"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2005) TV series 2005-2007

Creators:

Jim Geoghan
Danny Kallis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

18 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

For them, it's a life of luxury, for everyone else, it's a living nightmare!

Plot:

Comedy about identical twins living at the Tipton Hotel with their single mother who is a lounge singer at the hotel.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Twins | Manager | Single Mother | Suite

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 19	12:00 AM	DISN	Election	#2.7
Sat. Dec. 19	11:30 AM	ABC	Kept Man	#2.14

Cast

Dylan Sprouse	...	Zack Martin / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Cole Sprouse	...	Cody Martin / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brenda Song	...	London Tipton / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Phill Lewis	...	Mr. Moseby / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kim Rhodes	...	Carey Martin / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ashley Tisdale	...	Maddie Fitzpatrick / ... (87 episodes, 2005-2008)
Marie Askehave	...	Carey Martin (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Thomas Mørk	...	Mr. Moseby (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jamie Morton	...	Cody Martin (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sara Poulsen	...	London Tipton (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jan Thiesgaard	...	Zack Martin (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Maja Iven Ulstrup	...	Maddie Fitzpatrick (75 episodes, 2005-2008)
Benjamin Kitter	...	Esteban / ... (48 episodes, 2005-2008)
Adrian R'Mante	...	Esteban / ... (46 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

TSL (USA) (informal short title)
The Suite Life (USA) (working title)
Hotel Doce Hotel - As Aventuras de Zack e Cody (Portugal) [pt]
Hotel Zack & Cody (Germany) [de]
Hotel, dulce hotel - las aventuras de Zack y Cody (Spain) [es]
La vie de Palace de Zack et Cody (France) [fr]
La vie de palace de Zack et Cody (Canada: French title) [fr]
Suite Life (Japan: English title) [en]
Zack & Codys ljuva hotelliv (Sweden) [sv]
Zack e Cody al Grand Hotel (Italy) [it]
Zack kai Cody, skandalies sto xenodoheio (Greece) [el]
Zackin ja Codyn viiden tähden elämää (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Germany:6 (season 1) | Greece:K

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

It's a Laugh Productions

Trivia:

The Tipton Hotel where the show is set is supposed to be in Boston, Massachusetts. The hotel exteriors shown in the series are not actually the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, like some rumors say, but are computer generated.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Esteban: Oh, this is a DISASTER!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Shia LaBeouf/Avril Lavigne (#32.17)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Here I Am

Actually pretty good

When I watched this, I was expecting it to be pretty crap. The Sprouse twins lately seem to be Olsen twin wannabes (clothes line, TV show, plot less crappy movies), and for that reason I thought this would be as bad as an Olsen project. But no, The Suite Life is actually pretty entertaining. Judging by only one episode, it has a lot of potential and, if they effort is put in, could become a great show. Once again, because I expected this to be like an Olsen adventure, I wasn't expecting an awful lot from the two leads, Cole and Dylan Sprouse, but they surprised me. They work off each other very well, are great to watch, and have loads of screen energy. And their acting surpasses what I expected from them. The Suite Life definitely has what it takes to liven up Disney, and if nothing else, it's a fun way to pass half an hour. The potential is there, but really it could go either way. With any luck, it will succeed.