iCarly
iMeet the First Lady
TV Flash files “iMeet the First Lady” as hour 83 of 97 in the TV Flash guide — iCarly (2007–2012) on Nickelodeon, season 5, episode 9, aired 2012-01-16, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E09: listed hour 83 of 97 in the iCarly guide, hour 9 of 10 in season 5. It aired 2012-01-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “iBalls” (S05E08). Next is “iToe Fat Cakes” (S05E10).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It is Carly's dad birthday and they decide to put him a surprise party but when their dad had to go to another country, Carly gets upset and mad. Freddie and Sam decides to put Carly and Spencer online to talk to their dad online but when they are about to get arrested, the First Lady Michelle Obama comes to help them.
Viewer FAQ
Where does iMeet the First Lady sit in the iCarly guide?
S05E09 is listed hour 83 of 97 — hour 9 of 10 in season 5, season 5 episode 9.
When did iCarly S05E09 air?
iMeet the First Lady aired 2012-01-16 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…