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Hank Schrader Played by Dean Norris

Breaking Bad Hank Schrader Season 4
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Hank Schrader is Walt's macho, DEA agent brother-in-law. One of Hank's investigations involves the high-quality blue meth of "Heisenberg," Walt's underworld alter ego.

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 also leave him enduring anxiety attacks. They increase in intensity after drug cartel members ambush Hank and other agents in Mexico.

After recovering in Albuquerque, the anxiety attacks return when Hank is reassigned to El Paso. Hank defies his boss, ASAC Merkert, by refusing to report to Texas so he can continue pursuing Heisenberg leads. "Mexico doesn't have a damn thing to do with it!" Hank shouts after his wife, Marie, suggests that fear is understandable given the trauma he experienced.

Tracing a meth trade to the RV, Hank is about to close in on Jesse (and unbeknownst to him, Walt) when a fake emergency call about Marie lures him away. The next day, Hank assaults Jesse. "You had my wife's name!" he screams as he pounds Jesse.

Hank rejects Marie's suggestion to lie about the assault. "I'm supposed to be better than that," says Hank. "I've been unraveling," he admits, since he shot Tuco. "I think I'm done as a cop."

ASAC Merkert suspends Hank and confiscates his weapon, leaving him defenseless when the Cousins, two cartel killers, attack. Hank survives the ambush, but his legs are left paralyzed.

Suffering intense pain and frustrated by his disability, Hank at first refuses to leave the hospital until he can walk out. He eventually agrees to leave after losing a bet with Marie that she won't be able to arouse him in his weakened condition.

Hank has no idea that Walt's drug earnings are financing his extensive physical therapy.

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Hank Schrader Quotes

“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”
“Gomie, go beat your pinata.”
Season 3, Episode 2: “Caballo Sin Nombre”
“They got the right guy for the job. ‘Specially since the bean-speak comes natural and all.”
Season 3, Episode 5: “Mas”
“I swear to God, Marie, I think the universe is trying to tell me something. And I’m finally ready to listen.”
Season 3, Episode 7: “One Minute”
“I’m not the man I thought I was.”
Season 3, Episode 7: “One Minute”
“I’m not gonna bet on whether I’ll get a boner.”
Season 3, Episode 12: “Half Measures”