Just when we thought we couldn't love Dolly Parton any more, a new nugget of information comes along and our hearts nearly explode.
Rumors have swirled for a while that country icon and possible real-life angel Parton was a secret producer on the hit '90s and early 2000s series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
According to the vampire slayer herself the rumor is true.
Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. When asked by Fallon, Gellar confirmed the Jolene singer quietly led the show to be the massive success it was.
The Wolf Pack star revealed to Fallon:
"Little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer."
"And you know, we never saw her. We'd get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name and I would think, 'She doesn't know who I am'."
But then came the gift of a lifetime for Gellar:
"And then one day somebody asked her about it and she complimented the show and my performance. And I was like, 'Oh, I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I'm good'."
"Her partner was Sandy Gallin and they produced Buffy."
You can watch the full interview below.
Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms Dolly Parton Was a Secret Producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayeryoutu.be
Fans learning of the Steel Magnolias star's part in the Buffy series expressed their surprise as well as their whole-hearted delight.
\u201cTIL Dolly Parton was a silent producer on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Will wonders never cease.\n\nhttps://t.co/QCf7TKsLab\u201d— Jessica Banov (@Jessica Banov) 1675305769
\u201cI was today years old when I learned that Dolly Parton was a producer on Buffy The Vampire Slayer! \ud83e\udd2f\u201d— MB Davis (@MB Davis) 1675315230
\u201cHold on WHAT???? Dolly Parton was a silent partner that helped produce Buffy the Vampire Slayer??? \n\nScrew Joss. It\u2019s Dolly\u2019s world now.\u201d— That Packer Girl: One Love (@That Packer Girl: One Love) 1675259981
\u201cFinding out that @DollyParton was a producer on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer makes me like her even more.\u201d— Nancy LaBrecque (@Nancy LaBrecque) 1675307160
\u201cSarah Michelle Gellar confirming Dolly Parton was an uncredited producer for Buffy comforted parts of my soul I didn\u2019t know needed it.\u201d— Maria Zaldivar (@Maria Zaldivar) 1675260350
\u201cHow\u2019d I get to this age and just find out Dolly Parton was an exec producer of Buffy?!\u201d— Laura N (@Laura N) 1675306753
\u201cDolly Parton was involved in producing Buffy, b/c of course she was! Dolly is the source of all good and she never misses \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\u201d— Matt Attack (@Matt Attack) 1675348478
\u201cThe rumors are true: Dolly Parton was indeed one of the producers of the TV series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER!!!\n\nThat just makes us love her all the more \u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Hollywood Horror Museum (@Hollywood Horror Museum) 1675367678
\u201cDOLLY PARTON WAS A PRODUCER ON BUFFY??\u201d— Matt Fowler (@Matt Fowler) 1675303430
This feels like a very “everyone knew but me” moment but I still think it’s pretty rad.
— Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) February 2, 2023
\u201cdolly parton silent produced buffy oh my goddddddddddddddd\u201d— rebeca (@rebeca) 1675321910
I never heard the rumors, but WOW, I'm so amazed and pleased to read this. Dolly is a national treasure.
— Deena Ray, author (fmly CraftyCorgi) (@DeenaRay_author) February 2, 2023
\u201cDid you know that legend @DollyParton was a producer of the legendary show Buffy ? A visionary queen.\u201d— bastien.dms (@bastien.dms) 1675356716
\u201ccrying in the club bc dolly parton was secretly a producer on buffy\u201d— bigdaddygrandslam (@bigdaddygrandslam) 1675315162
We can just add Parton's uncredited producing to the long list of reasons to adore her.
Reasons like donating $1 million to vaccine research at the height of the pandemic, giving free books to children through her Imagination Library, paying for college tuition for Dollywood employees through Grow U and even paying for choir and band uniforms and instruments for students at predominately Black schools.
This doesn't even scratch the surface, but we'll stop because we could go on and on about our national treasure for days.
