- "The original Russo family wizard competition date stands. I think you two Maxes and the little girl could use the time to work things out."
- ―Helen
"Three Maxes and a Little Lady" is the fifth episode of Season 4 of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the eighty-fourth overall of the series. It first aired on January 7, 2011.
Synopsis
Alex joins Justin's delinquent wizard class to try to gain a level in the family wizard competition. Max joins a sophisticated wizard society, where its leader, Fidel, suggests he move the wizard competition up to a few days away in order to clinch victory. Eventually, Max quits the society because he finds out that they are taking advantage of him.
But when Max arrives at the commissioner’s office to also change the date back, he is surprised to find that two of him are already there. Alex’s and Justin’s spells to put Max in his place create a magical mistake of epic proportions, by accidentally turning Max into a girl- Maxine. The spell can not be reversed, although the test is set back to the original date which makes Alex and Justin happy. Later they test "Maxine" to see how long she will be as she is now.
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
Guest Cast
- Bailee Madison as Maxine Russo
- Kari Wahlgren as Helen
- Shane Harper as Fidel
Continuity
- Alex mentions giving chocolate to a pocket elf ("I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain").
- Alex mentions transforming Jerry into a cockroach ("Dad's Buggin' Out").
- Alex mentions exposing wizardry ("Alex Tells the World").
Trivia
- In this episode, when Alex is practicing with Justin, she is supposed to turn into pop star Justin Bieber. At the time of this episode's original broadcast, Selena Gomez (who plays Alex) had an on-again-off-again relationship with Justin Bieber.
- Shane Harper is the fourth Good Luck Charlie actor to appear on the show, the first being Eric Allan Kramer, the second being Bridgit Mendler and the third one being Samantha Boscarino.
- This is the first episode to air in 2011.
- This is Maxine's first appearance on the show.