Series synopsis
Wizards of Waverly Place is an American comedy sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on Disney Channel on October 12, 2007. It ended on January 6, 2012. It was created by Todd J. Greenwald. It stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin and Jennifer Stone.
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
Premise
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
- David Henrie as Justin Russo
- Jake T. Austin as Max Russo
- Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle
- David DeLuise as Jerry Russo
- Maria Canals-Barrera as Theresa Russo
Guest cast
- Dan Benson as Zeke Beakerman
- Octavia Spencer as Dr. Evilini
- Tiffany Thornton as Susan
- Shane Lyons as Brad Sherwood
- Christa B. Allen as Daphne
- Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin
- Taylor Negron as Dragon Seller
- Jack Plotnick as Pocket Elf
- Misty May-Treanor as Misty May-Treanor
- Julie Brown as Miss Marinovich
- Mark DeCarlo as Voice of Cupid
- Yara Shahidi as Olive
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 106 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | October 12, 2007 | August 31, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 12, 2008 | August 21, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 28 | October 9, 2009 | October 15, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 27 | November 12, 2010 | January 6, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crazy Ten Minute Sale Alex duplicates herself so she can be in magic class and at a sale at the same time. Meanwhile, Jerry gives Max his first wand. |
October 12, 2007 |
| 2 |
First Kiss Justin is given several chances to receive his first kiss when Alex turns back time. The New York Mets consider Max's sandwich as a contender to become the team's official sandwich. |
October 19, 2007 |
| 3 |
I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain So she could go on a date, Alex uses a magical pocket elf to pass an exam for Spanish. However, a chocolate-devouring pocket elf is sneaked into her purse in a plot divised by her brothers. |
October 26, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Smarty Pants Alex and Harper enter an academic competition, but Alex wears "smarty pants" that give her all of the answers. At first it's great, but Alex soon realizes that her cheating doesn't allow Harper to shine. Meanwhile, Max tries to con everybody at school into buying his water bottles. |
September 12, 2008 |
| 2 |
Beware Wolf Justin falls for a new girl who is a werewolf and turns him into one, too; Max starts a dog-walking business with a new friend. |
September 21, 2008 |
| 3 |
Graphic Novel Justin and Max steal Alex's diary only to have it stolen again by Gigi, Alex's arch nemesis. In an attempt to recover the diary, the brothers accidentally place Gigi inside the book and into Alex's secret fairy-tale princess world. |
October 5, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franken Girl Justin becomes fed up with Alex constantly going through his stuff and creates a female monster to guard his room and to think like Alex. However Justin's plan backfires when the monster and Alex become fast friends. |
October 9, 2009 |
| 2 |
Halloween The Russo family comes together to create the scariest haunted house ever for Halloween. |
October 16, 2009 |
| 3 |
Monster Hunter When Justin completes his ten-thousandth spell, he signs up for a Monster Hunting class. |
October 23, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Tells the World After the government has taken all the wizards away, Alex decides to reveal wizards to the world. The rest of the wizarding world doesn't exactly take well to it. |
November 12, 2010 |
| 2 |
Alex Gives Up Alex quits her wizard training after she decides there will never be enough time to regain her status and compete for the title of family wizard. However, she is shocked to learn that, as a mortal, she will no longer be able to date Mason. Meanwhile, after meeting with the Wizard Family Competition Commissioner, Justin decides to tutor delinquent wizards and do whatever it takes to get himself back in the running for the wizard competition. And a family of Cucuys, Latino mythical monsters, invites the Russos for an evening on their yacht. |
November 27, 2010 |
| 3 |
Lucky Charmed Alex continues her life as a mortal but it causes tension between her and Harper. Meanwhile, a magical robe of Jerry's is found torn into pieces |
December 10, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Disney Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2007 |
| Last aired | January 6, 2012 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | at 20:00:00 |