The BEST episodes of Clarissa Explains It All
Every episode of Clarissa Explains It All ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Clarissa Explains It All!
Clarissa is an active girl with a unique perspective on teenage life who must deal with an annoying brother and wacky parents.
#1 - No T.V.
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/1991
Ferguson and Clarissa have been fighting for control of the TV when Clarissa's mother decreed no TV for a week. The problem then becomes about how to fill in the time without getting on each other's nerves.
#2 - Clarissa's Revenge
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/1991
Ferguson embarrasses Clarissa at school and so she is out to exact revenge using a straight jacket and balloons. Sam's father wants him get into the football team and he is determined to not be in it, with Clarissa's help.
#3 - Urge to Drive
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/4/1991
Clarissa wants to buy a car but needs to get the money first. She then sets out to raise the $1500 needed. When Clarissa has no success getting the money out of her parents, she decides to sell Christmas cards, in the middle of the year.
#4 - Clarissa News Network
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/1991
Clarissa decides to produce her own news network CDNN. Her family figures prominently in her news reports. Clarissa's biggest scoop turns out to be her mother's mid-life crisis.
#5 - Haunted House
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/1991
Clarissa finds her Aunt Mafada's overly affectionate mannerisms annoying. She decides to haunt the house to encourage her to leave early. It backfires when it turns out that Aunt Mafada is interested in the supernatural.
#6 - New Addition
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/1991
Clarissa is convinced that her parents are trying to have another baby. To help persuade them to not have a new baby, she enlists the aid of Ferguson. Sam needs to come up with a new science investigation and Clarissa gives him an idea.
#7 - Don't I Know You?
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/1993
Clarissa turns to a distant relative's journal for tips to help her win the school talent show.
#8 - Life of Crime
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/1993
Clarissa fears a future life of crime after accidentally stealing some lingerie from a store. Returning the merchandise proves to be harder than taking it.
#9 - Tale of Two Moms
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/28/1993
Trouble ensues when Sam's messy mother comes to stay with the Darlings.
#10 - The Zone
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/10/1993
Clarissa develops stage fright when asked to play a flute solo at the school music recital.
#11 - A Little Romance
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/1993
Clarissa and Sam go out on a date but decide they're better off as friends.
#12 - Hero Worship
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/1993
A new girl in school copies Clarissa's style and then steals her idea for a newspaper article.
#13 - Boy Thoughts
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/1993
Clarissa's boyfriend develops an ego after starring in Ferguson's cable-access TV show.
#15 - Road Trip
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/1993
Plans for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon go awry.
#16 - Commitment
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/1993
Clarissa becomes afraid of commitment in her relationship with her boyfriend.
#17 - ESP R Us
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/1993
Clarissa and her friend become the victims of a mail scam.
#18 - The Flu
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson must run the household with their parents both ill.
#19 - Blind Date
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/27/1993
Sam sets up himself and Clarissa on a double blind date. Clarissa is besieged by visions of a blind date from hell. But after Sam describes how cool her date is, she begins to think that she might be the geek.
#20 - Marshall's Parents Visit
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/13/1993
Sam scores two tickets to a Pearl Jam concert. Clarissa wants to attend the concert but also feels obligated to DJ her grandparents' anniversary party.
#21 - The Last Clarissa
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1994
Clarissa finishes her last article for the newspaper, dedicated to the future. This arises the question: Where will they be in 20 years?
#22 - Babysitting
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1993
Clarissa babysits for a troublemaking girl with a crush on Ferguson.
#23 - Educating Janet
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/16/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson face difficulty when their mother starts teaching at their high school.
#24 - The Cycle
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/1993
Since Clarissa's parents have forbidden her from buying a 'car,' she comes up with a scheme to buy Olivia's brother's motorcycle.
#25 - A New Mom
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1993
To complete a homework assignment, Clarissa attempts to reinvent her mother.