Hotel Inspector

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“Hotel Inspector”
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Guest stars	Caroline Rhea Brad Blaisdell Cullen G. Chambers Annie Gagen Adrian R'Mante Estelle Harris
Written by	Marc Flanagan
Directed by	Henry Chan
Production no.	107
Original airdate	April 1, 2005
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The Hotel Inspector is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Mr. Moseby hears that a hotel inspector is on the way to the Tipton. Afraid the mischievous twins Zack and Cody will get him fired, he invites them to that night's Red Sox game. But Zack sneaks his pet rats, Bonnie and Clyde, to the game. Mr. Moseby meets the Tipton hotel inspector, Ilsa (played by Caroline Rhea) - notable for her very large mole - shortly before the twins return. Bonnie and Clyde sneak out of Zack's pocket and causes panic in front of the Ilsa, the inspector. Appalled, Ilsa sends Moseby packing and takes over the hotel. While under Ilsa's strict control, Zack and Cody realize how much Moseby meant to them. Zack heads up to Moseby's apartment to apologize and invite him back, but Moseby refuses to go. Meanwhile, London is working on a birthday poker party for her dog, Ivanna. Maddie the candy clerk is inevitably drafted to wear a dog/clown costume. When Bonnie and Clyde return to their suite, Zack and Cody say they were lucky that they found the rats before the party, which would have been a disaster that could get a manager fired. Noting that, Zack and Cody realize what they must do to get Moseby back.

So, Zack invites the Cat Lovers Society for a free week at the Tipton, allowing them to bring as many cats as they want, while Cody hacks into the Tipton computer system and reassigns everyone to a new room so that their card keys don't work on their usual rooms. The next day, Ilsa is overwhelmed with complaints. Meanwhile, Zack phones Mr. Moseby and complains that the hotel is going crazy. When Moseby assures Zack that Ilsa can handle it, he overhears cries for help from Esteban, Muriel and Cody. These problems were all false, but Moseby knew the Tipton needed him immediately. Next, Zack releases Bonnie and Clyde, who run through the lobby to lure the Cat Lovers' cats into giving chase. The rats relay themselves into Cody's carrier. The cats disappear behind a corner, only to come running back into the lobby followed by the dogs from the party. The Tipton review board comes in to see all the commotion in the lobby. Not long later, Mr. Moseby arrives and restores order. Impressed with his work, the review board gives Moseby his job back. Ilsa leaves the hotel without a job. Zack and Cody had engineered the chaos, nearly destroying the hotel in the process, just to get Moseby back, and he only has one thing to say to them: "Thank you."

[edit] Misc

Allusions

Zack's pet rats are named after Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the most infamous outlaw couple in American history. And they are the cousins of Stitch in "Lilo and Stitch: The Series".
Ilsa's outburst at the end "I'll get you next time, Mr. Moseby. And your little dog, too!" was an allusion to the famous line Scoopy-Doo.
When Maddie says "London, we have a problem" she is alluding to the Tom Hanks, line in Apollo 13.
At the end of the episode Maddie says "Roll it in and weep!" she is alluding to the Disney Channel Original Movie Read it and Weep.

Appearances

1st appearance of Ilsa
1st appearance of Muriel
3rd appearance of Esteban

Goofs

At the beginning of the episode, Mr. Moseby is asked to give his name tag, and tie. But when he returns at the end of the episode, he is wearing all these things.