'Breaking Bad' Cast & Toys R Us Update: Action Figures Based on Walter White, Jesse Placed on 'Indefinite Sabbatical'
"Breaking Bad's" Walter White may have evaded authorities and rivals as a drug kingpin, but his action figure was no match for a Florida mother's fury.
Susan Schrivjer, a Fort Myers mother, launched an online petition in early October to have the "Breaking Bad" action figures yank from Toys R Us shelves. More than 9,000 people signed the petition, persuading the toy store giant to pull the controversial "Breaking Bad" dolls from stores and their online site, reports CNN.
"Let's just say, the action figures have taken an 'indefinite sabbatical,'" Toys R Us said in a statement.
On the Change.org petition, Schrivjer wrote, "Toys R Us is well known around the world for their vast selection of toys for children of all ages. However their decision to sell a Breaking Bad doll, complete with a detachable sack of cash and a bag of meth, alongside children's toys is a dangerous deviation from their family friendly values."
When interviewed by WFTX of Fort Myers, Schrivjer said that while she likes the show "Breaking Bad," the action figures being sold at Toys R Us were just too much for her to accept.
"Kids mimic their action figures, if you will," she told WFTX. "Do you want your child in an orange jumpsuit?"
The action figures include Walter White, chemistry teacher turned meth drug lord, and his former student and sidekick, Jesse Pinkman, in hazmat suits. There's also a doll depicting White as his ruthless alter ego, Heisenberg.
Actor Bryan Cranston, who played "Breaking Bad's" Walter White, tweeted, "Toys R Us puts Breaking Bad toys on 'indefinite sabbatical.' Word on the street is that they were sent to Belize. Nicely played Florida Mom."
"Breaking Bad" is a popular crime drama television series that aired on the AMC network for five seasons; January 2008 to September 2013. Walter White, the main character, is a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Debt and the desire to secure his family's financial future prompts White to team up with a former student and drug dealer, Jesse Pinkman, to produce and sell crystallized methamphetamine.
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