History Trivia / TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody

* CreatorBacklash: Despite not being part of the development, Cole Sprouse advised WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer on Twitter to smash his copy of the [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames licensed DS game]].

* CreatorBacklash: Dylan Sprouse's response to the movie being listed in the Creator/DisneyPlus lineup is [[https://twitter.com/dylansprouse/status/1184137478812377089 "No don't"]].

* CreatorBacklash: Despite not being part of the development, Cole Spouse advised WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer on Twitter to smash his copy of the [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames licensed DS game]].

** [[Series/TheGoodPlace Vicky Sangupta]] as London's first roommate Padma.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://gawker.com/former-disney-superstar-reveals-why-he-walked-away-from-510266223 Dylan Sprouse said he and Cole]] wanted to have creative control of the show for a potential 4th season, as well as a pay increase and producer credit. They pitched an idea where Zack and Cody return to the Tipton while the two attend college. They would also become friends/mentors to a boy who lives with his single father in the hotel, showing him all the fun one could have at the Tipton. Once the season ended, the boy and his father would get their own show via a spin-off. Disney vetoed their pitch idea and gave their own idea which, according to Sprouse, was the same as theirs but with a few twists (and did not increase their pay and give credit). The potential show would have involved Zack going to work in Miami with Cody and would've had Music/SelenaGomez attached. There were rumors saying that the executives liked Debby's idea more than the Sprouses' (Which led to the aforementioned ''Jessie''), and the rest is history.

*** In the AlternateUniverse of "The Suite Smell of Success", Maddie is one to hers and London's lives being switched.

*** The episode also lampshades how London could be an {{Expy}}/{{Parody}} of Sharpay if it weren't for the fact that London came first (she gets the part of Sharpay in the play).

** This isn't the first time Phill Lewis [[Series/LizzieMcGuire has played someone]] [[Western Animation/TheReplacements in an important position]] on Disney Channel.

** This isn't the first time Phill Lewis [[Series/LizzieMcGuire has played an authority figure]] on Disney Channel.

*** And Doc Shaw would go on to be one-half of ''PairOfKings'' (hence his Season 3 departure).

** Also one of the twins says Max dances better than a girl in a Missy Elliot video. Alyson Stoner, Max's voice actress actally was in one!

* RetroactiveRecognition: The magician from the episode "Alaka-scram!" is Justin "Kredible" Willman, a real magician who has appeared in several TV specials and currently hosts Disney Channel's revival of ''Series/WinLoseOrDraw''

** Also one of the twins says Max dances better than a girl in a Music/MissyElliot video. That girl was Alyson Stoner.

* CreatorBacklash: Despite not being part of the development, Cole Spouse advised WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer on Twitter to smash his copy of the [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames licensed DS game]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://gawker.com/former-disney-superstar-reveals-why-he-walked-away-from-510266223 Dylan Sprouse said he and Cole]] wanted to have creative control of the show for a potential 4th season, as well as a pay increase and producer credit. They pitched an idea where Zack and Cody return to the Tipton while the two attend college. They would also become friends/mentors to a boy who lives with his single father in the hotel, showing him all the fun one could have at the Tipton. Once the season ended, the boy and his father would get their own show via a spin-off. Disney vetoed their pitch idea and gave their own idea which, according to Sprouse, was the same as theirs but with a few twists (and did not increase their pay and give credit). The potential show would have involved Zack going to work in Miami with Cody and would've had SelenaGomez attached. There were rumors saying that the executives liked Debby's idea more than the Sprouses' (Which led to the aforementioned ''Jessie''), and the rest is history.

** Maddie eventually gained a group of friends from school who would show up every once in a while. They were played by the same girls who played [[HighSchoolMusical Gabriella, Taylor and Martha.]]

** Maddie is obviously [[Film/HighSchoolMusical Sharpay]]. This was {{lampshaded}} in the episode ''Lip Synchin' In The Rain,'' when they put on ''HighSchoolMusical'' as a play.

* CreatorBacklash: Despite not being part of the development, Cole Spouse advised WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer on Twitter to smash his copy of the [[TheProblemWithLicnesedGames licensed DS game]].

* {{Defictionalization}}: ''Yay Me! starring London Tipton'' became a series of [[WebOriginal webisode]] tie-ins on the DisneyChannel website.

* DyeingForYourArt: Music/AshleyTisdale, a natural brunette, was asked to dye her hair blonde for the role of Maddie as a possible aversion of the DumbBlonde.
*** However In the AlternateUniverse of "The Suite Smell of Success", Maddie is one to hers and London's lives being switched.

* ActingForTwo: In one episode, "Nugget of History", Phill Lewis, who portrays Mr. Moseby, also plays his grandmother, Rose Moseby.

** Also one of the twins says Max dances better than a girl in a MissyElliot video. That girl was Alyson Stoner.

** This isn't the first time Phill Lewis [[LizzieMcGuire has played an authority figure]] on Disney Channel.

** [[{{Victorious}} Tori Vega]]/[[{{Zoey101}} Lola Martinez]] was beauty pageant contestant Rebecca, who Cody had a crush on, in "The Fairest of Them All".

** [[{{Victorious}} Trina Vega]] as mean head cheerleader Dana in "Benchwarmers".

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEtBKJ6J1Kc Windell Middlebrooks]] (The Miller High Life guy) as security guard Kirby.
** [[Series/StElsewhere Ed Begley, Jr.]] as the mayor of the Martin family's ancestral hometown in Sweden.
** [[Series/TheNanny Charles Shaughnessy]] as the Scotland Yard detective charged with finding a stolen Sherlock Holmes manuscript [[spoiler: who was, in fact, the thief, a [[FakeNationality Belgian]] collector posing as a detective.]]
** [[TheLoveBoat Captain Steubing]] from ''The Love Boat'' in the episode "The Wrong Stuff" Website/IMDb also claims that he appeared in "Mom and Dad on Deck", but that may be an error.
** Charo as Esteban's mother in the episode "Mother of the Groom".
** Kathy Lee Gifford as a has-been model turned modeling agent from hell in the episode "Model Behavior".
** Erin Cardillo who plays Emma Tutweiller, played Esme on the soap opera ''Series/{{Passions}}''.
** The one, the only [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries George Takei]] as London's great-great....great-grandson and future {{Expy}} Rome Tipton.
** [[Series/LateNight Andy Richter]] as Brother Theodore, leader of the non-religious monastery Cody joins.
** Harold the Herald from "Maddie on Deck" was played by Scott Dreier, who ''SonicTheHedgehog'' fans will recognize as the voice of Knuckles in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''.
** No, [[Series/TheLyingGame Laurel Mercer]] is not a mermaid
** [[{{Revenge}} Charlotte Grayson]] is the girl Zack dates in "Kidney of the Sea"
** Bailey dated [[ZekeAndLuther Zeke]] back in Kettlecorn.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Both Cole and Dylan were Sonny's son, Julian, in ''Film/BigDaddy''.
** You might recognize Mr. Moseby as [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Hooch]] (he isn't crazy though)
*** Oh, yes he is. He just doesn't threaten to run people over with speed-metal blaring [=SUVs=].
** [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Aunt Hilda]] as Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger.
** [[Series/MadTV Nicole Sullivan]] as Miss Klotz, Moseby's predecessor as Cruise Director of the ''S.S. Tipton''. Also a case of HeyItsThatVoice, as long-time DisneyChannel viewers will recognize her as the voice of [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Shego]].
** [[Series/ICarly Freddie Benson]] was an InspirationallyDisabled kid who rediscovers his love of basketball in the episode ''Back in the Game.''
*** Also from [=iCarly=], Miss Briggs as Sister Rose in "Volley Dad" and Mrs. Benson as summer school teacher Mrs. Bird.
** [[TheLoveBoat Doc]] in the episode "Not So Suite 16".
** Remember when [[Series/WizardsofWaverlyPlace Alex Russo]] was Cody's girlfriend (for a day) and when Zack was trying to charm [[TheTroop Hayley Steele]], only each girl falls for the other brother in the episode "A Midsummer's Nightmare"?
** Rip Taylor and Cheryl Burke in the episode ''Loosely Ballroom.''
** [[{{Zoey101}} Nicole Bristow]] was Tiffany, one of London's rich, snobby upper-class friends.
** Tom Poston in "Ah, Wilderness!"(His final role).
** [[GenderBlenderName Max]], a friend of the twins from the first two seasons, is played by DisneyChannel yeoman [[CampRock Alyson]] [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Stoner]].
** When Zack and Cody go to the movies in one episode, the employee Zack bribes with a dollar bill is [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Z]].
** Look closely at the credits; you'll notice veteran producer [[FamilyMatters Kelly]] [[StepByStep Sandefur]], who also worked as one of the {{Voltron}} staffers.
** Remember that one time ZacEfron played Maddie's political opposite and they ended up making out?
*** Well, I guess Sharpay finally got what she wanted...
** Cole Sprouse played Ross Geller's son Ben on ''{{Friends}}''.
** Creator/DanteBasco appears as an actor who was going to play London (ItMakesSenseInContext) in ''Suite Life Goes Hollywood''.
** In Poland and Hungary, London Tipton is [[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland Anne Maria]].
** [[Film/TheGreenMile John Coffey]] as the coach in "Benchwarmers".
** [[DrakeAndJosh Eric]] as Dirk in "Twins at the Tipton".

*** The same episode also features [[Series/TheNineLivesOfChloeKing Chloe King]]/[[WSeries/izardsOfWaverlyPlace Gigi]] as another beauty pageant contestant named Brianna.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://gawker.com/former-disney-superstar-reveals-why-he-walked-away-from-510266223 Dylan Sprouse said he and Cole]] wanted to have creative control of the show for a potential 4th season, as well as a pay increase and producer credit. They pitched an idea where Zack and Cody return to the Tipton while the two attend college. They would also become friends/mentors to a boy who lives with his single father in the hotel, showing him all the fun one could have at the Tipton. Once the season ended, the boy and his father would get their own show via a spin-off. Disney vetoed their pitch idea and gave their own idea which, according to Sprouse, was the same as theirs but with a few twists (and did not increase their pay and give credit). The potential show would have involved Zack going to work in Miami with Cody and would've had SelenaGomez attached. There were rumors saying that the executives liked Debby's idea more than the Sprouses' (Which led to the aforementioned ''Jessie''), and the rest is history.