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

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

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

Years of trespassers and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of conflict between a personal life and pop culture fixation. 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 lawn chair in her front lawn 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 an effective jet of water from her garden pipe before barking commands at them to keep away.

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

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

For 5 seasons, the home stood in as the sign of White's descent as he went from struggling instructor to callous 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 lastly had adequate and reached her own breaking point and is hosing down fans

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

And while the program ended 12 years earlier, the house and other filming areas around town continue to draw in crowds of fans hoping to capture a look of where the program was set.

White and his on-screen home due to the fact that familiar to countless fans all over the world.

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

She grew up in the house along with her siblings. She enjoyed the show's production unfold from her front patio, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

All of it started after Quintana's mother was approached in 2006 by a movie scout with want to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the filming had actually begun.

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

The household had the chance to enjoy behind the scenes and meet the cast and crew. Quintana's mother likewise constantly had cookies for anyone working the set.

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

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

Whilst the show was completed more than a decade ago, your house and other shooting places around town continue to draw in crowds of fans wanting to capture a glimpse

The family didn't hesitate at inviting fans initially however when the doorbell called in the early hours of the early morning their attitude altered

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

On more than one celebration, die-hard fans have actually hurled whole pizzas onto her garage roof, 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.

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

Your house was only used for equipment and preparation. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

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

'There is nothing initial, or amusing, or cool, about tossing a pizza on this girl's roofing system,' Gilligan stated, exasperated.

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

Initially, Quintana mored than happy to take photos with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the early morning the family's attitude quickly altered.

'Around 4:30 am the doorbell called, my mother got up and unlocked and it was a plan,' Quintana said. The bundle was dealt with to Walter While, so they called the bomb team.

Quintana can be heard barking directions at fans excited to see your home

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, threw a pizza onto his home in the 3rd season after a confrontation with his partner

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

She has actually given that installed a border fence to keep people back however has now taken to hosing down unwanted guests with her tube when her pleas go disregarded.

'Back up, cowboy,' she told one visitor trying to inch closer for a better shot.

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

The viral clip has actually split opinion online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' defending her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her behavior, suggesting she could rather have actually capitalized on the attention.

'She just sits there throughout the day and tells people how silly they are lol,' one commenter composed.

'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 stress appeared to boil over. Quintana silently listed the home for $4 million, a figure that shows not simply the residential or commercial property, but 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 an image 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 one of Albuquerque's 'most famous landmarks' that is recognized globally by countless 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 accepting it as an antique of the program, calling it Walter White's House and offering it as a possibility to own a 'piece of television history.'