"Dad's Buggin' Out" is the eighteenth episode of Season 3 of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the sixty-ninth overall of the series. It first aired on June 4, 2010.
Summary[]
Justin wants to have a good senior year moment where he can win the school's Lifetime Achievement Award and hosts a banquet at the Sub Station. Students at school, however, only decide to attend there because of Joey the Crepe Kid. Meanwhile, Alex leaves the portal door open, and a Wizard Bug comes in, biting Jerry and turning him into a giant cockroach. When it's time for Justin's Alien Language League banquet, Joey leaves the Sub Station in disgust after seeing Jerry.
In order to save the banquet, Theresa makes new Crepes, but Jerry vomits acid on them and slurps them up. Alex comes up with a plan to showcase Jerry as an alien bug from a distant planet who came to Earth just for the Alien Language League banquet and presents Justin with his Lifetime Achievement Award. In the end, the students leave while Theresa makes biscuits and corn for Alex. Justin thanks Alex during his speech and is glad that he won a huge award, only for Jerry to regurgitate acid on the trophy and dissolve it.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
- David Henrie as Justin Russo
- Jake T. Austin as Max Russo
- Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle
- Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo
- David DeLuise as Jerry Russo
Recurring Cast[]
- Dan Benson as Zeke Beakerman
- Al Madrigal as Pocket Elf
- Rachel Cannon as Flutter
- Michael Monken as MacGruder
- Paulie Litt as Joey, the Crepe Kid
Trivia[]
- The trophy is the same from the marathon in Marathoner Harper and from the science fair in Alex Russo, Matchmaker?.
- The pocket elf from I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain and Flutter The Fairy make a cameo in this episode.
- The bellboy outfit Harper wears at school looks a lot like Esteban's uniform from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- Harper now appears in every episode starting with this one. Therefore, Season 4 is the only season she appears in every episode.