The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV-G | 18 March 2005 (USA)

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    Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
    Protraph Lack of good storyline.
    Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
    Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
    byson5186 One common thing to hear nowadays, especially from people from Generation Y is how kids TV shows aren't as good as they used to be, and how they don't make kids shows like they used to. Many people from Generation Y have early childhood memories of the kids shows that were on TV in the '80s and '90s. Even kids today who weren't alive when those shows aired seem to prefer TV shows back then over what's on today. It's hard to explain why, but a lot of the TV shows for kids nowadays aren't as good or memorable as they were when we were kids. It seems like those shows have gone downhill since the dawn of the 21st Century. However, there are a couple of examples of good kids shows that have been on TV since then. TV shows that we can consider entertaining, well done, and worth our time. The Suite Life Of Zach and Cody is definitely one of them. This is a show on the Disney Channel that started airing in 2005 and continued until 2008. It was later followed by The Suite Life On Deck from 2008-2011. But, of the entirety of the series, I have to say I like Season 1 the best, the episodes that aired in 2005. I also want to say, that I seriously can't believe how long it's been since the year 2005. I mean, a little more than a month from now it will be 2015, so 2005 is almost a decade behind us. Man, time flies I remember that year as if it was yesterday. It was the year I graduated from High School. But, to think of the good TV shows on TV back then, The Suite Life Of Zach And Cody was definitely one of them. I found that show on TV, without even having heard about it, and an episode of the show really entertained me so I continued to watch the show back then. There was even a girl I was friends with during my first semester of college that watched it too. To review the show, I haven't watched that many episodes since back then, as the show seemed to go downhill after Season 1. I also stopped watching that show regularly, as I started to consider the show cheesy and thought that the show was probably mostly meant for prepubescent kids. But, when I watch the episodes today, even if they aired after the first season, it takes me back to when I watched this show back in 2005. It was a pretty well done show. We get to know the hotel the twins live in, The Tipton. I've looked up online to see if there is a real hotel called the Tipton in Boston, and from what I heard, there isn't. But, that hotel will seem real to us as we watch that show, and we'd want to stay there. The characters on that show, seem to take great pride in the Tipton, especially the manager Mr. Moseby. We have the main characters, Zack and Cody played by twins who were in an earlier movie called Big Daddy. We see the funny adventures those kids have at the hotel and in their lives. We see how their single divorced mother Carey tries to raise them, and she seems like a good mother, but a little crazy at times. We also see how they frequently bother Mr. Moseby, but we know while sometimes he acts like he doesn't like them, he cares for them so much and the twins really care for Mr. Moseby. We probably prefer them the most at age 12. How the main characters are 2 boys, this show can also be just as much for girls as there are two other characters, London and Maddie that have about as much screen time as the boys. Maddie is a girl that's smart and works at the hotel. She's a good friend with London. London on the other hand is rich, and an idiot. London does not know what it's like to not be rich. She also is a girl with style. This show is also a funny show with a laughing track that comes on during the funny scenes. The show however has some flaws. Like one, the show is obviously shot on like a stage where they don't show the other side of the room. Frequently scenes take place in the lobby, in the twins suite, ballroom, or hallway. The only episode I can think of that shows the pool in the hotel is the first episode, as they tried to pretend there was some big swimming pool at the top floor which obviously there wasn't. The characters on the show also act more fiction than realistic, probably to entertain a younger audience. Of all the episodes I've seen, my favorite episode was from Season 1, The Ghost In Suite 613. That episode was really good and funny, I've heard it was the twins favorite episode they worked on that season too!! You can watch this show, or show your kids it. It's got good reviews, and was quite popular. I'm sure no matter what projects the cast do in the future, we will always remember them from this show. This show is definitely one of the better shows of the 21st Century, and a good TV show you can watch on the Disney Channel. I give it an 8/10. It still had some flaws, and some of the episodes weren't entertaining. Still, great show!
    meritcoba I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but I might after having seen the incredible bad series Disney Channel is pouring out year after year. You might suspect aliens or evil scientists are trying to inflict brain damage to kids so they can take over the world when the next generation takes over. One of these toe-curling bad series is this work of art. Overall the acting is bad. This is especially true of the Sprouse brothers. They grimace to indicate they have just told a joke or did something funny. To make sure you 'get it' canned laughter is thrown in. You see, if they didn't you wouldn't know it was funny. And you know what, I have never seen my kids laugh. Not once. So it does not seem to be working. The Chinese girl, I don't want to name her, is possibly even worse. I think she even tried to have her own show, but she is so unfunny it got scrapped. I could name a lot more that is bad about this series, but others have done that in abundance. But what they often did not mention and I like to underscore is this. This series I do not give a 1 because of the bad acting, bad jokes, bad plot, bad scenes and bad whatever. They get this low score because ultimately they denigrate humanity by underscoring that: - fat persons are fat because they eat too much and because they are fat they can be ridiculed. - most blond girls are stupid and thus can be patronized. - small kids with a sassy big mouth are funny thus can be encouraged to badmouth people. - small boys making sexual remarks to slightly older girls are funny. - ugly girls are to be ridiculed. - behaving badly to friends and family is cool. - cheating and stealing isn't bad in itself, it is only bad when you suffer from it because you get caught. - mistreating other peoples property is funny. - being rich excuses anything. - stealing from rich people excuses anything. - only winners count. - and on and onYou know that IMDb gives this series the attributes: comedy and family. Curious. It is neither a comedy and not for the family.
    illbebackreviews I've watched many Disney comedy shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite Life on Deck, Phineas and Ferb and so on, yet no show ever catches the same feeling as watching Suite Life of Zack and Cody. This show is totally amazing in every aspect. The actors/actresses are amazing, from their facial expressions to the last tiny detail.This show is about two mischievous twins named Zack and Cody Martin, who live with their single mother at the Tipton Hotel, where they are known as trouble makers. Their mother, Carey, is a lounge singer. The show also features on the poor, candy girl named Maddie and the rich, London Tipton. Another one of the main characters is the manager of the hotel, Mr. Marian Moseby, who is played by Phil Lewis!!! To me, he is the funniest of them all and his acting is just incredible. From the weird sounds he makes to the way he speaks, its just a pleasure to watch him.So what makes this show such a success? Well, the cast and crew are amazing, the plots are brilliant and the comic lines of these characters are simply amazing. The show also doesn't overuse the laughing tracks like other shows. The only bad thing about the show is the stupid laughing track, but it doesn't totally wreck it or anything.Remember, this review is coming from a person who has watched every episode of this series and is well aware of the characters, their acting, the funny lines and the story. This is the only Disney show that has kept me laughing so hard, and so long. In fact, sometimes if I begin to laugh, I just can't stop myself. No other Disney show did this to me. This proves that SLOZAC has something special about itself.There are two more characters that are totally amazing and they are Estaban, a bellhop and Arwin, a man who tries to invent things and goes horribly wrong. He also has a huge crush on Carey, the twins mother. Estaban is perhaps one of the funniest of them all. His accent, his acting and everything is amazing.Besides, for young twins like Dylan and Cole to act, its just a huge talent. The acting of every character is amazing, and the way that things happen in this show is far beyond amazing.If you've liked some of Disney's other shows, you'll certainly love this one. This is Disney's most popular show, I think. Anyways, to sum it all up, you better watch these episodes. Purely amazing.
    TheLittleSongbird And for me that is saying a lot, seeing as I do not like Hannah Montana or Cory in the House. The Suite Life of Zack and Cody is far from perfect, but I actually like it. I do agree London can be obnoxious(though Brenda Song does perform her well), the laughter track is distracting and there are some predictable moments on the show.However, I loved the concept and it works well. Apart from London, though she has her moments, both Zack and Cody are very cute and endearing and Maddie is surprisingly likable as well. I also think the writing is funny, and the story lines while on the predictable side are at least interesting. And the acting is not too bad, maybe so to start with but it improved I think. Dylan and Cole Sprouse are great and very natural in the leads, while Ashley Tisdale interacts well with them too and Phil Lewis consistently makes me laugh. The episodes do move briskly and I have never been bored.Overall, it is a good show, flawed it is but it is funny and I think the leads are likable. 7/10 Bethany Cox