The character has experienced a resurgence on social media in recent years.

She’s flabbergasted that PRNDL has endured.

I never thought PRNDL was going to be a thing, says Song.

Phill Lewis and Brenda Song in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, season 1, episode 10

Phill Lewis and Brenda Song on ‘The Suite Life of Zack & Cody’.Credit:Disney+

It’s so crazy how that’s really stuck.

Find nostalgic solace in the fact that Song still has close ties to her former costars, including Lewis.

I chatted with Phill not even two weeks ago.

Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Dylan Sprouse, in THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY, ‘Lip Syncin’ In The Rain', (Season 3, Episode 9, aired August 12, 2007)

Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song and Dylan Sprouse in ‘The Suite Life of Zack & Cody’.Dean Hendler/Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett

They are, they’re great.

That’s the thing about working on a show like this.

When you grow up together, you create bonds that are truly everlasting.

Brenda Song as Ali and Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in Episode 103 of Running Point

Brenda Song and Kate Hudson on ‘Running Point’.Kat Marcinowski/Netflix

I really do have a second family in mySuite Lifefamily."

Song starred in all three seasons of the show and its spinoff,Suite Life on Deck.

The role, she says, marked a beautiful turning point in her career.

I am really proud of what I’ve done, recalls Song.

And they’re like, What are you talking about?

You’re 35 years old.

But I was at such a crossroads in my life.

I have kids now, and I [didnt] know how to balance that.

Kaling, a mother herself, had emboldened an uncertain Song to come with us, trust us."

“I was like, I will follow you blindly,” says Song.

Running Pointis, by all accounts, a dream job for Song, a massive sports fan.

“Ali is the person that I want to be,” says Song.

“I want to be no-holds-barred, to have no filter.

The experience, says Song, reaffirmed the spark she felt onLast Showgirl.

Running Pointis streaming on Netflix.