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Season 3 of Wizards of Waverly Place was broadcast on Disney Channel from October 9, 2009 to October 15, 2010.
Premise
The Russo children, Alex, Justin and Max continue to compete to become the leading wizard in their family and meet many friends and adversaries along the way. The are joined in their adventures by their parents, Jerry and Theresa as well as Alex's best friend, Harper Finkle.
Main Cast
- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo (28/28)
- David Henrie as Justin Russo (28/28)
- Jake T. Austin as Max Russo (24/28)
- Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle (25/28)
- Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo (22/28)
- David DeLuise as Jerry Russo (25/28)
Episodes
Season Three Slideshow (2009-2010)
| # | Ep | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Prod. Code | Air Date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 52 | 1 | "Franken Girl" | Peter Murrieta | Bob Koherr | 301 | October 9, 2009 | 4.6 | |
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Justin creates a Frankenstein-type monster to keep Alex out of his room, only for it to backfire when the monster and Alex become friends | ||||||||
| 53 | 2 | "Halloween" | Todd J. Greenwald | Bob Koherr | 302 | October 16, 2009 | 4.5 | |
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The Waverly Place Merchants Association tells the Russo's that their haunted house isn't scary enough, the Russo family comes together to create the scariest haunted house ever for Halloween. | ||||||||
| 54 | 3 | "Monster Hunter" | Richard Goodman | Bob Koherr | 303 | October 23, 2009 | 4.3 | |
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When Justin completes his ten-thousandth spell, he signs up for a Monster Hunting class to complete his wizard training. | ||||||||
| 55 | 4 | "Three Monsters" | Justin Varava | Victor Gonzalez | 304 | October 30, 2009 | 4.4 | |
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Justin is taking his Monster Hunting Course and finds out that Juliet and her vampire family are the monsters he has been looking for! | ||||||||
| 56 | 5 | "Night at the Lazerama" | Peter Murrieta | Victor Gonzalez | 306 | November 6, 2009 | 4.7 | |
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Justin is summoned to track down a scary mummy as part of his monster hunting duties. Meanwhile, Alex tries to separate Max from his conscience after he starts excelling in his wizard studies. | ||||||||
| 57 | 6 | "Doll House" | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | Jean Sagal | 305 | November 20, 2009 | 4.1 | |
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When Harper learns that her family is moving away, the Russos offer to let Harper live with them. While Alex and Harper clean out the basement to make room for Harper's stuff, Alex shrinks herself down to fit in her old doll house. | ||||||||
| 58 | 7 | "Marathoner Harper" | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | Victor Gonzalez | 307 | December 4, 2009 | 4.2 | |
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Justin decides to enter the marathon to win the first athletic trophy for the Russo family. After Alex uses magic to help Harper win the marathon, she discovers Alex helped her win many past competitions. | ||||||||
| 59 | 8 | "Alex Charms a Boy" | Peter Murrieta | Bob Koherr | 313 | January 15, 2010 | 3.9 | |
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Alex starts to date a transfer student from England named Mason Greybeck. He is perfect in very way with the exception of his view of art. In order to make him a better artist, Alex takes matters into her own hands by putting a spell on him. | ||||||||
| 60 | 9 | "Wizards vs. Werewolves" | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio and Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein | Victor Gonzalez | 314–315 | January 22, 2010 | 6.2 | |
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Alex learns Mason's secret, that he's a werewolf. Justin is about to give up on his quest to find Juliet. With Masons help, the young wizards find Juliet, but Justin thinks that Mason has captured and took Alex along with him; Justin must save Alex. | ||||||||
| 61 | 10 | "Positive Alex" | Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein | Victor Gonzalez | 308 | February 26, 2010 | 3.6 | |
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Alex has a crush on a boy who won't talk to her because of her sour attitude. She then uses magic to make herself positive. Justin joins the basketball team and tries to capture a big senior year moment on video | ||||||||
| 62 | 11 | "Detention Election" | Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein | Bob Koherr | 309 | March 19, 2010 | 3.3 | |
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Justin’s chances at becoming Student Body President are put in jeopardy after a prank. Meanwhile, Alex befriends Stevie, a rebellious new girl in school. | ||||||||
| 63 | 12 | "Dude Looks Like Shakira" | Peter Murrieta | Victor Gonzalez | 317 | April 16, 2010 | 3.5 | |
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Alex, Justin and Max are shocked to discover that international music sensation Shakira is actually their Uncle Kelbo, who has been abusing one of the Main Eleven Wizards Rules. | ||||||||
| 64 | 13 | "Eat to the Beat" | Richard Goodman | Guy Distad | 310 | April 30, 2010 | 3.3 | |
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After Harper's lunchtime Shakespeare impressions are a total bust, Justin has a smooth jazz band perform at the school, but Alex thinks jazz is boring and so tries to replace the jazz band with a rock band. | ||||||||
| 65 | 14 | "Third Wheel" | Justin Varava | Robbie Countryman | 311 | April 30, 2010 | 3.6 | |
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When Alex and Harper discover Stevie is a wizard, Alex is happy that she has a wizard friend, but Harper feels left out. | ||||||||
| 66 | 15 | "The Good, The Bad and the Alex" | Todd J. Greenwald | Victor Gonzalez | 312 | May 7, 2010 | 3.5 | |
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Alex discovers her friend Stevie is leading a wizard revolution. To the dismay of Justin and Harper, she decides to help Stevie with her quest to make sure no wizard ever has to give up their powers again. | ||||||||
| 67 | 16 | "Western Show" | Justin Varava | Bob Koherr | 316 | May 14, 2010 | 3.5 | |
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When Alex plays a prank in front of the superintendent, Mr. Laritate is fired. Alex, Justin and Max transport Mr. Laritate to the old west to convince to try to get his job back. | ||||||||
| 68 | 17 | "Alex Does Good" | David Henrie | David DeLuise | 318 | May 21, 2010 | 3.7 | |
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Alex sells shirts she makes herself, but Justin makes her give the money to Student Council since she sold them on school grounds without permission. Then when she wins a citizenship award, some feel she does not deserve it. | ||||||||
| 69 | 18 | "Dad's Buggin' Out" | Todd J. Greenwald | Guy Distad | 319 | June 4, 2010 | 3.4 | |
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After Jerry is bitten by a bug from the wizard world he is transformed into a giant bug himself. Meanwhile, Harper joins the Alien Language League Zeke and Justin are in and they hold the annual banquet at the Sub Station. | ||||||||
| 70 | 19 | "Max's Secret Girlfriend" | Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein | Bob Koherr | 321 | June 11, 2010 | 3.2 | |
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Max gets Alex and Justin to use an aging spell, so that they can pose as his parents when he brings his new girlfriend, Nancy, home to meet the family. But after his real parents tell him honesty is the best policy, he tells Nancy his secret about being a wizard. | ||||||||
| 71 | 20 | "Alex Russo, Matchmaker?" | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | David DeLuise | 322 | July 2, 2010 | 3.3 | |
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Alex sets up Harper on a date with Justin's best friend Zeke, but the relationship doesn't go as she planned. Meanwhile, Justin prepares a project for a science fair. | ||||||||
| 72 | 21 | "Delinquent Justin" | Justin Varava | Mary Lou Belli | 323 | July 16, 2010 | 3.6 | |
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Alex reveals she has made a clone of Justin and he has been attending college for the past four years. But, when she tries to undo the spell the two Justins to merge into one. | ||||||||
| 73 | 22 | "Captain Jim Bob Sherwood" | Richard Goodman | Jean Sagal | 320 | July 23, 2010 | 3.6 | |
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Justin and Alex are chosen create an issue of the Captain Jim Bob Sherwood comic book, with Justin writing the story and Alex doing the illustrations. But when they can't agree on their ideas, Alex uses magic and displaces Captain Jim Bob from the comic book, leaving him loose out in the city. | ||||||||
| 74 | 23 | "Wizards vs. Finkles" | Peter Dirksen | Victor Gonzalez | 325 | July 30, 2010 | 3.7 | |
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Harper and Alex join Harper's parents in a signing act. But Alex finds out it is a lot of work and wants to go home. | ||||||||
| 75 | 24 | "All About You-Niverse" | Marcus Alexander Hart | Bob Koherr | 326 | August 20, 2010 | 3.7 | |
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As an act of rebellion against her parents, Alex steps into a magic mirror, where she encounters a universe where everything is about her. | ||||||||
| 76 | 25 | "Uncle Ernesto" | Todd J. Greenwald | Bob Koherr | 327 | August 27, 2010 | 3.4 | |
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The Russos' uncle, Ernesto, comes to visit, but has no idea that they have magic abilities. And they intend to keep it that way. | ||||||||
| 77 | 26 | "Moving On" | Peter Murrieta | Robbie Countryman | 324 | September 10, 2010 | 4.5 | |
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When Alex and Harper witness a forlorn Justin moping around the Sub Station due to his depression over losing Juliet, they devise a plan to help him move on, in which Alex magically transforms Harper into Juliet. | ||||||||
| 78 | 27 | "Wizards Unleashed" | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio (Part 1) Justin Varava (Part 2) |
Victor Gonzalez | 328–329 | October 1, 2010 | 4.8 | |
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Alex discovers that Mason (in wolf form) is in the Poconos Mountains trapped by rogue country wizards. The country wizards will only give back Mason if Alex trades them the Russo magical portal. | ||||||||
| 79 | 28 | "Wizards Exposed" | Richard Goodman | Bob Koherr | 330 | October 15, 2010 | 4.3 | |
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The Russos face jeopardy, when a secret government agency, suspecting that they are wizards, take the entire family into custody. | ||||||||
- Jake T. Austin was absent in Eat to the Beat, Third Wheel. Delinquent Justin and All About You-Niverse.
- Jennifer Stone was absent in Dude Looks Like Shakira, Western Show, and Alex's Logo.
- Maria Canals Barrera was absent in Alex Charms a Boy, Detention Election, Eat to the Beat,, Third Wheel, The Good, The Bad and the Alex and Wizards vs. Finkles.
- David DeLuise was absent in Three Monsters, Eat to the Beat and All About You-Niverse.
Trivia
- This is the first season of the series to be broadcast in high definition.
- The Logos have changed. The It's a Laugh Productions logo is the 2009 logo and the Disney Channel logo is the 2007 logo seen in the film. It keeps its 2002 theme until Season 4.
- This is the last season in which Selena Gomez and David Henrie were the only cast members present for all its episodes and the last season in which Jennifer Stone is not present for every episode given that in season 4 Jennifer Stone is present for all its episodes alongside Selena Gomez and David Henrie.