▁goes ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁them , ▁but ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁res ent ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁parents . ▁Hugh ▁is ▁a ▁giant ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of , ▁when ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁birth ▁parents , ▁he ▁was ▁marked ly ▁t aller ▁than ▁both ▁of ▁them , ▁with ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁comment ing ▁on ▁his ▁larger ▁size . ▁Pres umably , ▁after ▁discover ing ▁this , ▁he ▁stopped ▁his ▁habit ▁of ▁carrying ▁mini ature ▁objects ▁and ▁started ▁we aring ▁regular - s ized ▁clothes . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁season ▁ 3 ▁or ▁the ▁movie . ▁He ▁returned ▁in ▁Ghost ▁Ro omm ate , ▁still ▁thinking ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁giant . ▁ ▁Kel bo ▁Rus so ▁Kel bo ▁Rus so ▁( J eff ▁Gar lin ; ▁seasons ▁ 1 - 3 ) ▁is ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁Alex , ▁Justin ▁and ▁Max , ▁brother ▁of ▁Jerry ▁and ▁Meg an ▁and ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁Ther esa . ▁Un like ▁Jerry , ▁he ▁is ▁very ▁fun ▁and ▁care free . ▁Kel bo ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁w izard ▁( J er ry ▁had ▁originally ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁but ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁powers ▁to ▁marry ▁a ▁mort al ) ▁who ▁often ▁uses ▁his ▁powers ▁very ▁child ish ly , ▁and ▁often ▁seems ▁just ▁as ▁ir respons ible ▁with ▁them ▁as ▁Alex ▁is ▁with ▁her ▁own . ▁As ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁g ag , ▁in ▁every ▁episode ▁he ▁appears ▁in ▁during ▁the ▁post ▁cred its ▁scenes , ▁he ▁makes ▁a ▁pr ank ▁call ▁to ▁someone