Episode guide
Clarissa Explains It All: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Mar 23, 1991
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- Episode 1: Revenge Mar 23, 1991 · 20m 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.
- Episode 2: No T.V. Mar 30, 1991 · 25m 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…
- Episode 3: Clarissa News Network Apr 6, 1991 · 25m 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…
- Episode 4: Haunted House Apr 13, 1991 · 26m 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…
- Episode 5: New Addition Apr 20, 1991 · 25m 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…
- Episode 6: School Picture Apr 27, 1991 · 25m 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.
- Episode 7: Urge To Drive May 4, 1991 · 25m 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.
- Episode 8: Bully May 11, 1991 · 26m 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…
- Episode 9: Brain Drain May 18, 1991 · 26m 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…
- Episode 10: Clarissa Makes A Cake May 25, 1991 · 26m 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…
- Episode 11: Sick Days Jun 1, 1991 · 26m 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…
- Episode 12: Cool Dad Jun 8, 1991 · 25m 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…
- Episode 13: Parents Who Say No! Jun 15, 1991 · 26m 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…