Season 8

1967 · 30 episodes · 12h 30m in all · 6.7/10

1. Opie's First Love
11 Sept 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Opie has a really big crush on classmate Mary Alice Carter, but she has her eyes on hunk Fred Simpson. When Opie asks her to the dance, she says yes, not thinking Fred will ask her. When Fred asks her, she immediately says yes and has to think of a way to tell Opie she can't go with him. At the dance, Mary Alice realizes that she really wants to be with Opie and they end up together.
2. Howard the Bowler
18 Sept 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Howard is on a bowling hot streak. When the lights go out during the final frame of the championship game, he gets the jitters but must still finish the game.
3. A Trip to Mexico
25 Sept 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Aunt Bea and her friends go to Mexico. While there, their friendships gets strained.
4. Andy's Trip to Raleigh
2 Oct 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Andy cancels a big date with Helen in order to confer with a lawyer in Raleigh, who turns out to be a beautiful women.
5. Opie Steps Up in Class
9 Oct 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
After Andy sends a reluctant Opie to a swanky boy’s camp over his summer vacation, he becomes fast friends with a boy from a rich family. As a result, Andy becomes worried that Opie has grown accustomed to living a rich lifestyle during his time away from the laid back way of life in Mayberry. It is after he comes home for lunch one day Opie has his friend over that he sees how lavish a lunch Aunt Bee prepared that he decides to sit them down to explain money doesn’t make life enjoyable, being yourself does.
6. Howard's Main Event
16 Oct 1967 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Howard, dating Millie, is threatened by her husky former boyfriend
7. Aunt Bee, the Juror
23 Oct 1967 · 25 min · 6.5/10
Aunt Bee, summoned for jury duty, disagrees with fellow jurors on her first case.
8. The Tape Recorder
30 Oct 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Opie disobeys Andy and tape-records a bank robber's confession.
9. Opie's Group
6 Nov 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Opie joins a rock-and-roll group and starts getting failing grades in school.
10. Aunt Bee and the Lecturer
13 Nov 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
A visiting professor is attracted to Aunt Bee because she resembles his deceased wife.
11. Andy's Investment
20 Nov 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education.
12. Howard and Millie
27 Nov 1967 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Howard proposes to Millie at the bakery where she works.
13. Aunt Bee's Cousin
4 Dec 1967 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Andy learns the truth when he sees his cousin Bradford alight from a freight train but keeps quiet because Aunt Bee thinks he's a wealthy relative.
14. Suppose Andy Gets Sick
11 Dec 1967 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Andy catches the flu and Goober takes over as his deputy.
15. Howard's New Life
18 Dec 1967 · 25 min · 8.0/10
Howard quits his boring job as county clerk and becomes a Caribbean island beachcomber.
16. Goober the Executive
25 Dec 1967 · 25 min · 8.0/10
Goober buys the gas station with financial backing from Andy and Emmett.
17. The Mayberry Chef
1 Jan 1968 · 25 min · 7.0/10
The head of a local TV station enlists Aunt Bee to do a nightly cooking show, having heard about her cooking. Although she may not exude great professionalism, she has that extra "naturalness" that they're looking for. But her main concern is that someone suitable is cooking for Andy and Opie during her absence each evening. Unable to find someone, but not wanting Aunt Bee to back out of this opportunity, Andy (with Opie) maintains the pretense that a "Mrs. Parkinson" is on the job. Andy actually does the cooking -- to his and Opie's mutual gastric discomfort. After 2 days on the job, Aunt Bee shows unusual quickness of mind in seeing through the charade and finding a resolution.
18. Emmett's Brother-In-Law
8 Jan 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Emmett's brother in law wants him to leave the fix it shop and join him in selling life insurance.
19. Opie's Drugstore Job
15 Jan 1968 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Opie gets a job working at the drugstore and learns that everyone makes mistakes.
20. The Church Benefactors
22 Jan 1968 · 25 min · 7.0/10
The Church Members must decide what to purchase with the $500 that's willed to the church. The choice is between Choir robes and repairing the church's foundation.
21. Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting
29 Jan 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
An international summit is in the hands of Barney.
22. Goober Goes to an Auto Show
5 Feb 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
An old friend makes Goober feel worthless.
23. Aunt Bee's Big Moment
12 Feb 1968 · 25 min · 9.0/10
Aunt Bee decides that she wants to be more exciting, so she announces that she will learn to fly.
24. Helen's Past
19 Feb 1968 · 25 min · 8.0/10
As Andy is looking through Helen's old newspaper clippings, he finds one of her being taken to jail by the police. He decides to keep his discovery secret until it leaks out to the school board which could destroy Helen's teaching career.
25. Emmett's Anniversary
26 Feb 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Emmett Clark cannot decide on a suitable anniversary gift for his spouse. Helpful friend Flora Mahlerbie {Alberta Nelson} finds a way and suggests her friend Bernie the wholesale fur man as the golden answer to Emmett's problem. Flora takes Emmett to Bernie's shop one night to haggle over furs and things. Ultimately, though, Cheapskate Emmett will not cough up the change for the pricey women's wear, even at 40% off, which leaves Flora a trifle sad.
26. The Wedding
4 Mar 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Howard's mother decides to get married and move to Mt. Pilot. Howard is so glad to have the house to himself that he decides to throw a couples party, but Helen ends up being the only female there.
27. Sam for Town Council
11 Mar 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Sam runs against Emmett for office.
28. Opie and Mike
18 Mar 1968 · 25 min · 7.0/10
Opie sticks up for a young boy and must pay the price.
29. A Girl for Goober
25 Mar 1968 · 25 min · 6.0/10
Sam and Andy call on modern technology to finally get Goober a steady girl.
30. Mayberry R.F.D.
1 Apr 1968 · 25 min · 4.0/10
Sam brings over one of his Italian friends from the war--but unbenowst to him the friend brings over his elderly father and sister--and this creates mayhem in his family and business.