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* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:Brief as it is, Peter attacking Ethan after finding out that the latter had kept his wallet from him the whole time is quite cathartic for those who dislike Ethan.]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Much like Alan (who is also played by Creator/ZachGalifianakis) from ''Film/TheHangover'', Ethan is either hilarious or downright unbearable. The fact that [[spoiler:he has kept Peter's wallet from him the whole time to make him join in on the trip]] hasn't done any favors.

* HoYay: It's heavily implied that Ethan is a homosexual.

** On two accounts: one, [[ADateWithRosiePalms the scene in the car before Ethan goes to sleep]]; two, when Peter, Ethan, and Darryl accidentally ingest Ethan's father.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a {{Manchild}} who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, disregards Peter's feelings, abandons him to get arrested, allows him to be assaulted and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along after he stole it so Peter would ''have'' to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip]], it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.

* HarsherInHindsight: Aw, look, [[spoiler: Ethan got on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. Too bad it got canned.]]
** Actually, it didn't, but the famous incident with [[spoiler: Creator/CharlieSheen (who is in the ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' scene shown) keeps this trope valid.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Aw, look, [[spoiler: Ethan got on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. Too bad it got canned.]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic {{Manchild}}, however there are moments throughout the movie that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissistic {{Jerkass}}.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a {{Manchild}} who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, disregards Peter’s feelings, abandons him to get arrested, allows him to be assaulted and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along after he stole it so Peter would ''have'' to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip]], it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic {{Manchild}}, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing, insisting that Peter’s wife cheated on him etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissistic {{Jerkass}}.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic {{Manchild}}, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing, insisting that Peter’s wife cheated on him etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist {{Jerkass}}.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic {{Manchild}}, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing, trying to convince Peter that his wife cheated on him etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist {{Jerkass}} who is (mostly) knowingly causing an unsuspecting man’s suffering.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic {{Manchild}}, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing, trying to convince Peter that his wife cheated on him etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist {{Jerkass}} who is (mostly) knowingly causing an unsuspecting man’s suffering for his own gain or amusement.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing, trying to convince him that his wife cheated on him etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist {{Jerkass}} who is (mostly) knowingly causing an unsuspecting man’s suffering for his own gain or amusement.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing etc.) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning him at the border crossing) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole Peter’s wallet, abandoning Peter at the border crossing) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie (revealing he stole letters wallet, and absconding Peter a the border crossing) that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish narcissist, such as when he reveals that he stole Peter’s wallet in order to force Peter to travel with him and when he abandoned Peter at the border crossing when they were caught with marijuana.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic man-child, however there are moments throughout the movie that suggest he is a more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is simply a selfish narcissist, such as when he reveals that he stole Peter’s wallet in order to force Peter to travel with him and when he abandoned Peter at the border crossing when they were caught with marijuana.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a {{Manchild}} who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, disregards peter’s feelings, abandons him to get arrested, allows him to be assaulted and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along after he stole it so Peter would ''have'' to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip]], it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a {{Manchild}} who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along and stole it so Peter would ''have'' to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip]], it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: In the same way that ''Film/RatRace'' is ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'', except less creative and without all the famous comedians, this film is often passed up as ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles''... except that it's more mean-spirited and without the [[Creator/SteveMartin famous]] [[Creator/JohnCandy comedians]].

* {{Squick}}: On two accounts: one, [[ADateWithRosiePalms the scene in the car before Ethan goes to sleep]]; two, when Peter, Ethan, and Darryl accidentally ingest Ethan's father.
** The fact that Ethan is the one cutting the baby's umbilical cord (while Peter is passed out from loss of blood) is quite cringeworthy. In what world would any doctor (or mother) actually allow a creepy ManChild like Ethan to do such a thing?!

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a ManChild who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along and stole it so Peter would ''have'' to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip]], it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.

** The fact that Ethan is the one cutting the baby's umbilical cord (while Peter is passed out from loss of blood) is quite cringeworthy. In what world would any doctor (or mother) actually allow a creepy Manchild like Ethan to do such a thing?!