Hotel Hangout

"Did you hear that?! We're not so lame anymore!"

- Zack to Cody Hotel Hangout was the first ever episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and ''The Suite Life Series. ''It was written by Jeny Quine.

This episode introduced the first appearance of the Suite Life characters, Maddie Fitzpatrick, Zack Martin, Cody Martin, Marion Moseby, Carey Martin, London Tipton and Esteban Rodriguez.

Plot
Zack and Cody (Dylan and Cole Sprouse), on their first day of school, meet Max and Tapeworm and befriend them. However, when a cool kid named Drew learns that Zack and Cody live at the Tipton Hotel, he and his friends begin hanging out with the twins, causing them to ignore their real friends. Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis) hires Maddie (Ashley Tisdale) as London's (Brenda Song) tutor to make London keep her grades up, but Maddie instead is helped out by London to get involved with Lance.

Story
Pre-Teens, Zack and Cody Martin are forced to move into the S.S. Tipton, along with their mother, Carey, against their will.

Main

 * Dylan Sprouse as Zack Martin
 * Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin
 * Ashley Tisdale as Maddie Fitzpatrick
 * Brenda Song as London Tipton
 * Phill Lewis as Marion Moseby
 * Kim Rhodes as Carey Martin

Recurring

 * Adrian R'Mante as Esteban
 * Aaron Musicant as Lance

Special Guest Stars

 * Alyson Stoner as Max
 * Dennis Bendersky as Tapeworm
 * Jascha Washington as Drew

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and The Suite Life Trilogy. 
 * This episode also marks the first appearances of Zack Martin, Cody Martin, Carey Martin, Maddie Fitzpatrick, London Tipton, Marion Moseby, Esteban, Lance, Max, Tapeworm, Drew and the Tipton Hotel.
 * A calling-call for this episode was in early January 2003.
 * Filming for this episode began mid-July 2003 and ended August 2003.