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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!

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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

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#1 Fan Favorite
9.2/10(12 votes)
#1 - Smarty Pants
S2:E19/12/2008
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:Unknown
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9.1/10(10 votes)
#2 - Beware Wolf
S2:E29/21/2008
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(12 votes)
#3 - Graphic Novel
S2:E310/5/2008
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:Unknown
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Director:Mark Cendrowski
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(10 votes)
#4 - Racing
S2:E410/12/2008
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:Unknown
Writer:Justine Bateman
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Justine Bateman
9.0/10(10 votes)
#5 - Alex's Brother Maximan
S2:E510/19/2008
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(11 votes)
#6 - Saving Wiz Tech (1)
S2:E610/26/2008
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:Unknown
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The 20 BEST Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place

8.9/10(12 votes)
#7 - Saving Wiz Tech (2)
S2:E710/26/2008
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:Unknown
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9.1/10(10 votes)
#8 - Harper Knows
S2:E811/23/2008
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:Unknown
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8.9/10(12 votes)
#9 - Taxi Dance
S2:E912/7/2008
Alex tries to save the taxi that she was born in. Meanwhile, Justin sets out to find his birthplace.
Director:Mark Cendrowski
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Mark Cendrowski
Writer:Unknown
9.2/10(10 votes)
#10 - Baby Cupid
S2:E1012/14/2008
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:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.1/10(10 votes)
#11 - Make it Happen
S2:E111/1/2009
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(11 votes)
#12 - Fairy Tale
S2:E121/25/2009
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:Unknown
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9.2/10(8 votes)
#13 - Fashion Week
S2:E132/15/2009
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(10 votes)
#14 - Helping Hand
S2:E142/16/2009
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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9.2/10(10 votes)
#15 - Art Teacher
S2:E153/1/2009
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:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(11 votes)
#16 - Future Harper
S2:E163/15/2009
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:Unknown
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8.9/10(10 votes)
#17 - Alex Does Good
S2:E174/5/2009
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.
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8.8/10(12 votes)
#18 - Hugh's Not Normous
S2:E184/12/2009
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(12 votes)
#19 - Don't Rain on Justin's Parade - Earth
S2:E194/19/2009
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:Unknown
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9.0/10(10 votes)
#20 - Family Game Night
S2:E204/26/2009
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:Unknown
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9.2/10(10 votes)
#21 - Justin's New Girlfriend
S2:E215/2/2009
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:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.9/10(12 votes)
#22 - My Tutor, Tutor
S2:E225/29/2009
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:Unknown
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Director:David DeLuise
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9.0/10(12 votes)
#23 - Paint by Committee
S2:E236/26/2009
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:Unknown
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9.2/10(11 votes)
#24 - Wizard For a Day
S2:E247/10/2009
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
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9.5/10(11 votes)
#25 - Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I)
S2:E257/17/2009
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)
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Smarty Pants" is the best rated episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" season 2. It scored 9.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Beware Wolf".