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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? [[Series/TheBigBangTheory ‘’Sheldon’’]]

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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? [[Series/TheBigBangTheory ‘’Sheldon’’]]‘’Sheldon’’]].
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* TearJerker: The song "P.E.A.C.E." from the tie-in album ''Clarissa & The Straightjackets: This is What Na-Na Means'', which in-universe Clarissa wrote for a friend of hers who had to deal with her parents constantly fighting.
-->''Tonight her house is a battle zone''\\
''Of hearts and bones and sticks and stones''\\
''She calls me on the telephone,''\\
''"Hey you- you don't want to be alone, do you?''
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** Wayne Brady plays a pizza delivary man in the Season 5 episode "Editor in Chief"

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** Wayne Brady plays a pizza delivary delivery man in the Season 5 episode "Editor in Chief"Chief."
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** Wayne Brady plays a pizza delivary man in the Season 5 episode "Editor in Chief"
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** One episode reveals that Janet's ex-boyfriend was called Joey Russo, like in {{Series/Blossom}}. Many years later, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence would star together in {{Series/MelissaAndJoey}}.

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** One episode reveals that Janet's ex-boyfriend was called Joey Russo, like in {{Series/Blossom}}. Many years later, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence would star together in {{Series/MelissaAndJoey}}.''Series/MelissaAndJoey''.
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** One episode reveals that Janet's ex-boyfriend was called Joey Russo, like in {{Series/Blossom}}. Many years later, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence would star together in {{Series/MelissaAndJoey}}.
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** "Hi, Sam!" Clarissa says this OnceAnEpisode whenever Sam comes in through the window.

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** "Hi, Sam!" Clarissa says this OnceAnEpisode OncePerEpisode whenever Sam comes in through the window.



* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Good God. The intro alone could easily date the series to the early-90s and ''that'' isn't even getting into the characters' clothes, the style of the house, Clarissa's very 90s-looking computer, and her taste in music. She's mentioned wanting to see Music/PearlJam and Music/{{Nirvana}} live, and has stated to having a slight crush on [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants John Linnell.]]

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Good God. The intro alone could easily date the series to the early-90s and ''that'' isn't even getting into the characters' clothes, the style of the house, Clarissa's very 90s-looking computer, and her taste in music. She's mentioned wanting to see Music/PearlJam and Music/{{Nirvana}} live, and has stated to having a slight crush on [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants John Linnell.]]Linnell]].
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** Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence has a song called "Clarissa," which includes the classic line "If you're so smart, explain this, Clarissa!"

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** Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence has a song called "Clarissa," which includes the classic line "If you're so smart, [[VerbThis explain this, this]], Clarissa!"

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* GirlShowGhetto: One of the first childrens' TV shows to break out of it.


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* OutOfTheGhetto: One of the first childrens' TV shows to break out of the GirlsShowGhetto.
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This seems like a shoehorn, as death is not mentioned at all and bad things happen to famous people all the time.


* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." I'm sure she would've seen ''one'' downside in late August 1997.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." Clearly dates that episode from before her tragic death in 1997.

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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." Clearly dates that episode from before her tragic death I'm sure she would've seen ''one'' downside in late August 1997.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." Surely, Clarissa would have seen a downside in August 1997.

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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." Surely, Clarissa would have seen a downside Clearly dates that episode from before her tragic death in August 1997.1997.



** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? ‘’Sheldon’’

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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? ‘’Sheldon’’
[[Series/TheBigBangTheory ‘’Sheldon’’]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." I'm sure Clarissa would have seen a downside in August 1997.

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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." I'm sure Surely, Clarissa would have seen a downside in August 1997.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: lots of fringe benefits and no drawbacks!"
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* HarsherInHindsight: "Being an understudy is like being Princess Di: A job with tons of fringe benefits and no downside." I'm sure Clarissa would have seen a downside in August 1997.
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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? “Sheldon”

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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? “Sheldon”
‘’Sheldon’’
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Twin Genius “Sheldon” character

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** One episode has Clarissa and Ferguson dueling with a twin brother and sister genius duo on a game show called “Brain drain” the name of the twin genius brother? “Sheldon”
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** "[[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjXilgN9QZx45wcZ7FAlAqbrreiOEsD91PYw&usqp=CAU Clarissa did not mention this]]"[[note]]A popular reaction image typically used in response to particularly bizarre and/or disturbing scenarios, or any shocking & major world event (like the [[https://www.facebook.com/MelissaJoanHart/photos/i-apologize-for-not-covering-pandemics-in-my-teen-years-clarissaexplainsitall/10156871316056541/ COVID-19 pandemic]]). Variations like "Clarissa didn't explain it all" or "Clarissa didn't explain any of this" are also common.[[/note]]
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Good God. The intro alone could easily date the series to the early-90s and ''that'' isn't even getting into the characters' clothes, the style of the house, Clarissa's very 90s-looking computer, and her taste in music. She's mentioned wanting to see Music/PearlJam and Music/{{Nirvana}} live, and has stated to having a slight crush on [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants John Linnell.]]
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** The show's creator, Mitchell Kriegman, would go on to make ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' for Disney Channel.
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** "Hi, Sam!" Clarissa says this OnceAnEpisode whenever Sam comes in through the window.
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* EarWorm: If you listen, you might as well not even try to get the "Na na na na" theme out of your head.

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