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The Best Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All

Every episode of Clarissa Explains It All ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All!

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

Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Episode" is the best rated episode of "Clarissa Explains It All". It scored 8.5/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/1994. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sam's Swan Song".

  • The Last Episode
    8.5/1053 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Sam's Swan Song
    8.3/1039 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Babysitting
    8.3/1052 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • U.F.O.
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Piper Comes to Visit
    8.2/1031 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Dear Clarissa
    8.2/1034 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Clarissa's Crush
    8.1/1048 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Total TV
    8.0/1038 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • The Great Debate
    8.0/1040 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • A Little Romance
    8.0/1036 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • New Addition
    7.9/1056 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Haunted House
    7.8/1053 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Sam Darling
    7.8/1042 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • Sam in Love
    7.8/1037 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Understudy
    7.8/1036 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Revenge
    7.7/1078 votes
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    #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

  • The Return of Mafalda
    7.7/1036 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • The Darling Wars
    7.7/1032 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Life of Crime
    7.7/1031 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Editor In Chief
    7.7/1030 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Sam's Dad
    7.7/1030 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Clarissa Gets Arrested
    7.7/1028 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Cool Dad
    7.6/1048 votes
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    #23 - Cool Dad

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/1991

    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 winds up making her proud even if he does hug his T-square during it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parents Who Say No!
    7.6/1053 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Misguidance Counselor
    7.6/1036 votes
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    #25 - Misguidance Counselor

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/14/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A