The Funniest Moments on "Breaking Bad"

Nothing says hilarious quite like murder and meth.

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Larry David's made a career out of finding humor in the awkward, but he's never been as awkward as the the most uncomfortable moments on Breaking Bad. And yet showrunner Vince Gilligan and his writers and directors manage to find the jokes in that dark territory. In the aftermath of a plane crash where many are killed and even more traumatized? Breaking Bad's got a joke for that. An agonizingly tense dinner between two couples who couldn't be more at odds, who are practically ready to go to war? Bring on the table-side guac.

These are but a few examples of the stunning tonal shifts AMC's hit drama pulls off with aplomb. For a show with such a brutal body count, it's damn funny. Of course, even the funniest of moments on the show feel bittersweet now. This Sunday it all ends. After 10:15 p.m. on September 29th, there will be no more new Breaking Bad. We will have finished the tale of Walter White.

As we approach the climax, it's the perfect time to look at Breaking Bad's Funniest Moments.

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The Challenger Explosion

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Roof Pizza

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Episode: "Caballo Sin Nombre" (Season 3, Episode 2)

When your marriage turns to shit, all bets are off, including the ones you made to yourself about never again leaving pizzas in inappropriate places. (If only you had made promises about never cooking meth and lying to your partner at every turn.)

In "Caballo Sin Nombre," karma rains down on Walter White like the wreckage of those crashed airplanes. He gets pepper-sprayed by a cop, he can't see his kids, and the Cousins are trying to kill him. Of all the stressors in his life, though, he really hates the pizza he brings as a peace offering to Skyler. Returning Junior to the family home after an unexpected visit at Walt's condo, he picks up a pizza. Skyler, thinking of his deceptions and lies, bars the door, pizza be damned. So Walt throws it on the roof. Just like this: 

It's not delivery, it's your marriage falling apart. —Ross Scarano

Fly Swatters

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A Bomb in a Hospital

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Badger's Arrow

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Table-side Guac

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Episode: "Confessions" (Season 5, Episode 11)

After countless family dinners where Walt and Skyler fed Hank and Marie three courses of bullshit, in “Confessions” the four of them share a table for the first time with Walt’s meth dealing known to all. The tension is palpable from the second the Schraders enter Garduño's Mexican restaurant. They've accepted the Whites' invitation to talk but say nothing. Clearly betrayed and disgusted by his duplicitous brother-in-law, DEA agent Hank stares him down like it's an Old West duel. Marie is too upset to even look at her sister.

It's Walt who finally breaks the silence, and right as he's about to launch into a spiel about how any pursuit of him will devastate Flynn and tear their family apart, a peppy voice interjects with even more pressing matters: "Welcome to Garduño's! My name's Trent. I'll be taking care of you today. Can I start anybody off with some beverages? Margarita? How about some table-side guacamole?"

Now that, friends, is what show biz types refer to as Gallagher-level comedic timing. How the foursome forges ahead with its conversation, and without any guac, we'll never know. —Justin Monroe

DJ Qualls

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"Fuck you and your eyebrows!"

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"Yeah, bitch! Magnets!"

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The Gymnasium Speech

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The Talking Pillow

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