iCarly

	iCarly
Genre	Comedy, Family, Kids, Teens
Format	Situation Comedy
Created by	Dan Schneider
Written by	Dan Schneider; Savage Steve Holland; Steve Molaro; Arthur Gradstein; Jake Farrow; Thomas Lubey
Directed by	Steve Hoefer; Dan Schneider
Starring	Miranda Cosgrove; Jennette McCurdy; Nathan Kress; Jerry Trainor
Theme music composer	Miranda Cosgrove (written/performed)
Opening theme	"Leave It All To Me" sung by Miranda Cosgrove
Composer(s)	Backhouse Mike
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	70 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dan Schneider; Omar Camacho; Michael Szczurko; Neil Sheridan
Producer(s)	Bruce Rand Berman; Jana Petrosini; Amber Comisar; Joe Catania; Robin Weiner
Editor(s)	Tamara Johnson Bolm (Sound)
Location(s)	United States Seattle, Washington; Filmed at Nickelodeon on Sunset in Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Dan Schneider
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	23 min.
Production company(s)	Schneider's Bakery, Nickelodeon
Distributor	Nickelodeon
Broadcast
Original channel	United States Nickelodeon; YTV; United Kingdom Nickelodeon UK
Picture format	4:3 (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	September 8, 2007 – present
Status	Returning Series
External links
	Official website
	Production website

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iCarly is a television series, which premiered on September 8, 2007 on Nickelodeon. It first arrived on YTV a month later on October 8, 2007. The show first aired on Nickelodeon UK during Easter 2008 and Nickelodeon Australia in May 2008.^[1]

The series stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. The series is created and executive produced by Dan Schneider. The series focuses on a girl named Carly (Cosgrove) who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam (McCurdy) and Freddie (Kress).

Characters

Main article: List of characters from iCarly

Main Characters

Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) is the teen star of her own popular web show, iCarly, which she produces with her two best friends, Sam and Freddie.She is known to live in the 8th floor.
Samantha "Sam" Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is Carly's best friend and co-host of iCarly.
Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is the technical producer of iCarly and Carly's neighbor.
Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's 26-year-old brother and legal guardian.

Additional

Nevel Papperman (Reed Alexander) is an 11-year-old critic who runs the nevelocity.com website, a site that reviews other websites.
Gibby Carlson (Noah Munck) is a classmate of Carly, Sam and Freddie.
Jeremy (Nathan Pearson) (nicknamed "Germy" by Freddie) is another classmate of Carly, Sam and Freddie.
Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's neurotic, overprotective mother.
Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) is the principal at Ridgeway.
Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling) is an English teacher at the junior high school attended by Carly, Sam and Freddie.
Lewbert (Jeremy Rowley) is the doorman for the building in which Carly, Spencer and Freddie live.
Amanda "Mandy" Valdez (Aria Wallace) is iCarly's self-proclaimed "#1 Fan."

Special Guest Appearances

Guest Star	Season	Appearances	Character	Episode(s)
Austin Butler	1	1	Jake Crandall	iLike Jake
Greg Mullavy	1	2	Grandpa Shay	iWant to Stay with Spencer, iWant a World Record
Estelle Harris	1	1	Mrs. Halberstadt	iScream on Halloween
Carly Bondar	1	1	Valerie	iWill Date Freddie
Aaron Albert	1	1	Jonah	iHate Sam's Boyfriend
Plain White T's	1	1	Themselves	iRue The Day
Aria Wallace	1/2	2	Mandy Valdez	iAm Your Biggest Fan, iWant my Website Back
Oliver Muirhead	1	1	Harry Joyner	iHeart Art
David St. James	1/2	2	Mr. Howard	iGot Detention, iReunite with Missy, iMust Have Locker #239
Lise Simms	1	1	Mrs. Peeloff	iMight Switch Schools
Daniel Samonas	1	1	Doug Toder	iFence
Jessica Makinson	1	1	Miss Lauren Ackerman	iHave A Lovesick Teacher
James Maslow	2	1	Shane	iSaw Him First
Lorena York	2	1	Sasha Striker	iStage An Intervention
Good Charlotte	2	1	Themselves	iGo to Japan
Danny Woodburn	2	1	Mitch the Angel	iChristmas
David Archuleta	2	1	Himself	iRocked the Vote
Lucas Cruikshank	2	1	Himself/Fred Figglehorn	iMeet Fred
Malese Jow	2	1	Carly's Look Alike	iLook Alike
Drew Roy	2	1	Griffin	iDate a Bad Boy
Victoria Justice	2	1	Shelby Marx	iFight Shelby Marx

Episodes

Main article: List of iCarly episodes

Season	Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
Season 1	25	September 8, 2007	July 25, 2008
Season 2	45^[2]	September 27, 2008	2009

Media

Music

Columbia Records 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.

DVD releases

Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon released iCarly: Season 1, Volume 1 Box Set on DVD September 23, 2008.^[3] The DVD has 13 episodes on two discs, which means it is only half of season one. It includes the bonus feature of the song, "Leave It All to Me" by Miranda Cosgrove.

iCarly: Season 1, Volume 2 Box Set will be released on April 21, 2009 with 13 episodes on two discs. The Special Features include: Behind the Slime with the Cast of iCarly; Behind-the-Scenes Extras; Special Bonus: Pilot Episode of True Jackson, VP^[4]

iCarly: Season 2 Volume 1 Box set will be released on August 18, 2009 This 2-disc set running 316 minutes is presented in full screen video, and English Stereo audio. The release includes Behind-the-Scenes Extras, such as a Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan".^[5]

Website

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 and other TEENick shows redirect to this page. For example, Zaplook (a parody of Google), SplashFace (a parody of YouTube), CraigsMix (a parody of Craigslist), Nevelocity, PillowMyHead.com, AggressiveParenting.com, SamPuckett.com, TheValerieShow.com, NeverWatchiCarly.com, iSnarly.com, and any other website mentioned on the show redirect to this page. iCarly.com can only be accessed within the United States; if accessed overseas, the user is automatically redirected to a country specific iCarly site (if available).

Video Games

On May 13, 2009, Nickelodeon announced they had reached an agreement with Activision to produce an iCarly video game for the DS and Wii. The game is currently scheduled to be released in fall 2009.^[6]

Books

Book	Summary	Episode(s)
1. iHave a Web Show!	Carly becomes an Internet star when footage of her hosting a school talent show is posted to the Web, resulting in a weekly variety-show Webcast made by her and her friends; Plans to attract more viewers go wrong when Sam and Carly pit their ideas against those of Spencer and Freddie.	1.iPilot 2.iWant More Viewers
2. iWanna Stay!	The focus of Carly's next webcast is what mean teachers do outside of the classroom. So Carly and Freddie trail the grumpy Miss Briggs, but end up stuck inside her home; Carly's grandfather makes a surprise visit and is none too thrilled by Spencer's unusual behavior, so he questions his ability to be in charge. Carly must convince him that her brother is up to the task of being her guardian.	8. iSpy a Mean Teacher 5. iWanna Stay with Spencer
3. iWant a World Record!	Carly tries to break the record for the longest webcast and must keep the show going for more than 24 hours. Meanwhile, Spencer builds a giant sculpture downstairs; The show's 50th airing is in jeopardy when Sam gets detention, so Carly and Freddie try to get in trouble as well to shoot "from the inside" with Sam. Meanwhile, Spencer builds a giant cup of coffee, but drops his phone into it.	10. iWant a World Record 19. iGot Detention
4. iAm Famous!	A producer wants to bring Carly's show to television, but not without a major overhaul first; Carly is excited to get a show sponsor and readily endorses a new type of shoe. When the product turns out to be a dud and fans complain, the gang tries to find a way out of the contract. Elsewhere, Spencer falls asleep on the bus and ends up in Canada.	10. iCarly Saves TV 19. iPromote Tech-Foots

Worldwide

iCarly has premiered worldwide as well in the following countries:

Region	Network(s)	Series premiere
United States	Nickelodeon	September 8, 2007
Canada	YTV	October 8, 2007
Germany	Nickelodeon Germany	February 23, 2008
Brazil	Nickelodeon Brazil	April 17, 2008
United Kingdom	Nickelodeon UK	March 17, 2008
New Zealand	Nickelodeon New Zealand	May 4, 2008
Australia	Nickelodeon Australia	May 8, 2008
Israel	Nickelodeon Israel	May 15, 2008
Philippines	Nickelodeon South East Asia	May 31, 2008
Latin America	Nickelodeon Latin America	April 16, 2008
Netherlands	Nickelodeon (Netherlands)	May 17, 2008
Belgium	Nickelodeon (Netherlands)	May 17, 2008
United Arab Emirates	E-Junior	June 2008
Singapore	Okto	October 19, 2008
Ireland	The Den RTÉ Two	May 8, 2008
South Korea	Nick Korea	2008
Turkey	Nickelodeon Turkey	April 10, 2009