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iCarly
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 25
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Original release September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) – July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
List of iCarly episodes


The first season of iCarly aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to July 25, 2008. This season introduces us to Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy), Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress), and Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor). It's special because it's the only season that doesn't have a one-hour TV special.

About the Show

The show was created by Dan Schneider, who has made many other popular shows for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Schneider's Bakery and Nickelodeon Productions. The series is filmed at Nickelodeon on Sunset Studios in Hollywood, California. The catchy theme song, "Leave It All to Me," was written by Michael Corcoran and sung by Miranda Cosgrove, with Drake Bell.

All the episodes in this season were first made in a widescreen format (16:9). They were then changed to a standard TV format (4:3) for broadcast. For later releases, they went back to the widescreen format. Production for this season started in January 2007.

Meet the Cast

Main Characters

Other Characters You'll See Often

  • Colin Spensor as Wesley
  • Noah Munck as Gibby Gibson
  • Mary Scheer as Marissa Benson
  • Jeremy Rowley as Lewbert
  • Mindy Sterling as Miss Briggs
  • David St. James as Mr. Howard
  • Tim Russ as Principal Franklin
  • Nathan Pearson as Jeremy
  • Joseph Buttler as Mr. Stern
  • Doug Brochu as Duke
  • Reed Alexander as Nevel Papperman
  • Greg Mullavy as Grandad Shay
  • Christopher David as Rodney Goober

Special Guest Stars

  • Austin Butler as Jake ("iLike Jake")
  • Christopher Michael as Officer Carl ("iWant More Viewers")
  • Nicole Gale Anderson as Tasha ("iNevel")
  • Charles Kim as Chuck ("iNevel")
  • Estelle Harris as Mrs. Halberstadt ("iScream on Halloween")
  • Carly Bondar as Valerie ("iWill Date Freddie")
  • Plain White T's as themselves ("iRue the Day")
  • Adrian Neil as Mr. Devlin ("iPromise Not to Tell")
  • Aria Wallace as Mandy Valdez ("iAm Your Biggest Fan")
  • Aaron Albert as Jonah ("iHate Sam's Boyfriend")
  • Randall Park as Mr. Palladino ("iGot Detention")
  • Asante Jones as Detective Tragg ("iStakeout")
  • Ryan Bollman as Spanky Stimbler ("iStakeout")
  • Wyatt Carper as Spanky's son ("iStakeout")
  • Leon Thomas III as Harper ("iCarly Saves TV")
  • Sammi Hanratty as Morgan Brenner ("iCarly Saves TV")
  • Rachel G. Fox as Amber Tate ("iCarly Saves TV")
  • Jorge Enrique Abello as TV Producer ("iCarly Saves TV")
  • David Starzyk as Brad Brenner ("iCarly Saves TV")

Episode Guide

Main article: List of iCarly episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "iPilot" Steve Hoefer Dan Schneider September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) 101
Carly is blamed for a funny picture of Ms. Briggs, but Sam is the real prankster. While filming auditions for the school talent show, Freddie accidentally uploads a video of Carly and Sam making fun of their teacher. People love the video, which inspires Carly to start her own web show called "iCarly" with Sam and Freddie. Their first show is a big hit!
2 2 "iWant More Viewers" Adam Weissman Steve Holland & Steven Molaro September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) 103
The iCarly team tries to get more viewers for their show. Carly and Sam make a sign, but it gets ruined by rain. Freddie and Spencer build an electronic sign for the freeway, but it breaks and shows a funny message on TV. Even though it was a mistake, this actually helps them get more viewers!
3 3 "iDream of Dance" Adam Weissman Dan Schneider September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16) 113
After seeing a boring dancer, Carly, Sam, and Freddie decide to show dance clips on iCarly. They get thousands of videos and have to watch many each night. They all fall asleep and have funny dreams about dancing. Spencer tries to show them his "Firecracker" dance, but everyone is too tired. This episode also introduces Gibby.
4 4 "iLike Jake" Steve Hoefer Dan Schneider September 22, 2007 (2007-09-22) 102
Carly invites her crush, Jake, to perform on iCarly, but he's not a very good singer. Freddie helps by editing Jake's voice to make him sound better. Carly thanks Freddie with a kiss on the nose, which makes Jake think they are dating. Meanwhile, Spencer works on a messy splatter paint sculpture.
5 5 "iWanna Stay with Spencer" Adam Weissman Arthur Gradstein September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) 105
Carly's grandfather visits and worries that Spencer is too irresponsible to be Carly's guardian. He wants Carly to move with him to Yakima, Washington. After a kitchen fire, Spencer agrees that Carly should go. But right before she leaves, Spencer shows how much he cares, and her grandfather changes his mind.
6 6 "iNevel" Steve Hoefer Steve Holland October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06) 104
Carly meets Nevel Papperman, a young web critic, for an interview. Nevel tries to flirt with Carly, and she gets mad and smears tapenade on his face. In revenge, Nevel writes a bad review for iCarly. The gang tells Nevel's mom, who makes him write a fair review. Spencer tries to make a butter sculpture for a convention.
7 7 "iScream on Halloween" Steve Hoefer Jake Farrow October 20, 2007 (2007-10-20) 114
For Halloween, Carly, Freddie, and Sam do a special webcast from a supposedly haunted apartment. Spooky things happen, like lights failing and objects falling. It turns out the doorman gave them wrong information. Meanwhile, Spencer forgets to buy candy for trick-or-treaters and ends up hiding in a giant jack-o-lantern.
8 8 "iSpy a Mean Teacher" Steve Hoefer Steven Molaro November 3, 2007 (2007-11-03) 106
Carly and Freddie spy on their mean teacher, Ms. Briggs, for a segment on iCarly. They find out she loves Randy Jackson. They get caught, and Freddie accidentally breaks her bagpipes. Ms. Briggs threatens them unless she can perform on iCarly. Her performance makes viewers leave, but funny green screen backgrounds bring them back.
9 9 "iWill Date Freddie" Adam Weissman Steve Holland November 10, 2007 (2007-11-10) 108
Freddie gets a date with Valerie, a girl from his school. They start their own webcast, and Valerie makes Freddie feel more important than iCarly does. Production of iCarly suffers, and Freddie realizes his mistake. Sam has to tell him how much he means to iCarly before he comes back.
10 10 "iWant a World Record" Roger Christiansen Dan Schneider November 17, 2007 (2007-11-17) 107
Carly, Sam, and Freddie try to break the world record for the longest webcast. They face challenges like a gas leak and getting very tired. Spencer builds a huge sculpture from trash, which causes a power outage, stopping the webcast just before they break the record. However, Spencer's sculpture sets its own world record.
11 11 "iRue the Day" David Kendall Dan Schneider December 1, 2007 (2007-12-01) 115

Spencer saves Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T's, who agree to perform on iCarly. But Nevel hacks their website in revenge for Carly's earlier prank. The gang tries to hack Nevel's server. Military soldiers, called by Carly's friend, force Nevel to apologize, and the Plain White T's perform on the restored show.

Special Guest Stars: Plain White T's as themselves
12 12 "iPromise Not to Tell" Steve Hoefer Dicky Murphy January 12, 2008 (2008-01-12) 118
Carly is upset about a B+ grade. Sam secretly changes Carly's grade to an A. Carly feels guilty and tries to change it back with Freddie's help, but they get caught. Sam eventually confesses and gets detention. Carly and Freddie are let off the hook.
13 13 "iAm Your Biggest Fan" Steve Hoefer Jake Farrow January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19) 110
Mandy, iCarly's biggest fan, becomes their first live audience member. But she starts following them everywhere and won't leave them alone. Meanwhile, Spencer joins a band as a drummer, even though he's not very good. Mandy ends up disrupting the band's TV appearance, which makes the iCarly gang happy.
14 14 "iHeart Art" Adam Weissman Arthur Gradstein February 2, 2008 (2008-02-02) 109
Spencer's art hero, Harry Joyner, tells Spencer he has no talent, making Spencer give up art. Carly showcases Spencer's sculptures on iCarly, getting many positive comments. Sam tries not to insult Freddie for a week to win a bet. Joyner later admits he was jealous of Spencer's talent, and Spencer gets a new art commission.
15 15 "iHate Sam's Boyfriend" Roger Christiansen Dan Schneider February 9, 2008 (2008-02-09) 120
Sam starts dating Jonah, and they become inseparable, which affects iCarly. Carly and Freddie decide to do something about it. Spencer is making a claymation film, which Jonah accidentally destroys. Jonah tries to kiss Carly, and Sam overhears. Sam gets revenge on Jonah live on iCarly.
16 16 "iHatch Chicks" David Kendall Steven Molaro February 23, 2008 (2008-02-23) 111
Carly and Sam hatch baby chicks for a science project, but the chicks hatch early and get lost in the apartment. The gang must find all the chicks quickly before they die. During the search, Spencer gets stuck in a heating duct. They manage to find all the chicks safely.
17 17 "iDon't Want to Fight" Roger Christiansen Arthur Gradstein March 1, 2008 (2008-03-01) 112
Carly and Sam have a big fight when Sam trades a special T-shirt Carly made for concert tickets. Their argument spills into their webcast. Freddie hosts a special show to help them make up. Many fans agree they should be friends, so Carly and Sam apologize and become friends again. Spencer tries to build an automatic fish feeder.
18 18 "iPromote Techfoots" Adam Weissman Arthur Gradstein March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15) 117
The iCarly gang gets a huge offer to promote new "Techfoot" shoes. They buy fun things with their first payment, but the shoes turn out to be terrible and cause problems. Their show starts losing viewers. They figure out a clever way to end the deal without legal trouble and get Daka to refund customers. Spencer tries different ways to get around town.
19 19 "iGot Detention" Roger Christiansen Andrew Hill Newman March 22, 2008 (2008-03-22) 116
Sam accidentally hits Mr. Howard with a football and gets detention on the day of iCarly's 50th webshow. They decide to do the show from detention. Freddie hides in a closet to film, but Mr. Howard catches them and insults Principal Franklin. Principal Franklin was watching and catches Mr. Howard. Spencer collects golf balls for art supplies.
20 20 "iStakeout" Steve Hoefer Andrew Hill Newman April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05) 121
Police use Carly's apartment for a stakeout, eating all their food and disrupting iCarly. Spencer realizes one detective is an old bully. Freddie loses a bet and gets a temporary tattoo of Sam's face. The iCarly gang goes undercover and finds the "criminal" is just selling homemade pirate movies. The police leave, and Spencer gets revenge on the bully.
21 21 "iMight Switch Schools" David Kendall Dicky Murphy April 26, 2008 (2008-04-26) 122
Carly is offered a scholarship to a private school, which would mean the end of iCarly. Sam and Freddie try to sabotage Carly's interview by scheduling a mini-golf party at the same time. They go too far, but Carly realizes she doesn't want to leave her friends or Ridgeway anyway. Spencer creates a popular mini-golf course.
22 22 "iFence" Russ Reinsel Dan Schneider May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10) 123
Spencer takes up fencing, and Freddie joins him for "guy time." Spencer sets Freddie up against a rival. Carly gets mad because they're not helping her with her weird cousins. Mrs. Benson gets involved, showing off her own fencing skills. Meanwhile, Sam tries to read a book for a school assignment and wins a bet against Freddie.
23 23 "iCarly Saves TV" Steve Hoefer Jake Farrow June 13, 2008 (2008-06-13) 119
A TV producer wants to turn iCarly into a TV show. At first, it's exciting, but the producer changes everything, firing Sam and replacing her with an untalented actress. Carly realizes the show isn't iCarly anymore and gets the rights back. The real iCarly returns, and the original band performs.
24 24 "iWin a Date" Steve Hoefer Andrew Hill Newman July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25) 124
Carly creates a dating segment to help Gibby get a date with Shannon, who likes Freddie. Carly ends up being Gibby's date. They go on a triple date, and Gibby tries to act like Freddie. Gibby eventually reveals his true self by dancing on a table, which scares Shannon away but attracts another girl. Spencer tries online dating.
25 25 "iHave a Lovesick Teacher" Roger Christiansen Ethan Banville July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25) 125
Carly's history teacher, Ms. Ackerman, becomes very sad and angry after a breakup, taking it out on her students. She starts dating Spencer. When Spencer tries to break up with her, she gets even more upset. The iCarly gang holds a vote to decide if they should get back together. Ms. Ackerman later gets into trouble for downloading music without permission.

See also

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