Antony Acker

Mr Tipton is coming to visit. Rumours are rife: is he coming to give someone a big bonus, or fire someone? It's a chance to look back at the best and worst behaviour.

The boys arrange a free cruise holiday for themselves and their mother. She's delighted, but they haven't told her it's only free if she sings on board every night.

Cody is practising for the spelling bee that's to be held in the hotel, while Zack's scrounging money to play in the arcade. Cody finds himself competing against someone who's lent Zack money.

The boys want some independence now they are getting older. Mum lets them go to the cinema alone, but, when they see a horror film instead of the family one Mum agreed to, Zack has nightmares.

Zack and Cody try to nurse their mum, who has flu, but prove pretty useless at it. Competition is fierce for Employee of the Month when Moseby offers a big prize.

A Japanese singer is in town to entertain a delegation at the hotel. Zack and Cody take her to International Day at school, but she gets lost so they have to sing instead of her.