# iCarly **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729 "2010-08-09T17:09:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/1 "2010-08-09T17:09:12Z")
My 8 y.o. son started watching this show several months ago and I didn’t pay much attention to it. However, over the last few moths, I have gotten hooked. The first full episode I watched was funny. Every one since has been just as good. As far as I’m concerned it’s probably one of the 10 best TV series currently in production. Anyone else want to admit to this? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/2 "2010-08-09T17:24:50Z")
I don’t even have a kid to blame, it just happens to be on near another show I watch, but I like it. For the most part, anyway…any Neville episode is one I have to turn off. And the show-within-a-show is absolutely frikkin’ annoying. (And I think I’d have agreed even back when I was in the target audience.) Any episode with Principal [del]Tuvok[/del]Franklin, on the other hand, is gold. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/3 "2010-08-09T17:28:54Z")
My 10 year old loves this show – has DVD’s and everything. I don’t know that I’d call it one of the best shows on television (I am definitely not the target audience), but it’s better and more witty than it has to be. It’s not excruciating to sit through. My kid also really likes _Drake and Josh_ which was the show that Carly was on before this one. That one had some pretty amusing slapstick in it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/4 "2010-08-09T17:29:24Z")
Can’t say I’m current on the show, myself, but you guys seem to be in interesting critical company: > [@](#): > > As a denizen of the Web, I watch very little TV anymore, aside from the eternal glories of Turner Classic Movies. So I have been surprised at how much I’ve been enjoying Nickelodeon’s teen show, “iCarly,” to which my 6-year-old son has graduated after many entertaining years of nonstop “SpongeBob SquarePants.” Series creator Dan Schneider (who also did “Drake & Josh”) has a fabulous sense of comedy, both verbal and physical. A reliable rule in the popular performing arts is that quality is proved the second or third time around: I can testify that “iCarly” episodes retain their humor and freshness on repeated re-viewings. Miranda Cosgrove’s smart and spirited Carly is terrific, but so is Jennette McCurdy as her feckless pal Sam. The two have a hectic, daffy Lucy and Ethel chemistry. The tart-tongued McCurdy, at 16, has amazing timing – and a long and successful career ahead of her as a go-for-broke comedian and mime in the all-American Carol Burnett style. [Camille Paglia.](http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/camille_paglia/2009/05/13/7_days_in_may/print.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/5 "2010-08-09T17:33:32Z")
It’s a favorite in our house! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/6 "2010-08-09T17:33:37Z")
Good God. My kids watch this and I haven’t even bothered briefly tuning my brain in to the dialog; it’s background noise. I suppose I’ll give it a chance now. ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/7 "2010-08-09T17:36:17Z")
For those unaware, Dan Schneider played Dennis in the 80’s sitcom _Head of the Class_, starring Howard Hessman. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/8 "2010-08-09T17:39:46Z")
iWatch it too…even when my 4 year old daughter isn’t home. Yesterday I caught myself pausing it when I had to leave the room for a minute. Hey, if nothing else is on, it’s pretty entertaining. There are certainly worse things to watch. ETA, I actually made a point of recording the one hour show iPsycho for myself. (which is good, that was a little too much for a 4 year old I think). ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/9 "2010-08-09T17:44:11Z")
My daughter and I love the show. Sam is our homegirl! The show is hilarious, and believe it or not, quite edgy. It is the only Nick/Disney show my 11 year old likes. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/10 "2010-08-09T17:54:48Z")
Sam is totally gay, right? I mean, it’s not just me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/11 "2010-08-09T18:07:23Z")
My son started watching it a couple of years ago. He’ll have it on, then wander off. Both my husband and I have sat through entire episodes, fully intending on changing the channel. I don’t think Sam is gay. She’s a tom-boy with 'tude. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/12 "2010-08-09T18:10:02Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Sam is totally gay, right? I mean, it’s not just me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I never got that vibe from Sam. She’s had boyfriends and crushes on boys before. I love the show. I used to never watch it because those teen shows usually suck, but one day my crazy great aunt was talking about how my wife and I’s marriage isn’t going to last more than five years because we lived together, and instead of paying attention to her I started watching whatever was on, and it was iCarly, and now I’m a huge fan. The writing really is funny, and some of the jokes are obviously for the older crowd. Ex: Carly walks down stairs for a date and her older brother, Spencer, started to have “the talk” with her, and he’s obviously uncomfortable. ETA: I used to do that Cha-Cha thing and I once got a question: How old is iCarly? I’ve been jerking off to her but my friend says she’s only 16 and I don’t want to be weird. Carly looks freaked out, “We are not having that talk right now.” Spencer: “Oh, thank God!” Yeah, I ramble. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/13 "2010-08-09T18:10:53Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Sam is totally gay, right? I mean, it’s not just me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. No, not at all. A bit boyish maybe, but she’s not gay. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/14 "2010-08-09T18:11:16Z")
> [@Batsinma\_Belfry](#): > > I don’t think Sam is gay. She’s a tom-boy with 'tude. Who’s clearly crushing on Freddie, and deflecting it with hostility. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/15 "2010-08-09T18:12:46Z")
Miranda Cosgrove is my 11 year-old son’s first major, painful crush. He loves that girl. She doesn’t even know he exists. I think she will be a big star if the Hollywood machine doesn’t crush her up and spit her out. And Sam the character may not be gay, but I do get that vibe from the actress. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/16 "2010-08-09T18:29:19Z")
We watch it a lot - probably because my daughter looks almost exactly like Miranda Cosgrove (Carly). I honestly mean that - people stop her in shopping malls and on vacation and ask for autographs. So Rand - stay the hell out of the Chicago west suburbs :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/17 "2010-08-09T18:35:12Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Miranda Cosgrove is my 11 year-old son’s first major, painful crush. He loves that girl. She doesn’t even know he exists. I think she will be a big star if the Hollywood machine doesn’t crush her up and spit her out. And Sam the character may not be gay, but I do get that vibe from the actress. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. That’s what I meant, actually. The actress, not the character. Just a feeling I get. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, and she adds a lot of energy to the show. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/18 "2010-08-09T18:36:49Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > We watch it a lot - probably because my daughter looks almost exactly like Miranda Cosgrove (Carly). I honestly mean that - people stop her in shopping malls and on vacation and ask for autographs. > > So Rand - stay the hell out of the Chicago west suburbs > :eek: You don’t need to worry about me, I’m not the one that asked. Someone asked _me_ how old she was. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/19 "2010-08-09T18:37:19Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > We watch it a lot - probably because my daughter looks almost exactly like Miranda Cosgrove (Carly). I honestly mean that - people stop her in shopping malls and on vacation and ask for autographs. > > So Rand - stay the hell out of the Chicago west suburbs > :eek: Although I don’t doubt that your daughter is as gorgeous as Miranda Cosgrove, there is one area that I really don’t think she could possibly compare. Miranda Cosgrove’s dome is the size of a planet. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729/20 "2010-08-09T18:37:23Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I think [Miranda Cosgrove] will be a big star if the Hollywood machine doesn’t crush her up and spit her out. I dunno…I think she’ll have a good career, but it’s McCurdy who seems to have star potential to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729.md?page=2)