Breaking Bad favorite Charles Baker has taken some time to reflect back upon his role as Skinny Pete and even teased the possibility of a spinoff series. In Breaking Bad, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) was frequently seen with two of his pals, Skinny Pete and Brandon “Badger” Mayhew (Matt Jones). The pair showed up in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as well, though neither would join Jesse for a cameo in the recently-concluded spinoff show Better Call Saul.

In a new interview with eBaum’s World, Baker opened up about playing the Skinny Pete role. He described how landing that part had basically been a dream come true. Baker recalls how the series was not the global phenomenon that it is today during the first two seasons when viewership was still fairly low. It was thanks to the show’s availability on Netflix that had gotten more fans hooked, resulting in a boom of popularity and huge success for Breaking Bad.

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After the show ended in 2013, Baker would reprise his role as Skinny Pete for 2019’s El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on Netflix. Baker says that he was incredibly flattered that Vince Gilligan wrote the script for that movie with Skinny Pete having such a prominent role in the first act. He also described what it was like to revisit that role years later, admitting that he was concerned that he didn’t look as young as he did back when the show was on the air.

Charles Baker Is Open to a Spinoff Series

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There have been many Breaking Bad fans suggesting that Skinny Pete and Badger get the next Breaking Bad spinoff series. That’s a testament to just how popular the two had been. For his part, Baker says he’d be happy to do the potential show. He notes that it would need to be a solid idea that makes sense, but he trusts the Breaking Bad creative team with whatever ideas they might come up with.

While Baker would be happy to revisit Skinny Pete, he says that his biggest hope is that Gilligan and Co. will think up of a new idea with original characters that will have people feeling that it’s “so much better” than rehashing characters from the past. In any case, there are no immediate plans for any more shows to be developed in that world following Better Call Saul, but that show’s co-creator, Peter Gould, has taken a “never say never” approach to what the future may one day bring.

“There are lots of people definitely asking. I trust Vince Gilligan and that crew to know what’s right and to know what will work, and if they don’t want to force it, I don’t want to be part of that. I would happily jump into that role again if they could find a way for it to make sense and make it work. But not just for the sake of money, but because they feel it’s necessary, you know? I love the character, I love the role, it’s just, you know, how much longer can I play a young drug addict, at this point and keep that kind of energy? I’d be happy to do it if they ever wanted to, but I don’t know that they would. I don’t know there’s a reason for it.”

You can watch the full interview with Charles Baker below.