"Books & Birdhouses" is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

Plot

On the first day of middle school, Zack and Cody are fighting over classes. Carey tries to convince Cody to take an easy elective. Cody was taking advanced calculus using variables and values, he admits the teacher didn't even show up! Cody decides to take woodshop with Zack. On the first day of class, the teacher gets called out and put Zack in charge and tells Cody to tuck in his shirt but refuses, then he tried to drill a hole in the wood his working on and made it crack and Zack had to give him a demerit. Cody has a dream that he is not accepted to the college of his choice because he got a "B" in woodshop. On the day of the final, Cody is afraid he is going to fail. The teacher announces that the final is to create something out of wood in one hour. He is called out of the room again. Thirty minutes pass and everyone is almost finished with their projects and Cody is still cutting his board in half (which he doesn't get even). The hour is almost up and everyone is finished. Zack built a clock and Cody built a birdhouse which looks like a wheelbarrel. Zack switches projects with Cody, but Cody tells the teacher the truth when he returns. The teacher thinks it is a wheelbarrow so Cody gets a "C".

Meanwhile, London and Maddie are writing a short story when London gets stuck. Maddie gives her a suggestion not knowing that London is typing it on her computer word for word. When the papers are returned, London got an "A" and Maddie got a "B". Mr. Moseby hangs London's story on the reception desk. Maddie promises not to tell the truth. Sister Dominick comes to the Tipton to announce that a publishing company bought the rights to London's story. London's book becomes a bestseller and she has a book signing at The Tipton. London is in the middle of reading her book to children when Sister Dominick tells her a film company bought the rights for $100,000. Maddie tells Sister Dominick that she wrote the story. A man enters and announces the writer of the book is being sued for copyright infringement. He gives London a bill for a million dollars. Maddie tells London that she must have gotten the idea from a book she read as a child.

Notes

• We learn in this episode that Maddie believes in leprechauns.
• This might be the only episode we see Zack with his shirt (actually it was a sweater) tucked in.
• Woodshop must be the only subject Zack is really good, better then his brother.

References

• "Books & Birdhouses" TV.com's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Episode Guide, March 5, 2006.

Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes