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Clarissa Explains It All is an American teen sitcom created by Mitchell Kriegman for Nickelodeon. In the series, Clarissa Darling, played by Melissa Joan Hart, is a teenager who addresses the audience directly to describe the things that are happening in her life, dealing with typical adolescent concerns such as school, boys, pimples, wearing her first training bra, and an annoying younger brother.
Original Release
03/03/1991 on NICK
US Release
03/03/1991
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Joan Hart | Clarissa Darling |
| Jason Zimbler | Ferguson Darling |
| Elizabeth Hess | Janet Darling |
| Joe O'Connor | Marshall Darling |
| Sean O'Neal | Sam Anders |
| David Eck | Clifford Spleenhurfer / Clifford |
| Sara Burkhardt | Hillary |
| Shannon Woodward | Missy / Alien 3 |
| Heather MacRae | Aunt Mafalda |
| Bob Noble | Dr. Festerspoon |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cycle | Saturday, 23 October 1993 |
| 2 | A New Mom | Saturday, 13 November 1993 |
| 3 | Editor in Chief | Saturday, 13 November 1993 |
| 4 | Piper Comes to Visit | Saturday, 04 December 1993 |
| 5 | Alter Ego | Saturday, 18 December 1993 |
| 6 | Sam's Dad | Saturday, 08 January 1994 |
| 7 | The Firm | Saturday, 15 January 1994 |
| 8 | Janet and Clarissa, Inc. | Saturday, 05 February 1994 |
| 9 | Ferguson Explains It All | Saturday, 23 April 1994 |
| 10 | Dear Clarissa | Saturday, 12 March 1994 |
| 11 | UFO | Thursday, 16 June 1994 |
| 12 | Clarissa Gets Arrested | Thursday, 23 June 1994 |
| 13 | The Last Clarissa | Saturday, 03 December 1994 |
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Directors
Chuck Vinson, Jon Stone, Maureen Thorp, Liz Plonka, Carl Lauten, Ken Frankel, John Ferraro, Richard Steir, Paul Zehrer
Writers
Neena Beber, Douglas Petrie, Mollie Fermaglich, Thad Mumford, Alexa Junge, Allison Roithinger, Mitchell Kriegman, Alan Goodman, Suzanne Collins, Peter Mattei, Sybil Adelman, Martin Sage, Patricia Marx, Molly Fermaglich, Julia Poll, Alison Taylor, Jennifer Morris, Tim Burns, Adriano Dória, Jon Stone, Michael Borkow, Paul Lieberstein, Glenn Eichler, Mark Cerulli, Peter Gaffney, Ellis Weiner
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Joan Hart | Clarissa Darling |
| Jason Zimbler | Ferguson Darling |
| Elizabeth Hess | Janet Darling |
| Joe O'Connor | Marshall Darling |
| Sean O'Neal | Sam Anders |
| David Eck | Clifford Spleenhurfer / Clifford |
| Sara Burkhardt | Hillary |
| Shannon Woodward | Missy / Alien 3 |
| Heather MacRae | Aunt Mafalda |
| Bob Noble | Dr. Festerspoon |
| Susan Greenhill | Dangerous Debbie Anders |
| Danny Gura | Dudley / Robertson |
| Kristian Truelsen | Haverford B. Woolcott III / Mr. Crepplehorn |
| Shane Obedzinski | Nick |
| Marisa Lauren | Stacey |
| Phoenix Stone | Boyfriend |
| David Singletary | Michael |
| Bubba Baker | Biker in lineup / Man with Snake |
| William Haze | Prince of Monaco / Various Characters |
| James Michael Detmar | Game Show Host |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mitchell Kriegman | Executive Producer |
| Andy Bamberger | Executive Producer |
| Brown Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Geoffrey Darby | Executive Producer |
| Chris Gifford | Producer |
| Alan Goodman | Producer |
| Jeanne Simon | Producer |
| Neena Beber | Producer |
| Sarah Condon | Producer |
| Mitchell Kriegman | Producer |
| Chuck Vinson | Producer |
| Margo Kent | Producer |
| Thira Matkovic Goldfinger | Producer |
| Bill Aiken | Producer |
| M.G. McCormack | Producer |
Editors
Richard A. Fernandes, Michael Holt, Yuval Kossovsky, John Tierney
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
