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| Season: | 1 | ||
| Episode: | 20 (season) 20 (series) | ||
| Production Code: | 119 | ||
| Guest Stars: | Robert Torti as Kurt Martin | ||
| Originally Aired: | November 26, 2005 | ||
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"Dad's Back" is the 20th episode of the first season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The twins' dad and Carey's ex-husband, Kurt, returns to the Tipton for a visit. Meanwhile, London helps Maddie pass gym by building her strength.
Story[]
Zack and Cody's father and Carey's ex-husband, Kurt returns to visit, and he spoils the boys, breaking Carey's rules. As Zack says Carey is too overprotective, he sneaks away to Kurt's tour bus as he is leaving. Kurt then finds out, and tells Carey. Carey then says it's okay, and Zack then gets bored as Kurt becomes more responsible. On her side, Carey misses Zack so much that she turns into the "fun parent" and breaks all of her rules, frightening Cody.
Meanwhile, Maddie enlists London's help to get an "A" in gym. At first, she doesn't succeed. But as time goes on, she does succeed.
Quotes[]
- Carey: I am so ticked at the boys. Their father's coming, and they were supposed to be home by 5:00.
- Maddie: I guess you're a little nervous about seeing your ex?
- Carey: Why would you say that?
- Maddie: Because you just ate my decorative soaps.
- Kurt: Stroke! Stroke!
- Mr. Moseby: Aah!
- Kurt: Comin' through!
- Carey: Mr. Moseby, I'd like you to meet my ex-husband Kurt.
- Mr. Moseby: Well, I see the apples don't fall far from the tree.
- Kurt: Sorry, man.
- Mr. Moseby: It's Mr. Moseby.
- Kurt: Sorry, Mr. Moseby, man.
- Kurt: I know you're mad.
- Carey: No, no. I was mad when you sold our garage to buy a new guitar. I was mad when you came home from the playground with the wrong twins.
- Kurt: It was an honest mistake.
- Carey: They were girls.
- Roadie: Hey! There's an attendant in the bathroom!
- Zack: (points to his dad) No, I'm his son!
- Roadie: Great. Will you still be working in the bathroom?
- London: (to Maddie) Do you feel the burn?
- Maddie: I felt the burn an hour ago. Now it's searing pain!
- Carey: You do know the last time Cody watched a horror movie, I had to get rid of the monsters by scrubbing down his room with holy water!
- Cody: Well, it worked!
- Carey: Cody, have you seen your brother?
- Cody: Nope, can't say I have. Not for a while now. In fact, until you mentioned it, I totally forgot I even had a brother. Zack, right? Stop staring at me. Okay, okay. I know where he is, I'll tell you! Just stop with the eyes. It burns!
- Kurt: Zack, your mom's absolutely right. You're going to do your homework... in a limo.
- Zack: A limo? Cool!
- Cody: Bye, Mom!
- Carey: No, wait. Not too late, and don't forget to spell-check... Oh, who am I kidding? They're not doing any homework.
- Kurt: Aren't you supposed do this on your own? (Homework) Build character? Strong bones?
- Zack: That's milk, dad!
- Zack: Look, when this started out, it was great. We had a lot of laughs, a lot of fun, but I just can't live this way anymore. Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm going home to mother.
- Kurt: That's exactly what your mom said when she left me. And a... few other things that I can't mention.
- Kurt: Oh, come on, have a sense of humor.
- Carey: I married you, didn't I?
- Kurt: There it is!
Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of Zack and Cody's father and Carey's ex-husband, Kurt. His voice was first heard in "Poor Little Rich Girl".
- The song that plays when London trains Maddie is similar to (but not identical) to Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, most commonly known for its association to the Rocky films.
Goofs[]
- The episode premiered in November and the guys said it was Spring Break, but in the next episode, it's winter and Christmas time. ("Christmas at the Tipton"). However, Kurt did tell the boys he would be back ''in a couple of months'' at the end of the episode.
- London is healthy, strong and physically fit in this episode, but Woody says he and London are failing gym in the The Suite Life on Deck episode Computer Date.
- When Maddie reaches the top of the rope at the end of the episode, the top of the ladder that Ashley Tisdale is standing on can be seen.
- In the beginning scene, Kurt has his arms around Zack and Cody yet in the next scene he doesn't and the twins are facing away from Moseby when they were previously facing him.