Saul Goodman must have gotten off on parole, as Bob Odenkirk suited up as the criminal lawyer for a “Know Your Rights” PSA celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
“Hi, I’m Saul Goodman. Did you know you have rights? Well, you do. Sure, they’re old timey. They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks. Boring, but believe it or not, they’re still surprisingly relevant,” Odenkirk says in the video, which was uploaded to a YouTube account called Saul4Democracy and shared to the social media site Bluesky by “Better Call Saul” co-creator Peter Gould.
“Your rights include, but are not limited to, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, et cetera, et cetera,” Odenkirk continues. “Wow, you lucky so-and-so. Look at you, you got rights coming out the wazoo, all because a whole bunch of good people, 250 years’ worth, sacrificed everything they had for this awesome wallpaper behind me,” he adds, pointing to Saul’s U.S. Constitution backdrop.
The video concludes with Odenkirk saying, “Know your rights, and for the love of Mike, don’t ever give ’em up.” Then, Jonathan Banks reappears as Saul’s fixer, Mike Ehrmantraut, to deliver the kicker: “I’m Mike, and I approve this message.”
It’s unclear when or where this video was shot — did they rebuild the set of Saul’s office or is Odenkirk sitting in front of a green screen? — but Gould confirmed its legitimacy on Bluesky. “This is not AI,” Gould replied to two different fans concerned that the clip was generated by artificial intelligence.
“Better Call Saul” ended in 2022 after a six-season run on AMC. Before that, he played the shady defense attorney for five years on “Breaking Bad.” Odenkirk has previously cast doubt on the possibility of playing Saul Goodman again in a TV series, saying the character’s current circumstances would have to remain true to the show’s ending. “If there’s another Saul show, it takes place inside prison,” he said in 2025.