electropunk group, Mindless Self Indulgence referred to the show in the song "Clarissa" from their 2000 album Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy. The TV show Melissa & Joey, which also stars Melissa Joan Hart, features a character with a blog titled "Lennox Explains It All", a nod to the show. The show has been featured in an online meme-based campaign to bring attention to racism, called "Clarissa Explains White Supremacy". In 2012, American post-hardcore/metalcore band, The Paramedic released a song called "Clarissa Didn't Explain This" off of their sophomore album, Smoke and Mirrors. In 2015, show creator Mitchell Kriegman wrote a novel, Things I Can't Explain: A Clarissa Novel, described as a "re-imagining" of the show. References Further reading External links Clarissa Explains It All at Paramount Plus 1990s American high school television series 1990s American teen sitcoms 1990s Nickelodeon original programming 1991 American television series debuts 1994 American television series endings Coming-of-age television shows English-language television shows Metafictional television series Television series about families Television series about siblings Television series about teenagers