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Clarissa Darling is a teen girl dealing with typical pre-adolescent concerns such as school, boys, pimples, wearing her first training bra and an annoying little brother Ferguson.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Clarissa Explains It All Season 3 Episode 2 - Sam's Swan Song
    8.6/10(48 votes)

    #1 - Sam's Swan Song

    S3:E2

    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 the great times they've had before they have to say goodbye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Clarissa Explains It All Season 4 Episode 12 - Babysitting
    8.5/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Babysitting

    S4:E12

    After vowing to never babysit Elsie Soaperstein again, Clarissa lets herself get guilted into sitting for her on the Soaperstein's anniversay. Elsie's a big time troble maker with only one weakness- Ferguson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 13 - The Last Episode
    8.5/10(60 votes)

    #3 - The Last Episode

    S5:E13

    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 years?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 1 - Clarissa's Crush
    8.3/10(57 votes)

    #4 - Clarissa's Crush

    S2:E1

    Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. But she's in for a big disappointment when she finally meets him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 12 - The Great Debate
    8.3/10(50 votes)

    #5 - The Great Debate

    S2:E12

    Clarissa becomes worried about her parents' marriage when a debate starts between the two of them. Marshall wants to follow his dream of building a brand new mall, while Janet is more concerned about saving the trees on the same piece of property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Clarissa Explains It All Season 4 Episode 8 - A Little Romance
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    #6 - A Little Romance

    S4:E8

    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 disaster and they both decide they're better off as friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 3 - Sam Darling
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Sam Darling

    S2:E3

    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. Both Ferguson and Clarissa plan how to get rid of Sam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 9 - Total TV
    8.2/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Total TV

    S2:E9

    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 plot created by Ferguson makes her think she's lost her mind from watching so much television.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 10 - The Understudy
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #9 - The Understudy

    S2:E10

    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 down with sore throat on opening night. Ferguson tries to 'help' Clarissa learn her lines in time, but secretly has her memorizing the lines to several other different plays.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Clarissa Explains It All Season 1 Episode 5 - New Addition
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #10 - New Addition

    S1:E5

    Using her deductive powers, Clarissa determines that her parents are having a baby. She orchestrates a series of demonstrations to try to dissuade them, only to discover they're actually adding a new room on to the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Clarissa Explains It All Season 3 Episode 4 - The Darling Wars
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #11 - The Darling Wars

    S3:E4

    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 being scared out of their wits when someone tries to come inside the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 4 - Piper Comes to Visit
    8.1/10(38 votes)

    #12 - Piper Comes to Visit

    S5:E4

    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 friendly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 9 - Dear Clarissa
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Dear Clarissa

    S5:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Clarissa Explains It All Season 1 Episode 4 - Haunted House
    8.0/10(62 votes)

    #14 - Haunted House

    S1:E4

    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 relatives. Clarissa enlists Ferguson's help in trying to scare Aunt Mafalda out of the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Clarissa Explains It All Season 1 Episode 13 - Parents Who Say No!
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #15 - Parents Who Say No!

    S1:E13

    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 Baxter Beach Carnival. Her parents say no, but Clarissa perseveres only to wind up running the day care center.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 6 - Misguidance Counselor
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Misguidance Counselor

    S2:E6

    Clarissa's school guidance counselor, Ms. Cheesebrow, makes Clarissa try more 'normal' activities, such as Home Ec and Cheerleading. But Clarissa soon learns that one person's normal is another's abnormal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 7 - Sam in Love
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Sam in Love

    S2:E7

    After helping Sam to land a new girlfriend, Elise Quackenbush, Clarissa feels left out when Sam cancels his plans with her to spend more time with Elise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 8 - A New Look
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #18 - A New Look

    S2:E8

    After a commercial producer spots Marshall in line at the grocery store, she chooses him as 'the perfect face.' However, Marshall starts taking his new role as a male model a bit too seriously.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Clarissa Explains It All Season 3 Episode 11 - Life of Crime
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Life of Crime

    S3:E11

    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 being a hunted criminal. When Clarissa doesn't want to tell Sam what's bothering her, it causes tension in their friendship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Clarissa Explains It All Season 4 Episode 4 - Road Trip
    8.0/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Road Trip

    S4:E4

    The annual family vacation to Lake Winnemucca is usually filled with doom and disaster. This year the family decides to give the Grand Canyon a try as a change of pace. Trouble ensues when all plans for the upcoming vacation start to go wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 3 - Editor In Chief
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    #21 - Editor In Chief

    S5:E3

    Clarissa learns a few lessons about responsibility when she becomes the editor in chief for her school newspaper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 6 - Sam's Dad
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    #22 - Sam's Dad

    S5:E6

    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 intern and Sam is Mr. Darling's intern. However, trouble ensues when they both get annoyed with each other's fathers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Clarissa Explains It All Season 5 Episode 11 - U.F.O.
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #23 - U.F.O.

    S5:E11

    Clarissa discovers that real science can be really weird. After interviewing a woman who supposedly spotted a UFO, Clarissa decides to get to the bottom of the UFO phenomena herself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Neena Beber

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  24. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 11 - Can't Buy Love
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #24 - Can't Buy Love

    S2:E11

    Ferguson's new friend, J. Elliot Fundsworth III is the founder of the Junior Yacht Club and Ferguson will do anything to join. However, trouble ensues when Ferguson realized that J. Elliot is really only interested in Clarissa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Clarissa Explains It All Season 2 Episode 13 - The Return of Mafalda
    7.9/10(46 votes)

    #25 - The Return of Mafalda

    S2:E13

    Clarissa's plans for a slumber party are ruined when her parents go away and ask overbearing Aunt Mafalda to stay with the kids.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Sam's Swan Song" is the best rated episode of "Clarissa Explains It All". It scored 8.6/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/3/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Babysitting".