Hash Slinging Slasher

The "Slasher"

The "Hash Slinging Slasher" is the main character in a story told by Squidward Tentacles in the episode Graveyard Shift. Squidward told SpongeBob SquarePants the story, in which a Krusty Krab employee accidentally cut off his own hand, replaced it with a spatula, and "died" after being hit by a bus (and getting fired at his "funeral" even though he was "dead") before becoming a ghost who supposedly kills ("gets" as Squidward puts it) Krusty Krab workers every Tuesday night in an act of vengeance, and convinced him that it was true. SpongeBob could not pronounce his name at first. Then Squidward told him that it was all a joke. Later that night, it seemed that the story was becoming true. The "Hash Slinging Slasher," or what they thought was him, came to the Krusty Krab. It turned out to be a teenager looking for a job.

Story

"His" story goes as follows: "Years ago, at the Krusty Krab, the Hash-Slinging Slasher used to be a fry cook -- just like SpongeBob -- only clumsier. And then, one night, when he was cutting the patties... it happened. He cut off his own hand by mistake, and he replaced it with a rusty spatula. And then, he got hit by a bus, and at his funeral, they fired him! So now, every Tuesday night, his ghost returns to the Krusty Krab to wreak his horrible vengeance."

Trivia/Goofs

• Technically "he" does not exist.
• According to Squidward, the "Slasher's" victims just call him "the Ha-- (breaks into scream) ...because that's all they have time to say before he GETS THEM!"
• The inside of the "Slasher's" nose must be red, as when "he" appears to have eyes, they are red.
• SpongeBob screams 27 times from shock after being told the story of the slasher. When Squidward assures him the slasher story is made up, SpongeBob laughs eight times hysterically.
• In the episode, the Krusty Krab closes at eight (and later operates 24/7), but in the episode Krusty Krab Training Video the restaurant closes at six; later episodes have the Krusty Krab close at midnight.
• The voice of the teenager who was thought to be the "Slasher" resembles Elmer from The Fairly OddParents!
• When "he" is outside, "his" nostrils are red, but when "he" is inside, they are black.
• Before the "Slasher" arrives, Squidward says "...and the walls will ooze green slime! No, wait, they always do that." However, in all the other Krusty Krab episodes, the walls have never been shown oozing green slime.
• There are 3 signs that "he" is coming (as explained in Squidward's story):

1. The lights will flicker on and off. (Nosferatu flickered the lights)
2. The phone will ring and there will be nobody there.
3. A ghost bus, which Squidward states is "the ghost of the bus that ran him over," will be across the street, from which he will arrive and cross the street without looking both ways.

• • When he arrives, he will open the door, slowly approach the counter and "get" his victims, as Squidward explains.