Zachary "Zack" Martin (Dylan Sprouse) is always getting into trouble. Zack is usually dressed in skater clothes. He often sets out to get exactly what he wants. He has an obsession with girls. He has a crush on Maddie in the first season, though from the second season onward, little is said concerning whether he still has a crush on her. He occasionally sticks up for his brother, as seen in the episodes "Election", "Kept Man" and "Who's the Boss". He wants to be like his dad, Kurt. Other than in wood shop, he is known for not doing well in school.
Zack has a more "cool" attitude and does not have as much knowledge or common sense as Cody because Zack's mind is full of thoughts relating to girls and video games. While he is not the best student academically, in the episode Books & Birdhouses he showed that he is extremely apt at wood shop, to the point that his teacher decided to recommend him for advanced placement wood shop.
He and his brother are both are huge fans of the Boston Red Sox, and hate the New York Yankees. He likes skateboarding, basketball, and soccer all which he is good at. He is always playing pranks on his twin brother and is a lot messier than Cody is.




Cody Martin (Cole Sprouse) is the intellectual, mature, and sensitive twin, but he often plays along with his brother's crazy schemes. He shows less interest in girls than his brother, but he gets most of the girls even though he always says that Zack always gets the girl. He does seem to flirt a lot with a girl named Barbara Brownstein, but they are constantly competing on who is smarter. He has shown a passion for baking, cleaning, and cooking, as well as mime and dance. Cody is portrayed as easily frightened, but has a meaner and greedier side, portrayed in several episodes. Other than woodshop Cody is known for doing well in school.









Madeline "Maddie" Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale) Her full name is "Madeline Margaret Genevieve Miranda Catherine Fitzpatrick". She is the teenage candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel, a cashier at the Cluck Bucket, counselor for her school's summer camp program, and is now in Antarctica according to London in "First Day of High School" and manages the Camp Tipton Daycare Center. While she comes from a lower class family, Maddie is very hard-working, outspoken, and intelligent. She attended private school at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow, but now she is attending Cheevers High School with Zack, Cody, and London. Maddie is London's closest friend, though London often treats her like a servant, as in "Footloser", usually bribing her with money. Maddie also babysits Zack and Cody. Zack has a huge crush on her in Season 1, however the crush turns on and off during Seasons 2-3. She is a strong supporter of environmental causes and she dreams of going to Paris and wants to go to law school.





London Tipton, (Brenda Song) is the daughter of Wilfred Tipton, the owner of the Tipton Hotel. Although you never see Mr. Tipton, he is frequently mentioned. London is a dim-witted, spoiled, rich teenager with her own private suite at the Tipton Hotel in Boston, complete with a few closets (each with their own talking mirror) and a kitchen which takes up most of the floor. She transferred to the same private school as Maddie in the episode "Forever Plaid", due to poor attendance at her old school. In the episode "First Day of High School", London transfers to Zack & Cody's public school, due to being expelled from all of the private schools she had previously attended. She dislikes her step-moms and talks to Mr. Moseby and Maddie about her problems. When happy she usually claps her hands repeatedly while saying her catchphrase, "Yay me!" Though it seems like London may lead the ultimate rich-girl life, her childhood was not perfect. London Tipton is a parody of Paris Hilton.









Marion Moseby (Phill Lewis) is the somewhat-uptight manager of the Tipton, who speaks with a wide vocabulary and an urbane vernacular but is often annoyed by the twins' schemes. Though he acts as though he does not care about the boys, he actually has a great deal of affection for them. For example, when they went to the baseball game and he caught a ball for Cody, ultimately making him the most "hated man in Boston". In the episode "The Ghost of 613", it is revealed that he started out at the Tipton as a bellhop back in the 1970s.




Carey Martin (Kim Rhodes) is a headlining singer at the Tipton as well as the mother of Zack and Cody. She is a divorced mother, wise, kind, but somewhat aggressive towards the twins when they misbehave. She seems to love the twins a lot. Arwin Hawkhauser has a crush on her. She has a younger sister. She often dreams about George Clooney. Carey found her talent for singing by mistake when she was at a talent show doing stand-up comedy. She tries to keep the boys away from trouble, but she never prevails. Later in the second season, she changed her hair color from blonde to reddish-brown multiple times. As of Season 3, she has kept her brown hair and pulled her hair back in a small ponytail. When she is trying to teach the boys a lesson (or in some cases, other characters) she uses a story from her past, which is always boyfriend related, leading to Zack and Cody or the other characters groaning.

Tipton Staff

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• Wilfred Tipton (voiced by Jeff Bennett) -- He is the owner of the Tipton hotel and father to London, and has not actually appeared (although his voice was heard in Not So Suite 16 and Lip Synchin' in the Rain). It is not actually clear how he became the owner of the Tipton, because London mentions many times that her father bought the hotel. Though in a couple episodes, it is said that Tipton's ancestors owned the hotel first before he did. This may yet be another example of London's ignorance. His hand was once seen in the episode Lip Synchin' in the Rain and on his hand was a ring with a large dimond.

• Nia Moseby (played by Giovonnie Samuels) It is possible that Nia has replaced Maddie's role, seeing that she is with London and London's expulsion leads to her being with Nia. She is Mr. Moseby's niece. She has a part-time job at the candy counter, filling in for Maddie during her absence. Her purpose for staying at the Tipton for the summer is so Moseby can get her to behave like a proper girl. One of Nia's aunt's named Aunt Lilly was to make her behave like a proper girl, but she couldn't stand Nia so much that she changed her name and moved to Alaska. According to Mr. Moseby, she was expelled from her last school for fighting. In "First Day of High School", she defended Zack from a jock.

• Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya De La Rosa Ramírez (played by Adrian R'Mante) — The earnest bellboy of the Tipton of Hispanic descent. He often calls Zack, Cody and Maddie Fitzpatrick "little blonde peoples". His full name is said in the episodes, To Catch a Thief, French 101, A Midsummer's Nightmare, and Loosely Ballroom. In the episode It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel, Esteban harbors a desire to manage the Tipton. He originally came to the United States to be a baseball player, but became a bellhop because he wasn't very good at it. He is a bowler, and once affected a Southern accent after being taught by a Texan diction coach, but unlearned it due to his dislike of the accent. Esteban was made an American citizen in the episode Boston Tea Party. Esteban also had to take care of Harry, a con-artist, in the episode Have A Nice Trip. He has a pet chicken, Dudley, who appeared in Commercial Breaks and who was mentioned in Kept Man. Mr. Moseby reminds him of his father who is also very strict.

• Arwin Hawkhauser (played by Brian Stepanek) — The crazy inventor who works as an engineer for the Tipton. He has a crush on Carey, as shown in Prince & The Plunger, but is afraid to act upon it. Arwin coaches Zack and Cody's basketball team. He hates carrots and is allergic to horses, as shown in Free Tippy. In Kisses & Basketball, Bowling, and Going for the Gold, Carey kisses him; he fainted each time. It is also shown that he has a picture of Carey in his office that lights up when he claps his hands, as well as a cardboard cutout of her. Arwin was a professional bowler, illustrated in Bowling. He also is known for being obsessed with his mother, probably because he lives with her. He stopped bowling because his mother's obsessive cheering made him nervous in competition and accidentally threw the ball and it hit her head.

• Patrick (played by Patrick Bristow) — The maître d' for the Tipton Hotel's restaurant. One of the most sarcastic characters on the show, he treats everyone with disdain, especially Zack and Cody. He likes coconut flavored chewing gum and doesn't like Maddie because she doesn't stock it (as shown in the episode Big Hair & Baseball). He is seen in the Tipton Commercial in Commercial Breaks . He has a girlish shriek. the episode Heck's Kitchen). Due to London's generous tips, Patrick has been able to afford a foreign sports car. (indicated in Twins at the Tipton). However, Mr. Moseby claims that Patrick wrecked it by crashing into fellow waiter Rich, and when the ambulance showed up, another fellow waiter Gary got hit by the ambulance so Mr. Moesby had to take Patrick's place at the Tipton Restaurant. His Favorite Musical is Bye Bye Birdie as revealed in "Birdman of Boston", In the episode Aptitude he asks for a new Podium because his old one is falling apart and Mr. Moseby wont give it to him until the end of the episode.

• Muriel (played by Estelle Harris) — The hotel housekeeper, who is good-natured but lazy. She is usually seen sitting down with her feet up (when she isn't stealing money from guests). She once dated mobster Alphonse "Hot Peppers" DeLeo, before joining the Tipton in 1938. (as shown in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel). Muriel does not appear in season two, leading some to believe she was fired. In Big Hair & Baseball, she claimed that she knew Babe Ruth and was the first one to call him "Babe". She is never seen in season 2 and 3.

• Lance Fishman (played by Aaron Musicant) — An easy-going but not too bright lifeguard who Maddie goes out with on the first episode Hotel Hangout. He only talks about water, causing Maddie to dump him. They are still friends, however. Once, in the episode Band in Boston, he said that there was a flood in one suite where their instruments were, ruining the instruments and then said "I guess water has a dark side." Lance showed Maddie how to do CPR in Rumors, is a lousy ballroom dancer in Loosely Ballroom, tried to resuscitate several people who called for help, without realizing they weren't drowning in Nurse Zack and is a bad actor in Back in the Game. He starts dating London at the end of Sink or Swim. Then shortly after dating, Lance decided to break up with London because he met another woman named Wanda.

• Irene (played by Sharon Jordan) — The concierge for the Tipton Hotel, she usually is seen in the background during scenes in the lobby but in Boston Tea Party, she gets her first speaking part and in That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana she told Raven that her flight has been canceled. In Health and Fitness she was waiting in line for the cholesterol test and Mr. Moesby let her in front of him. In Nurse Zack she sabotaged Maddie's candy travel cart and Maddie alludes to Irene not having very many speaking parts by replying "It's always the quiet ones". She is also mentioned in the episode Moseby's Big Brother

• Norman (played by Anthony Acker) — The doorman for the Tipton Hotel, he is also usually a background character but is shown to have a hiding spot for Zack's belongings when he skips school in What the Hey, His first appearance was in Free Tippy, Zack tends to borrow money from him, he is seen talking to Esteban in Kept Man, he bought some cookies from Holly at the end of Have A Nice Trip, he also interacts with the main hotel staff in Nurse Zack when he sabotages Arwin's blow torch by filling it with bubbles because Arwin put an automatic system on the entrance doors. He is usually silent, but had speaking parts in a few episodes.

• Dr. Chip Walters (played by David Blue) - The hotel's doctor only appears in one episode, Nurse Zack. He is supposed to nurse Cody and Carey back to health, yet he doesn't do a very good job. He hasn't been doing this very long, and is frequently called by his mother. He takes a picture of the Martin's and him to send to his mother, to finally impress her.

• Deborah (played by Brenda Vivian) — Is a maid at the Tipton. She went to Cody's party in Odd Couples and Warren hit on her, in Nurse Zack, Maddie turned her maid cart into a candy cart and in I Want My Mummy, she went into the suite where the mummy was. She is also seen in the background at the staff meeting in To Catch a Thief.

• Rose (played by Emily Morris) — Is a maid at the Tipton that her first appearance was in the episode Odd Couples. She also appears a cameo in the episode Nurse Zack, where she and the other staff of the Tipton try to obtain a paid trip to the Tipton which they want.

• Rich and Gary — Are two unfortunate waiters at the Tipton restaurant. In Heck's Kitchen London went to get Rich to serve the food critic salad. Rich was hit with a door accidentally by London. Gary was hit by Maddie with a door while helping Rich. In Twins at the Tipton Mr Moseby mentioned that the Head Waiter Patrick crashed his sports car into Rich, and that Gary was hit by the ambulance.

• Chef Paolo (played by Jerry Kernion) — The Tipton chef seen in two episodes: Heck's Kitchen and Health and Fitness. He gets mad easily when people insult his cooking, and he usually just walks out of the kitchen. Apparently, his blood was so bad they found bacon bits. He never named his dishes after anyone except himself but in the episode Health and Fitness he named the healthy foods after Cody, whom he has taken under his wing as a protégé. Likewise Cody idolizes Paolo.

• Millicent (played by Kara Taitz) is Maddie's replacement at the hotel's candy counter for while she's at camp. She acts very scared all the time and is easy to change her mind about something. She once thought that the cash register was an ATM. She stood up to herself only once as seen in the episode Baggage, after which she fainted and returned to being a frightened pushover.

• Emotionless Towel Maid- is a emotionless towel maid at the Tipton who appeared "Ah! Wilderness" while Carey was painting.

Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow staff and students

• Sister Dominick (played by Marianne Muellerleile) — London and Maddie's teacher who works at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow as a nun/teacher. She seems to favor London over Maddie, even though Maddie is the harder working student. She can be very strict but still strongly worships God and even has a holy ringtone, "Hallelujah Chorus." She also answers her cell phone "Bless you for calling." She appears in the episodes Forever Plaid, Books & Birdhouses, Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee, Kept Man, and is mentioned in the episode What The Hey?. It has been revealed that she and the other nuns are infatuated with wrestling, and that Sister Dominick herself has a 'mean body slam', also in the episode What The Hey?.

• Mary-Margaret (played by Monique Coleman) — Mary-Margaret is Maddie's friend from school. Not much is known about her, except she's smart and only likes London for her money and possessions. When she first met London she seemed really annoyed by her, but in Forever Plaid, she became her friend. She is usually shown with Corrie. She is on Maddie's volleyball team along with London and Leslie.

• Corrie (played by Vanessa Anne Hudgens) — Corrie is a schoolmate of Maddie, Mary Margaret, and her idol London at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow. She is very perky, obsessed with London, and not very bright.

• Leslie (played by Kaycee Stroh) - She is a classmate of London and Maddie and on the volleyball team with them as well as Mary-Margaret. She is bright, bubbly, and eager to see people happy.

Friends of Zack and Cody

• Max (played by Alyson Stoner) — One of Zack and Cody's best friends, she is a girl who usually wears pigtails and is sometimes mistaken for a boy. (a running gag throughout the series). She once had a crush on Zack as shown in the episode Kisses & Basketball. She is portrayed as a great dancer (as shown in the episodes Footloser, Hotel Hangout, and Club Twin). She is also an excellent basketball player. (as shown in the episode Kisses & Basketball). She is on the boys basketball team except in Back in the Game she is not on the team. Max has appeared in 6 episodes through 3 seasons

• Tapeworm (played by Dennis Bendersky) — One of Zack and Cody's best friends. He is strange and also a math genius. He is called Tapeworm because he ate 20 hotdogs in two minutes. He was the drummer for "Rock Squared" in Band in Boston. His name is unknown because Tapeworm is not his birth name. Tapeworm does not appear in Season 2 and so far in Season 3. Tapeworm in total has made 4 appearances.

• ‎Bob (played by Charlie Stewart) — One of the boys' newer friends. Bob is dyslexic. Zack meets him in school one day when he was moved into a regular class from a Special Education class because he was doing so well in it. He likes to play Total World Conquest with the boys and Cody's friends, Warren and Jeremy, though they almost never finish their games because Zack and Cody usually end up fighting. Bob, as shown in Smart & Smarterer and Odd Couples, is somewhat impatient. It was shown in French 101 that he speaks fluent French and that he has a crush on the French ambassador's daughter, Jolie. It is unknown how he speaks French so well. In the episode Forever Plaid, he states that his favorite subject is science. He has a sister, as shown in Election, and a younger brother that's mentioned in Twins at the Tipton. He likes visiting Zack and Cody just because the doorman calls him "sir." He was Puck the fairy in the shows version of A Midsummer Nights Dream. He worked at the boys club seen in Club Twin selling soda. He is very vulnerable to poison oak, shown in the episode Ah! Wilderness!. He is also on the boys basketball team shown in Back in the Game. In the episode Super Twins, he is the first (and, indeed, the only) one to be adultified by the Meanager (Moseby) — which the twins remark later that he has a booming insurance business. But it turns moot when Zack turns back time at the end of the episode. Bob is one of Zack and Cody's most frequent friends featured on the show with a total of 15 appearances

• ‎Janice and Jessica (played by Camilla and Rebecca Rosso) — Two English twins. After they visited the Tipton in Boston for a twin convention (as seen in Twins at the Tipton), they enrolled in Zack and Cody's school. Cody always ends up getting both girls, whilst Zack gets neither, even though it is generally his idea to go out with them in the first place. All together they have appeared in 6 episodes.

• Barbara Brownstein (played by Sophie Tamiko Oda) — A girl occasionally seen. She entered a science contest in Rock Star in the House while her volcano was dormant, entered a spelling bee in Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee where she misspelled fracas and was eliminated, and also appeared in Ask Zack, where she got angry at Janice and Jessica for tossing around a conversation instead of getting to the point. In Club Twin, she becomes addicted to sugar and kisses Cody. And in Miniature Golf she goes on a date with Cody. She is also Jewish. She is very academically competitive, as shown in Graduation, when Cody points out he is academically superior to her, and she stomps on his foot on several different occasions. She is dating Cody on and off. She has since been in 6 episodes in the whole series.

• ‎Agnes (played by Allie Grant) — Agnes is a girl who goes to school with Zack and Cody who has a crush on both of them (seemingly whichever one suits her at the time) except in Club Twin. She often says "Agnes Likes.". Agnes makes 4 appearances in the whole series.

• Warren (played by Gus Hoffman) — A friend of Zack and Cody from school. Warren attends Camp Knock-a-Number along with Cody and Tapeworm. He is also in the Grizzly Scouts along with Zack, Cody and Bob along with Mr Moseby as their scout leader. Warren appeared in 4 episodes in the series.

• Amber (played by Kay Panabaker) - A girl who goes to high school with Zack and Cody who Zack has a crush on. First and only appearance in "First Day of High School."

Family Members of Major Characters

• ‎Kurt Martin (played by Robert Torti) - Kurt Martin is father of Zack and Cody, and Carey's divorced husband who first appears in Dad's Back. He is known as the more fun and spontaneous parent and leads a rock band. He is also seen in Christmas at the Tipton where he was going on a trip with Zack and Cody without Carey and ends up getting snowed in at the Tipton Cody thought they where getting back together but they are never getting back together. He and Carey sang at the Tipton and helped deliver a baby. He also appears in Volley Dad where Cody asked him to stop Carey from being all over a new boyfriend. He is back in the season 3 premiere: Graduation for Zack and Cody. Kurt appears in 5 episodes throughout the series.

• Nia (played by Giovonnie Samuels) -- Nia is Mr. Moseby's niece. She has a part-time job at the candy counter, filling in for Maddie during her absence. Her purpose for staying at the Tipton for the summer is so Moseby can get her to behave like a proper girl. One of Nia's aunt's named Aunt Lilly was to make her behave like a proper girl, but she couldn't stand Nia so much that she changed her name and moved to Alaska. Nia currently appears in 3 episodes in Season 3. According to Mr. Moseby, she was expelled from her last school for fighting. In "First Day of High School", she defended Zack from a jock.

• Beulah Moseby (not shown) - Beula is Mr. Moseby's mother. She favors Mr. Moseby's brother Spencer over him but she still loves him. Beula was mentioned in the episodes Big Hair & Baseball, Moseby's Big Brother, Risk It All, and Miniature Golf. Her name Beula was revealed in the episode Miniature Golf, in Big Hair & Baseball , she was so mad at Mr. Moseby that she sent him a nasty massage on his cellphone, and she has a woman who waxes her lip (indicated in the episode Risk It All). Beula appears to be sort of mean and she wants Mr. Moseby to get married.

• Mrs. Hawkhauser (voiced by Kim Rhodes) - Arwin's mother speaks in a memory of Arwin in Bowling. This is a memory of Arwin's bowling championship, she distracts Arwin so that he accidentally threw his bowling ball at her. Arwin says, "She lost a foot that day," and Zack thought he meant she limps, but it actually means that she was six feet and now is only five feet. Arwin is said to still live with her, and occasionally goes to Bingo.

• Grandma Moseby (Phill Lewis) - Moseby's grandma and was in A Nugget of History. She helped Zack get an "A" in history.

• Spencer Moseby - Moseby's older, but shorter brother. He is filthy rich, mean and is lactose intolerant.

Other characters

• ‎Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger Heiffen Von Helsinger Kepelugerhoffer (played by Caroline Rhea) — Ilsa is the mean-spirited, possibly German hotel inspector-turned-manager of the rival hotel, the St. Mark Hotel, across the street. She's rude, has a large mole on her face (which is unknown to her, as she usually replies "What mole?"), and dislikes Mr. Moseby for making her lose her hotel inspector's job. After Hotel Inspector she got married; her full name was revealed in Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet (her maiden name was Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger.) Some parts of her personality seem to be reminiscent of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz; for instance, in the episode Bowling she states, "I'll get you next time, Mr. Moseby, and your little staff too!" She also uses the line, "I'll get you next time and your little dog too" in the episode Hotel Inspector. Also in the episode Bowling, Mr. Moseby makes a reference to The Biggest Loser, the show Caroline Rhea hosts, by saying "Ha! Who's the biggest loser now!" It is mentioned in a few episodes that she has a dachshund named Blitzkrieg, who is vicious. Ilsa has appeared in 3 episodes throughout the series.

• Mr. Forgess (played by Ernie Grunwald) - One of Zack and Cody's teachers from Smart & Smarterer. He later appears in a A Midsummer's Nightmare as runner of the drama club. Carey was his assistant. He also was the head of Zack and Cody's graduation. He also drives his mother's car which he says has chrome spinners. Mr. Forgess has appeared in 3 episodes throughout the series.

• Snooty Saleswoman (played by Donna Cherry) - She appears in Not So Suite 16 and What the Hey?. Snooty is a 25-year-old woman who works in the jewelry and clothing department of a department store. She dislikes the twins, and worships London Tipton. She insulted Carey until she found out that Carey knew London. Once, she saw Carey going to the dressing room with a slim dress and said "Size 4 huh, Well, aren't we feeling a bit optimistic today." But then when she found out that Carey knew London, she went to get her a sparkling water and a straw. The Snooty Saleswoman has appeared in 2 episodes throughout the series. She also appears in Hannah Montana.

• Portia Tenenbaum - Portia is the rich frenemy of London. In some episodes they are friends and in other episodes they are competitors. The two speak by telephone and go on shopping trips together (most of times to Paris). In the episode Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee, Portia had gained publicity doing charity works, so London decided to gain her own publicity by pretending to do charity work with Maddie.

• Tiffany and Chelsea - (played by Alexa Nikolas and Brittany Curran) Tiffany and Chelsea are two wealthy friends of London. They are not too bright. Chelsea says that she doesn't drive her car because bugs can get into the windshield. They appear in Miniature Golf and Who's the Boss. In Who's the Boss they have British accents. Both Tiffany and Chelsea have appeared in 3 episodes throughout the series, one that hasn't aired yet.

• Holly O'Neil (played by Sammi Hanratty) - First appeared in "Have a Nice Trip" is the child of a conman named Harry and now is going to Camp Heaven On Earth. She conned Zack out of his money and conned Maddie out of her candy and tried to get her watch. She is living with neighbors since her dad is in jail. She has appeared in 5 episodes throughout the series.

• Jasmine(played by Cierra Ramirez) - Is currently going to Camp Heaven On Earth. She has anger issues and a dislike for Amy. Jasmine currently appears in 4 episodes all in Season 3.

• Amy (played by Hannah Leigh Dworkin) - Is currently going to Camp Heaven On Earth. She tends to lie very often even saying she lives with the wolves. In "Sink or Swim" when told she the truth and said "it feels kinda good". Amy currently appears in 4 episodes all in Season 3.

• Leah (played by Jaelin Palmer) - Is currently going to Camp Heaven On Earth. Leah does not talk very often but does like to sing. Leah currently appears in 4 episodes all in Season 3. She constantly wears black and states in one episode that her favorite shade of black lipstick is "Kiss Me Charcoal", thus stating she may be Gothic.

• Haley (played by Tara Lynne Barr) - First appears in "Summer of Our Discontent". She is a very shy classmate of Zack and Cody, who puts a paper bag over her head whenever people are looking at her. Haley currently appears in 2 episodes in Season 3.

• Kaitlyn, Kelly, Alexis, Morgan Friends of Maddie at school.

• Wayne Wormsmer (played by Jareb Dauplaise) - Wayne works at the Mini-Market with Zack and Cody. He has a huge crush on London.