas Brendon in his role as Xander Harris, aired in 1999.

The party was held October 26, 1999, in Los Angeles, benefiting Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Attendees included actors Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Stewart Head.



Commercial
In the first commercial, Xander is sitting alone in a cemetery. With a party in the far background, he says: "Who wants to go to a raging party anyway. I'll just sit here alone, awaiting certain death. At least I have you." He looks at bottle of Barq's, drinks it, and throws a stake into a vampire, who is instantly dusted. He exclaims: "Woahh! Barq's does have bite," in reference to the root beer's logo.

In, the second commercial, Xander tells the audience: "I'm sure you're all dying to know the winning name of the Barq's Buffy "Halloween Bash", and I'm dying to get out of this graveyard." He accidentally drops several bottles of Barq's. "So, ohh, oops. Hey, it's 'Riley Finn'. Who knew? See you at the party." As the camera moves farther from him, Xander says: "Hey, where are you going? Did I mention that Barq's has bite?"