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London Tipton
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody & The Suite Life on Deck character
London in "Bon Voyage"
First appearance	"Hotel Hangout"
Last appearance	"Graduation on Deck"
Created by	Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan
Portrayed by	Brenda Song (regular) Haley Tju (young London)
In-universe information
Nickname	Princess (by Mr. Tipton) Airhead Heiress (by Maddie)
Gender	female
Occupation	Student Owner/Manager (The Cluck Bucket) Owner/head of the "Simply London Cosmetics" Owner of "London's Swimsuit Line" Former owner of "London's Boutique" At The Tipton Owner of "One of a Kind Clothes"
Family	Wilfred Tipton (father) Louise Tipton (former step-mother; unseen) Brandi Tipton (former step-mother) Yolanda (former step-sister) Karina Tipton (former step-mother) Khun Yai (Grandmother) (Unnamed biological mother) 15 additional step-mothers
Relatives	Rome Tipton (great-great-great-great grandson)
Nationality	American British (for tax purposes)
Pets
Dogs	Ivana Prince Percival Persimmon DuLoc (Ivana and Scamp's puppy)
Cat	"Cat" (revealed in Club Twin)

London Leah Tipton is a fictional character in Disney's Suite Life franchise which consists of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its sequel The Suite Life on Deck. Her name and personality parody celebrity heiress Paris Hilton; both are named after European cities, are known for their general ditziness, and are heiresses to major hotel chains. London has also appeared on cross-over episodes of other Disney series, such as Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana and the special, Studio DC: Almost Live.

The character is portrayed by Brenda Song, who was offered the starring female role without an audition. Song describes the character as being complex and has stated London Tipton is her fantasy character. The character is presented as a ditzy, privileged girl with hidden depth. She is the daughter of Wilfred Tipton, the owner of the Tipton Hotel chain and the SS Tipton. Along with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, she has appeared in every episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck.

Family

• Yolanda (unseen) One of London's former stepsisters. In "Poor Little Rich Girl", London called her on her cell phone, looking for a place to sleep. Yolanda refuses because London never helped her. London refers to her as 'sis'.
• Khun Yai (played by Elizabeth Sung) London's grandmother and Mrs. Tipton's mother from Thailand. London visits her in the On Deck episode "Family Thais", where London is surprised to find out that her grandmother is a poor rice farmer. London tries to connect with her grandmother by giving Khun Yai a makeover and redesigning her hut with expensive furniture and appliances. However, Khun Yai is uncomfortable with all the luxuries, which confuses London. After talking with Bailey, London learns to accept her grandmother's lifestyle and the two share a close bond unlike any relationship London has with the rest of her family. Khun Yai also has a pet elephant who she can understand well, similar to London's relationship with Ivana.
• Rome Tipton (played by George Takei) is London's great-great-great-great-great grandson, whom London met in the episode "Starship Tipton" when she and the gang traveled into the future. He is the heir of Tipton Industries. He is a resident on the Starship Tipton, apparently, despite being an adult, still attends school upon the ship due to being held back "a few" years. At the end of the episode he accidentally walks out the door and hurtles out into space.

Father

• Wilfred Tipton (voiced by Bob Joles in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; played by John Michael Higgins in The Suite Life on Deck) - The owner of the Tipton hotel and father to London. His face had never been shown until the third part of the Twister trilogy. He is most commonly seen surrounded by his bodyguards and usually only his hand is shown. In "Not so Suite 16", his body and legs were shown, but his face was hidden by a large birthday present. It is not clear how he became the owner of the Tipton, because London mentions many times that her father bought the hotel. However, in a few episodes, it is said that Tipton's ancestors owned the hotel first before he did. In the episode "Rock Star in the House", Wilfred is very strict about London's behavior when it comes to celebrities in that he doesn't want her near them (which he has tried to enforce since an incident involving Orlando Bloom). Wifred also has great concern for London's growing and well-being and often wants her to have a better work-ethic in school. He also hopes for her to learn the proper value of money; he often threatens to have her dis-inherited. His hand was once seen in the episode "Lip Synchin' in the Rain" in which he was wearing a diamond ring. Wilfred Tipton has a history of marrying much younger women without London's consent, most of whom do not last long. In fact, the warranty of Wilfred's wedding gifts (given by Mr. Moseby) lasted longer than the marriages. In "Twister: Part III" Mr. Tipton arrives on Kettlecorn to discuss providing financial aid for them after a tornado caused them damage. Later in the same episode he buys the Pickett's farm which he later returns to its rightful owners.

Romantic relationships

• Justin Russo (David Henrie) in Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana. He named himself "Dr. Fossil" to get London to like him so she wouldn't think he was a 'nerd.'
• Brandon (Tahj Mowry) - One of London's first boyfriends was Brandon, who appeared in the episode Scary Movie. Brandon does not date wealthy girls and despises wealthy families, therefore London lies about being a Tipton and tells Brandon she is a poor Tipton Hotel employee. In the end, Brandon finds out London is lying and asks her why. When she tells him that she liked him and knew he hated rich people Brandon says that he doesn't like rich people when they're mean but likes London because she's nice. Somehow he was never seen or mentioned again.
• Lance Fishman (Aaron Musicant) - a marine-obsessed life-guard at the Tipton, was Maddie and London's ex-boyfriend. In the third season of the series, in the episode Sink or Swim, London had a crush on Lance immediately as he taught her to swim; later, they kiss and start to date. In the episode Who's The Boss?, London was ashamed of Lance, as he did not know how to behave in high society. Later, however, they accepted each other the way they were. Despite this, they broke up in the episode The Arwin That Came to Dinner because Lance felt that they didn't have much in common and he liked another girl. Many refer to him as "Fish Boy".
• Kyle (Daniel Booko) - seen in the episode "Maddie Checks In". Kyle is the friend of Jason who Maddie likes. They come from rich families.
• Joe (John E. Jimmo) - seen in Volley Dad, she had a crush on him. She was in love with him until she saw Maddie kissing him.
• Todd St. Mark (Ben Ziff) - the son of the owner of the rival hotel to the Tipton. He and London have a Romeo and Juliet-like relationship as their fathers hate each other and forbid them from seeing each other. Ilsa, the St. Mark Hotel Manager, forbids them from seeing each other, and has a close eye on them. They met at a dental convention that was held at the Tipton (Todd had to sneak out in order to go as he wished to be a dentist). Maddie tried to help them meet because she was sure that their love was deep and real. She tried to get them to meet at the masquerade ball but he was in a mask so they had to go through all the guys at the ball. London found him after Zack and Cody started a pie fight. Later he told London that his dad offered to pay for dental school in Europe, but turned him down. London tells him that he shouldn't give up his dream for her, urges him to go and he gives London her first kiss.
• Trevor (Zac Efron) - a boy who London dated in the episode, "Odd Couples". However, he only dated her because he thought she was just as smart as him. At the end of the episode, it was revealed that London wasn't smart and was being coached by Maddie. Eventually, Trevor ended up with Maddie.
• Dirk and Kirk (Jake Abel and Scott Halberstadt, respectively) - two boys who only appeared in one episode as part of the twin convention in the episode "Twins at the Tipton". London and Maddie meet the "cute one" (played by Abel) and evidently have a crush on. They both compete for his affections, up until he introduces his smart twin (portrayed by Halberstadt)who Maddie thought looks like like the good looking one, but turns out to be a fraternal twin. Maddie goes on a date with, but is revealed to like London.
• Diego. Diego is a fencer that London hires. Maddie and London both have a crush on him. Diego took both out on a date and then it turned out he already had a girlfriend.
• Holden (Chad Duell) - London says was available and ran after him after he broke up with Bailey in "Boo You!". It is not mentioned if they dated at all.
• Armando (Justin Willman)—Armando is the magician that London dated for a while. London gets jealous of his assistant Karina. She "gets rid of her." London ruins Armando's magic show but then they like each other again.
• Sean Kingston—London started dating him when he came on board the SS Tipton to try and win her over by throwing her a party.

Friendships

• Maddie Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale) is London's best friend and always hanging out with each other. They are shown to have a very close bond, yet London is still not above putting down Maddie's taste in clothes and hair, often exaggerating just because of the differtence onf their economic status. London often refers to Maddie as 'Hideous Hair Maddie', which Maddie doesn't enjoy. Maddie serves as London's conscience and voice of reason, but also sometimes takes advantage of her wealth and is shown to be sarcastic with London's intelligence.
• Bailey Pickett (Debby Ryan) - London's close friend, introduced in The Suite Life on Deck. They both attend Seven Seas High and are cabin-mates. Though London did not like her at first (she did not want a cabin-mate), they have since become friends. A bone of contention is tales of Bailey's large family, which the parentally-ignored London often envies.
• Zack and Cody Martin (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) London maintains a close friendship with the twins. Cody is her web caster and often helps her with difficult homework assignments, and London often gets mixed up in Zack's various schemes.
• Marion Moseby (Phill Lewis) is almost like a second parent to London. He often gives London support and good advice, and it has been mentioned that he helped London out since she was a child. As London states, he is in their family album more than her dad or any of his ex-wives. He helped London take her first steps across the lobby of the Tipton Hotel, and also taught her how to drive. In the Suite Life on Deck episode "The Beauty and the Fleeced", she calls him by the name "M.C. Moseby" to someone to a familiar name.
• Woody Fink (Matthew Timmons) - Cody's cabin-mate in The Suite Life on Deck.
• Marcus Little (Doc Shaw) - Zack's cabin-mate, former singing sensation, previously known as 'Lil' Little', who leaves the ship to star in a Broadway show in New York City.
• Maya Bennett (Zoey Deutch) -Zack's ex-girlfriend.
• Addison (Rachael Kathryn Bell) - Classmate in The Suite Life on Deck.
• Nia Moseby (Giovonnie Samuels) - Moseby's niece and Maddie's temporary replacement at the Tipton during Season 3. She and London have an interesting friendship, in which Nia takes advantage of London's wealth and sometimes gets her involved in a few of her schemes, which London never seems to notice. London refers to her as 'Cranky Maddie'.

Ivana

Ivana Priscilla Veronica Tipton-Fitzpatrick is a character on the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. She is voiced by Emma Stone in episode "Crushed".

Ivana is the pet dog of The Tipton Hotel heiress London Tipton. (She is named after Ivana Trump, one of Donald Trump's ex-wives.) She is a Pomeranian breed although Estaban calls her a Shih Tzu. She does not talk to the human characters, but communicates to Maddie's dog Scamp, who she will have puppies with and marry. However, Maddie Fitzpatrick herself treats Ivana as a real person in one episode when she takes care of Ivana for a day. In this case, she was given sub-titles and barked, unlike how she talks to Scamp (although Maddie reacted, it is unknown whether or not she was actually understood). There was a book about Ivana in one episode, called Ivana lives in a Hotel. London copied it from Maddie for a short story assignment and gets an 'A', and in the end it becomes apparent that Maddie spoke it from a book her mother used to read to her when she was little.

When Ivana has puppies with Maddie's dog Scamp, Maddie names her puppy Scruffy and London names hers Prince Percival Persimmon Du Loc. London looked down on Scamp, who had to stay at The Tipton Hotel because Maddie's house was being fumigated, and set Ivana up with a "fancy pants" White Pomeranian duke, named Lord Quorckeran, (whom Ivana wasn't fond of, despite what London thought). Until Scamp showed up and whisked Ivana to suite 25. Esteban had been secretly feeding them, and stated "they are in love". When Moseby was showing the Ambassador to "his" suite, the dogs were found out. London eventually saw that Ivana was happy with Scamp.

They ended up having four puppies: Maddie's (Scruffy), London's (Prince Percival Percimmon Du Loc), Esteban's (Maria Consuela Margarita Fransesca DeCielo), and Moseby's unnamed puppy, it is unknown if Mr. Moseby's puppy is a boy or girl. Apparently Ivana is aware of London's lack of intellect, stating, when London thought she liked the Pomeranian Duke, "you also think one and one is four", although it isn't surprising that Ivana is smarter than London. In Fairest of them All Esteban said "She's making you give her Shih Tzu a shiatsu" even though Ivana is a Pomeranian. She is often seen in the first season, but not as much in the later seasons. In "Poor Little Rich Girl", Ivana is unseen but Zack and Cody said they took her Doggy Day Care. Ivana returns in "The Kidney of the Sea" on The Suite Life on Deck being dropped in by a helicopter and helps clear Zack's name after being blamed for stealing the kidney of the sea. In the episode "The Defiant Ones", she is mentioned.

Yay Me! Starring London Tipton

London also has a fictional online webshow called Yay me, which is produced by Cody and by Maddie once. It won the golden "Netty", which is a parody of the Webbys. The lyrics of its theme song are:

"London Tipton's really great, really great, really great. London Tipton's really great and deserves the opposite of hate, which is love!!"

The theme song appears to be based on the song "London Bridge Is Falling Down".

In order to gain more fame on the internet than Portia Tenenbaum, London had Cody produce a webshow starring her. The webshow later became the third most watched show on the internet, and apparently was more popular than Portia's.

The show frequently stars London. Other people who have appeared on the webshow include Cody Martin, Bailey Pickett, Chris Brown, The Cheetah Girls, Carey Martin, Grandma Higgenbottom, Chelsea Brimmer and Maddie Fitzpatrick.

After arriving on the SS Tipton, London carried on the webshow to embarrass Bailey as no guest stars can arrive on the SS Tipton. One segment was called "Boo You" where London would have embarrassed Bailey in front of 37 million viewers. One of which was pulling her bed to the deck while she was wearing orthodontic headgear calling her a robot. The segment ended when Bailey realizes what London was doing and tells London she will never trust her again.

During the latter portion of the third and final season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the beginning of the first season of The Suite Life on Deck, Disney Channel produced a short-lived series of Yay Me! webisodes made exclusively for the latter Suite Life series' section of the DisneyChannel.com website.

Reception

The show's breakout character, London Tipton has garnered much media recognition. Song became a household name after The Suite Life of Zack & Cody debuted in 2005. In an April 2009 andPOP.com article, they stated that as London Tipton "Song is the One to Steal the Spotlight" on the Disney Channel. They said: "If you ever watched an episode of ‘The Suite Life with Zack & Cody’ you should realize that show is watchable because of one character: London Tipton. Brenda plays the ditzy spoiled hotel heiress London (an allusion to Paris Hilton) and, if I could say so myself, she does quite an excellent job doing so." While commenting on Song, MSN's 2009 cover story of the series states, "Song is one of the main reasons why the "Suite Life" franchise remains one of the most successful and highly rated series in the Disney stable." In a 2009 article, People magazine described the character as a "melodramatic high-seas diva." Allmovie described Song as a "charming and appealing personality, even when playing a shallow airhead".

In August 2006, Song won an Asian Excellence Award for "Outstanding Newcomer" because of her portrayal of London Tipton in the series. Song was also named the "Queen of Disney" by Cosmogirl Magazine due to her major contributions on the Disney Channel including her leading role in the Suite Life series. Song ranked ninth in Netscape's 2007 "Top 10 Beautiful Petites in Entertainment", was voted one of AOL's "Top 20 Tween (and Teen) Television Stars", and Maxim ranked Song as the "Top Female Television Actress" in the winter of 2008 for her breakout performance as London Tipton in the Suite Life on Deck. Song was also ranked #45 in AIM's "Top 100 Celebs Under 25" list. TV Guide listed Song in its 2008 list of "13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch" for her portrayal of London Tipton. Zap2it named London Tipton the "Most Stylish" character of 2008 and one of "TV & Movie Shopaholics".

References

1. Meg Cabot (January 20, 2009). Year of the Pony (and iPod). The Wall Street Journal. Accessed 2009-02-27.
2. Jacques Steinberg (June 15, 2006). "Brenda Song Turns Warrior in Disney's 'Wendy Wu'". The New York Times. Accessed 2008-12-11.
3. Interview with Brenda Song (April 2005). TheStarScoop.com. Accessed 2008-12-11.
4. "Poor Little Rich Girl". The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Season 1. Episode 13. 2005-08-28. 1:45 minutes in. Disney Channel. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
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8. Pemberton, K.O. "Q&A: Brenda Song of 'The Suite Life on Deck'". MSN. Retrieved 2009-07-24. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
9. "Girl Power". People. Retrieved 10-9-2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
10. Craig Butler. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior review. allmovie.com. Accessed 2008-12-12.
11. Asian Excellence Awards Nominees (December 6, 2005). internationalnetworks.com. Accessed 2008-12-11.
12. Brenda Song re-launches her Official Site (January 17, 2009). The Insider. Accessed 2009-03-25.
13. Stacy Jenel Smith (2007). Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment. Netscape. Accessed 2007-11-20.
14. AOL's Top 20 Tween (and Teen) TV Stars. Aol.com. Accessed 2008-04-04.
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16. TVGuide.com reveals tomorrow's tween stars today, overlooks mini Clay Aiken (July 2, 2008). MTV Buzzworthy. Accessed 2008-10-10.
17. "TV & Movie Shopaholics". Zap2it. Retrieved 7-9-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

• London Tipton's Official site
• - A Suite Life Wiki

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