Breaking Mayberry

Okay, yeah, we've seen enough here, John Whedon suuuuuuuuuccccckkks. And also, surprise surprise, isn't a very good writer! As in, can't write in character and can't stay consistent for an entire episode! We hate him! He's the worst! Also in this episode: Marty is comically mistaken for someone else (again), Dan explains AG's descent into authority-loving, and Sheriff Andy Taylor makes a man fully...

Honestly, for a show hosted by two dudes, we really don't make that many dick jokes, right? Well, that's gonna change! But beyond the ball jokes, we're also talking about Season 04, Episode 05, "Barney's Side Car" which is one of the most ridiculously militaristic/fascist scenes ever put to television, to the point where it accidentally becomes a good abolitionist argument. Things gets wild in thi...

Pretty sure Sheriff Andy Taylor doesn't actually even like his kid and literally doesn't care if his son knows he's alive. It's a pair of absolutely demented episodes this week, where we encounter a mine rescue that could only have gone worse if Elon Musk had been alive, and learn that Andy can be a great Dad... to other children. Also, Dan reaches out into the paranormal, Marty makes life moves,...

This episode of Andy Griffith is like a shitty version of The Ring: It doesn't kill you if you watch it, it just makes you a slightly worse person. Grant from Chip & Ironicus (and other things) stops by to stare into a half-hour of pure evit with us. Tune in! Grant on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gen_Ironicus Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRemarks Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/...

An important change in Marty's relationship status re: birds, a cunning plan to raise aquarium attendance, and yet another baffling Andy Griffith show moral await you as we take on Season 4, Episode 11, "Citizen's Arrest!" Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRemarks Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theludds SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberry...

The world is opening up, and we're reinventing ourselves! As the kinds of guys who cancel plans! We're doing a double-header of the meanest and dumbest of AG episodes! Join us and scream about Barney's unhealthy relationship with his landlord! Learn where Loud White People were invented! Eat delicious Werther's originals! Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRemarks Dan on Twitter: https:/...

Funnyman and story guy Neil P. Bardhan stops by to talk about report cards and online dating. In Season 4, Episode 8, some bullshit happens with Opie's grades and we all get a lesson in how your loved ones can often overlook clear signs of depression! Fun shit! Neil on Twitter: Neil P. Bardhan (@NeilPBardhan) / Twitter Neil's Consulting Service: Bardhan Consulting Neil Estate on YouTube:https://yo...

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, Marty is an unwilling participant in childhood trauma, and everyone sadly waves to a bunch of money. Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRemarks Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theludds SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: htt...

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 Shrimp Guy anymore. That was barely a blip on the cultural landscape. But when we recorded this, that was relevant. In this episode, we meet the Darlings again. And also Darkseid. Marty sings in this one. Kidnapping is shown to be not a big deal...

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 manliest men we can, and Marty fails miserably to get a single question asked. Also we talk about Andy Griffith Show Season 4, Episode 5 "The Haunted House" Listen to Gabe and Kat at: https://www.theghoulsnextdoor.com/ Marty on Twitter: https://...

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 plans a ghost movie and Marty writes a supervillain origin. Season 02, Episode 3 "Ernest T Bass Joins the Military" and Episode 4 "The Sermon For Today."

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 made! ...So of course we spend most of our time talking about Pierce Brosnan, Winnie-the-Pooh, and airsoft guns instead. It's good to be back with Season 04, Episode 01, "Opie the Birdman" (and also The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 03 "Bart the Mo...

Scenes from an upcoming, extremely bird-heavy episode of Breaking Mayberry.

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 of 1974 made-for-TV movies featuring Andy Griffith as a snarling killer. Join us as we meet a disillusioned former child evangelist, have sympathy for meme stars, watch 90's basic-cable ads, and read through psychotic-killer Andy's high scho...

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 seen the movie HEAT? (Here's the Libertarians-get-attacked-by-bears article Marty talks about: https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-into-bear-book-review-free-town-project) Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRem...

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 TV character known to man. Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchneidRemarks Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theludds SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberry Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sle...

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 one, and when we do, we get distracted almost immediately! In this episode, we meet Vent Guy, eulogize 300 reindeer, and take a strong stance on the subject of dogs being struck by lightning: We're against it. Marty on Twitter: https://twitte...

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 American Revolution, with some detours through the Civil War and the history of the Pledge of Alliegiance. Why, you ask? Because it's Season 3, Episode 23 - Andy Discovers America, and wow, he discovers it... badly. Marty on Twitter: https://...

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 game on television, and Dan embarks on an intriguing new career. It's Season 3, Episode 29 - "A Wife For Andy!" SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberry Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalky Follo...

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. It's Season 3, Episodes 27 and 28 - "The Rivals" and "Barney's New Car" SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberry Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalky Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: twitter.com...

That's right, in this UNLOCKED content previously only available to Patreon subscribers, we're talking about the seminal Japanese motorcycle superhero of the 1970's: Kamen Rider. Listen, as our daring podcasters half-remember the first three episodes of this classic (genuinely awesome) show, repeatedly call Japanese martial arts as kung fu, yell about homeowners association, and discuss about prop...

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 bluegrass band, Marty gets in a fight with technology, and Dan shares some movie trivia about everyone's favorite Dana Carvey movie. It's Season 3, Episodes 25 and 26 "The Darlings Are Coming" and "Andy's English Valet"

Scenes from an upcoming, horse-centric episode of Breaking Mayberry

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 you'd be correct. Marty and Dan continue to struggle with Gomer Pyle, Aunt Bee is hot for a racist, and the Mayberry PD does nothing to solve a crime in Season 3, Episodes 22 and 24 - "The Great Filling Station Robbery" and "Aunt Bee's Medic...

Scenes from an upcoming extra-spicy Breaking Mayberry