iCarly
iDate a Bad Boy
TV Flash files “iDate a Bad Boy” as hour 41 of 97 in the TV Flash guide — iCarly (2007–2012) on Nickelodeon, season 2, episode 16, aired 2009-05-09, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E16: listed hour 41 of 97 in the iCarly guide, hour 16 of 21 in season 2. It aired 2009-05-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “iGo Nuclear” (S02E15). Next is “iReunite with Missy” (S02E17).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Carly and Spencer become upset when their new neighbor Griffin steals the motorcycle that Carly bought for Spencer. Spencer lets Griffin off the hook, but Carly becomes upset. However, when Spencer later goes out to get smoothies, he returns to find Carly and Griffin kissing on the couch. Spencer becomes furious, forces Griffin to leave, and forbids Carly to see him, though he eventually allows them to resume dating. Meanwhile, Sam pays Freddie $50 to make a website and has a lawyer write them a contract.
Viewer FAQ
Where does iDate a Bad Boy sit in the iCarly guide?
S02E16 is listed hour 41 of 97 — hour 16 of 21 in season 2, season 2 episode 16.
When did iCarly S02E16 air?
iDate a Bad Boy aired 2009-05-09 and is listed at 60 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…