The Suite Smell of Excess

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“The Suite Smell of Excess”
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 15
Guest stars	Brian Stepanek Adrian R'Mante Adam Tait Mary Kate McGeehan
Written by	Billy Riback
Directed by	Kelly Sandeur
Production no.	210
Original airdate	June 2, 2006
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"The Suite Smell of Excess" is the 14th episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody season 2. Its also the 41st episode of the series.

1 Plot
2 Trivia
3 Goofs
4 References

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Carey busts the twins as they are getting ready to play hockey without safety equipment. The twins tell her that she won’t let them have any fun. Carey tells them it is her job. She tells the twins she will treat them like adults when she no longer has to buy her own mothers day card. They mock her by wearing their helmets while reading hardcover books, then Cody gets a paper cut and makes Carey kiss it.

Maddie is breaking in high heels for London who is paying her $100 to do so. London returns from shopping with Esteban carrying her nine shopping bags. Esteban asks why so many bags and London tells him,"One for everyday of the week." Maddie complains to London about her shoes and London gives her an extra $20. Mr. Moseby tells Zack and Cody to play outside. Zack and Cody says they should play ball in the ballroom. Cody shoots their hockey puck and Mr. Moseby catches it in his mouth.

Arwin is talking to a cardboard cutout of Carey when Zack and Cody walk in. Arwin says he was practicing asking her out and the twins want Arwin to play with them, but he tells them he doesn’t have time. He is working on a top secret project. He reveals it, but it looks like a phone booth. Arwin tells them it is a parallel universalizer that can transport them to other worlds. Arwin leaves to go to the bathroom and tells the twins not to touch the machine until he gets back and of course they decide to try it because none of Arwin‘s inventions ever work. Zack inserts $0.25, and the machine asks for another quarter. Not having any, Cody uses his bus pass to start the machine. They exit the machine and go to the lobby.

The twins try to avoid the lobby, but Mr. Moseby finds them. He is wearing shades and tells the twins to call him “M” instead of Moseby. He tells him they are welcome in the lobby anytime. He asks if they want to play football, the twins think it is a trap. Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby is shooting spitballs at the guests. London emerges dressed as Maddie and wearing the high heels. They ask why she is wearing Maddie’s clothes and London tells them they are her clothes. She tells them she has to work at the candy counter. Maddie returns and is dressed in very expensive clothes and shoves the twins out of her way. Zack and Cody asks Maddie if she won money from a game show. London tells them that is a joke and proceeds to insult Maddie. Maddie tells London if she doesn’t watch it, her job at the Fitzpatrick Hotel is history. When Zack and Cody become confused, Maddie tells them her dad owns the hotel. London acts smart and Maddie acts dim-witted, just the opposite of their counterparts. London even starts flirting with Zack and Cody, calling them "sweet thang". Zack and Cody tell them that they learned their lesson the joke's up. They go to their mom who tells them to order whatever they want from room service. They ask,"Why"? Carey tells them she would have to cook. Carey tells the boys she is thinking about dying her hair blue. She even tells them they can go bungee jumping plus its quicker than the elevator. Esteban enters their room dressed as a female maid.

They finally figure out that Arwin’s machine worked. London tells them that they can take free candy and Moseby won’t get mad. Maddie tells London to hold her umbrella for her. London tells her nothing will make her do it. Maddie offers her $500 and London agrees. Zack panics when his cotton candy gets stuck to the couch but Mr. Moseby tells them couches aren’t for eating they're for jumping. Carey leaves to go on a tour for her #1 chart topping CD, and she tells the twins to take care of each other. She gives them a huge bowl of candy and tells them it is their dinner. They ask for green beans, instead Carey gives them jelly beans. She says she will be gone for one year (or longer). Arwin aka "A-diddy" is her manager. Carey falls for Arwin, but he tells her she doesn’t want to get involved with a guy like him. The title of Carey’s CD is “Who Needs Kids”. Cody tells Zack he misses their mom telling them what to do.

They both agree they need to go back to the real world. They try the machine, but it doesn’t work. Zack remembers Cody fell against the lever in the machine last time. They try it again and it works. The twins try to explain what they saw to Arwin and about Carey’s crush on him. He tries the machine, but can’t get it to work. Moseby yells at them for running. London, Maddie, and Carey are back to normal as well. They explain to her what they saw, but Carey doesn’t believe them. Just then Esteban walks up dressed as a female maid and Zack and Cody scream and run away. He explains he is going to a costume party. Later on they go to bed early and Carey discovers a quarter with actor George Clooney on it (from the other universe) in Zack's pants pocket and keeps it.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

The title is a reference to The Sweet Smell of Success.
In the parallel universe, the president of the United States is Paris Hilton, and George Clooney's face is on the quarter instead of George Washington.
Arwin's name in the alternate universe, is "A-Diddy", a clear pun of rapper P-Diddy
Second appearance of Carey's crush on George Clooney.
In the alternate universe, Zack says "I have a funny feeling we are not in Boston anymore." This is a pun off "The Wizard of Oz"
The telephone box design, might be a slight reference to the TARDIS from Doctor Who.
There is a moment in this episode in which Cody says to Maddie "Did you win money on a game show". It is not certain if the game show Cody refers to is the one on a future episode called "Risk It All".

The title of Carey's fictional album in the parellel univierse is named "Who Needs Kids"

[edit] Goofs

In the lobby after Zack and Cody get into the new dimension, Esteban (in male form) can be seen in the back.
Although at the end, Cody needs to hit the lever to go back to the normal world, in the beginning, Cody doesn't hit it until they are already passing to the parallel universe
When Zack and Cody were talking to Arwin after they got out of the Parallel Universalizer, you can see the PU door is open, but after the conversation is over, it's closed.
When Arwin goes in the "PU" and closes the door, you can see a reflection of a computer behind the fourth wall on the door, then when he closes the door the second time, you can see Cody (or behind camera Cole Sprouse) on the reflection.