ICarly
| ICarly | |
|---|---|
| File:Logo icarly.jpeg | |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Kids, Teens |
| 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 and Drake Bell |
| Composer | Backhouse Mike |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Dan Schneider Omar Camacho Michael Szczurko Neil Sheridan |
| Producers | Bruce Rand Berman Jana Petrosini Amber Comisar Joe Catania Robin Weiner |
| Production locations |  Seattle, Washington Filmed at Nickelodeon on Sunset in Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Dan Schneider |
| Editor | Tamara Johnson Bolm (Sound) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 min. excluding commercials |
| Production companies | Schneider's Bakery, Nickelodeon |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | September 8, 2007 – present |
iCarly is an Emmy Award-nominated[1] 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.[2]
The series stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. The series is created and executive produced by Dan Schneider. It 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 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.
- Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is Carly's other best friend, and he is the technical producer of iCarly and Carly's neighbor.
- Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's 26-year-old brother and legal guardian.
Recurring characters
- Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's neurotic mother who annoys many of the other characters to a great extent. She shows extreme neurosis about Freddie and her husband appears to have left her. It is revealed she is so overprotective of Freddie because her father was a fencer and forced her to fence, so she never wanted Freddie to get involved in it. Even though she annoys Freddie, Freddie loves her, rushing to see her when he thinks she has driven her car into a swimming pool due to a prank call from Sam.
- 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 ruin iCarly.
- Gibby Gibson[3] (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.
- 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." The members of iCarly simply believe she is a psychopath.
- Chuck Chambers (Ryan Ochoa) is a child who is a tenant in the Shays' apartment building who torments Spencer frequently, but eventually, they will become friends (or at least frenemies).
- Mr. Howard (David St. James) is a strict and unenthusiastic teacher who is quick to punish.
- Socko is a friend of Spencer. He has not been seen to date.
Special Guest Appearances
| Guest Star | Season | Appearances | Character | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Butler | 1 | 1 | Jake Crandall | iLike Jake |
| 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 |
| Oliver Muirhead | 1 | 1 | Harry Joyner | iHeart Art |
| Lise Simms | 1 | 1 | Mrs. Peeloff | iMight Switch Schools |
| Daniel Samonas | 1 | 1 | Doug Toder | iFence |
| Charles Kim | 1 | 1 | Chuck | iNevel |
| 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
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | September 8, 2007 | July 25, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 20 | September 27, 2008 | August 8, 2009 |
| Season 3[4] | TBA | September 12, 2009 | 2010 |
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
| 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 | 26-35 | Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan". |
Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon released iCarly: Season 1, Volume 1 Box Set on DVD September 23, 2008.[citation needed] 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 was 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[5]
iCarly: Season 2 Volume 1 Box set was be released on August 18, 2009 This 2-disc set running 316 minutes is presented in 4:3 video, and English Stereo audio. The release includes Behind-the-Scenes Extras, such as a Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan".[6]
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
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 DS and Wii. The game is currently scheduled to be released in fall 2009.[7]
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. | 1x01 iPilot 1x02 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. | 1x08 iSpy a Mean Teacher 1x05 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! | 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; A producer wants to bring Carly's show to television, but not without a major overhaul first. | 1x18 iPromote Tech-Foots 1x23 iCarly Saves TV |
| 5. iAm Your Biggest Fan! | Carly invites her biggest fan to watch the show live, but it turns out the girl is a bit too obsessed and now the kids can't get rid of her. Meanwhile, Spencer finds out his band tolerates him only so they can practice in the apartment; Carly is invited to attend an elite private school, but Freddie and Sam don't want her to leave and plot to make sure she doesn't. Meanwhile, Spencer's mini-golf course is a hit. | 1x13 iAm Your Biggest Fan 1x21 iMight Switch Schools |
| 6. iGo to Japan! | Carly and her pals head to Japan to compete for a Web award for which her show has been nominated, and the trip there proves to be quite an adventure. Once they arrive at their destination, they must deal with teen rivals who try to sabotage them. | 2x05 iGo to Japan |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://tv.blinkx.com/show/icarly/iSD8D4DjuHYJicBd
- ^ http://danwarp.blogspot.com/2009/09/fun-facts-about-ispeed-date.html
- ^ http://danwarp.blogspot.com/2009/09/icarly-second-season-third-season-huh.html
- ^ http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/iCarly-Season-1-Vol-2/Miranda-Cosgrove/e/097368933545
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/iCarly-Season-2-Volume-1/11923
- ^ Activision turning Nickelodeon's iCarly into DS, Wii game http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=9790