5 secrets about iCarly that you might not know

Three friends come together to create a variety show for the internet — that’s the central idea of ​​’iCarly’ —, a Nickelodeon series that began airing on small screens on September 8, 2007, bringing Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy It is Nathan Kress as the protagonists: Carly Shay, Sam Pucket and Freddie Benson.

The sitcom had 109 episodes available in seven seasons and due to the unusual situations that the trio faced not only while recording the web show, but also outside of it, as both were going through the most troubled phase among humans: adolescence, it became one of the favorites among those who followed the station’s programming.

Therefore, in celebration of the program’s 16th anniversary, RECREIO gathered 5 secrets about iCarly that you may not have known about. Check out!

1. Miranda Cosgrove led to iCarly having fewer episodes

Until the third season, iCarly had at least 20 episodes in each season. However, from the fourth season onwards the number began to drop, so much so that the last two seasons have less than 10 episodes.

According to the Screenrant portal, one of the reasons for this change is, therefore, Miranda Cosgrove She combined her career as an actress with that of a singer. This is because, in 2011, the artist went to North America on the “Dancing Crazy Tour”, having less time to participate in the recordings of the show.

2. The show and characters would have other names

Originally, the idea was for the series to be called “Starstruck” and the premise would be for an ordinary girl to become part of the cast of her favorite show, an idea that was very similar to the Disney sitcom “Sunny Between Stars”. However, Dan Schneiderthe creator of “iCarly, changed his thinking after understanding that he wanted the central character to have more control of the story, creating the plot that the public discovered in 2007.

Furthermore, when the series’ background was defined, the name of the main character became an issue for the creator, as several names were suggested, one of them being Josie, the name that made Schneider even buy the domain “iJosie.com” if chosen.

Another name was Sam. That’s right, Miranda Cosgrove could have been named after her best friend in the series, while Jennette McCurdy would be called Kira.

3. Freddie’s Spanish was never solved

In the series, Freddie had the habit of speaking in Spanish, even though the phrases didn’t fit or make sense in the language, which led fans to wonder why he developed this habit or what was the purpose of including these lines in the series. .

The mystery was so great that Schneider Every now and then he wrote on his blog that everything would make sense when the matter was clarified in a future episode of the series. The moment arrived in the latest episode of “iCarly”, but when Freddie starts to talk about his habit of speaking in Spanish, he is interrupted, leaving the matter unexplained despite promises of a solution.

4. The relationship with food

Sam’s passion for food is something that is constantly addressed in the series. So much so that the character’s interpreter, Jennette McCurddyrevealed in some interviews that some of the foods Sam eats most are no longer part of her life, because after eating so much, she no longer likes them, such as fried chicken and ham, as reported by the Screenrant portal.

More than that, the moments of ‘eating’ were challenging for McCurddysince in an appearance on the episode of “Red Table Talk” (via Insider), the actress said that she faced an eating disorder in real life.

It was so confusing at the time to be caught by anorexia, binge eating disorder or bulimia while playing this character who was throwing a fried chicken leg, hitting people with a ham sandwich,” he said. “It felt like my life was making fun of me. me in many ways and it was very difficult”, he concluded.

5. Stuntman

Still about Sam, the character was extremely strong and at times performed movements worthy of an action film. So much so, that Jennette McCurddy There were stunt doubles in some scenes in the series.

In fact, in one of Freddie’s chases, she had a male stunt double. McCurdy described having a man perform the moves that were supposed to be hers in an interview as a huge blow to her self-confidence, as described by Screenrant.