The Suite Life of Hudson & James

The Suite Life of Hudson & James is a American/Canadian Animated Comedy Series created by Mr. Warburton and Matt Danner. The series aired on PBS Kids (Through it's PBS Kids Go! Block in 2004) from March 18, 2002, to September 1, 2007.

The series is primarily set at the Lipton Hotel in Broadway and centers on Hudson and James Matter (Nancy Cartwright and Debi Derryberry), a set of twin brothers who are always together and live in the hotel's suite. The series' other main characters include the Lipton Hotel's heiress Asia Lipton (Annick Obonsawin), the hotel's candy counter girl Livvi Quimby (Secunda Wood), the manager Mr. Marvin "Peter" Mosiby (Chris Bridges), and the boys' single mother who is also the Hotel's lounge singer, Florence Matter (Susanne Blakeslee).

The Suite Life launched a sequel series, also starring Nancy Cartwright and Debi Derryberry in their respective roles as Hudson and James, called The Suite Life on Rails, which aired on PBS Kids Go! from 2007 to 2010. A TV movie based on both series, The (Animated) Suite Life Movie, premiered on PBS Kids on March 25, 2010.

Premise
The series centers on Hudson and James Matter, 12-year-old twin brothers who live in the luxurious Lipton Hotel in Broadway, where their mother Florence sings and performs in the hotel lounge. The identical twins often cause mischief at their residence.The series also follows the hotel owner's teenage daughter Asia Lipton (a parody of Paris Hilton), the hotel's candy-counter girl, Livvi Quimby (the daughter of Mayor Quimby from the Simpsons), and Mr. Mosiby, the hotel manager, who is often the foil to Hudson and James' schemes.

The show is often set at the Lipton Hotel, but has other settings such as Hudson and James' school, Manhattan New School, and Livvi and Asia's private school, For Our Dear Barton Heyman Catholic Middle School. Hudson and James often get in trouble and come up with ideas to get out of it. In the 5th season the show is also set at the store Hudson and James work for: Kit Secord's Scooperia (Named after the main character of the 2019 The Rocketeer Series), and the camp that Livvi works for: Camp Mei-lin.

Main

 * James Matter (Debi Derryberry), the mature, and smarter twin. He is a "straight A" student. In the first season of the show, it was revealed that James is the more gentle twin compared to his brother and somehow always gets talked into going along with Hudson's schemes.
 * Hudson Matter (Nancy Cartwright), the self-centered, outgoing, older twin, who usually dresses in skater and baggy-camo clothes.
 * Asia Lipton (Annick Obonsawin), the only daughter of Thomas Lipton, the owner of the Lipton Lemonade/Hotel. Asia is a teenager with her own private suite at the Lipton Hotel in Broadway. Asia loves fashion; she only wears designer clothes. She has her own web show that can be found on the official PBS Kids Website for The Suite Life of Hudson & James called Yay Me! Starring Asia Lipton.
 * Livvi Quimby (Secunda Smith), the teenage candy-counter girl at the Lipton Hotel and Asia's best friend. She comes from a lower-class family, and as such Livvi is hard-working, outspoken, and intelligent.
 * Martin "Peter" Mosiby (Chris Bridges), the stern and uptight manager of the Lipton Hotel, who speaks with a large vocabulary and an urbane vernacular, and is often annoyed by Hudson and James' schemes. Mr. Mosiby acts as a father figure towards Asia, as Mr. Lipton is seldom around.
 * Florence Matter (Susanne Blakeslee), the single working mother of Hudson and James. She is the hotel's lounge singer. She and her sons traveled to several cities before arriving at the Broadway Lipton Hotel. She was married to Jordan Matter, but they divorced after the twins were born for unstated reasons.

Recurring

 * Estevesban Ramierez (Garry Chalk), the hotel's bellhop.
 * Ardwin Hawkuhauser (Doug Lawrence), the hotel's janitor and aspiring inventor.

Production
The Suite Life of Hudson & James premiered in March 2002, featuring the voices of Nancy Cartwright Debi Derryberry, Annick Obonsawin, and Secunda Wood. and starring Ludacris and Susanne Blakeslee. Executive in charge for The Public Broadcasting Service Linda Simensky described the actors as an ensemble cast. The series was animated by numerous of animation studios such as RG Prince Korea, Bardel Entertainment, and Rainbow S.R.L.. The series was produced by award winning Canadian-based animation subdivisary Nelvana and Brown Bag Films, created by Tom Warburton and Matt Danner.

During the production of the first season, five additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total to 26.

The series was renewed for a fifth season in November 2005, after 65 episodes had already been completed. Production was scheduled to resume in February 2006.

Series overview
The series animated an episode which aired as part of network crossover special, Gavin's Declassified Suite Life of Ashlyn Montana, which aired on July 28, 2003, as a crossover featuring Gavin's Declassified School Survival Guide and Ashlyn Montana.

Reception
By 2003, The Suite Life of Hudson & James was one of PBS Kids' top-rated programs on Public Television. but at the end of the day, it's still The Suite Life of Hudson & James at its core!