America's Funniest Home Videos: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Summer; wild animals; sports
Sep 22, 1996 · 60 min
Summertime fun; wild animal antics; outrageous sports highlights; weather mishaps; vacation memories.
Helicopter drops car; skydiver
Sep 22, 1996 · 60 min
A helicopter drops a car; first-time sky diver; a tractor rolls into the ocean; a preacher breaks his podium.
Family wears antlers; spinning boy
Sep 29, 1996 · 60 min
A family dons reindeer antlers for dinner; a snowboarding daredevil tumbles on some rocks; a skinny man adopts bodybuilder poses.
Pool fun; dancer gets diploma
Oct 6, 1996 · 60 min
Swimming-pool bowling; girl misses pool; dancer gets diploma; groom faints.
Wet toddler; rocket
Oct 13, 1996 · 60 min
A man's close encounter with a toilet seat; a toddler has a run-in with a watering can; a failed amateur rocket launch.
Puppy escapes; rodeo tumble
Oct 26, 1996 · 60 min
A tiny puppy's great escape; a tumble at the rodeo; a beer belly pregnancy; a state-of-the-art baby feeder.
Music chairs; babies' hairdos
Nov 10, 1996 · 60 min
Musical chairs; babies' hairdos; horseplay; birthday surprises.
Kerri Strug; gymnastics; shed falls
Nov 10, 1996 · 60 min
Guest Kerri Strug; gymnastics; shed collapses; swimmers race; female impersonator.
Comic canines; psychic grandma
Nov 17, 1996 · 60 min
Tree-climbing Chihuahua; boxing dachshund; psychic grandma; popping egg.
Finalists compete for $100,000
Nov 17, 1996 · 60 min
Nine finalists compete for the $100,000 grand prize.
Infant escapes; military mishaps
Nov 24, 1996 · 60 min
An infant's crib escape; a cat's fear of its own reflection; a toddler's first ride on a snowmobile. Host: Bob Saget.
Coifed cockatoo; fearful turtles
Dec 1, 1996 · 60 min
A coifed cockatoo; fearful turtles; a bride dunks her groom in a lake.
President Clinton; iguana-kissing woman
Dec 8, 1996 · 60 min
President Clinton greets puppet; iguana-kissing woman; baby's workout; goofy animals.
Children speak on Christmas morning
Dec 15, 1996 · 60 min
Christmas Boneheads; children's Christmas morning comments; "Twas the Night Before Christmas"; features Santa's elves.
Birthday blunders; child's 'Hamlet'
Jan 5, 1997 · 60 min
Birthday blunders; child recites "Hamlet"; bored snake; Christmas morning.
Woman rides 'flying fox'; hungry dog
Jan 12, 1997 · 60 min
Woman rides "flying fox"; hungry dog; wedding mishap; child's recitation.
Football foibles; bonehead bowl
Feb 2, 1997 · 60 min
Clips featuring football at its worst; the Bonehead Bowl. Host: Bob Saget. Guests: Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Frank Gifford.
Weddings; macho men; guest Joely Fisher
Feb 9, 1997 · 60 min
Embarrassing bride and groom moments with newlywed Joely Fisher; a tribute to America's macho men. Host: Bob Saget.
Animals and cages; bathroom surprises
Feb 16, 1997 · 60 min
Astonishing animals; bathroom surprises. Host: Bob Saget.
Finalists vie for $100,000
Feb 23, 1997 · 60 min
International home videos; giraffe licks tourists in car at theme park; siblings scared by Easter Bunny.
Toddlers mess with makeup
Mar 3, 1997 · 60 min
Toddlers mess with mom's makeup; "As the Videos Roll," a soap-opera parody.
Health clubs; basketball bozos
Mar 23, 1997 · 60 min
Embarrassing health club incidents; March Madness Basketball Bozos.
In-line skaters; bad driver
Apr 27, 1997 · 60 min
Daredevil in-line skaters; bad driver; stuffed bunny explodes.
Animals; llama spits on grandma
Apr 27, 1997 · 60 min
Animals; polar bear charges tourist; llama spits on grandma; turtle bites diver.
Woman gives birth to a puppy
May 4, 1997 · 60 min
Woman gives birth to a puppy; crop-dusted man; woman flosses; toe bikini.
Social blunders; belching boy
May 4, 1997 · 60 min
Social blunders; belching boy; man drills ceiling; seasick groom.
Finalists vie for $100,000
May 18, 1997 · 60 min
Finalists compete for the grand prize of $100,000.