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* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]]: to [[Disney Channel]]'s [[Lizzie McGuire]], despite that the two shows are years apart from each other. Almost everything is a bit similar, excluding the Shipping Wars Lizzie doesn't have.

* [[Amazing Freaking Grace]]: Carly is quoted on the trope page due to her performance of this in ''iPie'', where she stalls for time at a wake by singing.

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: After the failed attempt to prank Spencer, Gibby asks "Did you hear my ribs crack?"

** In ''iCan't Take It'':

* [[Anchored Ship]]: Carly and Freddie, at the end of ''iSaved Your Life'' because Freddie can't be sure of Carly's true feelings for him. It hasn't had a [[Ship Sinking]] scene since, it's just never been followed through on at all or even referenced again.

** ''iLove You'' ends the Sam/Freddie relationship arc with them breaking up. Despite the litany of issues the arc and Sam and Freddie themselves brought up with them being in a relationship, it's still not a total sinking. It could be because it's the [[Dan Schneider|show-runner's]] way of maintaining [[Status Quo Is God|the status quo]] and avoiding the risk of [[Jumping the Shark]] that could otherwise happen with a blatant [[Ship Sinking]] ''or'' a canon relationship happening.

* [[Artistic License Biology]]:

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** Maurice the Chicken. Called a male name. Makes rooster sounds. Is actually a hen, a female.

* [[Artistic License Geography]]: Carly's grandfather claims that it took ninety minutes to drive from Yakima to Seattle. If he added two to two-and-a-half hours more to that, then it would be more accurate.

* [[Ask a Stupid Question]] and [[Get a Stupid Answer|Sam will answer you]].

** In ''iHatch Chicks'':

'''Sam''': No, ninety pickles! Yes ninety degrees! }}

** In ''iPity The Nevel'':

'''Sam''': No, Nevel Van Hooter-Schmoozen. }}

** In ''iParty With Victorious'':

'''Sam''': No, Kenan Thompson, the ''butt doctor''! }}

** Carly also tends to answer Sam like this, particularly in ''iFence''.

'''Carly:''' No Sam, I'm just keeping my cellphone warm here between my cheek and my shoulder! }}

* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!]] From ''iGot Detention'':

* [[Author Appeal]]: Lampshaded, "Ha! More duct tape. I think this is like the third episode in a row that features the use of duct tape. No, the writers are not obsessed with duct tape. It's just a coincidence."

** Bunnies. [[Dan Schneider]] owned a pet bunny himself named Cookie (which also appeared in ''iFight Shelby Marx''). Ginger Fox has a pet bunny, while Sam once owned a bunny named Fluffles.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: ''iCarly Awards'', when one of the titular statuette dolls is shown skirtless.

* [[Base Breaker]]: . An in-universe example is Sam in '' iBelieve In Bigfoot''. Well, technically it's Bigfoot, but Sam does the actual base breaking, when the student body are having a number of civilized discussions about Bigfoot.

''<The students all burst into arguments with one another.>'' }}

** Sam again, this time in ''iStart A Fanwar''

''<Riot ensues>'' }}

** Creddie vs Seddie comes up in ''iStart A Fan War'' in-universe.

** She is also an indiscriminate lover of meat, and in the absence of milk, will eat her cereal with root beer.

* [[Big No]]: Spencer beautifully evokes a "[[Non-Lethal KO]]" version in ''iSaved Your Life'', complete with [[Slow Motion Fall]] and distorted voice effects.

'''Delivery Man''': '''[[Pre-Mortem One-Liner|SUCKER]]'''! (slaps Spencer and dives on the floor)<br />

(Sam hangs upside down from the doorbeam, blowtube in her mouth ready for the "kill")<br />

** Carly also evokes this in ''iBeat the Heat'' (again, with distorted vocal effects) when Sabrina blindly tramples on her model of an Utopian City a la Godzilla.

** In their spoof film ''Kelly Cooper: [[Who Writes This Crap?|Terrible Movie]]'':

'''Kelly''': NOOOOOOOOOO! }}

** Carly again, toward Sam. When the former suggests something [[OOC Is Serious Business|criminal]], the latter would ask to confirm.

'''Spencer:''' Wear a jacket!<br />

'''Sam:''' (excitedly) Are we really going shoplifting?<br />

** ''iQuit iCarly'': T-Bo talks about his best friend Eddie Robinson who was hit by a bus and now became [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"Dead-die Robinson"]].

** ''iSaved Your Life'': Spencer plays with Freddie's toes, which are poking out of the cast on his broken leg...

'''Carly''': SPENCER! }}

** ''iMove Out'': Spencer jokes that their aunt died falling out of a "winder". He quickly amends that the cause of death is a heart attack.

** ''iDo'': Gibby almost crushes an elderly woman beneath him when reaching for the $5 hanging on a tree. Much moreso when Gibby runs away from the immobile woman who can be thought as dead until she spoke "Do we still get coffee?"

** ''iGet Pranky'':

'''Spencer''': [[Lampshade Hanging|That's some pretty dark stuff]]. }}

* [[Black Comedy Rape]]: Toned down to be "safe-for-kids".

* [[Brain Bleach]]: Characters rely on [[Squick|squicked]] expressions when they see something disgusting.

** In ''iHurt Lewbert'':

'''Sam:''' Uuuuuugh... (spits chewed junk food back into packet) }}

** In ''iDate a Bad Boy'':

'''Carly:''' Okay.<br />

'''Freddie:''' Whatever.<br />

* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Both Shays. Carly acts like this during Spencer's [[Overprotective Dad]] episodes, while Spencer can also behave like this whenever Carly acts as the [[Team Mom]].

* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: This VERY hilarious dialogue in the iCarly website about the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.

'''Baby Spencer:''' Don't say that! You're [[Lampshade Hanging|breaking the fourth wall!]] Nooooo!<br />

'''Freddie:''' Aw, sometimes it's OK to break the fourth wall.<br />

'''Baby Spencer:''' SHUT UP! I'm so uncomfortable with this in so many levels! }}

** In the [[Parody]] film ''The Blowing'':

'''Sam:''' Oh. }}

* [[Breakout Character]]: Gibby, as of season 4 he's finally been Promoted to a Main Character.

** The show seems not to care about the victimization on Freddie, sometimes even seeming to encourage it i.e. ''iMeet Fred'', with an Aesop that boils down to "Unpopular opinions are bad".

* [[But Thou Must!]]: In ''iDate a Bad Boy'':

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

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

** Ms. Ackerman (although more than a mere girl) in ''iHave a Lovesick Teacher''.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: ''Everyone'', especially Spencer.

'''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''.

* [[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 behavior-- when they're not the target of it and if they feel the target deserves it. Usually as part of the [[Aesop]] of the day, or just [[Rule of Funny|because it's funny]].

** 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.

*** Justified - the audience is expected to laugh about [[Big Bad|Nevel]] loses his popularity, not that he's tormenting a little girl.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: When Spencer reports something to Carly, she usually diverts the subject.

** Spencer finally manages to show video evidence to Carly that Chuck is a horrible kid toward him.

'''Spencer:''' Stop squishing it! }}

** Spencer explains the prank that sent a group of kids to the hospital when Carly notes his grammar.

'''Spencer:''' You're missing the point! }}

** In ''Ipity The Nevel'''s B-plot, Freddie gets attention for a bunch of vampire [[Fan Girls]] for his intentionally horrible acting in a parody of popular vampire fads, not seeming to get that he did it to make fun of said fangirls and their favorite things.

* [[Corrupt the Cutie]]: Averted in ''iMove Out'': Carly was averse to vandalizing the Petographers' studio.

** Almost averted in ''iLook Alike'':

* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Everything in the iCarly-verse (and Schneider-verse in that matter) are colorful and jolly, with a cast full of eccentric characters. And then there's [[Sadist Teacher|SadistTeachers]], evil rival celebrities, [[Jerkass]] neighbors, all in the name of comedy. Interacting with them is just another normal day for our iCarly gang.

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Mrs. Benson probably has bought and possessed a care-for-your-child product for ANY occassion and keeps a first-aid kit the size of a luggage bag.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Each of the main characters had their moments of snarkiness, but Sam and Mrs. Benson are the harshest of the lot.

** In ''iGet Pranky'':

'''Sam''': You got him dinner. }}

** In ''iSaved Your Life'':

'''Mrs. Benson:''' Broken... damaged... And I see you look fine, isn't that nice? }}

* [[Dean Bitterman]]: When Mr Howard and Mrs Briggs take over the school during ''iHave My Principals''.

** In ''iMust Have Locker 239'', Freddie negotiates with Sam about getting her half of the locker as Sam mentions that her mom is driving a car to fetch her just ''after having an eye surgery''. Freddie still goes on his negotiation until Sam's statement sinks in.

** In ''iHurt Lewbert'':

'''Freddie''': Yeah... (pauses) '''[[Big "What?"|WHAT?!]]''' }}

* [[Delinquents]]: Sam is the resident bad ass of the group. She has been to jail, as well as juvie, numerous times.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: The book ''[[Big Foot]]: True or Real?'' and also, the ''Seat of Sitting''.

** In ''iPie'':

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: [[Stalker with a Crush]] {{spoiler|Nora}} from iPsycho. {{spoiler|She kisses a girl at her party, as well as demanding a kiss from Freddie.}}

* [[Derailing Love Interests]]: Used to break up Jonah and Sam in ''iHate Sam's Girlfriend''. They spent 60% of the episode being sickenly sweet to each other, with Sam spending all her time with him. Rather than have Sam and Jonah deal with how that was hurting her friendships and their webshow, Jonah suddenly tries to cheat on Sam with Carly, giving them a quick solution and easy end to their relationship.

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

** Sam's father's disappearance was finally addressed in "iParty with Victorious":

'''Sam''': Yeah, and [[Black Comedy|my dad once told my mom he was coming back]]! (Everyone stares at her in horror) ...Moving on. }}

** And again in "iLost My Mind", when asked where her father is, Sam yells back, "You tell me!"

** Freddie's fate for stating his opinion in ''iMeet Fred''. Seeing someone take that much abuse for dissing the Fred show '''HAS''' to count as this.

** Chuck Chambers. He was breaking a building rule by playing raquetball in the lobby, and Spencer couldn't get him to stop, so he told Chuck's dad, who grounded him for 2 days. Chuck got revenge... By keeping Spencer locked up in a storage cage in the basement (and squirting him with a "suspicious liquid"). And then he's perfectly willing to beat the crap out of Spencer. All for a 2-day grounding over something he wasn't supposed to be doing in the first place.

** The petographers. They destroyed Carly and Sam's studio just because they refused to shut down their pet photography business.

** In ''iCan't Take It'' Freddie got his application to N.E.R.D. camp denied because Sam sabotaged it. Why? Because he didn't know what time it was when she asked him.

** 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 is--according to Freddie--worth the hearing loss because it's when Sam realises that Freddie is cute.

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

(Carly tummy rubs with a siren sound as Spencer and Granddad resume theirs. Sam and Freddie follow suit, to Lewbert's chagrin.) }}

* [[Dream Within a Dream]]: Spencer's dream about the soup-eating monster in "iDate A Bad Boy."

** Sam as well, and is more of one than Freddie as she lives somewhere that requires a car or bus ride (or presumably a long walk) hardly ever goes home.

** Lampshaded by Spencer in ''iParty With Victorious'':

* [[Dueling Shows]]: vs ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''. Moreso with ''[[Hannah Montana]]''. Well, they were really dueling over who gets [[Fred]].

* [[Dumb Blonde]]: The portrayal of Ginger Fox throughout ''iFix a Popstar''.

'''Ginger Fox''': What did she say? }}

** Inverted in ''iHire An Idiot'': Cort was a dumb male brunet hired by the girls. Ashley, hired by Freddie, also had dark hair, appeared to be dumb at first {{spoiler|but was only playing the part to help Freddie trick the girls into firing Cort}}.

* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Duke Lubberman in ''iHatch Chicks''.

'''Freddie''': Wait, wait! (groans) Tell them to add some intelligence boost! }}

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

* [[Epic Fail]]: In multiple episodes, something Spencer is doing bursts into flames, prompting him to lampshade its ridiculousness.

** ''iAm Your Biggest Fan'': Spencer's police light props on the car seat shorts out and catches fire. Later, he enthusiastically beats on his drum set's cymbal with his drumstick, and the cymbal bursts into flames.

** ''iHurt Lewbert'': Spencer simply fixes the bell with a screwdriver. It catches fire in thin air, which he douses with his soda. It lights aflame again shortly.

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Carly and Freddie. Despite Carly's "he is not my boyfriend" moments with Freddie, a lot of characters assume them as a couple, in addition to the teasing from Sam in iSaved Your Life. Jake thought Carly's nose-kiss to Freddie as them being together, a Japanese receptionist mistook them for a honeymoon couple (when they were only 14), and T-Bo is beaming with pride watching Freddie dance with Carly in the Groovy Smoothie.

** [[Up to Eleven|Jacked up]] in ''iStart a Fanwar'', where Adam is hesitant to approach Carly because of it, the in-universe blogosphere has sites dedicated to 'Creddie-shipping', and a fan at 'Webicon' shows photos demonstrating that the two of them are always positioning themselves in ways that demonstrate their affection for one another.

** The [[Long Title|overly long titles]] of the iCarly skits. For titles like "''[[Who Writes This Crap?|Pathetic Plays]]: (insert [[Long Title]])''", "''The Prisoner Who Wanted Some Soup and the Man Who Refused to Give Him Some''" and "''The Cowboy With a Mustache and the Idiot Farm Girl Who Thought the Mustache Was a Squirrel''", guess what the looping plot line of each skit is.

* [[Excuse Me, Coming Through]]:

(students scramble away) }}

* [[Executive Meddling]]: Parodied in ''iCarly Saves TV''.