7.4/10316 votes#1 - Airplane!
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2020
Beverly surprises the family with an end-of-summer vacation to Miami with the flight down resembling the classic film, and Geoff accidentally spills to Erica the real reason for the trip.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: David Guarascio
7.0/10266 votes#2 - The Prettiest Boy in School
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2020
Adam returns to William Penn Academy as a senior and wrestles with the fact that he is a cool kid and no longer a nerd while his original friend group isn’t as lucky. Meanwhile, Beverly attempts to have a more grown-up relationship with Erica and Barry before they head back to college.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Matt Roller
7.1/10255 votes#3 - It's All About Comptrol
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2020
Geoff and Erica realize they are in different places in college; Beverly tries to find a new purpose in her life as she seeks political office as the city comptroller.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Mike Sikowitz
7.1/10267 votes#4 - Bill's Wedding
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2020
Bill is getting married and Beverly and Jane have only 24 hours to plan it. Meanwhile, a fortune teller at the wedding reception could change the future for Adam, Erica and Barry's romantic life.
Director: Christine Lakin
Writer: Chris Bishop, Alex Barnow
7.1/10245 votes#5 - Dee-Vorced
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2020
Beverly's meddling in Adam's relationship with Brea leads to a confrontation with her divorced mother, Vicki. Meanwhile, Barry struggles to reunite the JTP following his breakup with Ren.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.3/10431 votes#6 - Eracism
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2020
Adam sets out to create a movie that will tackle racism but realizes he is out of his depth on the subject due to his sheltered upbringing. Meanwhile, Geoff is determined to teach Erica and Barry to become better people.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Jonathan M. Howard, Peter Dirksen
7.1/10253 votes#7 - Hanukkah on the Seas
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2020
Pop-Pop surprises the family with an ill-advised winter cruise to Canada. Meanwhile, Erica stirs up holiday trouble at home on an all-new Hanukkah-themed episode.
Director: Jason Blount
Writer: Annie Mebane
7.1/10235 votes#8 - Bevy's Big Murder Mystery Party
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2021
Inspired by his obsession, Adam helps Beverly plan a murder mystery party for the family. Meanwhile, Erica, tasked with declaring her major, bumps up against Barry's cockiness as she considers going the pre-med route.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Aaron Kaczander
7.3/10250 votes#9 - Cocoon
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 1/27/2021
Beverly enlists the help of Erica, who has recently declared pre-law as her major, to sue her cookbook publisher after finding her book in the bargain bin at a bookstore. Meanwhile, Adam and Pops bond while taking a trip on the wild.
Director: Christine Lakin
Writer: Elizabeth Beckwith
7.2/10236 votes#10 - Geoff's New Hat
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2021
When Beverly realizes that she and Murray are not quite as in sync as they once were after a game night with the very-much-in-love Dolores and Bill, Beverly convinces Murray to get a hot tub to spend time together. Geoff tries out a new look for himself.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Langan Kingsley
6.7/10221 votes#11 - Quaker Warden
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2021
After realizing how little time Adam has left at William Penn, a sentimental Beverly decides to get more involved at the school, to Adam and Principal Ball’s dismay. In order to prevent her from intervening with Senior Skip Day, Adam and Principal Ball team up to put Beverly through an intense Quaker Warden training, which ends up backfiring.
Director: Vernon Davidson
Writer: Erik Weiner
6.9/10220 votes#12 - The Lasagna You Deserve
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2/24/2021
Beverly enlists the help of Barry and Erica to teach Adam to be more assertive, but Adam feels guilty after taking it too far. Meanwhile, Murray resolves to be a better friend after learning that Vic doesn’t think he can confide in him.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Mike Sikowitz
6.9/10219 votes#13 - Mr. Ships Ahoy
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/3/2021
As William Penn’s new Quaker Warden, Beverly is thrilled to have co-workers for the first time and sets out to make them all love her. To her dismay, it’s more difficult to win them over than she anticipated, as her reputation of being a difficult school parent precedes her. Meanwhile, Geoff competes in the “Mr. Ships Ahoy” beauty pageant to prove to Erica that he can be seen as desirable by other women.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Matt Roller
7.4/10227 votes#14 - Love Triangle
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2021
As Adam's girlfriend, Brea, heads to visit her cousin at the University of Virginia (UVA), Beverly projects her own insecurity onto Adam, convincing him to do a grand gesture to prevent Brea from choosing UVA for college. Meanwhile, when Geoff asks Erica to go to the local Nancy Glass talk show with him, a disappointed Barry teams up with Geoff's sister Joanne to change his mind.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: David Guarascio
7.0/10209 votes#15 - Bever-lé
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 3/31/2021
When the NFL players go on strike and the football season is threatened, Barry gets concerned that he and Murray will no longer have anything to talk about which leads Barry to try out for the Eagles team himself. Against Erica's advice, Beverly decides to start selling a nutritional product from a sketchy company in an attempt to gain financial independence.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.5/10233 votes#16 - Couple Off
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 4/7/2021
When Barry and Joanne crash Erica and Geoff's peaceful weekend camping trip, they end up in a competition to see who is the better couple, causing some unexpected shifts in relationships. After learning that Brea thinks Adam has an easy, privileged life, Adam seeks to prove her wrong by getting a job but quickly learns she might be right.
Director: Lea Thompson
Writer: Annie Mebane
7.1/10210 votes#17 - Who's Afraid of Brea Bee?
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/2021
After realizing there may be trouble in lovers' paradise for Erica and Geoff, Beverly involves herself in their relationship as well as Barry and Joanne's to make sure everyone stays together. Meanwhile, Adam and Brea are cast opposite of each other in the school play, but their excitement for one another's success grows dim when one starts to outshine the other onstage.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Jonathan M. Howard, Peter Dirksen
7.3/10207 votes#18 - The Dating Game
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2021
Trying to move on from their breakup, Erica goes on a date with a guy from the coffee shop while Geoff ends up on an episode of "The Dating Game," which winds up making things even more difficult for them both. Meanwhile, Beverly is thrilled to learn that Murray has spontaneously purchased a shore house until she realizes it's not quite the luxury home she imagined.
Director: Ryan Krayser
Writer: Vicky Castro
7.3/10206 votes#19 - Daddy Daughter Day 2
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2021
Following Erica and Geoff’s breakup, Murray decides to take Erica out on a daddy-daughter date to cheer her up. Meanwhile, Adam is excited to participate in the school senior prank until his conscience catches up with him and he enlists Beverly’s help to get him out of it.
Director: Mary Lambert
Writer: Aaron Kaczander, Erik Weiner
7.3/10206 votes#20 - Poker Night
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/2021
In order to take her mind off of her heartbreak, Erica takes a trip to Los Angeles to see her best friend; after getting caught taking part in an underground poker game, Adam gets sentenced to Pop-Pop duty, which turns out better than expected.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Elizabeth Beckwith, Langan Kingsley
7.5/10207 votes#21 - Alligator Schwartz
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2021
In the 1980s, geeky Adam uses a video camera to document the antics of his overprotective mother, stern father and two older siblings.
Director: Nicole Treston Abranian
Writer: Dan Bailey
8.0/10237 votes#22 - The Proposal
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2021
Geoff shares with the JTP that he is planning on asking Erica to marry him and gives them the engagement ring for safekeeping. Like any good romantic comedy, several miscommunications and misunderstandings between Geoff and Erica’s friends and family result in a potential derailing of the proposal, forcing Adam to step in to keep the couple’s special moment alive.
Director: Lew Schneider
Writer: Chris Bishop, Alex Barnow
The Best Episodes of The Goldbergs Season 8
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Genres:FamilyComedy
Network:ABC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Airplane!" is the best rated episode of "The Goldbergs" season 8. It scored 7.4/10 based on 316 votes. Directed by Eric Dean Seaton and written by David Guarascio, it aired on 10/21/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Prettiest Boy in School".