Trading Places

Trading Places
Season 4, Episode 1
Production Information
Director	Adam Weissman
Writer	Dan Schneider
Prod code	406
Airdate	January 27, 2008
Episode Chronology
Previous	Goodbye Zoey (American broadcast) PCA Confidential (International broadcast)
Next	Fake Roommate

Trading Places is the first episode in Season 4 and the 53rd episode in the Nickelodeon TV series, Zoey 101. It is strangely, the 6th episode of Season 4 in streaming and production order. The episode aired on January 27, 2008.

Plot

Zoey changes her mind about staying in England, and transfers back to PCA to be with Chase. However, she soon discovers that Chase has recently transferred to Covington to be with her. After Chase and Zoey meet though, Chase reveals that he has to stay in London for at least one full semester. They go on a "date" (using a webcam) with Zoey at Sushi Rox, and Chase in his room at Covington. However, the connection fails, and it takes 3 hours for the two to speak to each other. Realizing that this method won't work, they decide to talk to each other again as soon as Chase gets back from London.

Trivia

• Paul Butcher (Dustin Brooks) did not appear in this episode.
• Sean Flynn is no longer a regular cast member; but credited as a guest star.
• The working title for this episode was "Open Mic".
• Chase continually pronounces Collin's name as "Colon," a running gag throughout the episode. Another running gag is Collin calling Chase a "nit".
• Going by production order, this is the 6th episode of Season 4.
• Chase's roommate, Collin, is voiced by Ben Diskin, the voice of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in Codename: Kids Next Door. Ben Diskin also appears in the Drake & Josh episode Mean Teacher.
• The TV show "Girly Cow", also appears on iCarly. A high-quality sequence was seen in "iSpace Out".
• In reality, almost no English person has an accent like Collin's.
• The title represents the fact that Chase and Zoey literally traded places because Zoey came back to PCA and Chase went to Covington.
• As of this episode, Zoey now has curly hair, regularly.
• When Zoey stayed at Covington, she was in room 127.
• Chase's screen name is Froboy21. This is a reference to him having an afro.
• At one point Collin does not correct Chase for calling him "Colon".
• Harry Shum, Jr., who would later go on to star in the Fox series Glee, appears in this episode as Roy, one of the waiters at Sushi Rox. Shum also played Yuki in the iCarly episode "iGo to Japan". Shum's co-star on Glee, Kevin McHale, had a recurring role on Zoey 101 as the nerd Dooley.
• This is a continuation of the Season 3 finale meaning it doesn't start with a new school year.
  • This is also the second of two episodes that is a continuation from the previous episode, the first being Chase's Girlfriend.
• This episode aired the day after Christopher Massey's 18th birthday.

Goofs

• In the previous episode, Zoey gives Lola her room key before she leaves. However, in this episode, she is wearing it when she comes back.
• Technically, it would be illegal for Quinn to perform LASIK eye surgery on Mark. Only licensed surgeons specializing in that field would be allowed to do so. Additionally, stopping while performing the surgery is incredibly dangerous.

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Cast

Main

• Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey Brooks
• Victoria Justice as Lola Martinez
• Christopher Massey as Michael Barret
• Erin Sanders as Quinn Pensky
• Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese

Co-starring

• Jack Salvatore, Jr. as Mark Del Figgalo
• Abby Wilde as Stacey Dillsen

Guest-starring

• Sean Flynn as Chase Matthews

Absent

• Paul Butcher as Dustin Brooks
• Austin Butler as James Garrett