The Andy Griffith Show: Season 8
CBS (1968)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Family
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930 mins USA / English
Blu-ray Disc 
Aneta Corseaut Helen Crump
Andy Griffith Andy Taylor
Ron Howard Opie Taylor
George Lindsey Goober Pyle
Frances Bavier Aunt Bee Taylor
Jack Dodson Howard Sprague
Paul Hartman Emmett Clark
Hope Summers Clara Edwards
Sheldon Collins Arnold Bailey
Ken Berry Sam Jones
Vince Barnett Elmo
Mary Lansing Martha Clark
Jim Begg Charles Keyes
Harry Dean Stanton Proprietor
Norman Alden Hank
Director
Lee Philips
Peter Baldwin
Producer Sheldon Leonard
Bob Ross
Writer Aaron Ruben
Sheldon Leonard
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Musician Earle Hagen
Pete Carpenter

Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped make The Andy Griffith Show one of the most beloved comedies in the history of TV. The show centered around widower Andy Taylor, who divided his time between raising his young son Opie, and his job as sheriff of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/11/1967  1.  Opie's First Love
Opie's date for Arnold's big birthday party cancels at the last minute to go with a 'cooler' guy.
 30 mins    9/18/1967  2.  Howard, the Bowler
Howard fills in on the bowling team and amazes everyone with his skill.
 30 mins    9/25/1967  3.  A Trip to Mexico
Aunt Bee wins a trip to Mexico and takes Clara and Myrtle. When they get back, they aren't even speaking to each other.
 30 mins    10/2/1967  4.  Andy's Trip to Raleigh
Andy has to break a date with Helen and go to Raleigh to meet with a lawyer who turns out to be a pretty blonde. Andy lies to Helen about it, but she finds out.
 30 mins    10/9/1967  5.  Opie Steps Up in Class
Andy sends Opie to a fancy camp where he makes friends with a rich boy. Later, when they attend a father-son get-together, Andy finds himself acting high-class just like he told Opie not to do.
 30 mins    10/16/1967  6.  Howard's Main Event
Howard finds romance with a new girl in town, Millie Hutchins. However, her former boyfriend Clyde threatens to beat him up if they don't stop dating.
 30 mins    10/23/1967  7.  Aunt Bee, the Juror
Aunt Bee serves jury duty.
 30 mins    10/30/1967  8.  The Tape Recorder
Opie and Arnold record a prisoner telling where the money from a bank robbery is.
 30 mins    11/6/1967  9.  Opie's Group
After Opie joins a rock band he starts to stay out late and gets F's in all of his schoolwork. Aunt Bee has Clara talk to him about the situation.
 30 mins    11/13/1967  10.  Aunt Bee and the Lecturer
Clara has eyes for a visiting professor, but he falls hard for Aunt Bee. She finds out why when he begins to constantly compare her to his late wife.
 30 mins    11/20/1967  11.  Andy's Investment
Andy gets worried about how to pay for Opie's college, so he opens a laundromat to earn some extra money. It takes a lot more of his time that he thought it would.
 30 mins    11/27/1967  12.  Howard and Millie
Howard and Millie decide to get married. On a train trip to Millie's hometown, they discover they might not be as compatible as they had thought.
 30 mins    12/4/1967  13.  Aunt Bee's Cousin
Andy discovers that Aunt Bee's globe-trotting millionaire cousin is actually a hobo and tries to keep the truth from Aunt Bee and everyone else.
 30 mins    12/11/1967  14.  Suppose Andy Gets Sick
Goober takes over at the Sheriff's office while Andy has the flu.
 30 mins    12/18/1967  15.  Howard's New Life
After seeing a travelogue about island life on TV, Howard quits his job to become a beachcomber in the Caribbean.
 30 mins    12/25/1967  16.  Goober the Executive
When Goober hears that Wally has the gas station up for sale, he decides the time has come for him to become a businessman. With Andy and Emmett acting as co-signers, he borrows the money and is soon the proud owner of his own business. His idea of being a business executive may be a bit off kilter however. His first act is to hire an employee to do the manual work while he does all of the 'thinking.' Only problem is, he's not much of businessman and Andy and Emmett start to wonder what they have got themselves into when Goober starts to make some pretty serious errors, like forgetting to order gas. When Goober reads about a well-educated man who lost millions when he became head of his company, he loses all confidence in himself.
 30 mins    1/1/1968  17.  The Mayberry Chef
Aunt Bee hosts a cooking show but Andy and Opie suffer at supper time.
 30 mins    1/8/1968  18.  Emmett's Brother-in-Law
Emmett's wife pressures him into becoming an insurance salesman, like his successful Brother-in-Law.
 30 mins    1/15/1968  19.  Opie's Drugstore Job
Opie gets a job working at the drugstore and learns that everyone makes mistakes.
 60 mins    1/22/1968  20.  The Church Benefactors
A $500 donation to the church causes conflict.
 30 mins    1/29/1968  21.  Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting
When Barney hears about an international summit meeting that will be held in the area, he volunteers the home of a wealthy Mayberry citizen. He fails to get the permission of the homeowner first, and the owner refuses to let them use his house. The summit entourage arrives in town with no place to hold the meeting.
 30 mins    2/5/1968  22.  Goober Goes to an Auto Show
Goober finds out Andy is taking Aunt Bee and Opie to the auto show in Raleigh and asks to go along, confident they'll get free samples when salesmen find out he's a "big operator." At the hotel, Goober calls up Roy Swanson, an old friend from trade school, to see how he's doing and to brag a little. They meet at the show and Goober is surprised to find out that Roy is a senior vice-president in charge of engineering with Amalgamated Motors. After hearing about a fellow student, Goober tells Roy he has a chain of stations instead of just one. When Roy meets the Taylors and invites them to dinner, Goober says it's his treat and chooses the finest restaurant in Raleigh. At dinner, Goober, out of his element, tries to act like a big shot but things don't work out and Roy finds out the truth. As they prepare to go home the next day, Andy unsuccessfully tries to cheer up a dejected Goober, who feels like a complete failure. Stopping for gas, Andy gets a bottle of pop and sees Roy, covered in grease, working on a car. He calls Goober over and asks him if he'd like to say hello to an old friend but Goober declines, saying he wouldn't want to embarrass him.
 30 mins    2/12/1968  23.  Aunt Bee's Big Moment
Aunt Bee takes flying lessons but doesn't feel she is ready to fly solo.
 30 mins    2/19/1968  24.  Helen's Past
It seems that Helen was once a gangster's moll when she lived in Kansas City.
 30 mins    2/26/1968  25.  Emmett's Anniversary
Emmett wants to buy Martha a mink coat from Flora's friend, who is in the business. When he and Flora go to Mount Pilot to get it, Martha sees them and thinks they are having an affair.
 30 mins    3/4/1968  26.  The Wedding
Howard decides to become a 'swinging bachelor' after his mother gets married and moves to Mount Pilot.
 30 mins    3/11/1968  27.  Sam for Town Council
Sam Jones runs against Emmett for a seat on the Town Council.
 30 mins    3/18/1968  28.  Opie and Mike
Opie helps Mike learn how to deal with a bully at school.
 30 mins    3/25/1968  29.  A Girl for Goober
A new dating service wants to test out its questionnaire that is meant to find people with common interests and pursuits. They focus on Mayberry and soon Goober is filling out the questionnaire. Opie tries to tell him that he's not answering the questionnaire correctly - such as saying he read 30 books a month when in fact he reads that many comic books - but Goober perseveres. Soon, he's on a date with the highly educated designer of the questionnaire and it becomes painfully apparent that they have little in common. As things develop however, she soon finds there may be some advantage to the lifestyle and attraction of small-town living.
 30 mins    4/1/1968  30.  Mayberry R.F.D.
Sam Jones has his friend Mario from Italy come to help out on the farm. Mario brings his father and sister along without telling Sam first. When they have a difficult time adjusting to life in Mayberry, Sam has to decide if they can stay in the U.S.
Edition Details
Series The Andy Griffith Show
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Location Case #5
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