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The Worst Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place

Every episode of Wizards of Waverly Place ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place!

The Worst 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...

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  1. Background image for Dad's Buggin' Out
    5.9/10(188 votes)

    #1 - Dad's Buggin' Out

    S3:E18

    After Jerry is bitten by a bug from the wizard world he is transformed into a giant bug himself. Meanwhile, Harper joins the Alien Language League Zeke and Justin are in and they hold the annual banquet at the Sub Station.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Eat to the Beat
    6.1/10(211 votes)

    #2 - Eat to the Beat

    S3:E13

    After Harper's lunchtime Shakespeare impressions are a total bust, Alex and Stevie ask Justin to hire a rock band to play at lunchtime. Justin agrees, feeling that he owes Stevie since she got him elected to become Student Body President.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Magic Unmasked
    6.1/10(184 votes)

    #3 - Magic Unmasked

    S4:E12

    Alex encourages retired wrestler Muy Macho, her childhood hero, to return to the ring. Meanwhile, Zeke makes plans to wrestle Macho by persuading Justin to use his magic to turn him into a contender.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Wizards vs. Finkles
    6.3/10(181 votes)

    #4 - Wizards vs. Finkles

    S3:E23

    Harper and Alex join Harper's parents in a signing act. But Alex finds out it is a lot of working and wants to go home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Captain Jim Bob Sherwood
    6.4/10(175 votes)

    #5 - Captain Jim Bob Sherwood

    S3:E22

    Justin and Alex are chosen to 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Beast Tamer
    6.4/10(184 votes)

    #6 - Beast Tamer

    S4:E14

    When Mason ignores Alex's invitation to the Beast Bowl so he can work on an anniversary gift, Alex decides to go anyway and she meets a boy named Chase.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Hugh's Not Normous
    6.5/10(212 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for Western Show
    6.5/10(184 votes)

    #8 - Western Show

    S3:E16

    When the school's superintendant fires Mr. Laritate because of Alex, Mr. Laritate gets a job at a western place. When the school hires a strict new principal, Alex transports Mr. Laritate back to the Old West in an attempt to show him that it's not what he thought it was and make him want to come back to Tribeca Prep.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Pop Me and We Both Go Down
    6.6/10(322 votes)

    #9 - Pop Me and We Both Go Down

    S1:E10

    Justin gets a zit before his prom date with a junior, and to make matters worse, Alex accidentally animates it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Curb Your Dragon
    6.7/10(302 votes)

    #10 - Curb Your Dragon

    S1:E8

    Justin learns that his new pet beagle is actually a magical dragon. To his dismay, someone else claims the "dog" and enters it in a local canine competition.

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

    #11 - 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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  13. Background image for Paint by Committee
    6.7/10(204 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Alex Russo, Matchmaker?
    6.7/10(176 votes)

    #13 - Alex Russo, Matchmaker?

    S3:E20

    Alex sets up Harper on a date with Justin's best friend Zeke, but the relationship doesn't go as she planned. Meanwhile, Justin prepares a project for a science fair.

    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Uncle Ernesto
    6.7/10(193 votes)

    #14 - Uncle Ernesto

    S3:E25

    Wilmer Valderrama guest stars on Wizards of Waverly Place in the episode 'Uncle Ernesto'. Uncle Ernesto has no idea that the Russo's have magic abilities, so they promise a magic free night so that he can come over for a birthday dinner. Meanwhile, the kids get a magical chicken that can tell them the answer to anything. They ask it the age-old question, "Which one of us is going to win the wizard competition?" But when the chicken runs amuck, they have to catch it before he lays the answer and Uncle Ernesto finds out about magic.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Daddy's Little Girl
    6.7/10(212 votes)

    #15 - Daddy's Little Girl

    S4:E6

    Max, now Maxine, has become the center of Jerry and Teresa's attention, leading Alex to become jealous. Justin takes Maxine to karate class. Harper tries to keep Zeke away from the Russos in order to avoid having to explain Max being replaced by Maxine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Meet the Werewolves
    6.7/10(199 votes)

    #16 - Meet the Werewolves

    S4:E13

    Mason tries to hide the truth about his parents from Alex, and about Alex from his parents. Max makes his parents' food taste like kid food in order to make it taste good, but it has adverse effects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Ghost Roommate
    6.7/10(194 votes)

    #17 - Ghost Roommate

    S4:E22

    Alex and Harper find an extra roommate, Lucy, to help with their living expenses. Lucy is heartbroken over the loss of her previous boyfriend over the Bermuda Triangle, so they try to cheer her up by finding her a new boyfriend. Zeke's mail-order robot finally arrives, only for him to suspect it's evil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for New Employee
    6.8/10(339 votes)

    #18 - New Employee

    S1:E4

    After Harper is hired at the sub station, Alex uses magic to help Harper overcome her clumsiness, which eventually backfires on Alex. A whiz kid is upset for losing business when Justin starts a tutorial service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Alex  in the Middle
    6.8/10(271 votes)

    #19 - Alex in the Middle

    S1:E16

    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.

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

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Alex's Brother Maximan
    6.8/10(229 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Fairy Tale
    6.8/10(215 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Franken Girl
    6.8/10(231 votes)

    #23 - Franken Girl

    S3:E1

    Justin becomes fed up with Alex constantly going through his stuff and creates a female monster to guard his room and to think like Alex. However Justin's plan backfires when the monster and Alex become fast friends.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Halloween
    6.8/10(226 votes)

    #24 - Halloween

    S3:E2

    The Russo family comes together to create the scariest haunted house ever for Halloween.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Marathoner Harper
    6.8/10(203 votes)

    #25 - Marathoner Harper

    S3:E7

    After Alex uses magic to help Harper win a marathon, she recreates the activities for her friend, so a very upset Harper can win on her own. Meanwhile, Justin decides to enter the marathon to win the first athletic trophy for the Russo family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dad's Buggin' Out" is the worst rated episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place". It scored 5.9/10 based on 188 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/4/2010. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Eat to the Beat".