Walter White, a 50-year old chemistry teacher, secretly begins making crystal methamphetamine to support his family when he finds out that he has terminal lung cancer. He teams up with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, who is a meth dealer. Jesse is trying to sell the meth but the dealers snatch him and make him show them the lab. Walter knows they intend to kill him so he poisons them while showing them his recipe.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It plays these songs...

Apocalypshit
performed by Molotov

This Song is played in Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
This song plays as Walt and Jesse escape the cook site and the fire trucks arrive in the desert.

Get Low
performed by Pudge

This Song is played in Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
Song is playing in Krazy-8's car when everyone pulls up to the RV in the desert

It refers to these television series...

Iron Chef

This Television Series is referred to by Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
After Walt shows Jesse Pinkman (Capt. Cook) how to make quality crystal meth, Walt asks if it is acceptable. Pinkman responds by saying, "Acceptable? You're the Goddamn Iron Chef!".
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Miami Vice

This Television Series is referred to by Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
After Jesse says he wants to try some of the newly finished meth, Walter tells him they don't use it, they just make it. Jesse tells him he's been watching too much Miami Vice because that's not how it works in the real world.
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Welcome Back, Kotter

This Television Series is referred to by Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
Jesse (Captain Cook) tells Walter, that he "ain't Welcome Back, Kotter" - a reference to Walt being Jesse's former teacher.
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Pop Culture Connections - Incoming

It is referred to by these television episodes...

Breaking Bad:
Season:  5  / Episode:  16 
Felina

This Television Episode refers to Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
While Walt is in his old, empty house he thinks back to this episode where Hank offers to take him on a meth bust ride-along.

Breaking Bad:
Season:  5  / Episode:  14 
Ozymandias

This Television Episode refers to Pilot part of Breaking Bad Season 1
The episode begins with a flashback to Walt and Jesse's first cook in the RV.

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

Breaking Bad Season 1

# Title Air Date
Breaking Bad
1:1 Pilot Jan 20, 2008
1:2 The Cat's in the Bag... Jan 27, 2008
1:3 ...And the Bag's in the River Feb 10, 2008
1:4 Cancer Man Feb 17, 2008
1:5 Gray Matter Feb 24, 2008
1:6 Crazy Handful of Nothin' Mar 2, 2008
1:7 A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal Mar 9, 2008

 

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Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pie-lette

 

2 Broke Girls:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

30 Rock:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

9JKL:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

A Gifted Man:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

About A Boy:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

Accidentally on Purpose:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

Against the Wall:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

Alcatraz:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

All American:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

Allen Gregory:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

Alphas:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

American Dad!:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

Are You There, Chelsea?:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

 

Arrested Development:
Season:  1  / Episode:  1 
Pilot

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