iCarly
iSaw Him First
TV Flash files “iSaw Him First” as a desk essential hour — iCarly (2007–2012) on Nickelodeon, season 2, episode 1, aired 2008-09-27, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 26 of 97 in the iCarly guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2008-09-27 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “iHave a Lovesick Teacher” (S01E25). Next is “iStage an Intervention” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “iSaw Him First”. iSaw Him First reopens year two on a crush-title: Nickelodeon still treating the web show as a set, digital-native premise now a known house style.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Carly and Sam both develop a crush on a friend of Freddie's named Shane.
Viewer FAQ
Where does iSaw Him First sit in the iCarly guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 26 of 97 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did iCarly S02E01 air?
iSaw Him First aired 2008-09-27 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…