89 Fun Facts About The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

In which US city is the Tipton Hotel, the setting of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Boston. In the sequel, Mr. Moseby is transferred from the hotel to manage the SS Tipton, a cruise ship owned by Mr. Tipton.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, germ-phobic Cody finally sheds his anti-germ suit to skateboard with which star?

Tony Hawk. Cody's fear of germs takes over while he and Zack are studying germs for a school science project.

Seinfeld's Estelle Harris played which Tipton Hotel employee on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Muriel the maid. In the series finale, the twins bring her out of retirement so Mr. Tipton can fire her instead of a current worker.

What does Zack and Cody's father do for a living?

Rock musician. When Kurt left after a visit, Zack stowed away on his father's tour bus.

London Tipton is written as a parody of which celebrity?

Paris Hilton. The character was first called Paris, and her new name kept the joke by swapping in another famous world city.

Who plays London Tipton?

Brenda Song. Disney gave her the part without her ever having to audition for it.

What is Maddie Fitzpatrick's job at the Tipton?

Candy-counter girl. When she visits the SS Tipton, a young prince insists on marrying her, so Zack challenges him to a joust.

Ashley Tisdale, who plays Maddie, is also famous for which High School Musical role?

Sharpay Evans. To keep the lead roles, she gets the callback auditions moved so they clash with Troy's championship basketball game.

What is Mr. Moseby's first name?

Marion. In the On Deck finale, he proposes to the ship's teacher, Ms. Tutweiller, and she says yes on the spot.

When Mr. Tipton appears on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, what keeps his face hidden?

A ring of bodyguards. On The Suite Life on Deck, he plans to turn Bailey's family farm into a plastic bag factory until London forces him to back down.

What is Carey Martin's job at the Tipton?

Lounge singer. In season 3, Zack tries to negotiate a better contract for her with Mr. Moseby.

Kim Rhodes, who plays Carey, went on to play Sheriff Jody Mills on which show?

Supernatural. A 2018 episode was a backdoor pilot for a Jody Mills spin-off, Wayward Sisters, but The CW passed on the series.

What is the name of the Tipton's bellhop?

Esteban. In the sequel, it turns out he has been promoted from bellhop to the hotel's assistant night manager.

The Tipton's maintenance engineer, played by Brian Stepanek, is also an aspiring what?

Inventor. He has a huge crush on Carey, and whenever she kisses him, he faints.

What is the name of the private Catholic school Maddie and London attend?

Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow. London is later expelled for skipping classes, so she has to go to a public high school for the first time.

In season three of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, the twins work at which store?

Paul Revere Mini Mart. Cody gets his job there only by agreeing to set up the man running the store on a date with London.

Which real building's exterior is shown as the Tipton on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The Great Depression put its construction on hold, and it was finished just in time for a visit by King George VI.

On The Suite Life on Deck, who invites Cody to tea after he solves a book theft in London, England?

Queen Elizabeth II. The thief turns out to be the detective at the museum.

Which two shows shared a 2006 crossover with The Suite Life?

That's So Raven and Hannah Montana. In the Suite Life part, Maddie secretly sews a designer label into Raven's dress to trick London into wearing it.

How does Mr. Moseby trick London into boarding the SS Tipton?

He tells her it's a vacation. Once she is aboard, she finds out she has to go to school and even share her cabin with a roommate.

On The Suite Life on Deck, what is the school aboard the SS Tipton called?

Seven Seas High. The twins can go because their mom works for the Tipton and gets an employee discount.

On The Suite Life on Deck, what traps Cody in a Groundhog Day-style time loop?

Lightning at the date line. Cody first thinks fate is giving him extra chances with Bailey, then breaks the loop by slowing the ship down.

Cody's girlfriend on the ship comes from a farm in which fictional Kansas town?

Kettlecorn. When a tornado hits her family's farm there, Bailey is knocked out and dreams she's Dorothy in the Land of Oz.

How does Zack end up working in the ship's juice bar?

He spent both twins' semester money. He spent his own card on gifts for girls and then emptied Cody's, so both boys took jobs and Cody became the towel boy.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, what is London Tipton's pet Pomeranian called?

Ivana. The pampered dog was voiced by Emma Stone, and she ends up having puppies with Maddie's dog, Scamp.

Doc Shaw's On Deck character Marcus Little lost his child-star fame when what happened?

His voice changed. He later leaves the ship for a Broadway musical based on his old hit song, 'Retainer Baby'.

On The Suite Life on Deck, why does Mr. Moseby cancel the prom?

The seniors pranked him. They floated him into the sky on a deck chair tied to balloons, so the students threw a secret prom instead.

On The Suite Life on Deck, in which city do Cody and Bailey break up?

Paris. Bailey caught Cody rehearsing their anniversary date with London and wrongly thought he was cheating on her.

What is the title of The Suite Life on Deck's 40-minute 2011 series finale?

Graduation on Deck. Mr. Tipton has sold the ship, and it starts being torn apart in the middle of the graduation ceremony.

On The Suite Life on Deck, Mr. Moseby gets stuck at Umaka, a spoof of which store?

IKEA. He and Marcus meant to visit an ABBA museum but lost the day hunting for a missing screw for his Swedish nightstand.

Why is Parrot Island furious with the Tiptons on The Suite Life on Deck?

They cut down its trees. With the trees gone, every parrot on the island flew off to Seal Island.

In The Suite Life Movie, the twins are found to be ideal for which scientific study?

The Gemini Project. Its leader, Dr. Olsen, turns out to be the evil twin of the scientist Cody had been interning for.

In which country were the twins who play Zack and Cody born?

Italy. The boys were born in Arezzo, in Tuscany, while their American parents were living and working there.

What do the twins fear after watching their baby video?

Mom swapped them. Each twin starts acting like the other until Carey gets their birth certificates from the hospital to prove who is who.

The Sprouse twins shared the role of Julian, a boy taken in by Adam Sandler's character, in which 1999 film?

Big Daddy. Sandler's slacker hoped caring for Julian would win back his girlfriend, but she had already left him for an older man.

On Friends, Cole Sprouse played Ben, the son of which character?

Ross Geller. Carol left Ross when she realized she was a lesbian, and she raises Ben with her wife, Susan.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, London fakes being smart to impress a scholar played by which future star?

Zac Efron. Instead of London, his character, Trevor, ends up kissing Maddie.

After Suite Life, the actor who played Cody went on to play Jughead Jones on which series?

Riverdale. His father, F.P., leads the Southside Serpents gang and later steps down, handing Jughead the leadership.

In 'Super Twins', Zack dreams he and Cody have superpowers after eating what before bed?

Cold pizza. In his dream, Mr. Moseby becomes a supervillain who plots to turn all kids into adults.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, what kind of camp does Cody go to with his friend Tapeworm?

Math camp. Zack ends up missing him so much that he gets London to drive up to the camp so he can see Cody.

On The Suite Life on Deck, London visits her grandmother and discovers she's a farmer in which country?

Thailand. Seeing how poor her grandmother is, London gives her and her home a makeover.

Which high school do Zack and Cody attend on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Cheevers High. They start there in season 3, and both twins end up in detention on their very first day.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, what is London Tipton's web show called?

Yay Me! London uses it to compete for internet fame with her rich, never-seen frenemy, Portia.

Which Suite Life spin-off starring Selena Gomez and Brian Stepanek did Disney Channel pass on?

Arwin! In its pilot, Arwin leaves the Tipton to move in with his sister and help raise her kids.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, what is London's name in the TV sitcom about the Tipton?

Madrid. The real twins end up playing themselves in the sitcom, until the writers fire them and hire the singing twins The Veronicas.

After seeing a forbidden horror movie, what does Zack start doing?

Sleepwalking. Without knowing it, he piles furniture against the hotel's lobby door during the night.

Which Star Trek actor guest-starred on The Suite Life on Deck as Rome Tipton in 'Starship Tipton'?

George Takei. In the episode, a robot Mr. Moseby comes from the future to destroy Zack, because a prank by Zack's descendant put everyone in danger.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Cody enters a beauty pageant to woo a contestant played by which future star?

Victoria Justice. Cody drops out of the pageant because he wants her character, Rebecca, to win.

Which NYU school did the Sprouse twins both attend, where students plan their own curriculum?

Gallatin. They were accepted to NYU for the fall of 2010 but put off starting college for a year.

Which future Oscar winner voiced London Tipton's pampered dog on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Emma Stone voiced the Pomeranian in the first-season episode 'Crushed', years before Easy A made her a star. She was credited as Emily Stone.

What kind of gathering fills the Tipton when Zack and Cody meet British sisters Janice and Jessica?

A twin convention brings the sisters to the hotel, and they later enroll at the boys' school. Actresses Camilla and Rebecca Rosso were cast after a producer picked them out of the studio audience.

Which singer plays himself in a Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode later pulled from reruns?

Chris Brown is the surprise guest Maddie books to help London's web show win a Golden Netty award. Disney Channel stopped rerunning the episode after his 2009 assault case.

Where is a baby born during a Christmas snowstorm on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

In the elevator, a Tipton guest named Mary delivers a baby girl on Christmas Eve because closed roads keep her from the hospital. Her husband is called Joseph.

Which High School Musical star plays London's admirer Corrie on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Vanessa Hudgens played Corrie in four second-season episodes, around the time High School Musical made her famous as Gabriella. Monique Coleman and Kaycee Stroh had recurring roles on the show too.

From which country does London bring home a cursed mummy on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Peru is where London picks up the mummy and an ancient necklace, and the bellhop warns that the mummy is cursed. After Zack and Cody knock it out of a window, it turns out to be a fake.

Which actor and sitcom director plays Mr. Moseby on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Phill Lewis made his directing debut on the show's mummy episode and went on to direct One Day at a Time and 2 Broke Girls. He also plays Mr. Moseby's grandmother Rose in one episode.

What does Zack pretend to have to get extra time on tests on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Dyslexia is what Zack claims after learning his friend Bob gets extra test time for it, until he is caught lying to his teacher and his mother. The episode was later left out of syndication.

Which girl group does Cody sneak out to book for London's web show on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

The Cheetah Girls agree to appear after Cody slips out of the suite while grounded, hoping to win an online award. His furious mother's on-camera rant ends up as the week's top download.

What do Zack and Cody name the two science-project rats that get Mr. Moseby fired?

Bonnie and Clyde get loose during a hotel inspection after Zack sneaks them along to a baseball game. The mishap briefly costs Mr. Moseby his job to the inspector, Ilsa.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, London sparks a rumor about real fur by mispronouncing which word?

Faux comes out of London's mouth as 'fox', so Maddie believes the furs are real and spreads the story. Maddie was already angry about a rumor London had started about her.

Zack and Cody's friend Tapeworm earned his nickname by eating 20 of which food in two minutes?

Hot dogs gave Tapeworm his name, and his total beat Cody's own record by 18. He drums in the boys' band, and his real name is never revealed.

Which rival hotel does former inspector Ilsa manage on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

The St. Mark sits across the street from the Tipton, and Ilsa takes it over after losing her inspector's job. Her staff goes on to beat the Tipton crew at one sport after another.

Which young actor plays Travis, a boy Zack and Cody use to impress their dates?

Jaden Smith guest-starred in 'Romancing the Phone' soon after his film debut opposite his father in The Pursuit of Happyness. Travis matters to the twins because his dad works on a cruise ship.

Which Hocus Pocus star plays the principal at Zack and Cody's high school?

Kathy Najimy plays the principal who hands the twins detention on their very first day of high school. London joins the same public school after being expelled from her private one.

How does London's father win back his fortune after going bankrupt on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

He struck oil in the very diamond mine that had bankrupted him. Until the news arrives, a penniless London has to move in with Maddie.

Which country remade The Suite Life of Zack & Cody with hotel-dwelling twins named Karan and Kabir?

India got its own version in 2012, set in Mumbai's Raj Mahal Hotel, a parody of the city's famous Taj. It was made in Hindi for the local Disney Channel.

Which Sabrina the Teenage Witch star plays hotel inspector Ilsa on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Caroline Rhea, Sabrina's Aunt Hilda, plays Ilsa in three episodes as Mr. Moseby's sharp-tongued nemesis. Ilsa gets him fired, briefly takes his job, then goes to work for the competition.

Which Camp Rock star plays Max, Zack and Cody's tomboy friend from school?

Alyson Stoner's Max is often mistaken for a boy, out-dances everyone at school and once kisses Zack after a basketball win. Stoner also voiced Isabella on Phineas and Ferb.

In the parallel universe Zack and Cody visit, which movie star's face appears on the quarter?

George Clooney is on the coin in a world the hotel's engineer opens with his Parallel Universalizer. There, Maddie's family owns the hotel instead of London's.

Why can't Carey take the stage aboard the SS Tipton, leaving Zack and Cody to perform in her place?

She gets sunburned after dozing off in the sun, having only agreed to perform so the family could keep a luxury suite. The twins go on instead, saying it is their turn to make a sacrifice for her.

What is the title of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's theme song, performed by the Drew Davis Band?

Here I Am has lyrics by John Adair and Steve Hampton, who also wrote the themes for Wizards of Waverly Place and The Suite Life on Deck. Loren Ellis sings it with the band.

In which class does straight-A student Cody earn his first C on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Woodshop humbles Cody, who signs up out of jealousy because Zack is acing it and leaves with a C and his first demerit. The advanced calculus class he wanted had no other takers.

Which real sister duo replaces Zack and Cody as stars of a Hollywood sitcom about their lives?

The Veronicas, Australian twins Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, win over the studio audience with their song Cry while the boys sit out a timeout. The writers then fire Zack and Cody and hire the sisters.

What color does Cody's hair turn when he dyes it to look less like Zack?

Red is the accidental result, so Cody begs Zack to take his place at an interview. In the same episode, London and Maddie trade rumors about each other.

Which future iCarly star plays Jamie, a friend Zack urges to try wheelchair basketball?

Nathan Kress went on to play Freddie Benson for the whole run of iCarly. In the episode, a wheelchair basketball team staying at the Tipton gives Zack the chance to coax Jamie back to the sport.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, where does Maddie go after summer camp during her season-three absence?

Antarctica is where Maddie heads to save the penguins, while the easily frightened Millicent covers for her at the Tipton. Ashley Tisdale missed eleven third-season episodes.

The Tipton's bellhop teaches ballroom dancing on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody to pay for which celebration?

A quinceañera for his sister, the traditional 15th birthday party, is what the lessons are meant to fund. The whole gang then enters a dance contest at the Tipton to win the money.

Failing which subject keeps Zack from graduating middle school with valedictorian Cody?

English is the class Zack fails, so he fakes his way through the ceremony in a stolen cap and gown before confessing at the party. He passes after repeating it in summer school.

Which Tipton employee does London date in season three of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Lance the lifeguard wins London over while teaching her to swim in a shallow pool, after the tabloids report that she can't. The romance ends when he meets a woman named Wanda.

As babies, the twins who play Zack and Cody shared a single role on which 1990s sitcom?

Grace Under Fire cast them at eight months old as one character, Patrick Kelly. Twins often share a child role because labor laws limit how long each one can be filmed in a day.

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody was taped before a live studio audience in which city?

Los Angeles hosted the tapings at Hollywood Center Studios, so the Tipton's lobby and suites were all soundstage sets. It was the first series made under Disney's It's a Laugh Productions banner.

The actor behind Mr. Moseby on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody made his film debut in which 1988 dark comedy?

Heathers gave him the small part of Dennis nearly two decades before he checked in at the Tipton. He also turned up in City Slickers and had a recurring role on Scrubs.

What do Zack and Cody open in the Tipton's lounge on Monday nights as a summer job?

A teen club named Club Twin takes over the lounge after the boys talk Mr. Moseby into it. Their friend Bob works there selling soda.

Which Newhart veteran played his final role as Merle on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Tom Poston played Merle, an old man who feeds a hungry Cody on a scout camping trip led by Mr. Moseby. He was reputed to have appeared in more sitcoms than any other actor.

A 2006 Emmy nomination for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's episode 'Commercial Breaks' honored which craft?

Choreography earned the nomination for Travis Payne, who had already been Emmy-nominated for his work with Michael Jackson. In the episode, the staff audition for a Tipton TV commercial.

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody games Tipton Trouble and Circle of Spies were made for which handheld?

Nintendo DS owners got both games, while a third title, Tipton Caper, came out for the Game Boy Advance. The Sprouse twins later signed their own endorsement deal for the console.

Zack turns to Mr. Moseby for lessons in which pastime after embarrassing himself on a double date?

Miniature golf is Mr. Moseby's hidden talent, and after his coaching Zack returns to the course and beats everyone. Zack's date had been far better at it than he was.

What kind of animal is Tippy, which Zack and Cody hide in the hotel to save from being sold?

A horse that pulls the Tipton's carriage, Tippy faces being sold to a lumberjack when his driver is retired. In the end London's father is persuaded not to retire the driver after all.

On The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, the haunting that terrifies Zack in Suite 613 turns out to be what?

A practical joke is behind it: the others stage the haunting to pay Zack back for pranking everyone. In a last twist, the twins go back to the suite and meet the real ghost.