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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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63:59

128: Dog the Bounty Hunter, Jr.

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/12/06

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.)If you like this, leave a rating and review or visit our Patreon or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.com

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99:28

127: An Outdated Idea of Mugging (w/ RJ City)

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/11/16

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

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87:38

126: Connecting With Jesus on LinkedIn

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/11/02

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

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80:21

125: Disassociating With OwenWilson

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/10/19

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:

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71:06

124: Wikipedia Editor Intervention

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/09/21

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"

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68:11

Blood and Fur: Some Ewok Stories (UNLOCKED PATREON...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/09/14

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!

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83:35

123: Packing A Suitcase for Social Anxiety

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/08/28

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"

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69:42

122: Floyd, God-Emperor of Barbers!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/07/27

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.

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87:24

121: Kill Your Darlings

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/07/06

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!"

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76:32

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

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/06/22

(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

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77:45

119: These People Are Made of Cardboard!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/05/25

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

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65:25

118: Statue of Liberty Redesign

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/05/11

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

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77:30

117: No Veto on the Vietnam Points!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/03/30

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

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67:00

116: Oedipus T. Bass

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/03/03

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

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72:44

115: Two Annoying Guys!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/02/22

(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

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82:40

114: The Barney Stretcher 5000

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/02/03

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:

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85:05

PARENTAL CONTROL: You're the Bears' Problem Now! (w/...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2023/01/05

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

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71:57

BACKDOOR LOVERS: Basic Training at Fort Sandals

Breaking Mayberry ·

2022/12/29

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

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108:54

PARENTAL CONTROL: Strong Opinions About Murphy Beds...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2022/12/09

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:

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86:29

BACKDOOR LOVERS: The Incredible Mr. Fix-It

Breaking Mayberry ·

2022/11/22

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.

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