Cody is shown to have a strong-almost obsessive-fear of germs. The twins are proven to have Swedish backgrounds in the Suite Life on Deck episode, 'The Swede Life'.
They originally intended to attend Harvard University however, they have a bad encounter with a Dean there, as the dean helped to lie when Zack dated the dean's daughter. Cody Ĭody is the more erudite, mature, and intelligent than Zack. Cody tends to be more sensitive, caring and better behaved than his brother, but he is not perfect he occasionally shows acts of meanness and greed. He generally receives good grades in school, and according to Zack, Cody has a 5.0 grade point average. He is often referred to as a nerd, though he prefers the phrase 'educationally gifted'.
