ALEX AND MASON TRY BEING BEST FRIENDS IN A NEW EPISODE OF "WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 ON DISNEY CHANNEL

"Journey to the Center of Mason" - After losing her wizard powers and becoming mortal, Alex can no longer date Mason, so they decide to try being best friends instead. But when Alex's old boyfriend Dean reappears, Mason has a hard time keeping his jealousy in check. Meanwhile, Justin tries to motivate his class of delinquent wizards to get back on track at WizTech, in a new episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place," premiering FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

Starring are 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 and David Deluise as Jerry Russo.

Guest Starring is Gregg Sulkin as Mason and Daniel Samonas as Dean Moriarty.

The episode was written by Peter Dirksen and directed by Robbie Countryman.

"Wizards of Waverly Place" carries a TV-G parental guideline.