iCarly
iCarly Saves TV
TV Flash files “iCarly Saves TV” as hour 23 of 97 in the TV Flash guide — iCarly (2007–2012) on Nickelodeon, season 1, episode 23, aired 2008-06-13, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E23: listed hour 23 of 97 in the iCarly guide, hour 23 of 25 in season 1. It aired 2008-06-13 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “iFence” (S01E22). Next is “iWin a Date” (S01E24).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A television programming director realizes that iCarly is funnier than anything his network currently has available for the upcoming fall lineup. Unfortunatley, upon acquiring the show, the network takes it further and further away from Carly's original vision, and exploits and torments Freddie more than Sam and his mother combined.
Viewer FAQ
Where does iCarly Saves TV sit in the iCarly guide?
S01E23 is listed hour 23 of 97 — hour 23 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 23.
When did iCarly S01E23 air?
iCarly Saves TV aired 2008-06-13 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Original iCarly or the later revival?
The Nickelodeon run (2007–2012) is the digital-native loft sitcom. A later streaming revival is extra; start when the web show is still a dare.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Kids with a web show in a loft, fame arriving before the platforms finished inventing it. iCarly is Nickelodeon slapstick with a digital-native premise — spaghetti tacos, apartment prop comedy, proto-influencer chaos, and the odd feeling that the internet was the real set.
iPilot is a loft full of kids pointing a webcam at themselves before the platforms finished inventing the job, which is either adorable or a leak, and on Nickelodeon it photographed as both. Dan Schneider's iCarly (2007–2012) premiered as Nick's digital-native hit: Miranda Cosgrove's Carly, Jennette McCurdy's Sam, Nathan Kress's Freddie, Jerry Trainor's Spencer, Noah Munck's Gibby. Teens produce a popular web show from an apartment. Prop comedy meets proto-influencer life. Spaghetti tacos as folklore. Six…
Filed against
- Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay
Miranda Cosgrove’s Carly Shay ran a web show in a loft before the platforms finished inventing it — iCarly as 2000s Nickelodeon slapstick with a digital-native premise, spaghetti tacos, apartment prop comedy, proto-influencer chaos. TV…
- Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett
Jennette McCurdy’s Sam Puckett put a deadpan shove into iCarly — kids with a web show in a loft, fame arriving before the platforms finished inventing it. Nickelodeon slapstick, spaghetti tacos, proto-influencer chaos. TV Flash files her…
- Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson
Nathan Kress’s Freddie Benson kept iCarly’s loft webcam from becoming only spaghetti-taco slapstick — 2000s Nickelodeon digital-native premise, kids with a web show before the platforms finished inventing it, proto-influencer chaos. TV…
- Jerry Trainor as Spencer Shay
Jerry Trainor’s Spencer Shay kept iCarly’s loft in slapstick orbit — kids with a web show, fame before the platforms finished inventing it, spaghetti tacos and apartment prop comedy. Nickelodeon proto-influencer chaos with an adult who…
- Noah Munck as Gibby
Noah Munck’s Gibby crashed iCarly’s loft like slapstick needed a shirtless side quest — 2000s Nickelodeon digital-native premise, kids with a web show before the platforms finished inventing it, spaghetti tacos, proto-influencer chaos. TV…