8.3/10491 votesLoading...#1 - Who Will Be the Family Wizard?
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10226 votesLoading...#2 - Family Game Night
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2009
Alex uses a spell to switch brains with Harper, but she keeps on getting the spell wrong, including accidentally leaving Harper with no brain.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: N/A
7.8/10229 votesLoading...#3 - Wizards vs. Vampires on Waverly Place
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 7/24/2009
When a vampire family opens a deli down the street, Justin falls for their daughter!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10292 votesLoading...#4 - Wizards vs. Werewolves
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/2010
Justin and Max continue to search for Juliet. Meanwhile, Mason and Alex continue dating but Mason keeps running away from Alex before the evening. She becomes suspicious and follows him one night. Alex and Harper discover that Mason is actually a werewolf.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10238 votesLoading...#5 - Harper Knows
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2008
Alex tries to avoid running into Harper at the annual Comic-Con type convention in order to protect her wizard secret but winds up revealing the truth after Harper takes a spin in Alex’s power laden Battle Diva costume. Meanwhile, Justin and Max work alongside Hugh Normous and the Emergency Wizards to make sure other wizards don’t perform any real magic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10207 votesLoading...#6 - Wizards Exposed
Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 10/10/2010
The Russo family's lives might be in jeopardy when a secret government agency suspects that they're wizards.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: Richard Goodman
7.7/10224 votesLoading...#7 - Wizards vs. Angels
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/18/2011
Alex discovers that Rosie isn't what she seems, and is tricking Justin into doing evil. With the help of angel-in-training Tina, she tries to defeat the plans of the dark angel Gorog. Harper forces Maxine to have a slumber party so that she can live vicariously through her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10218 votesLoading...#8 - Rock Around the Clock
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 11/4/2011
The family goes back in time to try and save their lair.
Director: Guy Distad
Writer: Robert Boesel
7.6/10279 votesLoading...#9 - Quinceañera
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/10/2008
It is Alex's 15th birthday and she uses the switching spell to avoid being in her Quinceanera. Justin and Max have to learn how to dance for Alex's party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10228 votesLoading...#10 - Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I)
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 7/17/2009
Justin wins an essay contest that allows him to go on the S.S. Tipton and meet London Tipton. Alex soon becomes friends with Bailey Pickett, and uses magic to bring Harper on-board. Max and Zack Martin compete against each other in many crazy challenges. The crossover continues on The Suite Life on Deck: S01E21 Double-crossed (II). It ends on Hannah Montana: S03E20 Super(stitious) Girl (III)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10246 votesLoading...#11 - Alex Tells the World
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2010
After the government has taken all the wizards away, Alex decides to reveal wizards to the world. The rest of the wizarding world doesn't exactly take well to it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10220 votesLoading...#12 - Future Harper
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2009
Alex helps Harper care for a famous designer's gown during fashion week, but she accidentally ruins it. In order to repair the gown, she must use magic to fix things.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: N/A
7.5/10196 votesLoading...#13 - Justin's New Girlfriend
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2009
When Alex, Harper and Justin are accidentally transported into a silent movie, Justin and Harper begin to recognize a closer bond between them. Things heat up at the restaurant when Theresa and Jerry begin arguing about who has the more difficult job. To determine who's right, the two switch places.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10213 votesLoading...#14 - Wizards vs. Vampires: Tasty Bites
Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 7/31/2009
Justin's new vampire girlfriend Juliet gets the Russos to change their lifestyle by adding healthy foods and exercise. However Alex is concerned about Juliet's true intentions for Justin when she discovers that vampires like the taste of healthy blood.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
7.5/10197 votesLoading...#15 - Wizards vs. Everything
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 10/28/2011
After Dexter reveals himself as Gorog, the angel of darkness, he turns Felix evil in order to use his powerful wand to take over the Wizard World. Alex, Justin and Max learn from Professor Crumbs that they must use their wizard powers together to defeat Gorog and the dark side.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10281 votesLoading...#16 - Justin's Little Sister
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2008
Alex hates being compared to her older brother, Justin, so she asks a genie to remove the resemblences.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10219 votesLoading...#17 - Make it Happen
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/2009
When Mr. Stuffleby, a wizard guidance counselor, informs the kids that they must have a viable profession to fall back on in the event that they don't become wizards, Max chooses to become a street magician while Alex and Justin decide to form a band. They all test their skills by hosting a Waverly After Dark performance at the Sub Station.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: N/A
7.3/10407 votesLoading...#18 - 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.
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Writer: N/A
7.3/10314 votesLoading...#19 - Movies
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2007
Justin does not let Alex into an R-Rated movie, so she uses magic to get in. However, she may accidentally get into the film, too.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
7.3/10292 votesLoading...#20 - Wizard School (1)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/2008
Alex and Justin go to a summer school for wizards and Alex has a hard time fitting in. Back at home, Jerry and Max try to prove their manhood.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
7.3/10271 votesLoading...#21 - Art Museum Piece
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/31/2008
Alex wants an easier way to complete her Art History assignment, so she brings historical masterpieces to life to help her complete her worksheet. Meanwhile, Jerry and Max use a spell to play football in the house, which turns out badly.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Gigi McCreery, Perry Rein
7.3/10206 votesLoading...#22 - Retest
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 8/21/2009
Jerry and his siblings, Kelbo and Megan (Jerry revealed to the kids they have an aunt), need to retake the Wizard test that, in their teen years, determined who got to keep their powers. When Alex, Justin and Max see how competitive the contest gets, they realize the same test could eventually tear their family apart as well.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd J. Greenwald
7.3/10207 votesLoading...#23 - Three Maxes and a Little Lady
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/7/2011
Alex joins Justin's wizard class to try to move up in the competition. Max joins a sophisticated wizard society. They suggest he move the wizard competition up and he moves it to a few days away. Max quits the society because he finds out that they are taking advantage of him. Alex and Justin transform into Max in an attempt to change the date of the family wizard competition back to it's original date and succeed. In the end of the episode they accidentally turn Max indefinitely into a little girl.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10183 votesLoading...#24 - Zeke Finds Out
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2011
Zeke seeks magic as a new hobby, and when Alex impulsively and secretly assists in one of his routines, he begins to suspect that he himself might be a wizard, and consoles Harper about this, forcing her to convince Alex to either expose the truth about wizardry to him, or she will.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10197 votesLoading...#25 - Misfortune at the Beach
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 7/24/2011
The Russos visit the beach and come across Zelzar, a fortune-telling machine that Jerry warns the kids will give wizards real fortunes. Alex receives a seemingly lethal fortune, causing the kids to bargain with Zelzar in order to change her fate.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place
Every episode of Wizards of Waverly Place ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & FantasyKids
Network:Disney Channel
Best Episodes Summary
"Who Will Be the Family Wizard?" is the best rated episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place". It scored 8.3/10 based on 491 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/6/2012. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Family Game Night".