Clarissa Explains It All

Épisode 1 - Clarissa's Revenge

23 mars 1991

Ferguson embarrasses Clarissa at school and so she is out to exact revenge using a straight jacket and balloons. Sam's father wants him get into the football team and he is determined to not be in it, with Clarissa's help.

Épisode 2 - No T.V.

30 mars 1991

Ferguson and Clarissa have been fighting for control of the TV when Clarissa's mother decreed no TV for a week. The problem then becomes about how to fill in the time without getting on each other's nerves.

Épisode 3 - Clarissa News Network

6 avril 1991

Clarissa decides to produce her own news network CDNN. Her family figures prominently in her news reports. Clarissa's biggest scoop turns out to be her mother's mid-life crisis.

Épisode 4 - Haunted House

13 avril 1991

Clarissa finds her Aunt Mafada's overly affectionate mannerisms annoying. She decides to haunt the house to encourage her to leave early. It backfires when it turns out that Aunt Mafada is interested in the supernatural.

Épisode 5 - New Addition

20 avril 1991

Clarissa is convinced that her parents are trying to have another baby. To help persuade them to not have a new baby, she enlists the aid of Ferguson. Sam needs to come up with a new science investigation and Clarissa gives him an idea.

Épisode 6 - School Picture

27 avril 1991

Clarissa decides to rebel by wearing an outrageous outfit for her class picture, which Janet is horrified over.

Épisode 7 - Urge to Drive

4 mai 1991

Clarissa wants to buy a car but needs to get the money first. She then sets out to raise the $1500 needed. When Clarissa has no success getting the money out of her parents, she decides to sell Christmas cards, in the middle of the year.

Épisode 8 - The Bully

11 mai 1991

Ferguson is being nice to Clarissa but she is suspicious of his motives. When she notices her Walkman has disappeared she manages to get to the bottom of it. Marshall receives a chain letter and Janet is horrified when he destroys it.

Épisode 9 - Brain Drain

18 mai 1991

Ferguson does an IQ test and, when he finds out that he is in the top 5% of the country, he becomes even more obnoxious, convinced that he is a genius. To make money, Ferguson decides to go on a TV game show called 'Brain Drain'.

Épisode 10 - Clarissa Makes a Cake

25 mai 1991

Clarissa tries to help celebrate her parents' anniversary by making a cake, but Janet and Marshall stop talking to each other over what to stro on the night.

Épisode 11 - Sick Days

1 juin 1991

Clarissa doesn't want to go to Ancient Greece pageant day at school so she fakes being sick. Her parents don't believe her until she really does become sick. Then the pageant is revamped and suddenly Clarissa wants to go.

Épisode 12 - Cool Dad

8 juin 1991

Marshall is invited to speak at Clarissa's school's career night, which she finds embarrassing. Clarissa tries to convince him not to go, unsuccessfully. Marshall decides to become 'cool' to fit in.

Épisode 13 - Parents Who Say No!

15 juin 1991

Clarissa wants a job at the Baxter beach carnival but her parent's think she is too young and say no. She then sets out to get them to change their mind. They finally say yes, but the job doesn't quite work out how she expected.

Épisode 1 - Clarissa's Crush

19 février 1992

Clarissa gets a major crush on local weatherman Flip Fontana. Her rational head is horrified by the foolish state of her heart. Despite her best efforts, she can't stop daydreaming about him and trying to concoct ways to meet him.

Épisode 2 - She Drives Me Crazy

23 février 1992

With a Mazda Miata grand prize as incentive, Clarissa enters a magazine contest, "My Brother - What a Guy" and grossly exaggerates Ferguson's qualities.

Épisode 3 - Sam Darling

1 mars 1992

Sam stays with the Darlings while his father is away and becomes the perfect son. Sam and Clarissa are working on a school project, but he spends so much time being polite to her parents, that he never has time for Clarissa, and she feels left out.

Épisode 4 - President Ferguson

8 mars 1992

Ferguson runs for school President and turns the Darling household into his campaign headquarters. Clarissa and Sam plot to suppress Ferguson's ego.

Épisode 5 - ME 101

7 juin 1992

Clarissa wants to go to a Nirvana concert.

Épisode 6 - Misguidance Counselor

14 juin 1992

Clarissa's overbearing guidance counselor encourages her to participate in normal teenage girl activities. After giving the recommended activities a try, Clarissa decides that being normal is overrated.

Épisode 7 - Sam in Love

28 juin 1992

Clarissa assists Sam in his pursuit of a girlfriend. Ferguson interprets the misplacement of his birth certificate as a sign that he's adopted.

Épisode 8 - The New Look

12 juillet 1992

Clarissa finds herself attracted to the school bully. Marshall goes for a new look after being scouted by lady from a modeling agency.

Épisode 9 - Total TV

15 août 1992

Clarissa attempts to watch television continuously for 24 full hours for a science project, but she finds the task more difficult than she imagined.

Épisode 10 - The Understudy

22 août 1992

Clarissa is the understudy for the lead in the school play but is suddenly pressed into action.

Épisode 11 - Can't Buy Love

29 août 1992

Ferguson's rich new friend uses him to get to Clarissa.

Épisode 12 - The Great Debate

5 septembre 1992

Clarissa's parents debate over their plans for the future.

Épisode 13 - The Return of Aunt Mafalda

12 septembre 1992

Clarissa's plans for a slumber party are ruined when overbearing Aunt Mafalda visits.

Épisode 1 - Sam's Swan Song

19 septembre 1992

Sam's mom comes to town to play in a roller derby match. Although she is the "Most Valuable Slayer," she announces that she wants to quit the derby and take Sam back to Seattle to live with her for good.

Épisode 2 - Janet's Old Boyfriend

26 septembre 1992

Marshall becomes jealous when Janet's ex-boyfriend, a successful writer, pays the Darlings a visit for dinner.

Épisode 3 - Poetic Justice

10 octobre 1992

Clarissa turns to her computer to help her finish an assignment for which she must write a poem. Not only does the computer "write" a strange but well-loved poem, but also Clarissa is chosen to represent her school at a banquet for young poets.

Épisode 4 - The Darling Wars

24 octobre 1992

After being left alone for the night, Clarissa and Ferguson take turns scaring one another. Over the course of the evening, the Darling war continues escalate until an unexpected guest frightens them both.

Épisode 5 - Punch the Clock

21 novembre 1992

Clarissa is broke and decides to get a job. She declines to use Ferguson's job placement business, but lets the librarian help her with her resume and job search. Clarissa gets multiple job offers, all of which she accepts.

Épisode 6 - The Silent Treatment

28 novembre 1992

Ferguson has decided to torture Clarissa by giving her "The Silent Treatment." Clarissa retaliates by devising a software program designed to gross him out when he steps into the bathroom.

Épisode 7 - Involunteering

12 décembre 1992

Janet recruits the whole family to participate in Volunteer Day at the Children's Museum. Clarissa desperately wants to get out of this assignment and lucks out when the museum closes because of boiler problems.

Épisode 8 - Take My Advice... Please

19 décembre 1992

Ferguson has fallen in love and is asking everyone for advice, including Clarissa, who wants to give him the worst advice possible. Yet every bad idea she gives him works in his favor and all the girls go crazy for him.

Épisode 9 - Marshall's Midlife Crisis

26 décembre 1992

During a midlife crisis, Marshall decides to move the family to a small South Pacific island. Clarissa does her best to change his mind before the house sells.

Épisode 10 - Football Fever

23 janvier 1993

Ferguson tries out for the football team in an effort to win Marshall's bet with a neighbor. Clarissa uses exercise to get Ferguson into shape.

Épisode 11 - Life of Crime

30 janvier 1993

Clarissa fears a future life of crime after accidentally stealing some lingerie from a store. Returning the merchandise proves to be harder than taking it.

Épisode 12 - Marshall's Parents Visit

13 février 1993

Sam scores two tickets to a Pearl Jam concert. Clarissa wants to attend the concert but also feels obligated to DJ her grandparents' anniversary party.

Épisode 13 - Blind Date

27 février 1993

Sam sets up himself and Clarissa on a double blind date. Clarissa is besieged by visions of a blind date from hell. But after Sam describes how cool her date is, she begins to think that she might be the geek.

Épisode 1 - The Flu

13 mars 1993

Clarissa and Ferguson must run the household with their parents both ill.

Épisode 2 - ESP R Us

27 mars 1993

Clarissa and her friend become the victims of a mail scam.

Épisode 3 - Commitment

17 avril 1993

Clarissa becomes afraid of commitment in her relationship with her boyfriend.

Épisode 4 - Road Trip

8 mai 1993

Plans for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon go awry.

Épisode 5 - The Bicycle Thief

22 mai 1993

Clarissa's bicycle is stolen.

Épisode 6 - Boy Thoughts

19 juin 1993

Clarissa's boyfriend develops an ego after starring in Ferguson's cable-access TV show.

Épisode 7 - Hero Worship

26 juin 1993

A new girl in school copies Clarissa's style and then steals her idea for a newspaper article.

Épisode 8 - The Zone

10 juillet 1993

Clarissa develops stage fright when asked to play a flute solo at the school music recital.

Épisode 9 - A Little Romance

14 août 1993

Clarissa and Sam go out on a date but decide they're better off as friends.

Épisode 10 - Tale of Two Moms

28 août 1993

Trouble ensues when Sam's messy mother comes to stay with the Darlings.

Épisode 11 - Don't I Know You?

11 septembre 1993

Clarissa turns to a distant relative's journal for tips to help her win the school talent show.

Épisode 12 - Babysitting

25 septembre 1993

Clarissa babysits for a troublemaking girl with a crush on Ferguson.

Épisode 13 - Educating Janet

16 octobre 1993

Clarissa and Ferguson face difficulty when their mother starts teaching at their high school.

Épisode 1 - The Cycle

23 octobre 1993

Since Clarissa's parents have forbidden her from buying a 'car,' she comes up with a scheme to buy Olivia's brother's motorcycle.

Épisode 2 - A New Mom

13 novembre 1993

To complete a homework assignment, Clarissa attempts to reinvent her mother.

Épisode 3 - Editor In Chief

13 novembre 1993

After becoming editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, Clarissa learns that power is accompanied by responsibility.

Épisode 4 - Piper Comes to Visit

4 décembre 1993

Piper, daughter of Janet's college roommate, visits for a week. Clarissa works to overcome Piper's aloofness.

Épisode 5 - Alter Ego

18 décembre 1993

During a party, Clarissa falls for a drummer named Paulie while pretending to be a 'hypercool' dressed character called Jade. Clarissa initially assumes the Jade alter-ego when meeting Paulie but eventually reveals her true self.

Épisode 6 - Sam's Dad

8 janvier 1994

Problems arise after Clarissa and Sam are respectively assigned internships under the other's father.

Épisode 7 - The Firm

15 janvier 1994

Clarissa composes an essay for a scholarship. Marshall considers a lucrative job offer from a large corporate firm.

Épisode 8 - Janet and Clarissa, Inc.

5 février 1994

Janet and Clarissa invent a delicious snack that bounces. Mother and daughter then collaborate to market their creation as a novelty health snack called Bouncy Balls.

Épisode 9 - Ferguson Explains It All

23 avril 1994

Ferguson reads a book on mind control then uses the included glasses to hypnotize friends and family. Clarissa counters Fergs attempts to control her mind by fighting fire with fire.

Épisode 10 - Dear Clarissa

12 mars 1994

Clarissa pens a school paper advice column under the pseudonym, Alice B. Talking. Ferguson prepares for performing a stand-up comedy routine for talent night.

Épisode 11 - U.F.O.

16 juillet 1994

Clarissa is assigned to write an article about a local woman's sighting of an UFO. After interviewing the elderly lady, Clarissa decides to investigate further.

Épisode 12 - Clarissa Gets Arrested

23 juillet 1994

Clarissa and Sam get arrested for protesting against a local company's animal testing.

Épisode 13 - The Last Clarissa

1 décembre 1994

Clarissa finishes her last article for the newspaper, dedicated to the future. This arises the question: Where will they be in 20 years?

Épisode 14 - Clarissa Now - Pilot

Pilot episode of the cancelled follow-up series to Nickelodeon's "Clarissa Explains it All" in which debutante Clarissa Darling contends to her life in New York City and her internship at a local newspaper.