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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 brother Ferguson.

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#1 - Revenge
S1:E13/23/1991
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
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#2 - No T.V.
S1:E23/30/1991
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 terminal to the cable converter and nearly blows up the house.
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#3 - Clarissa News Network
S1:E34/6/1991
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 midlife crisis, which is triggered by a college pal showing up in town as a successful modern dancer.
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#4 - 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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#5 - 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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#6 - School Picture
S1:E64/27/1991
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 in the coolest clothes around.
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The 20 WORST Episodes of Clarissa Explains It All

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#7 - Urge To Drive
S1:E75/4/1991
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.
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#8 - Bully
S1:E85/11/1991
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 her spirit that KO's the bully, and he winds up falling for Clarissa.
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#9 - Brain Drain
S1:E95/18/1991
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 goes head-to-head with Clarissa on a game show called "Brain Drain".
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#10 - Clarissa Makes A Cake
S1:E105/25/1991
Clarissa pitches in to help celebrate her parents' anniversary. Unfortunately a couple of things get in the way of the party-- her parents stop talking to each other, and Clarissa's cake nearly explodes.
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#11 - Sick Days
S1:E116/1/1991
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 turns out to be really cool, but it's too late-- Clarissa's plan has taken effect and she's grounded.
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#12 - Cool Dad
S1:E126/8/1991
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.
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#13 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - She Drives Me Crazy
S2:E22/23/1992
In order to win a brand new car, Clarissa enters herself and Ferguson in a contest for siblings that have extraordinary relationships. When the editor for the magazine comes to interview the close siblings, it becomes a struggle for them to pretend to be friends.
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#16 - Sam Darling
S2:E33/1/1992
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.
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#17 - President Ferguson
S2:E43/8/1992
There's chaos in store when Ferguson runs for school President and turns the Darling household into his campaign headquarters.
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#18 - 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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#19 - 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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#20 - 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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#21 - 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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#22 - 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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#23 - 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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#24 - Can't Buy Love
S2:E118/29/1992
Ferguson's new friend, J. Elliot Fundsworth III is the founder of the Junior Yacht Club and Ferguson will do anything to join. However, trouble ensues when Ferguson realized that J. Elliot is really only interested in Clarissa.
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#25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Revenge" is the best rated episode of "Clarissa Explains It All". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Ken Frankel and written by Mitchell Kriegman, it aired on 3/23/1991. This episode scored 10.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "No T.V.".