Your house where Walter White descended into criminal infamy has a new antihero - but one equipped not with blue meth or a barrel of money, but a garden pipe.

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

Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of conflict between a personal life and popular culture fascination. Now Quintana is taking matters into her own hands and striking back.

In a video posted to Instagram, Quintana can be seen resting on a lawn chair in her front backyard keeping watch.

When fans remain too long or come too near her residential or commercial property, she jumps into action and blasts them with a powerful jet of water from her garden pipe before barking commands at them to keep away.

'You can take a photo from that corner,' she can be heard telling one shocked visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no nothing. One photo, then you go!'

The ranch-style home on Piermont Drive was celebrated on screen as the house of Walter White, his wife Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning work of art, Breaking Bad, which ranged from 2008 until 2013.

For 5 seasons, the house stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from struggling teacher to ruthless drug kingpin.

Quintana informs fans to avoid 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 actually finally had adequate and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

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

And while the program ended 12 years earlier, your house and other shooting places around town continue to draw in crowds of fans wanting to catch a look of where the program was set.

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

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

She grew up in your house along with her brother or sisters. She enjoyed the show's production unfold from her front porch, and even befriended cast and team in the early days.

Everything started after Quintana's mom was approached in 2006 by a film scout with wish to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the recording had begun.

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

The family had the chance to view behind the scenes and satisfy the cast and team. Quintana's mother also constantly had cookies for anybody working the set.

But in the years since Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has seen your house changed into something of a popular culture pilgrimage website.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as an antique of the show, calling it Walter White's House and offering it as a possibility to own a 'piece of television history'

Whilst the program was finalized more than a years earlier, the house and other shooting locations around town continue to attract crowds of fans wishing to catch a glimpse

The family didn't hesitate at welcoming fans initially however when the doorbell sounded in the early hours of the morning their mindset changed

Tour buses come down her street while selfie stick-holding fans frequently appear at dawn. Fans have taken the 'reenactment' of popular scenes from the program to absurd new heights.

On more than one occasion, die-hard fans have tossed entire pizzas onto her garage roof, simulating the infamous scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and tosses a pie after his character's other half, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

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

Your home was only utilized for equipment and prep. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

The stunt became such a problem that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan had to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

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

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

Initially, Quintana mored than happy to take pictures with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the family's mindset rapidly altered.

'Around 4:30 am the doorbell sounded, my mommy got up and unlocked and it was a plan,' Quintana stated. The plan was addressed to Walter While, so they called the bomb team.

Quintana can be heard barking directions at fans eager to capture a peek of your home

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, tossed a pizza onto his house in the 3rd season after a conflict with his other half

'My bros stated "That's it, we're done, fence is going up. That's too close for comfort is the front door",' she included.

She has actually because installed a boundary fence to keep people back however has actually now required to hosing down undesirable visitors with her hose when her pleas go ignored.

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

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

The viral clip has divided viewpoint online. Some audiences support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' defending her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her behavior, suggesting she might rather have actually profited from the attention.

'She simply sits there throughout the day and informs people how stupid they are lol,' one commenter composed.

'If she was wise, she 'd begin charging,' another quipped.

'The street and pathway are public residential or commercial property,' added a 3rd, questioning her legal footing.

In January, the stress appeared to boil over. Quintana quietly listed the home for $4 million, a figure that shows not just the residential or commercial property, but the burden that features it.

In current months a fence has actually now been put up 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 described as one of Albuquerque's 'most well-known landmarks' that is acknowledged globally by millions of fans.

Some fans have actually even proposed that she rent the home out on Airbnb to capitalize its prestige.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as accepting it as a relic of the program, calling it Walter White's House and providing it as an opportunity to own a 'piece of television history.'
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'I hope they make it what the fans desire. They want a BnB, they want a museum, they want access to it. Go for it,' Quintana said.

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