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!

Episode List

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

Sep 23rd, 2025 10:40 AM

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.

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

Sep 4th, 2025 11:35 AM

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: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/2025/08/10/464-lights-out-with-marty-schneider/Listen to Dan play Shitty Ensigns on Party of One:https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/2025/08/17/465-shitty-ensigns-with-dan-ludwig/

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

Aug 26th, 2025 10:45 AM

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 Dan on Party of One and listen to Jeff on our show in the next episode.

The Gleekend 3: Some Bomer That I Used To Know

Aug 7th, 2025 11:40 AM

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.

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

Jul 30th, 2025 11:25 AM

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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