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Breaking Mayberry

Breaking Mayberry

Two idiots and their much more intelligent guests take on classic TV (mostly the Andy Griffith Show) to see the weird messages they broadcast into American homes, and assess what holds up and what caused permanent damage to the psyche of an entire generation.Join hosts Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig as they descend into the madness of Boomer television, and occasionally break down their own childhood television addictions.New episodes bi-weekly on Thursday mornings!

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97:34

MAD ABOUT MAD ABOUT YOU #1: A Will They, Won't They,...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2026/04/16

It's a brand new mini-series! We're taking it to the 90s with the bickering banter of Mad About You! In this series, we break down the relationship of TV yuppies Paul and Jamie Buchman, two crazy kids in love trying to make it despite being completely unable to ever stop fighting, like ever.This episode breaks down the pilot and Season 1, Episode 6 "I'm So Happy For You", we discover new phrases, find a new guy to hate, and play everyone's favorite game show, "Are They Gonna Make It?"Like this? Join

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13:52

EXTENDED PATREON PREVIEW: Goon Royale

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2026/04/06

Introducing our new Patreon Series, Goon Royale.Over the course of 31 head-to-head matchups, we'll be determining once and for all which movie has the best goon deaths. That's henchmen, hired thugs, and devoted followers and the various ways they get blasted, stabbed, exploded, whatever. It's fun, it's rowdy, it's deeply macabre! Get all these episodes and other bonus goodies for $8 a month at Patreon.com/breakingmayberry

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113:13

184: God is a 17-Year-Old Reese Witherspoon (Season...

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2026/04/03

It's our Seson Finale, and we're talking about 1998's Pleasantville, a movie where a black-and-white sitcom turns color and everyone gets really mad about it! Sound familiar?We talk about all that P-Ville has going on, which is a lot - and everything it does really well, which is most of it, and the stuff it doesn't do well, which is... whooo, buddy.Anyway, remember if there's an issue with this movie, Gary Ross knows and does not care.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an

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77:21

183: Pika Petey and the Magic Dementia

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2026/03/26

In this episode we take on the worst Twilight Zone episode, featuring TV's most irritating man. Also Marty read a book and now everyone has to hear about it.

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74:27

UNLOCKED BONUS: Walker? I Hardly Know Her!

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2026/03/20

Note: Chuck Norris has died. In "tribute", enjoy this 2019 bonus episode we recorded about a particularly terrible episode of Walker Texas Ranger. For more bonus episodes, subscribe to our Patreon!Original description: It's a special bonus episode are Marty and Dan meet another CBS lawman, Texas Ranger Sergeant Cordelle Walker. We're amazed as Walker takes on the Yak-a-za, in an episode that's not as racist as it could be, but still pretty fucking racist. When an old friend with ties to the Japanese

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89:51

182: Help Me, Mumford and Step-Sons!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2026/03/11

This episode gets weird as we talk about Ringo Starr's hypothetical podcast, decide another thing is a CIA psyop, and debate philosophically about threesomes. We relate to teens with the most relatable teen show in the country, a show loved by teens in a way we definitely understand.There's music in this episode too and all of it is bad. Season 6, Episode 30 "A Singer In Town"A podcast that's actually about Dragnet can be found here.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an

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73:45

181: Manufactured Spokesman Fandom

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2026/02/19

In this episode we get into the TRUTH and ask HARD QUESTIONS. What really happened at the Battle of Mayberry? Who's horny for commercial pitchmen? How far will Dan go to avoid talking about an episode he hated?It's Season 6, Episode 27 "The Foster Lady" and Episode 29 "The Battle of Mayberry"!Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: breakingmayberry@gmail.com

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64:06

180: Like Hooters, But A Gas Station

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2026/01/29

In this episode, Marty has some questions about a potato chip brand and Andy Griffith tells us all why it's bad for women to have jobs.It's Andy Griffith Season 6, Episode 28 "Goober's Replacement"

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82:44

179: Aggro! at the Post Office

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2026/01/12

Marty and Dan return with good vibes for the new year and a new sidekick for Andy. Opie almost kills a baby and Marty has a scuffle in a government office.Andy Griffith Season 6, Episodes 24 and 25 "A Baby in the House" and "The County Clerk."

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73:23

178: We Don't Need to Create New Slurs

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2025/12/12

Honestly somehow our most Catholic episode, in spite of the slurs not because of them. We deal with some gross episodes from Season 6, including one we can't write the title of without using a slur, so have fun with that!

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82:40

177: We All Have Our Own Dennis Hoppers to Bear

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2025/11/19

POP QUIZ HOTSHOT!There's an episode of Andy Griffith that's actually good and Dan doesn't want to talk about it, but if you don't do a schtick the podcast will explode. What do you do? What do you do?Well in our case you vamp and try to figure out the exact amount of lung damage needed to do a perfect RFK Jr impression.It's Andy Griffith Show Season 6, Episodes 21 and 22 "Aunt Bee Learns to Drive" and "Look Pa, I'm Dancing!"

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81:25

176: Wyatt Earp, Safe Sex Advocate

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2025/11/12

No longer in GLEE-land, the boys can't help but talk about Tombstone and funerals.A wild west show moves into town and Aunt Bee commits insurance fraud in Andy Griffith Season 6, Episodes 19 and 20 "Lost and Found" and "Wyatt Earp Rides Again".

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61:11

The Final Gleekend: Ryan Murphy's Three Body Problem

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2025/10/30

As we cover our final Glee episode, Season 6's "Child Star", we break down our final therapy feelings about the New Directions, what happens when nostalgia comes for us, and the rich history of tentacle porn.

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86:03

The Glee-kend Six: Inaccurate Twerking Instruction

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2025/10/14

We spend a lot of this episode talking about Lea Michele's insane broadway career because it's the least upsetting part of what we're going to discuss. This is the Season 5 Glee episode "The End of Twerk" (or something like that, I'm not looking it up) and there is... SO MUCH here. None of it good. Some of it horrifying. We hate this.

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75:51

Gleekend 5: Singing "More Than Words" to a Racist Cat

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2025/09/23

NOTICE: This is the Glee school shooting episode. We talk about the school shooting parts from about 40:00 to 51:30.Okay look there's really nothing funny here but Glee's gonna try to find something they can use! Ryan Murphy's never met a tragedy he couldn't exploit. Also, there's some stuff in here about catfishing which is INSANE.If you like this, leave a rating and review, follow us on Bluesky, visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

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92:59

TTRPG-TV: I Have No Mouth and I Must Sheldon

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2025/09/04

Host, gamer, and mighty little man Jeff Stormer from the Party of One Podcast comes by to talk about some TV with RPG elements - namely 00's Disney Channel hit Lizzie Mcguire and the hottest TV show we almost did a podcast about - Young Sheldon!We talk about Lizzie's fashion and their weird hatred for liking stuff, and Marty has a real revelation about his viewing habits.Listen to Marty play Lights Out on Party of One:

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65:20

The Gleekend 4: Smoke A Whole Pack of Asking Boys Out

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2025/08/26

The Glee Club is back in session and the boy's recording studio - like the Glee club's practice room on GLEE - is in a state of flux.There are crushes that make no sense, songs that shouldn't be good, and a joke that didn't not-age-well because it was already gross as hell to begin with.If you like this, leave a rating and review, follow us on Bluesky, visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.Thank you to Party of One's Jeff Stormer for your help on the intro, listen to Marty and

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56:34

The Gleekend 3: Some Bomer That I Used To Know

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2025/08/07

Okay, so the Glee-kend continues and we were pretty drunk at this point, I don't know what to tell you. Angry showers and Duran Duran montages happen in this one. Also, texting and driving is bad, kids.It's Season 3, Episode 3, "Big Brother"Special thanks to Kae Lani Palmisano for helping us narrate this intro.

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72:25

BEWITCHING MAYBERRY: Chimp In a Hat (w/ 80s TV Ladies)

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2025/07/30

Marty and Dan meet the Susan and Sharon, the 80s TV Ladies for a two-parter dedicated to the magical '60s sitcom Bewitched. We learn the barbaric nature of early pregnancy tests, talk about the "secret sexy magic lady" subgenre, and mostly have fun with a chimp wearing little people clothes!Check out 80s TV Ladies for the other half of the crossover!If you like this, leave a rating and review, follow us on Bluesky, visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com.

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68:43

The Gleekend 2: (Someone Else's) Papa Can You Hear Me?

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2025/07/25

Hey pal, are you going through a tough time? Trouble at home? Parents not doing well?Well, how do you think that makes ME feel, huh?! I gotta like, live while you're over there being sad? Have you ever thought about how your being sad affects me, the star of Glee and also reality? (These people are all sociopaths, holy shit.)It's Season 2, Episode 3 of Glee - "Grilled Cheezus"If you like this, leave a rating and review, follow us on Bluesky, visit our Patreon or email us at

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