diff --git a/lib/cake.js b/lib/cake.js
index 656436f2..19183304 100755
--- a/lib/cake.js
+++ b/lib/cake.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       if (!(exists)) {
         throw new Error("Cakefile not found in " + (process.cwd()));
       }
-      args = process.argv.slice(2, process.argv.length);
+      args = __slice(process.argv, 2, process.argv.length, true);
       CoffeeScript.run(fs.readFileSync('Cakefile'), {
         source: 'Cakefile'
       });
diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 93b495da..3526f971 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 (function(){
   var BANNER, CoffeeScript, SWITCHES, compile_options, compile_script, compile_scripts, compile_stdio, fs, lint, option_parser, options, optparse, parse_options, path, print_tokens, sources, usage, version, watch_scripts, write_js;
+  var __slice = function __slice(array, from, to, exclusive) {
+    return array.slice(
+      (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0),
+      (to < 0 ? to + array.length : to || array.length) + (exclusive ? 0 : 1)
+    );
+  };
   // The `coffee` utility. Handles command-line compilation of CoffeeScript
   // into various forms: saved into `.js` files or printed to stdout, piped to
   // [JSLint](http://javascriptlint.com/) or recompiled every time the source is
@@ -45,8 +51,8 @@
     separator = sources.indexOf('--');
     flags = [];
     if (separator >= 0) {
-      flags = sources.slice((separator + 1), sources.length);
-      sources = sources.slice(0, separator);
+      flags = __slice(sources, (separator + 1), sources.length, true);
+      sources = __slice(sources, 0, separator, true);
     }
     process.ARGV = (process.argv = flags);
     if (options.watch) {
@@ -202,8 +208,7 @@
     o = (options = option_parser.parse(process.argv));
     options.run = !(o.compile || o.print || o.lint);
     options.print = !!(o.print || (o.eval || o.stdio && o.compile));
-    sources = options.arguments.slice(2, options.arguments.length);
-    return sources;
+    return sources = __slice(options.arguments, 2, options.arguments.length, true);
   };
   // The compile-time options to pass to the CoffeeScript compiler.
   compile_options = function compile_options(source) {
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index eea00fa7..b568add4 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -430,11 +430,13 @@
     // operators `?.` interspersed. Then we have to take care not to accidentally
     // evaluate a anything twice when building the soak chain.
     ValueNode.prototype.compile_node = function compile_node(o) {
-      var _a, _b, _c, baseline, complete, only, op, part, prop, props, soaked, temp;
+      var _a, _b, _c, baseline, complete, only, op, part, prop, props, replace, soaked, splice, temp;
       soaked = false;
       only = del(o, 'only_first');
       op = del(o, 'operation');
-      props = only ? this.properties.slice(0, this.properties.length - 1) : this.properties;
+      splice = del(o, 'splice');
+      replace = del(o, 'replace');
+      props = only ? __slice(this.properties, 0, this.properties.length - 1, true) : this.properties;
       baseline = this.base.compile(o);
       if (this.base instanceof ObjectNode && this.has_properties()) {
         baseline = "(" + baseline + ")";
@@ -454,7 +456,12 @@
           }
         } else if (prop instanceof SliceNode) {
           o.array = complete;
-          part = prop.compile_slice(o);
+          if (splice) {
+            o.replace = replace;
+            part = prop.compile_splice(o);
+          } else {
+            part = prop.compile_slice(o);
+          }
           baseline = part;
           complete = part;
           this.last = part;
@@ -720,14 +727,33 @@
     };
     Coffeescript.extend(SliceNode, BaseNode);
     SliceNode.prototype.type = 'Slice';
-    SliceNode.prototype.code = 'function __slice(array, from, to, exclusive) {\n    return array.slice(\n      (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0),\n      (to < 0 ? to + array.length : to || array.length) + (exclusive ? 0 : 1)\n    );\n  }';
+    SliceNode.prototype.slice_code = 'function __slice(array, from, to, exclusive) {\n    return array.slice(\n      (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0),\n      (to < 0 ? to + array.length : to || array.length) + (exclusive ? 0 : 1)\n    );\n  }';
+    SliceNode.prototype.splice_code = 'function __splice(array, from, to, exclusive, replace) {\n    var _a;\n    return array.splice.apply(\n      array,\n      [_a = (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0), (to < 0 ? to + array.length : to || array.length) + (exclusive ? 0 : 1) - _a].concat(replace)\n    );\n  }';
     SliceNode.prototype.compile_node = function compile_node(o) {
-      throw "'" + this.type + "' cannot compile outside of 'ValueNode'";
+      var from, plus_part, to;
+      from = this.range.from.compile(o);
+      to = this.range.to.compile(o);
+      plus_part = this.range.exclusive ? '' : ' + 1';
+      return ".slice(" + from + ", " + to + plus_part + ")";
+    };
+    SliceNode.prototype.compile_splice = function compile_splice(o) {
+      var _a, _b, _c, array, call, exclusive, from, ref, replace, to;
+      if ((typeof (_a = o.scope) !== "undefined" && _a !== null)) {
+        o.scope.assign('__splice', this.splice_code, true);
+      }
+      array = del(o, 'array');
+      replace = del(o, 'replace');
+      from = (typeof (_b = this.range.from) !== "undefined" && _b !== null) ? this.range.from : literal('null');
+      to = (typeof (_c = this.range.to) !== "undefined" && _c !== null) ? this.range.to : literal('null');
+      exclusive = this.range.exclusive ? 'true' : 'false';
+      ref = new ValueNode(literal('__splice'));
+      call = new CallNode(ref, [literal(array), from, to, literal(exclusive), replace]);
+      return call.compile(o);
     };
     SliceNode.prototype.compile_slice = function compile_slice(o) {
       var _a, _b, _c, array, call, exclusive, from, ref, to;
       if ((typeof (_a = o.scope) !== "undefined" && _a !== null)) {
-        o.scope.assign('__slice', this.code, true);
+        o.scope.assign('__slice', this.slice_code, true);
       }
       array = del(o, 'array');
       from = (typeof (_b = this.range.from) !== "undefined" && _b !== null) ? this.range.from : literal('null');
@@ -989,17 +1015,18 @@
     // Compile the assignment from an array splice literal, using JavaScript's
     // `Array#splice` method.
     AssignNode.prototype.compile_splice = function compile_splice(o) {
-      var from, l, name, plus, range, to, val;
-      name = this.variable.compile(merge(o, {
-        only_first: true
+      // l:      @variable.properties.length
+      // range:  @variable.properties[l - 1].range
+      // plus:   if range.exclusive then '' else ' + 1'
+      // from:   range.from.compile(o)
+      // to:     range.to.compile(o) + ' - ' + from + plus
+      // val:    @value.compile(o)
+      // "${name}.splice.apply($name, [$from, $to].concat($val))"
+      return this.variable.compile(merge(o, {
+        only_first: true,
+        splice: true,
+        replace: this.value
       }));
-      l = this.variable.properties.length;
-      range = this.variable.properties[l - 1].range;
-      plus = range.exclusive ? '' : ' + 1';
-      from = range.from.compile(o);
-      to = range.to.compile(o) + ' - ' + from + plus;
-      val = this.value.compile(o);
-      return "" + (name) + ".splice.apply(" + name + ", [" + from + ", " + to + "].concat(" + val + "))";
     };
     return AssignNode;
   }).call(this);
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index f9d153a6..91642a14 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ exports.ValueNode: class ValueNode extends BaseNode
     soaked:   false
     only:     del(o, 'only_first')
     op:       del(o, 'operation')
+    splice:   del(o, 'splice')
+    replace:  del(o, 'replace')
     props:    if only then @properties[0...@properties.length - 1] else @properties
     baseline: @base.compile o
     baseline: "($baseline)" if @base instanceof ObjectNode and @has_properties()
@@ -324,7 +326,11 @@ exports.ValueNode: class ValueNode extends BaseNode
           complete: complete + @SOAK + (baseline: + prop.compile(o))
       else if prop instanceof SliceNode
         o.array: complete
-        part: prop.compile_slice(o)
+        if splice
+          o.replace: replace
+          part: prop.compile_splice(o)
+        else
+          part: prop.compile_slice(o)
         baseline = part
         complete = part
         @last: part
@@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ exports.RangeNode: class RangeNode extends BaseNode
 exports.SliceNode: class SliceNode extends BaseNode
   type: 'Slice'
 
-  code: '''
+  slice_code: '''
         function __slice(array, from, to, exclusive) {
             return array.slice(
               (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0),
@@ -535,15 +541,39 @@ exports.SliceNode: class SliceNode extends BaseNode
           }
         '''
 
+  splice_code: '''
+        function __splice(array, from, to, exclusive, replace) {
+            var _a;
+            return array.splice.apply(
+              array,
+              [_a = (from < 0 ? from + array.length : from || 0), (to < 0 ? to + array.length : to || array.length) + (exclusive ? 0 : 1) - _a].concat(replace)
+            );
+          }
+        '''
+
   constructor: (range) ->
     @children: [@range: range]
     this
 
   compile_node: (o) ->
-    throw "'$@type' cannot compile outside of 'ValueNode'"
+    from:       @range.from.compile(o)
+    to:         @range.to.compile(o)
+    plus_part:  if @range.exclusive then '' else ' + 1'
+    ".slice($from, $to$plus_part)"
+
+  compile_splice: (o) ->
+    o.scope.assign('__splice', @splice_code, true) if o.scope?
+    array:      del o, 'array'
+    replace:    del o, 'replace'
+    from:       if @range.from? then @range.from else literal('null')
+    to:         if @range.to? then @range.to else literal('null')
+    exclusive:  if @range.exclusive then 'true' else 'false'
+    ref:        new ValueNode literal('__splice')
+    call:       new CallNode ref, [literal(array), from, to, literal(exclusive), replace]
+    call.compile(o)
 
   compile_slice: (o) ->
-    o.scope.assign('__slice', @code, true) if o.scope?
+    o.scope.assign('__slice', @slice_code, true) if o.scope?
     array:      del o, 'array'
     from:       if @range.from? then @range.from else literal('null')
     to:         if @range.to? then @range.to else literal('null')
@@ -742,14 +772,14 @@ exports.AssignNode: class AssignNode extends BaseNode
   # Compile the assignment from an array splice literal, using JavaScript's
   # `Array#splice` method.
   compile_splice: (o) ->
-    name:   @variable.compile(merge(o, {only_first: true}))
-    l:      @variable.properties.length
-    range:  @variable.properties[l - 1].range
-    plus:   if range.exclusive then '' else ' + 1'
-    from:   range.from.compile(o)
-    to:     range.to.compile(o) + ' - ' + from + plus
-    val:    @value.compile(o)
-    "${name}.splice.apply($name, [$from, $to].concat($val))"
+    # l:      @variable.properties.length
+    # range:  @variable.properties[l - 1].range
+    # plus:   if range.exclusive then '' else ' + 1'
+    # from:   range.from.compile(o)
+    # to:     range.to.compile(o) + ' - ' + from + plus
+    # val:    @value.compile(o)
+    # "${name}.splice.apply($name, [$from, $to].concat($val))"
+    @variable.compile(merge(o, {only_first: true, splice: true, replace: @value}))
 
 #### CodeNode