Fed up Owner of Iconic 'Breaking Bad' Home Takes Extreme Measures

Your home where Walter White descended into criminal infamy has a brand-new antihero - but one armed not with blue meth or a barrel of cash, but a garden hose pipe.

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the renowned Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has actually finally had adequate and reached her own snapping point.

Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of dispute in between a personal life and pop culture obsession. Now Quintana is taking matters into her own hands and striking back.

In a video published to Instagram, Quintana can be seen resting on a lawn chair in her front yard keeping watch.

When fans linger too long or come too close to her residential or commercial property, she jumps into action and blasts them with a powerful jet of water from her garden hose pipe before barking commands at them to keep away.

'You can take a picture from that corner,' she can be heard telling one stunned visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no absolutely nothing. One image, then you go!'

The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was celebrated on screen as the residence of Walter White, his wife Skylar, and their boy Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning work of art, Breaking Bad, which ran from 2008 up until 2013.

For 5 seasons, the home stood in as the sign of White's descent as he went from having a hard time instructor to ruthless drug kingpin.

Quintana informs fans to avoid her home and to stay throughout the street or get too close

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the renowned Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has finally had adequate and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was commemorated on screen as the home of Walter White, his better half Skylar, and their child Walt Jr. in Breaking Bad from 2008 till 2013

And while the program ended 12 years back, the home and other filming locations around town continue to draw in crowds of fans hoping to catch a glimpse of where the show was set.

White and his on-screen home since familiar to millions of fans worldwide.

But for Quintana, it has actually always been her home after her moms and dads bought the residential or commercial property in the 1970s.

She matured in the home in addition to her brother or sisters. She saw the program's production unfold from her front porch, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

Everything started after Quintana's mom was approached in 2006 by a movie scout with intend to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the shooting had started.

At the time, she informed KOB-TV that it seemed like 'the magic of Hollywood.'

The family had the chance to watch behind the scenes and satisfy the cast and crew. Quintana's mother likewise always had cookies for anyone working the set.

But in the years considering that Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has actually seen the house transformed into something of a pop culture trip site.

The home's listing has approached its sale as a relic of the program, calling it Walter White's House and offering it as an opportunity to own a 'piece of television history'

Whilst the program was settled more than a decade ago, the home and other shooting locations around town continue to attract crowds of fans wishing to capture a glimpse

The household didn't shy away at inviting fans at very first however when the doorbell sounded in the early hours of the morning their attitude altered

Tour buses come down her street while selfie stick-holding fans routinely appear at dawn. Fans have taken the 'reenactment' of well-known scenes from the program to unreasonable brand-new heights.

On more than one occasion, die-hard fans have actually hurled entire pizzas onto her garage roofing, simulating the infamous scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and throws a pie after his character's other half, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

Since then, the property owners said it was challenging to stop fans from trying their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic yard pool.

Your home was just utilized for gear and prep. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

The stunt became such an issue that Breaking Bad developer Vince Gilligan needed to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is nothing initial, or amusing, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this girl's roof,' Gilligan said, exasperated.

'She is the sweetest woman on the planet, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f *** ing wrong.'

Initially, Quintana mored than happy to take pictures with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the family's mindset rapidly changed.

'Around 4:30 am the doorbell rang, my mommy got up and opened the door and it was a bundle,' Quintana stated. The package was dealt with to Walter While, so they called the bomb squad.

Quintana can be heard barking directions at fans eager to see your house

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, threw a pizza onto his home in the third season after a fight with his better half

'My siblings stated "That's it, we're done, fence is increasing. That's too close for convenience is the front door",' she included.

She has actually given that set up a boundary fence to keep individuals back however has actually now required to hosing down unwanted visitors with her hose pipe when her pleas go disregarded.

'Back up, cowboy,' she informed one visitor attempting to inch closer for a much better shot.

When another gushed that he was a fan of the show, she snapped back: 'The entire world is a fan. Doesn't impress me.'

The viral clip has actually split viewpoint online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' defending her right to secure her residential or commercial property while others have buffooned her behavior, recommending she could rather have actually taken advantage of the attention.

'She simply sits there all day and informs people how dumb they are lol,' one commenter wrote.

'If she was wise, she 'd begin charging,' another quipped.

'The street and walkway are public residential or commercial property,' added a 3rd, questioning her legal footing.

In January, the tension seemed to boil over. Quintana quietly noted the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not just the residential or commercial property, however the concern that features it.

In current months a fence has now been put up to keep fans back from the home

Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston as Walter White in a photo from 2012. The indoor scenes were all filmed at a studio and not at the New Mexico home

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was described as one of Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is acknowledged worldwide by millions of fans.

Some fans have actually even proposed that she lease the home out on Airbnb to capitalize its prestige.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as welcoming it as an antique of the show, calling it Walter White's House and providing it as an opportunity to own a 'piece of tv history.'