The BEST Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 23, 2021
Network: Nickelodeon
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 Feb 19, 1992
Clarissa develops a crush on a TV weatherman.

#2 - No T.V.
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 30, 1991
The Darling family struggles to live without television.

#3 - Brain Drain
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired May 18, 1991
Clarissa joins Ferguson on a game show to prove to him that he is not a genius.

#4 - Total TV
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Aug 15, 1992
Clarissa watches television for 24 hours straight for a school project.

#5 - The Flu
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired Mar 13, 1993
Clarissa and Ferguson must run the household with their parents both ill.

#6 - Editor In Chief
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired Nov 13, 1993
Clarissa becomes the editor-in-chief of her school newspaper.

#7 - The Bully
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired May 11, 1991
Clarissa stands up to Ferguson's bully.

#8 - School Picture
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Apr 27, 1991
Clarissa wants to wear something extraordinary for school picture day.

#9 - Sick Days
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Jun 1, 1991
Clarissa feigns illness to avoid a school pageant.

#10 - Urge to Drive
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired May 4, 1991
Sam and Clarissa sell Christmas cards in July to earn money to purchase a used car.

#11 - Clarissa Makes a Cake
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired May 25, 1991
Clarissa tries to bake a cake for her feuding parents.

#12 - Clarissa News Network
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Apr 6, 1991
Clarissa dreams about being a TV journalist.

#13 - Clarissa's Revenge
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Mar 23, 1991
After Ferguson brings Clarissa's training bra to school for show and tell, Clarissa and Sam plot to get rid of him using a straitjacket and helium balloons.

#14 - Haunted House
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Apr 13, 1991
Clarissa tries to scare her visiting aunt into leaving by making the house appear to be haunted.

#15 - Parents Who Say No!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Jun 15, 1991
Clarissa applies for a job at a beach carnival even though her parents have forbid it.

#16 - Cool Dad
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Jun 8, 1991
Clarissa is embarrassed when her father tries to appear hip during a speech at her school's career night.

#17 - Sam Darling
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 1, 1992
Sam spends the weekend and overstays his welcome with Clarissa and Ferguson.

#18 - Can't Buy Love
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired Aug 29, 1992
Ferguson's rich new friend uses him to get to Clarissa.

#19 - The Darling Wars
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 24, 1992
Clarissa and Ferguson try to scare each other with spooky pranks.

#20 - ESP R Us
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Mar 27, 1993
Clarissa and her friend become the victims of a mail scam.

#21 - Commitment
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Apr 17, 1993
Clarissa becomes afraid of commitment in her relationship with her boyfriend.

#22 - Road Trip
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired May 8, 1993
Plans for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon go awry.

#23 - The Bicycle Thief
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired May 22, 1993
Clarissa's bicycle is stolen.

#24 - Boy Thoughts
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Jun 19, 1993
Clarissa's boyfriend develops an ego after starring in Ferguson's cable-access TV show.

#25 - Hero Worship
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired Jun 26, 1993
A new girl in school copies Clarissa's style and then steals her idea for a newspaper article.