"Band Candy" is the sixth episode of the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is the fortieth episode in the series. It was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Michael Lange. It was originally broadcast on November 10, 1998. Sunnydale High students are coerced into selling candy bars to raise money for the school band, and they inadvertently cause every adult in the city to behave like reckless teenagers.