Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place
File:Wizard of waverly place logo.PNG The show's title card showing from left to right David Henrie, Selena Gomez, and Jake T. Austin
Created by	Todd J. Greenwald
Starring	Selena Gomez David Henrie Jake T. Austin David DeLuise Maria Canals-Barrera 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	22 (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. 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 will compete within their family to be the best wizard later, and he or she that wins the magic tournament 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.

Wizards of Waverly Place is filmed in front of a live audience.

Premise

The show centers upon Alex Russo, her older brother Justin, and their younger brother Max. The three live with their Italian-American father, Jerry, and their eccentric Latina mother, Theresa. Jerry was a wizard when he was young and was able to keep his powers, since he proved to be the better wizard (better than his brother). However, it is said that wizards cannot marry non-wizards, so Jerry gave up his powers to marry Theresa. 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.

Cast

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The Russo family

• Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, a young wizard in training. She is the middle child and the only girl, often being overshadowed in school and in wizard training by her brother, Justin. She is a trouble-maker and often tries to take shortcuts with magic and often grounded at times for using magic without permission. Her best friend is Harper Evans, and the two usually are bullied and fight with queen bee, Gigi and her copy-cat crew. Her full name is Alexandra Margarita Russo.
• David Henrie as Justin Russo, the oldest child in the Russo family. He's smart, loves school, and enjoys sports; he is a fan of the Mets and the Jets. He is not popular, and Harper (Alex's best friend) has a crush on him. He knows more about magic than his younger siblings, but he often gets mixed up with Alex's crazy schemes and mishaps.
• Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, the youngest in the family. He is not that smart in school or Wizard Training, often doing unpredictible things, and sometimes gets in trouble. He is also friends with Josh Ray.
• David DeLuise as Jerry Russo, Justin, Alex, and Max's father. He runs the family's sandwich shop, and trains the Russo kids in magic. He beat his brother to keep his powers, but chose to give them up to marry Theresa, who isn't a wizard.
• Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo, Jerry's wife and Justin, Alex, and Max's mother. She isn't a wizard but knows all about the magical world. She helps run the sandwich shop.
• Jennifer Stone as Harper Evans, Alex's best friend. She repeatedly tells Alex that she thinks Justin is cute. They do a lot together, and they creating a 'Crazy Hat Song.'(What's That, A Hat, crazy, funky junky hat? Overslept, Hair Unsightly, Trying to look like Keira Knightly, We've been there, we've done that, and we see right through your funky hat!)

Casting

Gomez, Henrie, Austin, Canals and Stone all had roles in another Disney Channel series or Disney Channel Original Movie. DeLuise has never, although there is a rumor that he may play a role in a Disney Channel movie. 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 Austin was hired. Jennifer Stone plays Harper, Alex's best friend.

Recurring characters

• Elaine/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 drawl. Jobs she has held include department store manager, waitress, frozen yogurt store manager, hotel maitre'd, dog show security guard, the information desk lady at Volcano Land, and the art museum security guard, which was her latest job. At Volcano Land it shows that she may know something about magic herself due to that volcano land is a wizard theme park that only wizards can obtain access to. In the episode, New Employee, her name tag says Amanda, however in Art Museum Piece she is known as Elaine.

• Gertrude "Gigi" Hollingsworth (Skyler Samuels) 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. So far she has appeared in the episodes, Crazy Ten Minute Sale and Alex's Choice.

• Miranda Hampson (Lucy Hale) is Justin's goth girlfriend. She really likes Justin - according to Alex, she "brightens from tragic to gloomy when they're together" and is Justin's first kiss. Harper believes that the reason Justin is dating Miranda is that Miranda looks very much like her. She is very fond of the color black and hates Corporate America. She has so far appeared in the episodes, First Kiss and Pop Me and We Both Go Down. However, in recent episodes, Justin and Miranda seem to have broken up since Justin tries to impress other girls, Kari, by joining the school's baseball team in The Supernatural, and Millie, an employee at the Sub Station in Credit Check. These episodes could have been produced before Justin and Miranda started going out though, because Disney doesn't air the episodes in order.

• Frankie (Paulie Litt) is Justin's rival. He seems to have a crush on Alex and Harper, and he is often seen scamming Justin and Max. 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 so far appeared in the episodes, New Employee and Curb Your Dragon.

• Riley (Brian Kubach) is Alex's crush in I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain and The Supernatural and her boyfriend in Alex's Spring Fling. He is on the Baseball team, and likes Alex just as much as she does him. He appears to be at Alex's level in most school subjects, such as Spanish. He also appears to be Justin's friend.

Cast	Character	Season 1
Amanda Tepe	Various	7
Brian Kubach	Riley	3
Skyler Samuels	Gigi	2
Heather Trzyna	Wannabe #1	2
Kelsey Sanders	Wannabe #2	2
Lucy Hale	Miranda	2
Paulie Litt	Frankie the Answer Man	2
Wayne Federman	Mr. Laritate	2
Octavia Spencer	Dr. Evilini	2
Ian Abercrombie	Headmaster Crumbs	3
Jim Wise	Mr. Malone	1
Bryant Johnson	Matt	1
Jack Plotnick	Pocket Elf	1
Daryl Sabara	T.J. Taylor	1
Malese Jow	Ruby Donahue	1
Candace Brown	Genie	1
Jeffrey Christopher Todd	Jeffrey	1
Sara Paxton	Millie	1
Juila Duffy	Ms. Angela	1

Episodes

Main article: List of Wizards of Waverly Place episodes

Season	Ep #	First Airdate	Last Airdate
Season 1	21	October 12, 2007	August 31, 2008
Season 2		October, 2008	2009

Spells

Spell	Effect	Episode(s) featured	Used
Edgebonoutoosis	To duplicate the user's desired object	Crazy Ten Minute Sale	Alex uses it to duplicate herself to attend a crucial sale.
McReary Timereary	To rewind time for a short period	First Kiss	Alex uses it eighteen times to give Justin a chance at his first kiss.
Take this girl with the skills of a bench, and turn her into a serving wench	To turn a waitress with no skills into a great waitress	New Employee	Alex uses it to turn Harper into a great waitress.
Take this girl who's a great serving wench, and give her back the skills of a bench	To turn a great waitress back into a bad waitress	New Employee	Alex uses it to turn Harper back into a bad waitress.
Stop all the racket, I'll wear a jacket	To zap a jacket on you	Disenchanted Evening	Alex uses it to zap a jacket on.
Commakus Pancakus	To conjures a stack of pancakes	Disenchanted Evening	Alex and Max use it after the rules are lifted.
Transportium Nextorbitorium	To transport you to another planet	Disenchanted Evening	To convince Justin in using magic, Alex transports him and Max to Mars
Some people are a gem, some people are a rat, to learn who's who, give me the ear of a bat	Gives you the ear of a bat	Alex's Choice	Alex uses it to hear Gigi's conversation.
Some are evil, some are kind, but now all must speak their mind	Forces everyone to speak their thoughts	Alex's Choice	Alex uses it to get Gigi to tell Harper why she had her tea party.
Animosa Espinosa	Transforms a human into an animal	Curb Your Dragon	Justin and Alex turn Max into a dog, and Alex into a tiger.
Huminosa Espinosa	Transforms an animal into a human	Curb Your Dragon	Justin, Alex, and Max reverse their spells.
Murrieta Animata	Animates any object	Pop Me and We Both Go Down	Alex accidentally animates Justin's zit.
Murrieta Animata Grande	Animates an object and makes its size lifelike	Alex's Spring Fling	Alex uses it to turn Justin's doll alive.
Garribay Imobilitay	Unanimates an object	Pop Me and We Both Go Down Alex's Spring Fling	Alex reverses Justin's animated zit. In Alex's Spring Fling, Alex reverses an animated mannequin.
Levitatus Liquidatus	Levitates any canned liquid	Potion Commotion	Max tried but failed.
Mailus Spontaneous (plus name of person or place)	Sends any object or person to the person or place mentioned in the spell	Wizard School Part One	Used to mail items.
Scritty Politty NoQuitty	Forces someone not to quit something they don't want to do	Wizard School Part Two	The evil Dr. Evilini uses it to prevent Justin from quitting a tournament.
Tomnunane Kinesis	Moves objects and defies the law of gravity to your liking	The Supernatural	Justin uses it to make himself appear as a better baseball player.
Cerebellum Erasus	Brief memory eraser	The Supernatural	Jerry instructs Justin to use it, to make everyone forget they saw Alex perform magic.
Cashmerus Appearus	To conjure a cashmere sweater on the user.	Alex in the Middle	Alex conjures a cashmear sweater.
Cranium Revolvis	To makes people's heads rotate a full 360 degrees	Alex in the Middle	Kelbo Russo causes fifty heads to revolve upon their shoulders.
Dehidratus Lugatus Apus Escapus	Drains a flood and turns sea chimps that were originally humans back into humans	Alex in the Middle	Jerry uses it to drain the flood in the lair.
Transfiguration Spell	Transforms items or creatures into other items or creatures; spoken in various forms	Report Card	Alex uses it to turn her parents into guinea pigs; Justin uses it to turn Headmaster Crumbs into a guinea pig.
Gialsjay Timesday	Freezes time for as long as you can hop/walk/run with one leg (Dr. Jay Gials, the inventor of this spell, only had one leg)	Credit Check	Alex uses it to freeze time so she can fix the models' outfits before they go on the catwalk.
Transferra Identica	Switches two people's bodies	Jerry Russo Alex Russo	Quinceañera
Pictures of faces, return to your places (place and time)	To return a painting or pictures back into its rightful place	Alex Russo	Art Museum Piece
Go Through, Mo Through	Charms a person or object to pass through solid objects	Justin Russo/Max Russo/Alex Russo
Frames of figures step out of your pictures	Brings people in pictures out of them and gives them life	Alex Russo
This Guinea Pig Is Now Not A Dove With Wing Should Fill Its Slot	changes a guinea pig into a dove		} Spell Improvisation/Make-'em-up Spells Spell Effect Who Used It Some people are a gem, some people are a rat, to learn who's who, give me the ear of a bat To transform you into that of a bat's; gives you bat hearing Alex's Choice Alex uses it to spy on what Gigi and her clones are planning against Harper. Some are evil, some are kind, but now all must speak their mind Forces someone to say their truth and thoughts out loud. Alex's Choice Wizard School Part Two In order to get Gigi to tell the truth, Alex uses the spell. In WSP2, the Headmaster forces the spell onto Alex. We are not small and teeny weeny, take us inside to see the genie Enter's you into a genie's lamp Justin's Little Sister Justin uses it to get them to visit the genie of the lamp. We are now small and teeny weeny, we are done visiting the genie Brings you out of a genie's lamp Justin's Little Sister Justin uses it to get them out of the lamp. Take this girl with the skills of a bench, and turn her into a serving wench Gives a waiter with no skills the skills of a professional server New Employee Alex uses it to improve Harper's ability, but it alters her personality as well. Take this girl who's a great serving wench, and give her back the skills of a bench Counter acts the Serving Wench spell New Employee When Harper refuses to accept her apology, Alex removes her special ability Stop all the racket, I'll wear a jacket A jacket appears on the user Disenchanted Evening Alex uses it to wear a jacket, as opposed to going upstairs and getting one. From your chin to your toes, an elephant trunk grows Turns the human nose to an elephant trunk Wizard School Part One Alex accidently uses the spell on her teacher. Satisfy my empty belly, make me a peanut butter and jelly Turns the one saying the spell into a PB&J sandwich Max Russo Although I like such tasty snacks, I'd rather have my brother Max Turned Max, who was a PB&J sandwich, back into a human Alex Russo I'm old enough to hang with actress/model/spokeswoman Ruby Donahue, so get me into "Night of the Halloween Sorority Party Disaster 2" Transported Alex literally into "Night of the Halloween Sorority Party Disaster 2" We've had enough of all this fear, so hurry up and get us outta here Got Justin and Alex away from the masked villain in the movie Justin Russo I'm scared of what might happen next, so take us to the Mondoplex Got Alex and Justin out of the movie and back to the theater lobby Additionally, in episodes, Disenchanted Evening and Alex in the Middle, there were spells used by T.J. Taylor and Kelbo Russo in which no exact incantation was given. Also, in the episode Pop Me and We Both Go Down, Alex uses the animation spell, "Murietta Animata", to animate the trophy man. However in the ending she animates the trophy man and uses "Grande" on him which makes him grow like in Alex's Spring Fling with Calico Woman so basically, she uses both "Murietta Animata" and "Murietta Animata Grande" in both episodes Pop Me and We Both Go Down and Alex's Spring Fling. Other Magical Items/Creatures Item/Creature What It/They Do(es) Who First Introduced It What Episode(s) It Is Shown in E-Wand A wand used for standard magic such as opening portals, making objects disappear, and levitating objects as well as an e-Mimic Feature plus an MP3 player that will hold a trillion songs. It is also somewhat slippery in which case the user can use the included safety strap. Max Russo Justin Russo Crazy Ten Minute Sale Crystal Ball A glass ball in which a wizard looks into so they can see the future Jerry Russo First Kiss Pocket Elves These little creatures live in gold and silver eggs and can help you in any subject. They are addicted to chocolate and if they bite you, you'll be addicted to chocolate temporarily as well. Serving Wench A person/witch who's a profesional server in the Wizard Medieval Food Corporation Cinnamon Charm A cinnamony charm that charms authority figures to let others do stuff they're not supposed to do Brownie Decharm The cocoa powder in the brownies stops the previous charm. Flying Carpet A carpet used for magical air transportation; a carpet license is required to fly anywhere without supervision Magic Broom Another method of magical air transportation that allows a wizard to fly, but at super slow speeds, which is why most wizards use carpets Wizard Mail Primary method of sending mail between wizards sent through shoots Magical Scent Bottles Magical bottles with wizardly scents, shaped like mini perfume bottles Wizard Internet Shopping/World Wide Wiz Web (WWWW) A wizarding network you can buy wizardly items/creatures on special laptops Dragons Magical creatures that blow fire and have wings; can be diguised and owned as household pets Cubiks Wizard money used for magical items/creatures The Power Hat A hat you must wear for a week so your wizarding powers don't go out of control when your powers start to kick in Emotion Potions Potions that if you drink, will make you feel the desired emotion; if two people drink the same potion, they will feel the same emotion towards each other; also, if the same person drinks two sides of the same potion, they feel the emotion towards themselves causing bad side effects Genie Genie Lamp A con-wizard that grants you three wishes which are ably retracted if you can find their "Restart" button. They live in golden lamps that don't look like everyday lamps and can only go outside if you rub it. Wizards can go inside the Genie's lamp to visit and observe the Genie. Wiz Tech Wiz Tech is a summer school for wizards and witches in training Justin Russo Twelve-Ball A wizard game played with 2-12 balls. To hit the balls, you need two gold double-sided paddles. Every few seconds, a hand throws in another ball. The winner of any twelve-ball tournament would win a "Heavyweight Champion"-type belt. It is played on a dodecahedron-shaped table. It is a little like ping pong. Wizard Instant Parcel Service (WIPS) Wizard Mail Key Secondary way to send mail between wizards. You use a special key and open a portal within mid-air and then say Mailus Spontanius and the place or person where you want to send your mail. Talking Lock Charm When you talk to it, the lock will talk to you The Troublemaker's Cage When a person zaps you into a cage, it is because you are a troublemaker and you are locked in Discipline Bucket A huge bucket with spongewater to punish someone Messenger Fish A fish that can carry someone's messages Opera Gum When chewed, it gives the chewer the voice of an opera singer while singing Leprechaun Answer Blower When blown, a bubble comes out with a yes or no answer to the previously asked question Emotiscope Allows a wizard to see someone's inner emotions Sea Chimps They are little pets for wizards that come in a packet and you don't have to feed them or play with them Guinea Pigs Although regular animals, they are used for certain items and codes DVD Releases Wizard School, is a 4 episodes DVD, already listed in Amazon.com, to be released in July 29, 2008 in the US. Name Included Episodes US Release Date DVD Extras Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School Wizard School Part 1, Wizard School Part 2, Curb Your Dragon, Disenchanted Evening July 29, 2008 Learn the spells used in the series so far! 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. The tag lines in advertisements are "They've got the power!", "Three typical teens, where everything is not what it seems" 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. They are currently producing finished scripts of new episodes. David Henrie has confirmed that he has written an episode for Season 2. Main 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. Often, the freezer is used as a portal. between the Waverly Sub Station and the Russo 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. Tribeca Prep is the school that Justin, Alex, Max, and their friends attend. The Black Cauldron is a magic potion store and is also found at the W.W.W.W. Around the World Wizards of Waverly Place is broadcast on the following stations around the world: Region Network(s) Series premiere United States Disney Channel October 12, 2007 Australia Disney Channel Australia October 19, 2007 New Zealand Disney Channel New Zealand Canada Family Channel October 26, 2007 United Kingdom Disney Channel UK November 3, 2007 France Disney Channel France January 22, 2008 Italy Disney Channel Italia January 26, 2008 Poland Disney Channel February 29, 2008 Egypt Disney Channel Middle East Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Denmark Disney Channel Scandinavia Finland Norway Sweden Hong Kong Disney Channel Asia March 9, 2008 Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand Vietnam Brazil Disney Channel Brazil March 23, 2008 (Advance) April 11, 2008 (Premiere) Dominican Republic Latin Disney (North Zone) March 23, 2008 (Advance) April 14, 2008 (Premiere) Mexico Argentina Latin Disney (Zone South) March 24, 2008 (Advance) April 11, 2008 (Premiere) Bolivia Chile Peru Uruguay Venezuela Taiwan Disney Channel Taiwan March 28, 2008 Japan Disney Channel Japan April 18, 2008 Bangladesh Disney Channel India May 5, 2008 India References External links Official site Wizards of Waverly Place at IMDb Template:Tv.com show Wizards of Waverly Place Fans Save Wizards? Behind-the-scenes pictures Wizards of Waverly Place, an external wiki