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{{short description|American television sitcom (1991β1994)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}{{Infobox television | image = Clarissa Explains It All Logo.png | camera = [[Multi-camera]] | runtime = 20β26 minutes | location = {{Plainlist| * [[Universal Studios Florida#Production facilities|Universal Studios Florida]] * [[Orlando, Florida]] }} | creator = [[Mitchell Kriegman]] | company = Thunder Pictures | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Mitchell Kriegman]] * Marjorie Cohn * Brown Johnson * Geoffrey Darby * Andy Bamberger }} | producer = Mitchell Kriegman | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Melissa Joan Hart]] * [[Joe O'Connor (actor)|Joe O'Connor]] * [[Elizabeth Hess]] * [[Jason Zimbler]] * [[Sean O'Neal]] }} | narrated = Melissa Joan Hart | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * [[Rachel Sweet]] * Anthony Battaglia * Willa Bassen }} | opentheme = "Clarissa Explains It All", {{small|performed by [[Rachel Sweet]]}} | endtheme = "Clarissa Explains It All" | country = United States | language = English | network = [[Nickelodeon]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1991|03|23}}<ref name="first_episode_date" /><ref name="LATimesLipton" /><!-- do not change this date to 1991-03-01 -- see Talk --> | last_aired = {{End date|1994|10|01}}<ref name="last_episode_date" /><!-- do not change this date to 1994-12-03 -- see Talk --> | num_seasons = 5 (see [[#Episodes|note]]) | num_episodes = 65<ref name="For Final Time">{{cite news|title=Clarissa To Explain It All For Final Time|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=December 17, 1993|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/12/17/clarissa-to-explain-it-all-for-final-time/|access-date=September 3, 2010|archive-date=June 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614025709/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-17/news/9312170769_1_clarissa-nickelodeon-melissa-joan-hart|url-status=live}}</ref> | list_episodes = List of Clarissa Explains It All episodes }} '''''Clarissa Explains It All''''' is an American [[teen sitcom]] created by [[Mitchell Kriegman]] for [[Nickelodeon]].<ref name="LATimesLipton">{{cite news |author=Lipton |first=Lauren |date=March 17, 1991 |title=Nickelodeon gets inside the head of a 13-year-old named Clarissa Darling |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-17-tv-1046-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=2010-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703152406/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-17-tv-1046-story.html |archive-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UP & COMING: Melissa Joan Hart; The Melissa Inside Clarissa Explains It All for Us|author=Witchel, Alex|work=New York Times|date=August 25, 1991|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/25/arts/up-coming-melissa-joan-hart-the-melissa-inside-clarissa-explains-it-all-for-us.html|access-date=2010-08-10}}</ref> In the series, Clarissa Darling ([[Melissa Joan Hart]])<ref name="Hinman">{{cite news|title=Clarissa She's 14, Hip And Hot The Spunky Tv Teen Has Captivated Viewers And Put Orlando-based Nickelodeon Studios On The Sitcom Map.|author=Hinman, Catherine|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=June 22, 1991|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/06/22/clarissa-shes-14-hip-and-hot-the-spunky-tv-teen-has-captivated-viewers-and-put-orlando-based-nickelodeon-studios-on-the-sitcom-map/|access-date=2010-09-03|archive-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929225811/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-06-22/lifestyle/9106210244_1_clarissa-nickelodeon-studios-sitcom-map|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Nickelodeon Show To Be Produced Here|author=Minor, Debra K.|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 12, 1991|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/02/12/new-nickelodeon-show-to-be-produced-here/|access-date=2010-09-03|archive-date=2012-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614025630/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-02-12/lifestyle/9102110174_1_clarissa-darling-clarissa-explains-mitchell-kriegman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Shrieves |first=Linda |date=January 3, 1993 |title=Melissa Explains Clarissa |work=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/01/03/melissa-explains-clarissa/ |url-status=live |access-date=2010-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928064142/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-01-03-9212310300-story.html |archive-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref> is a teenager who [[Fourth wall|addresses the audience directly]] to explain 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. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired from March 23, 1991,<ref name="first_episode_date">Television section, ''New York Times'', March 17, 1991, and March 23, 1991.</ref><ref name="LATimesLipton" /> to October 1, 1994, with repeats airing until August 19, 2001.<ref name="last_episode_date">''TV Week'' guide, September 29 β October 5, 1994, ''[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]]''.</ref> From August 1992 onwards, the series headlined the popular [[SNICK]] (Saturday Night Nickelodeon) lineup. Reruns of the show have appeared intermittently on [[TeenNick]]'s channel block [[NickRewind|The '90s Are All That]], eventually NickRewind, from 2011 to 2020.<ref name="clutch.mtv.com">{{cite web|title=Nick At Nite For Twentysomethings On The Way|author=Smiley, Brett|date=March 10, 2011|url=http://clutch.mtv.com/2011/03/10/nick-at-night-for-twentysomethings-on-the-way/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313011235/http://clutch.mtv.com/2011/03/10/nick-at-night-for-twentysomethings-on-the-way|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2011|publisher=MTV.com|access-date=2011-05-22}}</ref><ref name="insidetv1">{{cite web|title=TeenNick goes retro with '90s programming -- EXCLUSIVE|author=Rice, Lynette|date=March 10, 2011|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/10/teennick-goes-retro-with-90s-programming-exclusive/|publisher=EW.com|access-date=2011-05-22}}</ref> A pilot for a spin-off series was filmed titled "Clarissa Now". It featured Clarissa as an intern at a newspaper in New York City. The pilot was not picked up, and aired once as a special on Nickelodeon. In 2015, Kriegman released a novel, ''Things I Can't Explain'', which serves as a sequel to the series. In the novel, Clarissa is now in her late 20s and trying to navigate life as an adult.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 23, 2015 |title=Clarissa Darling grows up in novel 'Things I Can't Explain' |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/23/take-first-look-grownup-clarissa-darling-novel-things-i-cant-explain |access-date=October 12, 2015 |work=EW.com}}</ref> In March 2018, it was reported that a sequel to the series was in development at Nickelodeon, with Clarissa now as a mother.<ref name="Reboot">{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='Clarissa Explains It All' Reboot Starring Melissa Joan Hart in the Works at Nickelodeon (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/clarissa-explains-it-all-reboot-starring-melissa-joan-hart-works-at-nickelodeon-1094940|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=16 March 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> In March 2022, Hart revealed the reboot was not moving forward at Nickelodeon.<ref name=":3" />
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