The third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer averaged 5.3 million viewers, the show’s highest rated season, undoubtedly
helped by the fact that both Gellar and Alyson Hannigan had hit movies out
(Cruel Intentions and American Pie respectively). By this time Sarah Michelle
Gellar was appearing on numerous mainstream magazine covers. On July 13, 1999,
the season finale was broadcast in which the ‘Scooby Gang’ graduates from
Sunnydale High School. A great souvenir of this season finale is the
commemorative “Class of 1999” t-shirt.
Also in 1999 came the
initial release of the action figure line produced Moore Action Collectibles. Series
One consisted of Angel, the Master, Willow Rosenberg & Buffy Summers. In
addition to the ‘standard’ figures, Moore also offered a constant supply of ‘limited
edition’ figures. One of the first of these was the ‘Willow Variant Figure in
Tight Red Pants’ made available through the online retailer Another Universe.
These ‘exclusive variants’ functioned to keep collectors interested and allowed
retailers to capitalise on the public's burgeoning interest in Buffy the Vampire
Slayer.
Chupa-chups, a popular
Spanish brand of confectionery, had some sweet tie-ins, with both tins and
boxes of various types of lollipops available. The ‘Fantasy Ball’ variety, in
particular, appealed to collectors as the inside of each individual wrapper
contained a small sticker.
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