8.6/1050 votesLoading...#1 - Babysitting
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1053 votesLoading...#2 - The Last Episode
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/1/1994
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1033 votesLoading...#3 - Dear Clarissa
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1038 votesLoading...#4 - Sam's Swan Song
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1034 votesLoading...#5 - A Little Romance
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/14/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1030 votesLoading...#6 - Piper Comes to Visit
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/1993
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 friendly.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1031 votesLoading...#7 - U.F.O.
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/16/1994
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: N/A
Writer: Neena Beber
8.1/1047 votesLoading...#8 - Clarissa's Crush
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/1992
Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. But she's in for a big disappointment when she finally meets him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1037 votesLoading...#9 - Total TV
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/15/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1056 votesLoading...#10 - New Addition
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1039 votesLoading...#11 - The Great Debate
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/5/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1029 votesLoading...#12 - Editor In Chief
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1993
Clarissa learns a few lessons about responsibility when she becomes the editor in chief for her school newspaper.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1053 votesLoading...#13 - Haunted House
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1029 votesLoading...#14 - Sam's Dad
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1029 votesLoading...#15 - Janet and Clarissa, Inc.
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/10/1994
After Clarissa is given a class assignment to invent and market an environmentally safe product, she teams up with her mom to market Bouncy Balls- yummy health treats that bounce when they're dropped on the floor. The business doesn't work out so well when Clarissa feels left out of marketing process. Meanwhile, both Ferguson and Marshall have their tonsils removed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1078 votesLoading...#16 - Revenge
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/1991
When younger brother Ferguson displays her training bra in show and tell, Clarissa hatches a plan to send Ferg-face into outer space via helium balloons and a straight jacket.
Director: Ken Frankel
Writer: Mitchell Kriegman
7.7/1041 votesLoading...#17 - Sam Darling
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/1992
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. Both Ferguson and Clarissa plan how to get rid of Sam.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1036 votesLoading...#18 - Sam in Love
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/28/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1035 votesLoading...#19 - The Understudy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1036 votesLoading...#20 - The Return of Mafalda
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/12/1992
Clarissa's plans for a slumber party are ruined when her parents go away and ask overbearing Aunt Mafalda to stay with the kids.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1031 votesLoading...#21 - The Darling Wars
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1030 votesLoading...#22 - Life of Crime
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1030 votesLoading...#23 - Ferguson Explains It All
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/1994
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 as she has the same mind control glasses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1028 votesLoading...#24 - Clarissa Gets Arrested
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/23/1994
When Clarissa decides to protest against animal testing at Woolcott Industries, she and Sam end up getting arrested! But afterward they can't decide whose parents they should call from the police station.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1052 votesLoading...#25 - Parents Who Say No!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All
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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...
Genres:ComedyKidsFamily
Network:Nickelodeon
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Babysitting" is the best rated episode of "Clarissa Explains It All". It scored 8.6/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/1993. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Last Episode".