Cancer Man (17 Feb. 2008)

Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents.

Director:

Jim McKay

Writers:

Vince Gilligan (creator), Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr.
Tess Harper	...	Mrs. Pinkman
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Steven Gomez
Michael Bofshever	...	Mr. Pinkman
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Ken Wins
Benjamin Petry	...	Jake Pinkman (as Ben Petry)
David House	...	Dr. Delcavoli
Jon Kristian Moore	...	DEA Agent
Tish Rayburn-Miller	...	Bank Teller (as Tish Miller)
Charles Baker	...	Skinny Pete

Storyline

At a briefing, Hank presents his theory that Albuquerque has a new kingpin. At a barbecue, Skyler breaks down and Walter reveals to Hank, Marie and Walter, Jr. that he has cancer. Walter, Jr. doesn't respond well. The hole in Jesse's ceiling raises some questions. The meth is also making Jesse extremely paranoid. Skyler makes Walter go see a top oncologist. The doctor says it is possible to cure Walter, but it will be expensive. Walter does not want to risk leaving Skyler in debt. When Walter tries parking his car outside MESA, a narcissistic yuppie in his shiny, expensive, convertible BMW with the vanity plate "KEN WINS" cuts into a just-vacated square Walter was waiting for to park into. Ken's just messed with the wrong man.

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Plot Keywords:

car | barbecue | crystal meth | oncologist | doctor | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Danny's Auto Service - 5018 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of this episode is an inside joke to "The X-Files", on which series creator Vince Gilligan had previously served as a writer and producer. "Cancer Man" was the disparaging nickname that Fox Mulder had given to the Cigarette-Smoking Man on that series.

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Goofs

In the scene where Walt blows up the BMW with the KEN WINS license plate, Walt pops the hood and then short circuits the battery. In BMW 318i models (the one in the scene), the batteries are actually located in the trunk of the car, instead of the front as shown in this scene.

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Connections

Features Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

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Soundtracks

"Breaking Bad Main Title Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Dave Porter
Performed by Dave Porter

User Reviews

Great episode...

Breaking Bad continues to surprise me after every episode, and this was no exception.

The episode explored the family life of Jesse, which in all was very heartbreaking to see how a family is destroyed because of a drug habit. Walter also confessed about his problem, and it ran emotions through the house. Like always, the show continues to be a drama but very well written humor put in, like the ending of the episode. This is a joy to watch, and along with that Aaron and Bryan give great performances that revolve the show and give it what is needed. I will diligently continue to watch.