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Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry is a classic TV podcast without the nostalgia-bait. Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig take a hard look at the history of television, breaking down vintage favorites and cultural oddities from the 1950s to the early 00’s. We’re finding all the hidden ways TV impacted America’s psyche - and making fun of them.
Watch us break Mayberry before it breaks us.
Episodes
Breaking MayberryBACKDOOR LOVERS: Watery Gollums
We're back to Backdoor Lovers, the series about failed spinoff attempts! This time around, it's early-00's witch-core hit Charmed, a show that does not care if…
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136: Pocketknives, Cars, and Moisturizers Monthly (w/ Evan Dalton Smith)
Hey look we brought someone on that actually knows anything about The Andy Griffith Show, it only took us six years or so. Evan Dalton Smith, author of…
Breaking Mayberry135: The Crimes Of Fife
It's our big send-off to Don Knotts (bigger than what the Andy Griffith show did anyway) and we "celebrate" by counting down Barney Fife's biggest crimes…
Breaking MayberryUNLOCKED BONUS: Lasagna Boys - A Garfield Cast
We're! (we're!) Ready! (ready!) To! (to!) Podcast! In what is basically an extended episode of Marty's Comix Korner, Marty and Dan watch 2006's Garfield: A…
Breaking Mayberry134: The Case of Vulvanator v. Labia-Lifter (w/Christine Clarke)
We lawyer up once again with personal injury/medical malpractice attorney Christine Clarke, who shares with us the best cross-examination twist ever heard…
Breaking Mayberry133: Mr. T, Killer of Fools
Listen close because there is a VERY IMPORTANT Public Service Announcement at the beginning of this episode that you're not gonna want to miss. Also we say…
Breaking Mayberry132: Light Switch Action or Light "Switch Action"?
The actual AG fans sometimes say you should use the Andy Griffith Show as guideposts for your day-to-day situations. Well, in this episode we imagine what that…
Breaking Mayberry131: A Real Butter-and-Egg Man
Marty flirts with meeting his double, Dan invites trouble, and a wacky misunderstanding implies that filthy casual sex was just a workplace hazard for a dairy…
Breaking Mayberry130: Let's Kill Some Whales
Just be chill, allright? Don't screw this up for us. Just. Be Cool. We're just normal guys talking about ham, whale explosions, and Andy Griffith Season 5…
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129: Cotton Fists and Cellophane Noses
The opinions held and expressed by "smokin'" Steamboat Willie do not represent those of Breaking Mayberry Enterprises or of Marty and Dan. They are very bad…
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128: Dog the Bounty Hunter, Jr.
Okay so in the middle of recording this episode we got some big news and it's not new now but it was a week ago so just go with it. We're covering THE BIG…
Breaking Mayberry127: An Outdated Idea of Mugging (w/ RJ City)
Professional wrestler and All Elite Wrestling Interviewer RJ City comes by the Breaking Mayberry studios to share some behind-the-ring stories and transport us…
Breaking Mayberry126: Connecting With Jesus on LinkedIn
Man I hope you all really like the episodes where we go on long digressions because this is for sure one of them. Dan has a great excuse for not wearing a…
Breaking Mayberry125: Disassociating With OwenWilson
Okay everyone, get this: What if there was a guy... and he wasn't funny? No, but, like... imagine there's a guy, and he's just like... not funny? I don't think…
Breaking Mayberry124: Wikipedia Editor Intervention
Dan and Marty bring a weird energy into one of the bleakest darkest episodes of TV we've ever seen, but it's okay because we talk about horses. Like, a lot…
Breaking MayberryBlood and Fur: Some Ewok Stories (UNLOCKED PATREON BONUS)
It's an unlocked Patreon bonus! Marty and Dan talk about some lesser-known Stars War, that see your Star Wars mythos and say "suck it". Be sure to listen for…
Breaking Mayberry123: Packing A Suitcase for Social Anxiety
In this episode, the Andy Griffith writers create a situation so infuriating that it challenges the boys' moral stance on police brutality. Also, Marty ages…
Breaking Mayberry122: Floyd, God-Emperor of Barbers!
Magic is real in the Andy Griffith universe and no one seems to care that much about it! Also Dan nearly blows up his entire house! It's Season 5, Episode 14…
Breaking Mayberry121: Kill Your Darlings
Marty and Dan lose their minds over a musical atrocity that no one asked for, and then we get some quality ridiculousness from everyone's favorite mountain…
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120: Just Off-Screen, Nodding Approvingly (w/ Ciera Gardner)
(Okay look every single image of this episode on the internet is Don Knotts in a racist-ass outfit, so you don't get cover art on this one.) Ciera Gardner…
Breaking Mayberry119: These People Are Made of Cardboard!
It's election time in Philadelphia, and Marty has a personal connection in this race. Andy threatens to leave. but then he doesn't, and Marty and Andy lose a…
Breaking Mayberry118: Statue of Liberty Redesign
We're back from Marty's wedding times, and we're ready to get back to the important work of making fun of boomer TV. Marty meets a man who's not here, Dan…
Breaking Mayberry117: No Veto on the Vietnam Points!
Okay, so you know MANHUNT? What if that, but there was a dog? Is that... is that anything? Do you like that? No? Okay, well, how about 22 minutes of adults…
Breaking Mayberry116: Oedipus T. Bass
In this episode we describe a drug-addicted cartoon rabbit, and it's nowhere near the most upsetting thing that comes up. It's Season 5, Episode 4, "The…
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115: Two Annoying Guys!
(The two annoying guys are not us, for the record) Okay, you know how your relatives are kind of annoying to be around? Wouldn't it be great to spend some TV…
Breaking Mayberry114: The Barney Stretcher 5000
Okay so look in this episode we thought we'd have fun with the concept of MILF Manor but we absolutely do NOT have fun with the concept of MILF Manor. We do…
Breaking MayberryPARENTAL CONTROL: You're the Bears' Problem Now! (w/ Mickey Schneider)
It's the final PARENTAL CONTROL and we brought back Marty's sister Mickey to talk about the TV show which inspired her name - Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. We…
Breaking MayberryBACKDOOR LOVERS: Basic Training at Fort Sandals
Okay look let me tell you up front: This episode spends a LOT of time talking about Marty's scrotum. And then it spends even more time talking about the Dukes…
Breaking MayberryPARENTAL CONTROL: Strong Opinions About Murphy Beds (w/ Kae Lani Palmisano)
Friend of the show and Emmy-award winning TV host Kae Lani Palmisano stops in the throw Marty and Dan into the world of reality TV with her parental control…
Breaking MayberryBACKDOOR LOVERS: The Incredible Mr. Fix-It
Our exploration of failed spinoffs continues as we look into a Golden Girls spinoff that actually did make it to the air... kind of! Behold the shockingly mean…
Breaking MayberryPARENTAL CONTROL 2: Big Valley Energy (w/ Adam Teterus)
Adam's back to tell us about a show his Dad loves and his mom hates - 60's Western THE BIG VALLEY. Join us for the definitive ranking of stuff guys can fall…
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BACKDOOR LOVERS: Paranormal Creatures Networking Event
Our trip through TV Shows that never were continues, as we briefly step into the seedy criminal monster mash of SUPERNATURAL: BLOODLINES, a proposed spinoff of…
Breaking MayberryBACKDOOR LOVERS: A Surprisingly Supportive Mob Boss
Welcome to our new NEW miniseries, Backdoor Lovers, where we explore episodes of shows that were meant to create new shows... but didn't. We explore the…
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Parental Control 1: Stomach Parasite Elliot Gould
We start our brand-new miniseries, Parental Control, and we have a special guest: Annie "Dan's older sister no matter what the calendar says" Ludwig! We talk…
Breaking MayberryUNLOCKED BONUS: Welcome to the Turtle Club - A Master of Disguise Podcast
UNLOCKED PATREON BONUS: This hurt, this hurt a lot. It hurt so much we brought in Dan's brother Max Ludwig to share the pain. Max searches for the secret of…
Breaking Mayberry105: An Extremely Solved Murder (Season Finale)
It's the Season Finale and we're going back to the seemingly endless well of Andy Griffith TV Movies where he plays an unrepentant psychopath! This time around…
Breaking Mayberry104: Look on My Barney Meter, Ye Mortals, and Despair!
Okay so this episode starts with some funny stories about giraffe urine, and it ends with the horrors of the Vietnam War. Do not blame us for how this goes…
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Support abortion funds, get cool stuff
All this month, all money the boys make from this podcast goes to abortion funds throughout the US. Here's where to give us money and what you can get for it…
Breaking Mayberry103: Don Draper Minds in William H. Macy Bodies (w/ Sophia Benoit)
Twitter fav and GQ/Bustle sex and relationship columnist Sophia Benoit joins the boys as they discuss #justiceforthelmalou, Andy Griffith gender-swapped…
Breaking Mayberry102: Your Host, A Miserable Pile of Secrets
Look, I don't know what this episode title means either but I do know this THIS episode is agonizing for Marty and Dan. Turns out, there's a good reason why TV…
Breaking Mayberry101: Günterkräkken!
There are many ways to learn a new language, but only one that will let you do what Marty does to Dan in this episode. We also learn the greatest nicknames of…
Breaking Mayberry100: Mayblivion Comes For Us All (w/ Joe Wade)
It's the 100th episode of Breaking Mayberry and we brought in Joe Wade from Christmas Creeps to join us as we dive into Kickstarter-funded fan film Mayberry…
Breaking Mayberry99: They Can't Cease and Desist All of Us!
Opie joins an MLM in this episode and so do we! Get your exclusive Breaking Mayberry NFT for the price of nothing, we're not doing that, NFTs are stupid cons…
Breaking Mayberry98: Tales of the Downstairs Neighbors
Marty and Dan tell stories about the people who live below, Barney rides a horse, Gilligan shows up, and we all learn way too much about (fake) mountain…
Breaking Mayberry97: Butcher With A Gun
You know what we all hate? Saving money. It sucks, and finally someone has the guts to say it, and that someone is John Whedon. We do a deeper dive into the…
Breaking Mayberry96: HBO Presents Bartleby the Scrivener
This episode was recorded on December 28th. I'm telling you this because it's a VERY "this is the week between Christmas and New Years, time is meaningless we…
Breaking Mayberry95: This Episode Smells Like Chapstick (w/ Adam Teterus)
Podcast host, burlesque emcee, and chaos demon Adam Teterus joins us again to discuss an episode sort of about shoplifting, but mostly about offensively lazy…
Breaking MayberryUNLOCKED PATREON EPISODE: Full of Sound and Furry
In this unlocked episode from the vaults of our Patreon, Patrons made us watch the furry Christmas classic with the baffling cast, Pottersville. So we called…
Breaking Mayberry94: Does This Job Come With Hobo Benefits?
We're back for another trip to 60s TV hell, and we're taking y'all to Marty's Comix Korner! We'll also discuss Dan's midnight snacking habits and learn who the…
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PREVIEW - 94: Does This Job Come With Hobo Benefits?
Scenes from the next episode of Breaking Mayberry - Does This Job Have Hobo Benefits?
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93: Miss Crime Island, 1963
So listen, you're probably gonna want to read this before listening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aristocrats And uhhhhhh otherwise, I think we're good…
Breaking Mayberry92: I'm Ted Koppel, and Someday We Will All Die
Welcome to our mid-season break, kinda. We're spending half the episode discussing a truly bizarre news piece about Mt. Airy, NC, and then the other half…
Breaking Mayberry91: A Little More Hoot, A Little Less Nanny (w/ Dr. Nerdlove)
Dating and relationship expert Harris "Dr. Nerdlove" O'Malley stops by to watch this awful My-Fair-Lady-pastiche redeeming one of Mayberry's most unredeemable…
Breaking Mayberry90: John Whedon Is The Devil
Okay, yeah, we've seen enough here, John Whedon suuuuuuuuuccccckkks. And also, surprise surprise, isn't a very good writer! As in, can't write in character and…
Breaking Mayberry89: ACABF (All Cops Are Barney Fife)
Honestly, for a show hosted by two dudes, we really don't make that many dick jokes, right? Well, that's gonna change! But beyond the ball jokes, we're also…
Breaking Mayberry88: "Trey Rulez, Opie Sux" - Opie's Pa
Pretty sure Sheriff Andy Taylor doesn't actually even like his kid and literally doesn't care if his son knows he's alive. It's a pair of absolutely demented…
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87: Who Gave My Baby A Tribal Tat? (w/ Grant of Chip & Ironicus)
This episode of Andy Griffith is like a shitty version of The Ring: It doesn't kill you if you watch it, it just makes you a slightly worse person. Grant from…
Breaking Mayberry86: Gomer Did A 9/11
An important change in Marty's relationship status re: birds, a cunning plan to raise aquarium attendance, and yet another baffling Andy Griffith show moral…
Breaking Mayberry85: Don't Say Things I Believe Out Loud!
The world is opening up, and we're reinventing ourselves! As the kinds of guys who cancel plans! We're doing a double-header of the meanest and dumbest of AG…
Breaking Mayberry84: Where Are The Other Five Points? (w/ Neil P. Bardhan)
Funnyman and story guy Neil P. Bardhan stops by to talk about report cards and online dating. In Season 4, Episode 8, some bullshit happens with Opie's grades…