Zack and Cody learn about the "ghost in suite 613" from London and decide to check out the room. Things get creepy once they check out the room.
Tropes:
- 13 Is Unlucky: Suite 613 is an allusion to the idea that the numbers 6 and 13 are usually considered ill-fated or evil numbers.
- Agent Scully: Maddie, who repeatedly asserts that there's no such thing as ghosts.
- Ambiguous Situation: The ending reveals Irene is indeed a real ghost who haunts Suite 613, but how much of the legend about her is accurate is unclear. For example, while she probably did die in the suite, did she actually die the way the story goes, or was the truth less dramatic? She definitely comes off as a lot nicer than in the story, but whether it was all rumors or if some of the frightening encounters that are rumored to have taken place in the suite are real is never specified.
- Bedsheet Ghost: Zack dresses up as one of these to scare the group. Later on, they do this same thing back to him during their prank on him.
- Berserk Button: Pizza for the ghost of Irene, apparently.
- Irene: I hate pizza! It reminds me of my unfaithful husband!
- Cower Power: Most of the characters end up screaming, jumping into each other's arms, running from the room, and using this trope at some point. At one point in particular, Cody and London try to cower behind each other, and end up screaming and chasing each other in a circle.
- Dem Bones: Zack sees a talking skeleton (later revealed to be operated by Arwin) during the prank on him.
- Demonic Possession: Happens to Esteban during the seance to contact the ghost. Subverted when the whole thing is revealed to be a prank on Zack.
- Do Not Taunt Cthulhu:
- Esteban: Unbelievers will be punished.Maddie: Ooh I'm so scared. [Chair gets yanked from behind] I'm so scared!
- And then after that:Maddie: I. Love. Pizza. What're you gonna do about it?[Ghost possessed Esteban grins evilly at her then has her dragged away into the darkness screaming]
- Dumbass Has a Point: When Zack, Cody, and Maddie race up to room 613 after learning London dropped a purse with money still inside it, the latter follows them, rightfully saying even if she dosen't need the money it still technically is hers.
- Edible Bludgeon: Spoofed. A thuggish man with a club appears at the door to the suite, and everyone assumes him to be the ghost. He then takes a bite out of the "club", which one of the twins points out, leading to the other pointing a flashlight at the man, revealing him to be Arwin. He was actually eating a sub.
- Friendly Ghost: When the real Irene appears at the end, she actually seems to be quite nice, in contrast to how the group portrayed her during their prank. She even gives Cody his blanket back!
- Funny Afro: Mr.Moseby had one in the flashback.Mr. Moseby: Fortunately my voluminous "fro" saved me from a concussion. Although I did injure my ankle, I was never able to boogey-oogey-oogey again.
- Ghost Story
- Ghostly Chill: During Mr. Moseby's flashback of when he first worked at the Tipton, he recalls feeling a chill down his back when he entered suite 613.
- Halloween Episode: One of two for the series actually.
- Ironic Echo: "You should've seen your face. Oh wait, I can show you your face."
- Jump Scare: Happens throughout the episode between Zack grabbing Cody's hand from under a mess to the group mistaking Arwin or Moseby for the ghost.
- Laser-Guided Karma: After Zack spent the episode pranking and scaring Cody, along with others, Cody teams up with everyone who Zack has pranked to scare him while in Suite 613.
- Not Me This Time: The group explains they pranked Zack to get back at him for all the pranks he's pulled on them. London complains about a time when he sent her a fake love letter from Orlando Bloom.Zack: I never sent you any letter.
(beat)
Maddie: (cracking up) Okay, that one was me. - Punctuated! For! Emphasis!:
- Maddie:I. Love. Pizza.
- Real After All: The end of the episode reveals that the ghost of Irene was real after all when she returns Cody's blanket to him then walks into the portrait of her.
- Security Cling: Cody jumps into Maddie's arms twice when he gets scared. The third time he attempts this with London, she doesn't even try to catch him.
- Shout-Out: To Poltergeist
- Esteban: She's hereeeeeeeee.
- Skewed Priorities: London, who's more concerned about retrieving her money than about the ghost threatening her.
- Slasher Smile: Esteban when possessed by the ghost.
- Spiders Are Scary: A large, fake spider lands on top of Zack when he tries to run out of the room.
- Spooky Painting: A portrait of the ghost is at the back of the room, which appears to move a couple of times.
- Spooky Séance: Esteban performs one in order to send the ghost to the other side and then appears to get possessed by her. This results in the group minus Zack disappearing and Zack getting scared out of his mind, turns out it was all just a prank on him.
- That Man Is Dead:
- Zack: Esteban, hang up on her!Possessed!Esteban: Esteban's gone. Say adios, amigos.
- Toilet Humor: At the beginning of the episode, Zack plays a prank on Esteban which involves making it seem like he's farting.
