The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

**The Suite Life of Zack & Cody** is an American teen sitcom television series created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005 to September 1, 2008 and had a total of three seasons.

## Plot

The show centres upon Zack and Cody Martin, twin brothers who live in the Tipton Hotel (parody of the Hilton Hotel) in Boston, where their mother, Carey, sings and performs in the hotel lounge. However, it also centres upon the hotel owner's teenage daughter, London Tipton (a parody of Paris Hilton), who is very wealthy and ditzy, the hotel's down-to-earth candy-counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick and Mr. Moseby, the strict, dutiful, and serious manager, who is often the foil to Zack and Cody's schemes and has a liking to the piano, pocket hankies and ballet. The show is often set at the Tipton Hotel, but has other settings such as Zack and Cody's school, Cheevers High and Maddie and London's private school, Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic. Zack and Cody often get in trouble (sometimes unintentionally) and come up with witty ideas to get out of it.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Dylan Sprouse as Zack Martin
* Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin
* Brenda Song as London Tipton
* Ashley Tisdale as Maddie Fitzpatrick
* Phill Lewis as Mr. Moseby
* Kim Rhodes as Carey Martin

### Recurring

* Adrian R'Mante as Esteban Ramirez
* Brian Stepanek as Arwin Hawkhauser
* Charlie Stewart as Bob
* Estelle Harris as Muriel
* Aaron Musicant as Lance Fishman
* Sophie Oda as Barbara Brownstein
* Patrick Bristow as Patrick
* Adam Tait as Bartholomew
* Anthony Acker as Norman the Doorman
* Camilla and Rebecca Rosso as Janice and Jessica Ellis
* Giovonnie Samuels as Nia Moseby
* Monique Coleman as Mary Margaret
* Alyson Stoner as Max
* Robert Torti as Kurt Martin
* Sharon Jordan as Irene the Concierge
* Kara Taitz as Millicent
* Andrew John Ferguson as Student
* Sammi Hanratty as Holly
* Hannah Leigh Dworkin as Amy

### Notable Appearances

* Moisés Arias as Randall
* Cheryl Burke as Shannon
* The Cheetah Girls as Themselves
* Chris Brown as Himself
* Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana
* Michael Clarke Duncan as Coach Little
* Daniella Monet as Dana
* Zac Efron as Trevor
* Selena Gomez as Gwen
* Tony Hawk as Himself
* Mark Indelicato as Antonio
* Kathryn Joosten as Grandma Marilyn
* Victoria Justice as Rebecca
* Nathan Kress as Jamie
* Meaghan Jette Martin as Stacey
* Jesse McCartney as Himself
* Daryl Mitchell as Daryl
* Tahj Mowry as Brandon
* Kathy Najimy as Principal Milletidge
* Kay Panabaker as Amber
* Tom Poston as Merle
* Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
* Drew Seeley as Geoffrey
* Jaden Smith as Travis
* Mindy Sterling as Sister Rose
* The Veronicas as Themselves
* D. C. Douglas as Snooty Interviewer
* Justin Baldoni as Diego

## Episodes

See Also: List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Episodes

 2 | 39
 3 | 22

### Crossovers

See Also: That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana is a three-way crossover between the Disney Channel series That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana.

## Movie

See Also: The Suite Life Movie

On September 20, 2010, Disney Channel announced that production has begun for a Disney Channel Original Movie based on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck.

The Suite Life Movie premiered on the Disney Channel in the United States and Canada on March 25, 2011. The Suite Life on Deck eventually ended on May 6, 2011.

## Spin-offs

### The Suite Life on Deck

See Also: The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck is a sequel to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, that debuted on Disney Channel on September 26, 2008, set on a cruise ship with Zack, Cody and London attending a semester-at-sea program, while Mr. Moseby manages the ship. Bailey Pickett joins the characters, who becomes Zack and Cody's friend (and Cody's girlfriend) and London's friend and roommate. The series also introduces Marcus Little, a former superstar who lost his fame after his voice changed. While an attempted spin-off, Arwin!, which was to star Selena Gomez and Brian Stepanek, was not picked up by Disney Channel, The Suite Life on Deck skipped the pilot process and went straight to the series.

## Indian Adaptation

An Indian adaptation of the show, titled The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir, premiered on Disney Channel India on April 8, 2012. It ran for two seasons and ended on January 19, 2014.

## Production

### Opening Sequence

The show's theme song, "Here I Am," was written by John Adair and Steve Hampton (who also wrote the theme for the show's spin-off The Suite Life on Deck, as well as for fellow Disney Channel series Phil of the Future, Wizards of Waverly Place, Sonny With a Chance, Jonas, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, A.N.T. Farm, So Random!, PrankStars and Austin & Ally, and the ABC Kids series Power Rangers: RPM), with music composed by Gary Scott (who also composed the music cues to signal scene changes and promo breaks, which are styled similarly to the theme) and is performed by Loren Ellis and the Drew Davis Band (who also performed the theme to Phil of the Future, and whose performance is uncredited). The theme was remixed for the ending credits of "Rock Star in the House" in a form similar to "Beautiful Soul" to accompany the episode's guest appearance of Jesse McCartney.

## Broadcast

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is broadcast all around the world.

### Syndication

In 2005, ABC's Saturday morning programming block, ABC Kids, added The Suite Life of Zack & Cody to their line-up until the block's closing in 2011. Then in 2008, it was added to Toon Disney's programming line-up, becoming their first live-action comedy program. After Toon Disney's closing, re-runs were shown on Disney XD from 2009 to 2014. From 2013 to 2015, the series was re-run on Disney Channel.

## DVD Releases

See Also: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Videography

The Complete First Season was released to Germany and Brazil on November 13, 2008. Turkey on December 30, 2009 by Disney DVD and Greece on September 9, 2010 by Sony Pictures.

According to Amazon.com, all three seasons of the show will be released, however no release dates have been announced.

## Other Media

### Merchandise

A calendar for the show, Disney The Suite Life of Zack and Cody 2008 Calendar has been released. Merchandise based on the series are sold exclusively at Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Sears, Macy's and several other retailers. They include clothing (such as pajamas and tee shirts), bags (tote bags, backpacks, etc.), bedding collection and toys.

A soundtrack for the show was announced to be released around Summer 2008. It would have featured songs from and inspired from the show, including songs from Ashley Tisdale, Brenda Song, Jesse McCartney and Raven-Symoné. This idea was scrapped as of 2017.

#### Books

1. Hotel Hangout - based on "Hotel Hangout"
2. Double Trouble - based on "Maddie Checks In"
3. The Room of Doom - based on "The Ghost of Suite 613"
4. Zack Attack - based on "Footloser"
5. Check It Out - based on "Hotel Inspector"
6. Star Crazy - based on "Rock Star in the House"

#### Video Games

The series has spawned three video games: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies. They were developed by Artificial Mind and Movement and published by Buena Vista Games, with the exception of Circle of Spies, which was published by Disney Interactive Studios.

## Awards and Nominations

**Films:** The Suite Life Movie
**Video:** The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Videography
**Seasons:** Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3
**Episodes:** List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Episodes