Episode
Clarissa Explains It All: The Understudy
Overview
Clarissa gets chosen as the understudy for the lead in the school play. She is extremely happy about this 'easy job' until the lead comes down with sore throat on opening night. Ferguson tries to 'help' Clarissa learn her lines in time, but secretly has her memorizing the lines to several other different plays.
Details
- Series
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1992-08-22
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Understudy is Episode 10 in Season 2 of Clarissa Explains It All. It aired on 1992-08-22. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 9: Total TV
Clarissa finds a topic for her school project- TV. She has to watch for 24 hours in order to make observations for her report. However, a plot created by Ferguson makes her think she's lost her mind from watching so much television.
Episode 11: Can't Buy Love
Ferguson's new friend, J. Elliot Fundsworth III is the founder of the Junior Yacht Club and Ferguson will do anything to join. However, trouble ensues when Ferguson realized that J. Elliot is really only interested in Clarissa.
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Episode 12: The Great Debate
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Episode 7: Sam in Love
After helping Sam to land a new girlfriend, Elise Quackenbush, Clarissa feels left out when Sam cancels his plans with her to spend more time with Elise.
Episode 13: The Return of Mafalda
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Episode 6: Misguidance Counselor
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Episode 5: ME 101
After failing a magazine quiz on 'How Well Do You Know Your Daughter?', Janet attempts to get to know Clarissa better. But Clarissa gets fed up when her mom plans to take her to a concert and even dresses like her.
Episode 4: President Ferguson
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Episode 3: Sam Darling
While staying with the Darlings for a weekend, Sam seems to be spending all of his time with Mr. and Mrs. Darling, making Clarissa jealous. Both Ferguson and Clarissa plan how to get rid of Sam.
Episode 2: She Drives Me Crazy
In order to win a brand new car, Clarissa enters herself and Ferguson in a contest for siblings that have extraordinary relationships. When the editor for the magazine comes to interview the close siblings, it becomes a struggle for them to pretend to be friends.
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