The Best Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All

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8.6/10(62 votes)
#1 - Babysitting
S4:E129/25/1993
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.
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8.6/10(52 votes)
#2 - Sam's Swan Song
S3:E210/3/1992
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 the great times they've had before they have to say goodbye.
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8.5/10(63 votes)
#3 - The Last Episode
S5:E1310/1/1994
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 years?
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8.3/10(60 votes)
#4 - Clarissa's Crush
S2:E12/14/1992
Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. But she's in for a big disappointment when she finally meets him.
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8.3/10(49 votes)
#5 - Total TV
S2:E98/15/1992
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 plot created by Ferguson makes her think she's lost her mind from watching so much television.
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8.3/10(49 votes)
#6 - The Understudy
S2:E108/22/1992
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 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.
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8.3/10(48 votes)
#7 - A Little Romance
S4:E88/14/1993
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 disaster and they both decide they're better off as friends.
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8.3/10(46 votes)
#8 - Misguidance Counselor
S2:E66/14/1992
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.
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8.2/10(53 votes)
#9 - Sam Darling
S2:E33/1/1992
Staying with the Darlings while his dad goes on a week-long work trip, 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.
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8.2/10(43 votes)
#10 - The Darling Wars
S3:E410/24/1992
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 being scared out of their wits when someone tries to come inside the house.
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8.1/10(63 votes)
#11 - Parents Who Say No!
S1:E136/15/1991
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 Baxter Beach Carnival. Her parents say no, but Clarissa perseveres only to wind up running the day care center.
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8.1/10(52 votes)
#12 - The Great Debate
S2:E129/5/1992
Clarissa becomes worried about her parents' marriage when a debate starts between the two of them. Marshall wants to follow his dream of building a brand new mall, while Janet is more concerned about saving the trees on the same piece of property.
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8.1/10(47 votes)
#13 - Sam in Love
S2:E76/28/1992
After helping Sam to land a new girlfriend, Elise Quackenbush, Clarissa feels left out when Sam cancels his plans with her to spend more time with Elise.
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8.1/10(44 votes)
#14 - Life of Crime
S3:E111/30/1993
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 being a hunted criminal. When Clarissa doesn't want to tell Sam what's bothering her, it causes tension in their friendship.
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8.1/10(42 votes)
#15 - Road Trip
S4:E45/8/1993
The annual family vacation to Lake Winnemucca is usually filled with doom and disaster. This year the family decides to give the Grand Canyon a try as a change of pace. Trouble ensues when all plans for the upcoming vacation start to go wrong.
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8.1/10(42 votes)
#16 - Dear Clarissa
S5:E93/12/1994
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.
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8.1/10(39 votes)
#17 - Sam's Dad
S5:E61/8/1994
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 intern and Sam is Mr. Darling's intern. However, trouble ensues when they both get annoyed with each other's fathers.
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8.0/10(66 votes)
#18 - New Addition
S1:E54/20/1991
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.
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8.0/10(64 votes)
#19 - Haunted House
S1:E44/13/1991
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 relatives. Clarissa enlists Ferguson's help in trying to scare Aunt Mafalda out of the house.
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8.0/10(49 votes)
#20 - A New Look
S2:E87/12/1992
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.
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8.0/10(47 votes)
#21 - ME 101
S2:E56/7/1992
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 up when her mom plans to take her to a concert and even dresses like her.
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8.0/10(45 votes)
#22 - The Bicycle Thief
S4:E55/22/1993
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 car, it was her only mode of transportation.
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8.0/10(43 votes)
#23 - Janet's Old Boyfriend
S3:E19/26/1992
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. However, things don't go well when tension builds between Marshall and Joey and Joey proves to not be too helpful when he offers Clarissa advice on a paper she's writing.
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8.0/10(43 votes)
#24 - Poetic Justice
S3:E310/10/1992
Clarissa is chosen to represent her school at a poetry banquet after her computer helps her write a strange but well-loved poem.
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8.0/10(43 votes)
#25 - Take My Advice...Please
S3:E812/19/1992
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 school start to go crazy for him.
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