▁the ▁three ▁to ▁win ▁it ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Alex , ▁who ▁then ▁gives ▁up ▁her ▁powers ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁comp ete ▁for ▁their ▁powers ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁old ▁enough . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁has ▁made ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁mention ▁of ▁past ▁friends ▁of ▁his ▁youth , ▁including ▁" P ony boy " ▁and ▁John ▁B ender ; ▁both ▁names ▁of ▁reb elli ous ▁te en ▁characters ▁in ▁classic ▁ 8 0 ' s ▁pop - c ulture ▁films , ▁The ▁Out s iders ▁and ▁The ▁Break fast ▁Club , ▁respectively . ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁names , ▁no ▁other ▁specific ▁connections ▁or ▁further ▁imp lications ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁connecting ▁Jerry ' s ▁youth ▁and ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁these ▁stories . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁in ▁" W izard ▁for ▁a ▁Day ", ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁his ▁magic ▁powers ▁anymore , ▁because ▁when ▁Alex ▁gave ▁him ▁Mer lin ' s ▁hat ▁for ▁his ▁birth day , ▁grant ing ▁the ▁wear er ▁magic ▁powers ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁hours , ▁all ▁he ▁wished ▁for ▁was ▁a ▁sand wich , ▁whereas ▁he ▁could ' ve ▁just ▁as ▁easily ▁went ▁down st airs ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁sand wich ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Sub ▁Station . ▁Fe eling ▁under wh el med , ▁Alex ▁used ▁the ▁hat ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Sub ▁Station ▁into ▁a ▁milk sh ake ▁bar ▁from ▁Jerry ' s ▁youth . ▁After ▁seeing ▁this , ▁he ▁rem in is ced ▁about ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁moments ▁before ▁asking ▁Alex ▁to ▁change ▁it ▁back ,