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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American children's television series that airs on the Disney Channel. This Disney Channel Original Series premiered on March 18, 2005, and was one of the first five shows available on the iTunes Store.[1]
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | |
|---|---|
| File:The Suite Life Cover.png The main cast of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. | |
| Created by | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan |
| Starring | Cole Sprouse Dylan Sprouse Brenda Song Ashley Tisdale Phill Lewis Kim Rhodes |
| Opening theme | "Here I Am" |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Danny Kallis Irene Dreayer |
| Running time | 22 minutes (30 with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | March 18, 2005 – present |
The series stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse. They play Cody and Zack Martin, identical twins, whose single mother, Carey, has a gig as headlining singer at the Tipton Hotel. Now they live in a five-star hotel in Boston as a provision of her contract.
The popularity of the series has spawned two video games: one for the Nintendo DS entitled The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble[2] and a titular release for the Game Boy Advance.[3] The show was originally called The Suite Life, which is co-created by Danny Kallis, who was a writer, producer, and director for the TV series, Smart Guy; and Jim Geoghan, who was a writer and producer for the TV series, Family Matters. [4]
The series is the third Disney Channel Original to have gone over the 65 episode limit, the first was That's So Raven going to 100 episodes and the second was Kim Possible.
Main characters
Zackary "Zack" Martin (Dylan Sprouse) is always getting into trouble. Zack is usually dressed in skater clothes. He often sets out to get exactly what he wants. He has a preoccupation with girls, and a crush on Maddie in Season 1 and occasionally in Season 2. He occasionally sticks up for his brother, as seen in the episodes Election and Kept Man . He wants to be like his dad, Kurt. Other than in wood shop, he is known for not doing very well in school.
Cody Martin (Cole Sprouse) is the intellectual, mature, and sensitive twin, but he often plays along with his brother's crazy schemes.He shows less interest in girls than his brother.He has shown a passion for baking,cleaning, and cooking, as well as mime and dance. Cody is portrayed as easily frightened, and when frightened he leaks if you know what i mean, but has a meaner side, portrayed in the episode "French 101". Other than woodshop Cody is known for doing well in school. cody is also known for having a close relationship with his "blankie".
Madeline "Maddie" Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale) is the attractive, teenage candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel, a cashier at the Cluck Bucket, and manages the Camp Tipton Daycare Center. While it appears that she comes from a lower class family, Maddie is very hard-working (she aspires to attend law school), outspoken, and intelligent. She attends a private school at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow. Maddie is London's closest friend, though London often treats her like a servant, as in Footloser, usually bribing her with money. Maddie also babysits Zack and Cody. Zack had a huge crush on her in season one, but seemed to have moved on in most season two episodes.
London Tipton, (Brenda Song) is the daughter of Wilfred Tipton, the owner of the Tipton Hotel. London is a dim-witted, spoiled, rich teenager with her own private suite at the Tipton, complete with a huge closet (with its own talking mirror) and a kitchen which takes up most of the floor. Moreover, she claims that everything that she has worn, including her diapers, were made by famous designers. London's best friend is Maddie. She transferred to the same private school as Maddie in the episode Forever Plaid, due to poor attendance at her old school. She dislikes her step-moms and talks to Mr. Moseby and Maddie about her problems. When happy she usually claps her hands repeatedly while saying her catchphrase "Yay me!" She can be very ignorant about simple things such as thinking her father's first name was "Adamant" when Mr. Moseby said that her father was acting adamant about a situation. London often mentions her frenemy Portia Tenenbaum. Though it seems like London may lead the ultimate rich-girl life, her childhood was not perfect - her dad was almost always away on business, so she was never able to get close to her own family. London Tipton is a parody of Paris Hilton, which is mentioned in Forever Plaid when her teacher says "I'm talking to the spoiled hotel heiress." London responds by saying "Is Paris Hilton in this class?."
Marion Moseby (Phill Lewis) is the somewhat-uptight manager of the Tipton, who speaks with a wide vocabulary and an urbane vernacular but is often annoyed by the twin's schemes. Though he acts as though he does not care about the boys, he actually has a great deal of affection for them and acts as a father figure. In the episode The Ghost of 613, it is revealed that he started out at the Tipton as a bellhop back in the 1970s.
Carey Marie Martin (Kim Rhodes) is a headlining singer at the Tipton as well as the mother of Zack and Cody. She is a divorced mother, wise, kind, but somewhat aggressive towards the twins when they misbehave. She seems to love the twins a lot. Arwin Quentin Hawkhauser has a crush on her, revealed in the episode The Prince & The Plunger, and she has a younger sister, as mentioned in Moseby's Big Brother. She often dreams about George Clooney. Carey found her talent for singing by mistake when she was at a talent show doing stand-up comedy, stated in the episode Footloser. She tries to keep the boys away from trouble, but she never prevails.
Minor Characters
| Cast | Character | Season Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Adrian R'Mante | Esteban | 13 | 24 | |
| Brian Stepanek | Arwin | 8 | 7 | |
| Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Corrie | 2 | 4 | |
| Monique Coleman | Mary-Margaret | 2 | 4 | |
| Estelle Harris | Muriel | 8 | 1 (voice) | |
| Alyson Stoner | Max | 3 | 3 | |
| David Bendersky | Tapeworm | 4 | 1 | |
| Patrick Bristow | Patrick | 4 | 3 | |
| Charlie Stewart | Bob | 1 | 13 | |
| Allie Grant | Agnes | 1 | 3 | |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Sister Dominick | 0 | 4 | |
| Caroline Rhea | Ilsa | 2 | 1 | |
| Camilla Rosso | Janice | 0 | 5 | |
| Rebecca Rosso | Jessica | 0 | 5 | |
Settings
- Tipton Hotel
The Tipton Hotel is where Zack, Cody, Carey, and London all live, and where the majority of the other major characters in the series work. It is the main setting for the series, particularly the basement, the Tipton's 5-star restaurant, the lobby, the game room, the Martins' suite on the 23rd floor, and London Tipton's penthouse.
- Buckner Middle School
During the second season, the series has started using the younger characters' schools as locations. Zack and Cody attend Buckner Middle School and their school team is the Badgers as revealed in the episode "Election" and "Nurse Zack".
- Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic School
Maddie, London, Corrie, and Mary Margaret attend the Catholic School - Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow.
- Other Places in Boston
Scenes also take place in several other places in Boston, including Fenway Park, a movie theater, Maddie's Home, the local shopping mall, a bowling alley, a miniature golf course, and Liberty Park, the park across the street from the Tipton Hotel.
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Trivia
- The Martins' suite is complete with a kitchen and a bedroom, but so far no other suites with a kitchen have been shown (apart from London's, whose ridiculously large closet has been seen and mentioned several times).
- Almost all of the primary cast of High School Musical have appeared on the show, except for Corbin Bleu, and Lucas Grabeel.
- In the episode "Back In the Game", Mr. Moseby does the same acting warm-up as seen in High School Musical as Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel's characters did before their performance of 'Bop to the Top'.
- Cody is exposed many times like in "The Fariest of them All", "Twins at the Tipton" and "Risk it All" in his boxer shorts. Zack however is only viewed in his boxers once in "Kept Men" Technically, Cody was naked in "Bowling" when his towel fell off (Though only his top half was shown.)
- In the episode "Bowling", Arwin's mother's is the voice of Estelle Harris, who also plays Muriel. It is the only "appearence" of Estelle Harris in season two. Also in this episode the exterior of the bowling alley is the same one used in the Hannah Montana episode "People Who Use People". However, the setting of Hannah Montana is in Malibu, while the suite life of Zack and Cody is in Boston
- In the episode "Twins at the Tipton", Bob tells Cody that his girlfriend Irma dumped him. Cody doesn't believe him, but Bob tells him that Irma told Kim who told Phil who told Ashley who told Brenda who told Dylan who told Cole who told him that it was over. Aside from Irma and Bob, all names of the kids in the gossip line are the names of the six primary actors on the show.
- Carey Martin has not been seen singing since she died her hair brown.
===Running Gags=== :D
- One particular vase in the Tipton lobby is frequently knocked off its table; Mr. Moseby or Esteban always saves it from breaking with a diving catch.
- In the episode Twins at the Tipton Bob says the names of the kids who told him that Irma dumped Cody were the names of the main cast.
- London's incredibly huge closet.
- London always reading things upside down.
- In several episodes, Carey is standing in The Suite when something falls in view from a higher floor.
- Paris Hilton is mentioned in many episodes.
- Arwin invents something that does not work right.
Theme song
The theme song for The Suite Life of Zack and Cody is called "Here I Am" and was written by John Adair and Steve Hampton, who also wrote the theme song for Phil of the Future. It was sung by Loren Ellis and The Drew Davis Band. The original theme song was going to be "Grow Up" by Simple Plan. However, it was changed to "Here I Am" at the last minute.[citation needed]
See also
- List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody recurring characters
- The Suite Life Goes Hollywood
References
- ^ "Apple Announces iTunes 6 With 2,000 Music Videos, Pixar Short Films & Hit TV Shows". Apple Computer, Inc. 2005-10-12. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ "Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The: Tipton Trouble". Nintendo.com Games. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ "Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The". Nintendo.com Games. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ http://www.tv.com/show/28842/summary.html
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