Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Richard Wilkins III (commonly referred to as The Mayor) is a fictional character in the fantasy television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997–2003). Portrayed by Harry Groener, he is the mayor of Sunnydale, a fictional town rife with vampires and demons in which the main character, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) lives. The premise of the series is that Buffy is a Slayer, a young girl endowed with superhuman powers to fight evil, which she accomplishes with the help of a small group of friends and family, called the Scooby Gang. During the show's second
Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot she is "The Slayer". One vampire runs away, and Buffy is left to dispatch the blond vampire. The next morning, Giles is unimpressed by Buffy's sloppy fighting and the fact that she allowed others to find out her identity as the Slayer. Her new friends, Willow and Xander, defend her, but Buffy is unbothered. Whedon was interviewed by "IGN Film Force" in June 2003 and was asked about the unaired presentation: Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot The non-broadcast pilot episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks.