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 - The Return of Aunt Mafalda
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/12/1992
Clarissa's plans for a slumber party are ruined when overbearing Aunt Mafalda visits.
#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 - Editor In Chief
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1993
After becoming editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, Clarissa learns that power is accompanied by responsibility.
#4 - The Great Debate
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/5/1992
Clarissa's parents debate over their plans for the future.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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 - 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.
#13 - The Flu
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson must run the household with their parents both ill.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Sick Days
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/1/1991
Clarissa doesn't want to go to Ancient Greece pageant day at school so she fakes being sick. Her parents don't believe her until she really does become sick. Then the pageant is revamped and suddenly Clarissa wants to go.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - President Ferguson
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/1992
Ferguson runs for school President and turns the Darling household into his campaign headquarters. Clarissa and Sam plot to suppress Ferguson's ego.
#19 - A New Mom
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1993
To complete a homework assignment, Clarissa attempts to reinvent her mother.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - The Understudy
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/1992
Clarissa is the understudy for the lead in the school play but is suddenly pressed into action.
#24 - Misguidance Counselor
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/14/1992
Clarissa's overbearing guidance counselor encourages her to participate in normal teenage girl activities. After giving the recommended activities a try, Clarissa decides that being normal is overrated.
#25 - 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.