A collectable range of drug dealer dolls based on the hit TV show Breaking Bad – complete with detachable bags of cash and methamphetamines – has been pulled from the shelves of retailer Toys ‘R’ Us in response to a Florida petition.

Breaking Bad action figures have been slammed as ‘inappropriate’: Photo: eBay

The mother responsible for the petition, who was identified by news media as Susan Schrivjer, launched a petition on change.org last week, demanding that Toys’R’ Us immediately stop selling the dolls.

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Under the name Susan Myers, the mother wrote that the dolls were a “dangerous deviation from their family friendly values”.

“While the show may be compelling viewing for adults, its violent content and celebration of the drug trade make this collection unsuitable to be sold alongside Barbie dolls and Disney characters,” she wrote.

As of Tuesday, the petition had 8000 signatures.

Methamphetamine candy inspired by the TV show Breaking Bad is being sold on eBay.

The Breaking Bad series is based on the life of a fictional high school chemistry teacher named Walter White, who turns into a crystal meth dealer, and his sidekick Jesse Pinkman. The toys have a detachable bag of cash and a bag of methamphetamines.

The dolls aren’t the only Breaking Bad merchandise capable of raising eyebrows. The eBay Australia website features a range of toys including ‘bobble-head’ dolls and even edible blue meth candy – but so far many of these items have escaped the wrath of campaigners.

Toys ‘R’ Us told The Associated Press late on Tuesday that the dolls are being removed immediately from its website and shelves. The retailer had maintained that the figures are sold in limited quantities in the adult action figure area of its stores.

On Monday, Bryan Cranston, the actor who plays White, responded to the controversy, tweeting, “I’m so mad. I am burning my Florida mom action figure in protest.”

– with AAP