The WORST episodes of Clarissa Explains It All
Every episode of Clarissa Explains It All ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Ferguson Explains It All
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/23/1994
Ferguson reads a book on mind control then uses the included glasses to hypnotize friends and family. Clarissa counters Fergs attempts to control her mind by fighting fire with fire.
#2 - Involunteering
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1992
Janet recruits the whole family to participate in Volunteer Day at the Children's Museum. Clarissa desperately wants to get out of this assignment and lucks out when the museum closes because of boiler problems.
#3 - Sam's Swan Song
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1992
Sam's mom comes to town to play in a roller derby match. Although she is the "Most Valuable Slayer," she announces that she wants to quit the derby and take Sam back to Seattle to live with her for good.
#4 - Janet's Old Boyfriend
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1992
Marshall becomes jealous when Janet's ex-boyfriend, a successful writer, pays the Darlings a visit for dinner.
#5 - Educating Janet
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/16/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson face difficulty when their mother starts teaching at their high school.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Poetic Justice
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1992
Clarissa turns to her computer to help her finish an assignment for which she must write a poem. Not only does the computer "write" a strange but well-loved poem, but also Clarissa is chosen to represent her school at a banquet for young poets.
#8 - The Darling Wars
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1992
After being left alone for the night, Clarissa and Ferguson take turns scaring one another. Over the course of the evening, the Darling war continues escalate until an unexpected guest frightens them both.
#9 - Can't Buy Love
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/29/1992
Ferguson's rich new friend uses him to get to Clarissa.
#10 - Punch the Clock
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1992
Clarissa is broke and decides to get a job. She declines to use Ferguson's job placement business, but lets the librarian help her with her resume and job search. Clarissa gets multiple job offers, all of which she accepts.
#11 - 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.
#12 - The Silent Treatment
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/1992
Ferguson has decided to torture Clarissa by giving her "The Silent Treatment." Clarissa retaliates by devising a software program designed to gross him out when he steps into the bathroom.
#13 - Take My Advice... Please
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/1992
Ferguson has fallen in love and is asking everyone for advice, including Clarissa, who wants to give him the worst advice possible. Yet every bad idea she gives him works in his favor and all the girls go crazy for him.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Babysitting
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1993
Clarissa babysits for a troublemaking girl with a crush on Ferguson.
#18 - Sam in Love
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/28/1992
Clarissa assists Sam in his pursuit of a girlfriend. Ferguson interprets the misplacement of his birth certificate as a sign that he's adopted.
#19 - The New Look
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/1992
Clarissa finds herself attracted to the school bully. Marshall goes for a new look after being scouted by lady from a modeling agency.
#20 - Marshall's Midlife Crisis
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/26/1992
During a midlife crisis, Marshall decides to move the family to a small South Pacific island. Clarissa does her best to change his mind before the house sells.
#21 - Football Fever
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/1993
Ferguson tries out for the football team in an effort to win Marshall's bet with a neighbor. Clarissa uses exercise to get Ferguson into shape.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.