Crash Wealth and Materialism

We think it's deeply uncool when Crash tries to make Penn feel ashamed of his family's finances. But not to worry: Penn doesn't care what anyone thinks. He's cool like that.

Penn has one toy. One. Single. Toy. Crash has approximately all the toys. Who do you think appreciates his stuff more?

Nice speech, Mr. Webb. What is his message about material things here? And in what ways is the Webb family rich?

It probably hasn't escaped your notice that Crash is shallow. But what's interesting about this passage is the way he describes the other kids. It sounds like they're pretty shallow, too.

Wow. Scooter has a literal treasure chest, and his favorite thing is Crash's school pictures? That's grandfatherly love for you.

Crash tries to derive his self-worth from his expensive shirt, which is very misguided. Still, we love the idea of measuring your wealth in pizzas. Although, if you're into gourmet pizza, you may need to reverse that and measure the worth of your pizza in shirts.

Okay, this is just rude. Secondhand clothes don't typically come with holes in them. In fact, they're usually in really good condition. Of course, Crash wouldn't know that since he refuses to even consider the idea of entering a thrift shop. Except that he does, accidentally, like two minutes after making this comment.

Crash can't enjoy his presents because he's so upset about Scooter. There's a lesson here, even if Crash can't see it yet: happiness is about the people in your life, not the things that you have.

Yikes. That's a lot of time spent comparing loot. How often do you think that Crash uses those fancy remote buttons, anyway? And can anyone really tell the difference between an 18-inch and a 21-inch TV? Maybe Crash shouldn't waste so much time making these meaningless distinctions.

Well, well, well. Crash passes up an opportunity to get new kicks to support his mom's interest in art. You know, art, as in the stuff that artists make. Artists like Penn's parents, say.