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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#3 - 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'.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - The Bully
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/1991
Ferguson is being nice to Clarissa but she is suspicious of his motives. When she notices her Walkman has disappeared she manages to get to the bottom of it. Marshall receives a chain letter and Janet is horrified when he destroys it.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Sam Darling
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/1992
Sam stays with the Darlings while his father is away and becomes the perfect son. Sam and Clarissa are working on a school project, but he spends so much time being polite to her parents, that he never has time for Clarissa, and she feels left out.
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