document_title: Wizards of Waverly Place (season 3)

question_text: wizards of waverly place episode where alex meets mason

text: Wizards of Waverly Place (season 3)

text: Opening sequence[edit]

text: The opening sequence is the same as it was for the previous seasons. The characters in the opening sequence still remain in Standard Definition, only the background being converted to high definition.

text: The sequence begins with Alex (Selena Gomez) waking up in the morning with her alarm clock buzzing off. She uses a spell to make the time 6:30. She then goes into the bathroom where Justin (David Henrie) is observing himself in the mirror where Alex pushes him to the side. He gets annoyed and then uses magic to put her into the mirror. In the kitchen, Max (Jake T. Austin) has an orange which turns into a vanilla cupcake. Meanwhile, Harper (Jennifer Stone) meets Alex at the front door while pointing at her watermelon shirt. Back at the kitchen, Max is about to put his cupcake into his backpack when his mother, Teresa (Maria Canals Barrera), makes him turn it back into an orange. Alex tells her mother that she is late for school. In the lair, Jerry (David DeLuise) has his spellbook fly away. He then goes to retrieve it. In the sub shop, Alex opens her book bag and the spellbook goes in. Jerry lectures her as the main title card appears. Then the four friends walk to school.

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Justin is now a graduated wizard and no longer needs to take wizard training classes with his fellow siblings. Alex now feels the need to step her training skills with a little help from Harper who now lives with the Russos. Justin also continues his relationship with a vampire named Juliet (Bridgit Mendler) and Alex starts a new one with a werewolf named Mason (Gregg Sulkin). Both relationships end badly, with Juliet being transformed to look her real age and Mason turned permanently into a wolf. However, Justin has moved on with help from Harper and Alex, who has resumed her relationship with Mason after "country magic" restores him to human form. Justin attempts to fulfill a number of achievements he thinks make up a successful senior year at high school, including joining the basketball team, being elected student body president, hosting a big party, and winning the science fair with a water powered engine. Meanwhile, Alex meets a teenage wizard named Stevie Nichols (Hayley Kiyoko), who generals the same personality as Alex. Alex and Stevie become friends, much to Harper's dismay. Then, Stevie begins a wizard revolution and Alex tricks her into joining the revolution to freeze Stevie and transport her powers to her brother, Warren. Max then destroys Stevie by accident. Alex has romance going off and on in this season. Max falls for his first girlfriend. The season finale has the family kidnapped by government agents for being wizards. Tricked into believing an alien invasion is coming, Justin tells the agents magic exists, leading to most wizards being captured. The Russos manage to escape with Alex declaring they need to tell the world the truth to save the wizard world.

text: Guest stars and recurring cast include: Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate, Dan Benson as Zeke Beakerman, Hayley Kiyoko as Stevie Nichols, Bridgit Mendler as Juliet Van Heusen, Moisés Arias as Conscience, Bella Thorne as Nancy Lukey, Fred Willard as Mr. Stuffleby, Austin Butler as George, Shakira as Herself, Ted McGinley as Magroder, John O'Hurley as Captain Jim Bob Sherwood, Wilmer Valderrama as Uncle Ernesto, Kate Flannery as Elaine Finkle, and Jeff Garlin as Uncle Kelbo.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
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

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
This season consists of 28 episodes.
Filmed in July 2009 to January 2010.

text:
Wizards of Waverly Place Season 3 episodes

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U.S. viewers
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52
1
"Franken Girl"
Bob Koherr
Peter Murrieta
October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)
301
4.6[2]

As Justin is continuously getting annoyed by Alex breaking into his room and stealing things, he decides to create a female Frankenstein's monster to act as a 'body guard' and names her "Franken Girl". However, when Alex beats the monster and still manages to break into Justin's room, he tries to get revenge by casting a spell to make Franken Girl Alex's best friend but also casts a "spell lock" to stop Alex from reversing the spell. Although initially annoyed by Franken Girl's obsession with her, Alex soon takes a liking to her, which just makes Justin more mad and more eager to seek revenge. He soon thinks up a rather elaborate (and somewhat demented) revenge plan to make Franken Girl love cheerleading (the sport that Alex hates the most) and she forces Alex to join the squad when she sees a flyer of a "cheerleaders wanted" sign. The episode ends with Franken Girl accidentally launching Alex out of the school when Alex mentions "I'll be late for Algebra."
Guest stars: Perry Mattfeld as FrankenGirl, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate
Notes: This is the first episode of the series to be broadcast in high definition, and the show now utilizes a 'filmized' appearance (though it is still shot on videotape, as is standard with Disney Channel sitcoms beginning with Sonny with a Chance). This episode aired on September 27, 2009 on Disney Channel Middle East. It was the first of two times that Frankengirl appeared. This is the final season playing the original version of the series theme song. Starting in the fourth season, the theme song will be remixed and sung by Selena Gomez.

53
2
"Halloween"
Bob Koherr
Todd J. Greenwald
October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)
302
4.5[3]

The Russos' haunted house has been lame every year, mostly because Justin insists that they focus on safety and making the right decisions to avoid being "haunted" by them later in life. The person in charge of the haunted house, Mr. Evans, threatens to take the Russos' contribution away if it is not scarier this Halloween. Alex then goes to the wizard world and gets three real (but only mildly scary) ghosts, following her father's orders. However, they aren't scary enough, as at first, Teresa thinks they're just people in masks. Alex and Harper go back to the wizard world and get "Mantooth", the scariest ghost from the wizard world who used to scare Justin at night. Mantooth does something with his face that scares the children so badly that they flee the house. Mr. Evans immediately declares that their haunted house is too scary and takes it away anyway.
Guest stars: Bo Foxworth as Coach, Scott Freeburg as Doug, Daniel Roebuck as Mr. Evans, Sean Whalen as Mantooth, Hilary Hacker as Miss Chenowith, Stephen A.F. Day as Frank, Shannon McClung as Doug's Body, Keith Allan as Wally

54
3
"Monster Hunter"
Bob Koherr
Richard Goodman
October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
303
4.3[4]

Justin signs up for Monster Hunting after he masters his 5,000th spell. Knowing that Justin could become the family wizard, Alex studies with help from Harper. Meanwhile, Max performs a spell that separates his conscience from himself. Then, he performs another spell to make monsters go all over the city to sabotage Justin's training even though his conscience tells him not to. Later, Alex, Max and his conscience go to help Justin with the monsters and Alex performs two spells successfully and saves Justin.
Special guest stars: Fred Willard as Mr. Stuffleby, Moisés Arias as Conscience

55
4
"Three Monsters"
Victor Gonzalez
Justin Varava
October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)
304
4.4[5]

Justin begins his Monster Hunting course and senses that there are three unregistered monsters on Waverly Place. Forgetting that Juliet and her family live there, he tells the professionals, and they come looking for her. Realizing his mistake, Justin tries to fix it by trying to find three other monsters. In the end, the monster hunters take away Franken Girl and Justin's robot. Meanwhile, Max tries to separate himself from his conscience because he thinks that he is trying to steal his mother.
Special guest star: Moisés Arias as Conscience
Guest stars: Bridgit Claire Mendler as Juliet Van Heusen, Andy Kindler as Chancellor Tootietootie, Wendi McLendon-Covey as Dr. Ice, Pat Finn as Luxor
Absent: David DeLuise as Jerry Russo

56
5
"Night at the Lazerama"
Victor Gonzalez
Peter Murrieta
November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)
306
4.7[6]

For his first official monster hunting assignment, Justin is dispatched to capture a mind controlling mummy after all of the other monster hunters are apparently killed in action. Arriving at the museum, Justin and Juliet end up getting trapped in an exhibit with a soundproof plastic window, leaving them unable to call for help and the window itself immune to Justin's magic. Justin believes that they can wait until morning for a worker to let them out, but quickly realizes otherwise when he remembers that exposure to sunlight will incinerate Juliet. Justin ultimately decides that Juliet needs to look in the mummy's eyes and become his slave in order to leave so she will not be destroyed, though he promises to hunt down the mummy and save Juliet one day.
Meanwhile, Alex, in an attempt to sabotage Max's increasingly good behavior and gain a better chance at winning the wizard competition, has Harper separate Conscience from Max, and Max's behavior becomes increasingly horrific; however, she quickly rushes to fix the problem when Jerry informs her that Conscience will become his own person if he is separated from Max for too long. After reuniting Max and his conscience, Alex discovers Justin's plight and rushes to save him, but arrives too late to save Juliet from the mummy.
Special guest star: Moisés Arias as Conscience
Guest stars: Bridgit Claire Mendler as Juliet Van Heusen, Andy Kindler as Chancellor Tootietootie, John Eric Bentley as Mummy

57
6
"Doll House"
Jean Sagal
Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio
November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)
305
4.1[7]

After Harper finds out that her parents are moving to Pittsburgh, the Russos offer to clear out their basement so she can live with them and stay in New York. While Alex and Harper clean out the basement to make room for Harper's things, they find Alex's old doll house. Alex shrinks herself down to fit in the doll house to use as her own art studio, but Jerry and Theresa give the doll house away to a little girl named Olive, with Alex still in it. Unable to use magic to get out, as she had dropped her wand, Alex gets Harper's attention and begs her not to tell Justin. However, Harper tells him and then the pair help Alex, when she makes him buy the doll house back. Meanwhile, Justin tries to sell his "Captain Jim-Bob Sherwood Farmhouse Space Command Module" which is worth $400.
Guest stars: Yara Shahidi as Olive, Gregg Binkley as Randy

58
7
"Marathoner Harper"
"Marathoner Helper"
Victor Gonzalez
Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio
December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
307
4.2[8]

After Harper wins a marathon, she discovers that Alex used magic to help her win every competition since they were very young, including the marathon. Upset that she never really won anything on her own, Alex decides to let Harper do all the contests again from the past in order to have the opportunity to win without the aid of magic, though things go wrong when Harper proves to be completely incompetent in everything. Meanwhile Justin decides to enter the marathon so he can be the first Russo to win an athletic trophy.
Guest star: Dan Benson as Zeke

59
8
"Alex Charms a Boy"
Bob Koherr
Peter Murrieta
January 15, 2010 (2010-01-15)
313
3.9[9]

Alex meets and falls for Mason, a transfer student from the United Kingdom. After they start dating, she finds him perfect in every way, except for his view of art, which is dogs and parts of American history. Alex tries to make him more American, by throwing water balloons at people (being rude) and laughing in appreciation (making fun of Mr. Laritate and Harper's clothes). In order to make him a better artist, Alex takes matters into her own hands by putting a spell on Mason to make her his new artistic inspiration,which ends up on Mason kissing Alex in the rain. Meanwhile, Justin trains for finding the mummy that took away Juliet, so Jerry gives Justin goggles where you can see behind you so Justin wouldn't have to look into the mummy's eyes and get turned to his minion. During this, it is discovered that, when Max cast the spell that set monsters running loose in an idiotic attempt to sabotage Justin's monster hunting, one of the escaped monsters is said mummy, thus making Max himself indirectly responsible for both Juliet's kidnapping and the deaths of all of the other monster hunters.
Guest stars: Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate, Gregg Sulkin as Mason
Absent: Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo

60
9
"Wizards vs. Werewolves"
Victor Gonzalez
Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio
and
Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22)
314/315
6.2[10]

In this episode, Justin and Max continue to search for Juliet. Meanwhile, Mason and Alex continue dating and Mason gives her a glowing necklace. However, Mason keeps running away from Alex before the evening. She becomes suspicious and follows him one night. Alex and Harper discover that Mason is actually a werewolf. She confesses that she is a wizard and they continue to date. Mason then reveals that the necklace only glows when someone is in love with the person who put it on the other person. When Justin and Max find out that Mason is a werewolf, Justin thinks that Mason can help track down Juliet. He tracks her scent to Transylvania, where the mummy has been holding Juliet prisoner and expecting Justin, though they destroy the mummy after a brief face-off.
The Russo's happiness at saving Juliet is cut short when it is discovered that Juliet and Mason dated one another three centuries ago, and the situation worsens when Mason impulsively blurts out that he still loves her. Alex throws away the True Love Necklace and breaks up with Mason. Juliet then says that she used to love Mason, but her soulmate is Justin. Alex is heartbroken the next day, and Mason goes to the substation to talk to Alex, but she won't let him explain, and Harper decides to set up an "Alex-watch" to keep the two separate. Later, Mason meets Max, who manages to take him to Alex. Mason is able to persuade Alex to go back to Transylvania with him to search for the True Love Necklace, so that Mason can prove his feelings for her. Justin, Max, and Juliet follow them. At odds with Justin, Mason transforms into a full Werewolf and starts to attack Justin, which results in being attacked by Juliet. During the fight, Juliet bites Mason and is scratched by him in turn: as a result, Juliet loses her vampire powers and quickly ages into a white-haired, wrinkly old lady, and Mason transforms into an actual wolf. Before this happens, however, Alex successfully locates the necklace and puts it on Mason, which proves that he does indeed love her. Realizing that they can no longer be together, Juliet and Mason reluctantly break up with Justin and Alex. They then depart, leaving both Russos completely heartbroken.
Guest stars: Bridgit Claire Mendler as Juliet Van Heusen, Gregg Sulkin as Mason, John Eric Bentley as Mummy

61
10
"Positive Alex"
Victor Gonzalez
Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
February 26, 2010 (2010-02-26)
308
3.6[11]

Alex has a crush on George, the school's bandleader, but is unable to get his attention because he is turned off by her sour attitude and unenergetic cheers at the school basketball games. Determined to get George to ask her to the school dance, she casts a spell on herself to become a positive person. Unfortunately, the spell backfires when, during the next game, Alex's newfound optimism turns out to be too much when she starts cheering for the opposing team, ultimately leading Tribeca Prep to squander a huge lead and lose the game. Meanwhile, Justin has joined the basketball team and is trying to get a big senior moment captured on video. During the game, Justin gets to play and scores 3 three pointers. However, Max, tasked with capturing the game on videotape, is too fascinated with the camera, conducting somewhat embarrassing zoom-in shots of Theresa and Jerry, and forgets all about the action on the court.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate, Austin Butler as George

62
11
"Detention Election"
Bob Koherr
Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19)
309
3.3[12]

Justin and Zeke are running against each other to become Student Body President. Justin soon finds his efforts put in jeopardy after someone wallpaper's Principal Laritate's office with posters of his campaign and he is accused of masterminding the prank. In Saturday detention, Alex befriends a rebellious new girl at school named Stevie. On their trip to Coney Island, Jerry, Max and Harper are stuck on a Ferris wheel and Max drops his wand in an attempt to get them off. Harper is flashed off the Ferris wheel by Alex, and they both try to help Justin out of trouble. Meanwhile, Justin has gained newfound popularity by taking credit for the prank and also to get more votes for his campaign. But his friendship with Zeke may be strained when he chooses his popularity over his best friend. In the end, Justin wins the race but he is disqualified because of the prank. Alex takes the blame so Justin can become president but Stevie confesses that she pulled off the prank. Justin becomes Student Body President by six votes, but Zeke withdrew his vote when he found out that Justin did not vote. However, Justin gained his friendship with Zeke back and lost his popularity. Harper is sent back on the Ferris wheel by Alex, who was banned and wanted revenge because Jerry, Max and Harper went without her, where Jerry and Max are still stuck on, but luckily she grabbed her jacket made of spicy and teriyaki jerky.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate, Hayley Kiyoko as Stevie, Grant Alan as Eddie
Absent: Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo

63
12
"Dude Looks Like Shakira"
Victor Gonzalez
Peter Murrieta
April 16, 2010 (2010-04-16)
317
3.5[13]

Theresa and Jerry go on vacation and leave Uncle Kelbo to watch the kids. When Uncle Kelbo comes he is not him, he is Shakira. He confess to them that there is no Shakira and that he made her up years ago. Uncle Kelbo tells them that there is a strict law against using magic for fame and fortune, Max and Alex try to find a cure so that Uncle Kelbo can stay his real self. Max finds a spell and has the same problem as Uncle Kelbo, except he turns into a garbage can.
Special guest star: Shakira as herself
Guest stars: Jeff Garlin as Uncle Kelbo, Michael Monken as MacGruder
Absent: Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle

64
13
"Eat to the Beat"
Guy Distad
Richard Goodman
April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)
310
3.3[14]

After Harper's lunchtime Shakespeare impressions are a total bust, Alex and Stevie ask Justin to hire a rock band to play at lunchtime. Justin agrees, feeling that he owes Stevie since she got him elected to become Student Body President. However, Justin hires a smooth jazz band instead of a rock band, which angers Alex. Harper later finds out that Stevie is a wizard, but instantly forgets it after Stevie uses a spell to erase Harper's short-term memory.
Guest stars: Hayley Kiyoko as Stevie, Aaron Hendry as Grrrtarist, Beau Billingslea as Burt Parks
Absent: Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo, David DeLuise as Jerry Russo

65
14
"Third Wheel"
Robbie Countryman
Justin Varava
April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)
311
3.6[15]

Harper tells Alex that Stevie is a wizard after Harper sees Stevie use a wand, with Stevie erasing her memory, which Alex helps Harper regain. Alex then confronts Stevie about her secret and the two bond even more because of their magical abilities making Harper feel left out. Meanwhile, Justin and Zeke come with the idea to build a float for the school's homecoming festivities.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate, Hayley Kiyoko as Stevie
Absent: Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo

66
15
"The Good, the Bad, and the Alex"
Victor Gonzalez
Todd J. Greenwald
May 7, 2010 (2010-05-07)
312
3.5[16]

Alex is caught off guard when she discovers that 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. Alex agrees to Stevie shortly after Stevie barricades the wizard portal with a broom stick. Alex and Stevie also ask Max to join in their revolution, to which Max agrees. Max also declares himself as king, so the two girls have to obey his commands. Justin, knowing his sisters antics, orders a Chinese meal that comes with magic fortune cookies that possess the ability to give a glimpse into the future, thus allowing Justin to find out what Alex will end up doing. Alex is seen telling Harper that after it was all over, they would still be friends. Justin tries to stop her, thinking that she would go through with Stevie's plan, but Alex ends up tricking Stevie, using her wand to turn Stevie into a rock-type substance, freezing her body, and transporting all of Stevie's magical powers to her brother. Shortly after this sequence, Max curiously pokes Stevie's frozen body, accidentally tipping her over. Upon impact with the floor, Stevie's frozen body breaks into hundreds of pieces. To Alex it does not matter, because she still has her only true friend Harper, who was, is, and will always be there for Alex until the very end.
Guest stars: Hayley Kiyoko as Stevie, Richard Chiu as Warren, Ezra Weisz as Clown
Absent: Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo

67
16
"Western Show"
Bob Koherr
Justin Varava
May 14, 2010 (2010-05-14)
316
3.5[17]

After Superintendent Clanton fires Mr. Laritate (because of Alex's Rollerskate and Pie Day and Max's carelessness) and takes over his school responsibilities and tortures Alex, Justin and Max, They go to Mr. Laritate where he already has a western themed job. So Alex uses a spell that takes Mr. Laritate back in time to the Old West to convince him to fight for his job. After Mr. Laritate learned a lesson back in the western days, he goes back to the school and asks Clanton to give his job as a principal again.
Guest stars: Ted McGinley as Superintendent Clanton, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate
Absent: Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle

68
17
"Alex's Logo"
David DeLuise
David Henrie
May 21, 2010 (2010-05-21)
318
3.7[18]

When Alex's newly designed T-shirts become wildly popular at school, Justin demands that she turn over a fee to the Student Council for selling them on school property. With her generous donation, Alex becomes the winner of the Citizenship award and when Justin puts the truth spell on her to find if she used magic to get the award, he purposefully leaves it on causing her to tell the truth about everyone during her award ceremony speech and then causing everyone to hate her.
Guest star: Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate
Absent: Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle

69
18
"Dad's Buggin' Out"
Guy Distad
Todd J. Greenwald
June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)
319
3.4[19]

Justin and Zeke are preparing for the Alien Language League banquet which will be hosted at the Sub Station. Alex carelessly leaves the portal to the Wizard World open, and a pocket elf and fairy escape as well as a Wizard bug, which bites Jerry, and he transforms into a huge insect. He interferes with the Alien Language League Banquet and Justin's hopes of getting a Lifetime Achievement Award by scaring away Joey the Crepe kid and eating all the homemade crepes Theresa was forced to make after Joey ran away, but things take a turn for the better when Alex helps Justin by presenting Jerry in his bug form, as an alien from another planet, knowing how important getting the award is to Justin. In the end Justin is given the Lifetime Achievement Award trophy after all, but Jerry, who is still a giant insect, accidentally melts it.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Michael Monken as MacGruder, Paulie Litt as Joey the Crepe Kid, Rachel Cannon as Flutter, Al Madrigal as Pocket Elf

70
19
"Max's Secret Girlfriend"
Bob Koherr
Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
June 11, 2010 (2010-06-11)
321
3.2[20]

Alex and Harper find out that Max has a girlfriend named Nancy, but has been keeping it a secret so not to get embarrassed by his family. Later Theresa finds out about it and admonishes him for lying. Since he took his mother's advice, he tells Nancy his secret about being a wizard. The Russos then make up another lie to cover the truth, and Nancy breaks up with him because Max keeps on lying to get her to like him.
Guest star: Bella Thorne as Nancy

71
20
"Alex Russo, Matchmaker?"
David DeLuise
Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio
July 2, 2010 (2010-07-02)
322
3.3[21]

Alex sets Harper up with Justin's best friend Zeke for the school science fair. But Alex becomes frustrated when she sees that Harper and Zeke are actually interested in their science project than sharing romantic feelings for each other. She then casts a spell to make sparks fly between them, which literally happens when they touch. Meanwhile, Justin creates a water-powered engine, while Max "creates life" by finding items under his bed and putting in a barbecue grill.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Ezra Weisz as John, Darrin Butters as Jon

72
21
"Delinquent Justin"
Mary Lou Belli
Justin Varava
July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16)
323
3.6[22]

When Justin is about to graduate high school, Alex tells him that she made a duplicate Justin and put him through four years of college. Justin is revolted, however, to discover that the college version of himself has become a free-spirited hippie who does not care about studying or about life. Soon Alex recombines the two Justins, but the duplicate Justin takes over the mind of the regular Justin, leaving Alex to fix the problem. Meanwhile, Jerry and Theresa try to be better parents.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Bill Chott as Mr. Laritate
Absent: Jake T. Austin as Max Russo

73
22
"Captain Jim Bob Sherwood"
Jean Sagal
Richard Goodman
July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)
320
3.6[23]

Alex and Justin are chosen to 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.
Guest star: John O'Hurley as Captain Jim Bob Sherwood

74
23
"Wizards vs. Finkles"
Victor Gonzalez
Peter Dirksen
July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30)
325
3.7[24]

Harper's parents comes to town to audition for a gig as a train vaudeville act in Romania. Harper is completely embarrassed by them, while Alex is won over by them and agrees to join their act, while Harper gets to be in the annual Russo family photo, as both Alex and Harper take on roles in each other's families that they refused to fill themselves—Alex had objected to being in the family photo, and Harper had objected to joining the vaudeville act. However, Alex learns that being in the act is not all fun and games and soon wants out.
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Kate Flannery as Elaine Finkle, Scot Robinson as Marty Finkle
Absent: Maria Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo

75
24
"All About You-Niverse"
Bob Koherr
Marcus Alexander Hart
August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)
326
3.7[25]

After Alex is punished for one of her schemes in order to go on the class trip to Europe, she defiantly steps into a magical mirror and her world instantly becomes all about her. Alex enjoys how everyone listens to her, but when her mother tries to call her back, mirror-Harper breaks the mirror and could possibly be trapped in that world forever. Justin and Zeke hold an e-waste drive for old electronics in order to save themselves for the "Robot Revolution".
Guest star: Dan Benson as Zeke
Absent: Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, David DeLuise as Jerry Russo

76
25
"Uncle Ernesto"
Bob Koherr
Todd J. Greenwald
August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27)
327
3.4[26]

Justin, Alex and Max promise a magic-free night for their mother's birthday. When they invite their Uncle Ernesto over, they must stow away magical gifts from Uncle Kelbo. After opening the presents, chaos breaks out as the kids try to hide magic from their mother and uncle. In the end of the episode, Alex proves that she loves her mother more than magic by discarding the egg of a FuChicken (see "Magical objects" section below) which would have told who would win the wizard competition.
Special guest star: Wilmer Valderrama as Uncle Ernesto
Guest star: Michael D. Cohen as Swiss Army Elf

77
26
"Moving On"
Robbie Countryman
Peter Murrieta
September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10)
324
4.5[27]

When Justin fails to get over Juliet, Alex transforms Harper into a young version of Juliet. Justin is delighted to see her again, until Harper, as Juliet, tries to make him move on. She does convince him to move on after revealing herself. The episode ends with Justin on a date with his new girlfriend and the real Juliet watching him from afar, with a smile on her face.
Special guest star: Bridgit Claire Mendler as Juliet Van Heusen
Guest star: Laura Samuels as Sara

78
27
"Wizards Unleashed"
"Alex Saves Mason (Alternative) / Puppy Love (United Kingdom)"
Victor Gonzalez
Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio (Part 1)
Justin Varava (Part 2)
October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
328-329
4.8[28]

After Alex sees on the news a feature about a painting wolf in the Pocono Mountains, she automatically believes that it is Mason. Justin, Max, and Alex flash to the location of the wolf, and learn that it is indeed Mason. However, they then learn that Mason is being held against his will by a family of hillbilly wizards who will agree to give Mason back to Alex in exchange for the Russos' wizard world portal. Alex agrees to make the exchange, unbeknownst to her brothers. The hillbilly family arrive at the Russos' lair for the exchange but Alex fools them by concealing their portal with an anti-magic realm. Because of that, Mason, who had transformed to his human form, reverts back to a wolf as a form of revenge from the hillbillies. The Russos figure out about the transforming hillbilly music and use it on Mason, but he is turned to a half wolf/half human. Until then, they have to find the missing instrument for the hillbilly song; Mason is stuck in his half wolf/half human form, leaving Alex embarrassed to be seen with him in public. Meanwhile, Zeke and Harper take care of the Sub Station and Harper tries to make Zeke kiss her all the while. At Zeke's party, Mason's cover is blown and Alex is humiliated, leaving Mason heartbroken and he leaves her. Harper tells Alex about how she always wore eccentric, flashy clothing but Alex wasn't afraid to be seen with her at all and the same should go for Mason. Alex flashes herself into the elevator where Mason is scratching his neck and apologizes and says she loves him and kisses him. They go back to Zeke's apartment, unaffected by everyone's stares and gawks and they dance, laughing at all their good memories when they were an art couple at Tribeca Prep. In the end, Justin finds the missing instrument, the mouth harp, and plays it and Mason is back to his human form. In the meantime, Theresa and Jerry go on an anniversary trip to Connecticut and stay in a cheap motel, using a camera concealed in a teddy bear to check on the Sub Station. This is a one-hour special.
Special guest star: Gregg Sulkin as Mason
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Mary-Pat Green as Ma, Gary Grubbs as Pa

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"Wizards Exposed"
Bob Koherr
Richard Goodman
October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)
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The government finds out that the Russo family are wizards, and takes them into custody to find out more. Max and Alex are both interrogated by Agent Lamwood and Scientist One, but both refuse to say anything. When Justin is interrogated, he is tricked into thinking that aliens are going to attack so he reveals that he is a wizard and that they have a wizard lair. Meanwhile, Harper is trying to find out how to contact the wizard world to inform them of the Russo's abduction; she tells Mason who decides to go through the portal to find help. The government raids the wizard world and arrests many wizards, including Professor Crumbs and Chancellor Rudy Tootietootie, as well as Mason along with the Russo family. The Russo family escape the prison and learn that all magic has been switched off. With the help of a magic cootie catcher given by Professor Crumbs, Alex casts a spell duplicating their family three times so they can think of a plan to escape. Scientist One helps the Russo family, Mason, and Rooty Tootietootie escape telling them that Agent Lamwood is crazy because they are supposed to be researching lizards not wizards. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as the Russo family wonder what to do and whether Alex is right in saying they should reveal to the world that wizards exist to save their fellow wizards.
Special guest star: Gregg Sulkin as Mason
Guest stars: Dan Benson as Zeke, Jonathan Kite as Agent Lamwood, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as Scientist One, Ian Abercrombie as Professor Crumbs, Andy Kindler as Chancellor Tootietootie
Note: This episode ends on a cliffhanger and is resumed in the season 4 opener, "Alex Tells The World".


document_title: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

question_text: where did the name myrtle beach come from

question_tokens: where did the name myrtle beach come from

root

text: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

text: History[edit]

text: Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Long Bay area was inhabited by the native Waccamaw Tribe. The Waccamaw used the river for travel and fished along the shore around Little River. Waties Island, the primary barrier island along Long Bay, has evidence of burial and shell mounds, remains of the visiting Waccamaw.[4]

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text: The first European settler along Long Bay arrived in the late 18th Century, attempting to extend the plantation system outward towards the ocean.[5] Records are sparse from this period, with most of the recorded history pieced together from old land grants documents.

text: These settlers were met with mixed results, producing unremarkable quantities of indigo and tobacco as the coast's soil was sandy and most of the crop yields were of an inferior quality.

text: Prior to the American Revolution, the area along the future Grand Strand was essentially uninhabited. Several families received land grants along the coast, including the Witherses: John, Richard, William, and Mary. This family received an area around present-day Wither's Swash, also known as Myrtle Swash or the eight-Mile Swash. A separate grant was granted to James Minor, including a barrier island named Minor Island, now Waties Island, off of the coast near Little River.[6]

text: Mary Wither's gravestone at Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church speaks to the remoteness of the former Strand: "She gave up the pleasures of Society and retired to Long Bay, where she resided a great part of her life devoted to the welfare of her children."[7]

text: As the American colonies gained independence, the area remained essentially unchanged, and the coast remained barren. George Washington scouted out the Southern states during his term, traveling down the King's Highway. He stayed a night at Windy Hill (part of present-day North Myrtle Beach) and was led across Wither's Swash to Georgetown by Jeremiah Vereen.[8]

text: The Withers family remained one of the few settlers around Myrtle Beach for the next half-century. In 1822, a strong hurricane swept the house of R. F. Withers into the ocean, drowning 18 people inside. The tragedy made the Withers family decide to abandon their plots along the coast.

text: Left unattended, the area began to return to forest.[9]

text: The Burroughs and Collins Company of Conway, predecessor of modern-day Burroughs & Chapin, purchased much of the Withers’ family land in 1881, and the growing community was called New Town around the start of the 20th century. A post office named "Withers" to serve the site of the old Swash in 1888. On February 28, 1899 Burroughs and Collins received a charter to build the Conway & Seashore Railroad to transport timber from the coast to inland customers. The railroad began daily service on May 1, 1900 with two wood-burning locomotives. One of the engines was dubbed The Black Maria and came second-hand from a North Carolina logging operation.

text: After the railroad was finished, employees of the lumber and railroad company would take train flatcars down to beach area on their free weekends, becoming the first Grand Strand tourists.[10] The railroad terminus was nicknamed "New Town", contrasting it with the "Old Town", or Conway.

text: Around the start of the 20th century, Franklin Burroughs envisioned turning New Town into a tourist destination rivaling the Florida and northeastern beaches. Burroughs died in 1897, but his sons completed the railroad's expansion to the beach and opened the Seaside Inn in 1901.[11]

text: Around 1900, a contest was held to name the area and Burroughs' wife suggested honoring the locally abundant shrub, the Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera). The Withers post office changed its name to Myrtle Beach soon afterward. It incorporated as a town in 1938 and as a city in 1957.[12]

text: In 1937, Myrtle Beach Municipal Airport was built, however it was promptly taken over by the United States Army Air Corps in 1940 and converted into a military base. Commercial flights began in 1976 and shared the runway for over 15 years until the air base closed in 1993. Since then the airport has been named Myrtle Beach International Airport. In 2010 plans to build a new terminal were approved. In 1940, Kings Highway was finally paved, giving Myrtle Beach its first primary highway.

text: The Myrtle Heights-Oak Park Historic District, Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station, Ocean Forest Country Club, Pleasant Inn, and Rainbow Court are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also listed was the Chesterfield Inn, now demolished.[13] The demolished Myrtle Beach Pavilion. The Gay Dolphin Gift Cove on the Boardwalk was built in 1946, and sells seashells and Myrtle Beach souvenirs. It claims to be the "nation's largest gift shop."

text: Geography[edit]

text: A man-made island, Myrtle Beach has been separated from the continental United States since 1936 by the Intracoastal Waterway,[14] forcing the city and area in general to develop within a small distance from the coast. In part due to this separation, the area directly west of Myrtle Beach across the waterway remained primarily rural, whereas its northern and southern ends were bordered by other developed tourist towns, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach. Since then, the inland portion of the Myrtle Beach area has developed dramatically and the beach itself is developing westward.

text: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.55 square miles (61.0 km2).

text: Neighborhoods[edit]

text:
Arcadian Shores
Benton Park
Booker T. Washington
Carrie May Johnson
Carver
Chestnut Hill
Dogwood
Dunes Cove
East Chester
Fantasy Harbour
Forest Acres
Forest Dunes
Futrell Park
Grande Dunes
Green Bay Park
Harlem
Highlands
Hurl Rocks
Konig
Market Common
Myrtlewood
Myrtle Heights
Northwood
Ocean Forest
Ocean View
Old Pine Lakes
Owens
Pebble Beach
Pine Lake Estates
Pine Lakes
Plantation Point
Racepath
Ramsey Acres
Seagate Village
Springmaid Beach
The Dunes
Washington Park
Withers Preserve
Withers Swash
Yaupon Circle

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text: Climate[edit]

text: According to the Köppen climate classification, Myrtle Beach has a humid subtropical climate or Cfa – typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states. The city enjoys abundant sunshine year-round with more than 2800 hours annually.

text: The summer season is long, hot, and humid in Myrtle Beach. Average daytime highs are from 83 to 91 °F (28 to 33 °C) and average night-time lows are near 70 °F (21 °C). The coastal location of Myrtle Beach mitigates summer heat somewhat compared to inland areas of South Carolina: Thus, while nearby Florence averages 65 days annually with high temperatures of 90 °F or higher – Myrtle Beach averages only 21. The Bermuda High pumps in humidity from the tropical Atlantic toward Myrtle Beach, giving summers a near tropical feel in the city. The warm Atlantic Ocean reaches 80 °F or higher in the summer months off Myrtle Beach, making for warm and sultry summer nights. Summer thunderstorms are common in the hot season in Myrtle Beach, and the summer months from June through September have the most precipitation. In summer, thunderstorms normally build during the heat of the day – followed by brief and intense downpours.

text: Myrtle Beach has mostly mild winters of short duration: Average daytime highs range from 57 to 61 °F (14 – 16 °C) and nighttime lows are in the 36 to 38 °F (2 – 3 °C) from December through February. Winter temperatures vary more than summer temperatures in Myrtle Beach: Some winters can see several cold days with highs only in the upper 40s F (7 – 9 °C), while other winter days can see highs in the upper 60s and low 70s F (19 – 23 °C). Myrtle Beach averages 33 days annually with frost, though in some years less than 15 days will see frost. Snowfall is very rare in Myrtle Beach, however a few times every 15 or 20 years a trace of snow might fall. In February 2010, a rare 2.8 inches (71 mm) of snow fell in Myrtle Beach. The spring (March, April and May) and fall (September, October and November) months are normally mild and sunny in Myrtle Beach, with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s. The beach season in Myrtle Beach normally runs from late April through late October. SST (Sea Surface Temperatures) are often in the lower 80's (26 – 28 °C) off South Carolina in summer and early fall.

text: Summer thunderstorms can be severe, but are brief, but tornadoes are rare in Myrtle Beach. Tropical cyclones occasionally impact Myrtle Beach, though weaker tropical storms and weak tropical lows are more common. Like most areas prone to tropical cyclones, a direct hit by a major hurricane is infrequent in Myrtle Beach. The last hurricane to cause significant damage in Myrtle Beach was Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The worst hurricane in the history of Myrtle Beach was Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

text:
[hide]Climate data for Myrtle Beach (1988−2010 normals)

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year

Record high °F (°C)
83
(28)
85
(29)
94
(34)
96
(36)
101
(38)
106
(41)
104
(40)
106
(41)
102
(39)
98
(37)
89
(32)
84
(29)
106
(41)

Average high °F (°C)
56.3
(13.5)
58.6
(14.8)
64.2
(17.9)
71.9
(22.2)
78.9
(26.1)
84.7
(29.3)
87.7
(30.9)
86.9
(30.5)
83.7
(28.7)
75.8
(24.3)
67.8
(19.9)
58.2
(14.6)
72.9
(22.7)

Average low °F (°C)
36.7
(2.6)
38.0
(3.3)
44.2
(6.8)
51.8
(11)
60.5
(15.8)
68.9
(20.5)
72.8
(22.7)
71.1
(21.7)
65.8
(18.8)
54.6
(12.6)
45.0
(7.2)
37.3
(2.9)
53.9
(12.2)

Record low °F (°C)
4
(−16)
11
(−12)
12
(−11)
22
(−6)
35
(2)
42
(6)
51
(11)
55
(13)
45
(7)
22
(−6)
16
(−9)
8
(−13)
4
(−16)

Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.31
(84.1)
3.43
(87.1)
3.60
(91.4)
2.51
(63.8)
3.14
(79.8)
4.38
(111.3)
5.68
(144.3)
6.19
(157.2)
6.33
(160.8)
3.91
(99.3)
2.50
(63.5)
3.27
(83.1)
48.24
(1,225.3)

Average snowfall inches (cm)
0
(0)
0.1
(0.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.6
(1.5)
0.8
(2)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
8.5
6.8
7.0
5.9
7.7
8.7
9.9
10.6
8.4
6.0
5.7
7.6
92.8

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.1

Source: [2]

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text: Demographics[edit]

text:
Historical population

Census
Pop.

%±

1940
1,597

—

1950
3,345

109.5%

1960
7,834

134.2%

1970
8,536

9.0%

1980
18,446

116.1%

1990
24,848

34.7%

2000
22,759

−8.4%

2010
27,109

19.1%

Est. 2016
32,240
[15]
18.9%

U.S. Decennial Census

text: Myrtle Beach is the largest principal city of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (Horry County) and the Georgetown micropolitan area (Georgetown County),[16][17][18] which had a combined population of 329,449 at the 2010 census.[19]

text: As of the 2010 census, the population of Myrtle Beach was 27,109.[19] Per the 2000 census[1] there were 22,759 permanent residents in Myrtle Beach, 10,413 households, 5,414 families, 1,356.5 people per square mile (523.7/km²), with 14,658 housing units at an average density of 873.5 per square mile (337.3/km²).

text: Ethnicities[edit]

text: The racial makeup of the city was:

text:
72.3% white
13.9% Black
0.7% Native American
1.5% Asian
0.3% Pacific Islander
8.7% from other races
2.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.7% of the population.

text: Age[edit]

text: Of the total Myrtle Beach population:

text:
18.0% were 1–17
11.0% were between 18–24
33.6% were between 25–44
22.5% were between 45–64
15.0% were 65 or older
Median age was 37 years
103 males per 100 females overall
101 males per 100 females age 18 and over

text: Income[edit]

text:
Overall median income for a household in the city was $35,498
Median income for a family was $43,900
Males had a median income of $26,039
Females had a median income of $22,473
The per capita income for the city was $23,214.
About 7.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

text: Economy[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach's economy is dominated by the tourist industry;[20] hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, attractions, and retail developments exist in abundance to service visitors.

text: There are approximately 95 golf courses in and around Myrtle Beach (as of 2015) as the golfing industry represents a significant presence in the area.

text: A manufacturing base produces plastic, rubber, cardboard, foam, and ceramic products usually in small scale.

text: Tourism[edit]

text: Hosting over 14 million visitors annually, the Grand Strand is home to an array of tourist attractions, and the area receives a large influx of visitors during all seasons. Nearly 100,000 visitors a year are estimated to come from overseas, with tourists from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom.[21]

text: Myrtle Beach hosts a variety of special conventions, events, and musical concerts. The area's attractions include its beaches and courses, as well as a number of amusement parks, an aquarium, Legends In Concert, retail developments, a number of shopping complexes and over 1,900 restaurants[22] including seafood restaurants. The area also has dinner theaters, nightclubs, and many tourist shops. Myrtle Beach has an estimated 460 hotels, with many on the beachfront, and approximately 89,000 accommodation units in total. Also in the city is Myrtle Waves, one of the largest water parks on the East Coast of the United States. Myrtle Beach has the Sun Fun Festival early each June.

text: The Carolina Opry is another highly acclaimed attraction, which features various musical, comedy, dance, and entertainment shows, including the Carolina Opry (variety show), Good Vibrations (best of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s), Light—a Laser Extravaganza. During the holiday season, the venue hosts the Carolina Opry Christmas Special. It is housed in a 2,200-seat theater.

text: The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk opened in 2010 and has been recognized as the nation's #3 boardwalk by National Geographic[23] and one of the best US boardwalks by Travel + Leisure magazine.[24] The Myrtle Beach Skywheel opened at the boardwalk in May, 2011, and is a 200-foot (61 m) observation wheel, similar to a ferris wheel, with glass gondolas that look over the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first wheel of its kind in the U.S. Myrtle Beach State Park, established in 1935, has just under a mile of Grand Strand beach and is a prime location for camping, swimming, hiking, biking, and fishing. Pier 14 by the Boardwalk.

text: The Myrtle Beach Convention Center is a large facility that hosts a variety of meetings, conferences, exhibits, and special events every year. The expansive center, which opened in 2003, has a Sheraton hotel and resort.

text: Each March since 1951 during Ontario's spring break, Myrtle Beach has hosted Canadian-American Days, also known as Can-Am Days. Tens of thousands of tourists flock to the area for a week's worth of special events.[25] Myrtle Beach is also home to Coastal Uncorked, a food and wine festival held in the late spring annually. In June, recently graduated high school seniors come to Myrtle Beach for Senior Week.[26]

text: With numerous professional fireworks displays along the oceanfront, Myrtle Beach is recognized among the top destinations for Fourth of July travel. Priceline.com ranked Myrtle Beach among its top 20 destinations for Fourth of July in 2010.[27]

text: The majority of visitors make their way to the region during the high season (June–August) looking to make the most of its fine weather.

text: Although gambling is not legal in South Carolina, Myrtle Beach residents and visitors have easy access to gambling by boat, as passengers can travel into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.

text: The city and surrounding area is served by Myrtle Beach International Airport. With regular flights to and from destinations such as Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, New York and Washington, the airport itself is well connected for both domestic and international tourists visiting the region. The airport also serves as a seasonal gateway to and from the likes of Chicago, Dallas and Toronto.

text: The city is located between Wilmington, North Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina with U.S. Route 17 serving as the main transport link for those journeying from the north and south.[21]

text: Thong bikini ban[edit]

text: Thongs (or any swimwear revealing any portion of the buttocks) are not permitted anywhere in public in Myrtle Beach, including all beaches.[28][29] Violators of the ban may be arrested, jailed, or fined.[30][31] The city's "thong ordinance" has been in effect since the 1990s.[32]

text: Motorcycle rallies[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach Bike Week, also called "Harley Bike Week" is a week-long motorcycle rally first held in 1940, the same year Kings Highway was paved.[33] The event has attracted as many as 200,000 visitors to the city every May. Black Bike Week, founded in 1980, takes place the weekend around Memorial Day Weekend and is the largest African American motorcycle rally in the US and attracts as many as 400,000 visitors. The event was created in response to a history of discrimination against African-American visitors and riders to Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand Area.[34]

text: The Myrtle Beach government created 15 new laws aimed at preventing all sanctioned motorcycle events within the city in response to controversy including accusations of racism by African-American riders during their event and complaints of lawlessness and poor behavior during all highly attended events. Several lawsuits by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) against Myrtle Beach businesses were settled with agreements that discrimination cease, compensation be given to some plaintiffs, and employees be given diversity training.[35] The NAACP suit against the City of Myrtle Beach was settled in 2006 without the city paying damages, but with the agreement police would use the same traffic control rules during both the black and the white motorcycle rallies.[36]

text: The South Carolina Supreme Court in June 2010 unanimously overturned one of the 15 ordinances, which had required all motorcyclists to wear helmets, on the grounds that the state law, requiring helmets only for riders under age 21, cannot be preempted by a city ordinance. In addition, the Court ruled, the ordinance created undue confusion, and that the city itself had invalidated their own helmet law and some other ordinances in a subsequent amendment.[37][38] The law had been challenged by a group of motorcyclists and a group of Myrtle Beach businesses called BOOST, Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism, who opposed the city's anti-motorcycle tourism policy.[39]

text: Shopping[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach has many stores and malls, is one of the largest shopping areas in the Southeastern United States[citation needed], and is the largest shopping destination in South Carolina[citation needed].

text:
Coastal Grand Mall opened in 2004 and is one of the largest indoor malls in the state[citation needed]. The mall, which has indoor and outdoor shopping areas, has a gross leasable area of 1,047,732 square feet (97,337.5 m2). The single-story facility has five anchor stores (including Sears, Belk, JCPenney, and Dillard's), a 14-screen movie theater, a food court, and roughly 170 stores in total.
Myrtle Beach Mall is 525,385 square feet (48,809.9 m2), and has three anchor stores, Bass Pro Shops, Belk and JCPenney. The single-story mall also has a 12-screen movie theater, a food court, and other specialty stores. It used to be known as Colonial Mall, and was built as Briarcliffe Mall.
Tanger Outlets is a shopping outlet center. There are two locations, one near Briarcliffe Acres and one near Carolina Forest.[40]
Broadway at the Beach is a shopping complex set on 350 acres (1.4 km2) along the U.S. 17 Bypass surrounding the 23-acre (93,000 m2) Lake Broadway. It is the largest festival entertainment complex in South Carolina.[citation needed]
Barefoot Landing is an outdoor shopping complex that consists of several divided sections located on filled land over top of Louis Lake, next to the Intracoastal Waterway. It contains many stores and attractions such as House of Blues (opened in 1997) and the Alabama Theatre. Opened in 1988.
The Market Common is a lifestyle district housing several upscale retail and apartments. It is located on the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.

text: Sports[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach is home to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a Carolina League baseball team, a Chicago Cubs farm franchise and the Myrtle Beach FC, a pro soccer team playing in the Premier Development League.

text: From 1998-2009 and again starting in 2011 (no Saturday races were held in 2010 due to snow), the area hosted the Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon presented by Chick-Fil-A, every February featuring (since 2004) the Friday night Royal Bank of Canada 5K and the Saturday Dasani Half Marathon and Bi-Lo Marathon (from 1998 until 2008, a relay was held but dropped because of the popularity of the other events). Marathon day draws the limit of 6,000 runners annually (2,500 full, 3,500 half) and results usually in an unusual dawn as the race starts before dawn (6:30 AM) in order to finish by 2:30 PM.

text: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark is the home field of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and is located just off Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach. It opened in 1999 and seats 6,500 people. It is the finish point of the Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon. TicketReturn.com Field is also home of the annual "Baseball At The Beach" collegiate baseball tournament. Hosted by Coastal Carolina University each year, the tournament pits participating NCAA Division I baseball programs in the United States.

text: NASCAR-sanctioned Stock car racing is held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, a .538-mile (866 m), semi-banked, asphalt-paved oval track located on US 501. Drivers in the Late Model classes will compete (against those of Greenville-Pickens Speedway) for the South Carolina Championship in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. South Carolina Champions' scores will be calculated against other state and provincial champions for a continental championship.

text: It hosted the 2010 UOA Nationals where 8 collegiate ultimate teams from 5 conferences will be represented.

text: Golf[edit]

text: The area is home to numerous golf courses and mini-golf courses along the Grand Strand and further inland. Myrtle Beach has been called the "Golf Capital of the World"[41] because of the roughly 100 golf courses located there, the record 4.2 million rounds played, and many miniature golf courses. 3.7 million total rounds of golf were played in 2007.[22] The majority of the area's golf courses are public. The Grand Strand is home of "Hootie and the Blowfish Day After the Masters Tournament". Extensive Chinese investment to the Myrtle Beach area golf market has resulted in a significant surge of Chinese tourists to the area and also resulted in 25+ golf courses being owned and/or operated by Chinese nationals.

text: Some of the notable golf courses and/or resorts include:

text:
North Strand

Tidewater
Thistle
Rivers Edge
Barefoot Resort
Long Bay
Glen Dornoch
Surf Club
Cape Fear National
Ocean Ridge Plantation
St. James Plantation

Myrtle Beach/Conway

Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach National
Pine Lakes International
Legends
Wild Wing
Prestwick
Arcadian Shores
Myrtlewood
Whispering Pines

South Strand

Caledonia
True Blue
Heritage Club
TPC of Myrtle Beach
Pawley's Plantation
Wachesaw Plantation
DeBordieu Colony
Reserve Club of Litchfield
Willbrook
River Club

text: Government[edit]

text: The city of Myrtle Beach has a council-manager government.[42] The Mayor sits as a Council member-at-large and presides over City Council meetings. In the event that the Mayor cannot preside over a City Council meeting, the Mayor Pro-Tem is the presiding officer of the meeting until such time as the Mayor returns to his seat. The City Manager is responsible for the administration and the day-to-day operation of all of the municipal services and city departments. The City Manager also maintains intergovernmental relationships with federal, state, county and other local governments. The city of Myrtle Beach reformed into a council-manager government system in 1974 under the administration of Mayor Bob Hirsch and city manager David Stradinger, who moved away from the city's former strong-mayor form of government.[43]

text: Mayors[edit]

text: The current mayor of Myrtle Beach is John Rhodes, who has served since 2006.[44]

text:
Name
From
To

Dr. W. Leroy Harrelson
1938
1939

Ben M. Graham
1939
1941

Dr. W. Leroy Harrelson
1941
1943

O.C. Callaway
1943
1947

H.W. Tallevast
1947
1949

J.N. Ramsey
1949
1954

Ernest W. Williams
1954
1955

W.E. Cameron
1956
1959

Mark W. Garner
1960
1974

Bob Hirsch
1974
1978

Eric Ficken
1978
1982

Robert M. Grissom
1982
1998

Mark Struthers McBride
1998
2006

John Rhodes
2006
present

text: Education[edit]

text: Primary and secondary education[edit]

text: Public schools[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach is served by a single public school district. Horry County Schools educates around 40,000 students and is the third largest school district in South Carolina.

text: Private Schools and Charter Schools[edit]

text: Below is a list of private schools and charter schools within the city of Myrtle Beach.

text:
St. Andrew's Catholic School
Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach
Carolina Bays Academy
Chabad Academy
Calvary Christian School
Bridgewater Academy
Cathedral Hall High School
Christian Academy
Life Christian Academy & Child
Socastee Montessori School
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success

text: Higher education[edit]

text: The largest university in the Myrtle Beach area is Coastal Carolina University, a state-supported, liberal arts university located eight miles northwest of Myrtle Beach in neighboring Conway, with a satellite campus in Myrtle Beach. The university is a national sea-grant institution and owns part of Waties Island, a 1,105-acre (4.47 km2) barrier island which serves as a natural laboratory. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The football team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision or FBS. The football team plays at Brooks Stadium, which is notable for its teal artificial turf.[45] The Myrtle Beach metro area has the following college and post-secondary schools:

text:
Golf Academy of America
Palmetto School of Career Development – Myrtle Beach Campus
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
ITT Technical Institute
Miller-Motte Technical College
Webster University – Myrtle Beach Campus

text: Media[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text: The Grand Strand and Florence, South Carolina share a common defined market by Nielsen Media Research in Horry, Marion, Dillon, Darlington, Marlboro, Scotland, Robeson, and Florence counties.

text:
[show]

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t
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Television stations in the Pee Dee region, including Myrtle Beach and Florence, South Carolina

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Digital television

WBTW (13.1 CBS, 13.2 MNTV/ANT, 13.3 Ion TV, 13.4 Escape)
WPDE (15.1 ABC, 15.2 News/Weather, 15.3 Comet, 15.4 TBD)
WWMB (21.1 CW, 21.2 CW+, 21.3 Stadium, 21.4 Charge!)
WHMC 23 / WJPM 33 (xx.1 PBS, xx.2 South Carolina, xx.3 ETV World, xx.4 ETV Kids)
WUNU (31.1 PBS, 31.2 Rootle, 31.3 Explorer, 31.4 North Carolina)
WMBF (32.1 NBC, 32.2 Bounce, 32.3 Grit)
WFXB (43.1 Fox, 43.2 QVC, 43.3 This TV, 43.4 MeTV)

South Carolina broadcast television areas by city
Augusta, GA/Aiken
Charleston
Charlotte, NC
Columbia
Greenville, SC
Myrtle Beach
Savannah, GA/Hilton Head

North Carolina broadcast television areas by city
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Greenville, NC
Myrtle Beach, SC
Norfolk, VA
Raleigh
Wilmington

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Radio stations in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina market

By AM frequency

900
1050
1200
1330
1450

By FM frequency

88.3
88.9
90.1
90.9
92.1
93.7
93.9
94.5
94.9
96.1
97.3
97.7
98.5
99.5
100.3
101.5
103.1
104.1
104.5
104.9
105.5
105.9
106.5
107.1
107.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.4
162.5
162.55

By callsign

KEC95
KHB31
W242AJ
W270BZ
W283AY
WDAI
WEZV
WGTR
WHMC-FM
WHSC
WJXY
WKXB
WKVC
WKZQ-FM
WLGI
WLFF
WMIR
WMBJ
WMYB
WNG628
WNMB
WPJS
WRNN
WRNN-FM
WRXZ
WSEA
WSYN
WVCO
WWXM
WXJY
WXMB-LP
WYAV
WYEZ
WYNA

Defunct

WMYB/1450
WNMI-LP/98.7: North Myrtle Beach

South Carolina radio markets
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Greenville–Spartanburg
Myrtle Beach
Rock Hill

Other South Carolina radio regions
Hilton Head

See also
List of radio stations in South Carolina

text: Newspapers[edit]

text: The Sun News is the largest daily paper published along the Grand Strand, with a readership base extending from Georgetown, South Carolina to Sunset Beach, North Carolina. The paper has been in existence since the 1930s and was formerly published by Knight Ridder before that company was bought by The McClatchy Company.[citation needed] Myrtle Beach is also served by The Myrtle Beach Herald, a weekly newspaper that is part of the Waccamaw Publishers group. It is locally owned by Steve and Cheryl Robertson. The Herald also produces a newspaper targeted at tourists called Visit!

text: Infrastructure[edit]

text: Transportation[edit]

text: Air[edit]

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The Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR/FAA LID: MYR), is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (5.6 km) southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. (MYR) It was formerly known as Myrtle Beach Jetport (1974–1989) and is located on site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
The General Aviation Terminal www.beachaviationservices.com (ICAO: KMYR/FAA LID:MYR), is a part of the Myrtle Beach International Airport however, the terminal itself is located on the opposite side of the airfield from the commercial terminal side of the airport on Airdrome Street accessed by Phyllis Boulevard inside The Market Common. This new 11,500 square foot terminal was opened on May 21, 2010, built to modernize operations and accommodate the growing needs of the terminal. The new terminal replaces a building that was previously used as Base Operations when the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base was active.
Executive Helicopters is within the Myrtle Beach International Airport as well. It is located on the eastern side of the airport with access from Kings Highway. Executive Helicopters is a private helicopter facility that provides tour services in the Myrtle Beach and surrounding areas.
they also provide the majority of maintenance for General Aviation. In addition; Myrtle Air Service a division of Kingman Aircraft Kingman, AZ operate a maintenance facility on site providing maintenance for mid sized jets. Military operations are also ongoing supporting USMC, USN, USAF, US Army and Coast Guard.
The Grand Strand Airport (IATA: CRE, ICAO: KCRE, FAA LID: CRE), is a county-owned (Horry County), public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of North Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. Grand Strand Airport is a single-terminal airport, serving primarily banner planes and small aircraft. Ramp 66 is the Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) for the Grand Strand Airport providing services such as fuel, oxygen, hangar service, maintenance, and inspections.
Conway Airport (IATA: HYW, ICAO: KHYW, LID: HYW) is an Horry County owned airport that services the General Aviation Community of Horry County and Conway, SC. This airport has under gone major improvements in 2016-17 with the addition of LED lighting on the runway and taxiways.

text: Rail[edit]

text: The Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad is a 14.1-mile (22.7 km) short-line railroad division of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad,[46] extending from a connection with the Carolina Southern Railroad, another division of that company, at Conway to Myrtle Beach. The line was opened in 1900 by the Conway Coast and Western Railroad, a predecessor of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.[47] The Seaboard System Railroad sold the line to Horry County in November 1984, and it was operated by the Horry County Railway until October 1987, when the WCLR took over.[48] The Carolina Southern Railroad acquired the WCLR in September 1995, and since then it has been a division of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad.[49] The line is owned by Horry County, but was leased in 2000 to the Carolina Southern Railroad.[50]

text: Carolina Southern Railroad is a short line rail operator running on less than 100 miles (160 km) of rail at a maximum speed of 10 mph (16 km/h). It transports mostly freight brought to it from national rail operators. The company makes one scheduled delivery per month into the City of Myrtle Beach.[51] It is located off of Main Street in Conway, South Carolina and is one of the few remaining train depots in South Carolina. It has been Painstakingly restored to its former glory and the Carolina Southern Railroad has become one of the frequent destinations for freight services as well as passenger cars and observational locomotives. The railroad was originally erected in late 1886 and the first train steamed into the Conway Depot in December 1887. The Carolina Southern Railroad stands as a permanent landmark in Southern History. Carolina Southern Railroad is a member of the Carolina Rails system with connections that run from Whiteville, North Carolina to Mullins, South Carolina and also from Chadbourn, North Carolina to Conway. Carolina Southern railroad is also responsible for operation of the Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad, which is a railway that runs from Conway to Myrtle Beach. On August 30, 2011, Carolina Southern Railroad voluntary shut down because several bridges along the rail were overdue for maintenance. The shutdown caused Carolina Southern Railroad to lay off nearly all of its employees. On May 24, 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) commenced a bridge inspection on the CSR and the Waccamaw Coastline Railroad (the Horry County portion of rail). Fifty-two of 187 bridges were inspected and seven had critical defects. On May 26, 2011, the CSR voluntarily ceased operation, so that they could bring in a certified bridge engineer to inspect the seven critical bridges and prepare a plan for their repairs. Based on the engineer’s recommendations, CSR made the necessary repairs on the bridges and CSR resumed operations August 8, 2011. The FRA returned to inspect the bridges and made a recommendation that CSR cease operations until all bridge repairs were completed.[52] There are currently efforts to bring the railroad back online.[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][59][60][61][62]

text: In 2015, railroad operator RJ Corman acquired the former CSR line and plans to re-open freight service in early 2016. [63]

text: Roads[edit]

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US 17
 US 501
 SC 31

 US 17 Bus.
Farrow Parkway
Ocean Boulevard
Harrelson Boulevard
Grissom Parkway
Interstate 73 (future)
Interstate 74 (future)

text: Within the last decade, new roads have been created to ease congestion caused by the yearly influx of visitors. Most of these roads follow the Metro Loop Road Plan[citation needed], organized in 1997 to improve the traffic flow of Myrtle Beach. Some of the roads included have either been funded through Road Improvement Development Effort (RIDE I) funding or through the City of Myrtle Beach.

text: RIDE II plans include the third phase of S.C. Highway 31, a graded separation of Farrow Parkway and US 17 Bypass at the back gate of the former Air Force base, and many other projects. The county is currently debating where to allocate the $400 million generated through a proposed 1-cent sales tax[citation needed]. Other road projects in Horry County, including some in Aynor and Conway, will be included when voted upon.

text: Plans exist for Myrtle Beach to be eventually served by two interstates, Interstate 73 and Interstate 74. The Robert Edge Parkway will connect I-74 to downtown North Myrtle Beach.

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text: Myrtle Beach is served by the Coast RTA and the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority.[64]

text: Healthcare[edit]

text: The Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is a 219-bed acute care hospital serving residents and visitors of Horry and surrounding counties. The hospital offers the only cardiac surgery program in the area and is also a designated trauma center. Over 250 physicians serve at the facility.

text: Sister cities[edit]

text: Myrtle Beach has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: [65]

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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
 Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
 Pinamar, Argentina
 Killarney, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland
 Tiberias, Israel[66]

text: Notable people[edit]

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Sigmund Abeles - American figurative artist.
Steve Bailey – Bassist.
Robert H. Brooks – Founder of Naturally Fresh, Inc. and Hooters of America chains.
Shane Carruth - Filmmaker.
Brandon Frye – Former NFL player, drafted by the Houston Texans.
Everett Golson - Starting Quarterback for Notre Dame team that played in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
Dustin Johnson – PGA Tour player (attended Coastal Carolina University).
Ewa Laurance – Professional billiard player.
Clint Newton - Rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers.
Nancy O'Dell - Host of Entertainment Tonight.
Ramon Sessions – NBA player for the Washington Wizards.
Tyler Thigpen – Former NFL player that was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kelly Tilghman - anchor for the Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR'S first female lead golf announcer.
Mike Tolbert – NFL player for the Buffalo Bills.
Kelly Wearstler – Interior designer; judge on Bravo's Top Design.


document_title: You'll Never Know

question_text: who wrote you'll never know just how much i love you

question_tokens: who wrote you 'll never know just how much i love you

text: You'll Never Know

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"You'll Never Know"SongPublished
1943Composer(s)
Harry WarrenLyricist(s)
Mack Gordon

text: "You'll Never Know" is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Mack Gordon.[1] The song is based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war bride named Dorothy Fern Norris.[2]

text: The song was introduced in the 1943 movie Hello, Frisco, Hello where it was sung by Alice Faye.[1]  The song won the 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song,[3] one of nine nominated songs that year.[1] It was also performed by Faye in the 1944 film Four Jills in a Jeep.

text: The song is often credited as Faye's signature song. However, Faye never released a record of the ballad, and frequent later recordings of the song by other singers diminished her association with it.

text: Renditions[edit]

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text: It was recorded in 1943 by, among others, Frank Sinatra[3] and Dick Haymes. The Haymes’ version was also a number one hit for four weeks on the Billboard and Harlem Hit Parade charts.[4]

text: Sinatra recorded his version at his first recording session at Columbia as a solo artist. (He had recorded at Columbia in 1939 as a member of Harry James’s band.) It was arranged and conducted by Alec Wilder with the Bobby Tucker Singers providing accompaniment. Sinatra’s version charted for 16 weeks starting July 24 and spent two weeks at number 2.[5]

text: In Britain, the recording by Vera Lynn was popular during the ongoing Second World War.

text: The Sinatra and Haymes records were made during the 1942–1944 musicians' strike, an American Federation of Musicians strike against the recording companies. As a result, the recordings were made without musicians, with vocal groups replacing the usual instrumental backup. The group backing Haymes, The Song Spinners, was actually given credit on the Haymes record. (The Song Spinners #1 hit, "Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer" held the #1 spot on the charts for three weeks preceding Haymes' "You'll Never Know." Vocalist Margaret Johnson of The Song Spinners did the vocal arrangements for both songs.)

text: Rosemary Clooney recorded the song with Harry James in 1952, and a version was recorded in 1954 by Big Maybelle. Bette Midler recorded the song for the 2003 covers album Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook.

text: The song was the first song that Barbra Streisand ever recorded, in 1955 when she was 13 years old. It was the opening song on her 4-CD box-set Just for the Record (1991). This box-set collection closed with an orchestrated version of that song, sung as a duet by Streisand at age 45 (recorded April 21, 1988) with the voice of the girl (herself) from that 1955 recording.[6]   Although uncredited on the CD, this closing cut was arranged and conducted by Rupert Holmes as part of the suspended Streisand-Holmes "Back to Broadway" recording sessions.[6]   Barbra dramatized the 1955 recording session as part of the opening of her "Timeless" concert tour in 2000. A recording of this was featured on the accompanying CD & DVD release: "Timeless: Live in Concert".[7]

text: A similarly titled single by The Platters, "You'll Never, Never Know", was released in 1956. The song reached number eleven on the Billboard Pop Singles chart that year.

text: Bing Crosby recorded it for his radio show in 1957 and it was subsequently issued on CD.[8]

text: Doris Day recorded a version in her two-album set Hooray for Hollywood in 1958.

text: Shirley Bassey reached #6 on the UK charts with her 1961 version.[1]

text: Bobby Darin recorded a version for his 1962 album, Oh! Look at Me Now.

text: Eartha Kitt recorded a version for her 1962 album, The Romantic Eartha.

text: Al Hirt released a version on his 1965 album, They're Playing Our Song.[9]

text: Alice Faye's film recording is the opening song in Martin Scorsese's 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

text: Trini Lopez included "You'll Never Know" on his Reprise Records album The Sing Along World of Trini Lopez.

text: The Mamas & the Papas vocalist Denny Doherty included the song on his 1974 solo album Waiting for a Song. The single was released with "Goodnight and Good Morning", from the same album, as the B-side. This version reached the top 15 of Billboard's Easy Listening survey.

text: Singer and actress Bernadette Peters sang the song on her eponymous debut solo album in 1980.

text: Singer Antonio Marcos released a Spanish rendition of the theme, named "Nunca Sabrás", in the Spanish soundtrack from the Brazilian Soap Opera "Baila Conmigo" (Dance With Me), created by Manoel Carlos and televised by Rede Globo in 1981.

text: Elkie Brooks recorded it for her 1984 album, Screen Gems.

text: Lew DeWitt, formerly of The Statler Brothers, released a version in 1985 on the Compleat label.

text: Vocalist Michael Bublé performed a live recording of the song on his 2004 album, Come Fly With Me.

text: In 2005, South-African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela included the song in his album Almost Like Being in Jazz[10]

text: In 2006, Frank Sinatra, Jr. released an album entitled That Face! including the song "You'll Never Know".

text: In 2017, Renée Fleming recorded a version of "You'll Never Know" for The Shape of Water.[11]

text: Alice Faye's film recording appears in Guillermo del Toro's 2017 film The Shape of Water. The song is also performed later in the film by Sally Hawkins as part of a dance number with Doug Jones. Hawkins lip-synchs to a new recording of the song by Renée Fleming and the London Symphony Orchestra.[11]