iCarly
iOpen a Restaurant
TV Flash files “iOpen a Restaurant” as hour 87 of 97 in the TV Flash guide — iCarly (2007–2012) on Nickelodeon, season 6, episode 3, aired 2012-04-21, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E03: listed hour 87 of 97 in the iCarly guide, hour 3 of 13 in season 6. It aired 2012-04-21 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “iGo One Direction” (S06E02). Next is “iHalfoween” (S06E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam and Gibby secretly operate a restaurant in the basement at school, while Spencer creates a security robot that goes haywire.
Viewer FAQ
Where does iOpen a Restaurant sit in the iCarly guide?
S06E03 is listed hour 87 of 97 — hour 3 of 13 in season 6, season 6 episode 3.
When did iCarly S06E03 air?
iOpen a Restaurant aired 2012-04-21 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…