America's Funniest Home Videos — Season 8
About this season
America's Funniest Home Videos is the longest-running primetime entertainment show in ABC history. Each week AFV shines the spotlight on hilarious videos. Fans tune in to witness failures and fiascos and to submit their own mishaps for their chance at stardom.
Episodes (30)
1. Summer; wild animals; sports
Aired 22 September 1996 • 60 min
Summertime fun; wild animal antics; outrageous sports highlights; weather mishaps; vacation memories.
2. Helicopter drops car; skydiver
Aired 22 September 1996 • 60 min
A helicopter drops a car; first-time sky diver; a tractor rolls into the ocean; a preacher breaks his podium.
3. Family wears antlers; spinning boy
Aired 29 September 1996 • 60 min
A family dons reindeer antlers for dinner; a snowboarding daredevil tumbles on some rocks; a skinny man adopts bodybuilder poses.
4. Pool fun; dancer gets diploma
Aired 6 October 1996 • 60 min
Swimming-pool bowling; girl misses pool; dancer gets diploma; groom faints.
5. Wet toddler; rocket
Aired 13 October 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.
6. Puppy escapes; rodeo tumble
Aired 26 October 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.
7. Music chairs; babies' hairdos
Aired 10 November 1996 • 60 min
Musical chairs; babies' hairdos; horseplay; birthday surprises.
8. Kerri Strug; gymnastics; shed falls
Aired 10 November 1996 • 60 min
Guest Kerri Strug; gymnastics; shed collapses; swimmers race; female impersonator.
9. Comic canines; psychic grandma
Aired 17 November 1996 • 60 min
Tree-climbing Chihuahua; boxing dachshund; psychic grandma; popping egg.
10. Finalists compete for $100,000
Aired 17 November 1996 • 60 min
Nine finalists compete for the $100,000 grand prize.
11. Infant escapes; military mishaps
Aired 24 November 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.
12. Coifed cockatoo; fearful turtles
Aired 1 December 1996 • 60 min
A coifed cockatoo; fearful turtles; a bride dunks her groom in a lake.
13. President Clinton; iguana-kissing woman
Aired 8 December 1996 • 60 min
President Clinton greets puppet; iguana-kissing woman; baby's workout; goofy animals.
14. Children speak on Christmas morning
Aired 15 December 1996 • 60 min
Christmas Boneheads; children's Christmas morning comments; "Twas the Night Before Christmas"; features Santa's elves.
15. Birthday blunders; child's 'Hamlet'
Aired 5 January 1997 • 60 min
Birthday blunders; child recites "Hamlet"; bored snake; Christmas morning.
16. Woman rides 'flying fox'; hungry dog
Aired 12 January 1997 • 60 min
Woman rides "flying fox"; hungry dog; wedding mishap; child's recitation.
17. Football foibles; bonehead bowl
Aired 2 February 1997 • 60 min
Clips featuring football at its worst; the Bonehead Bowl. Host: Bob Saget. Guests: Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Frank Gifford.
18. Weddings; macho men; guest Joely Fisher
Aired 9 February 1997 • 60 min
Embarrassing bride and groom moments with newlywed Joely Fisher; a tribute to America's macho men. Host: Bob Saget.
19. Animals and cages; bathroom surprises
Aired 16 February 1997 • 60 min
Astonishing animals; bathroom surprises. Host: Bob Saget.
20. Finalists vie for $100,000
Aired 23 February 1997 • 60 min
International home videos; giraffe licks tourists in car at theme park; siblings scared by Easter Bunny.
21. Pillow fight; bikini tuxedo
Aired 23 February 1997 • 60 min
22. Toddlers mess with makeup
Aired 3 March 1997 • 60 min
Toddlers mess with mom's makeup; "As the Videos Roll," a soap-opera parody.
23. Health clubs; basketball bozos
Aired 23 March 1997 • 60 min
Embarrassing health club incidents; March Madness Basketball Bozos.
24. Cats and dogs
Aired 13 April 1997 • 60 min
Cats and dogs.
25. In-line skaters; bad driver
Aired 27 April 1997 • 60 min
Daredevil in-line skaters; bad driver; stuffed bunny explodes.
26. Animals; llama spits on grandma
Aired 27 April 1997 • 60 min
Animals; polar bear charges tourist; llama spits on grandma; turtle bites diver.
27. Woman gives birth to a puppy
Aired 4 May 1997 • 60 min
Woman gives birth to a puppy; crop-dusted man; woman flosses; toe bikini.
28. Social blunders; belching boy
Aired 4 May 1997 • 60 min
Social blunders; belching boy; man drills ceiling; seasick groom.
29. 'Full House' cast members reunite
Aired 9 May 1997 • 60 min
30. Finalists vie for $100,000
Aired 18 May 1997 • 60 min
Finalists compete for the grand prize of $100,000.