To be all of about 12 and living the life of luxury in a permanent suite at a five star hotel. That's the premise of The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody starring real life identical twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse. They play Zack and Cody Martin whose mom, divorced from their Dad is the hotel lounge singer and played by Kim Rhodes.
Of course the twins get into the usual trouble of kids in Disney comedies. Their nemesis and he considers them his nemesis is hotel manager Phill Lewis. I have to say that Lewis has a real gift for comedy, his reactions to situations are quite good, almost Jack Benny like.
The twins Dad has popped up in a few episodes. They got divorced because she was tired of life on the road, especially raising two kids and liked this steady gig at the Hotel Tipton. The hotel maintenance man played by Robert Stepenek is crushing out on her big time. It's a part of the storyline I'm not crazy about. Stepenek's character Arwen is a geeky sort who you know in real life Rhodes would brush off in a Boston minute. I hope they pair Arwen with someone, especially if and when the show completes its run you know Mom and Dad will get back together.
Two secondary characters are millionaire teen Brenda Song whose Daddy owns the hotel and others in the chain and she lives there. She's friendly rivals with Ashley Tisdale who's a working class kid from Boston and who runs the concession stand after school. They're a mismatched pair indeed. Tisdale's played the teen villainess Sharpay in the High School Musical series, light years from her character of Maddie Fitzpatrick. And Brenda Song's character of London Tipton is a reincarnation of Marie Wilson. She's got more air in her head than a NASA pressure chamber. Back in the day Rudy Vallee had a hit song Kitty from Kansas City which could have been London's theme.
For the Sprouse twins when the show eventually runs its course I hope the Magic Kingdom is considering a remake of The Prince and the Pauper.
Of course the twins get into the usual trouble of kids in Disney comedies. Their nemesis and he considers them his nemesis is hotel manager Phill Lewis. I have to say that Lewis has a real gift for comedy, his reactions to situations are quite good, almost Jack Benny like.
The twins Dad has popped up in a few episodes. They got divorced because she was tired of life on the road, especially raising two kids and liked this steady gig at the Hotel Tipton. The hotel maintenance man played by Robert Stepenek is crushing out on her big time. It's a part of the storyline I'm not crazy about. Stepenek's character Arwen is a geeky sort who you know in real life Rhodes would brush off in a Boston minute. I hope they pair Arwen with someone, especially if and when the show completes its run you know Mom and Dad will get back together.
Two secondary characters are millionaire teen Brenda Song whose Daddy owns the hotel and others in the chain and she lives there. She's friendly rivals with Ashley Tisdale who's a working class kid from Boston and who runs the concession stand after school. They're a mismatched pair indeed. Tisdale's played the teen villainess Sharpay in the High School Musical series, light years from her character of Maddie Fitzpatrick. And Brenda Song's character of London Tipton is a reincarnation of Marie Wilson. She's got more air in her head than a NASA pressure chamber. Back in the day Rudy Vallee had a hit song Kitty from Kansas City which could have been London's theme.
For the Sprouse twins when the show eventually runs its course I hope the Magic Kingdom is considering a remake of The Prince and the Pauper.