"Starship Tipton" is the forty-seventh episode of The Suite Life on Deck. It premiered on May 14, 2010 and is the twenty-sixth episode of the second season.
Synopsis[]
Many years in the future, Zack's descendant, Zirk, pulls a prank on a race of alien beings while aboard a starship, which causes destructive retaliation, causing a Moseby robot to be sent back to destroy Zack, prompting Zack, Cody, London, Bailey, Marcus, and Mr. Moseby to travel to the future to stop Zirk from pranking the aliens.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin
- Dylan Sprouse as Zack Martin
- Brenda Song as London Tipton
- Doc Shaw as Marcus Little
- Debby Ryan as Bailey Pickett
- Phill Lewis as Marion Moseby
Guest stars[]
- Erin Cardillo as Emma Tutweiller
- Joe Green as Robot Moseby
- Jonathan Kite as Anterian
Special guest star[]
- George Takei as Rome Tipton
Trivia[]
- This episode was broadcast in 4:3 letterbox format on Disney Channel's standard-definition feed, instead of the regular 4:3 full-screen pan and scan picture format (the second episode of the series to be aired in this manner, after "Lost at Sea" from earlier in the season). The episode is an homage to Star Trek.
- Emma Tutweiler being shown as an attractive purple woman was likely homage to early Star Trek episodes which had a race of attractive green women, known as Orions.
- When the robot "repairing" Moseby, not knowing he is a human, takes off its helmet and reveals itself as Ms. Tutweiler, may have been tribute to the Nintendo space adventure game Metroid, which ends by the the hero's armor being removed to show a woman in a leotard, showing the hero was a woman and not a cyborg.
- The title is a reference to the sci-fi movie Star Ship Troopers.
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