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| Zack goofing off in his suite | |||
| Season: | 1 | ||
| Episode: | 18 (season) 18 (series) | ||
| Production Code: | 125 | ||
| Guest Stars: | Charlie Stewart as Bob Ernie Grunwald as Mr. Forgess | ||
| Originally Aired: | October 10, 2005 | ||
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"Smart & Smarterer" is the 18th episode of the first season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Zack pretends to have dyslexia after meeting Bob (who actually has dyslexia) and getting poor grades on his report card while Cody got decent grades on his report card. Meanwhile, Maddie tries to beat London at chess, and Mr. Moseby loses his voice.
Story[]
After Zack's getting bad grades on his report card and Cody getting good grades on his report card, Carey tells Zack that if he can't keep his grades up, he will have to go to summer school with no television, video games and food (except for vegetables); Zack decides that he needs a way to get good grades without having to study. When Bob, a boy with dyslexia, shows up in his class, Zack decides to try to be dyslexic so he can have more time both on tests and reading. However, it doesn't take long for him to fool a few adults such as Mr. Forgess, the Special Ed Teacher and Carey. Only Cody knows the truth, and no one will listen to him. But when Mr. Forgess and Carey play a trick on him, and Zack finally tells the truth, Zack gets in trouble after Mr. Forgess tells Zack that he is brilliant but lazy, and is forced to do all of the extra work in Summer School.
Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby has lost his voice, and Esteban has to help him with everything. When Esteban uses a special cure to help Mr. Moseby, Mr. Moseby does get his voice back, but ends up having an awful odor in the process.
Meanwhile, Maddie teaches London how to play chess and will not believe that London is better than she is when playing a "smart people" game. In the end, she discovers that everyone is better at something, and that no one can be the best at everything.
Quotes[]
- Mr. Moseby: Should I say bottoms. Does this by any chance belongs to you?
- Zack: Nope, don't know who it belongs to. It's a mystery, completely unsolvable.
- Mr. Moseby: (unfolds Zack's report card and reads it) Zack Martin.
- Zack: Unless you do that. (takes the report card)
- Mr. Moseby: (coughs) How many times have I must tell you, this hotel lobby is not your personal playground. (coughs) Now, since you two have arrived at my hotel, you have been nothing but a... (loses voice)
- Zack: A delight?
- Cody: A bundle of youthful energy, whose spirit has breathed life into this stodgy, old place?
- Zack: And to say thank you, you want to reward us with free sundaes?!
- Cody: Thanks, Mr. Moseby, you're the best!
- Carey: If Cody has a report card, that means you have one too.
- Zack: You think. And I'm just as surprised as you are.
- Carey: Hand it over.
- Zack: OK. But before you read it, you should know that there's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I got D's in Math, English, and Social Studies.
- Carey: Well, what's the good news?
- Zack: I'm outta bad news.
- Carey: This isn't funny, Zachary.
- Cody: Oooh, Zachary!
- Carey: I am very disappointed in you.
- Cody: Oooh, disappointed!
- Zack: Oooh, shut up!
- Zack: But I'm trying as hard as I can.
- Carey: Then why did all of your teachers write "Could try harder"? I know you can do better than this, and if you don't you'll spend the summer in school with no video games, no TV and no food.
- Zack: (looks shocked)
- Carey: Fine, vegetables. And French fries aren't a vegetable.
- Mr. Moseby: Esteban, I am not rubbing chicken fat on my chest!
- Esteban: Not chicken fat, a fat chicken.
- Maddie: I refuse to be beaten by someone who calls the bishop "Mr. Pointy Head"!
- Carey: Cody, stop picking on Zack. Boy, that sounded odd.
- Mr. Forgess: Are you sure you're ready? I mean, it's not like I don't have confidence in you, but it's more important that you have confidence in you. Do you have confidence in you? Is the word "confidence" starting to sound a little weird to you?
- Mr. Forgess: I'll tell you what. Why don't you come by my office after school, and we'll see what's going on.
- Zack: Thanks Mr. Forgess! For the first time in my life I feel like there's hope!
- Mr. Forgess: It is quite natural to feel guilty. But, I mean, it's not good to feel too guilty, but a little guilty is normal. I mean, you shouldn't feel guilty about not feeling guilty. Is the word guilty starting to sound weird to you?
- Carey and Zack: A little.
- Carey: Zack, I can't believe you did this.
- Zack: It's just that you're always talking about how great Cody is in school.
- Carey: Zack, I'm not going to belittle Cody's achievements to make you feel better.
- Mr. Forgess: You know, Zack, you're actually a very bright kid. You're just lazy.
- Zack: Is there a class for that, too? I'm hoping it's not before noon.
- Mr. Forgess: Don't worry, Zack. The school will help you catch up with your work.
- Zack: Oh, by providing me with extra time for my assignments?
- Mr. Forgess: Yep. You'll have lots of extra time. June, July, and August.
- Carey: Peak season for vegetables.
- Zack: But-- OK. I'm sorry, Mom. And Mr. Forgess. And class. And Bob.
Trivia[]
- The title, "Smart & Smarterer", is a reference to the 2003 film Dumb and Dumberer, a sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber.
- This episode is the first appearance of Bob, and George Forgess. After this episode, Bob will become a main recurring character in Season 2, and appears in more episodes in that season than Arwin and Esteban.
- The most likely reason as to why this episode is not available on digital services (like Disney+), is because of the possibility that children could be encouraged to fake dyslexia after watching it.
- This is Muriel’s second episode in a row where she’s absent, making this the first time she’s absent in consecutive episodes since the first three episodes of the season and series show overall.
- According to Adrian R’Mante, the actor who plays Esteban, this episode almost went unreleased due to its controversial topic and was only shown twice.
- Despite the controversy of this episode, the scene where Esteban imitates Mr Moseby due to the loss of his voice received praise from fans.
- Mr. Forgess tells Zack that he is lazy and Carey telling Zack that he will have to go to summer school if his grades do not improve, foreshadowing Zack learning that he will not be graduating from 8th grade in "Graduation" and going to summer school in "Summer of Our Discontent".
- Bob is angry with Zack for exploiting dyslexia, but future episodes show them as best friends, suggesting that Bob forgives him.
Goofs[]
- Cody gets an A in wood shop, but in "Books & Birdhouses", he barely passes the course.
- As London and Maddie end their final chess game, the elevator door is open, but no one is there to open it.
- Esteban says that the gloves of health are gloves when they are actually mittens.
- When Carey puts cream on the twins cakes, the plates are paper, yet when the camera cuts, the plates become bigger and ceramic.