TV SERIES · 2007– · USA
iCarly
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33 Interesting Facts About iCarly
Interesting Facts (29)
- #001
Sam's remote control with the sound effects used in the series is the only one of its kind. The same remote has been used since the pilot. To make sure the remote would not get lost, Dan Schneider kept it at his home when it was not being used for filming.
- #002
Most of the furniture in Carly's apartment was made by "Jellio," a company that produces furniture shaped like cake, ice cream, Rubik's Cubes and other random objects. Several of these pieces — the hanging monkeys in the big window, the lamps and all of the various colored gummy bear lamps — were designed for the series. The Gummy Bear lamps were recently put up for sale on Jellio's website.
- #003
Throughout the series, Spencer's friend "Socko" was mentioned repeatedly, and in the writers' room it became a running joke to mention Socko's friends and family members and their professions. Socko makes socks, while his brother Tyler sells ties. Rob is a thief. Taylor is a tailor. Otto is a car salesman. Hattie is a hatmaker, and their cousin Isaac is an eye doctor, and so on.
- #004
Many of the comedic lines were improvised on set by the writers or by Dan Schneider. Often the script contains very few comedic lines, and the comedy in the series finale was improvised. The actors are not allowed to improvise anything unless they ask the director or Mr. Schneider.
- #005
In Sam's locker there is a photo of Drake Bell, who starred alongside iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove in Drake & Josh (2004).
- #006
The series was originally titled "Starstruck," and its plot centered on Carly, an ordinary girl who lands a role in her favorite TV series. The idea was later changed so that she makes her own show, and then changed again so that she creates a web show.
- #007
iCarly.com was a real website, and typing the domain of any other website mentioned in the series or on the series' website would take you to iCarly.com. The website was shut down in 2018 following Dan Schneider's removal from Nickelodeon.
- #008
Reed Alexander, who plays the recurring character Nevel, talks the same way in real life. His voice is not edited in any way in the series.
- #009
Spencer's best friend "Socko" is inspired by a real person in Dan Schneider's life. The real Socko is a furniture maker, unlike the sock-making Socko in the series.
- #010
The main characters' wardrobes appear to follow a color scheme: Carly: red, Sam: yellow, Freddie: blue, Spencer: purple.
- #011
Most of the main characters in the series appear to have only one parent. Carly has a father, Sam has a mother, Freddie has a mother and Nevel has a mother. Gibby has a mother and a father who is mentioned, which is the closest any character comes to having both parents seen or mentioned in the series.
- #012
The "Cookie Time" jar seen in many episodes of the series was also part of the set of Friends (1994) and was present in Monica's kitchen for many years.
- #013
In Dan Schneider's other show Zoey 101 (2005), an episode shows Lola's phone ringing with the iCarly (2007) theme song.
- #014
In her February 2021 podcast, Jennette McCurdy confirmed that she had quit acting to focus on writing and directing, and that she would therefore not take part in the iCarly revival. She also stated that she never really enjoyed acting and that she is genuinely embarrassed by the roles she has played, including iCarly.
- #015
In the opening title sequence before the music starts, some of the links in the favorites section on screen include "TheSlap," the blog for Dan Schneider's show Victorious, and "Danwarp," the name of Dan Schneider's real blog.
- #016
In several episodes, Carly makes "special lemonade" that nobody likes to drink. This was written into the show because in another Dan Schneider show, Drake & Josh (2004), Josh Peck's character made lemonade that nobody liked to drink.
- #017
In a YouTube video showing the cast's lockers, Miranda Cosgrove has a photo of Jerry Trainor on a horse wearing a hat.
- #018
In "iHave a Lovesick Teacher," Carly's teacher Ms. Ackerman starts dating Spencer after a parent-teacher conference. Jerry Trainor and Jessica Makinson were actually dating in real life.
- #019
For most of the first season, Nathan Kress wore very thick-soled shoes so that he was the same height as Miranda Cosgrove and Jennette McCurdy, who were a few inches taller than him.
- #020
In the episode "iLook Alike," Mrs. Benson says the itches could come back and that she read this on AggressiveParenting.com. This website redirects to iCarly.com.
- #021
Sam cut out a picture of every member of Fall Out Boy and put them in her locker.
- #022
Because they could not use a product's real name, in several episodes they use Skybucks instead of Starbucks. In fact, when Spencer made the giant coffee cup, he said Skybucks probably did it because of copyright.
- #023
The reason "Pear phones" appear in iCarly, Zoey 101, Sam & Cat and Victorious is that Nickelodeon did not want to pay to use the Apple logo. This technique is also used when talking about Inside Out Burger, which is In'n Out Burger in real life.
- #024
Lisa Lillien, author of the "Hungry Girl" cookbooks, is a big fan of the series and is used in its official Hungry Girl opening title sequence. She is also Dan Schneider's wife.
- #025
Rex from Victorious hosted his own show in puppet format and interviewed Miranda, Jennette, Nathan, Jerry, Noah and other iCarly cast members.
- #026
In Zoey 101, another show produced by Dan Schneider, Chase said while shooting a basket that if he had a zebra he would name it Zebo, the name of the dinosaur in the iCarly episode "iCarly Saves TV."
- #027
The chair and ottoman to the left of the TV in the Shay living room are an Eames lounge chair. Since an original Eames chair and ottoman sell for around $6,000, it is most likely either a replica or belongs to their father.
- #028
iBalls is the only episode in which Carly is not the main character, as Carly has only 10 minutes of screen time and is absent for the rest of the episode.
- #029
Jennette McCurdy openly disowned the series.
Production Story (1)
- #030
Noah Munck was offered his own spin-off show titled "Gibby." A pilot episode was filmed, but the series never aired.
Characters & Cast (1)
- #031
Freddie Benson is named after the character Freddy Benson, played by Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) and by Marlon Brando in Bedtime Story (1964).
Easter Eggs & References (2)
- #032
The role of Sam Puckett is based on Jennette McCurdy's guest appearance in the film Bad Girl (2005), in which she played a character of exactly the same type as the one in iCarly.
- #033
There are several references to "Drake & Josh," in which Miranda Cosgrove appeared as Megan: Drake Bell appeared in "iBloop." In an episode where Carly changes channels on the TV while resting in the bathroom, she came across a clip in which Megan mentions Peruvian Puff Peppers. Another episode also mentions Peru Puff Peppers. Carly sometimes plays pranks on her friends and others, just as Megan previously did to her brothers.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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