Florida mom wants Toys 'R' Us to stop selling Breaking Bad toys

Florida mom wants Toys 'R' Us to stop selling Breaking Bad toys
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Breaking Bad may be great television, but one Florida mom fears that toys themed around the AMC show will encourage children to emulate bad behavior.

Susan Schrivjer is petitioning Toys "R" Us to stop selling Breaking Bad action figures, which feature Walter White and Jesse Pinkman — complete with their lab coats, hazmat suits, beakers, and gas masks used in their fictional manufacturing of crystal meth.

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