After getting bad grades on his report card, Zack decides that he needs a way to get good grades without having to study. When Bob, a boy with Dyslexia, shows up in his class, Zack decides that he can pretend to have dyslexia so he can have more time on both tests and reading. Meanwhile, London beats Maddie at chess, and soon Maddie becomes obsessed at beating London at chess.

Zack and Cody's school is putting on the Shakespearean play, "A Midsummer Nights Dream", where Cody tries to keep a certain kiss involving his new girlfriend and Zack from happening, and Zack tries to get a girl. London uses the principles of feng shui as she redecorates the Tipton.

Cody is graduating from 8th grade as class valedictorian. But Zack is horrified to learn that he has to attend summer school and tries to hide it from his parents. Meanwhile, Maddie becomes a camp counselor at a run down facility with less than ideal girls under her wing.