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Two guys watch every episode of The Andy Griffith show to gain some perspective... and end up losing their damn minds. Hosted by Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig. New episodes (usually) on Monday mornings

Breaking Mayberry


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 176 EPISODES

    4.9 from 29 ratings Listeners of Breaking Mayberry that love the show mention: got time, funnier, hosts, highly recommend, show, entertaining, funny, listen, great, marty and dan.


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    The Breaking Mayberry podcast is a hidden gem in the world of podcasts. With so many shows out there that fail to deliver quality content, Breaking Mayberry stands out as a refreshing and entertaining listen. Hosted by Marty and Dan, also known as Mary and Stan thanks to autocorrect, this podcast offers an insightful analysis of the beloved 1960s TV show, The Andy Griffith Show.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the chemistry between Marty and Dan. Their banter is engaging and their comedic timing is spot on. They manage to strike a perfect balance between comedy and analysis, offering both laughter and thoughtful commentary. The guests they invite on the show are also knowledgeable and relevant, adding depth to the discussions.

    Another great aspect of Breaking Mayberry is its ability to connect the show's themes and episodes to broader sociological issues. Marty and Dan delve into how The Andy Griffith Show has impacted society as a whole, providing insightful opinions on cultural and political matters. This deeper analysis adds another layer of interest to the podcast.

    However, there are a few minor drawbacks to consider. Firstly, more new episodes would be greatly appreciated by loyal listeners. It would enhance the overall experience if there were regular updates to look forward to every week. Additionally, while Marty?s Komix Korner adds another element of fun to the show, it could be incorporated more frequently or expanded upon for even greater enjoyment.

    In conclusion, Breaking Mayberry is an exceptional podcast that offers a unique blend of comedy and analysis. Marty and Dan's chemistry is palpable, their insights are thought-provoking, and their humor is top-notch. Despite a few minor improvements that could be made, this podcast consistently delivers an enjoyable listening experience that keeps listeners coming back for more.

    Overall Rating: 4/5



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    155: Opie the Loan Shark

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 57:19


    Content Note: This episode discusses media's portrayal of sexual assault for laughsWell, when you do enough AG double-headers, there's gonna be ones like these. We start with an episode that is absolutely nothing, and then move to a deeply upsetting one, one of the weirdest and grossest things put to TV. Also, Dan might get whacked for getting a haircut.AG Season 6, Episode 14 "The Church Organ" and 15 "Girl-Shy"

    154: Garf-sterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 65:33


    In an episode that's dedicated to talking dogs, we focus on a famous talking cat. It's AG Season 6, Episode 12 "Man's Best Friend" and Episode 13 "Aunt Bee Takes the Job"If you like this, leave a rating and review, follow us on Bluesky, visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

    152: Mayberry's Designated Survivor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 90:29


    Okay a lot of weird stuff happened to Marty before and during this episode and we're going to talk about it a lot. But you'll be thanking us because it's a lot better than talking about Andy Griffith Show season 6 episodes 10 and 11, "Aunt Bee on TV" and "The Cannon."If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

    Frankie Muniz, Political Consultant (w/ David Dylan Thomas, Kae Lani Palmisano, and Harris O'Malley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 106:36


    It's an extra-long BREAKING MAYBERRY ALL-STARS featuring three of our favorite returning guests to talk about the three-no-wait-four-part Andy Griffith Epic - "The Hollywood Arc".Yes, for the first (only?) time in the show's run, the Taylors are leaving North Carolina, and this causes everyone to lose their damn minds. We brought in backup for this one, and our returning guests are bewildered and mystified and one case, deeply upset by Goober's hat.It's Season 6, Episodes 7, 8, and 9 "Off to Hollywood", "Taylors in Hollywood", and "The Hollywood Party".

    151: Talkin TimeCop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 80:27


    Dan and Marty take a little break from the doldrums of Mayberry with the classic(?) action movie TimeCop, starring our favorite cokehead gymnast Jean-Claude Van Damme. Dan remembers a repressed shame, we talk JCVDs terrible acting, and we fantasize about using time travel very irresponsibly. 

    150: B-Plot K-Hole (w/ Max Ludwig)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 87:04


    We go back to the 80s-restaurant-of-debatable-quality of "It's A Living" with Max Ludwig. This time around we explore a few episodes with Andy Griffith ties, including one where a group of grown adult women dress as children's fairy-tale characters in a way that's not at all creepy! Also Marty absorbs so much content it breaks him.It's "It's a Living" Season 3, Episode 14 "The Doctor Danny Show" and Season 5 Episode 4 "Sweet Charity"

    149: Phoebe Bridgers and the Gay Parachutes (w/ David Dylan Thomas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 95:22


    Filmmaker and author David Dylan Thomas stops by the Mayberry studios to talk about 2024's I Saw The TV Glow, a movie that's about the horrors and freedoms of nostalgia but also about trans/queer stuff and also maybe about a short-lived McDonald's Ad Campaign.Support Dave's Kickstarter for "White Meat: Appetizer": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daviddylanthomas/white-meat-appetizerListen to the White Meat Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-white-meat-podcast--6272000Listen to Kill James Bond: https://www.killjamesbond.com/If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

    148: Jokerize Me, Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 86:18


    Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone...Barney Fife is gone and in his place arises a great evil, so terrible that not even the Andy Griffith Show can tolerate it for very long. Warren Ferguson has arrived, despair all ye mortals.It's Andy Griffith Show Season 6, episode 5 "The Bazaar" and 6 "A Warning From Warren"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

    147: Bullock, Is That Man Dead?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 72:05


    Like Billy Pilgrim, Dan has become unstuck in time. That's why he keeps saying how tired he is after mentioning perfectly normal amounts of time to be awake.We say good-bye to the weirdest recurring characters, right as we were starting to like them. We also say "hello" to Aunt Bea's new boyfriend, and then we say goodbye just as fast.It's a very bittersweet turn of events on Season 6, Episode 3 "Malcolm at the Crossroads" and Episode 4 "Aunt Bea the Swinger"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

    146: Is Goober My Best Friend?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 72:14


    We're back in Mayberry for season 6 and the vibes are OFF for reals. Everyone's really tense and awkward and somehow Goober is the highlight. It's a really low point friends. But on the other hand, Marty gets to use a joke he's been holding onto for a while.It's Season 6, Episode 1 "Opie's Job" and Episode 2 "Andy's Rival"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    Parental Control: Escape From Olive Garden (w/ Kurt Schiller)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 88:17


    Blood Knife Editor and co-host of Podside Picnic, Kurt Schiller drops by to talk about all things mystery with a pair of Poirots! We discuss the ins and outs of a great detective fiction, including bumbling cops and pedantic wealthy people. Plus, what if Jigsaw ran a casual chain restaurant?It's Agatha Christie's "Poirot", Series 1, episode 5 "Triangle at Rhodes" and Series9, Episode 3, "After the Funeral"

    Side of M*A*S*H: A New Thanksgiving Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 69:53


    The boys start a new tradition, watching the Thanksgiving episodes of the beloved war dramedy MASH... what's that you say? There aren't any Thanksgiving episodes of MASH?...The boys start a new tradition, painfully burrowing their way through a Thanksgiving episode of the much-hated and forgotten spinoff AfterMASH, featuring the worst possible choices all around. Dig in!

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: Lee Majors, Come Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 80:59


    The failed Backdoor Pilot from the Six Million Dollar Man asks, what if there was like, a computer in your brain, man? The answer is, it would suck! But also some other weird stuff would be like, way better than that.Look there's a bunch of weird stuff in this episode, check it out.Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    ELECTION SPECIAL: Welcome Home, Congratulations on Dying!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 86:57


    Look we didn't want to do this one but circumstances forced our hand. We're talking about the Ron Howard-directed Hillbilly Elegy, a movie that Ron Howard is too stupid to understand is political.We all know that JD Vance's memoir is bullshit but would it surprise you to know it's also mean-spirited and it sucks ass? It wouldn't, because you listen to this show, but listen to us talk about it anyway.Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: No Self-Care Until You Kill A Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 89:21


    Marty and Dan go back to Hazard County to revisit the Duke boys and their new, laid-back friend, Jude Emery. We get a narrator of our very own, name as many country singers as possible, and learn too much information about Marty's car.Special thanks to Grant. You'll see why.Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    Doc McGee is Chip Magoo: A Scooby-Doo Podcast (Unlocked Patreon Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 112:09


    The day has finally come - we're talkin' Doo. We discuss the weird place of Scooby Doo in popular culture, horniness, 80's rock band dynamics, horniness again, Jack Kirby, and the weird current state of the series. Marty gets really mad. You can find 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo on Tubi. Don't worry about the other one. 

    PARENTAL CONTROL: Gimme da Big Cabbie! (w/ Grant)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 103:35


    We've got Grant from Chip & Ironicus, Six Feats Under, and WSKRS, here to tell us about a show his father loves but can't remember the name of.We're covering The Amazing Race, CBS' not-quite-a-juggernaut world-crossing reality competition. Learn about the wonders of flag twirling and airport logistics! Thrill at men who hate their wives! Watch as two teams of cops get absolutely owned!It's ParentalControl - The Amazing Race with Grant!Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: Why Not Just Call It "Ninja Cops!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 79:18


    BACKDOOR LOVERS is back with another failed spinoff pilot!This time it's FORCE SEVEN, a tale of ninjas, Teamsters, and racist puppets that spins off of... hmmm... hold on, I've got it somewhere... oh well, who cares what show this is spinning off of? FORCE SEVEN certainly doesn't! It's its own thing, baby!We're doing episodes of "It's A Living" from Seasons 1, 2, and 3, all of which are basically different shows!Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    PARENTAL CONTROL: Mike Wallace or Everyone Dies! (w/ Max Ludwig)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 105:09


    Parental Control is back with a new season of mom-and-dad shows. Dan's brother Max stops by to discuss a sitcom that only Mom Ludwig remembers, with a theme song out of Sondheim and one of the most bizarre plots we've ever seen on TV.We're doing episodes of "It's A Living" from Seasons 1, 2, and 3, all of which are basically different shows!Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool stuff? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: Watery Gollums

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 80:53


    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 it gets a spinoff or not.We meet a whole new version of Dan, learn that the ocean is really small, and learn absolutely nothing about mermaid culture.Breaking Mayberry is back, baby!Subscribe to the Breaking Mayberry Substack for articles and ramblings!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool stuff? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    136: Pocketknives, Cars, and Moisturizers Monthly (w/ Evan Dalton Smith)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 89:51


    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 "Looking for Andy Griffith" out in May from UNC Press, joins the boys for a wide-ranging discussion of all things AG and the culture around it. Also about Paul Giamatti, America's finest character actor.We cover Season 5, Episodes 31 and 32 - "Opie and the Carnival" and "Banjo-Playing Deputy."Pre-order Looking for Andy Griffith from Diesel Books: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/book/9781469678986If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool stuff? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    135: The Crimes Of Fife

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 88:05


    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 against humanity.Then we cover more of Don Knotts' film career, including "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" and "The Reluctant Astronaut", a film which is in high contention for "most unfortunate release date timing."If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool stuff? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    UNLOCKED BONUS: Lasagna Boys - A Garfield Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 80:10


    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 Tale of Two Kitties.We grapple with the existential question of "What is Garfield?", play "Garf or No Garf" and generally hope you bring lots of spaghetti. For more bonus material like this, join our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberry 

    134: The Case of Vulvanator v. Labia-Lifter (w/Christine Clarke)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 84:48


    We lawyer up once again with personal injury/medical malpractice attorney Christine Clarke, who shares with us the best cross-examination twist ever heard.Marty and Dan debate which fast-casual restaurant is the best to die from, and Otis sues the county in an AG episode named... Otis Sues The County.If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool stuff? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!read less

    133: Mr. T, Killer of Fools

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 90:51


    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 good-bye to Mr. Fife (kinda), and a famous comedian shows up to do absolutely no jokes!It's season 5, episodes 29 and 30 - "The Luck of Newton Monroe" and "Opie Flunks Arithmetic"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool shit? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    132: Light Switch Action or Light "Switch Action"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 80:06


    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 would look like and it does NOT go well for us!If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comNeed swords or axes or more cool shit? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    131: A Real Butter-and-Egg Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 69:49


    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 deliveryman in the 60s. It's Season 5, Episode 27 "Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau"Need swords or axes or more cool shit? Go to https://battlingblades.com/discount/MAYBERRY for 10% off your order!

    130: Let's Kill Some Whales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 65:57


    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, Episode 26, "Opie's Newspaper", so just be cool about it, okay?

    129: Cotton Fists and Cellophane Noses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 97:48


    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 and gross and he is a weird little mouse bastard.It's Andy Griffith Season 5, Episodes 25 and 26 "Guest in the House" and "The Case of the Punch In The Nose"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    128: Dog the Bounty Hunter, Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 63:59


    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 EPISODE, the "Andy doesn't carry a gun episode". It's a massive letdown and now we could end the whole podcast. (We won't. But we could.)Wanna see Dan's terrible glasses? https://imgur.com/a/u0TaCcxIf you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    127: An Outdated Idea of Mugging (w/ RJ City)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 99:28


    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 to the late-80s, as we take on Matlock for the first (and probably last) time!We're introduced to Canadian historical procedurals, witness the Japanese Yakuza Blues Brothers, and are gently lulled to sleep by the dulcet tones of a sweaty old Andy Griffith.It's MATLOCK Season 2, Episode 7 - "The Annhilator!"If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    126: Connecting With Jesus on LinkedIn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 87:38


    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 wedding ring, Marty finds the son of God while job hunting, and Andy is a broken man.It's season 5, episode 21 "Barney Runs For Sherriff" and episode 22 "If I had a 1/4 million"Support us with your money dollars at: patreon.com/breakingmayberry

    125: Disassociating With OwenWilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 80:21


    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 you get it. See, there's A GUY. and he's NOT funny.Like, you know how some guys are funny? Well, not this one!It's Andy Griffith Show Season 5 Episodes 19 and 20, "The Lucky Letter" and "Goober and the Art of Love"(Owen Wilson is not the guy who isn't funny. Owen Wilson is hilarious.)Support us with your money dollars at: patreon.com/breakingmayberry

    124: Wikipedia Editor Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 71:06


    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.It's Season 5, Episode 18, "The Rehabilitation of Otis"

    Blood and Fur: Some Ewok Stories (UNLOCKED PATREON BONUS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 68:11


    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 the part where Dan delivers some news that breaks Marty in two.We're doing "An Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage" (1984) and "An Ewok Adventure: Battle for Endor" (1985)Get access to this and all of our bonus episodes at our Patreon!

    123: Packing A Suitcase for Social Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 83:35


    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 100 years in one sentence.It's Season 5, Episodes 16 and 17, "Goober Takes A Car Apart" and "Barney Fife, Realtor"

    122: Floyd, God-Emperor of Barbers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 69:42


    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, "Three Wishes for Opie"THIS MONTH! All Breaking Mayberry money from Patreon or Gumroad goes to support striking WGA/SAG members. Join our Patreon or visit our Gumroad page to purchase our bonus episode packs.

    121: Kill Your Darlings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 87:24


    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 nightmare folk, the Darlings!It's Andy Griffith Show Season 5 Episode 12, "The Darling Baby", and episode 13 "Andy and Helen Have Their Day!"

    120: Just Off-Screen, Nodding Approvingly (w/ Ciera Gardner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 76:32


    (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, actor extraordinaire and clown, esquire (?) joins us on the pod to talk about Season 5, Episode 11 - "The Pageant" - an Aunt Bee episode that's not very nice to Aunt Bee. This one is deeply weird! See Ciera as Lady Macbeth this summer at Delaware Shakespeare Festival: https://delshakes.org/festival/summer-festival/Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    119: These People Are Made of Cardboard!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 77:45


    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 round to the Mayberry wiki people.It's Season 5, Episode 9 "Opies Fortune" and Episode 10 "Goodbye, Sherriff Taylor"Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    118: Statue of Liberty Redesign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 65:25


    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 commits insect genocide, and we all agree that Lady Liberty could use a partner.It's Season 5, episode 8, "Barney's Uniform"Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    117: No Veto on Vietnam Points

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 77:30


    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 misunderstanding each other in the dumbest ways possible? That do anything for you? Still no? Then I don't know what to tell you, man.It's Season 5, Episodes 6 and 7 "Barney's Bloodhound" and "Man in the Middle"Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    116: Oedipus T. Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 67:00


    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 Education of Ernest T. Bass."Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    115: Two Annoying Guys!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 72:44


    (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 time with very realistically annoying people? No?Well, too bad, because that's what's happening, this is the Andy Griffith Show!Covers AG Season 5, Ep 3 "Family Visit" and Episode 5 "Aunt Bee's Romance"Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    114: The Barney Stretcher 5000

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 82:40


    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 have a lot of fun with Barney Fife hanging in a closet though, so there's that.We return to Mayberry with Season 5, Episode 1 "Opie Loves Helen" and Episode 2, "Barney's Physical"Check out Flaming Nose TV Blog: http://flamingnose.blogspot.com/Check out Surf Kings of Gotham: https://anchor.fm/kyle4788Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    PARENTAL CONTROL: You're the Bears' Problem Now! (w/ Mickey Schneider)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 85:05


    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 cover two episodes of the family-themed Western show. Marty gets mad at the past (like always), Mickey has conflicting feelings about her namesake, and Dan introduces us to a man with a "striking" history. Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: Basic Training at Fort Sandals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 71:57


    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 of Hazzard. You can decide which is more unpleasant.It's the Duke boys and their new friend Mason Dixon, P.I. No... no that can't be right. They seriously named the guy "Mason Dixon?" Okay that's not a good start.UPDATE: The narrator of Dukes of Hazzard is Waylon Jennings, not Merle Haggard like we keep saying. But Merle Haggard is a lot funnier to say?Trae Crowder the Liberal Redneck on BLM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l71Pvvnp3oEFollow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    PARENTAL CONTROL: Strong Opinions About Murphy Beds (w/ Kae Lani Palmisano)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 108:54


    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 pick - TLC decoration program Trading Spaces!Learn all about the inner lives of interior decorators as we do a deep dive into the history of TLC, reality TV, and some of the most unhinged TV we've ever seen. Get your decoupage ready because it's DIY time on Breaking Mayberry.Trading Spaces Everret, WA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2PWMarfVIcTrading Spaces Harlem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIjDvbOD0GgTrading Spaces 7th Heaven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9bUgmv624QTrading Spaces Fails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xye7OESnc&t=546sPlaces to follow Kae Lani: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelanisayshttps://www.instagram.com/kaelanisays/https://twitter.com/KaeLaniSaysFollow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: The Incredible Mr. Fix-It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 86:29


    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 sitcom EMPTY NEST, which is sort of a spinoff of Golden Girls but not really because THAT pilot was totally different and also sucked, but in a totally different way than how this show sucks. Also Full house is involved and Hollywood legend Rita Moreno is deeply disrespected.

    PARENTAL CONTROL 2: Big Valley Energy (w/ Adam Teterus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 93:50


    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 through, an in-depth discussion of Man vs. Beast, stories of basketball legend Charles Barkley, and a foxy older lady in a wildly anachronistic leather jacket.Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

    BACKDOOR LOVERS: Paranormal Creatures Networking Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 58:52


    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 the CW hit that launched a million gross fanfics.Using the very original idea of a turf war between monsters, Bloodlines imagines a Chicago where rich shapeshifters feud with handsome werewolves, and also a Chicago where Sam and Dean Wichester just sorta... stop in for lunch.Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com/BreakMayberry,Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/383110240030195/or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

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