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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 Mayberry
83: Gomers of the World Unite!
We finally did it, we finally went full Marxist on the Andy Griffith Show. We didn't MEAN to do it but it was bound to happen eventually. Also in this episode…
Breaking Mayberry82: Super Smash Boomers
Look, everything happens so damn much all the the time these days. I mean, we talk about goddamn Shrimp Guy in this episode and like, you don't care about…
Breaking Mayberry81: Sweaty Himbo Haunted House (w/ Gabe & Kat from Ghouls Next Door)
The Ghouls Next Door make an appearance to talk about monsters, houses, and Monster House. We dissect the haunted urban legends of our childhood, find the…
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80: We Live In A Societeeesy-peeseey!
Listen, Ernest T. Bass is back and that means this is all just.... chaos. And where there isn't chaos, there's... basically the opposite of television. Dan…
Breaking Mayberry79: Go. Touch. Birds!
It's an extremely bird-heavy Season Premiere as we talk about "Opie The Birdman", one of the most influential and critically acclaimed episodes of TV ever…
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PREVIEW - 79: Go. Touch. Birds!
Scenes from an upcoming, extremely bird-heavy episode of Breaking Mayberry.
Breaking Mayberry78: Andy Griffith TV Movie Double Feature (Season Finale)
Death wears an ascot in our Season 3 finale as Andy Griffith play not one, but two different rich sociopaths! Marty and Dan accidentally stumble across a pair…
Breaking Mayberry77: Not A Clip Show, But Close Enough
To be clear, this episode is 100---- er, 99% original material, it just might seem... familiar. But listen, enough about the Andy Griffith Show, have you ever…
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76: Gentrification Out Of Spite
The angriest Marty has been at The Andy Griffith Show, and the Andy Griffith Show fandom, in a very long time. Meet Ernest T. Bass, the most disgusting fucking…
Breaking Mayberry75: Weird Things Happen In Philadelphia
I hope you like the episodes where we just talk about weird Philadelphia shit, because it takes us a full 20 minutes to get to the Andy Griffith Show in this…
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74: Take Out The Alpha Child First (w/ Jenn Hensell)
School is in session, kids, and tour guide/history buff Jenn Hensell (https://freetoursbyfoot.com/philadelphia-tours/) has arrived to teach us all about the…
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73: A Perfectly Normal Dan Episode
Everything is a clue in the all-new Breaking Mayberry ARG! Get in on it and forget your actual life! This week, Barney gives Andy food poisoning, Marty loses a…
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72: The Sno-Cone Killer. (For Nathan)
Marty and Dan debate Andy Griffith's parenting skills, wonder how much money is too much to find on the ground, and watch Barney Fife descend into full MRA…
Breaking MayberryUNLOCKED PATREON CONTENT: Giving The Shocker: A Kamen Rider Podcast
That's right, in this UNLOCKED content previously only available to Patreon subscribers, we're talking about the seminal Japanese motorcycle superhero of the…
Breaking Mayberry71: In Memoriam of Horses
Join us in a celebration of the life of horses, who sacrificed so much so the town of Mayberry could exist. In this episode we we meet Mayberry's favorite…
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PREVIEW: 71 - In Memoriam of Horses
Scenes from an upcoming, horse-centric episode of Breaking Mayberry
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70: Eating Onions, Very Erotic
If this was the first and only episode of Breaking Mayberry you ever listened to, you'd probably think "wow, those guys sure use the word 'horny' a lot" - and…
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PREVIEW - 70: Eating Onions, Very Erotic
Scenes from an upcoming extra-spicy Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry69: Unionize the Children (w/ Mickey Schneider-Hanna)
It's a Schneider family affair as Marty's sister Mickey joins us to talk about a good ol' Andy Griffith parenting episode. We're discussing allowances, Jerry…
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PREVIEW: 69 - Unionize The Children
A scene from this week's Breaking Mayberry. Number 69: "Unionize The Children"
Breaking Mayberry68: Breaking Mayberry Sells Out
Listen, we've been doing this for two years now, it's absolute madness that we haven't had Blue Apron call us up yet, and we're doing an episode about it!…
Breaking Mayberry67: Okay, Mayor, You Shoot The Goat (w/ Darryl Charles)
The boys get a visit from stand-up comedian, improv guy, and host of DTF With Darryl and Timaree Darryl Charles (http://www.darrylcharlescomedy.com/) to talk…
Breaking Mayberry66: The Rough One
The Andy Griffith Show is a show about cops, and that means Breaking Mayberry is a show about a show about cops, and that means Marty and Dan have to answer a…
Breaking Mayberry65: Tim Conway, Donkey Fighter
Okay, quick note, for the first like 45 minutes of this episode, we sort of forget that horses, donkeys, and mules are different animals, just go with it. It's…
Breaking Mayberry64: Getting Dietary Fiber Through Illicit Means
We begin today's episode by pondering the moral conundrums left by Young MC in 1989's "Bust A Move" and end it by watching life turn a lonely child into a…
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PREVIEW - 64: Getting Dietary Fiber Through Illicit Means
Scenes from the upcoming episode of Breaking Mayberry.
Breaking Mayberry63: Glenn Ford and the Sticky Boy
In this episode, we learn what a bed jacket is, and how Aunt Bee makes it weird and sexual. We also meet the grossest sticky boy and yell about people who were…
Breaking MayberryPREVIEW: Ep. 63 - Glenn Ford and the Sticky Boy
Scenes from an upcoming extra-sticky episode of Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry62: Call Me By Al's Name
It's time for a WOMANHUNT as Marty and Dan meet three escaped convicts from the women's prison - and boy does the Andy Griffith Show think that's hilarious…
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PREVIEW - Episode 62: Call Me By Al's Name
Preview of the upcoming Breaking Mayberry where we talk about buses a lot.
Breaking Mayberry61: Floyd, The Gay Deciever
Okay, but like, that's the actual name of the Andy Griffith episode, we straight-up could not come up with anything funnier than that. The title makes no sense…
Breaking Mayberry60: Okay, Daddy, I'll Just Read Your Lips.
Dan falls in love with a trumpet player, we find a band-leader from another dimension, and we'll take you on a tour of Philly's most artistic penis graffiti…
Breaking MayberryPREVIEW: Episode 60: Okay, Daddy, I'll Just Read Your Lips
Scenes from Breaking Mayberry Episode 60 - a very horny one.
Breaking Mayberry59: Floyd's Soda Fetish
Boy, it really took no time at all for quarantine to break the Mayberry boys. We spend a lot of time in this episode talking about western movies and why Floyd…
Breaking MayberryPREVIEW: Episode 59: Floyd's Soda Fetish
Scenes from the upcoming Breaking Mayberry Episode 59
Breaking MayberryBecause The Night Belongs To Punisher (Unlocked Patreon Bonus)
In this UNLOCKED BONUS episode, a Patreon subscriber asked us to watch 2004's The Punisher with Tom Jane and John Travolta, and you know what? That movie…
Breaking Mayberry58: The Break-Up Odyssey
We're not always picking on Boomer TV. In this episode, we take on Andy Griffith Show, Season 3, Episode 6 - "Barney Mends a Broken Heart" BUT ALSO we talk…
Breaking MayberryPREVIEW: Episode 58 - The Break-up Odyssey
Scenes from the upcoming Breaking Mayberry Episode 58
Breaking Mayberry57: CSI: Mayberry
It's time to solve a crime! No, not with careful investigations or evidence or anything like that. No, we're solving crime the old-fashioned way - with Andy…
Breaking Mayberry56: Batman's Unsolicited Opinions
Okay, so look, there's an Andy Griffith Show writer named Harvey Bullock and that's also the name of a minor Batman character that doesn't like Batman and you…
Breaking Mayberry55: Mr. Beaks' Revenge
Oh thank god we're back in Mayberry again. Opie doesn't get beaten, we meet Dan's imaginary friend, and a bird gets very angry. It's Season 3, episodes 1 and…
Breaking MayberryBottle Episodes 6: Maximum Acceptable Gyration Levels (w/ Dr. Timaree Schmit)
There's a SEX DOCTOR in the house as sex educator/writer/podcast host/performer Dr. Timaree Schmit stops by to talk about the many, many cultures of Jeannie…
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Bottle Episodes 5: Sammy Davis Two-Fer (w/ Jordanna Lipsitz)
Friend of the show Jordana Lipsitz returns to heavily lust after Sammy Davis Junior after a cursory reading of his biography. Sammy and his clone guest-star in…
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Bottle Episodes 4: Astronauts Ain't Shit (w/ Stephanie Neuerburg)
"Saddest Case of Celibacy In The West" podcast host Stephanie Neuerburg joins us for a rip-roaring cowboy adventure, as we take on an episode where Jeannie…
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Bottle Episodes 3: Belly Button Mandela Effect (w/ Kae Lani Palmisano)
It's another journey into magic as USA Today 10Best Food/Travel Editor and host of WHYY's "Check Please!" Kae Lani Palmisano joins us to talk about Season 2…
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Bottle Episodes 2: @barbara_eden's Reply Guys (w/ Sara Century)
Syfy Fangrrrls writer and "Bitches on Comics" co-host Sara Century stops by for our second entry into the Jeannie-verse - Season 3, Episode 4, "My Turned-On…
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Bottle Episodes 1: A Grown Man Fights A Piano (w/ Emily Guendelsberger)
It's the beginning of our brand-new mini-series "Bottle Episodes", covering the magical hit I Dream of Jeannie. Our special guest, journalist/author Emily…
Breaking Mayberry48: Hey, I'm Gary Busey: The Fish!
There once was a sad man named Limpet His goldfish - he wanted to pimp it And then he got his wish To have sex with a fish Finally using his weak little shrimp…
Breaking Mayberry47: Hello, My Name Is Libbels.
"Hey Barney! It's your cousin Virgil! Virgil Fife?! You know that uncomfortably horny Tweety Bird vibe you've been looking for? Well, listen to this!" Marty…
Breaking Mayberry46: The Volcano Shot My Wife
Marty and Dan build a pretty airtight case for the impeachment of Sheriff Andy Taylor, but the show proceeds to Pelosi the hell out of our report. Marty…
Breaking Mayberry45: The Legend of Saxophone Boy (w/ Briana Morgan)
Have you had all your shots? If not, Andy Griffith will literally hold you down in prison until you're inoculated. That's the lesson we learned when digital…
Breaking Mayberry44: Engagement Party Strike Force
In this episode, we learn that it's possible to die of second-hand sexual frustration and that entrapment isn't real if you're not dressed as an old lady…
Breaking Mayberry43: LIVE at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival
Marty and Dan are filmed before a live studio audience. As Part of the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, the Mayberry boys break from tradition and take a walk…
Breaking Mayberry42: Best Western, Hotel Detective
We're back from an unexpectedly long break to "check in" to an Andy and Barney wacky caper. Marty and Dan stumble upon the dumbest pulp novel premise…
Breaking Mayberry41: Aunt Bee's Human Rights Abuses
It's a pair of BARNBURNER episodes (but not literally, that was a few episodes ago) as Marty and Dan lose their absolute minds at the prospect of two good…
Breaking Mayberry40: The Bayous of Mayberry County
Marty and Dan continue to plow through Season 2 with a double-header which seeks to cost them their sanity. First, the Mayberry boys are bored to the point of…
Breaking Mayberry39: No Gods, No Masters, No Choir Directors
The Mayberry boys are joined by internet legend Grant from Sex Archie, History Honeys, and Let's Play with Chip and Ironicus for yet another weirdly dark trek…
Breaking Mayberry38: Your Mother Is A Chicken Thief!
Marty and Dan come across an episode which fits the basic threshold of decent writing, and it is an oasis for them. Dan meets some Luchadors, Marty has his…
Breaking Mayberry37: Static Is Stealing Your Rays You Need For Fishing
It's an extremely frustrating and superstitious episode wherein Marty gets into an altercation with his mailman, Dan channels Alex Jones, and in Mayberry…
Breaking Mayberry36: Grappling With Jeff Foxworthy
It's our mid-season decompression episode and we got a special guest who actually knows what they're talking about. Gabe Bullard from The Bitter Southerner…