List of iCarly characters facts for kids

The Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly is about a girl named Carly Shay who starts her own web show with her best friends, Sam and Freddie. The show stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer, and Noah Munck as Gibby. iCarly was created by Dan Schneider.

The main characters as of Season 4: (left to right) Gibby (Noah Munck), Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor), Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress) and Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy)

Main Characters

Carly Shay

Carlotta "Carly" Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) is a kind and friendly girl who lives with her older brother, Spencer Shay, in Seattle, Washington. She is 13 years old when the show begins.

Carly's best friends are Sam Puckett, Freddie Benson, and Gibby Gibson. Freddie lives in the same apartment building as Carly.

In the first episode, "iPilot", Carly and Sam get in trouble at school. As punishment, Carly has to help with the school talent show. When their ideas are ignored, Freddie suggests they create their own web show called iCarly. The 'i' stands for 'Internet', and Carly is the host.

Carly is a good student and usually gets high grades. She is kind and easygoing, always trying to see the best in people. Even though she is younger, she often acts more grown-up than her brother, Spencer.

Freddie has a crush on Carly, but she sees him only as a friend. In "iSaved Your Life", Carly briefly wants to be more than friends with Freddie after he saves her from a truck. However, they decide to remain friends. Carly is afraid of small spaces. Her dad, Colonel Steven Shay, is in the Navy. Carly moves to Florence, Italy with her father at the end of the series.

Sam Puckett

Samantha "Sam" Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is Carly Shay's best friend and co-host of the iCarly web show. She is also Freddie Benson's ex-girlfriend. Sam has an identical twin sister named Melanie.

Sam is a tomboy who often uses her strength. She loves playing pranks and doesn't like working. She enjoys eating a lot, especially meat like fried chicken and bacon. Sam often says "bacon" as a running joke. She can speak fluent Italian and plays the trombone.

Sam has a three-legged cat named "Frothy." She is also a skilled rapper. Sam often insults Freddie and other girls who like him, but she cares about her friends. She lives with her mother, but often stays at Carly's apartment because she doesn't like her home life.

In "iOMG", it is shown that Sam is in love with Freddie, and they share a kiss. They officially become a couple in "iLost My Mind". They often argue but always make up. In "iLove You", they decide to break up because they are not mature enough for a relationship, but they still love each other.

In the series finale, "iGoodbye", Sam and Carly take a break from their web show. Sam then moves to Los Angeles and becomes a main character in the spin-off series Sam & Cat, where she becomes friends with Cat Valentine.

Freddie Benson

Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is the technical producer for the iCarly web show. He is often the target of Sam's jokes and pranks. Freddie has had a crush on Carly since the 6th grade, but Carly sees him as a good friend.

Freddie is very smart, especially with technology. He gets good grades in school. He often uses complicated words when explaining technology, which Carly and Sam don't always understand. He is a very important part of iCarly's success. Freddie also likes to study foreign languages like French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Freddie's mom, Marissa Benson, is very overprotective. She worries about him getting hurt or dating girls. In "iGo to Japan", it's revealed she put a GPS chip in his head! Freddie and Sam often argue, but they also care about each other. In "iKiss", Freddie realizes his life would be "weird" without Sam annoying him, and they share a kiss.

In "iOMG", Sam kisses Freddie, showing she is in love with him. In "iLost My Mind", they become a couple. They often argue, but they also care deeply for each other. In "iLove You", they decide to break up because they are not ready for a serious relationship, but they still love each other.

In "iGoodbye", Freddie and Carly share a final kiss before she moves to Italy. Freddie later appears in the spin-off series Sam & Cat.

Spencer Shay

Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's older brother. He is often immature and childish, but he is also very creative. When Carly's dad went overseas, Carly came to live with Spencer. He turned their apartment into a studio and gallery for his unique sculptures.

Spencer is very protective of Carly. In "iWanna Stay with Spencer", he shows how much he cares for her, convincing their grandfather to let Carly stay with him. Spencer is a talented artist, not just with sculptures. He can draw very well.

A funny thing about Spencer is that when he tries to do something other than sculpting, it often catches fire, even if it's not supposed to be flammable! Spencer went to law school for three days before dropping out, but he didn't tell his dad until the series finale.

Spencer has a rival named Chuck Chambers, a boy who lives in their apartment building and causes trouble. Spencer often wins their conflicts. Spencer also has many girlfriends throughout the series.

Gibby

Orenthal Cornelius "Gibby" Gibson (Noah Munck) is a friend and classmate of Carly, Sam, and Freddie. He is known for being a bit odd and used to take off his shirt often. He helps Carly, Sam, and Freddie on iCarly. Gibby became a main character in season 4.

Gibby has a younger brother named Guppy. He also has a pet bulldog named Grubbles. People often yell "Gibby!" when they are annoyed by him. Since becoming a regular, Gibby often announces himself by saying "Gibbeh!" in a deep voice when he enters a room.

Sam often pranks Gibby, but she also shows him respect. Gibby has a girlfriend named Tasha, who is very pretty. He is also a skilled kickboxer and a strong singer. Gibby is good friends with Spencer and often helps him.

Recurring Characters

Marissa Benson

Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's very overprotective mom. She worries a lot about Freddie getting hurt or dating girls. She often embarrasses Freddie in public with her strange rules. Marissa has a fear of germs. She is also a skilled fencer.

Lewbert

Lewbert Sline (Jeremy Rowley) is the rude doorman of Carly's apartment building. He has a large wart on his left cheek. The iCarly gang often plays pranks on him in a segment called "Messin' with Lewbert." Lewbert's wart once exploded during a prank, and he briefly dated Freddie's mom.

T-Bo

Terrence "T-Bo" Bo (BooG!e) is the manager at the Groovy Smoothie. He often tries to get customers to buy random foods like bagels or pickles, always on a stick. T-Bo is a close friend of the iCarly group. He later rents a room from Freddie's mom.

Socko

Socko is Spencer's friend who is often mentioned but never seen. He and Spencer were friends in high school. Socko is known for making all of Spencer's brightly colored, light-up socks. Socko's family members all have names that match their jobs, like Tyler who makes ties, or Penny who makes Penny-Tees.

Nevel Papperman

Nevel Amadeus Papperman (Reed Alexander) is a recurring bad guy in iCarly. He runs a popular review website called Nevelocity.com. Nevel has a crush on Carly, and when she rejected him, he decided to try and ruin the iCarly web show. His plans usually fail. Nevel later appeared in the spin-off show Sam & Cat.

Chuck

Chuck Chambers (Ryan Ochoa) is a trouble-making boy who lives in the apartment building and is Spencer's rival. Their conflict started when Spencer got Chuck grounded. Chuck often plays pranks on Spencer, but Spencer usually wins. Chuck was later sent to military school.

Guppy

Guppy Gibson (Ethan Munck) is Gibby's younger brother. He first appeared in "iPsycho" and helped free the iCarly gang. Guppy is played by Noah Munck's real-life brother, Ethan. Like Gibby, Guppy sometimes takes off his shirt, but he rarely talks.

Charlotte

Charlotte Gibson (Deena Dill) is Gibby and Guppy's mother. She briefly dated Spencer, but he broke up with her because he thought she looked too much like Gibby.

Ridgeway Junior High School

Faculty

Principal Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) is the school principal. He likes Carly and Freddie and is also a fan of iCarly. He has a daughter named Emily who also loves the show.

Miss Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling) is a mean English teacher. She is one of Spencer's old teachers. She plays the bagpipes, which the students hate. She doesn't like iCarly and thinks it's bad for young people. She is in love with Mr. Howard.

Mr. Howard (David St. James) is a mean math teacher and detention supervisor. He is often angry and dislikes almost everything, especially children. He is in love with Miss Briggs.

Mr. Devlin (Adrian Neil) is a British history teacher. He is very strict and talks very fast. He once embarrassed Freddie in front of the whole school by saying Freddie had never kissed a girl.

Miss Lauren Ackerman (Jessica Makinson) is an emotional history teacher. She dated Spencer for a short time. When Spencer broke up with her, she became mean to her students again.

Mr. Stern (Joseph Buttler) is a strict teacher at Ridgeway. He is often seen during emergencies.

Mr. Henning (Andrew Hill Newman) is a hippie science teacher. He cares a lot about the environment but has strange ways of teaching it. Spencer used to have him as a teacher.

Superintendent Harold Gorman (Weston Blakesley) is Principal Franklin's boss. He has a very low voice and doesn't like fun. He once fired Principal Franklin for appearing on iCarly, but later hired him back.

Students

Missy Robinson (Haley Ramm) was Carly's best friend before Sam. In "iReunite with Missy", she tries to get rid of Sam so she can be Carly's best friend again. Carly finds out and ends their friendship.

Valerie (Carly Bondar) was Freddie's girlfriend for a short time. She was using him to create her own web show to compete with iCarly.

Jeremy (Nathan Pearson) is a sickly boy known as "Germy" because he is always sneezing. He is interested in electronics like Freddie.

Wendy (Mary Ann Springer) is a friend of Carly and the gang. She is known for gossiping about school news.

Wesley (Colin Spencer [Season 1], Victor Kelso [Season 7]) is one of Freddie's friends. He is very good at beatboxing.

Ripoff Rodney (Christopher David III) is a student who sells random items at high prices.

Duke (Doug Brochu) is a strong student who likes to wrestle. He was Freddie's lab partner.

Jocelyn (Cynthia Dallas) is a rude older student who bullies others. Sam beats her in a fight.

Jonah (Aaron Albert) was Sam's boyfriend. He was rude like Sam, but Sam broke up with him when he tried to kiss Carly.

Jake Krandle (Austin Butler) was Carly's first crush. He had a terrible singing voice, but Freddie fixed it digitally for iCarly.

Magic Malika (Skyler Day) was Freddie's date to a dance. She has a strange personality and is a skilled magician.

Pete (Graham Patrick Martin) was Sam's love interest. He liked Sam for being tough.

Shane (James Maslow) was Carly and Sam's crush. He fell down an elevator shaft after they argued over him.

Shannon Mitchell (Annamarie Kenoyer) was Gibby's crush, but she had a crush on Freddie.

Shawn (Matthew Moy) is a friend of Carly, Sam, and Freddie. He is part of the Mathletes club with Freddie.

Simon Kendall (Simon Bernal) was a boy who could squirt milk out of his eye. He appeared on iCarly.

Rueben (Gary Pease) was Gibby's best friend who had a crush on Sam. He spoke in strange metaphors.

Minor Characters

Officer Carl (Christopher Michael) is a police officer who arrested Spencer once.

Aspartamay (Jack Black) is Spencer's online video game rival. They met in person at Webicon.

Pam Puckett (Jane Lynch) is Sam and Melanie's mother. She was often mentioned negatively by Sam but appeared in "iSam's Mom".

Krustacia (Irina Voronina) is Spencer's date from Uzbekistan who doesn't speak English.

Gordon Birch (J. D. Walsh) and Jodi Flooger (Rakefet Abergel) are a couple who got engaged on iCarly.

Harper (Leon Thomas III) is the leader of a band that played on iCarly.

Greg Horvath (Kevin Symons) is the CEO of a shoe company. He hired iCarly to advertise his shoes, but the shoes had problems.

Mr. Galini was the owner of Galini's Pie Shop. After he died, the iCarly gang found his secret pie recipes.

Mario (Jim Pirri) worked at Galini's pie shop.

Trudy Galini (Wendy Haines) is Mr. Galini's granddaughter. She is a bit awkward.

Shelby Marx (Victoria Justice) is a young MMA champion who became friends with the iCarly gang.

Ginger Fox (Betsy Rue) is a pop star who lost her talent. iCarly helped her make a comeback music video.

Shadow Hammer (Aaron Aguilera) is a criminal who robs places. Freddie caught him on video.

Chip Chambers (Jacob Bertrand) is Chuck Chambers' younger brother. He became Spencer's rival after Chuck went to military school.

Mrs. Papperman (Wendy Braun) is Nevel's mother. She made Nevel remove a bad review he wrote about iCarly.

The Dorfmans (Dalton O'Dell, Shane Partlow, Casey Williams, and Stephanie C. Allen) are Carly's annoying cousins.

Kyoko and Yuki (Ally Maki and Harry Shum, Jr.) are Japanese webstars who tried to stop iCarly from winning an award.

Mystery Girl (Anna Clark) is a little girl who appeared at Carly and Spencer's apartment.

Gunsmoke (Anthony Vitale) is a bodyguard hired by Mrs. Benson to protect Freddie.

Marta Trundel (Kit Pongetti) is Lewbert's ex-girlfriend. She was very obsessive.

Wade Collins (Alex Schemmer) is a British-Canadian singer who was rude and egotistical.

Doug Toder (Daniel Samonas) is Spencer's old rival in fencing.

Veronica (Valerie Azlynn) was Spencer's date.

Detective Stuart 'Spanky' Stimbler (Ryan Bollman) is a police detective who used Carly and Spencer's apartment for a stakeout.

Tasha (Emily Ratajkowski) is Gibby's girlfriend.

Harry Joyner (Oliver Muirhead) is Spencer's favorite sculptor. He was jealous of Spencer's art.

Amber Tate (Rachel G. Fox) is a spoiled child actress who was rude to the iCarly gang.

Granddad Shay (Greg Mullavey) is Carly and Spencer's grandfather. He initially thought Spencer was too irresponsible to care for Carly.

Col. Steven Shay (David Chisum) is Carly and Spencer's father. He is in the Air Force.

Amanda "Mandy" Valdez (Aria Wallace) is an obsessed and annoying fan of iCarly.

Nora Dershlit (Danielle Morrow) is a lonely and unstable fan who kidnapped the iCarly gang. She later returned in Sam & Cat.

Griffin (Drew Roy) is a "bad boy" Carly dated. He collected plush toys called "Pee Wee Babies."

Sasha Striker (Lorena York) is the world's best Pak-Rat player.

Jackson Colt (Terrell Lee) is a top MMA fighter and a fan of iCarly.

Hazel (Sherry Weston) is an elderly woman Gibby met who helped him get money from a tree.

Cal (Jake Siegel) was Carly's assistant for a science project. He was secretly a criminal.

Mitch (Danny Woodburn) is a guardian angel who appeared in "iChristmas".

Melanie Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is Sam's identical twin sister. She is the opposite of Sam, being a good student and following rules.

Fleck and Dave (Daven Wilson and Joey Luthman) are two teenage boys who co-host a web show.

Cort and Ashley (Daniel Booko and Teresa Castillo) are two interns hired by the iCarly gang.

Steven Carson (Cameron Stewart) was Carly and Tori's ex-boyfriend. He was cheating on both of them.

Goopy Gilbert (Jeremy Dozier) is an extreme fan of Sam and Freddie's relationship, known for shouting "SEDDIE!"

Rex Powers from Victorious appeared in some iCarly episodes.

Porkchop and Sledgehammer are two truck drivers who were tricked by Chuck Chambers into beating up Lewbert.

Guest Appearances

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