List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes
Season 8 (1967–68)

List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes

Section Title: Season 8 (1967–68)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

220	1	"Opie's First Love"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	September 11, 1967

Mary Alice Carter (Morgan Brittany) accepts Opie's invitation to a party, then decides to go with another boy she likes better.

221	2	"Howard the Bowler"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	September 18, 1967

Howard is a last-minute substitute on Emmett's bowling team, but he comes within one strike of a perfect game before the lights go out.

222	3	"A Trip to Mexico"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	September 25, 1967

Aunt Bee wins a trip to Mexico and takes along her two closest friends....but they don't get along.

223	4	"Andy's Trip to Raleigh"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	October 2, 1967

Andy must cancel a date with Helen to meet with a lawyer named Lee (Whitney Blake) in Raleigh, who's actually a very attractive woman.

224	5	"Opie Steps Up in Class"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	October 9, 1967

Opie makes friends with a boy from a rich family at summer camp, leading Aunt Bee to try improving the Taylors' social standing.

225	6	"Howard's Main Event"	Lee Philips	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	October 16, 1967

Howard makes friends with Millie Hutchins (Arlene Golonka), the new girl at the bakery, but her ex-boyfriend, Clyde Plaunt (Allan Melvin) constantly threatens him.

226	7	"Aunt Bee the Juror"	Lee Philips	Kent Wilson	October 23, 1967

Aunt Bee serves jury duty on a seemingly open-and-shut case of theft. Jack Nicholson played the defendant.

227	8	"The Tape Recorder"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	October 30, 1967

Opie tape records a bank robber confessing where he hid the stolen money, against Andy's strict orders.

228	9	"Opie's Group"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	November 6, 1967

Opie joins a rock-and-roll band, which starts to affect his behavior and his grades.

229	10	"Aunt Bee and the Lecturer"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	November 13, 1967

Aunt Bee dates a charming lecturer (Edward Andrews), who is convinced she is the exact image of his late wife.

230	11	"Andy's Investment"	Alan Rafkin	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	November 20, 1967

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

231	12	"Howard and Millie"	Peter Baldwin	Joseph Bonaduce	November 27, 1967

Howard proposes to Millie Hutchins at the bakery. But on the train ride to get married in her West Virginia hometown, they have a series of spats and on arrival in Wheeling decide to break the engagement.

232	13	"Aunt Bee's Cousin"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	December 4, 1967

Andy learns the sad truth about Aunt Bee's supposedly wealthy cousin (Jack Albertson), who spins many tall tales during his visit to Mayberry.

233	14	"Suppose Andy Gets Sick"	Peter Baldwin	Jack Raymond	December 11, 1967

Andy is bedridden with the flu, so Goober acts as deputy to take care of things. Chaos ensues.

234	15	"Howard's New Life"	Lee Philips	Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield	December 18, 1967

Howard decides to quit his job as county clerk and start a new life on a tiny Caribbean island, only to become incredibly bored.

235	16	"Goober the Executive"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	December 25, 1967

Goober buys the filling station with financial support from Andy and Emmett.

236	17	"The Mayberry Chef"	Lee Philips	James L. Brooks	January 1, 1968

Aunt Bee gets her own cooking show on a local TV station.

237	18	"Emmett's Brother-in-Law"	Lee Philips	James L. Brooks	January 8, 1968

Emmett's wife pushes him to be an insurance salesman like his brother-in-law, but he doesn't want to leave his fix-it shop.

238	19	"Opie's Drugstore Job"	Lee Philips	Kent Wilson	January 15, 1968

Opie gets a job at the drugstore, where he accidentally breaks an expensive bottle of perfume.

239	20	"The Church Benefactors"	Lee Philips	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	January 22, 1968

Church members debate over whether to spend a $500 gift to the church on choir robes or to fix a drainage problem with the church building.

240	21	"Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting"	Lee Philips	Aaron Ruben	January 29, 1968

Barney Fife returns to Mayberry and helps arrange a conference between American and Soviet officials at the Taylors' house. The plot was inspired by the actual USA-USSR summit meeting in Glassboro, NJ.

241	22	"Goober Goes to an Auto Show"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	February 5, 1968

While attending an auto show in Raleigh, Goober tries to impress an old friend by claiming to own a chain of gas stations.

242	23	"Aunt Bee's Big Moment"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	February 12, 1968

Aunt Bee takes flying lessons to achieve a big moment like everyone else.

243	24	"Helen's Past"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	February 19, 1968

Andy discovers that Helen apparently was arrested years ago for associating with a notorious gangster.

244	25	"Emmett's Anniversary"	Lee Philips	Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield	February 26, 1968

Emmett buys his wife a mink coat for their 25th anniversary, but fails to keep it a surprise.

245	26	"The Wedding"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	March 4, 1968

Howard's controlling mother remarries and moves away, allowing him to turn the Sprague house into a bachelor pad. Teri Garr has a small role.

246	27	"Sam for Town Council"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	March 11, 1968

Sam Jones (Ken Berry) is urged by Andy and Howard to run for head of town council - against Emmett.

247	28	"Opie and Mike"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	March 18, 1968

Opie helps out Sam Jones' son Mike (Buddy Foster) with bullies at school, and Mike starts to tag after him.

248	29	"A Girl for Goober"	Lee Philips	Story by : Bob Ross Teleplay by : Bruce Howard	March 25, 1968

Goober tries a computer dating service to find the right girl, and is matched with the Ph.D graduate who runs it.

249	30	"Mayberry R.F.D."	Peter Baldwin	Bob Ross	April 1, 1968

In this set-up for the sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., Sam asks an old friend from Italy to help him with his land.

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There were 249 episodes in The Andy Griffith Show.

final_sentence: There were 249 episodes in The Andy Griffith Show.