When you think about all the ridiculous stuff you have to put up with in school, on dates, and even in your own family, it's no wonder we don't always know how to handle it all at once. Luckily, there's Clarissa. Clarissa's a high school student who has to deal with a couple of ex-hippie parents and an obnoxious younger brother named Ferguson. Along with her best friend Sam, Clarissa somehow manages to keep her sanity through it all--as well as her sense of humor, her eye for fashion, and her knack for making sense out of life.