“Breaking Bad” fans looking for plastic versions of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman at Toys R Us will have to shop elsewhere. The retail chain announced that it has pulled the action figures of characters in the hit AMC drama from shelves after a Florida mom launched a Change.org petition asking Toys R Us to do just that. See photos: ‘Breaking Bad’ Cast Steps Out for Final Season Premiere (Photos) “Let's just say, the action figures have taken an indefinite sabbatical,” the company said in a statement after Susan Myers’ online petition gained 9,300 signatures and national media attention. See...
- 10/22/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
For Breaking Bad fans, an action figure of Heisenberg carrying a gun might sound pretty cool. But when said action figure is sold on the same shelf as a Barbie at Toys "R" Us, well—odds are Skyler White wouldn't be too happy about it. Susan Myers, who started a petition on Change.org, is campaigning to get the Breaking Bad action figures removed from shelves. As Myers wrote, "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.
- 10/20/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
"Breaking Bad" doesn't exactly scream "kid-friendly," but does the AMC drug drama deserve its merch pulled from stores as a result? One Florida mother thinks so, and has started a Change.org petition to get Toys "R" Us to remove Walter White action figures from its shelves.
In the petition, Susan Myers from Fort Myers, Florida writes that the toy store chain's "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."
"Parents and grandparents around the world shop at Toys R Us, online and in stories, with their children and should not be forced to explain why a certain toy comes with a bag of highly dangerous and illegal drugs or why someone who sells those drugs deserves to be made into an action figure," the petition continued.
In the petition, Susan Myers from Fort Myers, Florida writes that the toy store chain's "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."
"Parents and grandparents around the world shop at Toys R Us, online and in stories, with their children and should not be forced to explain why a certain toy comes with a bag of highly dangerous and illegal drugs or why someone who sells those drugs deserves to be made into an action figure," the petition continued.
- 10/20/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
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