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"Hugh's Not Normous" is the eighteenth episode of Season 2 of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the thirty-ninth overall of the 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, who soon come over to the Russo-residence to meet in person. Mr. and Mrs. Finemore make it clear that they've always loved him and that the main reason they gave him up for adoption was to give him a better life, as they weren't financially stable enough to have been able to give him a proper upbringing. Hugh, happy to have finally met his biological parents, is moved by their story and is excited to finally get to know them. During the meeting:
- Hugh discovers that, physically, he takes after Lou -- but one thing he inherited from Mary Lou is her fear of crickets/grasshoppers.
- One noticeable difference between Hugh and his birth parents is that, while Hugh might not be a giant like his adoptive parents, he's noticeably taller in height compared to 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.
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
Guest Starring[]
- Josh Sussman as Hugh Normous
- Clarinda Ross as Cathy Normous
- Lee Reherman as Doug Normous
- Christopher Neiman as Stu Fineman
- Rose Abdoo as Mary Lou Fineman
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.
- Hugh and his biological mother, Mary Lou, suffer from orthopterophobia (a fear of crickets and grasshoppers).
| Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Episodes |
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| Season 1 |
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| Everything is Not What it Seems • Mortal Vibes Only • Saved by the Spell • Something Wizard This Way Comes • Wizards Just Wand to Have Fun • The Legend of Creepy Follows • We're Gonna Need a Bigger Float • You Can't Handle the Tooth! • Wiz-Taken Identity • Ain't Gnome Party Like a Wizard Party • Potions Eleven • Battle of the Wands • There's Something About the Russos • Ready Player Wand • Quest Birthday Ever! • While You Were Sleepcasting • Abraca-Disaster! • Hit Me With Your Best Bot • Raiders of the Locked Archive • When You Wish Upon a Squonk • Nigh is Now! |
| Season 2 |
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| Curse Me Baby One More Time • Ooze!...I Did it Again • Howdy with a Trance of Gumballs • Don't Go Changeling My Heart • Spells Like Halloween Spirit • Cruel Detentions • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Wizmas • Boogie and the Beast • The Wizard at the End of the World: Part One • The Wizard at the End of the World: Part Two |