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*'''Some are evil, some are kind; but now, all must speak their mind''' forces any human being to speak their thoughts. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Alex's Choice'' and in part two of the episode, ''Wizard School.'' It was also used by Headmaster Crumbs in part two of the episode, ''Wizard School.'' |
*'''Some are evil, some are kind; but now, all must speak their mind''' forces any human being to speak their thoughts. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Alex's Choice'' and in part two of the episode, ''Wizard School.'' It was also used by Headmaster Crumbs in part two of the episode, ''Wizard School.'' |
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*'''Animosa Espinosa (Anim-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah)''' turns a |
*'''Animosa Espinosa (Anim-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah)''' turns a human into an animal. Used by Alex and Max Russo in the episode, ''Curb Your Dragon.'' |
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*'''Huminosa Espinosa (Human-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah)''' turns a wizard that has been turned into an animal back into a human. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Curb Your Dragon.'' |
*'''Huminosa Espinosa (Human-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah)''' turns a wizard that has been turned into an animal back into a human. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Curb Your Dragon.'' |
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*''' Although i like this tasty snack I'd rater have my brother Max''' Used by Alex in ''Movies'' to bring back her brother after he turned himself into a sanwich. |
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*'''Murieta Animota (Myoo-ree-eh-tah Anim-AW-tah)''' animates any object. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Pop Me and we Both Go Down.'' A reference to the executive producer of the show, Peter Murrieta. |
*'''Murieta Animota (Myoo-ree-eh-tah Anim-AW-tah)''' animates any object. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, ''Pop Me and we Both Go Down.'' A reference to the executive producer of the show, Peter Murrieta. |
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| Wizards of Waverly Place | |
|---|---|
| File:Wizard of waverly place logo.JPG | |
| Created by | Todd J. Greenwald |
| Starring | Selena Gomez David Henrie Jake T. Austin Jennifer Stone Maria Canals Barrera David DeLuise |
| Opening theme | "Everything is Not What It Seems" by Selena Gomez |
| Country of origin |  |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 (2nd Season Coming 2008) |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Todd J. Greenwald Peter Murrieta |
| Running time | 22 min. approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | October 12, 2007 – present |
Wizards of Waverly Place is a live-action Disney Channel Original Series which premiered on October 12, 2007 on Disney Channel !.[1] The series focuses on the three Russo children who, on the surface, seem to be normal teens, but are actually wizards in training. The Russo children are competing within their family to be the best wizard, as he or she will get to keep their powers as an adult.
On April 9, 2008, it was announced that Wizards of Waverly Place would return for a second season in 2008. [2]
Premise
The show centers upon Alex Russo, her older brother Justin, and their younger brother Max. The three live with their stern, disciplinary father, Jerry, and their eccentric mother, Theresa. Jerry was a wizard when he was young and lost his powers to his older brother, who proved to be the better wizard in the family. He married Theresa, who is not a wizard. Alex often gets into trouble by disobeying her parents, and learns lessons and morals that span among friends, family, and school.
Cast
- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
- David Henrie as Justin Russo
- Jake T. Austin as Max Russo
- Jennifer Stone as Harper Evans
- Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo
- David DeLuise as Jerry Russo
Casting
Gomez, Austin, Henrie and Canals all had roles in another Disney Channel series. DeLuise and Stone have never. The writers originally struggled with naming the characters; there were originally supposed to be two children: Jordan (later Justin) and Julia (later Brooke, then Alex), but that was changed after Jake T. Austin was hired. [citation needed] Jennifer Stone plays Harper, Alex's best friend in the whole world.
Recurring Characters
- Amanda (Amanda Tepe) is the recurring character with the most appearances. She appears in almost every episode, playing a random character who speaks with a bored, monotone drawl. Her name appears on a name tag. Jobs she has held include department store manager, waitress, frozen yogurt employee, hotel maitre'd, security guard, and the desk lady of Volcanoland. The last job shows she may know something about magic herself.
- Gertrude "Gigi" Hollingsworth (Skyler Samuels) (named after consulting producer Gigi McCreery) is Alex's rival. She has tried to embarrass Alex ever since they were in kindergarten when Gigi spilled juice on Alex's mat during nap time and said Alex had an accident. Another one of Gigi's targets is Alex's best friend, Harper. Gigi invited Harper to her annual tea party with the purpose of crowning her as the biggest loser at the tea. she has appeared in crazy 10 minute sale and Alex's choice
- Miranda Hampson (Lucy Hale) is Justin's gothic girlfriend. She likes Justin very much - according to Alex, she "brightens from tragic to gloomy when they're together" and wants to kiss him. She is very fond of the color black. Miranda also hates Corporate America. Harper believes that the reason Justin is dating Miranda is that Miranda looks very much like her.She has appeared in 'First Kiss' and 'Pop Me and We Both Go Down'
- Frankie (Paulie Litt) is Justin's rival. He seems to have a crush on Alex, and he is often seen scamming Justin. Although he is just a child, Frankie seems to have the personality of an old time Italian gangster.
| Cast | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||
| Amanda Tepe | Various | 7 |
| Lucy Hale | Miranda | 2 |
| Brian Kubach | Riley | 1 |
| Skyler Samuels | Gigi | 3 |
| Heather Trzyna | Wannabe #1 | 2 |
| Paulie Litt | Joey/Frankie/The Answer Man | 2 |
| Wayne Federman | Mr. Larrytait | 2 |
| Bryant Johnson | Matt | 1 |
| Jack Plotnick | Pocket Elf | 1 |
| Daryl Sabara | T.J. Taylor | 1 |
| Kelsey Sanders | Wannabe #2 | 2 |
| Jim Wise | Mr. Malone | 1 |
| Malese Jow | Ruby Donahue | 1 |
| Candace Brown | Genie | 1 |
Episodes
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | October 12, 2007 | April 6, 2008 |
Spells
- Edgebonoutwosis (Edge-bono-you-TWO-sis) duplicates any object. Used by Justin and Alex Russo in the episode, Crazy Ten Minute Sale. A reference to U2 and band members Bono and The Edge.
- Macreary Timereary (Make-REAR-ee Time-REAR-ee) rewinds time by a few seconds. Used by Justin and Alex in the episode, First Kiss. A reference to the show's consulting producer Gigi McCreery.
- Take this girl with the skills of a bench, and turn her into a serving wench turns a waitress with no skills into a serving wench. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, New Employee.
- Take this girl who's a great serving wench, and give her back the skills of a bench causes a great waitress to have back "the skills of a bench." Used by Alex Russo in the episode, New Employee.
- To stop all the racket, I'll wear a jacket zaps a jacket on the wizard who casts the spell. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Disenchanted Evening.
- Commakus Pancakus (Come-MAKE-us Pancake-us) causes a plate of pancakes to appear. Used by Alex and Max Russo in the episode, Disenchanted Evening.
- Transportium Nextorbitorium (Transport-ee-um Next-orbit-or-eeum) transports a wizard or a group of wizards to another planet. Used by Justin and Alex Russo in the episode, Disenchanted Evening.
- Some people are a gem, some people are a rat; to learn who's who, give me the ear of a bat turns a wizard's hearing from normal to the hearing of bat. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Alex's Choice.
- Some are evil, some are kind; but now, all must speak their mind forces any human being to speak their thoughts. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Alex's Choice and in part two of the episode, Wizard School. It was also used by Headmaster Crumbs in part two of the episode, Wizard School.
- Animosa Espinosa (Anim-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah) turns a human into an animal. Used by Alex and Max Russo in the episode, Curb Your Dragon.
- Huminosa Espinosa (Human-OH-sa Es-PIN-oh-sah) turns a wizard that has been turned into an animal back into a human. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Curb Your Dragon.
- Although i like this tasty snack I'd rater have my brother Max Used by Alex in Movies to bring back her brother after he turned himself into a sanwich.
- Murieta Animota (Myoo-ree-eh-tah Anim-AW-tah) animates any object. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Pop Me and we Both Go Down. A reference to the executive producer of the show, Peter Murrieta.
- Gerribé Immobilité (Gary-bay Emo-bili-tay) unanimates any object. Used by Alex Russo in the episode, Pop Me and we Both Go Down.
- Levitatus Liquidatus (Levitate-us Liquid-atus) levitates cans of liquids. Unsuccessfully used by Max Russo in the episode, Potion Commotion.
- We are now to be small and teenie weenie, take us inside to see the genie causes a group of wizards to go into a genie's lamp. Used by Justin Russo in the episode, Justin's Little Sister.
- We are now small and teenie weenie, we are done visiting the genie causes the same group of wizards who were recently put into a genie's lamp to get out of the lamp. Used by Justin Russo in the episode, Justin's Little Sister.
- From your chin to your toes an elephant trunk grows turns the subject's nose into an elephant trunk. Used by Alex Russo in part one of the episode, Wizard School.
- ScreamyPinillidy NellQuinty (Scream-i-Pin-Ill-idy Nell-Quint-e) takes it so someone can't quit at anything. Used by Doctor Evilini in part two of the episode, Wizard School
Production
iTunes released the pilot episode as a free download on October 5, 2007, and on October 12, 2007 iTunes required it to be purchased. It first aired in Canada on October 26, 2007, airing on Family Channel, and first aired on Disney Channel UK on November 3, 2007. On its premiere night, it received 5.93 million viewers.[3]Wizards of Waverly Place is the first Disney sitcom to feature simple computer-generated imagery such as superimposing, though a season 1 episode of Hannah Montana called "Miley Get Your Gum" uses computer-generated imagery when Hannah blows a licorice gum bubble at Oliver.
The tag lines in advertisements are "They've got the power!" and "Being a teenager can be tricky."
It was one of the many shows affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. Just shortly after the show's premiere, the writing was halted due to the strike.[4] They are currently producing finished scripts of new episodes.
David Henrie has confirmed that he has written an episode for Season 2.
Theme Song
The theme song, titled "Everything is Not What it Seems", is performed by Selena Gomez and features the cast in a computer-generated imagery background.
Settings
The show is primarily set on the Waverly Place street in Manhattan.
- The Waverly Sub Station is the Russo Family's sandwich shop. All three kids work and hang out there. It resembles a typical New York City Subway station.
- The Magic Lair is where the Russo kids have magic class with their father. It is part of their home.
- The Loft is where the Russo family lives. It is also connected to the magic lair and the Waverly Sub Station.
- Waverly Place is outside of the Waverly Sub Station. Mainly, the pedestrian-only alleyway is shot and Waverly Place is only shot on certain occasions like in the episode First Kiss, prior to the crystal ball scene.
- Greenwald Junior High School is the school that Justin, Alex, Max, and their friends attend.
- Suburban Outfitters is the store where the Crazy Ten Minute Sale occurred.
- Medium Rare is the restaurant where Alex, Harper, Riley, and their friends went to in the episode, I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain.
- Gurt Barn is a frozen yogurt shop where Harper worked when she quit working at the Waverly Sub Station in the episode, New Employee.
- Mars is the planet where Justin, Alex, and Max transported to.
- Hotel "Fleur-De-Vla De-Vla Flu-Fla De-Vla" is the hotel where Gigi had her "loser tea" in the episode, Alex's Choice. The name is presumed to be French.
- The Hudson Dog Show is where the dog show occurred in the episode, Curb Your Dragon.
- The Mondoplex is the cinema where Justin's older friends invited Alex to see an R-rated movie, Night of the Halloween Sorority Party Disaster 2. It is presumed that this is the same cinema where Justin and Miranda went to for a date.
- China is the country where the Loft moved to when Max's full powers were settling in.
- Hawaii is the state where the Loft also moved to.
- Genie's Lamp is the place where Jerry taught Justin, Alex, and Max about genies in the episode, Justin's Little Sister.
- Wiz Tech is the wizard school that Justin and Alex go to in the 2-part episode, Wizard School.
Goofs
- In the episode Wizard School (1) Jerry mentions that he likes Turkey Jerkey which is a reference to Beef Jerkey. Turkey Jerky was also shown on an episode of That's So Raven called When in Dome, which was actually a Slim Jim obviously.
- In the episode Crazy Ten Minute Sale, Harper said that the name Gigi backwards is still Gigi, but backwards, it is really spelled Igig.
- In the episode First Kiss, Harper said Miranda was the new girl at school, but then Matt said he got a note from her in 7th grade when they are in 9th grade. Miranda is also the new girl in school in the episode Pop Me And We Both Go Down, but is not Justin's girlfriend yet, despite the fact that this episode aired and was produced after First Kiss.
- In the episode You Can't Always Get What You Carpet, Max, Justin, and Jerry's shirts were covered with pink fur, but in a scene after this one, the fur is gone.
- In the episode You Can't Always Get What You Carpet, Jerry says that there was a flyball during a baseball game, and the ball never came back down. But while Justin and Alex were flying the magic carpet, the ball hits Justin and does not land on the carpet, so the ball did go down.
- In the episode Alex's Choice, Theresa puts the key and the lock down on the table, but in the next shot the key and the lock are on the door.
- In the episode Alex's Choice, Harper picks up an apple off a stand and they all fall off, but in the next two shots, one apple is still on the stand, and then it disappears again.
- In the episode Movies, Zack said he was voted "Least Boring" three years in a row, and Alex said she would vote for him next year, but he would be in college at that time.
- In the episode Justin's Little Sister, Alex's teacher said to name two of the three people on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, even though there were more than three people.
- In the episode Movies Zack said the Beret store had berets for guys, but when he and Susan were done talking with Alex and Justin he asked Susan if they made those berets for guys.
- In the episode You Can't Always Get What You Carpet Jerry said he was watching the baseball game the other day but everyone was asleep at that time, when Alex and Justin were flying the magic carpet.
- In the episode "First Kiss" when Max, Jerry, and Theresa remake Max's sandwich, he takes a bite out of it and says that it tastes even better the second time, even though he's never tasted the sandwich before.
- In Wizard School the headmaster says the "All Must Speak Their Mind" spell and Alex had no idea what it was, even though she used it in Alex's Choice episode.
- In Crazy Ten Minute Sale Alex tells Harper that they should say Gigi backwards. Then Harper says that "Gigi backwards is still Gigi," even though Gigi backwards would be Igig.
International release
Wizards of Waverly Place is broadcast on the following stations around the world:
References
- ^ "Premier of Kids and Family Sitcom "Wizards of Waverly Place" ... "Friday, [[October 12]] on Disney Channel"" (Press release). Disney Channel Media Net. September 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
premiere episode, "Crazy Ten Minute Sale,"
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- ^ Top Ratings
- ^ http://hollywoodstrike.blogspot.com/2007/11/wga-strike-updated-strike-affected-show.html