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The Best Episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Season 1

Every episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Season 1!

Meet Zack and Cody, 11 year-old identical twins and the newest residents of Boston's swanky Tipton Hotel. Living in a suite with their mom Carey,...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Hotel Hangout" is the best rated episode of "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 359 votes. Directed by Rich Correll and written by N/A, it aired on 3/18/2005. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Fairest of Them All".

  • Hotel Hangout
    7.0/10359 votes

    #1 - Hotel Hangout

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2005

    Zack and Cody try to make friends at school. When word gets out that they live at the Tipton, all of the cool kids hang out with them. In the end, the twins find out who there real friends really are. Meanwhile, Carey is practicing dance moves, while London teaches Maddie how to ask Lance out and Maddie tutors London in Math.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fairest of Them All
    7.6/10341 votes

    #2 - The Fairest of Them All

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2005

    A beauty pageant comes to the Tipton Hotel. Cody ends up becoming a contestant, because of a girl he likes to meet. Zack wants him to win, so they could use the prize money for new bikes.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: Christian McLaughlin

  • Maddie Checks In
    7.2/10265 votes

    #3 - Maddie Checks In

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/25/2005

    When a rich, cute guy stays at the Tipton, Zack and Cody help Maddie impress him by making him think she's rich. In the end, the guy finds out Maddie isn't rich but he still likes her.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • Hotel Inspector
    7.0/10245 votes

    #4 - Hotel Inspector

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2005

    Zack and Cody have two pet rats as a science project. Mr. Moseby gives the twins tickets to a Red Sox's game to get them away from the hotel. Then a hotel inspector seizes control of the Tipton, because of Zack's mistake. London has a dog party for Ivana and Maddie has to plan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grounded on the 23rd Floor
    7.7/10259 votes

    #5 - Grounded on the 23rd Floor

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2005

    When the twins get grounded for running around in the hotel, they try to take a picture of a $20,000 kiss so that they will no longer be considered burdens.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • The Prince & The Plunger
    7.2/10218 votes

    #6 - The Prince & The Plunger

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2005

    Carey gets a secret admirer. Zack and Cody end up hooking her up with the wrong guy. Now they have to find the right guy that is Carey's secret admirer. Mr. Moseby and London get ready for Mr. Tipton's arrival.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Footloser
    7.2/10220 votes

    #7 - Footloser

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/22/2005

    Zack and Max compete in a dance contest. Cody learns how to do magic. Zack injures himself, and Cody has to take his place in the dance finals. Maddie becomes London's servant after London lends her money.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • A Prom Story
    7.8/10267 votes

    #8 - A Prom Story

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/6/2005

    Maddie has her prom at the Tipton Hotel after realizing there is nowhere else to have it. Zack thinks that he will be her date, but ends up getting dissapointed. Cody starts to act like a mime.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Band in Boston
    7.3/10224 votes

    #9 - Band in Boston

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/20/2005

    There is a Battle of the Bands competition being held at the Tipton Hotel. Zack and Cody, along with Max and Tapeworm compete against Maddie's band in which has London in the band.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Cody Goes to Camp
    7.6/10217 votes

    #10 - Cody Goes to Camp

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2005

    Cody ends up going away to camp. Zack starts to miss him, and has to find a way to get to him. London ends up learning how to drive, with the aid of Mr. Moseby.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • To Catch a Thief
    7.3/10209 votes

    #11 - To Catch a Thief

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2005

    There are a couple of jewel thieves in the Tipton Hotel. Zack and Cody have to try and find out who it is to clear up someones name.

    Director: Jeff McCracken

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel
    7.5/10202 votes

    #12 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/17/2005

    When the twins find out about hidden treasure in the Tipton, everyone goes into a frenzy looking for the money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Poor Little Rich Girl
    7.7/10243 votes

    #13 - Poor Little Rich Girl

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/22/2005

    London's father goes broke due to an investment in a diamond mine. London now has to move in with Maddie. Zack and Cody wonder if their parents ever got them mixed up when they were babies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet
    7.1/10196 votes

    #14 - Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/22/2005

    London develops a crush with the son of a rival hotel owner, of which Ilsa is the the manager. Zack and Cody bake cookies to be served at a ball held at the Tipton.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rumors
    7.0/10200 votes

    #15 - Rumors

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/14/2005

    London spreads a rumor she started about Maddie, and Maddie accidentally spreads one about London. Cody wants to look different, because people kept on thinking he was Zack. Cody has Zack fill in for him on an interview, because of a certain problem.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Hair & Baseball
    7.2/10198 votes

    #16 - Big Hair & Baseball

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/28/2005

    Carey needed some help, so Mr. Moseby ends up taking Zack and Cody to a baseball game. Mr. Moseby get into some trouble due to an incident at the game. London sets Maddie up on a blind date, in which Maddie ends up having a really bad hair day.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Rock Star in the House
    6.9/10239 votes

    #17 - Rock Star in the House

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/18/2005

    Jesse McCartney checks into the Tipton Hotel and Maddie, London, and Zack break into Jesse's room. Zack collects discarded items belonging to Jesse, so he could sell them. Cody enters a science fair, and receives help from Arwin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smart & Smarterer
    6.9/10174 votes

    #18 - Smart & Smarterer

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/10/2005

    After getting bad grades on his report card, Zack decides that he needs a way to get good grades without having to study. When Bob, a boy with Dyslexia, shows up in his class, Zack decides that he can pretend to have dyslexia so he can have more time on both tests and reading. Meanwhile, London beats Maddie at chess, and soon Maddie becomes obsessed at beating London at chess.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghost of 613
    8.1/10362 votes

    #19 - Ghost of 613

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/14/2005

    When the twins find out about a ghost in Suite 613, Zack will stop at nothing to meet the ghost. With some help from Maddie and London, the twins come face to face with the ghost of Irene.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Dad's Back
    7.1/10199 votes

    #20 - Dad's Back

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/26/2005

    Kurt, a rock-musician and the twins father, comes to the Tipton Hotel for a visit. Kurt will allow Zack and Cody do things that Carey would not approve of them doing. Zack decides to leave the Tipton when he gets in an argument with his mother about his homework, by stowing himself in his father's tour bus.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • Christmas at the Tipton
    7.5/10211 votes

    #21 - Christmas at the Tipton

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/10/2005

    Zack, Cody, and the entire gang get snowed in at the Tipton. Maddie rigs a "secret santa" bowl so that London will get her a gift.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Kisses & Basketball
    7.2/10216 votes

    #22 - Kisses & Basketball

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/1/2006

    Max ends up kissing Zack, after winning a basketball game. Maddie helps London with her shopping problem, because of something said by London's father. There is a surprise involving Carey and a certain someone.

    Director: Danny Kallis

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • Pilot Your Own Life
    6.8/10188 votes

    #23 - Pilot Your Own Life

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/6/2006

    Cody is inspired by a guest speaker and tries to do the same with his friends - to hilarious results. Meanwhile London and Maddie compete savagely in the fashion shootout of the year to get on the cover of Teen Trends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crushed
    7.0/10204 votes

    #24 - Crushed

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/13/2006

    A girl at school likes Cody, but after he hires Zack to help, she falls for Zack instead. London's dog Ivana and Maddie's dog Scamp fall in love.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Commercial Breaks
    7.4/10227 votes

    #25 - Commercial Breaks

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/20/2006

    The Tipton shoots a commercial. The director happens to be a date of Carey's from 15 years ago whom she left in the middle of the date. He prevents Carey from trying out for the commercial—but in the end, Carey and the twins end up being in the commercial.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: Danny Kallis