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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 8

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Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 8!

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed...
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  1. 7.7/10(256 votes)

    #1 - Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting

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    S8:E21

    An international summit is in the hands of Barney.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  2. 7.5/10(222 votes)

    #2 - Howard the Bowler

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    S8:E2

    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.

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  3. 7.5/10(223 votes)

    #3 - Opie's Drugstore Job

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    S8:E19

    Opie gets a job working at the drugstore and learns that everyone makes mistakes.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  4. 7.3/10(263 votes)

    #4 - Aunt Bee, the Juror

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    S8:E7

    Aunt Bee, summoned for jury duty, disagrees with fellow jurors on her first case.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  5. 7.3/10(232 votes)

    #5 - Goober Goes to an Auto Show

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    S8:E22

    An old friend makes Goober feel worthless.

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  6. 7.2/10(238 votes)

    #6 - Opie's First Love

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    S8:E1

    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.

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    Director:Lee Philips
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  8. 7.1/10(203 votes)

    #7 - Howard's Main Event

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    S8:E6

    Howard, dating Millie, is threatened by her husky former boyfriend

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  9. 7.1/10(207 votes)

    #8 - Goober the Executive

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    S8:E16

    Goober buys the gas station with financial backing from Andy and Emmett.

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  10. 7.0/10(216 votes)

    #9 - Opie Steps Up in Class

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    S8:E5

    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.

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  11. 7.0/10(201 votes)

    #10 - The Tape Recorder

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    S8:E8

    Opie disobeys Andy and tape-records a bank robber's confession.

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  12. 6.9/10(221 votes)

    #11 - Opie's Group

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    S8:E9

    Opie joins a rock-and-roll group and starts getting failing grades in school.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  13. 6.9/10(226 votes)

    #12 - Aunt Bee's Big Moment

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    S8:E23

    Aunt Bee decides that she wants to be more exciting, so she announces that she will learn to fly.

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  14. 6.8/10(197 votes)

    #13 - Andy's Investment

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    S8:E11

    Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education.

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  15. 6.8/10(195 votes)

    #14 - Suppose Andy Gets Sick

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    S8:E14

    Andy catches the flu and Goober takes over as his deputy.

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  16. 6.8/10(226 votes)

    #15 - A Girl for Goober

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    S8:E29

    Sam and Andy call on modern technology to finally get Goober a steady girl.

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  17. 6.7/10(219 votes)

    #16 - Andy's Trip to Raleigh

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    S8:E4

    Andy cancels a big date with Helen in order to confer with a lawyer in Raleigh, who turns out to be a beautiful women.

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  18. 6.7/10(258 votes)

    #17 - Howard's New Life

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    S8:E15

    Howard quits his boring job as county clerk and becomes a Caribbean island beachcomber.

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  19. 6.7/10(202 votes)

    #18 - The Mayberry Chef

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    S8:E17

    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.

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  20. 6.7/10(217 votes)

    #19 - Helen's Past

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    S8:E24

    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.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  21. 6.7/10(200 votes)

    #20 - Emmett's Anniversary

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    S8:E25

    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.

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  22. 6.7/10(212 votes)

    #21 - Opie and Mike

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    S8:E28

    Opie sticks up for a young boy and must pay the price.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  23. 6.6/10(211 votes)

    #22 - A Trip to Mexico

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    S8:E3

    Aunt Bea and her friends go to Mexico. While there, their friendships gets strained.

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  24. 6.6/10(208 votes)

    #23 - Howard and Millie

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    S8:E12

    Howard proposes to Millie at the bakery where she works.

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  25. 6.6/10(204 votes)

    #24 - Aunt Bee's Cousin

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    S8:E13

    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.

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  26. 6.4/10(194 votes)

    #25 - Aunt Bee and the Lecturer

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    S8:E10

    A visiting professor is attracted to Aunt Bee because she resembles his deceased wife.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting" is the best rated episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" season 8. It scored 7.7/10 based on 256 votes. Directed by Lee Philips and written by Aaron Ruben, it aired on 1/29/1968. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Howard the Bowler".