Monster Hunter

“Monster Hunter”
Season 3, Episode 3
Air date	October 23, 2009
Writer	Richard Goodman
Director	Bob Koherr
Episode Chronology
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"Monster Hunter" is the third episode of season three of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the 54th of the overall series. It first aired on October 23, 2009.

Overview

Justin signs up for Monster Hunting, after he masters his last spell, to complete his wizard training, so knowing Justin could become the full wizard makes Alex study and then she and Harper creates songs to remember spells as Justin does.

Max performs a spell that separates his conscience from himself. Then, he performs another spell to make monster go over NYC area to sabotage Justin's training even though his conscience tells him not to. Later, Alex, Max and his conscience goes help Justin with the monsters and Alex performs two spells successfully and save Justin.

Production Notes

Magic Lesson

Thin Man spell

• Incantation: Hair frizzy, don't have a tizzy, thin lizzy
• Description: Makes you really thin and flat.

Conscience Guide spell

• Incantation: My inner thoughts of right and wrong, come out, come out, where you belong
• Description: Brings out your conscience. For the spell to work correctly, you must be looking in a mirror as you recite the spell, so your reflection will become your conscience.

Monster Release spell

• Incantation: Hot monsters in the city, running wild, what a pity
• Description: Releases monsters into the city.

Leg Sprouting spell

• Incantation: Grow legs and come my way
• Description: Makes an object grow legs and come toward the user
  Variation
• Incantation: Leg'n'feeta runamita
• Description: Makes an object sprout legs and go where the user says.

Unnamed spell

• Incantation: Train in vain go to Spain
• Description: Sends a train to Spain.

Trivia

• Justin's spell song from his MP3 takes its melody from the song, Yankee Doodle.

Goofs

• Jerry mentions that it feels like it was just yesterday when Justin was turning a brick into a rabbit, and Justin replies, "Edgebono ​utoosis". It was actually Alex who accidentally turned a guinea pig into a brick in "Report Card" using the transfiguration spell. In "Crazy 10-Minute Sale", Edgebono utoosis was the duplication spell.
• The version of the song that Alex sings in the train station is slightly different from the original one she was singing with Harper in the kitchen.

• This episode is part one of The Chronicles of Moises: Voice of Reason! Which starred Moises Arias as Max's Conscience.
• In most episodes, Alex causes trouble by misusing magic and Justin has to help her. This is the first time Alex saves Justin, while Max is the one who caused the problem.
• Max names his conscience Roy, but also calls by him Darren, and later Gordon.
• The Mummy that later captures Juliet was freed because of the spell (Hot monsters in the city, running wild what a pity) that Max used in this episode.
• Mr. Stuffleby says that Alex completed 100 spells but in the episode potion commotion Jerry said Alex and Justin were on lesson 372. however this might mean she mastered only 100 spells and failed the other 272

Cast

• Selena Gomez as Alex Russo/Herself
• David Henrie as Justin Russo/Himself
• Jake T. Austin as Max Russo/Himself
• Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle/Herself
• Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo
• David DeLuise as Jerry Russo

Special Guest Star

• Fred Willard as Mr. Stuffleby
• Moises Arias as Max's Conscience/Himself

Co-Starring

• Dennis Hadley as Fakeahorseus