The Loaded Goat

Sportswriter Elton Hayes joins us as we kick off season 2 and Opie faces down a bully.

Without the U.S. Steel Hour production of "No Time for Sergeants", there would be no "Andy Griffith Show". Aaron and Chris review the television production that launched Andy Griffith on a path to stardom.

Taking breaks between seasons one and two, Aaron and Chris revisit The Danny Thomas Show episode that launched The Andy Griffith Show.

Season one comes to a close and Aunt Bee takes a heavier hand in raising Opie... with mixed results.

A Mayberry celebrity returns and the show says goodbye to one of its most memorable characters as Aaron and Chris ponder what happened to Ellie Walker.

Surprise parties prove to be a bad omen for Barney, who falls backwards into heroism... twice.

The podcast has its first guest, the best writing duo pens their first episode, and Barney battles demons over his service as a librarian.

Mayberry shows the size of its heart, Barney and his mother feel the same about people touching their hats, and the show's most famous offscreen character makes her first appearance. Juaaanita! Juaniiiita!

Television gets its first makeover... ever, and Aaron and Chris break down an episode with message that may seem a little off 60 years later.

Otis has one of the saddest birthday parties of all time, an inspector causes chaos with the sheriff's department, and Andy shows his understanding of Mayberry.