Florida Mom Ruins Life, Forces Toys ‘R’ Us To Remove ‘Breaking Bad’ Toys, Aaron Paul Responds!

Why does Florida have to ruin everything? Florida residents can carry around their own guns, shooting unarmed black teenagers, but they have a problem with Breaking Bad action figures being sold at Toys “R” Us?

For those of you who haven’t heard about this ridiculous story, let me provide you with some details before we delve into Aaron Paul’s great response on Twitter. An angry and probably bored mother from Florida started an online petition on Change.org. She wanted Toys “R” Us to remove the Breaking Bad action figures from their stores.

She wrote the following…

“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. While the show may be compelling viewing for adults, its violent content and celebration of the drug trade make this collection unsuitable to be sold alongside Barbie dolls and Disney characters.”

For some reason, over 9,000 people signed this petition, and that was apparently enough signatures to make the retailer pull the dolls from their shelves. Fans of Breaking Bad were obviously upset by this news, and the stars of the show were also upset. Aaron Paul went on his Twitter account yesterday to fight back.

The petition Paul mentioned in his tweet now has over 20,000 signatures. Daniel Pickett, the man behind the petition, wrote the following update on the petition page.

“A HUGE thanks to actor Aaron “Jesse Pinkman” Paul for signing and tweeting about this petition. That put us over the edge!! We now officially have MORE signatures than the Florida Mom petition. I can tell you for certain that both Toys R Us and the toy industry are watching all of this unfold. Not everyone will comment on the record, but I have had several private conversations. They all know #AdultsCollect”

We’ll see where this drama goes. Hopefully they keep the toys. I just don’t see the harm. I mean, is a 7-year-old really going to walk inside the store and pick out this toy…

First, it clearly says ages 15+, so no parent should buy this toy for a young kid. And second, what kid is even going to want this toy? “Mommy, Mommy! I want this one. It reminds me of Daddy after a he’s had a long day at work.”