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The Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School, is a 2 episodes movie, includes episodes 11 and 12 in production order, is due to release on Disney DVD in July 29, 2008. |
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Revision as of 19:17, 17 May 2008
| Wizards of Waverly Place | |
|---|---|
| File:Wizard of waverly place logo.JPG | |
| Created by | Todd J. Greenwald |
| Starring | Selena Gomez David Henrie Jake T. Austin Maria Canals Barrera David DeLuise Jennifer Stone |
| Opening theme | "Everything is Not What It Seems" by Selena Gomez |
| Country of origin |  |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 34 Produced, 15 Aired in the US (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. The whole series has taken many themes off the Harry Potter Series such as a school for wizards, clothing, glasses, etc.
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 using magic unsupervised, and learns lessons and morals that span among friends, family, and school.
When they reach adulthood, the three will compete to see who gets to keep their adult powers.
A DVD release entitled Wizards of Waverly Place Wizard School is to be released July 29. This is the first volume of the series. Source: Tvshowsondvd.com
Cast
- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
- David Henrie as Justin Russo
- Jake T. Austin as Max Russo
- David DeLuise as Jerry Russo
- Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo
- Jennifer Stone as Harper Evans
Casting
Gomez, Henrie, Austin and Canals all had roles in another Disney Channel series. DeLuise and Stone have never, although Stone will soon. 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. Alexa Nikolas was originally going to play Alex Russo but Gomez won it in the end. [citation needed] Jennifer Stone plays Harper, Alex's best friend. The creators were also trying to make the Russos a Italian-Mexican family.
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 boring, monotone drawl. Jobs she has held include department store manager, waitress, frozen yogurt store manager, hotel maitre'd, security guard, and the information desk lady at Volcano Land. Her last job shows that 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 naptime 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 the episodes, Crazy Ten Minute Sale and Alex's Choice.
- Miranda Hampson (Lucy Hale) is Justin's gothic girlfriend. She really likes Justin - 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 and hates Corporate America. Harper believes that the reason Justin is dating Miranda is that Miranda looks very much like her. She has appeared in the episodes, 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. Frankie has a similar personality to Stanley in That's So Raven and Rico in Hannah Montana. They are all short in height, they seem to have a crush on the female main character, and they are seen scamming the male main character. He has appeared in the episodes, New Employee and Curb Your Dragon.
| Cast | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||
| Amanda Tepe | Various | 7 |
| Lucy Hale | Miranda | 2 |
| Brian Kubach | Riley | 3 |
| Skyler Samuels | Gigi | 2 |
| Heather Trzyna | Wannabe #1 | 2 |
| Paulie Litt | Joey/Frankie/The Answer Man | 2 |
| Wayne Federman | Mr. Larrytate | 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 |
| Octavia Spencer | Dr. Evilini | 2 |
Episodes
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | October 12, 2007 | May 18, 2008 |
| Season 2 | July 2008 | April 2009 |
Spells
Main Article: Spells of Wizards of Waverly Place
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]
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. It has also been confirmed that the mask villian for the second season is Dr. Evilini first seen on the episode "Wizard School".
DVD Releases
The Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School, is a 2 episodes movie, includes episodes 11 and 12 in production order, is due to release on Disney DVD in July 29, 2008.
Theme Song
The theme song, titled "Everything is Not What it Seems",by Selena Gomez.
Well you know everything gunna be a breeze at the end will no doubt justify the means you can fix any problem witht he slightest ease (yes please) but you might find out it'll go to your head when you write a report, on a book you've never read and with the snap of your fingers, you can make your bed! (thats what I said) everything is not what it seems when you can can get what you wanted in your wildest dreams you might run into troubled if you go to extremes beacause everything is not what it seems evrything is not what it seema when you can all you want by the simplest of means be careful not to mess with the balance og things because evrything is not what it seems
Settings
The show is primarily set on the Waverly Place street in Manhattan.
- 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. Normally, it is a freezer but can be turned magically into the Lair.
- 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.
- Tribecca Prep 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 in the episode, Disenchanted Evening.
- Hotel "Fleur-De-Vla De-Vra Flu-Fla De-Vra" is the hotel where Gigi had her "loser tea" in the episode, Alex's Choice. The name is 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.
- The "Zeta Pheta Beta Sorority House where Alex accidentally ended up in when she tried to see an R-rated movie, in which she was not old enough to see.
- 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 attend over the summer in the two-part episode, Wizard School.
- Volcano Land is a Volcano on the outskirts of Wiz Tech that Alex traveled to, and the place that Dr. Evilini planned to drain Justin's powers, in the two-part episode, "Wizard School."
International Broadcast
Wizards of Waverly Place is broadcast on the following stations around the world:
Running gags
A major running gag of the series is in the many appearances of Amanda Tepe. Some of her known roles were:
- The stores clerk in Crazy 10 Minute Sale
- The hotel mistress in Alex's Choice
- Security guard in Curb Your Dragon
- Gurt Barn manager in New Employee
- Volcano Land worker in Wizard School
References
- ^ "Premier of Kids and Family Sitcom "Wizards of Waverly Place" ... "Friday, [[February 15]] 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