60 Fun Facts About ICarly

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

The show was shot in Los Angeles, though set in Seattle.

In which city is iCarly set?

The exterior of Bushwell Plaza is actually a doctored image of the Eastern Columbia Building in Los Angeles.

Who plays Carly Shay?

Schneider had worked with her on Drake & Josh, where she played Megan Parker.

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

She later reprised Sam in Sam & Cat, quit acting in 2018 and wrote the memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died.

Nathan Kress plays which tech-savvy neighbour who films the web show?

He first posts Carly and Sam's talent-show improv online without telling them, and the show is born.

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?

The doorman, Lewbert, has a giant wart and an attitude problem.

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?

T-Bo, its manager, later rents a room from Freddie's mother.

Which recurring villain runs the review site Nevelocity and has a crush on Carly?

Carly smears tapenade on his face after he kisses her in 'iNevel'.

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

Sam refers to her as Freddie's 'freakish mother'.

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

Principal Franklin is played by Star Trek: Voyager's Tim Russ, and Mindy Sterling plays the strict Miss Briggs.

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

Written by Michael Corcoran, it peaked at exactly number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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

He scrapped the Starstruck script in late 2006 after deciding Carly should run a show of her own.

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

He came up with the concept and name with Big Bang Theory producer Steven Molaro during Zoey 101.

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

109 episodes were produced and broadcast as 97 aired episodes.

Which January 2010 episode drew 11.2 million viewers, the network's second-biggest telecast ever?

Freddie pushes Carly out of the path of a taco truck; Sam then tells him he is only Carly's 'bacon'.

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

Their brief romance pauses once they agree Carly might only love him for the heroics.

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

Colonel Steven Shay is only seen in the finale, when he takes Carly to Italy.

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

Sam rides off on her new motorcycle, which leads directly into Sam & Cat.

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

Carly and Freddie share one last kiss in the studio before she goes.

On what date did the original series end?

The finale aired as an hour-long special guest-starring David Chisum as Colonel Shay.

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

It drew 7.3 million viewers, guest-starred Kenan Thompson and had a mashed-up theme, 'Leave It All to Shine'.

Sam & Cat paired Sam with Cat Valentine, played by which future pop superstar?

The girls start a babysitting business in Venice, Los Angeles; the show was cancelled after one season in 2014.

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

It never won, but Jerry Trainor did pick up three Kids' Choice Awards.

Which streaming service revived iCarly in 2021?

Cosgrove, Kress and Trainor returned; McCurdy declined the offer.

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

Writer Franchesca Ramsey had to tell fans that Harper was not replacing Sam.

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

He has been through two divorces and a failed tech start-up.

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

It ended on a cliffhanger, with Carly and Freddie about to marry when Carly's mother arrives.

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

Her episodes 'iPsycho' and 'iStill Psycho' are fan favourites.

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

She played Summer Hathaway, the band's manager, in Richard Linklater's film.

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

She also made Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2022 and voices Margo in Despicable Me.

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

They are the highest-grossing films of her career.

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?

It grew out of her one-woman show and spent more than 60 weeks on the New York Times list; she is adapting it for TV.

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

He was born in Glendale, California, in 1992 and earned five Young Artist Award nominations for Freddie.

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?

He also makes music and YouTube videos.

Dan Schneider was himself a sitcom actor in the 1980s. On which show did he play Dennis Blunden?

He went on to create The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 and iCarly before allegations about his conduct surfaced in 2018.

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

The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh and Zoey 101 came before it.

Which Star Trek: Voyager actor plays Principal Franklin?

He played Tuvok on Voyager for seven seasons.

Which Austin Powers actress plays strict English teacher Francine Briggs?

She was Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers films and popped up in Sam & Cat too.

In the revival, Spencer opens a restaurant on the site of the gang's old juice bar. What is it called?

His artistic career had already made him rich by the time the show returned.

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

Carly and Freddie decide to marry too, until Carly's mother arrives off-screen and the series ends on a cliffhanger.

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

Schneider had scrapped the Starstruck script only weeks earlier, in November 2006.

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?

Rival web-show hosts Kyoko and Yuki turn the trip into an adventure; the film was later split into three season-two episodes.

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.

A spin-off pilot built around which character was filmed in 2012 but never picked up or aired?

The self-titled show had Noah Munck's character mentoring middle schoolers at a rec center; the script surfaced in 2021 and the pilot leaked in 2023.

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

Some season-six shots moved to KTLA Studios, but the Sunset venue was the show's home for its run.

Which doorman with a large facial wart is regularly pranked on the web show?

Jeremy Rowley played the annoyingly protective doorman of the Shays' building.

What is the name of Nora Dershlit's pet chicken?

The obsessive fan returned in iStillPsycho and even crossed over to Sam & Cat in the episode #SuperPsycho.

Which character is Gibby's younger brother, played by Noah Munck's real brother Ethan?

Guppy often tags along with Gibby; their mother Charlotte briefly dated Spencer.

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

The cast voiced the game, and a sequel, iCarly 2: iJoin the Click!, followed 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.

In the 2009 PC game iDream in Toons, which cast member was the only one to voice their character?

Everyone else's dialogue in the hidden-object game was replaced with keyboard typing sounds.

On which date did the Paramount+ revival of iCarly premiere?

Paramount+ ordered the revival in December 2020 and it entered production the following March.

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

That split is why the fifth production season aired as the show's sixth season.

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

It sold for $1.99 on the iTunes App Store and let fans trigger the silly sounds heard on the web show.

On which Canadian channel did iCarly premiere on October 8, 2007?

It reached the UK and Ireland in March 2008 and Australia and New Zealand in October 2007.