Original: Throughout its seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes , Buffy , and by extension Gellar , became cult icons in the United States , Canada , the UK and Australia , particularly as an archetype of an '' empowered '' woman .
Simplified: Buffy was on television for seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes . During the show , Buffy , and Gellar also , became cult icons in the United States and the UK .