History YMMV / HeyAshWhatchaPlayin

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The show garnered a bit of a Hatedom, which was [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the episode [[FourthWallMailSlot Fan Service of a Sort]]. Since Season 2, the show's Hatedom has turned into a Fandom, notified by the high score the show has on its Gametrailers page compared to Season 1.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The "World of Warcraft" episode became this due to Anthony Burch's and Ashley Davis's divorce and the controversy behind it.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ''Persona 3'' episode, which had Ash [[spoiler: accidentally killing herself imitating the game]]. When you learn about David Fetzer's (Ashly Burch's boyfriend) death by accidental drug overdose (which is debatably considered a form of suicide), watching the video depresses you even more. The episode now warns for suicidal content via annotations.

* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** The moment in the Borderlands 2 episode where Anthony!Ashly tries to commit suicide? Disturbing and unfunny. The moment where Papa Burch comes in and celebrates with a "Fuck Yeah"? Less so.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ''Persona 3'' episode, which had Ash [[spoiler: accidentally killing herself imitating the game]]. When you learn about David Fetzer's (Ashly Burch's boyfriend) death by accidental drug overdose (which is debatably considered a form of suicide), watching the video depresses you even more.
** The episode now warns for suicidal content via annotations
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Ash holding up the copy of ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' in the ''VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}}'' episode (and the subsequent HM episode), if you've read her How Games Saved My Life Tumblr. She opened the blog to exhibit stories of the positive influence of gaming on people's lives, and one of the first posts is her own story. Apparently anxiety problems made it very difficult for her to eat, and ''Harvest Moon'' helped her relax.
** In the same vein, watching the ''Yoshi's Cookie'' episode has shades of this (with a little bit of HarsherInHindsight thrown in) when the previously-stated anxiety is taken into account. It puts things into a new perspective considering Ash is essentially acting out being force-fed for the sake of comedy.
* HilariousInHindsight: There was an episode where Ash makes a proposal to Nintendo on making a Nintendo Land. Years later, ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'' is released as a crossover game. Of course, their E3 2012 episode lampshades this.

** The ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' episode -- Ashly goes into a coma from the sheer awesome of the game and recovers in time for Papa Burch to bring home ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Saints Row Fo']]'', which would soon be announced and released in reality. No hitting dinosaurs with dildo lasers in the actual game, sadly.
*** Waitaminute... a game with robot dinosaurs and Ashly Burch? That episode predicted ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn''! Of course there are no dildo lasers involved.
*** Later in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell'' Ashly got to provide the voice of Kiki Dewynter ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing the original voice actor]], Megan Hollingshead).

* {{Tearjerker}}: Ashly's story on the [=HAWPcast=] about her friend's pet wolf Wolfy going missing in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', and singing Amazing Grace with him as the sun rose in-game in front of a memorial statue for Wolfy. She goes on to say that her friend's life in-game has been consumed by his lost pet, who claims he can still hear phantom howls coming from inside the mine.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ''Persona 3'' episode, which had Ash [[spoiler: accidentally killing herself imitating the game]]. When you learn about David Fetzer's (Ashley Burch's boyfriend) death by accidental drug overdose (which is debatably considered a form of suicide), watching the video depresses you even more.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic + EarWorm:
** The ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMlkMEcIJ9w episode]].
** The ending credits song, "The Massacre" by Music/FantomenK.

* BrokenBase: The "Social Justice Warriors" episode from GDC 2015.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ''Persona3'' episode, which had Ash [[spoiler: accidentally killing herself imitating the game]]. When you learn about David Fetzer's (Ashley Burch's boyfriend) death by accidental drug overdose (which is debatably considered a form of suicide), watching the video depresses you even more.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The "World of Warcraft" episode became this due to Anthony and Ashley Burch's divorce and the controversy behind it.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome + EarWorm:
** The ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMlkMEcIJ9w episode]].
** The ending credits song, "The Massacre" by Music/FantomenK.
%%** "I Love Videogames".

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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Ash holding up the copy of ''HarvestMoon'' in the ''VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}}'' episode (and the subsequent HM episode), if you've read her How Games Saved My Life Tumblr. She opened the blog to exhibit stories of the positive influence of gaming on people's lives, and one of the first posts is her own story. Apparently anxiety problems made it very difficult for her to eat, and HarvestMoon helped her relax.

* DudeNotFunny:
** Some fans had this reaction to the episode in which [[spoiler: a young man brutally beats his girlfriend after Ash beats his high score on the Xbox's leader boards]]. It got worse when the sequel of that episode where [[spoiler:said couple lost their baby and its played for laughs]]. But they seem to catch the tip, and the onwards darker episodes are more coordinated and edited.
** Acknowledged in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD_xPsLXg-I this promo for Magfest 9]], in which Ashley (Er, Burch) claims Anthony was responsible "all the crap [of HAWP], like that abortion episode."
*** Furthermore, the Season 4 finale video ended up with the footage of the young man taking off his belt for said beating with the text "We're all still really sorry." over it.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ''Persona3'' episode, which had Ash [[spoiler: accidentally killing herself imitating the game]]. When you learn about David Fetzer's (Ashly Burch's boyfriend) death by accidental drug overdose (which is debatably considered a form of suicide), watching the video depresses you even more.

** The ''VideoGame/YoshisCookie'' episode -- a few years later, Ashley got cast as a quirky BigEater in [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Sasha Braus]].
** The ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' episode -- Ashley eventually ended up in the series herself, both as co-writer for the ''Expiration Date'' short, and as a voice actress in said short. She plays overworked secretary Miss Pauling.
** The ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' episode -- Ashley goes into a coma from the sheer awesome of the game and recovers in time for Papa Burch to bring home ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Saints Row Fo']]'', which would soon be announced and released in reality. No hitting dinosaurs with dildo lasers in the actual game, sadly.
*** Later in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell'' Ashley got to provide the voice of Kiki Dewynter ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing the original voice actor]], Megan Hollingshead).

** The ''Adventure Games'' two-parter -- Ashley voices Chloe Price in an adventure game ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The "World of Warcraft" episode became this due to Anthony and Ashly Burch's divorce.

** The ''VideoGame/YoshisCookie'' episode -- a few years later, Ashly got cast as a quirky BigEater in [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Sasha Braus]].
** The ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' episode -- Ashly eventually ended up in the series herself, both as co-writer for the ''Expiration Date'' short, and as a voice actress in said short. She plays overworked secretary Miss Pauling.
** The ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' episode -- Ashly goes into a coma from the sheer awesome of the game and recovers in time for Papa Burch to bring home ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Saints Row Fo']]'', which would soon be announced and released in reality. No hitting dinosaurs with dildo lasers in the actual game, sadly.
*** Later in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell'' Ashly got to provide the voice of Kiki Dewynter ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing the original voice actor]], Megan Hollingshead).

** The ''Adventure Games'' two-parter -- Ashly voices Chloe Price in an adventure game ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Papa Burch is one, he constantly [[AbusiveParents puts down his children]], kills a [[VideoGame/Left4Dead (zombified) man]] for disturbing him while reading, and alters his [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} memory]] to have an excuse to punch Ash. And this is just a small fraction of what makes him so awesome. They even decided to bring him to a [[Webcomic/PennyArcade PAX]] panel due to popular demand. He received a standing ovation upon his introduction.

* {{Tearjerker}}: Ashly's story on the [=HAWPcast=] about her friend's pet wolf Wolfy going missing in ''{{Minecraft}}'', and singing Amazing Grace with him as the sun rose in-game in front of a memorial statue for Wolfy. She goes on to say that her friend's life in-game has been consumed by his lost pet, who claims he can still hear phantom howls coming from inside the mine.

* HilariousInHindsight: There was an episode where Ash makes a proposal to Nintendo on making a NintendoLand. Years later, ''NintendoLand'' is released as a crossover game. Of course, their E3 2012 episode lampshades this.
** The ''Yoshi's Cookie'' episode -- a few years later, Ashly got cast as a quirky BigEater in [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Sasha Braus]].
** The ''Team Fortress 2'' episode -- Ashly eventually ended up in the series herself, both as co-writer for the ''Expiration Date'' short, and as a voice actress in said short. She plays overworked secretary Miss Pauling.
** The ''Saints Row the Third'' episode -- Ashly goes into a coma from the sheer awesome of the game and recovers in time for Papa Burch to bring home ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Saints Row Fo']]'', which would soon be announced and released in reality. No hitting dinosaurs with dildo lasers in the actual game, sadly.
** The ''Persona 3'' episode becomes this now that Burch is providing the voice of Rei in ''PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth.''

** CrossesTheLineTwice:

* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** The moment in the Borderlands 2 episode where Anthony!Ashly tries to commit suicide? Disturbing and unfunny. The moment where Papa Burch comes in and celebrates with a "Fuck Yeah"? Less so.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Papa Burch is one, he constantly [[AbusiveParents puts down his children]], kills a [[VideoGame/Left4Dead (zombified) man]] for disturbing him while reading, and alters his [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} memory]] to have an excuse to punch Ash. And this is just a small fraction of what makes him so awesome. They even decided to bring him to a [[PennyArcade PAX]] panel due to popular demand. He received a standing ovation upon his introduction.

* BrokenBase: 2014 saw at least two controversial events dealing with Anthony and Ashly that have left fans divided. First Anthony allowed his own wife to [[YourCheatingHeart cheat on him]] (and later tried to defend said cheating, especially when people started to call him "cuckold," as being that they were in an "open relationship"), only for his wife to then up and leave him for the person she was cheating on him with later ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and she took Anthony's Wii U with her]]). Then, in light of controversy surrounding indie game designer [[DepressionQuest Zoe Quinn]], Ashly made some rather defensive comments about Quinn, only for it to eventually be discovered Ashly and Quinn are both friends and Ashly is involved in an upcoming game of Quinn's, causing some fans to feel there's a definite conflict of interest at work.