History Trivia / BREAKINGBAD

* HideYourPregnancy: Done in Season 2 to conceal Betsy Brandt's pregnancy

*** With the above example of WordofGod, one theory to explain the watch discrepancy suggests that Walt took it off due to [[spoiler:his original plan to kill Jesse in the finale.]]

** Creator/RaymondCruz did not particularly enjoy portraying Tuco Salamanca in this show, as he was incredibly disturbed by the character's violent, uncontrollable personality. As such, he was killed off early in Season 2 so he could be free from the role (though he did reprise it in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'').

* NamesTheSame:
** Walter White was the name of an ATC controller involved in the crash of Aeromexico Flight 498 when that plane collided with a Piper Cherokee in midair and subsequently crashed into a suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles. Probably coincidental, but eerie considering that the show's Walter White is also involved in exactly the same thing happening on the show, indirectly.
** A real-life meth cook named Walter White was arrested in Tuscaloosa, Alabama after the show had already been running for a few seasons. While such an event normally would only have made the local news, the popularity of the show brought the amusing coincidence into the public eye. It's worth noting that the real-life 'Walt' was far more blue-collar and had a much smaller operation than the Walt in ''Breaking Bad''.

** Walter also never says "Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about?" in Box Cutter, despite the diner scene often being spoofed as him having said the quote.

** "Yeah, science, bitch!" has gotten similar treatment due to its [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yeah-science-bitch becoming a meme of its own]], but the actual line was, "Yeah, Mr. White! ''Yeah, science!''" Presumably, the line was just suffixed with Jesse's [[NeverLiveItDown immortalized]] love for the word "bitch". That said, in the joke ending where it turned out to be AllJustADream of Hal from ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', he does say that Jessie would often be like "Yo, b-word! Yeah, science, b-word."

** Before his appearance as Saul Goodman, Creator/BobOdenkirk was primarily known for his work as an actor and writer in sketch comedy on shows like Mr. Show and SNL (he wrote the famous Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker sketch).

* ArtistDisillusionment: Creator/VinceGilligan has openly criticised people that [[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-warns-fans-to-stop-throwing-pizza-onto-walter-whites-roof-10102784.html throw pizzas on the house which was used for filming]] the White family, saying that a retired couple have lived there for some forty-odd years and don't deserve to be rudely harassed.

** Generally speaking, any song that was featured on the show got a rise in popularity. The biggest one is 'Baby Blue' by 'Badfinger,' used in the final scene of the final episode. After the show, online streaming of the song increased by 9000%.

* CreatorBacklash: Incredibly minor examples: Creator/JonathanBanks personally believes that Mike [[spoiler:leaving Kaylee behind to escape from the police]] and [[spoiler:not reacting when Todd guns down Drew Sharpe]] were out of character for him, but he never protested on set out of respect for the writers.

--->'''Vince Gilligan:''' Gus is a man who had one Achilles Heel, as far as we know: His burning desire for vengeance against the people who killed Max, who was very important to him. We don’t tend to nail things down on ''Breaking Bad.'' It’s fun to be a little mysterious, and it’s nice to have the audience come up with backstories on their own. Having said that, I personally think Max was more than just a friend to Gus. I think they probably were lovers. And therefore it was understandably a very crushing, terrible loss for Gus, one that he would never forget. That one bit of emotion that he allowed himself ultimately proved to be his undoing.* WordOfGod:

* WordOfGod:

* PlayingAgainstType: Jere Burns is known for characters who attract adjectives like "sleazy", "manipulative", and "psychotic". Despite ''Breaking Bad'' being likely the darkest show he's ever done with a host of terrifying villains, he actually plays a good (if troubled) character in it: the gentle, non-judgmental Group Leader.

* ReferencedBy:
** ''WebVideo/WorldWarTwo'': In the second part of the "Nazis on Crystal Meth" specials host Indy Neidell refers to Doctor Fritz Hauschild as the Walter White of Nazi Germany, née Walther Weiss[[labelnote:*]]Not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Weiss that one]][[/labelnote]]
** ''VideoGame/HouseFlipper'' has a recreation of Walt's house as one of the purchasable houses, called The Huckster's House. Naturally, there is a pizza on the roof.

* IAmNotSpock: Skyler White is the role Anna Gunn is (at least in 2013) best known for. In fact, every single member of the main cast can easily claim their roles on the show as their best-known (except for maybe Creator/JessePlemons who might still be better known from ''Series/FridayNightLights'', ''Series/{{Fargo}}'', or ''Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister'').

** "Jesus Christ, Marie" was not actually said word-for-word in the show for a fairly long time, but fans kept mistaking it for an actual quote. Averted in the final season when Hank finally said "Jesus Christ, Marie" verbatim.

* CaliforniaDoubling: {{Averted}}. The show was filmed almost entirely in the Albuquerque metro area. However, they turn around and approach the trope from the other end, because scenes set in Mexico are usually filmed in New Mexico [[ColorWash with a yellow filter slapped over the camera lens]]. The show was originally set in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, and was scheduled to shoot there before the company received a generous tax break from the city of Albuquerque. The production team eventually decided to change the setting to Albuquerque because the scenery was so distinctive. That said, it's still played straight in both ''Breaking Bad'' and its prequel spinoff ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', where Albuquerque also doubles for Houston, Philadelphia, Hanover Germany, and suburban Chicago.