Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)

"**Better Call Saul**"
"Better Call Saul"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 8
Directed by	Terry McDonough
Written by	Peter Gould
Featured music	"Holla Hey" by Far East Movement; "Thin Man Skank" by The Lions; "Oh Beautiful" by Pat Boone; "Banderilla" by Calexico;
Cinematography by	Michael Slovis
Editing by	Skip Macdonald
Original air date	April 26, 2009
Running time	47 minutes
Guest appearances
	Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman; DJ Qualls as Getz; Krysten Ritter as Jane Margolis; Matt Jones as Badger Mayhew; Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez; Tina Parker as Francesca Liddy;
Episode chronology
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"Better Call Saul" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad. It was written by Peter Gould and directed by Terry McDonough. The episode aired on AMC on April 26, 2009.

This episode marks Bob Odenkirk's first appearance as the fast-talking criminal lawyer Saul Goodman in the series. He was promoted to series regular in Season 3 and stayed with the series until the penultimate episode, later reprising the role in the prequel series Better Call Saul.