107 Fun Facts About ICarly

The exterior shots of the Shays' apartment tower are digitally altered images of which real landmark?

The Shays' tower is a digitally altered Eastern Columbia Building, a turquoise Art Deco landmark in downtown Los Angeles, the city where the series was really filmed.

In which city is iCarly set?

iCarly is set in Seattle, and the 2021 revival finds Carly relaunching her web show from the same apartment building.

Who plays Carly Shay?

Miranda Cosgrove plays Carly Shay; Dan Schneider cast her after working with her as the scheming little sister on his previous Nickelodeon sitcom.

Which actress plays Carly's aggressive best friend and co-host Sam Puckett?

Jennette McCurdy plays Sam Puckett throughout the original run and reprised the role in the 2013 Nickelodeon spin-off Sam & Cat, where Sam starts a babysitting business.

Which actor plays Freddie Benson, the web show's tech producer?

Nathan Kress plays Freddie Benson, the neighbour whose upload of the girls clowning at talent-show auditions wins the online audience that launches the web show.

Carly's older brother and legal guardian Spencer is played by which actor?

Jerry Trainor plays Spencer and returned for the 2021 revival, in which the character has become rich after one of his sculptures accidentally caught fire and was hailed as a statement.

What is the name of Carly and Spencer's apartment building?

Bushwell Plaza is the Shays' building; when a web-show prank injures its doorman, Spencer has to fill in for him until he recovers.

Which oddball friend, played by Noah Munck, joins the web show crew in season four?

Gibby, played by Noah Munck, was a recurring oddball known for whipping off his shirt before he was promoted to the main cast in season four.

What is the name of the juice bar, run by T-Bo, where the gang hangs out?

The Groovy Smoothie is the gang's juice-bar hangout, run by T-Bo, who pushes oddities like bagels skewered on a stick alongside the smoothies.

Which recurring villain runs a web-review site and harbours a crush on Carly?

Nevel Papperman, the pint-sized critic behind the review site Nevelocity, debuts in 'iNevel', where Carly smears tapenade on his face after he steals a kiss.

Freddie's overprotective mother Marissa Benson is played by which actress?

Mary Scheer plays Marissa Benson, first seen in 'iWanna Stay with Spencer'; the original MADtv cast member came back to fuss over a grown Freddie in the 2021 revival.

Where do Carly, Sam and Freddie study, under Principal Franklin and Miss Briggs?

Ridgeway Secondary's principal, Ted Franklin, is such a fan of the web show that a guest spot on it once got him fired, until the gang won him his job back.

The theme song 'Leave It All to Me' features which other Nickelodeon star alongside Carly's actress?

Drake Bell sings on 'Leave It All to Me' with Carly's actress and later walks into the show's blooper special, 'iBloop', for a brief cameo.

In Dan Schneider's scrapped first script, Carly was an ordinary girl suddenly cast in what?

A television series: Schneider spent months on a script, Starstruck, about an ordinary girl who lands a TV lead, then scrapped it as corny and gave Carly her own web show instead.

Which URL did Schneider buy before settling on the name iCarly?

Schneider bought the domain iJosie for the show's working title before settling on iCarly; he developed the concept with Zoey 101 writer Steven Molaro.

The lower-case 'i' at the start of every episode title stands for what?

The internet: in the pilot the trio name their web show at Freddie's suggestion, pairing an 'i' for internet with the name of its host, Carly.

Which January 2010 episode drew 11.2 million viewers, then Nickelodeon's second-biggest telecast?

'iSaved Your Life' aired on January 18, 2010 and drew 11.2 million viewers; in it Carly falls for Freddie after he is hurt rescuing her, until Sam makes him doubt her feelings.

Freddie is badly hurt when he pushes Carly out of the path of which vehicle?

A taco truck: Freddie shoves Carly clear of it and is hit himself; her gratitude sparks their brief romance.

What is Carly and Spencer's father's job?

Colonel Steven Shay is a US Air Force officer stationed overseas, which is why Carly lives with her brother; he first appears in person in the series finale.

In iCarly's finale, 'iGoodbye', Carly leaves to live with her father in which country?

Italy: her father has to return to his base there and asks Carly to come along; reluctant at first, she agrees after Spencer and her friends encourage her.

What does Sam give Carly as a keepsake in the elevator at the end of 'iGoodbye'?

The show's remote: Carly saves her goodbye with Sam for last, and in the elevator Sam hands it over as a keepsake before Carly leaves for the airport with her father.

On what date did the original series end?

The original series ended on November 23, 2012 with the hour-long finale 'iGoodbye', in which Carly leaves to join her father abroad.

The 2011 TV movie iParty crossed iCarly over with which other Schneider series?

Victorious: Carly learns her boyfriend is also dating that show's Tori Vega, so the two casts join forces at a party and both girls dump him live on the web.

Sam & Cat paired Sam with Cat Valentine, played by which actress?

Ariana Grande plays Cat Valentine, reprising her role from another Schneider sitcom; Sam & Cat ran a single season of babysitting-business hijinks before its 2014 cancellation.

iCarly won which award's Favorite TV Show prize three years running, from 2009 to 2011?

The Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show went to iCarly in 2009, 2010 and 2011, yet its five straight Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Children's Program never brought a win.

Which streaming service revived iCarly in 2021?

Paramount+ revived iCarly in 2021 as a streaming original, bringing back Carly, Spencer and Freddie as adults while Sam was written out of the story.

In the revival, Carly's new roommate and best friend Harper is played by whom?

Laci Mosley plays Harper, who works as a barista and dreams of becoming a stylist because her once-wealthy family lost all its money.

In the revival, Freddie moves back in with his mother along with Millicent, who is his what?

Millicent is Freddie's adopted 11-year-old stepdaughter, a social-media obsessive he adopted during a marriage that later ended in divorce.

How many seasons did the 2021 revival run before its cancellation in 2023?

The revival ran three seasons, from 2021 to 2023, before its cancellation left the final episode's wedding cliffhanger unresolved.

Which iCarly super-fan, played by Danielle Morrow, kidnapped the gang and returned in the revival?

Nora Dershlit locked the trio in her basement in 'iPsycho' and captured them again in 'iStill Psycho'; when Carly meets her in the revival, she says she has changed her ways.

The actress who plays Carly on iCarly made her film debut in which 2003 movie?

School of Rock (2003) gave Carly's actress her film debut as Summer Hathaway, a disciplined pupil who has to adjust to a free-spirited new music teacher and ends up managing the class band.

Guinness World Records listed the actress who plays Carly as what in 2012?

Highest-paid child actor was her listing in Guinness World Records 2012, a long way from being spotted by an agent at three while singing and dancing in a restaurant.

Carly's actress voices Margo in which animated film franchise?

Despicable Me: Carly's actress voices Margo, eldest of three orphans the supervillain Gru adopts as pawns in a scheme, only to grow attached to them.

Which character did Carly's actress play on Drake & Josh before iCarly?

Megan Parker is Drake's little sister and the sitcom's real villain, tormenting both boys with schemes that their parents almost never notice.

What is the title of the 2022 bestselling memoir by the actress who played Sam on iCarly?

I'm Glad My Mom Died grew out of her one-woman stage show; on release in August 2022 it sold out at major retailers within a day and topped the New York Times best-seller list.

The actor who plays Freddie voiced which Star Wars pilot in the animated series Star Wars Rebels?

Wedge Antilles first appears in Star Wars Rebels as an Imperial cadet who defects to the rebels, years before he flies against the Death Star.

Spencer quit which kind of school after just three days to become an artist?

Law school lasted 72 hours for Spencer, yet it pays off: he uses what he learned there to get the gang out of a bad sneaker-endorsement contract.

Noah Munck later played 'Naked' Rob Smith on which ABC sitcom set in a past decade?

The Goldbergs cast Noah Munck as 'Naked' Rob Smith, one of Barry's best friends in the JTP, a character who goes shirtless at every opportunity.

On which 1980s sitcom did Dan Schneider play the student Dennis Blunden?

Head of the Class cast Dan Schneider as Dennis Blunden, a wisecracking computer whiz, from 1986 to 1991; he then moved behind the camera as a writer-producer on Nickelodeon's All That.

Which Star Trek: Voyager actor plays Principal Franklin?

Tim Russ, the stoic Vulcan Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, plays the opposite type here: Ted Franklin, a lenient principal whom the students think the nicest in the school.

Which Austin Powers actress plays strict English teacher Francine Briggs?

Mindy Sterling, Austin Powers' Frau Farbissina, plays Francine Briggs, the teacher Carly and Sam are mocking in the audition video that kick-starts the web show.

In the revival's season three finale, Freddie's mother Marissa elopes to Las Vegas with which character?

Lewbert the doorman and Marissa Benson skip their own wedding to elope in Las Vegas, which prompts Carly and Freddie to think about marrying in their place.

Which website's rise in 2006 inspired Dan Schneider to give Carly her own web show?

YouTube was taking off as kids posted their own videos, so Schneider dropped his first script and filmed a web-show pilot in January 2007, eight months before the premiere.

How many episodes of iCarly aired in total in the original run?

Six seasons were produced; 109 episodes were made but broadcast as 97.

In the 2008 TV movie iGo to Japan, the gang flies to Japan to attend which event?

In 'iGo to Japan' the gang travels to Tokyo as nominees at the iWeb Awards, where rival hosts Kyoko and Yuki try to sabotage them.

In iCarly's pilot, the first webcast features a boy who can squirt which drink out of his eye?

Milk: he snorts it up his nose and squirts it from his eye, one of the oddball acts the girls invite on after wanting them for the school talent show.

What is the name of Sam's identical twin sister, seen in 'iTwins'?

Melanie, Sam's straight-A boarding-school twin, turns up in 'iTwins', where Freddie is convinced she is just Sam playing a prank on him.

The original iCarly series was filmed at which studio, housed in the old Earl Carroll Theatre?

Nickelodeon on Sunset took over the Earl Carroll Theatre, which had opened in 1938 as a glamorous nightclub staging showgirl revues.

What is the name of the pet chicken kept by the obsessive fan in 'iPsycho'?

Maurice is the obsessive fan's pet chicken in 'iPsycho', where she locks the trio in her basement, convinced they are angels sent to change her life.

Which character, played by Ethan Munck, is the little brother of Noah Munck's character?

Guppy, played by Ethan Munck, Noah's real-life younger brother, slips in to free the gang from a locked recording booth while his big brother keeps their captor busy.

Which web-video star 'quits' in a 2009 episode after one of the gang says his videos are not funny?

Fred Figglehorn, Lucas Cruikshank's shrill web character, says he will make no more videos after the remark, and his furious fans turn on the gang at school.

iCarly's parody phones and laptops carry the logo of which fruit?

A pear: the Pear Company is the show's parody of Apple, and its PearPhones and other gadgets turn up again in Schneider's later series such as Sam & Cat and Henry Danger.

Which actor guest-starred as the costumed fan Aspartamay in 'iStart a Fan War'?

Jack Black guest-starred as Aspartamay, a costumed World of Warlords fan who duels Spencer, dressed as his nemesis, at Webicon until an exasperated Carly rips off his necklace.

In the 2021 iCarly revival's first episode, Carly explains that Sam is away doing what?

Riding with a biker gang called the Obliterators is Sam's off-screen fate, written in after her actress declined to return, so Carly relaunches the web show as its only host.

How many episodes did the show's second production season contain, leading it to be split into two broadcast seasons?

Nickelodeon ordered a 45-episode second production season, which was split into two broadcast seasons, shifting every later season's number up by one.

What was the name of the app released in December 2009 that let fans push Sam's silly sound-effect buttons?

Sam's Remote, released for iPhone in December 2009, sold for $1.99 and reproduced the sound-effect buttons Sam presses during the web show.

In 'iWanna Stay with Spencer', what does Spencer fetch that convinces Carly's grandfather he is a responsible guardian?

Her asthma inhaler: Carly hadn't needed it in years, but Spencer had kept it just in case, and that foresight persuaded their grandfather to let her stay instead of moving her to Yakima.

In iCarly, which birthday gift from Spencer goes up in flames and destroys Carly's entire bedroom?

A gummy bear lamp made for Carly's 16th birthday started the blaze. An $82,000 insurance payout then paid for a lavish new room, complete with a fireproof gummy bear chandelier.

Which First Lady visits the iCarly trio after their video call to Carly's dad alerts the Secret Service?

Michelle Obama played herself, telling the worried trio they were not in trouble and that the gesture had touched her. She then appeared as a guest on the web show.

Which boy band performs on iCarly, where one member catches Carly's illness from her water bottle?

One Direction played themselves, with Harry Styles going down with 'Jungle Worms'. He enjoys Carly's nursing so much that the band pretend to replace him to get him out of bed.

Which late-night host has the iCarly crew on his New York show, where a trouser mishap earns them a fine?

Jimmy Fallon played himself and was blamed by viewers for the on-air mishap. He then asked America for spare change, raising more than enough to cover the $500,000 fine.

In the iCarly revival, how is the absence of Carly's old co-host Sam Puckett explained on screen?

She is off with bikers, travelling the country in a gang, which echoes the original finale, where Sam rides away on a motorcycle she had helped to fix.

In the iCarly episode 'iKiss', where do Sam and Freddie secretly share their very first kiss?

On a fire escape outside Freddie's flat, after Sam apologises for telling viewers he had never been kissed. Both just want it over with, and they promise to tell nobody.

After suddenly kissing Freddie in iCarly, where does a confused Sam secretly check herself in?

A mental institution, because Sam cannot make sense of her feelings for the boy she has always bullied. Her friends end up broadcasting the web show from inside it.

In iCarly, tough tomboy Sam stuns her friends by admitting she once competed in what as a child?

Beauty pageants were Sam's secret past, cut short by a ban for supposedly pushing a rival off the stage. Once the seven-year suspension runs out, she enters again and wins.

Faded pop star Ginger Fox, whose comeback show the iCarly trio produce, is a parody of which real singer?

Britney Spears is the model for Ginger, who has not rehearsed or had a hit in seven years. The trio cover for her with lip-syncing and a line of backing dancers.

In the iCarly pilot, Carly takes the blame for Sam's prank and is punished by having to supervise what?

Talent show auditions it was, and when a teacher threw out their list of favourite oddball acts, Carly and Sam began a web show to feature them instead.

In iCarly, which snack does Sam love so much she tries to smuggle its Canadian version over the border?

Fat Cakes are Sam's weakness, and the Canadian kind is illegal in the United States. Caught with over 100 of them, she ends up hidden in a suitcase that is flown to Hong Kong.

In iCarly, what do Carly and Sam hatch for a science project, only to lose them all around the apartment?

Baby chicks hatch early and scatter, and they are unlikely to survive unless found quickly. Spencer gets stuck in a heating duct chasing one, then coughs up the last missing bird.

In the spin-off Sam & Cat, what kind of business do iCarly's Sam and her new roommate start together?

Babysitting, done after school so the pair can dodge ordinary jobs. Sam only stays in town after rescuing Cat, who has been tipped into the back of a bin lorry.

Which actress plays Shelby Marx, the teenage fight champion Carly jokingly challenges to a match in iCarly?

Victoria Justice played Shelby, who agrees to go easy on Carly in a charity bout. Then a doctored clip makes it look as if Carly flattened Shelby's grandmother on purpose.

Which comedy actress plays Pam Puckett, Sam's long-unseen mom, when she finally appears in iCarly?

Jane Lynch played Pam, who had been talked about for years without appearing. Carly ends the pair's feud by having them shut in a tiny 'therapy box' until they make peace.

Which Big Bang Theory star plays Caleb, a patient who believes he comes from the year 2077, in iCarly?

Jim Parsons took the cameo while starring as Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom. His Caleb strikes up a friendship with one of Carly's pals, sure that he is a visitor from the future.

Which future Oscar winner has a cameo as Heather, an overexcited fan in a diner, late in iCarly's run?

Emma Stone appears as Heather, a fan who goes wild on spotting the web stars in a diner. The scene sits in a story about finding Spencer some friends his own age.

Which future film star plays Jake, the school heartthrob whose awful singing Freddie has to fix, in iCarly?

Austin Butler played Jake years before his Oscar-nominated turn as the King. Freddie edits the vocals to sound good, and Jake promptly gets back together with his ex-girlfriend.

Which Saturday Night Live star plays himself in iCarly's crossover movie, his house overrun by a party?

Kenan Thompson is relaxed about the gatecrashers, saying the party needs more people. What does annoy him is a stranger in a panda suit who has been stalking him for years.

In the two-part iCarly story 'iQuit iCarly', Carly is left dangling from what outside a tall building?

A window washer's platform tips when a cable snaps in the middle of an argument. Sam hauls Carly up, Carly then saves Sam, and the near miss ends the feud that had shut down the web show.

In iCarly, which fear of Carly's ruins the trio's chance to host the first live web show from space?

Claustrophobia overwhelms Carly in the sealed simulation room, and she smashes the glass with a hammer to get out. That disqualifies the trio from a billionaire's contest.

In iCarly, Spencer urges Freddie to take up which sport, one Mrs. Benson's circus family was once known for?

Fencing runs in the family: his mom's grandfather led a circus troupe called The Fencin' Bensons. She proves it by fighting off a cheating rival and his two sidekicks at once.

In the iCarly movie iGo to Japan, how does Freddie's mom track down the stranded trio?

A locator chip implant, which she had put inside her own son, leads her and Spencer to the trio by taxi. A rival web duo had dumped them in the middle of nowhere.

In 'iCarly Saves TV', a producer turns the web show into a TV series and adds which costumed co-host?

Zeebo the dinosaur is forced on the hosts by producer Brad Brenner, who then sacks Sam for a stuck-up film actress. Carly finally wins back the rights and restores the original.

In the iCarly episode 'iPie', the trio hunt for a late baker's secret recipe for which flavour of pie?

Coconut cream was the shop's signature pie, and the recipe was lost with its owner, old Galini. It turns up in envelopes stuffed inside his computer when Sam and Freddie knock the machine over.

In iCarly, Carly cools on bad-boy boyfriend Griffin on learning he collects which stuffed toys?

Pee Wee Babies, a spoof of Beanie Babies, are Griffin's secret obsession. He overhears Carly and Sam mocking the collection and dumps her first, much to her relief.

In the iCarly finale 'iGoodbye', which event does Carly's dad turn up just in time to take her to?

A father-daughter dance had passed Carly by for four years because of his overseas posting, and this was her last chance to go. Spencer had offered to step in, then fell ill.

The iCarly friends sell a signed drink bottle on which reality show to bail Sam's mom out of jail?

Pawn Stars lent Rick Harrison, Chumlee and Big Hoss, who play themselves in their Las Vegas shop. Chumlee eats a Texas-shaped crisp before Rick pays $2,500 for the bottle.

In iCarly, at which fan convention does the trio accidentally start a feud over who Freddie should date?

Webicon is where fans split into rival camps, some wanting Freddie with Carly and others with Sam. Spencer has his own feud there, dressed as a character from an online game.

What name is given to iCarly's famous T-shirts, which Sam hires schoolchildren to mass-produce?

Penny Tees were a hit with viewers, so Sam set up a sweatshop to cash in. It collapses when the children quit over the conditions and launch a competing business of their own.

In iCarly, which private school offers Carly a scholarship, so Sam and Freddie sabotage her interview?

Briarwood Prep's principal is chased off by children hunting a purple ball at a mini-golf party staged to wreck the interview. Carly decides she never wanted to leave her friends anyway.

In iCarly, Carly's science project with helper Cal turns out to be illegal because it is powered by what?

Uranium from the illegal trade runs the little generator, and Cal turns out to be on the FBI's most-wanted list. Carly's reward for the 'green' project is a punishing extra-credit retreat.

In the iCarly episode 'iMove Out', what business do Carly, Sam and Freddie start, enraging a rival studio?

Pet photography puts them up against two snooty rivals, who wreck their studio. The trio trash the rivals' place in return and hold their cat, Harmoo, hostage.

What is iCarly's spoof space saga called, whose replica spaceship Spencer buys online and turns into a car?

Galaxy Wars is the show's stand-in for George Lucas's films. When a rigged contest leaves the trio owing a rival a brand-new car, they make the prop roadworthy and hand it over.

In the iCarly revival, Carly's roommate Harper, a would-be fashion designer, is a barista at which chain?

Skybucks pays the bills for Harper, whose once-wealthy family lost its fortune. Her real ambition is a career in fashion design.

The iCarly revival ended on a cliffhanger when which never-seen character arrived at a wedding?

Carly's mother walks in, off-screen, just as Carly and Freddie are about to marry on the spur of the moment. The series was cancelled before her face was ever shown.

In iCarly, which legendary creature do the friends go hunting for in a borrowed RV, only to unmask an author?

Bigfoot turns out to be a researcher in a costume, drumming up sales for his book on the beast. Spencer, meanwhile, swears he once saw a 'Beavecoon', part beaver and part raccoon.

In iCarly, spying on strict teacher Ms. Briggs reveals her obsession with which American Idol judge?

Randy Jackson is her secret passion, as the snoopers learn before she catches them. Her price for not calling the police is a slot on the web show, where her bagpipes send viewers fleeing.

In the iCarly movie iGo to Japan, how do the travellers reach the country after their flight goes wrong?

By skydiving, since the pilot of their possum-ridden cargo plane takes 'fly over Japan' literally. They refuse to board it again and sail home on a fishing boat.

What is the full first name of iCarly's tech producer Freddie Benson, used mainly by his overbearing mom?

Fredward is what his mom calls him from time to time. By the revival he is twice divorced, has a failed tech start-up behind him and is living with her again.

Which never-seen friend of Spencer in iCarly has relatives named for their jobs, like car salesman Otto?

Socko makes Spencer's brightly coloured light-up socks, hence the name. His family follows the pattern, with a burglar called Rob and a necktie designer called Tyler.

In iCarly, juice-bar manager T-Bo pesters customers to buy bagels, pickles and other foods served how?

On a stick is how T-Bo sells everything from doughnuts to yams. Thrown out of his room at the juice bar, he ends up lodging with Freddie and his mom.

Freddie's friend Wesley in iCarly is hardly ever heard speaking because he is nearly always doing what?

Beatboxing is Wesley's constant habit, and it gets on the nerves of Carly, Sam and at least one teacher. Two different actors played him, several seasons apart.

Which childhood friend of Carly returns in iCarly and schemes to replace Sam as her best friend?

Missy sends Sam to the wrong address, wrecks her phone and feeds her expired chocolates. Freddie settles it by handing Missy his prize, a six-month study cruise she is too seasick to enjoy.

In iCarly, how does Shane, the boy Carly and Sam are competing to kiss, land in hospital?

Falling down an elevator shaft is Shane's fate, after he storms out unaware that the lift is broken. Carly kisses him in his hospital bed and claims victory.

In iCarly's 'iSpeed Date' episode, Freddie's date Malika irritates him all evening by performing what?

Magic tricks are the speciality of the girl known as Magic Malika, a skilled conjuror. Freddie only went with her because he had run out of other choices.

Which fashion model played Tasha, girlfriend of Noah Munck's character, in two iCarly episodes?

Emily Ratajkowski had been a teenage catalogue model before she landed the part. The running joke is that everyone is amazed Tasha would go out with the show's shirtless oddball.

Which iCarly teacher runs detention and is caught insulting his own principal live on the web show?

Mr. Howard sneers at his boss while breaking up a secret detention broadcast, not knowing the principal is watching online. The slip lands him in trouble instead of the students.

In iCarly's Christmas special, guardian angel Mitch earns a heavenly reward that turns out to be what?

Chicken wings are all Mitch gets for granting Carly's wish that Spencer had been born 'normal'. The wish backfires: without her brother's chaos there is no web show at all.

In the iCarly episode 'iOMG', what kind of phone app do Freddie and intern Brad build that exposes Sam's feelings?

A mood reader, built for a school project, says Sam is in love. Freddie assumes she has fallen for Brad, until she silences his pep talk by kissing him.