Cast & Characters
Dean Norris as Hank Schrader
Quotes
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"You ever smoke anything else, Wendy? Sausages don't count."
--Season 1, Episode 3: "...And the Bag's in the River"
Walt: "Hank, you want another beer?"
Hank: "Does the Pope shit in his hat?"
--Season 1, Episode 3: "...And the Bag's in the River"
"I'm thinking 'Operation Breath Mint' every time you and me are on a stakeout together, alright? Breath could knock a buzzard off a shitwagon. Alright! Operation… TBD. Thanks for nothin', Gom."
--Season 1, Episode 4: "Cancer Man"
"So be on notice: We got new players in town. Now we don't know who they are or where they came from, but they possess an extremely high skill set. Me personally, I think Albuquerque might just have a new kingpin."
--Season 1, Episode 4: "Cancer Man"
Walter Jr.: "Hey, I want a beer."
Hank: "Yeah? I want Shania Twain to give me a tuggy. Guess what? That ain't happening either."
--Season 1, Episode 4: "Cancer Man"
"Chick's got an ass like an onion... makes me want to cry."
--Season 1, Episode 6: "Crazy Handful of Nothin'"
"These guys know their trade. Wait, I take it back. What, they didn't think about stealing a hand truck? Hey, try rolling it morons! It's a barrel! It ROLLS!"
--Season 2, Episode 1: "Seven Thirty-Seven"
"Get a big old raging hard-on at the idea of catching this piece of shit! Oh – my apologies to the HR Department. 'Grow tumescent with anticipation.'"
--Season 2, Episode 2: "Grilled"
Hank: "So who's your chief, little Injun?"
Jesse:"What? What does that even mean?"
Hank: "It means I think you're story's bullshit. I think you know who Tuco Salamanco was. I think your car was there 'cause you were there. Tuco had a bullet in him when I got there, and I think you know somethin' about that too."
--Season 2, Episode 3: "Bit by a Dead Bee"
Tortuga: "Hey white boy, my name's Tortuga. You know what that means?"
Hank: "If I have to guess, I'd say that's spanish for asshole."
--Season 2, Episode 3: "Negro Y Azul"
Saul: "Anything you care to share with me?"
Hank: "Sure. Your commercials? They suck ass. I've seen better acting in an epileptic whore house."
--Season 2, Episode 8: "Better Call Saul"
About
Hank Schrader is Walt's macho, DEA agent brother-in-law. One of Hank's investigations involves the high-quality blue crystal Walt and Jesse are producing.
When the drug dealer Tuco kidnaps Walt, Hank takes a leave of absence to search for him and winds up killing Tuco in a shootout.
Hank's heroics earn him a promotion and a part-time assignment at the DEA's El Paso office, but the shootout has left him with anxiety attacks that increase in intensity after drug-cartel members ambush Hank and other El Paso agents in Mexico. Hank finally opens up to Walt, who advises Hank to face his fears and move on.
Walt and Hank generally get along, though Walt resents it when Walter Jr. seeks advice from his uncle. Walt and Hank nearly come to blows when Hank tries to prevent Walt from pouring tequila shots for his son at a party celebrating Walt's cancer remission.
The two patch things up, though, and Hank hits up his DEA-Albuquerque team for donations to Walt's cancer fund, right before Hank tells them he's sure that "Heisenberg" — the street name for the mystery man behind the blue crystal — remains at large in Albuquerque.
