TMC
07-25-2022, 04:14 PM
https://www.looper.com/939629/things-only-adults-notice-in-wizards-of-waverly-place/
BY AURORA AMIDON/JULY 25, 2022 12:13 PM EDT
If you were a kid in the early 2000s, chances are you binge-watched "Wizards of Waverly Place": the popular Disney show created by Todd J. Greenwald ran for four seasons and 106 episodes from 2007 to 2012, and chronicles a family of eccentric wizards living in Greenwich Village, New York. Included in the show's cast were a young Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Maria Canals Barrera, David DeLuise, and Jennifer Stone.
Created around the same time as other childhood favorites like "Lizzie McGuire," "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Hannah Montana," and "Sonny With a Chance," this show is definitely aimed at kids, but that certainly doesn't mean that there aren't a number of moments that will go over the heads of children and resonate with the adults in the audience. Whether it be a crude joke that's too adult for young viewers, explorations of deeper and more mature themes, or hilarious plot holes that just make no sense, the show is an absolute riot to look back on through more adult eyes.
BY AURORA AMIDON/JULY 25, 2022 12:13 PM EDT
If you were a kid in the early 2000s, chances are you binge-watched "Wizards of Waverly Place": the popular Disney show created by Todd J. Greenwald ran for four seasons and 106 episodes from 2007 to 2012, and chronicles a family of eccentric wizards living in Greenwich Village, New York. Included in the show's cast were a young Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Maria Canals Barrera, David DeLuise, and Jennifer Stone.
Created around the same time as other childhood favorites like "Lizzie McGuire," "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Hannah Montana," and "Sonny With a Chance," this show is definitely aimed at kids, but that certainly doesn't mean that there aren't a number of moments that will go over the heads of children and resonate with the adults in the audience. Whether it be a crude joke that's too adult for young viewers, explorations of deeper and more mature themes, or hilarious plot holes that just make no sense, the show is an absolute riot to look back on through more adult eyes.