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The Best Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place Season 2

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The Best Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place Season 2

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...

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  1. Background image for Smarty Pants
    7.0/10(268 votes)

    #1 - Smarty Pants

    S2:E1

    Alex and Harper enter an academic competition, but Alex wears "smarty pants" that give her all of the answers. At first it's great, but Alex soon realizes that her cheating doesn't allow Harper to shine. Meanwhile, Max tries to con everybody at school into buying his water bottles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Beware Wolf
    6.7/10(255 votes)

    #2 - Beware Wolf

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Graphic Novel
    6.8/10(253 votes)

    #3 - Graphic Novel

    S2:E3

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Racing
    7.0/10(237 votes)

    #4 - Racing

    S2:E4

    Alex uses the restoration and upcoming race of Jerry's junky old car as an opportunity to develop her relationship with her "gear head" crush, Dean. Meanwhile, Max orders a mind-reading kit.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Alex's Brother Maximan
    6.8/10(228 votes)

    #5 - Alex's Brother Maximan

    S2:E5

    The kids fail at their group magic project, so Jerry devises a plan that will force them to work together. Now Alex must wrestle with sacrificing her first one-on-one date with Dean so that she and Justin can help Max's superhero, "Maximan," solve the crime and prove to Jerry that the siblings can work as a team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Saving Wiz Tech (1)
    7.1/10(245 votes)

    #6 - Saving Wiz Tech (1)

    S2:E6

    Wiz Tech is forced to close, and the Russo's must take in Professor Crumbs and fellow student Ronald, who quickly develops a magical connection with Alex. Max teaches Professor Crumbs how to assimilate into the mortal world and Justin saves the day by finding the solution to reopen Wiz Tech.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Saving Wiz Tech (2)
    7.1/10(238 votes)

    #7 - Saving Wiz Tech (2)

    S2:E7

    After enrolling in Wiz Tech, Alex realizes her new crush, Ronald, has kidnapped her former crush, Dean. Max and Professor Crumbs join forces to become a dynamic duo, and Justin and Alex must team up to save Wiz Tech from falling into the hands of Ronald and his evil father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Harper Knows
    7.7/10(250 votes)

    #8 - Harper Knows

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Taxi Dance
    6.9/10(235 votes)

    #9 - Taxi Dance

    S2:E9

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Baby Cupid
    6.9/10(224 votes)

    #10 - Baby Cupid

    S2:E10

    Alex gets Cupid to help her parents after an argument, but will Cupid cause more trouble than he solves? After being hit by Cupid's arrow, Justin falls in love with Harper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Make it Happen
    7.4/10(228 votes)

    #11 - Make it Happen

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Fairy Tale
    6.8/10(215 votes)

    #12 - Fairy Tale

    S2:E12

    Alex gets the lead as Tinkerbell in the school's production of Peter Pan but doesn't want the part. So when she enlists the help of a real fairy to sub in and play the part, it causes the production to get out of control and the play is not necessarily performed in the same way as the traditional Peter Pan fairytale!

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Fashion Week
    7.1/10(229 votes)

    #13 - Fashion Week

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Helping Hand
    7.0/10(219 votes)

    #14 - Helping Hand

    S2:E14

    When Justin invents a helping hand, Alex wears it out by getting it to do her chores.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Art Teacher
    7.1/10(238 votes)

    #15 - Art Teacher

    S2:E15

    Max makes up a disease to get out of gym class. Meanwhile, Alex finds out her art teacher is a 16-year-old girl, and turns her back. This results in art, Alex's best subject, being canceled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Future Harper
    7.5/10(234 votes)

    #16 - Future Harper

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Alex Does Good
    6.9/10(222 votes)

    #17 - Alex Does Good

    S2:E17

    After skipping class, the principal places Alex in a "happy helpers" club, however she soon finds out what truly makes the helpers happy. Max's attempt to impress a girl backfires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Hugh's Not Normous
    6.6/10(212 votes)

    #18 - Hugh's Not Normous

    S2:E18

    Alex tries to help Hugh find his birth parent's after he finds out he is adopted. Meanwhile, Max's plan to get revenge on Alex backfires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Don't Rain on Justin's Parade - Earth
    7.1/10(211 votes)

    #19 - Don't Rain on Justin's Parade - Earth

    S2:E19

    Justin decides to use magic to change the weather, but when Mother Nature finds out about it, she begins to cause weather trouble for Justin.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Family Game Night
    7.8/10(245 votes)

    #20 - Family Game Night

    S2:E20

    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:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Justin's New Girlfriend
    7.5/10(212 votes)

    #21 - Justin's New Girlfriend

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for My Tutor, Tutor
    7.1/10(214 votes)

    #22 - My Tutor, Tutor

    S2:E22

    Alex and Justin bond with Max's new tutor and scheme to get her a permanent job with the family, but the plan involves Max failing a test. In the end they relize that Max's tutor is just an elf that's why they have been bonding with her.

    Director:David DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Paint by Committee
    6.7/10(204 votes)

    #23 - Paint by Committee

    S2:E23

    Alex is selected to paint the school's mural, which she is very excited about. However, after using magic to make the mural, she ends up messing up her own artistic ideas.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Wizard For a Day
    6.9/10(202 votes)

    #24 - Wizard For a Day

    S2:E24

    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.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I)
    7.6/10(242 votes)

    #25 - Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I)

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Smarty Pants" is the best rated episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" season 2. It scored 7/10 based on 268 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Beware Wolf".