Clarissa Explains It All was an American situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring a then unknown Melissa Joan Hart. Sixty-five episodes were shown during the five seasons. The teen sitcom ran from March 1, 1991 to December 3, 1994. In the series, Clarissa, an adolescent girl, breaks the fourth wall and describes the things that are happening in her life (dealing with typical adolescent concerns such as school, pimples and an aggravating little brother) to her television audience.
epeated line] arissa Darling: [whenever Sam's ladder appears at her window] Hi, Sam!
arissa Darling: Who ever said 'the more things change the more things stay the same' definately had the right POV.
arissa Darling: [about the brat she has to babysit] This year I've got the perfect tools to tame little Elsie. m Anders: Well, if you're not packing thermo-nuclear warheads, I think you're traveling light.
rshall Darling: [after Ferguson hid Clarissa's bike as a joke, and it disappeared] Well, Ferguson, if it's really gone and you can't get it back, you know what you gotta do. rguson Darling: Apologize. rshall Darling: No. rguson Darling: Apologize sincerely. rshall Darling: No. rguson Darling: No, Dad, not pay for it!
rshall Darling: Your mother and I aren't fighting. We're having a discussion.
larissa and her dad, who has come down with the flu, are discussing Bouncy Balls] rshall Darling: But don't you think it's a little weird to eat something that you've been bouncing on the floor? arissa Darling: Dad, you haven't really been eating them after they've been on the floor, have you? eat] rshall Darling: I'm gonna go get some more bouillon.
