The first season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005 to January 27, 2006. The season introduces Zack and Cody Martin, twin brothers who move into the Tipton Hotel in Boston with their mother, Carey, where she sings and performs in the lounge. The show also centers on London Tipton, the daughter of the hotel owner, 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.
In the show's first season there are several recurring characters introduced: Adrian R'Mante as Esteban, Brian Stepanek as Arwin, Charlie Stewart as Bob, Estelle Harris as Muriel, Aaron Musicant as Lance, Sophie Oda as Barbara, Patrick Bristow as Patrick, Monique Coleman as Mary Margaret, Alyson Stoner as Max, Robert Torti as Kurt, Anthony Acker as Norman, Sharon Jordan as Irene, Allie Grant as Agnes, Dennis Bendersky as Tapeworm, Caroline Rhea as Ilsa, Gus Hoffman as Warren and Ernie Grunwald as Mr. Forgess.
Special guest stars and notable appearances in this season include: Victoria Justice as Rebecca, Julia Duffy as Martha Harrington, Emma Stone as Ivana Tipton (voice) and Jesse McCartney as himself.
In this season Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Ashley Tisdale, Phill Lewis and Kim Rhodes appeared in all episodes making it the only season of the show in which all of them appeared in all episodes.
Production The show was originally ordered to series for a 21-episode first season. However, after the show premiered with good ratings establishing itself as Disney's top series in key boy demographics, and only behind That’s So Raven in kids 2-11 and 6-11, the network decided to order five additional episodes to a total of 26 episodes for the first season.
Premise Set in Boston, the show focuses on the twins Zack (Dylan Sprouse) and Cody (Cole Sprouse) who move to the luxurious Tipton Hotel, when their mother Carey (Kim Rhodes) gets a job as a singer in the lounge. The hotel is managed by Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis), who has also taken care of the heiress of the Tipton empire her whole life, London Tipton (Brenda Song). The show also introduces Maddie (Ashley Tisdale), the teenage candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel, who despite being the complete opposite of London, ends up becoming her best friend.
Theme song and 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, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Sonny with a Chance, Jonas, So Random!, A.N.T. Farm, 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 from Jesse McCartney.
Cast
Main cast 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
Special guest cast Julia Duffy as Martha Harrington Jesse McCartney as himself
Notable appearances Victoria Justice as Rebecca Emma Stone as Ivana Tipton (voice)
Co-stars Sharon Jordan as Irene Anthony Acker as Norman
Recurring cast Adrian R'Mante as Esteban Ramirez Estelle Harris as Muriel Brian Stepanek as Arwin Hawkhauser Patrick Bristow as Patrick Alyson Stoner as Max Dennis Bendersky as Tapeworm Aaron Musicant as Lance Fishman Robert Torti as Kurt Martin Caroline Rhea as Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger Charlie Stewart as Bob Sophie Oda as Barbara Brownstein Monique Coleman as Mary Margaret Allie Grant as Agnes Gus Hoffman as Warren Ernie Grunwald as Mr. Forgess
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