58 Fun Facts About ICarly

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

The apartment tower's exterior is a digitally altered photo of the Eastern Columbia Building, a 1930 Art Deco landmark in downtown Los Angeles.

In which city is iCarly set?

iCarly is set in Seattle, Washington, where teenager Carly Shay lives with her older brother Spencer and hosts her web show from their apartment.

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 across all six seasons and reprised the role in the 2013 Nickelodeon spin-off Sam & Cat.

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

Nathan Kress plays Freddie Benson, the tech producer from across the hall who secretly posts the girls' talent-show audition footage and so launches the web show.

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

He had been Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and voiced Dudley Puppy in T.U.F.F. Puppy.

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

Carly and Spencer's apartment is in Bushwell Plaza, a downtown high-rise; the web show is broadcast from the studio loft on the apartment's upper floor.

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

His little brother Guppy was played by Munck's real brother Ethan.

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, Freddie's smothering mother; a former MADtv cast member, she played the role from the pilot through the series finale.

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

Ridgeway Secondary is the school Carly, Sam and Freddie attend; its principal, Ted Franklin, is secretly a devoted fan of the web show.

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

Drake Bell duets with Carly's actress on the theme 'Leave It All to Me'; released as a single, it reached number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.

What was Dan Schneider's original premise, before he decided Carly should run her own webcast?

Schneider's first premise, Starstruck, had a girl cast in her favourite TV series; he dropped it after deciding Carly should instead run her own web show.

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 'i' stands for the internet: Carly's show is an online webcast, so every episode title, from the pilot 'iPilot' onward, begins with the lower-case letter.

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, driven by the brief Carly-Freddie romance that followed his rescue.

In the show's highest-rated episode, Freddie saves Carly from being hit by what?

Freddie shoves Carly out of the path of a taco truck and is struck himself, ending up in casts; 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 the finale 'iGoodbye', Carly leaves to live with her father in which country?

Carly flies to Italy to live with her father, who is stationed there, closing the original run of the web show in 'iGoodbye'.

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

In the elevator, Sam hands Carly the show's remote, the sound-effects clicker used on every webcast, as a keepsake before Carly leaves for the airport.

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?

'iParty with Victorious' aired in June 2011, drew 7.3 million viewers and featured Kenan Thompson and a mashed-up theme, 'Leave It All to Shine'.

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.

How many times was iCarly nominated for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program?

iCarly earned five Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Children's Program, one each year from 2009 to 2013, without ever winning the category.

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, a barista and aspiring stylist who becomes Carly's roommate in the revival; Mosley also hosts the Scam Goddess podcast.

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

Millicent is Freddie's adopted stepdaughter, an 11-year-old 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, the obsessive fan who trapped the trio in her basement in 'iPsycho' and again in 'iStill Psycho', came back to menace them in the revival.

Carly's actress made her film debut in 2003 in which movie?

Carly's actress made her film debut in School of Rock (2003), Richard Linklater's comedy, playing Summer Hathaway, the class's bossy band manager.

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

Guinness World Records 2012 listed Carly's actress as the highest-paid child actor, citing a reported $180,000 per episode of iCarly.

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

Carly's actress voices Margo, the eldest of Gru's adopted girls, in the Despicable Me franchise, beginning with the 2010 original.

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

Megan was the boys' scheming little sister.

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

I'm Glad My Mom Died, published in August 2022, grew from a one-woman stage show and debuted at number one on the New York Times nonfiction list.

Nathan Kress voiced which Star Wars pilot in the animated series Star Wars Rebels?

He voiced Wedge Antilles, the future Rogue Squadron pilot, in Star Wars Rebels, debuting in the 2016 episode 'The Antilles Extraction'.

Before acting, the actor who plays Spencer worked at which San Diego attraction?

His father was a Navy fighter pilot; he later earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for T.U.F.F. Puppy.

Noah Munck later played 'Naked' Rob Smith on which ABC sitcom?

Noah Munck played 'Naked' Rob Smith, one of Barry's JTP friends, on ABC's The Goldbergs, recurring from the sitcom's first season.

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

Dan Schneider played Dennis Blunden, a wisecracking gifted student, on ABC's Head of the Class from 1986 to 1991, before turning to producing.

iCarly was which number series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon?

iCarly was Schneider's fourth Nickelodeon creation, following The Amanda Show (1999), Drake & Josh (2004) and Zoey 101 (2005).

Which Star Trek: Voyager actor plays Principal Franklin?

Tim Russ, who played the Vulcan Tuvok across all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager, plays the kids' school principal, Ted Franklin.

Which Austin Powers actress plays strict English teacher Francine Briggs?

Mindy Sterling, who played Dr. Evil's henchwoman Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers films, plays the bagpipe-playing teacher Francine Briggs.

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

Marissa Benson runs off to Las Vegas with Lewbert the doorman, her longtime sparring partner turned boyfriend, prompting Carly and Freddie to consider marrying too.

The pilot for iCarly was filmed in which month and year?

The iCarly pilot was filmed in January 2007, eight months before the series premiered on Nickelodeon that September.

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.

How many viewers watched the iCarly pilot when it debuted on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007?

The second episode, iWant More Viewers, aired the same day and drew 3.9 million.

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

Melanie, Sam's prim boarding-school twin, first appears in the season-two episode 'iTwins'; Freddie refuses to believe she is real and assumes Sam is pranking him.

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

The original series was shot at Nickelodeon on Sunset, the network's Hollywood studio inside the historic Earl Carroll Theatre, which also hosted other Schneider productions.

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

Maurice is the pet chicken the obsessive fan dotes on in 'iPsycho', perched beside her while she holds the trio captive in her basement.

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

Guppy, played by Ethan Munck, is the cheerful little brother who tags along with the gang and blurts 'Happy birthday!' regardless of the occasion.

Which company made the iCarly video game released for Nintendo DS and Wii in October 2009?

Activision published the iCarly game for Nintendo DS and Wii in October 2009 and followed it with the sequel iCarly 2: iJoin the Click! in November 2010.

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

The Pear Phone is even pear-shaped, a running gag across Dan Schneider's Nickelodeon shows.

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

Jack Black guest-starred in 'iStart a Fan War' (2010) as Aspartamay, a grown fan of the fantasy franchise World of Warlords who battles the gang at Webicon.

On which date did the streaming revival of iCarly premiere?

The revival premiered on June 17, 2021, launching with a multi-episode drop before switching to weekly releases.

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.

On which Canadian channel did iCarly premiere in 2007?

YTV, the Canadian youth channel that carried most Nickelodeon series north of the border, was iCarly's Canadian home from its 2007 premiere onward.