Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994)

1. S01E01RevengeMarch 23, 1991 10.0When younger brother Ferguson displays her training bra in show and tell, Clarissa hatches a plan to send Ferg-face into outer space via hel
2. S01E02No T.V.March 30, 1991—In an attempt to get around her mother's mandate that there be no TV in the Darling home for a whole week, Clarissa connects her computer te
3. S01E03Clarissa News NetworkApril 6, 1991—Clarissa decides that news is cool, and that she'd rather be Jane Pauley than anyone else in the world. Her first story is her mother's midl
4. S01E04Haunted HouseApril 13, 1991—Clarissa is faced with the terror of a visit from her Canadian Aunt Mafalda, who's capable of hugging the life's blood out of helpless young
5. S01E05New AdditionApril 20, 1991—Using her deductive powers, Clarissa determines that her parents are having a baby. She orchestrates a series of demonstrations to try to di
6. S01E06School PictureApril 27, 1991—Clarissa is determined not to wear the same old blue cardigan and knee socks for her school picture and devises a scheme to outfit herself i
7. S01E07Urge To DriveMay 4, 1991—Although she's too young for a driver's license, Clarissa is consumed by the desire to aquire a 1976 Gremlin she finds in the want-ads.
8. S01E08BullyMay 11, 1991—When a greedy bully forces Ferguson to hand over his big sister's walkman, Clarissa decides to stand up and fight. It's not her fists but he
9. S01E09Brain DrainMay 18, 1991—An I.Q. test result has Ferguson believing that he is really a genius. His dreams of creating a model society come crashing down when he goe
10. S01E10Clarissa Makes A CakeMay 25, 1991—Clarissa pitches in to help celebrate her parents' anniversary. Unfortunately a couple of things get in the way of the party-- her parents s
11. S01E11Sick DaysJune 1, 1991—When Clarissa is asked to play the part of a column in a pageant celebrating ancient Greece, she hatches a plan to get sick. The pageant tur
12. S01E12Cool DadJune 8, 1991—Clarissa is mortified by the prospect of her dad speaking at her school's career night. To no avail, he tries to get hip quick. His speech w
13. S01E13Parents Who Say No!June 15, 1991—In an effort to break free from the shackles of "kiddie" jobs like babysitting, Clarissa asks for permission to apply for a job at the Baxte

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1. S02E01Clarissa's CrushFebruary 14, 1992—Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. But she's in for a big disappointment when she finally meets him.
2. S02E02She Drives Me CrazyFebruary 23, 1992—In order to win a brand new car, Clarissa enters herself and Ferguson in a contest for siblings that have extraordinary relationships. When
3. S02E03Sam DarlingMarch 1, 1992—While staying with the Darlings for a weekend, Sam seems to be spending all of his time with Mr. and Mrs. Darling, making Clarissa jealous.
4. S02E04President FergusonMarch 8, 1992—There's chaos in store when Ferguson runs for school President and turns the Darling household into his campaign headquarters.
5. S02E05ME 101June 7, 1992—After failing a magazine quiz on 'How Well Do You Know Your Daughter?', Janet attempts to get to know Clarissa better. But Clarissa gets fed
6. S02E06Misguidance CounselorJune 14, 1992—Clarissa's school guidance counselor, Ms. Cheesebrow, makes Clarissa try more 'normal' activities, such as Home Ec and Cheerleading. But Cla
7. S02E07Sam in LoveJune 28, 1992—After helping Sam to land a new girlfriend, Elise Quackenbush, Clarissa feels left out when Sam cancels his plans with her to spend more tim
8. S02E08A New LookJuly 12, 1992—After a commercial producer spots Marshall in line at the grocery store, she chooses him as 'the perfect face.' However, Marshall starts tak
9. S02E09Total TVAugust 15, 1992—Clarissa finds a topic for her school project- TV. She has to watch for 24 hours in order to make observations for her report. However, a pl
10. S02E10The UnderstudyAugust 22, 1992—Clarissa gets chosen as the understudy for the lead in the school play. She is extremely happy about this 'easy job' until the lead comes do
11. S02E11Can't Buy LoveAugust 29, 1992—Ferguson's new friend, J. Elliot Fundsworth III is the founder of the Junior Yacht Club and Ferguson will do anything to join. However, trou
12. S02E12The Great DebateSeptember 5, 1992—Clarissa becomes worried about her parents' marriage when a debate starts between the two of them. Marshall wants to follow his dream of bui
13. S02E13The Return of MafaldaSeptember 12, 1992—Clarissa's plans for a slumber party are ruined when her parents go away and ask overbearing Aunt Mafalda to stay with the kids.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Janet's Old BoyfriendSeptember 26, 1992—Janet's old high school boyfriend Joey Russo, a famous writer, comes back to town and Janet invites him over to have dinner with the family.
2. S03E02Sam's Swan SongOctober 3, 1992—After Sam's mom Debbie arrives in town, she announces that she's going to take Sam back to Seattle with her. Clarissa and Sam remember all
3. S03E03Poetic JusticeOctober 10, 1992—Clarissa is chosen to represent her school at a poetry banquet after her computer helps her write a strange but well-loved poem.
4. S03E04The Darling WarsOctober 24, 1992—Clarissa and Ferguson are left home for the night and try to scare each other with a huge war of spooky pranks. However, they both end up b
5. S03E05Punch the ClockNovember 21, 1992—Clarissa learns a thing or two about money and responsibility when she lands several part-time jobs and tries to keep up with all of them.
6. S03E06The Silent TreatmentNovember 28, 1992—After having an argument with Clarissa, Ferguson tries to get her back by giving her the Silent Treatment. Clarissa has to figure out how t
7. S03E07InvolunteeringDecember 12, 1992—After Janet asks the family to participate in Volunteer Day at the Chidren's museum, Clarissa tries to figure out a way to escape her duty o
8. S03E08Take My Advice...PleaseDecember 19, 1992—Clarissa tries to ruin Ferguson's new romance with Fiona by giving him lots of bad advice. But her plan backfires when numerous girls from s
9. S03E09Marshall's Midlife CrisisDecember 26, 1992—As Marshall's birthday arrives, he loses interest in everything and decides to sell the house and move the entire family to Mango Island. E
10. S03E10Football FeverJanuary 23, 1993—Marshall bets his neighbour that a Darling can make the varsity football team. But Ferguson realizes that the only way he's going to make it
11. S03E11Life of CrimeJanuary 30, 1993—After Clarissa accidentally walks out of a clothing shop while wearing a piece of lingerie that she didn't pay for, she has nightmares about
12. S03E12Marshall's Parents VisitFebruary 13, 1993—The Darling's are in for a surprise when Marshall's parents come to visit and have completely changed. Clarissa also must figure out how to
13. S03E13Blind DateFebruary 27, 1993—After Sam sets up himself and Clarissa up on a double blind date, Clarissa starts to contemplate all the ways that the date could go bad and

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The FluMarch 13, 1993—When Marshall and Janet come down with the flu, it's up to Clarissa and Ferguson to take care of the household chores. But trouble ensues wh
2. S04E02ESP R UsMarch 27, 1993—Olivia believes that she has psychic powers, but Clarissa doesn't believe it. After Olivia takes an ESP test and unknowningly committs hers
3. S04E03CommitmentApril 17, 1993—Clarissa starts to have commitment fears in her relationship with Clifford. Meanwhile, Ferguson tries to get into the Guinness Book Of Reco
4. S04E04Road TripMay 8, 1993—The annual family vacation to Lake Winnemucca is usually filled with doom and disaster. This year the family decides to give the Grand Cany
5. S04E05The Bicycle ThiefMay 22, 1993—After leaving her bike out in the front yard, Clarissa finds that it's been stolen. She soon finds out that while it may not have been a ca
6. S04E06Boy ThoughtsJune 19, 1993—Ferguson convinces Clarissa's boyfriend Clifford to star in his cable access show called 'Boy Thoughts'. But once the show is a hit, Cliffor
7. S04E07Hero WorshipJune 26, 1993—Clarissa has a problem when Eve, the meek and mousy new girl in school, starts copying her style and taking over her life. Clarissa is anno
8. S04E08A Little RomanceAugust 14, 1993—After one bad date too many, Sam realizes that the perfect girl for him is Clarissa. They agree to go out on a date, but it turns into a di
9. S04E09Tale of Two MomsAugust 28, 1993—Sam's mom Debbie is back in town for the roller derby playoffs. But there's trouble in store when Clarissa invites Debbie to stay at her hou
10. S04E10The ZoneSeptember 10, 1993—Clarissa gets stage fright when her music teacher picks her to play a flute solo at the school music recital. Suddenly she finds herself no
11. S04E11Don't I Know You?September 11, 1993—When Clarissa has to compete against winner Cindy Sparkle in the talent show, she turns to the journal of her great great aunt once removed
12. S04E12BabysittingSeptember 25, 1993—After vowing to never babysit Elsie Soaperstein again, Clarissa lets herself get guilted into sitting for her on the Soaperstein's anniversa
13. S04E13Educating JanetOctober 16, 1993—Both Clarissa and Ferguson have issues when Janet starts teaching at their high school. Ferguson gets frustrated when she doesn't give him

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The CycleOctober 23, 1993—When Olvia's brother wants to sell his motorcycle, Clarissa stores it in the garage and plans to later buy it. Her parents have always told
2. S05E02A New MomNovember 13, 1993—Clarissa has a history assignment: take something old, tired, and worn out, and reinvent it. So Clarissa tries to reinvent her mom.
3. S05E03Editor In ChiefNovember 13, 1993—Clarissa learns a few lessons about responsibility when she becomes the editor in chief for her school newspaper.
4. S05E04Piper Comes to VisitDecember 4, 1993—Clarissa has her work cut out for her, when Piper, the daughter of one of her mom's old school friends comes to stay and is far from friendl
5. S05E05Alter EgoDecember 18, 1993—Clarissa and Sam go to a party dressed as cool, hip, outrageous characters. Clarissa dons a wig, a tatoo, and a nose ring and decides to cal
6. S05E06Sam's DadJanuary 8, 1994—Clarissa and Sam sign up for the school intern program to help them get aquainted with the real world. Clarissa ends up as Mr. Ander's inte
7. S05E07The FirmJanuary 15, 1994—Marshall joins an architectual firm after receiving some very generous offers from the corporation. But the money doesn't seem to make up f
8. S05E08Janet and Clarissa, Inc.February 10, 1994—After Clarissa is given a class assignment to invent and market an environmentally safe product, she teams up with her mom to market Bouncy
9. S05E09Dear ClarissaMarch 12, 1994—Clarissa is given her own advice column in the school paper. She soon finds out that giving people good advice isn't as easy as she thought.
10. S05E10Ferguson Explains It AllApril 23, 1994—Ferguson orders a pair of new mind control glasses and decides to try them out on the family. However, Clarissa decides to fight back too a
11. S05E11U.F.O.July 16, 1994—Clarissa discovers that real science can be really weird. After interviewing a woman who supposedly spotted a UFO, Clarissa decides to get t
12. S05E12Clarissa Gets ArrestedJuly 23, 1994—When Clarissa decides to protest against animal testing at Woolcott Industries, she and Sam end up getting arrested! But afterward they can'
13. S05E13The Last EpisodeOctober 1, 1994—It's a sad day as Clarissa complete her last assignment for the Dispatch - an article dedicated to the future.. where will everyone be in 20

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