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Brain Drain

Children & Family

NR

26

Jul 9, 1991

Brain Drain: An I.Q. test result has Ferguson believing that he is really a genius.

Season 1, 13 episodes

Clarissa’s Revenge,

When Ferguson displays her training bra in show-and-tell, Clarissa hatches a plan to send Ferg-face into outer space via helium balloons and a straight jacket.

School Picture,

Clarissa is determined not to wear the same old blue cardigan and knee socks for her school picture, and devises a scheme to outfit herself in the coolest clothes around.

In an attempt to get around her moms no TV rule in the Darling home for a week, Clarissa connects her computer to the cable converter and nearly blows up the house.

Although she's too young for a driver's license, Clarissa is consumed by the desire to acquire a 1976 Gremlin she finds in the want-ads.

Clarissa News Network,

Clarissa decides that news is cool, and that she'd rather be Jane Pauley than anyone else in the world. Her first story is her mother's midlife crisis, which is triggered by a college pal showing up in town as a successful modern dancer.

Haunted House: Clarissa is faced with the terror of a visit from her Canadian Aunt Mafalda, who's capable of hugging the life's blood out of helpless young relatives. Clarissa enlists Ferguson's help in trying to scare Aunt Mafalda out of the house.

Bully: When a greedy bully forces Ferguson to hand over his big sister's walkman, Clarissa decides to stand up and fight. It's not her fists but her spirit that KO's the bully, and he winds up falling for Clarissa.

New Addition: Using her deductive powers, Clarissa determines that her parents are having a baby.

Brain Drain: An I.Q. test result has Ferguson believing that he is really a genius.

Clarissa Makes A Cake,

Clarissa Makes A Cake: Clarissa pitches in to help celebrate her parents' anniversary.

Parents Who Say No,

Parents Who Say No: In an effort to break free from the shackles of “kiddie” jobs like babysitting, Clarissa asks for permission to apply for a job at the Baxter Beach Carnival.

Clarissa is mortified by the prospect of her dad speaking at her school's career night. To no avail, he tries to get hip quick. His speech winds up making her proud even if he does hug his T-square during it.

When Clarissa is asked to play the part of a column in a pageant celebrating ancient Greece, she hatches a plan to get sick. The pageant turns out to be really cool, but it's too late... Clarissa's plan has taken effect and she's grounded.

Details

Clarissa Explains It All

Children & Family

5

20

Get clear on those murky teenage waters with Clarissa Darling, a high-school student with ex-hippie parents, the world's most obnoxious little brother, "Fergface" Ferguson, neighbor Sam, and pet alligator, Elvis.

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