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.

## 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 Jessica and Janice Ellis
* Giovaonnie Samuels as Nia Moseby
* Monique Coleman as Mary Margaret
* Alyson Stoner as Max
* Robert Torti as Kurt Martin
* Sharon Jordan as Irene the Concierge
* Sammi Hanratty as Holly
* Hannah Leigh Dworkin as Amy
* Kara Taitz as Millicent

### Notable Appearances

* Moises 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

### That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

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 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, That's So Raven 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

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. Debby Ryan joins the cast as Bailey Pickett, who becomes Zack and Cody's friend (and Cody's girlfriend) and London's friend and roommate. The series also introduces Doc Shaw as 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.

## Settings

**Tipton Hotel**

The Tipton Hotel is where Zack, Cody, Carey, and London all live, and where the majority of the other characters in the series work. It is the main setting for the series. The Tipton Hotel is located in Boston, Massachusetts. Hotel Vancouver is used for the exterior of the hotel.

**The SS Tipton**

In the episode "Let Us Entertain You", Zack, Cody and Carey spent a week vacationing on board the SS Tipton. It is also the setting of the sequel series, The Suite Life on Deck. The first time the SS Tipton is referenced is in the episode, "To Catch a Thief". While Maddie talks to London on the phone a life preserver with the words "S.S. Tipton" can be seen in the background.

**Buckner Middle School**

The twins' Middle School. The school's mascot is a badger.

In the scene outside of the school where a few students are walking between two buildings shows "The Mall" area that's located in Lincoln Park High School, in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the students that attend Buckner were Max, Bob, and Agnes. Carey would come sit outside of the detention area while Zack was being punished. She said when she was outside the principal's office at Cheevers High that, "Thanks to Zack, I knitted 32 sweaters and an afghan."

The name comes from former-Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner.

**Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic School**

Maddie and Mary Margaret attended this private school in season one. Later in season two, Corrie and Leslie were added to the minor cast, with London also attending the school in season two. In season three, London, Maddie, and Leslie no longer attend Our Lady. External shots of Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic School are of University College at the University of Toronto in Canada.

**Paul Revere Mini Mart**

Zack and Cody work at the Paul Revere mini mart for the manager, Wayne Wormser. The mini mart's motto is, "The savings are coming! The savings are coming!" It is across the street from another mini mart with a patriotic name and theme, The Betsy Ross Stop and Shop, which is run by Wormser's business enemy and fierce rival.

**Camp Heaven on Earth**

The summer camp where Maddie works over the summer. The only part of the camp shown is the cabin in which Maddie and the young girls stay.

**Cheevers High School**

Where Zack, Cody, London, Maddie, and Nia attend along with other students including Barbara, Bob, and Mark. This setting was used in "Lip Synchin' in the Rain," "First Day of High School," "Orchestra," and "Benchwarmers." John Marshall High School (Los Angeles, California) is shown in a snapshot as Cheevers High School.

**Other Places in Boston**

Scenes also take place in several other places in Boston, including Fenway Park, a movie theatre, Maddie's apartment, the local shopping mall, a bowling alley (The same bowling alley was used to film a scene from the Hannah Montana episode, "People Who Use People"), a miniature golf course, Kurt's apartment, Mr. Moseby's condo, the Goose Lodge, Liberty Park, an apartment where Maddie and her friends painted for a poor family for community service, Arwin's apartment, camp Knock-a-Number, the forest that has Merele's cabin, Kurt's tour bus, the shop where Maddie demanded London give her inhaler, an art museum, a dance club, an alley with a garbage container, a pizza restaurant, Theo's home, the "Risk It All" studio, the Cluck Bucket, an aptitude company and the restaurant where Wayne "dates" London. There are even two episodes that take place in Hollywood, which includes a movie studio, LAX, a beach, Sunset Blvd, Hollywood Blvd, and the Tipton Los Angeles.

## 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 spinoff 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

### 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 lineup, becoming their first live-action comedy program. After Toon Disney's closing, reruns were shown on Disney XD from 2009 to 2014. From 2013 to 2015, the series was rerun on Disney Channel.

## DVD Releases

See Also: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Videography

## Other Media

### Merchandise

The series has spawned three video games entitled The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper for the Game Boy Advance, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies for the Nintendo DS. 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.

Disney Press has released several books based on the shows including 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 novels based on the television episode and the video game. 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 (May 2006)
2. Double Troube (May 2006)
3. The Room of Doom (August 2006)
4. Zack Attack (November 2006
5. Check It Out (February 2007)
6. Star Crazy (November 2007)

## 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