Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy is a phrase utilized in the Ash vs Evil Dead television series. Originally it was a nickname attributed to Ash Williams by the people of his home town of Elk Grove, Michigan. Originally, the citizens of Elk Grove began calling him this because they believed that he was responsible for the gruesome deaths of his girlfriend and friends down a weekend retreat to Knowby cabin thirty years earlier. In truth, Ash was as much a victim as his friend were, who had all been killed by the disembodied Kandarian spirits known as Deadites.

Later, the Deadite lord known as Baal had captured Ash and trapped him inside of a mental health facility where he was trying to brainwash him. Baal assumed the human guise of Doctor Peacock and created a puppet in Ash's likeness, which came to be known as "Ashy Slashy". Ashy was intended as a tool used to break Ash's will, but Ash actually befriended the foul-mouthed puppet.

After Baal believed that he had successfully turned Ash into his own personal agent, Ashy Slashy was cast by the wayside. Ash's ally, Kelly Maxwell found Ashy Slashy in Ash's room and the two ended up fighting. Kelly proved victorious however and blasted Ashy's head off with a handgun.

Notes

• "Ashy Slashy" is also the title to the eighth episode of season two.

• The first reference to "Ashy Slashy" was in the season two premiere, "Home", where it was revealed that Ash Williams had become an outcast of Elk Grove due to the belief that he had murdered his friends thirty years earlier.

• The Ashy Slashy puppet first appeared in the season two episode "Delusion". He was voiced by actor Jeremy Dillon in both this episode and in "Ashy Slashy".

• A 15" replica of the Ashy Slashy puppet as seen in this episode was produced by NECA and released on July 30th, 2018. The recommended age group listed for this item by the manufacturer is between 17-83. The puppet weighs 1.75 pounds.

• Ash Williams, later embracing the nickname, re-opened his late father's business as Ashy Slashy's Hardware & Sex Emporium.

• Other horror-themed TV puppets of note can be found in the "Smile Time" episode from season five of Angel. In the episode, Angel is turned into a puppet.

Appearances

The Puppet

• Ash vs Evil Dead: Delusion
• Ash vs Evil Dead: Ashy Slashy

Nickname

• Ash vs Evil Dead: Home
• Ash vs Evil Dead: The Morgue
• Ash vs Evil Dead: Last Call
• Ash vs Evil Dead: DUI
• Ash vs Evil Dead: Confinement