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 - Clarissa's Crush
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/1992
Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. Her rational head is horrified by the foolish state of her heart. Despite her best efforts, she can't stop daydreaming about him and trying to concoct ways to meet him.
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#2 - Brain Drain
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/18/1991
Ferguson does an IQ test and, when he finds out that he is in the top 5% of the country, he becomes even more obnoxious, convinced that he is a genius. To make money, Ferguson decides to go on a TV game show called 'Brain Drain'.
#3 - Total TV
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/15/1992
Clarissa attempts to watch television continuously for 24 full hours for a science project, but she finds the task more difficult than she imagined.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Parents Who Say No!
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/1991
Clarissa wants a job at the Baxter beach carnival but her parent's think she is too young and say no. She then sets out to get them to change their mind. They finally say yes, but the job doesn't quite work out how she expected.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Clarissa Makes a Cake
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/25/1991
Clarissa tries to help celebrate her parents' anniversary by making a cake, but Janet and Marshall stop talking to each other over what to stro on the night.
#11 - School Picture
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/1991
Clarissa decides to rebel by wearing an outrageous outfit for her class picture, which Janet is horrified over.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Can't Buy Love
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/29/1992
Ferguson's rich new friend uses him to get to Clarissa.
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Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1993
Clarissa babysits for a troublemaking girl with a crush on Ferguson.
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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.
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Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/1993
Trouble ensues when Sam's messy mother comes to stay with the Darlings.
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Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/1993
Clarissa develops stage fright when asked to play a flute solo at the school music recital.
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Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/1993
Plans for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon go awry.
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