Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)

Wizards Of Waverly Place is highly overrated. I'm surprised to see Common Sense calling it wholesome and whatnot. Whoever wrote the review clearly has not seen the average episode. The show is about three kids-- a pre-teen named Max Russo, and two older teens named Alex Russo and Justin Russo. Somehow, they inherited magic powers, and their father gives them magic lessons. The catch is only one of them can keep their powers when they grow up. The kids constantly go behind their parents' back and use their powers for their own gain, always causing some sort of problem. The kids are awful rolemodels, such as Alex, who is materialistic, irresponsible, and just unlikable in general. Her character is probably the worst in the show. For example, the other night my sisters were watching an episode in which she explicity says she hates helping people, and later in the episode, she criticizes others for wanting to help people solely for rewards and not wanting to help people out of the goodness of their hearts. She often makes rude remarks to her best friend Harper for being herself and wearing unique clothes, and to her brother Justin for being himself and being responsible. I don't know how Disney thinks that kids should be able to identify with such a mean-spirited girl. Without the character of Alex, the show would be a lot more wholesome. Not only does this show not send good messages to its viewers, but it lacks humour (the laughter effect button is practically abused), is not very well-written, and the special effects are terribly cheap for Disney. If you want to watch a more age-appropriate and more enjoyable show involving kids with magical powers, look for Sabrina: The Animated Series or The Secret World Of Alex Mack on video.

The "WizardsVs. Angels" episode was very offensive! They made the good angels look like a bunch of giggly idiots who can't protect themselves. Also there is no such thing as a "dark angel". Not at all for Christans. This isn't funny at all.

I don't like it. It teaches children to rebel against grown-ups, and it makes them think that they have the power. They will ask for magic powers to create what they want. It is like when Satan tempted Jesus Christ in this same matter in Matthew 4:4 when he said that he could turn the rocks into bread. He tried to get him to practice that same thing that they are showing our kids to practice themselves; that is magic. Satan tried to tempt Jesus to do wizard's magic.

Meh.. I guess it's pretty funny for Disney.... But the Wizards Vs. Angels wasn't very Christan friendly.

I really don't know why Common Sense rated it 7+. It is scary for young kids. Fine for tweens and teens but not kids. Like in the episode where Mason and Alex have to break up those rich ppl have scary faces. And the haunted house one with.. mantooth I think his name was? Kinda disturbing for young kids. But I love this show. (:

I see the appeal for tweens, but NOT for younger kids. With some many other good shows around, why show younger ones what's coming up in middle school (snobby kids, etc)? also, the frequent shopping plugs - ugh. We don't 'go shopping' as an activity and my 7 year old doesn't need to consider it one. I'd rather the kids watch Cars or Ice Age again, or Harry Potter or Star Wars IV. Then there's Word Girl, Zoom, Electric Company, etc. Already too much TV: don't waste time on a show like this for the younger ones.

We watch this everyday

I really used to think this was a decent show and even enjoyed watching it with my kids. But this last season things started to change, not not for the better. In the beginning the main character, Alex, was a typical (for a wizard) trouble making kid who's scheming always ended up backfiring in the end. So it seemed like a good show with a light message about responsiblity, yet not in a preaching way. But as of this last season, Alex has transformed into an image obsessed teenager who puts little to no effort into anything yet still comes out on top in the end. Not exactly the best role model for kids. For example, in the Wizards movie, there is a competition between Alex and her brother, for which he has been preparing most of his life, all the while she was just out having fun. Of course she ends up winning, giving the impression that it's easy to be successful in life even if you don't work for it. I highly recommend you watch several episodes with your kids, especially if you see that they are made in 2009 or later.

i think it is better for ages 9+ because there is some kissing and some bad language