"Lies My Parents Told Me" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is the one hundred thirty-ninth episode altogether. It was written by David Fury and Drew Goddard and directed by David Fury. It originally broadcast on March 25, 2003. The Scooby Gang investigates Spike's trigger. Robin Wood and Giles team up behind Buffy's back.