Breaking Bad
Season 1, Episode 4 (17 Feb. 2008): “Cancer Man”
by Vince Gilligan, Jim McKay

Breaking Bad - Season 1, Episode 4

Title: “Cancer Man”

Medium: television series episode

Original airdate: 17 Feb. 2008

Publisher: American Movie Classics
Written by: Vince Gilligan
Directed by: Jim McKay

30 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Heisenberg (Walter White) (lead character)		[cashier; chemist...]	American Movie Classics	64
Jesse Pinkman		J. P. Whynne High School	American Movie Classics	64
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)		[government agency]		10
Skyler White		[bookkeeper; writer]	American Movie Classics	65
Walter White, Jr.		J. P. Whynne High School [has cerebral palsy; walks with crutches]	American Movie Classics	63
Hank Schrader		[federal agent]	American Movie Classics	64
Marie Schrader		[kleptomaniac]	American Movie Classics	64
Steven Gomez		Hispanic [Hank's partner and close friend in ABQ DEA office]	American Movie Classics	32
Mrs. Pinkman		[deeply ashamed of her son Jesse's drug use]	American Movie Classics	4
Adam Pinkman		[disappointed in son: meth cook Jesse Pinkman]	American Movie Classics	3
Ken		[self-absorbed man with license plate "KEN WINS"]	American Movie Classics	1
Jake Pinkman		[Jesse Pinkman's drug-using honors student little brother]	American Movie Classics	1
Dr. Delcavoli		black [oncologist who treated Walter White's lung cancer]	American Movie Classics	7
Skinny Pete (Peter)		[low-level meth dealer/drug runner]	American Movie Classics	17
Combo (Christian Ortega)		Hispanic [low-level meth dealer/drug runner]	American Movie Classics	5
unnamed DEA agent		[present at "Operation: Icebreaker" briefing]	American Movie Classics	1
Mesa Credit Union		[bank Walt used early in his career as a meth cook]	American Movie Classics	2
unnamed maid		Hispanic [found marijuana in Jesse's room; turned it over to his mom]	American Movie Classics	1
Danny's Auto Service		[gas station where Walt destroyed Ken's car]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed bank teller (cameo)		[invited Walt into her line; deposited his money]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed bank teller (cameo)		[stared in disgust at obnoxious bank customer Ken]	American Movie Classics	1
two LDS missionaries (cameo)	Latter-day Saint missionaries	[knock on Jesse's door; he hallucinates they're bikers]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed auto service clerk (cameo)		[saw Ken's BMW bust into flames, destroyed by Walter White]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed bank customer (cameo)		Hispanic [in line in front of Walt White at Mesa Credit Union]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed bank customer (uncredited)		[was at Mesa Credit Union at same time as Walter White, Ken]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed DEA agent (uncredited)		Hispanic [present at Hank's "Operation: Icebreaker" briefing]	American Movie Classics	1
unnamed home buyer (listed in 2nd party cast list but not in on-screen credits; not noticed in film/episode)		[ 1st app: Breaking Bad - Season 1, Episode 4 (17 Feb. 2008) ]	American Movie Classics	1
miscellaneous aliens (photo/picture/video)  Walter is seen watching the 1956 film "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" on TV.	alien	[generic listing for miscellaneous aliens]		100
ninjas (mentioned)  Ken (speaking into Bluetooth phone device): "Yeah, dude, I'm not worried. I got the best fricking attorney. I would not want to be on the other side of this one. He's got this little team of ninjas, too, that go out and do forward operations..."	Ninjutsu	[assassin; martial artist...]		113
Saul Goodman (mentioned)  Ken (speaking into Bluetooth phone device): "Yeah, dude, I'm not worried. I got the best fricking attorney. I would not want to be on the other side of this one. He's got this little team of ninjas, too, that go out and do forward operations..." This episode contains an unconfirmed (but quite likely) reference to Saul Goodman. Ken is overheard on his phone telling somebody he has "best fricking attorney" who has "this little team of ninjas."	Jewish (fake)	[attorney]	American Movie Classics	56

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Breaking Bad - Season 1, Episode 4 (17 Feb. 2008) created 11 June 2014. Last modified 4 February 2018.

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