"Breaking Bad" is finding a second life off screen. Wardrobe and props from the popular AMC series are headed to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.
Creator Vince Gilligan and stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Jonathan Banks and RJ Mitte will present the items that recognize the show's influence on American culture to the museum. The objects include Heisenberg's porkpie hat, the Tyvek suits and gas masked used by Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, and the bag of blue meth sold by Walter and Jesse.
"These objects and the groundbreaking show they are from help us document the ways in which American entertainment reflects and influences our lives," John Gray, director of the National Museum of American History, said in a statement. "In particular, 'Breaking Bad' offers us templates for understanding and confronting social issues."
The "Breaking Bad" items will join memorabilia from other iconic American TV shows including "Mad Men," "The Wonder Years," "Seinfeld" and "All in the Family." The objects are part of a planned exhibition that will draw on the museum's theater, music, sports and entertainment collections and scheduled to open in 2018.
Other objects from "Breaking Bad" being donated include cups with the Los Pollos Hermanos logo, the sketch of Heisenberg from the episode "No Más," Hank Schrader's DEA ID card, a "Better Call Saul" matchbook and a purple corkscrew used by Marie Schrader.
