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The Best Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place Season 2

Every episode of Wizards of Waverly Place Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & FantasyKids

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Smarty Pants" is the best rated episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" season 2. It scored 7/10 based on 254 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Beware Wolf".

  • Smarty Pants
    7.0/10254 votes

    #1 - Smarty Pants

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beware Wolf
    6.7/10242 votes

    #2 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Graphic Novel
    6.8/10237 votes

    #3 - 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.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: N/A

  • Racing
    7.0/10226 votes

    #4 - Racing

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: Justine Bateman

  • Alex's Brother Maximan
    6.8/10218 votes

    #5 - Alex's Brother Maximan

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saving Wiz Tech (1)
    7.2/10234 votes

    #6 - Saving Wiz Tech (1)

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saving Wiz Tech (2)
    7.2/10225 votes

    #7 - Saving Wiz Tech (2)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Harper Knows
    7.7/10239 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Taxi Dance
    6.9/10223 votes

    #9 - 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.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Cupid
    6.9/10213 votes

    #10 - Baby Cupid

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Make it Happen
    7.4/10220 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Fairy Tale
    6.8/10206 votes

    #12 - Fairy Tale

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2009

    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: N/A

  • Fashion Week
    7.1/10221 votes

    #13 - Fashion Week

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2009

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Helping Hand
    7.0/10210 votes

    #14 - Helping Hand

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2009

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

    Director: Bob Koherr

    Writer: N/A

  • Art Teacher
    7.2/10227 votes

    #15 - Art Teacher

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2009

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Future Harper
    7.5/10222 votes

    #16 - 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

  • Alex Does Good
    7.0/10210 votes

    #17 - Alex Does Good

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2009

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hugh's Not Normous
    6.6/10199 votes

    #18 - Hugh's Not Normous

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2009

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Rain on Justin's Parade - Earth
    7.1/10198 votes

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

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2009

    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: N/A

  • Family Game Night
    7.8/10229 votes

    #20 - 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

  • Justin's New Girlfriend
    7.5/10199 votes

    #21 - 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

  • My Tutor, Tutor
    7.2/10201 votes

    #22 - My Tutor, Tutor

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/2009

    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: N/A

  • Paint by Committee
    6.7/10188 votes

    #23 - Paint by Committee

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 6/26/2009

    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: N/A

  • Wizard For a Day
    6.9/10188 votes

    #24 - 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.

    Director: Bob Koherr

    Writer: N/A

  • Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I)
    7.6/10229 votes

    #25 - 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