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 - ESP R Us
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/1993
Clarissa and her friend become the victims of a mail scam.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Boy Thoughts
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/1993
Clarissa's boyfriend develops an ego after starring in Ferguson's cable-access TV show.
#8 - Road Trip
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/1993
Plans for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon go awry.
#9 - Commitment
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/1993
Clarissa becomes afraid of commitment in her relationship with her boyfriend.
#10 - 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.
#11 - The Flu
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson must run the household with their parents both ill.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Babysitting
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1993
Clarissa babysits for a troublemaking girl with a crush on Ferguson.
#20 - Educating Janet
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/16/1993
Clarissa and Ferguson face difficulty when their mother starts teaching at their high school.
#21 - 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.
#22 - A New Mom
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1993
To complete a homework assignment, Clarissa attempts to reinvent her mother.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Piper Comes to Visit
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/1993
Piper, daughter of Janet's college roommate, visits for a week. Clarissa works to overcome Piper's aloofness.
#25 - Alter Ego
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/1993
During a party, Clarissa falls for a drummer named Paulie while pretending to be a 'hypercool' dressed character called Jade. Clarissa initially assumes the Jade alter-ego when meeting Paulie but eventually reveals her true self.