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* [[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.
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Characters rely on [[
** In ''iHurt Lewbert'':
{{quote|'''Freddie:''' Last night, I slept with my socks on.
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* [[Character Blog]]: Part of the extensive tie-in website.
* [[Character Development]]:
** [[Breakout Character|Gibby]]: From something of a [[The Simpsons (animation)|Ralph Wiggum]] [[Expy]], rarely seen friend in Season 1 to a hot-chick pimp, the [[Big Guy]] of the gang and [[Characterization Marches On|a major character]], and in Season 4 part of the credits.
** 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.
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* [[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'')
** Even characters who are generally nice sometimes encourage this
{{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.
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* [[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.
* [[Digital Piracy Is Evil]]: Carly and her friends don't seem to have a problem with it but they use anti-piracy laws to get one of their [[Sadist Teacher
* [[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.
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** 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.
** Sam pushes Freddie into a bike courier, who hits Freddie, who falls onto a fire hydrant and is knocked out with blood pouring from his ears. This wonderful moment of bullying, abuse, and potential brain damage
* [[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!
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* [[Dunno What's Going On, But...]]...: Carly and Spencer say this during their dream sequence in ''iDreamOfDance.''
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Gibby in ''iPsycho''.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: In ''iGo To Japan''. Thanks to the special's [[Big Bad
* [[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]].
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