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

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

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

Years of trespassers and photo-hungry superfans have actually turned her home into a zone of dispute 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 sitting on a lawn chair in her front lawn keeping watch.

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

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

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

For 5 seasons, your home stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from struggling instructor to ruthless drug kingpin.

Quintana tells fans to keep away from her home and to remain across the street or get too close

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

The ranch-style home on Piermont Drive was immortalized on screen as the residence of Walter White, his better half Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. in Breaking Bad from 2008 up until 2013

And while the show ended 12 years earlier, the home and other filming areas around town continue to draw in crowds of fans intending to catch a look of where the show was set.

White and his on-screen home since familiar to millions of fans around the globe.

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

She grew up in the house in addition to her siblings. She viewed the program's production unfold from her front porch, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

Everything started after Quintana's mother was approached in 2006 by a movie scout with hopes to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the recording had begun.

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

The household had the opportunity to watch behind the scenes and fulfill the cast and team. Quintana's mother also constantly had cookies for anyone working the set.

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

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

Whilst the show was settled more than a decade back, your home and other filming areas around town continue to attract crowds of fans hoping to catch a look

The family didn't shy away at inviting fans at very first but when the doorbell called in the early hours of the early morning their attitude altered

Tour buses come down her street while selfie stick-holding fans frequently appear at dawn. Fans have actually taken the 'reenactment' of popular scenes from the program to ridiculous brand-new heights.

On more than one event, die-hard fans have tossed whole pizzas onto her garage roofing system, simulating the infamous scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and throws a pie after his character's spouse, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

Since then, the house owners stated it was hard to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic yard pool.

The house was only used for gear and prep. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

The stunt ended up being such a problem that Breaking Bad developer Vince Gilligan needed to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is absolutely nothing initial, or funny, or cool, about tossing a pizza on this lady's roofing system,' Gilligan said, exasperated.

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

Initially, Quintana was delighted to take pictures with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the household's attitude rapidly altered.

'Around 4:30 am the doorbell called, my mommy got up and opened the door and it was a bundle,' Quintana said. The plan was resolved to Walter While, so they called the bomb squad.

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

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

'My bros said "That's it, we're done, fence is going up. That's too close for comfort is the front door",' she added.

She has actually since installed a border fence to keep people back however has actually now taken to hosing down undesirable visitors with her hose pipe when her pleas go neglected.

'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 divided opinion online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' protecting her right to safeguard her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her habits, recommending she might rather have capitalized on the attention.

'She just sits there throughout the day and informs people how dumb they are lol,' one commenter wrote.

'If she was clever, she 'd start charging,' another quipped.

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

In January, the stress appeared to boil over. Quintana quietly noted the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not just the residential or commercial property, however the burden that includes it.

In recent months a fence has actually now been erected to keep fans back from the home

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

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was referred to as one of Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is recognized worldwide by countless fans.

Some fans have actually even proposed that she rent the home out on Airbnb to cash in on its notoriety.

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 using it as an opportunity to own a 'piece of tv history.'