Clarissa Explains It All: Season 3
Clarissa Explains It All Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes.
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Clarissa Explains It All Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Clarissa Explains It All Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Janet's Old Boyfriend
Sep 26, 1992
Janet's old high school boyfriend Joey Russo, a famous writer, comes back to town and Janet invites him over to have dinner with the family. However, things don't go well when ten
Sam's Swan Song
Oct 3, 1992
After Sam's mom Debbie arrives in town, she announces that she's going to take Sam back to Seattle with her. Clarissa and Sam remember all the great times they've had before they
Poetic Justice
Oct 10, 1992
Clarissa is chosen to represent her school at a poetry banquet after her computer helps her write a strange but well-loved poem.
The Darling Wars
Oct 24, 1992
Clarissa and Ferguson are left home for the night and try to scare each other with a huge war of spooky pranks. However, they both end up being scared out of their wits when someo
Punch the Clock
Nov 21, 1992
Clarissa learns a thing or two about money and responsibility when she lands several part-time jobs and tries to keep up with all of them.
The Silent Treatment
Nov 28, 1992
After having an argument with Clarissa, Ferguson tries to get her back by giving her the Silent Treatment. Clarissa has to figure out how to get him to talk and break his silence.
Involunteering
Dec 12, 1992
After Janet asks the family to participate in Volunteer Day at the Chidren's museum, Clarissa tries to figure out a way to escape her duty of helping out.
Take My Advice...Please
Dec 19, 1992
Clarissa tries to ruin Ferguson's new romance with Fiona by giving him lots of bad advice. But her plan backfires when numerous girls from school start to go crazy for him.
Marshall's Midlife Crisis
Dec 26, 1992
As Marshall's birthday arrives, he loses interest in everything and decides to sell the house and move the entire family to Mango Island. Everyone goes along with the idea until M
Football Fever
Jan 23, 1993
Marshall bets his neighbour that a Darling can make the varsity football team. But Ferguson realizes that the only way he's going to make it is by marketing himself as the Smallest
Life of Crime
Jan 30, 1993
After Clarissa accidentally walks out of a clothing shop while wearing a piece of lingerie that she didn't pay for, she has nightmares about being a hunted criminal. When Clarissa
Marshall's Parents Visit
Feb 13, 1993
The Darling's are in for a surprise when Marshall's parents come to visit and have completely changed. Clarissa also must figure out how to be the DJ at her grandparent's annivers
Blind Date
Feb 27, 1993
After Sam sets up himself and Clarissa up on a double blind date, Clarissa starts to contemplate all the ways that the date could go bad and what her blind date Milton might be lik