Wizards of Waverly Place

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Wizards of Waverly PlaceFormat Created by Starring Opening theme Country of origin Language(s) No. of seasons No. of episodes ProductionExecutive
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Title card
Children's TV series
Sitcom
Todd J. Greenwald
Selena Gomez
David Henrie
Jake T. Austin
Jennifer Stone
Maria Canals Barrera
David DeLuise
"Everything is Not What it Seems"by Selena Gomez
United States
English
1
11 as of February 10, 2008. 22 produced. (List of episodes)
Todd J. Greenwald
Peter Murrieta
22 min. approx.
Disney Channel
October 12, 2007 – present
Wizards of Waverly Place is a live-action Disney Channel Original Series which premiered on October 12, 2007 on Disney Channel,[1] The series focuses on the three Russo children who on the surface seem to be normal teens, but are actually wizards in training.

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[edit] Premise

The show centers upon Alex Russo, her older brother Justin, and younger brother Max who live double lives; on the outside, they appear to be normal kids, though in secret, they are young wizards in training. The three live with their stern and disciplinarian of a father, Jerry, and their eccentric mother, Theresa. Alex often gets into trouble by disobeying her parents, and learns lessons and morals that teach span among friends, family, and school.

[edit] Cast

The Russo family

[edit] Casting

Gomez, Austin, Henrie and Canals have all had roles in other Disney Channel series. The writers originally struggled with naming the characters; there were originally supposed to be two siblings: Jordan (later Justin) and Julia (later Brooke, then Alex), but that was changed after Austin was hired.[citation needed] Alexa Nikolas considered the role of Alex but Gomez won the part.[citation needed] Bailey Grace has been in one episode that has not been shown yet. She plays Alex's friend.

[edit] Recurring characters

  • Amanda (Amanda Tepe) is the recurring character with the most appearances. She appears in almost every episode playing a random character who speaks with a bored, monotone drawl. Jobs she has held include: department store manager, waitress, frozen yogurt store manager, hotel maitre'd, and security guard. .
  • Gertrude "Gigi" Hollingsworth (Skyler Samuels) is Alex's rival. She has tried to embarrass Alex since they were in kindergarten when she spilled juice on her mat during nap time and said she had an accident, and ever since has spilled something on the floor and saying she had another. In the episode "Crazy Ten Minute Sale" Alex bumped in to Gigi who bumped in to an old lady who had juice and spilled on the floor and the front of her skirt.
  • Miranda Hampson (Lucy Hale) is Justin's Gothic girlfriend. She likes Justin very much because according to Alex she "brightens from tragic to gloomy when they're together" and wants to kiss him. She is very fond of the color black. Miranda also hates corporate America.
  • Frankie (Paulie Litt) is Justin's rival. He seems to have a crush on Alex, and he is often seen scamming Justin. Although just a child, Frankie seems to have the personality of an old time Italian gangster.
Frankie's description is similar to Stanley from That's So Raven, and Rico from Hannah Montana, as Stanley scamming Eddie, and Cory, Rico scamming Jackson, and Oliver, and Frankie scamming Justin, and they also having a crush on the female main characters like Stanley having a crush on Raven, Rico having a crush on Miley, and Frankie having a crush on Alex.
Cast Character EpisodesSeason 1
Amanda Tepe Various 7
Lucy Hale Miranda 2
Brian Kubach Riley 2
Skyler Samuels Gigi 2
Heather Trzyna Wannabe #1 2
Paulie Litt Joey/Frankie/The Answer Man 2
Wayne Federman Mr. Kaminsky 1
Bryant Johnson Matt 1
Jack Plotnick Pocket Elf 1
Daryl Sabara T.J. Taylor 1
Kelsey Sanders Wannabe #2 1
Jim Wise Mr. Malone 1

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Wizards of Waverly Place episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 11 October 12, 2007 TBA

[edit] Spells

  • Cashmeris Appearis- Brings a cashmere sweater to the spell-caster's body.
  • Macreary Timereary- This spell is used to rewind time. Seen in the episode First Kiss.
  • Murietta Animata- Animates a certain object if imagined with arms and legs. Seen in the episode Pop Me and We All Go Down.

[edit] Production

iTunes released the pilot episode as a free download on October 5, 2007, and on October 12, 2007 iTunes required it to be purchased. It first aired in Canada on October 26, 2007, airing on Family Channel, and first aired on Disney Channel UK on November 3, 2007. On its premiere night, it received 5.93 million viewers.[2]Wizards of Waverly Place is the first Disney sitcom to feature simple computer-generated imagery such as superimposing[citation needed], though a season 1 episode of Hannah Montana called "Miley Get Your Gum" uses computer-generated imagery when Hannah blows a licorice gum bubble at Oliver.
The tag line in advertisements is "They've got the power!" and "Being a teenager can be tricky."
It was one of the many shows affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. Just shortly after the show's premiere, the writing was halted due to the strike.[3]

[edit] Theme Song

The theme song is "Everything is Not What it Seems" performed by Selena Gomez and features the cast in a Computer-generated imagery background.

[edit] Settings

The show is primarily set on the Waverly Place street in Manhattan.
  • The Waverly Sub Station is the Russo Family's sandwich shop. All 3 kids work there and hang out. It has a resemblance of a typical New York City Subway station.
  • The Magic Lair is where the Russo kids have magic class with their father. It is conveniently right behind the freezer at the Waverly Sub Station, the family's sandwich shop.
  • The Russo Household is where the Russo family lives. It's also connected to the magic lair and the sub station.
  • School is the school that Max, Justin, Alex, and their friends attend.
  • Waverly Place is outside of the Waverly Sub Station.In the show, it is shot as a pedestrian only road, whereas the real Waverly Place is a road to serve automobiles and pedestrians.
  • Gurt Barn is a frozen yogurt shop where Harper worked when she quit working at the Sub Station.
  • Suburban Outfitters is a place where the crazy 10 minute sale occurred.
  • Hotel "Fleur-de-Vla De-Vla Flu-Fla De-Vra" is the hotel where Gigi had her "loser tea." The name is presumed to be French.

[edit] Pop Culture references

  • In the pilot episode, Max mentions he is practicing for the new reality show, Dancing with my Sister; clearly, its a take-off of Dancing with the Stars.
  • In Alex and Harper's "funky junky hat" song, one portion mentions Keira Knightley.
  • Similar to "That '70s Show", in between scenes, the three main cast members are seen jumping up and down or dancing on the screen.
  • "Edgebonoutoosis" is a reference to The Edge, Bono, and their band U2.
  • In the theme song, the scene were Justin Russo is in the bathroom there is a picture of his parents that moves making reference to the pictures in Harry Potter.
  • In the episode "Curb Your Dragon", Alex mentions a store called "Abercrombie and Witch" which is a parody of the real life store, Abercrombie and Fitch.
  • In the episode "Crazy 10 Minute Sale" the store is called "Suburban Outfitters", which is a parody of the real store Urban Outfitters
  • In the episode "Crazy 10 Minute Sale" Max receives a wand called a Wii Wand. Justin comments that it has a safety strap, but Max didn't use it and accidentally threw the wand, a reference to the incidents with the Wii Remote that people accidentally threw.
  • Max has been seeing playing a Nintendo DS in a few episodes.

[edit] Running Gags

  • Jerry and Alex Russo often stumble upon words before exclaiming one word loudly when they feel strong emotions.
  • Amanda can usually be found working anywhere the characters visit and talks with a boring, unenthusiastic voice.
  • Alex will usually take money from Justin and her dad, a gag also shown on TEENick's iCarly.

[edit] International release

Wizards of Waverly Place is broadcast on the following stations around the world:
Region Network(s) Series premiere
United States Disney Channel October 12, 2007
Canada Family Channel October 26, 2007
United Kingdom Disney Channel UK November 3, 2007
France Disney Channel France January 22, 2008
Italy Disney Channel Italia January 26, 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ Disney Channel Media Net (September 6, 2007). "Premier of Kids and Family Sitcom "Wizards of Waverly Place" ... "Friday, October 12 on Disney Channel"". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-20. “premiere episode, "Crazy Ten Minute Sale,"”
  2. ^ Top Ratings
  3. ^ http://hollywoodstrike.blogspot.com/2007/11/wga-strike-updated-strike-affected-show.html

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