Besides the A1A Car Wash, Breaking Bad. It is in that house that Walt and Skyler reaffirmed the fact that marriage is not easy, especially when one partner is a criminal who is very secretive.
It's also in the same house that Walt stored plenty of his illegally earned money. Sadly, like the lead character, the house didn't have such a great ending. While most details about the house are known, there are a couple of things viewers didn't know. Here are some of them.
Number Of The Land Line
The series gave conflicting information regarding the number of the land line at Walt's house. In the highly rated Season 5 episode titled "Ozymandias," the number of the land line is shown as (505) 117-8987. This goes against an earlier scene.
In the Season 3 episode tiled "Mas," the phone number was visible on Skyler's divorce papers and at that time it was (505) 555-1258. Did they change their number? But then again in the Season 2 premiere titled "Seven Thirty-Seven," the number was seen as(505) 193-0809 on Hank's phone.
The Address
Where exactly was Walt's house located? The address of the iconic in the series was once revealed as 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104. This fact is revealed by Walt only once in the pilot episode.
This was actually a fictional address. In real life, the address is actually different but that information wont be provided so as to respect the privacy of the current owner. Perhaps the show's writers didn't want the same thing. They also changed the names of other locations. For example, the A1A Car Wash has a different name in real life.
The Pizza Scene Created Plenty Of Problems
One of the most iconic scenes in the series was when Walt had brought Skyler pizza but she wanted nothing to do with him. He thus became frustrated and threw it on the roof. Apparently, fans began throwing pizza at the real house too.
This irritated the elderly couple that lived there. There are actually videos on YouTube of one of the occupants chasing away fans. This habit by fans of the show pissed off Vince Gilligan. When asked about it by the AV Club, he said, "There is nothing original or cool about throwing pizzas on this lady's roof. It is just not funny."
The Pizza Scene Was Shot In One Take
The pizza scene in Season 3's "Caballo Sin Nombre" was quite perfect. Apparently, it was shot in one take with no special editing. Impressive? Not really.
Apparently, the director wanted an even better take but Bryan Cranston was unable to replicate the perfect throw. The pizza kept falling down or folding after landing. They thus stuck with the first one and fans clearly loved it.
Walt And Skyler Bought The House In 1996
Here's the math. In Season 3's thirteenth episode titled "Full Measure," there is a flashback scene where the then younger couple is shown the house by a realtor. Walt suggests it's too small but they take it anyway.
The scene is said to have taken place 16 years earlier. Events in "Full Measure" are said to have taken place in May, 2009. So, sixteen years earlier would put the year of purchase at 1996. Quite a lengthy stay they've had.
Places That Walt Stored Money
There are specific places in the house where Walt stored his drug money. There was the baby room. He taped the money inside the vent in the room and stored some in the duffel bag. He also stored some money in the garage, right behind the insulation.
There was money in the master bedroom too. There, he stored together with clothes using space saver bags. Some money was also in the crawl space that he constructed under the house. In Season 2, he hid some little money in the vacuum cleaner too only for Skyler to sell it without knowing.
There Was Originally A Different Address
In the initial pilot episode pitched by Vince Gilligan to AMC in 2005, the address of the house was meant to be 308 Belmont Avenue, Ontario, California 91764. The setting of the series was meant to be Ontario too and not Albuquerque.
It would have been interesting to see how that would have turned out. Walt's partner-in-crime Jesse Pinkman was also meant to go by the name Marion Alan Dupree while Walt's age would have been 40, instead of 50. It's unclear why Gilligan decided to change all that.
Appearances
The house was featured in all but 25 episodes of the show. There were 78 episodes in total. It first appeared in the pilot episode and was last seen in Season 5's eighth episode titled "Felina."
The last time anyone was seen inside the house was when Walt drove there on his 52nd birthday to retrieve the ricin he had hidden. Before leaving, he stopped in the middle of the living room, which was now badly ruined, as he recalled his 50th birthday.
The Features
Walt's house is not luxurious but it's good enough for a small family. Apparently, its market price is about $200,000, though the owners have vowed to never sell. But what are some of its features.
From the show, a two-car driveway was seen on the front of the house, while at the back, there was a pool and barbecue area. There was also an unassuming exterior, three bedrooms and an open living room that was connected to the kitchen. There was also a long hallway that led to the bedrooms and the bathroom. Not to forget the boiler room and the garage too.
Repairs
His criminal career notwithstanding, Walt was a typical family man that liked doing repairs himself instead of calling professionals. Viewers might have forgotten how often the house was fixed.
The first thing to be broken was the water heater. After fixing hit, Walt found rot beneath the house. He fixed that too and ended up creating a crawl space in the process. The crawl space would come in handy later in the series. And after the Wayfarer 515 plane disaster, the house was damaged too but it was repaired.