iGive Away a Car Review

 iGive Away a Car #7 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: January 17,  2009 (11th), Filmed 11th (211)

Synopsis: The iCarlys give away a car on their webshow, but it isn't a real contest.  Nevel rigged the entire thing so that they will get in trouble with the LCC and get shut down.  However, thanks to Spencer they create a car that qualifies and foils Nevel's master plan!

Fun Facts:  
Galaxy Wars is mentioned again, last time was when Freddie was dressed as Nug Nug
The part where Carly introduces Jeffery is in the blooper reel.

The brain buster is:  A cowboy rides into town on Friday, he stays three days and leaves on Friday.  How did he do it? - Answer - his horse's name is Friday.
We find out that Freddie has a jewelry box.  If you look closely in iSaved Your Life you will see the jewelry box on Freddie's dresser.

The side of the cruiser says Rouge IV which is a reference to Star Wars because one of the squadrons was named Rouge.
We meet George the Bra who appears again in Super Bra, Moonlight Twiblood, and iSaved your Life where he doesn't say anything scary.
Nevel returns!!!
Nevel's computer name is "trickster206".
Nevel plays his little pipe in victory and spins in a celebratory fashion which I love.
The car shown at Flanken motors that Freddie is running his hand down is a silver Chevy Camaro which is the SAME car that Nathan Kress drives in real live.   As Nathan would have turned 16 in 2008 it is possible that he had the car then.
The movers refer to the book about magic pants which is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.  And Spencer's "end of the book" refers to Little Women when Beth dies.
Nevel pulls out a lint roller and a comb when he gets tackled by Sam, Gibby pulls out a lint roller when he is about to meet One Direction.
Nevel uses his catch phrase "Rue this day" again.
Nevel's dream is to own a haberdashery.
Carly lives at 4286 Bushwell Plaza, which is shown in this episode, apartment 8C.
Carly takes long showers when she gets depressed.
Socko's cousin Rob appears in this - he steals back the couch.
Nevel is not old enough to drive a new car even if he won it.  Nevel is 2 years younger than the iCarly's, as he was 11 last time we met him, so he is now 12 or 13.  Actually it makes we wonder why 14-15 year olds are giving away a car they aren't old enough to drive.

Spencer Side Count:  Buys a Galaxy War proton cruiser which turns out to be fake.

Penny Tee Count:  My Cheese My Rules - worn by Sam.

Review:  I watch this episode for ONE thing...Spencer's scene where he pretends he is a Galaxy Wars commander and goes "pew pew".  It is so hilarious!!!  And he even sings a theme song and makes all the noises for the cruiser.  And then when Freddie ruins his fun he does a sad "pew, pew, pew".   And I always enjoy Nevel getting his come-upence.

Total Score: 4/5

iRocked the Vote Review

iRocked the Vote #6 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: February 7,  2009 (12th), Filmed 15th (215)

Synopsis: Carly and Sam want David Archuleta to win "America Sings", so they say that on their webshow.  Next thing they know he wins!  But they feel bad that they influenced the vote and made Wade Collins lose.  They invite Wade to film a video, which apparently Freddie can do, so he agrees.  But Wade Collins is a horrible person and treats them all very badly.  They try to refuse to give him the video but he gets it anyway.  In the end they interview David Archuleta on iCarly, show a video of Wade dissing America and then give his location away.

Fun Facts:  
Wade's music video appears in the episode iFix a Pop Star and is the reason the iCarlys get hired to help Ginger Fox with her comeback.
David Archuleta is a real contestant from American Idol and he came in 2nd on his season, but it was an upset.
America Sings is a parody of American Idol.
Sam apparently is a great liar, but in a previous episode Carly says that Sam may be nasty but she doesn't lie.
The iCarlys eat green grapes a LOT on screen.
Spencer's bango appears in this episode and again in iThink they Kissed.
The tv swinging out is in the blooper reel.
British people are mocked again in this episode by showing Wade and his mother as nasty people, in an earlier episode they mention a girl in their class who says "tuna" weird because she is British.  And ironically Wade wanted tuna fish in the clip package.
The video store clerk appears again in iStart a Fan War as one of the nerds watching Spencer's duel.
Gibby returns and sings for the first time "My Screaming little Angel."  He sings two more times, once in iCan't Take it and once in iFind Spencer Friends.
Although Carly dresses up for the video and seems to be in it, the video doesn't show her.
The video is supposedly shot in the iCarly studio but then is outdoors when you see it.
Gibby gets his first chest hair, but it is pulled out by Sam.
If you look up hob-knocker on the internet the only definition you will find is the iCarly definition of "it's gross and illegal", it will also mention that the term comes from iCarly.
Wade's song is called "Cry Like a Lion".
This is the second time we have heard about Boogie Bear, Sam talks about reading the books in an earlier episode.
The New Releases at the Video store are:  Bacon and Legs, Blue Legume, 101 Dull Martians and There's No Fu like Kung Fu.
721 Baker Street is where the hotel is that Wade Collins is at.  Baker Street is famous for being the street that Sherlock Holmes lives on.  Although he lived at 221b Baker Street.

Spencer Side Count:  Learns to lie about his video being missing for 10 years.  Finds a puppy.

Penny Tee Count:  Blueberry Socks - worn by Sam

Review:  This is one of my favourite episodes.  I love how nasty Wade is and all the hilarious words he uses.  Hob-knocker and Gibly are two of my faves.  I also love the moment between Freddie and Carly when he sees her in the hot dress.  Spencer's guilt breakdown at the end is awesome!  Overall I love watching this one over and over.

Total Score: 5/5

iPie Review

iPie #5 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: November 15,  2008 (8th), Filmed 8th (208)

Synopsis: The iCarlys get upset when their favourite pie place has to close because the owner dies.  But they think Trudy, his granddaughter has the recipe so they make Spencer date her.  Then Trudy admits she doesn't have the recipe.  So they go to Mr. Galini's funeral and try to snoop in his computer. But when Sam breaks the computer they find the recipes inside it.  All is saved!
Meanwhile, Baby Stephanie does not seem to like Freddie at all.  Until he splats a pie in his own face.

Fun Facts:  
Mrs. Benson returns.
Gallini's Pie shop is mentioned only once in the entire series, even though they worship it.
What did Sam want to squeeze?
The Properties sign above Gallini's Pie shop is named after Dan Schneider.
Spencer talks about his previous fish including Reggie, Swimmy and Brock.
This is the 3rd time we have heard Miranda Sing on the show, twice as Carly (I'm a Rich girl, and Amazing Grace) and once in the background as herself (Stay my Baby).

Spencer Side Count:  Has to date a creepy lady to get a pie recipe

Penny Tee Count:  Pudding Patrol - worn by Freddie

Review:  I really love the entire date with Trudy and how aggressive she is.  This episode is interesting and is quite funny. "All I want out of life is to be Mrs. Sam THIS PIE."

Total Score: 4/5

iHurt Lewbert Review

iHurt Lewbert #4 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: October 18,  2008 (4th), Filmed 7th (207)

Synopsis:  During a Messin' with Lewbert segment the iCarlys blast him away with a rigged muffin basket.  The make up for hurting him the iCarlys take care of him until Mrs. Benson pops by and does a better job.  Soon Lewb and Marissa Benson are having dates!  Freddie becomes worried that Lewbert will be his new daddy and they hatch a plan to make Mrs. Benson care for Freddie by having him fall down the stairs.  It works!
Meanwhile Spencer takes over for Lewbert while he's hurt and runs into Chuck (his nemesis), uses a CB radio and annoys some sweet truckers, who come and beat up Lewbert thinking he is Spencer.

Fun Facts:  
Lewbert hasn't been messed with in a while!  Finally we see a Messin' with Lewbert.
No idea how Lewbert's wart could possibly get on Carly's shoe when she wasn't there when it flew off.
I've always wondered who that girl is in the frame in Lewbert's place.
Mrs. Benson appears in this one where she introduces us to one of her rhymes "Wet and sticky is very icky, sticky and wet makes mommy upset" which we see on her wall later on in the series.
What is that red gross juice in the jar?
We find out that Mrs. Benson's first name is Marissa.
We meet Chuck for the first time.  Spencer's nemesis.
We find out that Bushwell Plaza is on the west side of Kennedy Square.
Not sure if CHIZ was used before this but Freddie uses it when he says "this is serious CHIZ!".

Spencer Side Count:  Becomes the doorman for a while, fixes a CB radio and sets fire to a bell

Penny Tee Count:  Dirty Shirty - worn by Sam

Review:  I enjoy this episode because it puts two minor characters in the lead.  It has the three main characters work together to help Freddie.  It also sets up the battle between Spencer and Chuck!  It's overall pretty funny, a little gross, and all ties together.

Total Score: 3/5

iOwe You Review

iOwe You #3 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: October 11,  2008 (3rd), Filmed 6th (206)

Synopsis:  Freddie and Carly tell Sam that she never pays them back anything.  So Sam gets a job in order to pay them back but she HATES her job.  Meanwhile they accidentally solicit money out of their audience and have to send it back.  BUT Spencer comes up with an idea that will solve HIS problem which is helping a little girl sell Sunshine Girl fudge balls.  If they send every iCarly viewer who sent money some fudgeballs then all will be well.  They do and then secretly give the money to Sam so she will quit her job.  But she doesn't pay them back, instead she buys a trampoline.

Fun Facts:  
Spencer helps a little girl to get to her mom, which kind of happens again in iGo One Direction when he exercises the hot ladies daughter.
Sam owes them $526.00.  WOW.
Sam and Carly dress up like Sunshine Girls in the Adventures of Super Bra.
I'm not sure why the older girls wanted to win the bike, it's small, pink and very little girl.
The Sunshine girl who doesn't talk appears in the background as an extra in almost EVERY single iCarly episode.  See if you can spot her, it's like where's Waldo!
Principal Franklin returns!
Sam gets her first job at Chili My Bowl and later works at the Pear Store alongside Freddie.
The Blix machine appears again.  We saw it in iStakeout.
We found out that Sam loves chili in iWin a Date when she "loves me the cold chili".
When Sam cries she does NOT like people seeing her cry.  She screams at Freddie and in iGoodbye she screams at Lewbert.
Spencer uses his law school knowledge AGAIN, last used in iPromote Techfoots.
Where did the trampoline go after this episode???

Spencer Side Count:  Helps a little girl sell fudge balls to win a bike, deals with bullies and then wins the bike!  "

Penny Tee Count:  Mister Sandwich - worn by Spencer

Review:  One of my favourite openings involving Carly and Freddie is when she combines the lip gloss to make pina colada!  When Sam texts Carly to help her in the office:  "Sam did nothing wrong, she didn't do that thing your mad about..." love it!  I also love when Sam returns from her job and is all sad with Carly and then yells at Freddie.  "Boys are so GROSS!"  Sam's amazing happy fit when she quits is epic!  Sam having a job in general is hilarious.

Total Score: 4/5 - hilarious!

Nathan hits 1,000,000

So, this past holiday week Nathan spent time in Missouri with his gf Madisen's family.  While he was there his fan total on twitter hit over 1,000,000 so he SAYS he will have a Ustream.  However, he also had a Q and A which I missed!!!  But I managed to find out one new thing and that is his character in Black Sky is named TREY.  So there you have it.

Noah, Jennette, and Miranda have all been pretty quiet.  We know that Miranda got a new puppy over the holidays, her dog Pearl died recently.  

Dan Schneider has been getting a lot of love from fans who want to see Sam and Cat, so hopefully we'll see some of that soon.

Noah is still mixing his dubstep beats. 

That's all I know for now!  I will leave you with a link to a CUTE pic of Nathan sleeping with a dog in Missouri that Madisen posted this past week:

Nathan and a dog

iStage an Intervention Review

iStage an Intervention #2 of Season 2 to air on YTV
Originally Aired: October 4,  2008 (2nd), Filmed 5th (205)

Synopsis:  Spencer brings home an old Pak Rat game from the junkyard, fixes it up and then becomes obsessed with it!  He plays so much he forgets to do a sculpture for a client.  Then the iCarlys set up a battle between him and Sasha Striker the world record holder.  He wins and finally finishes the sculpture just in time.  Meanwhile, Freddie doesn't forward an email and gets "cursed" with bad luck.  But it's just Sam messing with him.

Fun Facts:  
The song "Will you take me Back" first heard when Spencer joined that band is sung by Carly and Sam in this episode.
Carly claims she hates baths but she takes one in iToe Fat Cakes.  And her bathroom has a NICE bath set up.
Gibby is mentioned as forwarding the cursed email but not seen.
Grandpa is on the phone.
Pak-Rat is based on the game - Pac Man from the 80s.  In Pac Man a little yellow dude eats pellets and avoids ghosts, where as in Pak-Rat the rat eats pellets/cheese and runs from cats.
When you watch Spencer play his rat is often just wondering around in the same zone doing nothing.
Not only does Freddie synchronize swim with is mother, he also plays tennis with her.
Sam does the following to Freddie:  puts a red sock in his laundry, shorts out his computer, loosens bolts on his bike.
Carly is wearing the same brand of jeans as in last episode but they are blue not yellow.
The finished labra-doodle looks NOTHING like what Spencer starts with.
The Pak-Rat machine appears in the 6th season episode  iBust a Thief in the kids gaming place.
BF Wangs is mentioned, and again in iRocked the Vote, and again in iGoodbye.
Spencer's comment "a little bang bang to the chitty chitty" refers to the Dick Van Dyke movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Damn Jerry Trainor is cute in this one.
The blooper reel part about Spencer having a big bag of dog barks is cut out from the show.
Some people SAY that the lady who plays the screaming wife at the end is Miss Ackerman...but it's not.  I've watched this SO many times and they are NOT the same woman.
We finally see a tiny part of the Benson home but it looks NOTHING like it does in later episodes where there is no front entrance hallway.
In the Benson's hallway there is a strange photo in a frame of a woman in a pink dress and a guy in a tux.  Who are those people?
Also later we see that all Mrs. Benson has in her home is photos of Freddie and pics of vacuums, so the framed paintings in the back are gone.
When this episode aired you could actually go on icarly.com and play pak-rat.

Spencer Side Count:  Rebuilds a Pak-Rat game, and builds a labra-doodle sculpture.  This is the 4th paying job for Spencer as an artist.

Penny Tee Count:  Peanut Butter Love - worn by Carly

Review:  This is my FAVOURITE!!!  I love this episode cause Spencer is hilarious.  My favourite moment is his little side to side dance.  "A little bang bang to the Chitty chitty."  There is also a lot of Creddie moments in this one, and I love me the Creddie.  Spencer's hilarious flirting with Sasha is also great as he leaves her in the elevator with a "maybe".

Total Score: 5/5