| iCarly | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen Sitcom |
| Format | High Definition |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Starring | Miranda Cosgrove Jennette McCurdy Nathan Kress Jerry Trainor Noah Munck |
| Theme music composer | Michael Corcoran |
| Opening theme | "Leave It All to Me", sung by Miranda Cosgrove and Drake Bell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Schneider |
| Producer(s) | Robin Weiner (supervising producer) Joe Catania Bruce Rand Berman (season 2-present) Jake Farrow (season 5-present) Matt Fleckenstein (season 5-present) Arthur Gradstein (season 5-present) |
| Location(s) | Nickelodeon On Sunset Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes (Regular episode) |
| Production company(s) | Schneider's Bakery Nickelodeon Productions |
| Distributor | Nickelodeon |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | September 8, 2007 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Victorious Drake & Josh[1] Zoey 101[2] |
| External links | |
| Website | |
iCarly is an American 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, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer, and Noah Munck as Gibby. The show is taped at Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood, California.
The show premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007. It was originally rated TV-Y7, and later, TV-G. Production of Season 4 began in May 2010[3][4] and was airing after Miranda Cosgrove inked a seven-figure deal.[5] The season ended on June 11, 2011 with the original version of the movie, iParty with Victorious, and on August 27, 2011, with the extended version of this movie.
iCarly is shown in a number of other countries including Canada (YTV and Nickelodeon Canada, October 8, 2007) and the United Kingdom (Nickelodeon UK, Easter 2008). iCarly has also garnered a large adult fan base and has appeared on multiple "Best TV Series" lists during 2009 and 2010.
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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, 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 in their apartment. Even though their mother has never been seen or mentioned in the show, their father is a U.S. Air Force officer ("Col. Steven Shay") who is temporarily stationed on a submarine, and is often mentioned but had never been seen in person.
Exterior shots of Shay's Seattle apartment building, Bushwell Plaza, are digitally altered images of the Eastern Columbia Building in Los Angeles.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 25 | September 8, 2007 | July 25, 2008 | |
| 2 | 25 | September 27, 2008 | August 8, 2009 | |
| 3 | 20 | September 12, 2009 | June 26, 2010 | |
| 4 | 13 | July 30, 2010 | June 11, 2011 | |
| 5 | 13 | August 13, 2011[6] | TBA | |
| Title | Type | Air date | Synopsis | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "iGo to Japan" | Television movie | November 8, 2008 | Carly, Sam, Freddie, Spencer, and Mrs. Benson fly away to Japan 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[7] |
| "iDate a Bad Boy" | Two-part special | 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[8] |
| "iFight Shelby Marx" | Two-part special | 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[8] |
| "iQuit iCarly" | Two-part special | 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[8] |
| "iPsycho" | Two-part special | 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[9] |
| "iStart a Fan War" | Two-part special | 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[10] |
| "iParty With Victorious" | 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) at the same time. Unknown to Tori and the gang, he is also dating Carly. However, Robbie Shapiro (also from "Victorious"), 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 on an adventure to set things straight with this predicament, after seeing an open invite online from Rex (from "Victorious") to a party by André Harris (from "Victorious") thanks to Kenan Thompson, where the gang meets with the Victorious gang. | 7.3[11] (original) 3.7[12] (extended) |
| "iStill Psycho" | Two-part special | December 31, 2011 | Nora is released from prison, and is having a welcome home party. The iCarly gang rushes to court to try to keep Nora behind bars at any cost but fail. The iCarly trio plus Spencer and Gibby go to the party, but this time Nora and the rest of her family are in on trapping them. Freddie finds a way to contact his mother but will she be able to save the day? |
Dan Schneider, the creator of iCarly and Victorious confirmed via his Facebook and Twitter that a crossover special between the two shows was completed, as of August 29, 2010.[13] Later that night the script was sent out and the following day it went into production.[14] Production lasted about three weeks, and the event aired on June 11, 2011. The crossover is considered a 3-part episode of iCarly. A two-hour, four-part extended version debuted on August 27, 2011.
In late January 2011, while doing press for her North American Dancing Crazy concert tour, Miranda Cosgrove began telling news sources that she was looking forward to returning to Hollywood to begin filming a fifth season of iCarly.[15][16][17] 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."[15] On January 28, 2011, Reuters news agency also reported that Cosgrove was preparing to begin filming a fifth season of iCarly,[16] and on February 3, 2011 Cosgrove told The Middletown Press, when speaking of the show and her co-stars Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress, “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.”[17] Cosgrove concluded her Dancing Crazy concert tour on February 24, 2011, and Jennette McCurdy finished her Generation Love mall tour on April 14, 2011.[18] The entire cast did not even get together until the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. Miranda Cosgrove recently confirmed that filming would resume shortly.[19] At the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Jerry Trainor stated that filming would resume in May.[20]
In April 2011, Dan Schneider announced in a Twitter post that he would be wrapping up on season 4 with 13 more episodes,[21] completing the original 26-episode order that was first announced in October 2010.[22] On April 14, 2011, Nickelodeon officially announced the fifth season renewal of iCarly with production beginning in 2012 with the episodes airing later that year.[23] 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 (season 5).[6] That means that the fifth season (production-wise) announced previously will now the 6th season (broadcast-wise).
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.
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" by Miranda Cosgrove | ||
| 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 | ||
| iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 1 | August 18, 2009 | 2 | 26–38 | Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan" | ||
| iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx[24] | March 30, 2010 | 1 | "iFight Shelby Marx", "iDate a Bad Boy", "iLook Alike", "iCarly Awards" | Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Big Time Rush | ||
| iCarly: iSaved Your Life[25] | 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[26][27] | 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 | ||
| iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 2[28] | January 4, 2011 | 2 | 39–52 | Behind the Scenes with the Cast | ||
| iCarly: Season 2, Vol. 3[29] | April 5, 2011 | 3 | 53–70 | Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of T.U.F.F. Puppy | ||
| iCarly: The i <3 iCarly Collection[30] | July 19, 2011 | 3 | N/A Seasons 2 & 3 | Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Big Time Rush | Behind the scenes with the cast of iCarly; iQuit iCarly window stunt; Meet Chuck; Favorite Birthday moments; Welcome to my boat | Special bonus episode: Pilot episode of Victorious |
| iCarly: The Complete 3rd Season[31] | August 30, 2011 | 2 | 71–83 | Carly's Hot New Room Tour, Meet Sam's Mother, Archenemies profiles |
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.
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.
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. A sequel, iCarly 2: iJoin the Click, was released on November 16, 2010 for the same platforms.
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 one pushes different buttons and they make silly sound effects. Available through the iTunes App Store for $1.99 download.
| Book |
|---|
| 1. iDon't Wanna Fight! |
| 2. iHatch Chicks! |
| 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 |
iCarly received mixed reviews from critics. Carey Bryson of About.com, 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." [32] The show was awarded 3 stars and rated "On" for ages 8 and up by Common Sense Media 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.".[33]
On TV.com, 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.[34]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2008 Kids' Choice Awards) |
Favorite Kids TV Show | iCarly | Nominated | [35] |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actress |
Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [36] | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series Supporting Young Actor |
Nathan Kress | Nominated | [36] | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series Supporting Young Actress |
Jennette McCurdy | Nominated | [36] | ||
| 2009 | 2009 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Kids TV Show | iCarly | Won | [37] |
| Favorite TV Actress | Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [38] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Children's Program | iCarly | Nominated | [39] | |
| Teen Choice Award | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Jerry Trainor | Nominated | [40] | |
| Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Choice TV Show: Comedy | iCarly | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Choice TV Sidekick | Jennette McCurdy | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actor |
Nathan Kress | Nominated | [41] | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actress |
Miranda Cosgrove | Won | [41] | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series Supporting Young Actress |
Jennette McCurdy | Nominated | [41] | ||
| Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series | Miranda Cosgrove Nathan Kress Jennette McCurdy |
Nominated | [41] | ||
| 2010 | 2010 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Kids TV Show | iCarly | Won | [42] |
| Favorite TV Actress | Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [43] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Children's Program | iCarly | Nominated | [44] | |
| Teen Choice Award | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [45] | |
| Television Critics Association Award | Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming | iCarly | Nominated | [46] | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actress |
Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [47] | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series Supporting Young Actor |
Nathan Kress | Nominated | [47] | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actor 13 and Under |
Joey Luthman | Nominated | [47] | ||
| Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series | Miranda Cosgrove Nathan Kress Jennette McCurdy |
Nominated | [47] | ||
| 2011 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | iCarly | Won | [48] |
| Favorite TV Actress | Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [48] | ||
| Favorite TV Sidekick | Jennette McCurdy | Won | [48] | ||
| Noah Munck | Nominated | [48] | |||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actress |
Miranda Cosgrove | Nominated | [49] | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and under |
Ashley Switzer | Nominated | [49] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Children's Program | iCarly | Nominated | [44] |
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