The Prince & The Plunger

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“The Prince & The Plunger”
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Guest stars	Estelle Harris Brian Stepanek Brian McNamara Carey Scott David Paladino Andrea Sabesin
Written by	Adam I. Lapidus
Directed by	Andrew Tsad
Production no.	106
Original airdate	April 15, 2005
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The Prince & The Plunger is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Carey receives flowers and a poem from a secret admirer. Zack, Cody, and Maddie believe it is the new employee - Serge the Concierge - and he admits to sending the gifts. Serge is a bit of a jerk and treats the boys like they're babies. While their mom is out on her date, they discover that Arwin is infatuated with Carey, and was the one who wrote the poem and sent the flowers. The boys and Maddie work to clean Arwin up and to expose Serge as a pretender. Ultimately, Carey lets Arwin down gently, dumps Serge, and the boys dump llama milk on his head. Mr. Moseby is excited that Mr. Tipton is coming to visit the hotel to take London to the father-daughter dance. London is convinced that he won't show as usual. After Moseby gets the hotel in perfect condition and hires a band to welcome his boss, he learns that Tipton is a no-show. The pilot brings London a diamond necklace as an apology. Moseby discovers London crying in the linen closet, her tough attitude about her father once again disappointing her is revealed to be a front. Moseby asks London if he be her escort to the father-daughter dance. She agrees, looks him up and down and says "You're gonna change, right?"

[edit] Misc

Allusions

The title is a pun of The Prince and the Pauper.

Appearances

1st appearance of Arwin.
1st time we see London cry.
2nd appearance of Muriel.

Goofs

When Carey said she is going to fill the vase with water then Zack and Cody talk about the ups if their mom started dating, when Carey returned there is still only a little water in the vase.
When Serge enters to pick Carey up for her date, he sits down on a nearby chair. We see the curtains are closed and sunlight is pouring through. However, when Carey runs out of the bathroom, the curtains are open and you can see the city and a night-sky.

Other

The band plays "Hail to the Chief" as they expect Mr. Tipton to arrive, the same song that is played for the President of the United States.
Although Irene is usually the concierge at the Tipton, she was replaced by Serge.