Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry
Breaking Mayberry is a classic TV podcast without the nostalgia-bait. Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig take a hard look at the history of television, breaking down vintage favorites and cultural oddities from the 1950s to the early 00’s. We’re finding all the hidden ways TV impacted America’s psyche - and making fun of them.Watch us break Mayberry before it breaks us.
MAMAY 6: My Personal Friend, Richard Kind (w/ Mackenna Goodrich)
Mackenna Goodrich from the podcast Informed Attraction comes by to talk about Richard Kind, Star Wars porn parodies, and the only sitcom brave enough to ask "what if a Republican married a slightly different Republican?"We're talking about Mad About You Season 4, Episode 17, "The Glue People"Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
Jul 30
1 hr 38 min
Mad About Mad About You 5: Baseball Diamond Horseshoe Theory
We're back! With some more Mad About You! In Season 2, Episode 20 "The Last Scampi", Paul and Jamie's families feud over mid-tier Italian. In our studio we debate proper baseball sportsmanship, define phone etiquette, and make Marty realize he's made a huge mistake with his sister's wedding!Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
Jul 21
1 hr 20 min
UNLOCKED BONUS: Everybody hates Dracula!
What if the biggest problem with Dracula wasn't the whole sucking-blood thing, but really just that he's kind of a dick? That's the question we explore in this unlocked former-Patreon exclusive. Marty and Dan redisocer the lost anime Dracula:Soverign of the Damned - a technically-Marvel movie where Dracua takes Satan's girlfriend.No, I don't mean they have an affair, he just kinda takes her. Not like kidnapping per se but like... okay just listen to the episode.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
Jun 26
1 hr 34 min
GOON ROYALE Episode 1: Marty Gets Killed by a Baby (w/ Adam Teterus)
New Mini-Series Alert!Welcome to Goon Royale, a tournament where we'll answer the incredibly dumb question: which movie has the best goon deaths? For the full bracket and list of films, click here.Our first matchups are: Kill Bill Vol 1 vs. Shogun Assassin Tombstone vs. 13 AssassinsSPOILER ALERTS for all moviesWill the shogun's ninja pull off an upset against the Crazy 88? Does Johnny Ringo count as a goon? Will this whole thing drive Dan insane? Listen to find out.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
May 29
2 hr 28 min
MAD ABOUT MAD ABOUT YOU 4: Remembering Stuff on Long Island
On "Mad About You", Jamie strips at a job interview and Paul still manages to be the reason the job is endangered.On our show, Marty saw a play and now it's everyone else's problem.Mad About You Season 4, Episode 9 "I Don't See It"Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
May 21
58 min
MAD ABOUT MAD ABOUT YOU 3: Mr. Rogers' Waluigi (w/ Dr. Timaree)
Sex educator, friend of the show, and woman of many talents Dr. Timaree Schmit stops by the show to talk about Paul and Jamie's bedroom trouble, and how it becomes everyone else's problem. We talk up Dr. Ruth and Marty has to do a little therapy of his own.It's Mad About You, Season 3, Episode 9 "Once More, With Feeling".
May 8
1 hr 11 min
MAD ABOUT MAD ABOUT YOU 2: My Husband, the Lawnmower Man (w/ Dr. Nerdlove)
Show friend Harris "Dr. Nerdlove" O'Malley is back to talk about THE FUTURE of 1994. In this episode of Mad About You, Paul has a steamy virtual reality encounter with a computer-generated Christie Brinkley and that's somehow the second thing Jamie is mad about.Dan, Marty, and Harris dissect this AI affair in Season 2, Episode 15 "Virtual Reality"Check out Harris' new podcast "Do As We Say, Not as They Did" and check out all his work at DoctorNerdlove.com Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
Apr 28
1 hr 10 min
MAD ABOUT MAD ABOUT YOU #1: A Will They, Won't They, But They Already Have
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 our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]
Apr 16
1 hr 37 min
EXTENDED PATREON PREVIEW: Goon Royale
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 
Apr 6
13 min
184: God is a 17-Year-Old Reese Witherspoon (Season Finale)
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 email: [email protected]
Apr 3
1 hr 53 min
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