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# Watch Bryan Cranston Help This Teen Ask a Girl to Prom

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[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Apr 14, 2014 6:43 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Apr 14, 2014 6:43 PM UTC

Bryan Cranston may be [the one who knocks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMEq1mGpP5A), but he is also the one who makes a mean prom invitation.

When teen Stefan Montana ran into Cranston, he didn’t waste his opportunity and merely ask the _Breaking Bad_ star for a measly autograph to impress his friends and/or sell on eBay.

Instead, Montana enlisted the actor to help in what would be the ultimate prom-posal for a _Breaking Bad_ fan. The teen asked the actor to briefly reprise his role as Walter White and make his dream date an offer she couldn’t refuse, by warning her to [“tread lightly”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10czUKzpbgg) if she dare say no to the invitation.

Obviously she said yes.

Watch above and here’s another angle on the action:

\[Via [Neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/12/Bryan-Cranston-Helps-Stefan-Get-a-Date/#!D27Xr)\]

**MORE**: [Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston to Unveil ‘Secrets and Lies’ in Book](http://time.com/49521/breaking-bad-cranston-memoir/)

**MORE**: [California Teen Reportedly Sold Pot Brownies to Raise Money for Her Prom Dress](http://time.com/57491/california-teen-reportedly-sold-pot-brownies-to-raise-money-for-her-prom-dress/)

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