S01E01 · SCENE 3/19 · 09:08
Pilot · A1A Car Wash

Car wash humiliation and ridicule

Walter works at a car wash, gets reassigned to wiping cars, and is mocked by a student.

09:08→10:08
in the episode · 1m 00s · S01E01

What happens

09:08–10:08

Walter works as a cashier but is forced to wipe down cars when short-staffed. A disrespectful student and his girlfriend ridicule him while he services their convertible.

WhereA1A Car Wash
DriverBogdan
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadWalter's transformation

Key lines

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09:16

Thank you. Come again.

09:38

I'm short-handed, Walter. What am I to do?

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Scene DNA

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humiliation0.8
humiliating0.8
social rule violation0.2
awkward0.2
argument

Beats

09:09Walter works as cashier
10:09Student mocks Walter

Scene in the episode

09:08–10:08
A · Walter's transformation
B · Meth partnership
C · Family dynamics
D · DEA investigation

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Walter White62 episodes · drives 79 scenes
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Bogdan WolynetzMarius Stan7 episodes · drives 1 scenes

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