 Zack and Cody skip school and meet Bob at mall were a singer is shooting a music video. Cody wins the contest to be in the video. Zack and Cody s mom walks in the mall and they go hid in the dressing room in a woman s clothing department. Their mom leaves and Cody goes to be in the video. His mom watch from a door not knowing that he is in it. Zack sees her and tells Cody, who tries to keep his mom from seeing him, which she does anyway, and grounds them. Meanwhile, London s latest stepmother, Brandi, who is not much older than London, comes for a visit and tries to bond with her. Things get hairy when Brandi actually unexpectedly treats London as a mother treats a daughter, placing restrictions on her.