Ethan was the nephew of Bethenny, Claire Dunphy's friend, whom Claire invited to go to Disneyland with the family in the same title episode.
Claire invited him because she wanted Haley to fall for him and completely get over Dylan, who had moved to Wyoming in "Dude Ranch". Haley, adamant that she was not going to babysit him, quickly changed her opinion after meeting him, much to Claire's delight. Much to Claire's chagrin, Dylan showed up at Disneyland completely unannounced. He then rushed off after running into them, and Haley realized that she still loved Dylan. So she ditched Ethan, leaving Alex with Ethan, another thing that Claire did not like.
Ethan had a lot in common with Alex, possibly developing a crush on her. After seeing Dylan as a 'Dapper Dan', Haley ditched Dylan and began talking to Ethan again, bumping Alex out the way. After some time, Dylan met up with Ethan and Haley again in his Little John costume, declaring his love for Haley. Ethan and Dylan got into a minor scuffle. At the end of the day, Haley eventually dumped Ethan, who left with some friends he ran into, and Haley and Dylan got back together.
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- In reality, Matt Prokop and Sarah Hyland dated from 2009 - 2014 and were a couple when this episode was filmed.