Clarissa Explains It All (1991)

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19915 Seasons7.9

Comedy, Kids, Family

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Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-G
Origin: US

About

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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Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Mar 23, 1991
Network: Nickelodeon
Studio: Thunder Pictures, Nickelodeon Productions

Time to finish

49 hrs

65 episodes. About 7 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Melissa Joan Hart

Clarissa Darling

Jason Zimbler

Ferguson Darling

Elizabeth Hess

Janet Darling

Joe O'Connor

Marshall Darling

Sean O'Neal

Sam Anders

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SERIES

19915 Seasons7.9

Comedy, Kids, Family

TMDB7.9

Votes177

Your rating

Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-G
Origin: US

About

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.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Paramount Plus Premium

Paramount Plus Essential

Paramount Plus Apple TV channel

Paramount+ Amazon Channel

Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel

Wonder Project Amazon Channel

Free

Paramount Plus Essential

Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Mar 23, 1991 · 20m · ★ 10.0
Revenge
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.
E2 · Airs Mar 30, 1991 · 25m
No T.V.
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.
E3 · Airs Apr 6, 1991 · 25m
Clarissa News Network
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.
E4 · Airs Apr 13, 1991 · 26m
Haunted House
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.
E5 · Airs Apr 20, 1991 · 25m
New Addition
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.
E6 · Airs Apr 27, 1991 · 25m
School Picture
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.
E7 · Airs May 4, 1991 · 25m
Urge To Drive
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.
E8 · Airs May 11, 1991 · 26m
Bully
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.
E9 · Airs May 18, 1991 · 26m
Brain Drain
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".
E10 · Airs May 25, 1991 · 26m
Clarissa Makes A Cake
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.
E11 · Airs Jun 1, 1991 · 26m
Sick Days
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.
E12 · Airs Jun 8, 1991 · 25m
Cool Dad
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.
E13 · Airs Jun 15, 1991 · 26m
Parents Who Say No!
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.