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* [[Above the Influence]]: ''iSaved Your Life'' features something similar to this trope, but not with Drugs/Alcohol. Freddie realizes that Carly is probably only in love with him because he saved her life, so he tells Carly they should wait a while, and see if she still has feelings for him later.

* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: Carly (and everyone else) repeatedly say "Yaki-MUH," as in "I'm not moving to Yaki-MUH." It's actually pronounced "Yakih-MAH." [[Played for Laughs|Apparently this was done deliberately]].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Gibby/Noah Munck. He was originally intended for only a few lines and a couple gags with him not wearing a shirt, but they loved him so much that by the 4th season, he's listed among the main cast!

** T-Bo, also formerly a minor character, has been promoted a reoccurring character. While not credited as part of the main cast, he's still heavily featured in the opening as of season 5!

* [[Ascended Meme]]: Again, iStart A Fan War using the Creddie and Seddie [[Portmanteau Couple Name|pairing names]].

* [[As Himself]]: Jerry Trainor in ''iBloop''.

** Nora in ''iPsycho''. She also held a medieval hatchet and a [[Nixon Mask]] that scared off the trio back to their incarceration.

** ''iStill Psycho'' has her show up again. Not only is she ''even worse'' than before, it's revealed her parents are every bit as crazy as she is!

* [[Badass]]: '''[[Mama Bear|Mrs. Benson]]'''. Do NOT underestimate the Fencin' Bensons.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Sam, a petite blonde, can kick ''anyone's'' butt. To an extent, Gibby's little bro Guppy also qualifies.

** There's an episode titled ''iOMG''.

*** Although the big reveal actually doesn't have a character ''say'' anything, just look shocked, which makes the episode itself, rather than anything anybody says, an embodiment of this trope.

* [[Brick Joke]]: In ''iSpy a Mean Teacher'', Spencer mentions breaking up with Connie (his girlfriend) because he learned she juggles for someone else. While the gang is airing their webcast with Ms. Briggs, one of the show's viewers is shown with his new juggler girlfriend, Connie.

* [[Broken Streak]]: ''iWas A Pageant Girl'' had Sam breaking the streak of the long-running champ of a beauty contest by putting on an amazing dance number.

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Wade Collins. He lied about his mother needing surgery to gain public sympathy, was rude and nasty to the iCarly gang when they tried to help him make his own music video, and is a big jerk.

* [[Blowing a Raspberry]]: Not much used in the show, but is taken to adorable effect in ''iSaved Your Life'' when Freddie and Carly blow raspberries on each other playfully after they break-up.

** In ''iHurt Lewbert'':

{{quote|'''Freddie:''' Last night, I slept with my socks on.

'''Spencer''': GAS BUBBLE! }}

* [[Buxom Is Better]]: Discussed by Sam and Carly in ''iWas A Pageant Girl''.

* [[The Cameo]]: [[The Amanda Show|Josh]] [[Drake and Josh|Peck]] has a very stealthy appearance in ''iReunite With Missy'' as a Groovy Smoothie customer in a blonde wig and shades.

** [[Victorious|Daniella Monet]] was at Nora's party in iPsycho.

* [[Character Blog]]: Part of the extensive tie-in website.

* [[Character Development]]:

** Freddie: From a very nerdy and shy kid to a smart, confident teenager. His feelings for Carly develop from a minor [[Stalker with a Crush]] vibe in the first season, into something more mature in Season 2, and then in Season 3 he saves her life, becomes her boyfriend, and then leaves the relationship because he's worried it's not real love on her part. Despite this he retains his feelings all the way up to the end of Season 4, which is when the [[Wham! Episode]] ''iOMG'' happens and from there who knows.

** Carly: From yet another [[Dan Schneider]] [[Purity Sue]] in Season 1, to girl who makes mistakes, is shallow with guys, disobeys Spencer and gets punished for her flaws and becomes a more well rounded person, completely killing the idea of her being a [[Purity Sue]] by the time ''iDate A Bad Boy'' ends.

'''Freddie:''' ''(Stares at Spencer in disbelief)'' ...Uh-huh. }}

* [[Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere]]: Intentionally invoked by Freddie to make Sam insult him and lose a bet in ''iHeart Art''.

* [[Collective Groan]]: Done numerous times in ''iDream of Dance''.

* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: One of the main sources of humor within the show, most especially the abuse Freddie (and Gibby) suffer from Sam; and the rare instances between Carly and Spencer (ex. ''iLook Alike'')

{{quote|'''Freddie:''' I wanna see Sam beat up TV writers!}}

** The sequences where Nevel gets angry at a little girl for dropping something of his on accident and yelling at her in iPity the Nevel. While this is a serious situation, a [[Laugh Track]] plays over this, so we are expected to laugh over a guy yelling at a girl who is much younger than him.

** Shelby Marx. Freddie calls her "smoking hot".

** Inverted: Gibby in ''iEnrage Gibby''.

* [[Date Rape Averted]]: played [[Lighter and Softer]] as Trey ([[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|the nerdy boy from]] ''iPear Store'') [[Attempted Rape|chases Carly and tries to 'kiss her']], but [[Big Brother Instinct|is foiled by Spencer.]]

* [[Dating Service Disaster]]: Spencer, using whynotdateme.com

* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Freddie's Mood App plot device in ''iOMG'' being the biggest example. Its accuracy or how it works was never questioned, and its sole existence is simply paving the way for the 4-episode Sam/Freddie arc.

* [[Die for Our Ship]]: Invoked in ''iStart a Fan War.'' While denying having a relationship with Freddie, Carly attempts a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] by pointing out her actual romantic interest. The in-universe Creddie shippers to whom she was preaching take the wrong message from the speech and attack him.

* [[Directed by Cast Member]]: Jerry Trainor directs the ''iApril's Fools'' episode.

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Carly/Spencer's father is in the military, Sam and Freddie's are completely absent, never even mentioned.

** Freddie's extremely overbearing mother is actually a case of emotional abuse, yet this dynamic is only played for laughs. Many of her behaviors, including purposefully embarrassing him in front of his friends, being overprotective about things like scissors, and implanting a chip in his head so that she can track him are definitely not okay and would easily by classified as child abuse.

** There are several moments when female-on-male violence is portrayed as bad, such as Miss Ackerman with Spencer (''iHave a Lovesick Teacher'') and Marta with Lewbert (''iFind Lewbert's Lost Love''). Even still, they are only played for laughs, which is disappointing considering the long-term trauma it is implied to have caused Lewbert.

* [[Do Wrong Right]]: The tummy-rub antic of the Shays.

{{quote|'''Carly''': You guys are so embarrassing! (beat) If you're gonna do it, do it right!

* [[Dunno What's Going On, But...]]...: Carly and Spencer say this during their dream sequence in ''iDreamOfDance.''

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Gibby in ''iPsycho''.

* [[Easily Forgiven]]: In ''iCan't Take It'', Sam ruins Freddie's chances of getting into an exclusive science camp that would help him get into any college he wants. Because [[Disproportionate Retribution|Freddie didn't know what time it was when Sam asked him]]. Freddie finds out and gets angry, then, after prodding by Carly, forgives her about 2 minutes after and kisses her again to end the episode.

* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: Got a late start, it wasn't until the third season that the Space Needle was added to the rotation of [[Establishing Shots]].

** Ripoff Rodney is a very close expy or [[Homage]] to [[Fast Times at Ridgemont High|Mike Damone]], except for not being a [[Casanova]] or a [[Casanova Wannabe]].