Toys 'R' Us pull Breaking Bad dolls after Florida mother's campaign

Toys 'R' Us is pulling its four collectible dolls based on characters from hit TV series Breaking Bad after complaints from a US mother who launched a petition last week.

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TheBreaking Bad dolls withdrawn by Toys 'R' Us. Photo: MCT

Published: 10:30pm, 22 Oct 2014Updated: 5:04am, 23 Oct 2014

Toys 'R' Us is pulling its four collectible dolls based on characters from hit TV series Breaking Bad after complaints from a US mother who launched a petition 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 said the dolls were 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. It said the figures were sold in limited quantities in the adult-action-figure area of stores.

Susan Schrivjer, of Fort Myers, Florida, launched the petition on change.org demanding that the retailer immediately stopped selling the dolls. The mum, who wrote the petition under the name Susan Myers, said the dolls were 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.