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NEW YORK (AP) — Toys R Us is
pulling its four collectible dolls based on characters from AMC's hit
series "Breaking Bad" after taking heat from a Florida mom who launched a
petition campaign last week.
The
dolls are based on the series about Walter White, a high school
chemistry teacher who turns into a crystal meth dealer, and his sidekick
Jesse Pinkman. The figures have a detachable bag of cash and a bag of
methamphetamines.
Toys R Us,
which is based in Wayne, New Jersey, told The Associated Press late
Tuesday that the dolls are being removed immediately from its website
and shelves.
"Let's just say,
the action figures have taken an indefinite sabbatical," Toys R Us said
in a statement. The retailer had maintained that the figures were sold
in limited quantities in the adult-action-figure area of its stores.
The
Fort Myers, Florida, mom, identified by news media as Susan Schrivjer,
launched a petition on change.org last week, demanding that Toys R Us
immediately stop selling the dolls. The mom, who wrote the petition
under the name Susan Myers, said that the dolls are a "dangerous
deviation from their family friendly values."
"While the show may be
compelling viewing for adults, its violent content and celebration of
the drug trade make this collection unsuitable to be sold alongside
Barbie dolls and Disney characters," she wrote.
As of Tuesday, the petition had 8,000 signatures.
On
Monday, Bryan Cranston, the actor who played White, responded to the
controversy, tweeting, "I'm so mad. I am burning my Florida mom action
figure in protest."
The
debate has also spurred die-hard adult figure collectors to rally behind
Toys R US. Daniel Pickett, of Manhattan Beach, California, launched a
petition on change.org in favor of the toy seller keeping the dolls. So
far, it has collected nearly 3,000 signatures....More
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