The Suite Life Goes Hollywood

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Suite Life Goes Hollywood
Series = The Suite Life of Zack & Cody


Caption = "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" title card
Episode = 62 & 63
Season = 2
Guests = Dante Basco
Benjamin Brown
Rich Correll
Shawn Crowder
Louis Dix
Chris Doyle
Cameron Goodman
Dina L. Margolin
Sam McMurray
Eddie Mekka
Christopher Neiman
Michelle Nordin
Brecken Palmer
Bridger Palmer
Ming Qiu
Nikki Soohoo
Josh Sussman
Jennifer Kelly Tisdale
The Veronicas
Lisa Lafaro Weselis
Richard Whiten
Merritt Yohnka
Rik Young
Writer = Jim Geoghan
Danny Kallis
Director = Richard Correll
Production = 238/239
Airdate = April 20, 2007 UK - August 27, 2007
Next = I Want My Mummy
Prev = Back in the Game"The Suite Life Goes Hollywood" is an hour long episode of "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody". It was presented in two parts and premiered on April 20, 2007, with two encores on April 21 and April 22.

Plot summary

It was a very cold day, in the middle of winter, when Zack and Cody get discovered by talent scouts, the Tipton staff goes to Hollywood to watch a pilot of a TV show, that is a lot like the real show. It was called "How Suite Is It". Maddie was supposed to go to Minnesota to go ice fishing with her family, but then her plans got changed for her to go to Hollywood with the rest of them. They all went there in London's private jet. They stayed at the Tipton in Los Angeles, and they met the cast of the show: Zack and Cody were being played by two little boys, Carey was being played by a young lady, Maddie was being played by a pretty girl who pretended to like her, London was played by a boy, and Moseby was being played by a tall man who talks with street slang. The crew thought that the twins playing Zack and Cody were too young, so they let the real Zack and Cody play themselves. At first they were very excited about it, but eventually Cody got nervous because so many people were watching and forgot his lines. Maddie, London, and Moseby kept on telling their actors how to act, so they kicked them out. One of the crew people asked the audience if there were any talented people there, and The Veronicas were in the audience. After they performed they liked them because they can sing, they were cute, they were twins, and they were from Australia (they are annoyed when asked if they're English). Zack and Cody were fired from the show, and The Veronicas were hired.

Meanwhile, Maddie and London both had a crush on a movie star. The only way they could meet him was if they snuck onto the set of an old-western film, so they put on costumes. One of the crew members thought they were the stunt doubles. But they heard that after they do the stunts, they would get kissed by the actor they both like. First, they had to jump off the roof of the saloon, and land on a mat. Next they had to keep on fighting and land into a tub of dirty water, then cover themselves in mud. Then after that, the actor would go kiss the both of them. Just then, when they were about to kiss the actor, the director yelled "cut!" and then he called in the real actresses to do the kiss. It turned out they did all of those dangerous and dirty stunts for no reason.

Main Cast

Guest Cast

* The Veronicas played Themselves and performed "Cry".
* Jennifer Kelly Tisdale played Saloon Girl 1, stunt double for Saloon Girl 1 Maddie Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale)
* Dante Basco, played Madrid Tipton (they wanted London to be a boy for the show). He was another star from a Disney Channel series, .
*Benjamin Brown played cast Moseby
*Rich Correll played TV Director
*Shawn Crowder played stunt Bell Boy
*Louis Dix played Louis
*Chris Doyle played Waiter
*Cameron Goodman played cast Maddie
*Dina L. Margolin played Maddie stunt double
*Sam McMurray played Bud
*Eddie Mekka played Western Director
*Christopher Neiman played Lou
*Michelle Nordin played cast Carey
*Brecken Palmer played Zack Martin
*Bridger Palmer played Cody Martin
*Ming Qiu played London stunt double
*Nikki Soohoo played Saloon Girl 2
*Josh Sussman played Kid
*Lisa Lafaro Weselis played Stunt Old Lady
*Richard Whiten played Security Guard
*Merritt Yohnka played Stunt Businessman
*Rik Young played Johnny Vaine

Reception

* "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody episode" was among the top five shows for viewers ages 6 - 11 as of April 27, 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_11707.asp |title=V-chip report card: E, as in ineffective |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Media Life Magazine]
* "The Hub" called "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood" "Today's Might-See." They felt that some parts are overacted, but that the Maddie and London subplot is good.cite web |url=http://hub.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/0070420/THINGS0206/704200314/1104/HUB |title=TV tonight: Ecology-themed kid shows on PBS |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=The Hub]
* "The New York Daily News" described "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood" as "innocent," and as "a two-part adventure." [cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/04/20/2007-04-20_tv_tonight.html |title=TV Tonight |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=The New York Daily News]

Trivia

* The announcer for the show they are on is the same as on the episode of That's So Raven, Goin Hollywood and in both Disney shows, he sees if there is anyone in the audience who has a talent.
* When Zack and Cody come down to the lobby, they say "There are a couple of hit men in 2121!" This is possibly a reference to another Disney Channel series, "Phil of the Future".
* The talent scouts were named Bud and Lou, possibly after Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
* The casting director who came looking for a new show idea is the actual director for the show.
* When Maddie and London are seen fighting in the trough, this is a reference to an I Love Lucy episode.
* This episode aired on Disney Channel UK on bank holiday Monday 27th August 2007.
* The episode can be described as an inside joke for the studio audience and the set crew because the whole show is filmed in Hollywood Center Studios.
* The hollywood star that Maddie and London sneak into a hollywood set to meet, Johnny Vaine is an obvious reference to the huge and successful actor Johnny Depp.

Footnotes

External links

* " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0895785/ The Suite Life Goes Hollywood] " at the Internet Movie Database
* " [http://www.tv.com/the-suite-life-of-zack-and-cody/the-suite-life-goes-hollywood-1/episode/869876/summary.html The Suite Life Goes Hollywood] " at TV.com