The BEST episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place

Every episode of Wizards of Waverly Place ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place!

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. But when they turn 18, only one will be deemed worthy enough to become the family wizard.

Last Updated: 2/24/2024Network: Disney ChannelStatus: Ended
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Who Will Be the Family Wizard? (2)
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10.00
1 votes

#1 - Who Will Be the Family Wizard? (2)

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/6/2012

Alex, Justin and Max compete in a family game show to determine who will be the Russo family wizard!

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Alex's Choice
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8.67
153 votes

#2 - Alex's Choice

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2007

Gigi invites Harper to her annual tea party and Alex gets mad when she accepts. Alex learns that Gigi plans to embarrass Harper so she uses her magic to get back at Gigi.

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Three Monsters
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8.58
194 votes

#3 - Three Monsters

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2009

Justin is taking his Monster Hunting Course and finds out that Juliet and her vampire family are the monsters he has been looking for!

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Detention Election
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8.54
152 votes

#4 - Detention Election

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2010

Justin’s chances at becoming Student Body President are put in jeopardy after someone wallpapers Principal Laritate’s office with posters from Justin’s campaign and he is accused of masterminding the prank. Meanwhile, Alex befriends Stevie, a rebellious new girl in school, and Jerry, Max and Harper get stuck on a Ferris wheel during their trip to Coney Island.

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Future Harper
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8.44
126 votes

#5 - Future Harper

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2009

When the Russo kids discover that their lives are being exposed in the form of novels written by popular author H.J. Darling, they travel through the Inter-Wizard People Porter to confront her and learn that Ms. Darling is Harper from the future. Justin must then work to ensure that Alex remains friends with Harper to preserve the outcome of their futures.

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Dude Looks Like Shakira
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8.40
139 votes

#6 - Dude Looks Like Shakira

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/16/2010

Alex, Justin and Max are shocked to discover that international music sensation Shakira is actually their Uncle Kelbo, who has been abusing one of the Main Eleven Wizards Rules.

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Alex in the Middle
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8.38
133 votes

#7 - Alex in the Middle

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/15/2008

When Jerry's fun-loving brother comes for a visit, Alex tries to get him to be her magic teacher instead of her strict dad.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Alex
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8.35
92 votes

#8 - The Good, the Bad, and the Alex

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/7/2010

Alex discovers her friend Stevie is leading a wizard revolution. To the dismay of Justin and Harper, she decides to help Stevie with her quest to make sure no wizard ever has to give up their powers again.

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Graphic Novel
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8.35
133 votes

#9 - Graphic Novel

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2008

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.

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Who Will Be the Family Wizard? (1)
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8.34
82 votes

#10 - Who Will Be the Family Wizard? (1)

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/6/2012

During a dinner that Alex made for the family, Headmaster Crumbs visits to reveal that with this selfless act, the Russo children can finally have their family wizard competition.

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Cast-Away (To Another Show) (1)
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8.30
101 votes

#11 - Cast-Away (To Another Show) (1)

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/17/2009

The episode "Cast-Away (To Another Show)" is the first part of a three-way crossover that continues on The Suite Life on Deck and concludes on Hannah Montana. Justin takes Alex and Max on a cruise to Hawaii aboard the SS Tipton when he wins tickets. He pretends to be a doctor to impress London Tipton while Alex uses magic to bring Harper on the ship. During the cruise, Alex pulls a prank on Justin that turns him blue while Hannah Montana boards the ship to attend a concert in Hawaii, leading Cody to try and get tickets for himself and Bailey.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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Daddy's Little Girl
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8.27
169 votes

#12 - Daddy's Little Girl

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2011

With Max still a little girl, their parents pay more attention to Max (Maxine), and Alex becomes jealous. Justin takes Maxine to her (Max's) karate class and Maxine kicks Justin's butt. After the class, Alex decides to make Jerry's favorite sandwich in order to win his love back, but Maxine comes along with Justin, announcing that she beat Justin in karate, and Jerry immediately falls for her cuteness again. More jealous than ever, Alex comes back with Justin to Maxine's karate class with their parents, having a slight idea of knowing how to change Maxine back to Max. They cast spells on Maxine, Justin using the spell he used on Max that turned him into Maxine, and Alex using the reverse spell. Unfortunately, it only makes Maxine cuter, which makes her furious. Instead of going against the person she was supposed to, she demands that she kicks either Alex or Justin's butt. Justin goes against her, but seeing that he would lose, Alex casts a spell on Justin to make him a karate master. Too fast for Maxine, Justin beats her, and Maxine is hurt (physically). Jerry and Theresa rush to her side, caring for Maxine more than they care that Justin beat Maxine in karate. Justin leaves, and Alex leaves after him, heartbroken. Back at home, Jerry tells Alex that he fell for Maxine because she reminded him of Alex when she was little and they bond again. Meanwhile, Zeke thinks the Russos hate him, but really it was just Harper's alibi in order to keep him away from the Sub Station so as not to make him suspicious about Max's disappearance and Maxine's appearance.

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You Can't Always Get What You Carpet
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8.27
150 votes

#13 - You Can't Always Get What You Carpet

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2007

Alex finds her parents old magic carpet and convinces her dad to give her flying lessons.

Directors: Fred Savage
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Rock Around the Clock
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8.25
65 votes

#14 - Rock Around the Clock

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/4/2011

The Family goes back in time to try and save their lair.

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First Kiss
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8.18
228 votes

#15 - First Kiss

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2007

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.

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Wizards of Apartment 13B (1)
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8.16
69 votes

#16 - Wizards of Apartment 13B (1)

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/7/2011

Alex and Harper decide to move into an apartment together after finding and Ad. They soon learn that the Ad is for a Special, Secret 13th floor and learn it is for Wizard World creatures only. They decide to take the Apartment only to find Mason living there. Note: This is part 1 of a 4-part arc.

Wizard for a Day
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8.14
95 votes

#17 - Wizard for a Day

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/10/2009

Alex tries to outdo Justin by giving their dad Merlin's hat, which grants unlimited wishes for his birthday. When she thinks Jerry's wishes are too simple, she takes matters into her own hands, but is unprepared for the consequences, including a visit from an alien spaceship.

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Captain Jim Bob Sherwood
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8.12
83 votes

#18 - Captain Jim Bob Sherwood

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/23/2010

Justin and Alex are chosen create an issue of the Captain Jim Bob Sherwood comic book, with Justin writing the story and Alex doing the illustrations. But when they can't agree on their ideas, Alex uses magic and displaces Captain Jim Bob from the comic book, leaving him loose out in the city.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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Monster Hunter
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8.10
191 votes

#19 - Monster Hunter

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2009

When Justin completes his ten-thousandth spell, he signs up for a Monster Hunting class.

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Taxi Dance
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8.09
126 votes

#20 - Taxi Dance

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2008

Alex tries to save the taxi that she was born in. Meanwhile, Justin sets out to find his birthplace.

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Night at the Lazerama
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8.08
187 votes

#21 - Night at the Lazerama

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2009

Justin is summoned to track down a scary mummy as part of his monster hunting duties. He and Juliet set off to the museum to track the monster, but things take a turn for the worse when Justin and Juliet become trapped in the museum. Meanwhile, Alex tries to separate Max from his conscience after he starts excelling in his wizard studies.

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Doll House
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8.00
140 votes

#22 - Doll House

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2009

When Harper learns that her family is moving away, the Russos offer to let Harper live with them. While Alex and Harper clean out the basement to make room for Harper's stuff, Alex shrinks herself down to fit in her old doll house, but Jerry and Theresa give the doll house away to a little girl named Olive with Alex still in it.

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Beware Wolf
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7.99
136 votes

#23 - Beware Wolf

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2008

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.

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Wizards Unleashed
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7.97
180 votes

#24 - Wizards Unleashed

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/1/2010

While watching a news broadcast, Alex discovers that Mason (in wolf form) is in the Poconos Mountains trapped by country wizards. The country wizards will only give back Mason if Alex trades them their portal. Alex then discovers that the country wizards have turned Mason into a half wolf form. But can she live to be with Mason like this without being embarrassed by him?

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Alex Charms a Boy
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7.97
191 votes

#25 - Alex Charms a Boy

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2010

Alex starts to date Mason, a transfer student from England. He is perfect in very way with the exception of his view of art. In order to make him a better artist, Alex takes matters into her own hands by putting a spell on him.

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