“Hugh's Not Normous” |
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| Season 2, Episode 18 | |
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April 12, 2009 |
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Ken Ceizler |
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"Hugh's Not Normous" is the eighteenth episode of season two of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the thirty-ninth of the overall series. It first aired on April 12, 2009.
Synopsis[]
After being confronted about her selfish and self-centered behavior, Alex decides to do something nice for once by helping Hugh locate his biological parents—Hugh explains that he's always known that he was adopted, but had always assumed that his biological parents were giants as well until learning that he's just regular-sized boy.
In the end, Hugh's biological parents turn out to be a married couple named Lou and Mary Lou Finemore—after meeting in person, Hugh's biological parents assure Hugh that they've always loved him and that pretty much the entire reason that they gave him up for adoption was so that he could have a better life. Mr. and Mrs. Finemore elaborate by explaining that they don't have a lot of money and felt that they wouldn't have been able to give him a proper upbringing, so they gave him up for adoption so that he could be adopted by a family that would be able to provide for him. Hugh's very moved by their story and is happy to finally meet his biological parents--during their interactions, Hugh that he primarily takes after Lou in his physical-appearance while inheriting Mary Lou's orthopterophobia (a fear of crickets/grasshoppers). One thing that Hugh and his biological parents take note of is that, despite being "regular sized," Hugh's noticeably taller than both Lou and Mary Lou, with Lou jokingly stating that Hugh's a "giant" compared to him and Mary Lou.
After Hugh decides to introduce his biological parents to his adoptive parents, Hugh and the Finemores thank Alex for reuniting them and Hugh says that what Alex did was the nicest thing anyone's ever done for him.
Production Notes[]
Spells[]
- Put on a show, let's let Hugh know what it's like to grow — shrinks a room.
- Roomius Fixus — fixes a room.
Trivia[]
- The family history leaf says Jerry's father's name is Duke; however, it is later revealed to be Hank.
- Justin and Alex's exchange about the ruckus is actually dialogued from the 1985 John Hughes film "The Breakfast Club".
- This is the ninth episode to be titled after a character, in this case it's Hugh.
- It is revealed that Max has a thinking face.
Cast[]
Regulars:
- 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:
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