Parker Abrams
First appearance "Living Conditions" Last appearance "The Initiative"
Information Name Parker Abrams Status Alive Classification Human Affiliation UC Sunnydale Portrayed by  Adam Kaufman

"Well, you know the difference between a freshman girl and a toilet seat... toilet seat doesn't follow you around after you use it --"

―Parker Abrams^[src]

Parker Abrams was a UC Sunnydale student dorming in Kresge Hall.

Biography

After he met Buffy Summers she found that he appeared to be smart, kind and sensitive, and after a couple of weeks of flirting the two had sex, Buffy's first intimate encounter since Angel. While Buffy sought to pursue a relationship with him, she quickly found that Parker's sweet and sensitive routine was mostly an act and he had only been interested in a one-night stand, having quickly moved over to a new girl. Buffy then became depressed, causing her friend Willow Rosenberg to confront Parker at the Grotto coffee shop. In the encounter, Parker explained that he did value his night with Buffy, though claimed that people should be able to share that experience without worrying about or desiring a relationship. After having a long talk, Willow began to see and understand his side of the story, however, Parker then attempted to seduce Willow, claiming she was the first girl he could really connect with. Willow quickly noticed this and shrugged him off before a group of students attacked, under the influence of Black Frost. This led to the Grotto being set on fire, endangering the lives of Parker, Willow and several other students present. Buffy, also under the influence of Black Frost, then arrived and rescued them from the fire. Outside the coffee shop, Parker genuinely apologized for hurting her while she just stared before hitting him on the head with a tree branch. A short time after the incident, Forrest Gates asked him about Buffy; Parker's inappropriate comments resulted in him being punched in the face by Riley Finn who at the time had been interested in Buffy.

Behind the Scenes

• He was portrayed by Adam Kaufman.
• Parker appears in the future visited by Buffy in the "Lost Slayer" quadrilogy, where he has become a human servant of the Vampire King, working to collect human meals for the vampires in exchange for his own freedom, the recently-escaped Buffy interrogating Parker for information about this new world after she finds him in Sunnydale while trying to learn what has happened.
• Adam Kaufman later guest-stared, with Joss Whedon, Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), Christian Clemenson (Balthazar), Jesse James (Ryan Anderson), Steve Rankin (Mr. Maclay), Deborah Zoe (Mistress Meerna), Brittany Ishibashi (Vivian) and Megalyn Echikunwoke (Vaughne) on Veronica Mars.

Appearances

• "Living Conditions"
• "The Harsh Light of Day"
• "In the Dark" (only mentioned)
• "Fear, Itself"
• "Beer Bad"
• "The Initiative"