ICarly

For the video game, see iCarly (video game).

iCarly
File:Icarlylogo.png
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	Dan Schneider
Starring	Miranda Cosgrove Jennette McCurdy Nathan Kress Jerry Trainor Noah Munck (season 4-present, regular; seasons 1-3, recurring
Theme music composer	Michael Corcoran
Opening theme	"Leave It All to Me", sung by Miranda Cosgrove and Drake Bell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	71 (aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Dan Schneider Omar Camacho Michael Szczurko Neil Sheridan
Producers	Robin Weiner (supervising producer) Joe Catania Bruce Rand Berman (season 2-present)
Production locations	Seattle, Washington (setting) Nickelodeon On Sunset, Hollywood, California (taping location)
Camera setup	Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera
Running time	30 min.
Production companies	Schneider's Bakery Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) – present

iCarly is an American children's television series 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 stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer and Noah Munck as Gibby and was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. The show is taped at Nickelodeon Studios On Sunset in Hollywood.

The show premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007 and was originally rated TV-Y7, later TV-G. Production of Season 4 began in May 2010 and this season will have twenty-six episodes, after Miranda Cosgrove inked a seven-figure deal.

iCarly is shown in a number of other countries including Canada (YTV and Nickelodeon Canada) and the United Kingdom (Nickelodeon UK, Easter 2008).

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. Upon 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, Carly, Sam, and Freddie find they've 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 twenty-eight year old brother/guardian Spencer and produces the show in a makeshift third-floor studio loft in his apartment. Although no mention is made about the location of their mother, Carly and Spencer's father is a naval officer on a submarine who is often mentioned but has never actually been seen on the show.

Characters

Main article: List of iCarly characters

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.
• Samantha "Sam" Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is one of Carly's best friends and co-host of iCarly. She is very aggressive and lazy; but at the same time, creative and fun.
• Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is Carly's other best friend, and he is the technical producer of iCarly and Carly's neighbor. He has had a crush on Carly ever since they met, and he is characterized as a "cool geek".
• Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's eccentric and weird 28 year-old brother and legal guardian. He builds crazy sculptures, and usually doesn't act his age.
• Gibby Gibson (Noah Munck) is an odd friend of Carly, Sam and Freddie, who constantly likes to take his shirt off for no reason. (Starring season 4-present, Recurring seasons 1-3)

Recurring characters

• Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's overbearing and overprotective mother.
• Nevel Papperman (Reed Alexander) is an 11-year-old critic who runs the nevelocity.com website, a site that reviews other websites. He is Carly's nemesis and has repeatedly tried to sabotage iCarly in exchange for a kiss from Carly.
• Chuck Chambers (Ryan Ochoa) is a child in the Shays' apartment building who frequently torments Spencer.
• Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) is the principal at Ridgeway, the school where Carly, Sam, and Freddie attend. He is very fair and is a big fan of iCarly.
• Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling) is a very strict English teacher at the junior high school who shows an obvious dislike for children.
• Lewbert (Jeremy Rowley) is the doorman for the building in which Carly, Spencer, and Freddie live, characterised by his spastic behavior and a large wart on his face. He is often being pranked by the kids on iCarly.
• Mr. Howard (David St. James) is a strict and unenthusiastic teacher.
• Jeremy (Nathan Pearson) (nicknamed "Germy") is another classmate of Carly, Sam, and Freddie who is always ill.

Episodes

Main article: List of iCarly episodes

Season	Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
Season 1	25	September 8, 2007	July 25, 2008
Season 2	25	September 27, 2008	August 8, 2009
Season 3	20	September 12, 2009	June 26, 2010
Season 4	26	July 30, 2010	—

TV films/specials

Title	Airdate
iCarly Saves TV	June 13, 2008
iGo to Japan	November 8, 2008
iDate A Bad Boy	May 9, 2009
iFight Shelby Marx	August 8, 2009
iQuit iCarly	December 5, 2009
iSaved Your Life	January 18, 2010
iPsycho	June 4, 2010
iGot a Hot Room	July 30, 2010

iCarly & Victorious Crossover Special

Dan Schneider, the creator of iCarly and Victorious has confirmed via his Facebook and Twitter that a crossover special between the two shows, has been confirmed for production in 2010.

Broadcast history

• Nickelodeon (September 8, 2007–Present)
• TEENick 2007-2009
• TeenNick October 18, 2009 – present; airs Sundays only

DVD releases

DVD Title	Region 1	Discs	Episodes	Extras
iCarly: Season 1, Vol. 1	June 9, 2008	2	1–13	"Leave It All to Me" by Miranda Cosgrove.
iCarly: Season 1, Vol. 2	April 21, 2009	2	14–25	Behind the Slime with the cast of iCarly; Behind-the-Scenes Extras; Pilot Episode of True Jackson, VP.
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	39,43-44,49-50,54	Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Big Time Rush.
iCarly: iSaved Your Life	June 8, 2010	1	60,41,48,51,58-59	TBA
iCarly: iSpace Out	August 31, 2010	1	63, (5 others)	Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Victorious.

Other 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.

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, PillowMyHead.com, AggressiveParenting.com, SamPuckett.com, TheValerieShow.com, NeverWatchiCarly.com, iSnarly.com, SprayYourChildren.com, and any other website mentioned on the show redirect to this page. Normally, 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). However, in some countries, there is no local version and they can view the US site, which may confuse the viewer as there may be clips from un-aired episodes in their country.

Video games

An animated PC hidden object game, iCarly: iDream in Toons, was released by Nickelodeon on their Nick Arcade. Jerry Trainor 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 to produce an iCarly video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The game was released October 28, 2009. The cast lend their voices in the videogame.

On January 11, 2010, the official iCarly Facebook page announced the release of an application called "Sam's Remote" exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch. This app consists of Sam's remote, which she uses on live casts of iCarly in the show, where you push different buttons and they make silly sound effects. Available through the iTunes App Store for $1.99 download.

Books

iCarly Reader series

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

iCarly Novel series

Book	Episode(s)
1. iHave a Web Show!	1x01 iPilot 1x02 iWant More Viewers
2. iWanna Stay!	1x08 iSpy a Mean Teacher 1x05 iWanna Stay with Spencer
3. iWant a World Record!	10. iWant a World Record 19. iGot Detention
4. iAm Famous!	1x18 iPromote Tech-Foots 1x23 iCarly Saves TV
5. iAm Your Biggest Fan!	1x13 iAm Your Biggest Fan 1x06 iNevel
6. iGo to Japan!	2x05 iGo to Japan

Awards

• 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominated: Favorite Kids TV Show
• 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Kids TV Show
• 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominated: Favorite TV Actress (Miranda Cosgrove)
• 2009 Primetime Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Children's Program
• 2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Kids TV Show
• 2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominated: Favorite TV Actress (Miranda Cosgrove)
• 2010 Primetime Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Children's Program

External links

• Official website
• Nickelodeon page
• YTV (Canada)
• iCarly at IMDb
• iCarly Wiki