ICarly
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iCarly is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider (TV producer)
Daniel James "Dan" Schneider is an American songwriter, actor, writer, and producer of films and television. He is the co-president of his own production company called Schneider's Bakery....

, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

 as Carly, Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly...

 as Sam, Nathan Kress
Nathan Kress
Nathan Karl Kress is an American film and television actor. A professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.-Early life:...

 as Freddie, Jerry Trainor
Jerry Trainor
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...

 as Spencer, and Noah Munck
Noah Munck
Noah Bryant Munck is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Gibby Gibson in iCarly and Bobby Sinclair, the junior lawn-mowing entrepreneur in the TruGreen commercials.-Early life:...

 as Gibby. The show is taped at Nickelodeon On Sunset
Nickelodeon On Sunset
Nickelodeon On Sunset, formerly known as the Earl Carroll Theatre, is a stage facility located at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California which has housed the West Coast production of live-action original series produced for the Nickelodeon cable channel since 1997, starting with the...

 in Hollywood, California.

The show premiered on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 on September 8, 2007. It was originally rated TV-Y7, and later, TV-G. Production of Season 4 began in May 2010 and was airing after Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

 inked a seven-figure deal. The season ended on June 11, 2011 with the original version of the movie, iParty with Victorious
IParty with Victorious
"iParty with Victorious" is a 2011 three-part crossover episode of iCarly with Victorious. Although it is a crossover, the episode only counts as an iCarly episode. The episode aired on June 11, 2011, at 8/7c...

, and on August 27, 2011, with the extended version of this movie.

iCarly is shown in a number of other countries including Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 (YTV and Nickelodeon Canada
Nickelodeon (Canada)
Nickelodeon is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network Nickelodeon. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from MTV Networks International, a division of Viacom....

, October 8, 2007) and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 (Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

, Easter 2008). iCarly has also garnered a large adult fan base and has appeared on multiple "Best TV Series" lists during 2009 and 2010.

Plot

When Carly and her sassy best bud Sam act funny at a school talent show audition, tech-savvy Freddie tapes it and posts it online without telling them. After seeing the girls' strong chemistry and banter, the online audience clamors for more and the iCarly webcast is born. While grappling with typical issues of adolescence
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...

, Carly, Sam, and Freddie find out that they have also become online celebrities as their show, which features talent contests, recipes, problem-solving, and random dancing, garners international accolades.

Carly lives in Seattle, Washington with her 26-year-old brother/guardian Spencer and produces the show in a makeshift third-floor studio loft
Loft
A loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...

 in their apartment. Even though their mother has never been seen or mentioned in the show, their father is a U.S. Air Force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...

 officer ("Col. Steven Shay") who is temporarily stationed on a submarine, and is often mentioned but had never been seen in the show in person.

Exterior shots of Shay's Seattle apartment building, Bushwell Plaza, are digitally altered images of the Eastern Columbia Building
Eastern Columbia Building
The Eastern Columbia Building is a thirteen-story building located at 849 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District of downtown Los Angeles, and is considered by many to be the most beautiful of Los Angeles' historic buildings, as well as its finest surviving example of Art Deco architecture...

 in Los Angeles.

Main characters

  • Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove
    Miranda Cosgrove
    Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

    ) is the host of her own popular web show, iCarly, which she produces with her two best friends, Sam and Freddie.
  • Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy
    Jennette McCurdy
    Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly...

    ) is one of Carly's best friends and co-host of iCarly.
  • Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress
    Nathan Kress
    Nathan Karl Kress is an American film and television actor. A professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.-Early life:...

    ) is also one of Carly's good friend and neighbor. He is the technical producer of iCarly.
  • Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor
    Jerry Trainor
    Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...

    ) is Carly's eccentric older brother and legal guardian.
  • Gibby (Noah Munck
    Noah Munck
    Noah Bryant Munck is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Gibby Gibson in iCarly and Bobby Sinclair, the junior lawn-mowing entrepreneur in the TruGreen commercials.-Early life:...

    ) is an odd friend of Carly, Sam and Freddie.

Recurring characters

  • Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer
    Mary Scheer
    Mary Scheer is an American actress and comedian. She is best known as one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for playing Freddie's mother, Marissa Benson, on iCarly...

    ) is Freddie's overbearing and overprotective mother.
  • Lewbert (Jeremy Rowley
    Jeremy Rowley
    Jeremy Rowley is an American character actor and comedian. He has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, often portraying somewhat "ballistic" characters, especially on television shows. For example, on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly, he plays Lewbert who is the mean and...

    ) is the doorman
    Doorman (profession)
    A doorman is an individual hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel. They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises. At a residential building, a doorman is responsible for opening doors and screening visitors and deliveries...

     for the building in which Carly, Spencer, and Freddie live, characterized by his annoying, protective behavior and a large wart on his face. He is often being pranked by the kids on iCarly.
  • Nevel Papperman (Reed Alexander
    Reed Alexander
    Reed Alexander is an American actor best known as Nevel Papperman on iCarly.- Career :Alexander has recurring roles as the villain Nevel Papperman on Nickelodeon's iCarly....

    ) is a critic who runs the nevelocity.com website, a site that reviews other websites, including iCarly.com. He is Carly's nemesis and has constantly tried to sabotage iCarly in exchange for a kiss from Carly.
  • T-Bo (BooG!e) is the manager at the Groovy Smoothie. He often annoys customers into buying random foods (i.e. bell peppers, bagels, tacos), which are always impaled on a stick.
  • Guppy (Ethan Munck) is Gibby's younger brother and often tags along with Gibby.
  • Chuck Chambers (Ryan Ochoa
    Ryan Ochoa
    Ryan Ochoa is an American teen actor. He is most famous for his role of Lanny on the Disney XD series Pair of Kings and his recurring role as Chuck Chambers on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.-Early life:...

    ) is a child in the Shays' apartment building who constantly torments Spencer.
  • Principal Franklin (Tim Russ
    Tim Russ
    Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles on Star Trek: Voyager, as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok, Samantha Who?, as Frank, and on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly, as Principal Franklin, a recurring...

    ) is the principal at Ridgeway Secondary School, the school where Carly, Sam, and Freddie attend. He is very fair and is a big fan of iCarly.
  • Ms. Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling
    Mindy Sterling
    Mindy Lee Sterling is an American actress. Although she had worked in film for over 30 years, she only began to garner attention after playing Frau Farbissina, the diminutive and domineering Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, and has a recurring role as Ms...

    ) is a very strict English
    English studies
    English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

     teacher at Ridgeway Secondary School who shows an obvious dislike for children.
  • Mr. Howard (David St. James) is a strict and unenthusiastic teacher who hates almost everything including his wife.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere
Season premiere
In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:...

Season finale
Season finale
A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...

1 25
2 25
3 20
4 13
5 13 TBA

Multi-part installments

Title Type Air date Synopsis Viewers
"iGo to Japan
ICarly: iGo to Japan
iGo to Japan is a 2008 three-part episode of iCarly that premiered on November 8, 2008 on Nickelodeon, and November 21 on YTV. It was the first episode to be promoted as a "movie"...

"
Television movie November 8, 2008 Carly, Sam, Freddie, Spencer, and Mrs. Benson fly away to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 after the iCarly crew is nominated for "Best Comedy Category" to attend the award's show (iWeb Awards) for the competition. What is planned to be a simple trip to the "iWeb Awards" however soon turns into an adventure with many twists after meeting with their competing webshow host's, Kyoko and Yuki.
7.6
"iDate a Bad Boy" Two-part special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

May 9, 2009 When Spencer's motorcycle is "stolen" by their new neighbor, Griffin, although Griffin states that he was "borrowing" it, Carly immediately hates him for his wrongdoing whereas Spencer gives him a chance and drops the charges, and eventually mentoring him, much to Carly's dismay. However, after a while, getting to know Griffin, Carly actually falls for Griffin and makes out with him passionately with lights off, which Spencer accidentally walks into, much to Spencer's chagrin, who because of the fact, grounds her until College. Eventually, Spencer realizes his "over-protectiveness" and that they are meant to be, and eventually allows them to resume dating, as long as they don't take their relationship too far. Whilst they are dating, however, Carly finds out a big secret about Griffin that she does not like at all - He collects "PeeWee Babies", leaving Carly conflicted if she should continue dating him or end their relationship. Meanwhile, Freddie attempts to build Sam a website after making a contract deal with Sam, whilst Sam experiences nightmares about a monster eating her soup, leading Spencer to help her get over her dream, through confrontation. 7.1
"iFight Shelby Marx
ICarly: iFight Shelby Marx
"iFight Shelby Marx" is a 2009 two-part episode of iCarly. It stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, Jerry Trainor, Reed Alexander and special guest star Victoria Justice.-Plot:...

"
Two-part special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

August 8, 2009 When Carly jokingly challenges the champion martial arts fighter, Shelby Marx, during a webshow, Shelby considers her challenge (even as a joke) and arrives at the Shay loft along with her manager, etc., to accept her challenge. It turns out to be the manager's idea, and it is not a real fight, but an exhibition fight, intended for fun. However, a press conference incident occurs. Carly accidentally knocks Shelby Marx's grandmother down during a riot-type fight, which Shelby Marx takes really seriously, even to the point where she decides that the fight is real. Later, she reveals that she never meant to tackle her Grandmother, and that she was pushed. She accepts her apology, they make up, and the fight is an exhibition match once again, leaving only one person to attempt to frame Carly - Nevel Papperman, leading to mix-up's. Meanwhile, Spencer has allergies, and a doctor gives him pills to get rid of them forever. However, he must first be able to cope with troublesome side effects for a certain period of time. 7.9
"iQuit iCarly" Two-part special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

December 5, 2009 After the iCarly crew agree to help webshow host's for the Fleck and Dave Show, "Fleck and Dave", make a video for a website video contest, Fleck and Dave fight which leaves their friendship in jeopardy due to their conflicts with each other. The iCarly crew attempts to bring them back together as friends, which only leads to conflict for Carly and Sam when their comparison of conflicts with each other with Fleck and Dave's conflicts eventually breaks them up, even to the point where even the webshow is put in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Spencer becomes determined to win a boat through a televised boat contest in which a contestant must be able to answer the most boat-themed questions correct and send them in, which Spencer eventually wins. Gibby tags along in his attempt to find parking for the boat, only to stumble upon a mishap with someone else's parkway space and lose the boat through force to the person's baseball team. 9.9
"iPsycho" Two-part special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

June 4, 2010 The iCarly crew are getting ready for Webicon - where they stumble upon a video during the observation of iCarly video mail's from a girl named "Nora Dirshlitt" with a somewhat sad life about an upcoming birthday party, which the iCarly crew are invited to. Sympathized about Nora, the crew divide their time to take a trip to Webicon to attend Nora's birthday party. While there, the clown who is there for entertainment at the party, suffers of an aneurysm, and is immediately hospitalized, with no guarantee of surviving, leaving Nora very sad. Feeling very sorry for Nora, the gang decides to do a webshow in order to convince Nora's peers at School that the crew are really at her party, whereas a lot of people attend. After the party, Nora decides to take advantage of the crew. Therefore, she locks them up in a basement studio hoping this will boost her popularity and help her gain more friends, leaving Carly, Sam, and Freddie in a sticky situation - which they must escape from. Meanwhile, Gibby decides to camp at the Shay loft, after not being able to attend his camp for another year due to age. 8.2
"iStart a Fan War" Two-part special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

November 19, 2010 The iCarly crew once again head to Webicon for a panel, whilst Carly crushes on a guy named Adam at Ridgeway High School. While Carly converses with Adam via. video chat, Adam mentions that fans create forums and etc. on if Carly should be together with Freddie or if Sam should be together with Freddie, which is mentioned as "Creddie" and "Seddie" fans. When the crew arrive at Webicon, during the panel, Sam starts a fan war - A war between if Carly and Freddie belong together or if Sam and Freddie belong together, which gets out of hand, which not only make things bad at the panel, but makes things bad for Carly and Adam's connection. Meanwhile, Spencer tags along with them at Webicon dressed as Aruthor from "World of Warlords" to win a costume contest, only to meet Aruthor's mortal enemy, Aspartamay (A man dressed as him), and they form a fighting challenge with each other. 5.0
"iParty With Victorious
IParty with Victorious
"iParty with Victorious" is a 2011 three-part crossover episode of iCarly with Victorious. Although it is a crossover, the episode only counts as an iCarly episode. The episode aired on June 11, 2011, at 8/7c...

"
Television movie/Crossover special June 11, 2011 (original)
August 27, 2011 (extended)
Carly is happier than ever since she is now in a steady relationship with a boy named Steven, where nothing goes wrong. He divides his time between his divorced parents in Seattle and Los Angeles. Unknown to the iCarly gang, Steve goes to Los Angeles where it is revealed that he is dating another girl named Tori Vega (from Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

) at the same time. Unknown to Tori and the gang, he is also dating Carly. However, Robbie Shapiro (also from "Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

"), posts a picture to TheSlap.com of Steven and Tori together - which Sam immediately suspects as a picture that reveals he is dating another girl, leading them to head to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 on an adventure to set things straight with this predicament, after seeing an open invite online from Rex (from "Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

") to a party by André Harris (from "Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

") thanks to Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...

, where the gang meets with the Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

 gang.
7.3 (original)
3.7 (extended)

iParty with Victorious
IParty with Victorious
"iParty with Victorious" is a 2011 three-part crossover episode of iCarly with Victorious. Although it is a crossover, the episode only counts as an iCarly episode. The episode aired on June 11, 2011, at 8/7c...

 

Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider (TV producer)
Daniel James "Dan" Schneider is an American songwriter, actor, writer, and producer of films and television. He is the co-president of his own production company called Schneider's Bakery....

, the creator of iCarly and Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

has confirmed via his Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

 and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 that a crossover special between the two shows is now completed, as of August 29, 2010. Later that night the script was sent out and the following day it went into production. Production lasted about three weeks. The movie aired on June 11, 2011. The episode is a 3-part movie. The 2 hour, four part version debuted on August 27, 2011.

Season 5 onward

In late January 2011, while doing press for her North American Dancing Crazy
Dancing Crazy Tour
The Dancing Crazy Tour was the debut solo tour by American entertainer, Miranda Cosgrove. visiting North America, the trek supported her debut studio album, Sparks Fly. The tour began in Missouri and travel throughout the United States and ended in Ohio. Cosgrove continued the tour into the summer...

 concert tour, Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

 began telling news sources that she was looking forward to returning to Hollywood to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly. On January 27, 2011, Cosgrove told Cleveland Live News "We're getting ready to start the next season, right after the tour. I would be willing to do the show as long as people like it and as long as it works." On January 28, 2011, Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...

 news agency also reported that Cosgrove was preparing to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly, and on February 3, 2011 Cosgrove told The Middletown Press, when speaking of the show and her co-stars Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly...

 and Nathan Kress
Nathan Kress
Nathan Karl Kress is an American film and television actor. A professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.-Early life:...

, “I’ve known them since I was little. I can’t wait to get back. I’m really comfortable doing iCarly. It’s like my home away from home.” Cosgrove concluded her Dancing Crazy
Dancing Crazy Tour
The Dancing Crazy Tour was the debut solo tour by American entertainer, Miranda Cosgrove. visiting North America, the trek supported her debut studio album, Sparks Fly. The tour began in Missouri and travel throughout the United States and ended in Ohio. Cosgrove continued the tour into the summer...

 concert tour on February 24, 2011, and Jennette McCurdy finished her Generation Love mall tour on April 14, 2011. The entire cast did not even get together until the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of traditional venue Pauley Pavilion until at least 2013. Jack Black...

. Miranda Cosgrove recently confirmed that filming would resume shortly. At the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of traditional venue Pauley Pavilion until at least 2013. Jack Black...

, Jerry Trainor
Jerry Trainor
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...

 stated that filming would resume in May.

In April 2011, Dan Schneider announced in a Twitter post that he would be wrapping up on Season 4 with 13 more episodes, completing the original 26-episode order that was first announced in October 2010. On April 14, 2011, Nickelodeon officially announced the 5th season renewal of iCarly with production beginning in 2012 with the episodes airing later that year. However, a recent promo in September 2011 of the new episodes were marketed as a "new season", officially splitting the second half of the Season 4 order into its own season. That means that the 5th season (production-wise) announced previously is now the 6th season (broadcast-wise).

Broadcast history

  • Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon (TV channel)
    Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

    (September 8, 2007–present)
  • TeenNick
    TeenNick
    TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....

    (October 18, 2009 – present)

Internationalization

Some minor alterations have been made for transmission in markets where the series is dubbed. In the German version (but not on all transmitted episodes) the intro music lyrics are in German. Episode titles are usually the same when the series is dubbed.

DVD releases

Note: The season DVDs are released by the production seasons.
DVD Title Region 1 Discs Episodes Extras
iCarly: Season 1, Vol. 1 September 23, 2008 2 1–12, 16 "Leave It All to Me
Leave It All to Me
"Leave It All to Me" is the theme song to the Nickelodeon show iCarly. It is also the debut single of Miranda Cosgrove and features her former Drake & Josh co-star, Drake Bell. It was written by Michael Corcoran, one of Bell's band members. A shortened version is used in the show's opening credits,...

" by Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

iCarly: Season 1, Vol. 2 April 21, 2009 2 13–15, 17–25 Behind the Slime with the cast of iCarly; Behind-the-Scenes Extras; Pilot episode of True Jackson, VP
True Jackson, VP
True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell and Ron Butler. The theme song was written by Toby Gad and Keke Palmer and...

iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 1 August 18, 2009 2 26–38 Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan"
iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx March 30, 2010 1 "iFight Shelby Marx", "iDate a Bad Boy", "iLook Alike", "iCarly Awards" Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...

iCarly: iSaved Your Life June 8, 2010 1 "iSaved Your Life", "iQuit iCarly", "iThink They Kissed", "iTwins", "iMove Out" Behind the scenes with the cast of iCarly; iQuit iCarly window stunt; Meet Chuck; Favourite Birthday moments; Welcome to my boat
iCarly: iSpace Out August 31, 2010 1 "iSpace Out", "iWas a Pageant Girl", "iEnrage Gibby", "iBelieve in Bigfoot", "iFix a Popstar", "iWon't Cancel The Show" Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Victorious
Victorious
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 2 January 4, 2011 2 39–52 Behind the Scenes with the Cast
iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 3 April 5, 2011 3 53–70 Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of T.U.F.F. Puppy
T.U.F.F. Puppy
T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010 on Nickelodeon after the premiere of Planet Sheen. The series' main character is a dim-witted but determined dog named Dudley Puppy , who works as a secret agent for an...

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Music

Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 and Nickelodeon Records has released a soundtrack for the show entitled iCarly. It includes the theme song and four original songs by Miranda Cosgrove. Several tracks by guest artists and cast dialogue are also included.

Website

In reality, the iCarly.com website contains many promotional videos by the cast (as their respective characters), as well as content created and sent in by viewers. Other features on the site include characters' blogs, pictures from the set, songs, games, and comments from viewers. Many fictional websites from this show redirect to this page. For example, Zaplook, SplashFace, ToonJuice, CraigsMix, Nevelocity, GirlyCow.com, Chickipedia.com, WebFlicks.com, RadioDingo.com, PillowMyHead.com, AggressiveParenting.com, SamPuckett.com, TheValerieShow.com, SendMeaSack.com, Beavecoon.org, NeverWatchiCarly.com, iSnarly.com, SprayYourChildren.com, and any other website mentioned on the show redirect to this page.

Video games

An animated PC hidden object game, iCarly: iDream in Toons, was released by Nickelodeon on their Nick Arcade. Jerry Trainor
Jerry Trainor
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...

 is the only actor from the cast who lends his voice to the game, the rest of the characters' speech being dubbed with typing sounds on a keyboard.

On May 13, 2009, Nickelodeon announced they had reached an agreement with Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...

 to produce an iCarly video game
ICarly (video game)
iCarly is a Adventure video game loosely based on the TV series of the same name. The Wii Version of the game was developed by Blitz Games, while the Nintendo DS version was developed by Human Soft. The game was released in North America for Nintendo DS on October 27, 2009, and for Wii on October...

for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

. The game was released October 28, 2009. The cast lend their voices in the videogame. A sequel, iCarly 2: iJoin the Click
ICarly 2: iJoin The Click
iCarly 2: iJoin the Click is a video game loosely based on the TV series of the same name. It is the sequel to the original iCarly game.-Gameplay:...

, was released on November 16, 2010 for the same platforms.

On January 11, 2010, the official iCarly Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

 page announced the release of an application called "Sam's Remote" exclusively for iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...

 and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...

. This app consists of Sam's remote, which she uses on live casts of iCarly in the show, where one pushes different buttons and they make silly sound effects. Available through the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 App Store for $1.99 download.

iCarly Reader series

Book
1. iDon't Wanna Fight!
2. iHatch Chicks!

iCarly Novel series

Book Episode(s)
1. iHave a Web Show! iPilot
iWant More Viewers
2. iWanna Stay! iSpy a Mean Teacher
iWanna Stay with Spencer
3. iWant a World Record! iWant a World Record
iGot Detention
4. iAm Famous! iPromote Tech-Foots
iCarly Saves TV
5. iAm Your Biggest Fan! iAm Your Biggest Fan
iNevel
6. iGo to Japan! iGo to Japan

Critical

iCarly received mixed reviews from critics. Carey Bryson of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....

, gave the show 2 1/2 stars, concluding "The show's comedic elements don't all rest on the irreverent, though, there are some clever storylines and even a few touching moments. Overall, the show has some great comedy, interesting stories, and fun actors; however, parents may have some concern over the idea that the kids rule everything without much need or regard for authority figures, and much of the comedy centers around rude remarks and put-downs. Some episodes of the show also contain significant content around dating and relationships, with Carly kissing a boy in at least one of them.

On TV.com
TV.com
TV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...

, the show received mixed reviews from users. Despite the negative reviews of iCarly on TV.com, the series, on TV.com, has a 8 (Great) rating. Note that there are positive reviews with disagrees and negative reviews with agrees, but it is only people's view/opinion of the show, which could change. It will be best not to agree or agree too much in the people's negative reviews.

It is also important to note that the characters in the show encourage kids to log on to the website and submit videos, ideas, or pretty much anything else they want. Some of those submissions could even end up on the TV show. Kids will have a lot of fun taking such an active part in the show, but a good discussion about internet safety and your family's online-related rules is warranted, especially if kids are going to send in videos of themselves.".

The show was awarded 3 stars and rated "On" for ages 8 and up by Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media , commonly known as CSM, is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization which serves as a guide for parents that has reviews for most media types, including books, movies, video games, music, and websites, and rates them in terms of violence, sex, and profanity. The website...

 reviewer Emily Ashby. Emily praised that "The show isn't designed to be educational, per se, but young viewers will learn a bit about interacting with media.", though warned parents about the slapstick violence and "Hand-holding, flirting, hugging, references to boobs, and other aspects of teen relationships are mild in nature.", stating "iCarly gives tweens the opportunity to step outside reality and live vicariously through the colorful characters’ lives. Few rules exist for Carly and her friends, due mostly to the absence of a credible authority figure, and they’ve achieved stardom by taking their personal views to the uncensored airwaves. In other words, theirs isn’t a lifestyle easily emulated by viewers, but the fact that the show makes it so appealing is good reason for parents to do a reality check, reminding kids of the dangers of cyberbullying in particular.

That’s not to say the show is all bad, though. Much of it is laugh-out-loud funny, it boasts a colorful cast of characters (thanks to a very talented cast) and it reflects the technological nature of modern social interactions. Teens and tweens will relate to the characters and their realistic issues with friends, family, and school, and parents will be relieved to know that there's little content that's worrisome for their kids.".

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...

 
(2008 Kids' Choice Awards
2008 Kids' Choice Awards
The 21st annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were held at the Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California on March 29, 2008. The show was the first live-action/animated Kids Choice Awards show. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. A "Bring on the...

)
Favorite Kids TV Show iCarly
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...

Best Performance in a TV Series
Leading Young Actress
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

Best Performance in a TV Series
Supporting Young Actor
Nathan Kress
Nathan Kress
Nathan Karl Kress is an American film and television actor. A professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.-Early life:...

Best Performance in a TV Series
Supporting Young Actress
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly...

2009 2009 Kids' Choice Awards
2009 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on March 28, 2009 at 8 p.m. on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion. Dwayne Johnson hosted this awards show which lasted for more than one and half hours. Voting commenced on March 2, 2009. Performers and presenters have been...

Favorite Kids TV Show iCarly
Favorite TV Actress Miranda Cosgrove
Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...

Outstanding Children's Program iCarly
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy Jerry Trainor
Jerry Trainor
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...

Choice TV Actress: Comedy Miranda Cosgrove
Choice TV Show: Comedy iCarly
Choice TV Sidekick Jennette McCurdy
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series
Leading Young Actor
Nathan Kress
Best Performance in a TV Series
Leading Young Actress
Miranda Cosgrove
Best Performance in a TV Series
Supporting Young Actress
Jennette McCurdy
Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Miranda Cosgrove
Nathan Kress
Jennette McCurdy
2010 2010 Kids' Choice Awards
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on March 27, 2010 on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California...

Favorite Kids TV Show iCarly
Favorite TV Actress Miranda Cosgrove
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Program iCarly
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Comedy Miranda Cosgrove
Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming iCarly
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series
Leading Young Actress
Miranda Cosgrove
Best Performance in a TV Series
Supporting Young Actor
Nathan Kress
Best Performance in a TV Series
Guest Starring Young Actor 13 and Under
Joey Luthman
Joey Luthman
Joseph Gregory Wagner "Joey" Luthman is an American teen actor, best known for portraying Young Physical Phil in the popular ABC TV series, October Road.-Personal life:...

Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Miranda Cosgrove
Nathan Kress
Jennette McCurdy
2011 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of traditional venue Pauley Pavilion until at least 2013. Jack Black...

Favorite TV Show iCarly
Favorite TV Actress Miranda Cosgrove
Favorite TV Sidekick Jennette McCurdy
Noah Munck
Noah Munck
Noah Bryant Munck is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Gibby Gibson in iCarly and Bobby Sinclair, the junior lawn-mowing entrepreneur in the TruGreen commercials.-Early life:...

Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series
Leading Young Actress
Miranda Cosgrove
Best Performance in a TV Series
Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and under
Ashley Switzer
Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...

Outstanding Children's Program iGot a Hot Room

External links

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