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In July 2011, it became one of the four inaugural shows of Creator/TeenNick's "Creator/NickRewind" lineup.
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In July 2011, it ''Clarissa'' became one of the four inaugural shows of Creator/TeenNick's "Creator/NickRewind" lineup.
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-->--'''Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence''', "Clarissa"
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''Clarissa Explains It All'' is one of the earliest original sitcoms on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, about a teenage girl named Clarissa Darling (Creator/MelissaJoanHart), her geeky, conniving, conservative brother Ferguson (Jason Zimbler), and her wacky hippie parents Marshall (Joe O'Connor) and Janet (Elizabeth Hess). Usually featured Clarissa commenting on the plot directly to the camera, imitating a newscaster.
Despite its seemingly innocent reputation, in retrospect, ''Clarissa'' had a habit of making subtle references to sex and teen partying, albeit in a light-hearted, contemporary fashion. Also one of the few shows on the channel that could skate by with using and at times spelling out words like "hell" and "sex" onscreen.
Also noteworthy for being one of the first shows to feature a female lead and be gender-neutral. Before this show, the only shows with a female lead (as few as they were) were intended for girls only. It also helped to tear down a long standing belief that shows with female leads wouldn't be able to gain a significant male audience.
Created by Mitchell Kriegman, the show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties. It's also notable for one of the roles Hart is known for besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
Despite its seemingly innocent reputation, in retrospect, ''Clarissa'' had a habit of making subtle references to sex and teen partying, albeit in a light-hearted, contemporary fashion. Also one of the few shows on the channel that could skate by with using and at times spelling out words like "hell" and "sex" onscreen.
Also noteworthy for being one of the first shows to feature a female lead and be gender-neutral. Before this show, the only shows with a female lead (as few as they were) were intended for girls only. It also helped to tear down a long standing belief that shows with female leads wouldn't be able to gain a significant male audience.
Created by Mitchell Kriegman, the show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties. It's also notable for one of the roles Hart is known for besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
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''Clarissa Explains It All'' is one of the earliest original sitcoms on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, about a teenage girl named Clarissa Darling (Creator/MelissaJoanHart), her geeky, conniving, conservative brother Ferguson (Jason Zimbler), and her wacky hippie parents Marshall (Joe O'Connor) and Janet (Elizabeth Hess). Usually The show usually featured Clarissa commenting on the plot directly to the camera, imitating a newscaster.
Despite In retrospect, despite its seemingly innocent reputation, in retrospect, ''Clarissa'' had a habit of making subtle references to sex and teen partying, albeit in a light-hearted, contemporary fashion. Also It was also one of the few shows on the channel Nickelodeon that could skate by with using and at times spelling out words like "hell" and "sex" onscreen.
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The show is also noteworthy for being one of the firstshows to feature a female lead and be gender-neutral. Before this show, the only shows with a female lead (as few as they were) were intended for girls only. It also helped to tear down a long standing long-standing belief that [[GirlShowGhetto shows with female leads wouldn't be able to gain a significant male audience.
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Created by Mitchell Kriegman, the show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties.It's Hart's title role also notable for became [[StarMakingRole one of the roles Hart is known for she's most well-known for]] besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
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Created by Mitchell Kriegman, the show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties.
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* BabysittingEpisode: One episode had Clarissa baby sitting "Little Elsie", an absolute monster of a child, who makes it a point to make Clarissa's life a living hell. [[spoiler: Clarissa manages to beat her by goading her into bragging about everything she's gotten away with and [[CaughtOnTape recording it]].]]
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* BabysittingEpisode: One episode had Clarissa baby sitting "Little Elsie", an absolute monster of a child, who makes it a point to make Clarissa's life a living hell. [[spoiler: Clarissa [[spoiler:Clarissa manages to beat her by goading her into bragging about everything she's gotten away with and [[CaughtOnTape recording it]].]]
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* SpinOff: After the series ended, Nickelodeon aired the pilot for a failed spin-off called "Clarissa Now" which focused on Clarissa getting a job in New York. It even featured an urbanized version of the "Na Na" theme song. It failed to catch on with younger viewers due to the fact that it was originally produced as a prime-time sitcom for CBS complete with an all-adult cast that included comedian Robert Klein and Lisa Gay Hamilton (of "The Practice").
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* SpinOff: After the series ended, Nickelodeon aired the pilot for a failed spin-off called "Clarissa Now" which focused on Clarissa getting a job in New York. It even featured an urbanized version of the "Na Na" theme song. It failed to catch on with younger viewers due to the fact that it was originally produced as a prime-time sitcom for CBS Creator/{{CBS}}, complete with an all-adult cast that included comedian Robert Klein and Lisa Gay Hamilton (of "The Practice").''Series/ThePractice'').
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* WokenUpAtAnUngodlyHour: In one episode, Clarissa develops a crush on a youthful weather presenter, which in turn leads to her becoming obsessed with the weather as her family is planning an outdoors trip. The night before they're supposed to leave, she bursts into her parents room with the urgent news that there's a ring around the moon, meaning it's about to snow. Her dad is quite annoyed at being woken up and gets even more irritated when it actually ''does'' start snowing, giving a sarcastic "Great, snow!" before lying back down and [[SafeUnderBlankets pulling the comforter over his head]].
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Created by Mitchell Kriegman, show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties. Is also notable for being one of the roles Hart is known for besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
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Created by Mitchell Kriegman, the show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties. Is It's also notable for being one of the roles Hart is known for besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
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''Clarissa Explains It All'' is one of the earliest original sitcoms on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, about a teenage girl named Clarissa Darling (Creator/MelissaJoanHart), her geeky, conniving, conservative brother Ferguson, and her wacky hippie parents. Usually featured Clarissa commenting on the plot directly to the camera, imitating a newscaster.
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''Clarissa Explains It All'' is one of the earliest original sitcoms on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, about a teenage girl named Clarissa Darling (Creator/MelissaJoanHart), her geeky, conniving, conservative brother Ferguson, Ferguson (Jason Zimbler), and her wacky hippie parents.parents Marshall (Joe O'Connor) and Janet (Elizabeth Hess). Usually featured Clarissa commenting on the plot directly to the camera, imitating a newscaster.
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Created by Mitchell Kriegman, show ran from 1991 to 1994, ending just before the introduction of cartoon programming that would come to dominate the channel in TheNineties. Is also notable for being one of the roles Melissa Joan Hart is known for besides [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch being a witch]].
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''Clarissa Explains It All'' is one of the earliest original sitcoms on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, about a teenage girl named Clarissa Darling, Darling (Creator/MelissaJoanHart), her geeky, conniving, conservative brother Ferguson, and her wacky hippie parents. Usually featured Clarissa commenting on the plot directly to the camera, imitating a newscaster.
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--> '''Jill''': I think you have confused ''Cheeky'''s essay contest with a fiction competition. This isn't the relationship that deserves a convertible sports car, ''uh-uh'', and I, Jill, won't have you in my magazine!
--> '''Clarissa''': Well, I might have stretched the truth a little, but at least we don't ''talk'' about ourselves every ''minute''!
--> '''Ferguson''': And we don't go around calling people we don't know "Rusty" and "Freckles"!
--> '''Clarissa''': Well, I might have stretched the truth a little, but at least we don't ''talk'' about ourselves every ''minute''!
--> '''Ferguson''': And we don't go around calling people we don't know "Rusty" and "Freckles"!
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-->'''Clarissa''': '''Clarissa:''' Well, I might have stretched the truth a little, but at least we don't ''talk'' about ourselves every ''minute''!
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-->'''Ferguson''': '''Ferguson:''' And we don't go around calling people we don't know "Rusty" and "Freckles"!
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* CoolPet: Clarissa has a pet alligator named "Elvis".
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* MissingMom: Sam's mother ran off with the Roller Derby at some point before the series. She makes a couple of appearances however. Once to take custody of Sam and move to Seattle, but Sam clearly doesn't want to go, and another when she stays with the Darlings for a week during the Roller Derby playoffs, where her crass nature clashes with the prim and proper Janet.
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* MenCantKeepHouse: Clarissa ends up interning for Sam's dad in one episode. She goes over to his house and is repulsed by how messy it is.
* MissingMom: Sam's mother ran off with the Roller Derby at some point before the series. According to Sam, the divorce was ''not'' on amicable terms. She makes a couple of appearances however. Once to take custody of Sam and move to Seattle, but Sam clearly doesn't want to go, and another when she stays with the Darlings for a week during the Roller Derby playoffs, where her crass nature clashes with the prim and proper Janet.
* MissingMom: Sam's mother ran off with the Roller Derby at some point before the series. According to Sam, the divorce was ''not'' on amicable terms. She makes a couple of appearances however. Once to take custody of Sam and move to Seattle, but Sam clearly doesn't want to go, and another when she stays with the Darlings for a week during the Roller Derby playoffs, where her crass nature clashes with the prim and proper Janet.
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* {{Pilot}}: Taped in September 1990, it was identical to what aired when the show premiered, except for the parents and Sam being played by different actors.
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* AffectionateNickname: Marshall regularly calls Clarissa “Sport”. Both he and Clarissa are visibly irked when Janet’s ex-boyfriend, Joey Russo, calls her that.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: In the final episode, Sam is worried he won't get accepted to college despite applying to a wide variety of schools. He even mistakenly applied at a girls' college because he wasn't paying close enough attention. The girls' school replies saying they've actually felt their student body needs expanding anyway, so they're happy to accept him as their first male student.
-->'''Sam:''' Wow! I get to go to an all-girls school...
-->'''Clarissa:''' An all-girl ''and Sam'' school!
-->'''Sam:''' Wow! I get to go to an all-girls school...
-->'''Clarissa:''' An all-girl ''and Sam'' school!
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* AntiSchoolUniformsPlot: One episode has a variation on this trope, in which fashion-conscious Clarissa protests against being dressed conservatively for her school picture. After many trials and tribulations, she manages to win the right to dress as she pleases, only to feel dejected when the rest of the class follows suit, causing her to not stand out anymore.
