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Aaron Tallent and Chris Cordingley break down each episode of "The Andy Griffith Show", providing tidbits on the show and cast, and creating and debunking conspiracy theories.

Aaron Tallent and Christopher Cordingley


    • Feb 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 175 EPISODES


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    Banjo-Playing Deputy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 31:25


    We close out season five with an episode where Jerry Van Dyke auditions to replace Don Knotts.

    Opie and the Carnival

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 20:32


    We enter the post-Don Knotts era with a clever episode that makes us ponder what would happen if Barney were here.

    Opie Flunks Arithmetic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 18:24


    We say goodbye to Don Knotts as a TAGS regular as Aaron and Chris try to make sense of how television icons left shows in 1965.

    The Luck of Newton Monroe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 25:18


    Don Rickles guest stars as a memorable character who has bad luck and Aaron and Chris discuss the fly scene and what would happen if The Andy Griffith Show ever had a "very special episode".

    The Arrest of the Fun Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 21:26


    The Fun Girls are back for the last time and Aaron and Chris bid them farewell.

    Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 21:37


    Clara starts meddling and Aunt Bee tells a little white lie in an episode that is well-done, but cringe-worthy.

    Opie's Newspaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 12:38


    Opie and Howie start a newspaper and then try a new approach to sell copies that has Andy, Barney, and Aunt Bee scrambling all over town.

    The Case of the Punch in the Nose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 19:29


    Barney decides to pursue an assault charge from the 1940s that nearly divides the town and Aaron gives a recap that sounds like a tongue-twister.

    Guest in the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 21:59


    While Barney is away, Andy's cousin by marriage comes to visit and things get a bit awkward with Helen.

    TV or Not TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 21:33


    A television writer comes to Mayberry saying he wants to do a show on Andy, but things are not right. Aaron and Chris discuss if there ever was an old redeye flight from LAX to Raleigh and if $10 bill are the main cash currency at the Mayberry Bank.

    If I Had a Quarter-Million

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 17:12


    Barney comes across a bag full of stolen money and begins throwing money around town to draw out a criminal, while Aaron and Chris discuss whether or not high rollers take the bus and play Deuces Wild.

    Barney Runs For Sheriff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 31:19


    Andy and Barney find themselves running for sheriff against each other and Aaron and Chris ponder how Barney would fare infiltrating organized crime.

    Goober and the Art of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 21:12


    Andy and Barney try to set Goober up with Lydia Crosswaithe while Aaron and Chris discuss kiss cams and eating too much sugar.

    The Lucky Letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 26:39


    Barney gets a chain letter and can't keep from letting it control his life, while Chris lists the shows of today Mayberry fans should watch to get their fix. You may be surprised by what he says.

    The Rehabilitation of Otis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 18:55


    Barney decides to help Otis quit drinking, but it doesn't work out so well, as Aaron and Chris decide why a mediocre isn't a bad thing.

    Goober Takes a Car Apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 25:31


    Goober agrees to watch the jail while Andy goes out of town, but still needs to fix a car so he just moves it into the jail.

    Barney Fife, Realtor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 29:55


    Comedian and Barney Fife tribute artist Rik Roberts joins us to discuss his career, his work on the movie "Mayberry Man", and Barney's attempt at real estate.

    Otis Sues the County

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 27:50


    Otis has a fall in the Mayberry jail and is convinced that suing Andy and Barney will only make things better for them.

    Three Wishes for Opie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 40:55


    Chris Hollinghead returns to discuss his favorite episode, which has a clever storyline and everyone performing at the top of their game.

    Andy and Helen Have Their Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 26:07


    Chris Hollinghead returns this week to help us break down and episode where Barney tries to give Andy and Helen a day to themselves and fails miserably.

    The Darling Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 22:15


    The Darlings bring Charlene's infant daughter to town to arrange a marriage for her and Andy is not having it when they set their sights on Opie.

    The Pageant

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 35:48


    Aunt Bee wants to perform in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant and is just not good at all, and Aaron and Chris break down while John Masters is bad director overseeing a show that has aged very, very badly.

    Goodbye Sheriff Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 16:57


    Andy contemplates taking another job and we see how things go crazy in Mayberry when Barney is in charge.

    Opie's Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 25:28


    Opie finds $50 and has to wait a week and see if he can keep it while Aaron and Chris discuss their big purchases when they were kids.

    Barney's Uniform

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 22:29


    A man threatens to beat up Barney when he's not wearing his uniform so Andy finds a martial arts expert to wear Salt and Pepper.

    Man in the Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 29:44


    Barney talks too much and causes a rift with Thelma Lou and Andy and then Thelma Lou and Helen and then Andy and Helen while Aaron and Chris come up with plots for "The Monster From Out of Town".

    Barney's Bloodhound

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 23:33


    An escaped convict is on the loose and Barney tries to enlist the aid of a hound dog that's pretty uncooperative. Come on Blue!

    Aunt Bee's Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 30:59


    An old beau of Aunt Bee's comes to visit and makes us wonder what she ever saw in him and Aaron discusses how to keep in good standing at a job.

    The Education of Ernest T. Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 23:19


    Ernest T. Bass has to go back to school and Aaron and Chris break down everything from it's parallels to "Billy Madison" and Ray Stevens.

    Family Visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 26:20


    Aunt Nora and Uncle Ollie visit the Taylors and Aaron and Chris discuss why they may be the most annoying TAGS characters of all time.

    ron howard andy griffith taylors family visit aunt bee
    Barney's Physical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 20:47


    Barney is faced with new size requirements for deputies and literally has to grow into the role and Aaron and Chris discuss ways to get rid of hiccups.

    Opie Loves Helen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 28:09


    We kick off season five with an episode where Aaron and Chris ponder how Opie has gotten this far without knowing that Andy and Helen are dating.

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 20:27


    As we take a break between season four and season five, we revisit the movie that launched Don Knotts' film career.

    incredible jim carrey don knotts limpet jack weston carole cook
    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 26:31


    Gomer Pyle joins the marines as we close season 4 and kick off the series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Aaron and Chris also ranked the greatest television spinoffs of all time.

    Back to Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 14:47


    Andy, Barney, and Gomer take boys camping, but Andy has to spend the majority of his time taking care of Barney and Gomer.

    Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 16:11


    Barney tells Gomer he has Thelma Lou in his hip pocket and that does not go over well. Meanwhile, Chris shows off his singing voice.

    The Rumor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 17:12


    Barney sees Helen and Andy kiss in the jewelry store, while Aaron and Chris discuss real-life Johnny Pauls.

    The Return of Malcolm Merriweather

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 18:46


    Malcolm Merriweather returns and Andy sees an opportunity to give Aunt Bee a well-deserved break, but she doesn't want one. Meanwhile, Chris decides to give Aaron a break in leading the podcast with similar results.

    Fun Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 22:40


    The Fun Girls, Daphne and Skippy, make a return to Mayberry and Chris reveals how much he hates them.

    A Deal is a Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 23:37


    Barney and Gomer try their hand at being con artists and the joke ends up being on them, while Aaron reads hate mail about "Bargain Day".

    Divorce, Mountain Style

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 16:52


    Charlene uses a bit of mountain folklore to divorce Dud and marry Andy as Aaron and Chris break down one of the few TAGS episodes where Barney is truly the hero.

    Bargain Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 20:03


    Aunt Bee buys a side of beef, but the freezer is not up to the task in what is Aaron's least favorite episode of the black and white era.

    Andy Saves Gomer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 14:37


    With Barney away, Gomer tries to pay Andy back for "saving his life", while Aaron and Chris break down Andy's high-stakes plan for trying to stop him. And Floyd's back!

    Andy's Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 17:43


    Andy tries to take a vacation, but Barney and Gomer make it impossible. Aaron and Chris then explain why all of this is Andy's fault.

    The Shoplifters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 17:00


    Someone is robbing Weaver's Department Store and Barney goes undercover as a mannequin to catch the thief.

    The Song Festers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 17:45


    Aaron and Chris break down the episode where TAGS fans first learned that Jim Nabors, aka Gomer Pyle, had an amazing singing voice.

    Hot Rod Otis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 12:37


    Otis gets his own sets of wheels and Barney goes to great lengths to save Mayberry from what may be its first drunk driver.

    Prisoner of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 27:53


    Andy and Barney have to house a prisoner overnight in what is a unique departure from the series.

    My Fair Ernest T. Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 20:53


    Andy and Barney attempt to turn Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman in a takeoff on "My Fair Lady".

    Barney's Sidecar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 32:42


    "Andy and Don" author Daniel de Visé joins us to break down the most visually funny TAGS episode of all time.

    Aunt Bee the Crusader

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 22:41


    Aunt Bee gets the ladies in town to rally around Mr. Frisbee, who Andy doesn't like... for good reason.

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