YMMV / Ghost Adventures

• Accidental Innuendo: In an episode while panning for gold.
  Zak: Hey, I think I got the wrist action down! *Beat* I should just not talk...
  • The king of innuendos come during an investigation at the Stone Lion Inn
  Zak: "Irene (A spirit said to haunt the inn), can you come over and play with my balls? (referring to two toy balls set up on the staircase)"
  (Aaron snorts, then Billy, Jay, and Aaron start snickering)
• Bizarro Episode: The 2015 episode "Demons in Seattle" is this. It is the only episode where the Ghost Adventures Crew express doubt in the place they're investigating in to be haunted, and for good reason. All the supposed "poltergeist activity" captured by the reporter is done off-screen.
  • The 2018 episode "Tintic Mining District" has this in the second half, where a tenant of one of the properties they investigated insisted on doing a ritual for them to summon the entities of the mansion, The GAC remain skeptical of his abilities, but they go through with it, and noticed a moth that flew through all the flames on the candles without being lit on fire, however, Jay immediately calls him out on messing up the ritual that he was performing because he missed some steps, however, they did capture an entity on the SLS camera next to the tenant after ending the ritual, followed by an EVP saying Zak's name, and followed by one of the most disturbing demonic screams they have ever captured, which promptly disturbed the woman that owned the mansion, and their guest investigator. The scream was enough to say that they don't want to go back in the house, especially since the ritual was done wrong, cause Zak and Jay stated before the ritual that if something goes wrong, they could be at severe risk.
  • The 2018 episode "Terror in Fontana" is this to some extent, they were called because a family is being tormented by a demon, and it in particular attacks the eldest child, however, while they did notice he acts weird whenever his mother invokes Jesus' name, they feel that he is just acting up to get attention (which doesn't explain earlier incidents where he was thrown into a roof and back on the floor, getting a concussion, or being dragged out of the bed by the arm when his whole family is there, with camera proof, not to mention the random 666 they get out of a speak and say toy), or that he has a demonic infestation of some sort in his body. The crew, however, did get evidence of the mothers claim that her grandmother does haunt the house, when she tells them about the picture, and did capture evidence of activity in the kids room, corroborating that he has been the target of attack by this entity (seeing one of his dragon toys fly off his nightstand, and later discovering that one of the family cameras surveying the room gets pulled off its stand by an unseen entity.
  • The 2019 episode "Panic In Amarillo" is also this, because the mothers claims of "paranormal" activity (her and her 3 year old daughter being scratched, dark entity chasing family away, etc.) ended up setting red flags during their interview due to contradictions and inconsistencies, leading the GAC, fans, and Bishop Bryan Oulette to believe she was doing this to herself and daughter to get on TV. Compounding this, the GAC did not catch any evidence in the home, and immediately after, Bishop Bryan and Sister Mary Jane tweeted on twitter that due to confidentiality reasons, they cannot disclose what happened after the episode, but strongly hinted at CPS getting involved due to the testimony of one of the other kids (saying his/her mother has violent mood swings, and when asked by the GAC, did not deny the fact that she could be doing the scratching herself), the mother causing the scratches on her daughter's back, the state of the house when they got there (incredibly unkempt/unclean house, definitely not safe for a 3 year old to live in), and the public doing research on the mom, discovering her various run-ins with the police, pointing it out to Zak and the GAC over Twitter.
• Broken Base: A lot
  • Debate as to whether the series has been going downhill, or getting better. Most people say that they miss the earlier seasons (1-4) due to stronger locations, others say later seasons (13-14) due to compelling captures on equipment.
  • Nick is a point of debate among fans, some miss his investigation style, some wanted him to leave. And after he left, there are people saying he should come back, and others say he should stay with Destination America
    • Also on the topic is Billy and Jay vs. Nick as investigators, with both Billy and Jay being seen as the Scrappy duo after Nick left, or being a new breath due to their chemistry with Zak and Aaron.
  • The crews apparent favoritism to the west coast (mainly because Zak prefer's driving to the location). Some say they enjoy the locations because some of them are iconic, others feel that they are missing out on east coast / New England haunts (Nick being based in New England may have something to do with the crew not being in the area anymore), and few say they are sick of the west coast episodes in general.
  • The use of psychics in the show in particular episodes. Some feel Patti Negri is the worst thing to happen to the show whenever she makes an appearance, others feel that she is a legit psychic.. The Perry's are a subversion, as both sides enjoy their appearance, and are impressed with their findings without being told where they were going in the city.
  • The Skinwalker Canyon episode has proved to be very divisive within the Navajo community, with people in the Navajo Nation saying that the lady that did the warrior ritual with the crew did not live on the nation, and that the burned wood and animal skull was faked. Others in the nation believe that the lady used a different pseudonym and indeed lives on the nation, and that the burned wood and animal skull were legit.
    • What makes this one harder to prove is that IF it was faked by somebody, nobody would have proof because as stated by the interviewees, "Navajo's fear entering the canyon due to the possibility of encountering a skinwalker", and "non-Navajo are forbidden from entering ancient tribal land deemed sacred or cursed unless given permission"
  • After the very divisive "Panic In Amarillo" episode, there has been a split in the fanbase, with a majority wanting the GAC to stop doing private home investigations, because this episode did not capture any evidence, and basically showed child neglect/abuse with the mom lying about it claiming its paranormal, and the other side that wants to keep some private home investigations as long as the locations are vetted beforehand AND that the owners go through a psychological check.
    • The majority wants the GAC to stop these episodes because they believe that the private homes where no significant activity was observed is just the family trying to get on TV (Demons in Seattle, Terror in Fontana (they did capture evidence here, not for the main reason, being the attacks on their child), Panic in Amarillo), the minority wants these episodes to happen, but not as often because there are good private home investigations that netted some very good evidence (The Galka Family, Fox Hollow Farm, Sharon Tate Ghost, Reseda House of Evil, Upper Fruitland Curse, Crisis In Oakdale). The general consensus for "Panic In Amarillo" is that it wasn't more for the paranormal, it was more for Zak wanting to be sure that the 3 year old girl was safe, although fans were miffed at the beginning when Zak said they cancelled their investigation to help this family out.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Quite a bit of episodes seem like this after the location they investigated that had a lot of activity gets destroyed or demolished soon after.
  • The Old Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey has been torn down by Essex County officials to be replaced with a new county park.
  • The Remington Arms Factory is being torn down by the City of Bridgeport due to safety hazards on the site. The Ghost Adventures Crew was the last team to investigate the premises
  • Subverted with the Linda Vista Hospital episodes, the hospital was bought in 2011, but renovations are being made to turn it into a senior apartments complex.
  • The Wolfe Manor is demolished as of November 2014 due to unsafe conditions that the owner could not repair on demand from the City of Clovis.
    • Although, given that the Wolfe Manor also featured on an episode of The Dead Files (referred to as an undisclosed location), where the team on the Dead Files were suspicious the owner intended to turn it into a haunted hotel attraction, which would be exploiting the dead. During their walkthrough, they received evidence that the dead of the building wanted the investigations to stop. Due to this, there might be a sense of relief that the dead may be able to rest now.
  • The old Fort Chaffee complex in Fort Smith, Arkansas was burned to the ground in 2012. The Ghost Adventures Crew was the last team to investigate the location.
  • Also subverted with Ashmore Estates in Ashmore, Illinois, despite massive damages done by tornados, the owners announced that the building will be repaired and renovations will be made to accommodate ghost hunting events.
  • Again subverted with the Riviera Hotel and Casino, as they were the only crew to investigate it, but the building is in preparation for demolition in 2015 due to filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and as of 2016, is no longer standing.
  • The Central Unit Prison in Sugar Land, Texas, is a subversion, as the Ghost Adventures Crew got permission to investigate immediately after the prison was closed down and being prepped for demolishing by the Texas Department of Justice
  • The Black Moon Manor is a notorious case of the Ghost Adventures Crew causing the demolition after the episode aired, when the owner of the property received a call from the descendants of the Eastes family that owned the home. Due to pressure of the City of Greenfield and the Eastes family descendents, the property was torn down.
  • Subverted with the Market Street Cinema in San Francisco, due to it closing its business and being converted into a new office building.
  • Several buildings at the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town were burned down in an unknown incident in June 2020, the GAC are the only ones to have investigated the town and mines.
  • Any friendly interaction between Zak and Nick can come off as this when Nick abruptly left Ghost Adventures to his own show and giving fans a saddening vibe that he's no longer friends with Zak and Aaron.
    • Adding to this is that during the Zozo investigation, among the messages received during the spirit board session with Zozo included the response "NICK G GOODBYE." Well... Nick G did say goodbye to Ghost Adventures...
  • The Aftershocks specials also provide this, as Zak interviews people involved in previous investigations. No matter what closure may have come from the evidence they gathered, there is a trend that people involved have still have their lives irrevocably changed. And those are the ones with happy endings. In multiple cases, a interview subject reveals that they are almost addicted to a location, or are suffering adverse health effects.
  • Mark Constantino's interactions with his wife Debby in the Mustang Ranch episode, along with Debby's appearance (without Mark) in the Queen Mary episode is this when it was revealed on September 22, 2015 by a former roommate of the two that Mark had begun an abusive relationship with Debby, later taking her hostage and killing her and himself after their divorce a few weeks before September 22, 2015
    • Also adds to Debby's interactions with Mark, due to a news update on their deaths that the Reno Police Department has been called to their home 10 times, with Debby as the aggressor and Mark being the victim, which led to Mark's aggression that led to their divorce
• Ho Yay: Accidental or unintentional, but hilarious nonetheless.
  • In one example, Zak is trying to find the source of a smell (they're in the dark with only night vision.)
  Zak: Aaron, come here. Turn around. *sniffs* No, it's not you...
  Aaron: Pfft, I smell pretty.
  • Another time, while Nick and Zak are walking around a snake-infested hillside:
  Zak: [if he gets bit by a rattlesnake] You wanna suck the venom out of me?
  Nick: I don't want to suck anything out of you!
• Memetic Mutation: Sidjuashun^explanation Zak's rather unique pronunciation of "situation" in recent seasons.
• Narm:
  • Any time Zak attempts to intimidate, enrage, or otherwise bully a ghost, it's Narmtastic.
  • Sometimes, the crew will overreact to a minor anomaly like a temperature change or a small noise as if they'd just seen a ghost face-to-face. In addition, they'll often see something off-camera and begin to run away and scream without showing the viewers what it was. It can be hard to take an episode seriously when either of these things happen.
  • The Spin-Off series, Deadly Possessions. Expect Zak to give melodramatic speeches about everything while sitting in a poorly-lit room, talking about how dangerous his possessions are. (Which can be an Informed Attribute when nothing really happens.)
  • Zak’s narration somehow manages to sound melodramatically deadpan, which can be very silly-sounding and off-putting.
• Narm Charm: The Gettysburg re-enactment with obviously-fake gunshots and Bloodless Carnage.
  • A good number of viewers admit to watching the show solely for this reason.
• Never Live It Down: While they were at the Ancient Ram Inn, Zak got confused and said he was touched by the incubus (a male demon), as opposed to the succubus (female demon). He's been repeatedly ribbed about this ever since.
  Zak: I'm gonna put it between my legs cause I hear that's where the incubus likes it.
  • It kinda gives the word "ribbed" a whole new meaning.
  • It appears fans aren't gonna let Zak live down asking a spirit to "play with his balls" at the Stone Lion Inn (he was referring to small toy balls used as trigger objects for child spirits)
  • Zak touching Annabelle and flat out disrespecting the owner over touching it. Ya know? Annabelle, the creepy horrifying Rageddy Ann doll that the Warrens locked in a box?
• Nightmare Fuel: has its own page.
• Tear Jerker: has its own page.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Their move from The Travel Channel to Discovery+ has made quite a few fans unhappy for having to pay for a streaming service to see the new episodes.

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