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S 4 : Ep 29	The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex	Aired 3/15/13
S 4 : Ep 28	Who Will Be the Family Wizard? Part Two	Aired 1/6/12	go Netflix Subscription
S 4 : Ep 27	Who Will Be the Family Wizard? Part One	Aired 1/6/12	go Netflix Subscription Amazon Buy iTunes Buy
S 4 : Ep 26	Harperella	Aired 11/18/11	go Netflix Subscription Amazon Buy iTunes Buy
S 4 : Ep 25	Rock Around the Clock	Aired 11/4/11	go Netflix Subscription Amazon Buy iTunes Buy

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Wizards of Waverly Place is about a family of with 3 children who are wizards. But, Only one child from each family can keep thier powers and when they learn enough they compete to win the family powers. There's Alex who doesn't really care about life and uses magic to do things she thinks are hard which usually makes things worse. Justin is the oldest russo child and is very smart and plans on becoming the family wizard. Max is theyoungest and the spells he uses uually backfire. He is odly the farthest in the competition since his two older siblings were set back from the Competition for revealing the secret. Harper Finkle knows the Russo's secret and lives with them. She is Alex's best friend.

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Selena Gomez	Alex Russo
David Henrie	Justin Russo
Jake T. Austin	Max Russo
Jennifer Stone	Harper Finkle
Maria Canals	Theresa Russo
David DeLuise	Jerry Russo

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Good show at first, later it was worse.

5.0

By EllaGomez1, Apr 04, 2013

Wizards of Waverly Place is about a half Mexican and half Italian family called the Russo's who are wizards. There are three wizards: Alex, Justin, and Max. They are practicing to become a better wizard who is taught by their father, Jerry. Theresa is the mom and Harper is Alex's best friend. It takes place in New York City. Alex is the main character; she's lazy, funny, and mischievous too. Alex, Justin, and Max are competing the wizard completion, which determines who will become the family wizard. Each episode they get into a crazy situation, which is usually caused by Alex. This show is similar to "Hannah Montana" (Todd J. Greenwald was the writer/executive producer before he created Wizards), "Harry Potter", and' Sabrina the Teenage Witch". It's one of those shows that started out good, then later it gets worse. Season 1 was great, Season 2 was bad, Season 3 was worse, and Season 4 was the worst.

Pros: Some creativity is good; okay plots; amazing actors; special effects are some good morals

Cons: Not focused in real teen issues like school; characters get annoying in later seasons; later episodes are lame; later seasons have horrible plots; lose creativity

Overall, it's an okay Disney Channel series, the other older ones. This show used to be awesome, but it just sucks once you grow up.moreless
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Terrible pile of rubbish that children should not be exposed

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By Synetech, Mar 23, 2013

I'm sure that some people will down-vote this review because many (mostly impressionalbe young kids) seem to like this show for some reason. Yet, looking at the reviews and ratings, a lot of people seem to agree with me. Clearly many people think that the show started out okay but quickly deteriorated into

I liked this show when it first started. I also liked Selena Gomez with her chubby cheeks and cute hair. Unfortunately neither lasted very

The show started out somewhat amusing but eventually deteriorated into a ridiculous and offensive series of absurd scenarios and unfunny

The jokes are not funny because they are all bad, pathetic

The absurd scenarios are all extremely force and contrived and unbelievable (even for a fantasy show). The family is always somehow responsible for saving the world as though there is something special about them (which has been repeatedly established is not the case because there are plenty of other often include flat out offensive scenarios in which the Russos (Alex specifically) do things that are basically crimes against

One example is when Alex "outsmarted" the dragon seller by switching their dog with that of another person at that the dog-show. Excuse me? In what universe is she a hero? She just kidnapped someone's dog! Did it not occur to her that the person might be heart-broken and crushed that their pet has vanished? Of course not; she only thinks about

Another example was when . turns Jenny Majorhealey from a 16-year-old girl into a a 40-year-old woman. First of all, where and how was she living for the past few months? Second, did it not occur to the writers that this is a stupid plot? Did they not think that Jenny's parents would have freaked out and searched the city for their missing daughter? Did they not think that this "innocent and funny" plot point is actually an Amber Alert and the stuff of Law and Order?

Another example is when Harper threw a slumber-part for girl-Max and had a bunch of girls from his school over. Magic went awry and the girls were turned into old men. What was the Russos' solution? To turn the girls into (talking) fruits! If that wasn't bad enough, Jerry actually had the audacity to indicate that he wanted to eat them! Excuse me? Are they actually condoning murder? Did it not occur to them that when a bunch of children suddenly go missing, there will be a search and big police hunt for them? Did it not occur to them that they will obviously first check the last place (the Russo residence) that the girls were known to be? Idiotic!

There have been numerous occasions in which they have actually killed someone or something, but because they usually do it in some stupid cutesy way with spell like turning them into stone and breaking it, or shrinking them and stomping on them, etc. it is somehow considered acceptable and a non-issue that they just took a

The writing is abhorrent. The show is clearly geared toward a teenage demographic, yet the spells and puns are extremely trite and the kind that only a three-year-old would find funny. All the plots are so contrived it is embarrassing; the projector is encased in a protective shield for no reason? Yeah, right. It became clear early on in the show that Alex would be the center of the show, but unlike switching the focus from Bart to Homer on The Simpsons, this was a poor choice. Every episode focuses on Alex in a ridiculous and annoyingly unrealistic way. It's not a surprise that they let Alex be the family wizard even though she by no means deserves it (or is qualified for it). That is just two more reasons that the show sucks so much: (1) it is extremely predictable, and (2) it sends bad messages like being studious and good are bad and make you lose, while being rude and irresponsible are "cool" and make you

Alex Russo is one of the most horrible characters in the history of television. To say that she is a bad role model is a compliment. She is rude, obnoxious, irresponsible, smarmy, lazy, selfish, self-centered, uneducated; illiterate; and stupid, unreliable, smug, arrogant, bossy, pushy, a bully, an underachiever, a cheater, and a liar, and does the bare minimum to get other to forgiver her until the next time she does something bad. For example, she purposely sabotaged Justin and Harper's friendship for her own selfish benefit. Another example is when she turned Justin and Zeke into puppets against their wills, again for her own selfish benefit. There is nothing redeeming about her and that she has been made the center of the show only serves to drag the whole program down. Impressionable children should not be exposed to her. Unfortunately the stupid writers keep making her out to be "cool" as though being bad is a good thing, which just makes the show all the more inappropriate, especially for impressionable young

In Alex vs. Alex (surprise, surprise, it is all about the crappiest Russo), Alex flat out admits to grand theft auto. In what world is stealing someone's car acceptable? This is supposed to be a Disney show for impressionable young children, not Shameless. David Henry did not even bother to appear in the (hopefully last ever)

As for Selena, like I said, I did like her at the beginning until I started noticing just how bad Alex was getting. Worse, her off-screen life got to be annoying too. She is extremely over-exposed and as overrated as Justin

At this point, it is incredibly irritating to watch Wizards or to see

Some people may complain that I used some "big" words that they don't understand. Well you don't have to be old or read a million books to know words; you just have to not be as stupid as Alex

Anyway, the show is over now (permanently, so stop begging for it to stay on), so we can all be forever done it with and everything to do with it. Good

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It was good, then it went downhill.

3.5

By Lyoko88, Mar 18, 2013

I loved Wizards of Waverly Place, when it 1st came out all the way until the movie in December of 2009. After the movie, this show went downhill. I mean the plot got complicated, all these new people and characters were added like Alex's werewolf boyfriend. The jokes became lame, they just lost there wizardy feel. It was great but then it went downhill.
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One of Disney Channel's finest.

9.5

By HelpMickeyMouse, Mar 09, 2013

This is a great show for the whole family. A show about three wizards in training dealing with common life issues in the mortal world. Alex is such a fun character because she is so funny. Selena Gomez really brings life to the character and it takes real talent to make an apathetic, micheivious troublemaker so charming and likable. Justin is the mature, responsible older brother who is kind of nerd, but tries hard to be cool. And Max is the hilarious, naive little brother whose always doing odd and random things. They live with their former-wizard dad, Jerry and their mortal mom, Theresa on Waverly Place. The children must have a wizard competition when they are older to see who will become the family wizard. Now, I know the concept is not very original, I mean 'magical people in the mortal world tying to keep their life a secret' thing has been done several times before. I know I've seen it. But this show gets by with it's great acting and original humor. The characters are interesting. The storylines are simple but effective and very well-written. So I think it's obvious why it won that Emmy. I enjoy this show so much that it bugs me that a lot of people say things about it like 'It's a ripoff of Harry Potter'; Yeah, I've heared that before. It's a show about wizards!!!... That's it; there is nothing that says that J.K. Rowling has any rights to be the only person to write about magic! The whole 'Wiz-Tech' thing is just a parody, everything else is just a coensidence that some people seem to overlook. Oh, I suppose just because Phineas and Ferb has some cultural refernces makes it a ripoff of family guy too. Hello, haven't you heared of the lawsuit Hannah Montana went though because somebody had already written a simulair story for a show? That's another thing, the people who make this show know how to make it fun and charming for people of all ages if they give it a chance. Hannah Montana is just overrated and makes itself look rediculous for an adult to watch, let alone any person in general who just sick of the franchise. At least the characters mature gracefully and realisticly in this show, and I can still have a good laugh. I'm not just a Wizards fan, I just know good kid's television. ;)moreless
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One of Disneys best shows!

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By Girlygirl24, Feb 03, 2013

This show is really good and im pretty suprised of some of the reviews! So this show is about Wizards Alex,Justin and max who train to become the best wizard but get caught up in many problems along the way. I really like this show and im suprised that many people think this show is boring! Its really good(my opnion) if i had to choose a favorite charecter it has to be Max! he NEVER fails to make me smile or laugh! I like Alex she can be selfish but deep(REALLY deep) she is actually nice,Justin is cool i like how his charecter is maturing in this season and hes becoming cooler(and cuter:P) All the charecters are good(i like them all) the comedy is really good and the writing is creative and all the actors are very good!!moreless
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WOWP- Sucks now?
I used to love Wizards of Waverly Place when I was 12, but now it sucks. I grew over that show. One day I was so bored that I watc...

By EllaGomez1, Apr 04, 2013

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The Wizards Return: Alex VS Alex - 2013 Special
It's actually happening! Wizards of Waverly Place is making a comeback to Disney Channel for a one hour special! I was excited to ...

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Wizards of Waverly Place Q&A
I'm preparing a Wizards fan fiction and would like to know a few things:the ages of Justin, Alex and Maxwhat city is the series oc...

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Dear J.K Rowling
The very end of the wizard seris come, and so did some of the stuff from your Fourth Book. Cedric and Justin both got caught on so...

By Nerdnot, Jan 12, 2012

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Which character(s) would have liked to see in more stories?
I think TJ Taylor would have been a great balance for Alex.

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