Season 8
Episode Guide
Opie's First Love
S8
E1
Mary Alice Carter accepts Opie's invitation to a party but rejects him at the eleventh hour for another.
Howard, The Bowler
S8
E2
Howard, a last minute substitution for a bowling team sponsored by Emmett's fix-it shop, astonishes everyone by bowling a perfect game.
Trip to Mexico
S8
E3
Aunt Bee goes to Mexico with her two best friends but the trip tests their friendship.
Andy's Trip to Raleigh
S8
E4
Andy doesn't tell Helen that the lawyer he worked with in Raleigh is a beautiful woman.
Opie Steps Up In Class
S8
E5
Andy sends Opie to an affluent boys' camp.
Howard's Main Event
S8
E6
Howard begins dating Millie but her ex-boyfriend still carries a torch and threatens him.
Aunt Bee, The Juror
S8
E7
Aunt Bee, summoned for jury duty, disagrees with fellow jurors on her first case.
The Tape Recorder
S8
E8
Opie disobeys Andy and secretly tape-records a bank robber's confession.
Opie's Group
S8
E9
Opie joins a rock 'n' roll group and starts getting failing grades in school.
Aunt Bee And The Lecturer
S8
E10
A charming lecturer is enamored with Aunt Bee who reminds him of his late wife.
Andy's Investment
S8
E11
Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education.
Howard and Millie
S8
E12
Howard proposes to Millie after three months of dating but soon realizes they may be rushing it.
Aunt Bee's Cousin
S8
E13
Andy learns his cousin Bradford is a broke phony, but keeps quiet because Aunt Bee thinks he's a wealthy relative.
Suppose Andy Gets Sick
S8
E14
Andy catches the flu and Goober takes over as his deputy.
Howard's New Life
S8
E15
Howard quits his boring job as county clerk and becomes a Caribbean island beachcomber.
Goober, The Executive
S8
E16
Goober buys the gas station with financial backing from Andy and Emmett.
The Mayberry Chef
S8
E17
Aunt Bee hosts a TV cooking show and Andy and Opie must fend for themselves.
Emmett's Brother-in-Law
S8
E18
Emmett is needled into becoming an insurance salesman by his wife and her brother, a successful broker.
Opie's Drugstore Job
S8
E19
Opie breaks a bottle of expensive perfume on his new job as a drug clerk.
The Church Benefactor
S8
E20
A $500 bequest to the Mayberry church almost provokes a schism over how to spend it.
Barney Hosts A Summit Meeting
S8
E21
Barney Fife is on the spot when he gets Andy to let him use the Taylor home for an American-Russian summit meeting.
Goober Goes to the Auto Show
S8
E22
Goober tries to impress an old mechanics' school friend by treating him to a lavish dinner and claiming to own a chain of gas stations.
Aunt Bee's Big Moment
S8
E23
Aunt Bee does well with her flying lessons until the instructor tells her she's ready to go solo -- then she becomes terrified.
Helen's Past
S8
E24
Andy learns that his girlfriend, Helen, was once arrested for carrying a gun, gambling and keeping company with a hoodlum.
Emmett's Anniversary
S8
E25
Emmett plans to surprise his wife with a mink coat for their 25th wedding anniversary, but she thinks he's not faithful because of his furtive ways.
The Wedding
S8
E26
Howard's mother remarries and moves away, so Howard remodels their home into a bachelor pad and tries to throw a swinging party.
Sam For Town Council
S8
E27
Sam Jones is urged by Andy and his other Mayberry neighbors to run for Town Council.
Opie and Mike
S8
E28
Sam Jones' son Mike idolizes Opie and doesn't understand why he prefers to spend time with a girl instead of him.
A Girl For Goober
S8
E29
Andy and Sam want to find a girlfriend for Goober and convince him to try a computer dating service.
Mayberry RFD
S8
E30
Sam Jones invites a buddy from Italy to help him work his farm but does not expect his family to come too.