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

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the renowned Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has actually lastly had sufficient and reached her own snapping point.
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Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have actually turned her home into a zone of dispute between a personal life and popular culture obsession. Now Quintana is taking matters into her own hands and striking back.

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

When fans linger too long or come too near to her residential or commercial property, she leaps 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 photo from that corner,' she can be heard informing one shocked visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no nothing. One photo, then you go!'

The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was immortalized on screen as the house of Walter White, his spouse Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning work of art, Breaking Bad, which ranged from 2008 till 2013.

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

Quintana informs fans to keep away from 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 home on Piermont Drive was commemorated on screen as the residence of Walter White, his other half Skylar, and their kid Walt Jr. in Breaking Bad from 2008 up until 2013

And while the show ended 12 years back, your house and other shooting areas around town continue to pull in crowds of fans wanting to capture a glimpse of where the show was set.

White and his on-screen home due to the fact that familiar to millions of fans around the world.

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

She matured in your home in addition to her siblings. She viewed the unfold from her front deck, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

It all began 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 shooting had begun.

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

The family had the opportunity to watch behind the scenes and satisfy the cast and team. Quintana's mother likewise constantly had cookies for anyone working the set.

But in the years since Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has actually seen the house changed into something of a pop culture expedition site.

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

Whilst the program was settled more than a years ago, the house and other filming areas around town continue to attract crowds of fans hoping to capture a peek

The family didn't hesitate at inviting fans in the beginning however when the doorbell called in the early hours of the early morning their mindset changed

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

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

Ever since, the homeowners said it was challenging to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or slipping into the renowned backyard pool.

Your home was only used for equipment 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 creator Vince Gilligan had to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

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

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

Initially, Quintana enjoyed to take images with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the early morning the household's attitude quickly changed.

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

Quintana can be heard barking instructions at fans excited to catch a look of your home

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, tossed a pizza onto his home in the third season after a conflict with his wife

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

She has because set up a boundary fence to keep individuals back however has now required to hosing down unwanted guests with her hose when her pleas go ignored.

'Back up, cowboy,' she told one visitor attempting to inch closer for a 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 split viewpoint online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' safeguarding her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her behavior, suggesting she could instead have actually taken advantage of the attention.

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

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

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

In January, the tension seemed to boil over. Quintana quietly listed the home for $4 million, a figure that shows not simply the residential or commercial property, however the concern that comes with it.

In current months a fence has now been set 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 recorded at a studio and not at the New Mexico home

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

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

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

'I hope they make it what the fans want. They desire a BnB, they want a museum, they want access to it. Go all out,' Quintana stated.

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