The BEST episodes of iCarly season 1

Every episode of iCarly season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of iCarly season 1!

Carly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly. She lives with her twenty-something brother/guardian Spencer and produces her Web casts from a makeshift third-floor loft studio. Grappling with adolescence, she never aimed to gain fame as a rising star/underground celebrity to kids. As events unfold in the pilot, it all happens by accident when a teacher puts her in charge of the school talent show. She and her sassy best bud Sam turn the audition process into a show, which Carly's tech savvy smitten friend Freddy tapes -- including their hilarious banter and great chemistry -- and posts on the Web without telling the girls. The on-line audience clamors for more, and a pop phenomenon blooms, with Carly and sidekick Sam's regular Web casts ultimately featuring everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.

Last Updated: 3/10/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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iFence
star
8.37
131 votes

#1 - iFence

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2008

Freddie's in need of some guy time, so he tags along with Spencer to go fencing. Freddie's a natural, but things get complicated when Spencer gets him involved in a match with the amazing Doug Toder. Meanwhile, Carly has to plan a dinner for her weird relatives, the Dorfmans, and with Spencer busy fencing, she might not get much help. Sam reveals that she has never read a real book, and a bet begins between her and Freddie: can Sam finish a book?

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iCarly Saves TV
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8.37
120 votes

#2 - iCarly Saves TV

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/13/2008

A television programming director realizes that iCarly is funnier than anything his network currently has available for the upcoming fall lineup. Unfortunatley, upon acquiring the show, the network takes it further and further away from Carly's original vision, and exploits and torments Freddie more than Sam and his mother combined.

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iHeart Art
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8.13
104 votes

#3 - iHeart Art

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2008

Spencer becomes depressed and uninterested in art after his idol criticizes his work. Carly tries to cheer him up by featuring some of his sculptures on the show.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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iDon't Want to Fight
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8.11
108 votes

#4 - iDon't Want to Fight

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2008

Carly becomes angry at Sam after she trades the shirt Carly made her for concert tickets. Meanwhile, Spencer invents a contraption to feed his fish

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iGot Detention
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8.08
103 votes

#5 - iGot Detention

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2008

Carly's show's 50th airing is coming up but Sam gets detention. Carly and Freddie do bad things to get in detention to shoot the show from there. Meanwhile, Spencer drops his phone into a large coffee cup built by him

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iNevel
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8.07
228 votes

#6 - iNevel

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2007

Carly, Sam and Freddie want their show to be reviewed. Carly risks receiving a bad review when she insults the annoying eleven year old who runs a popular site that rates web casts.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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iHave a Lovesick Teacher
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7.85
88 votes

#7 - iHave a Lovesick Teacher

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/25/2008

Lauren Ackerman, Carly's history teacher has become an emotional wreck after her boyfriend dumps her, and she takes her heartache out on everybody in class, including Carly. When Spencer discovers her agony during what passes for a parent-teacher conference, he decides to be her new knight in shining armor and fills the hole in her heart. Though things go smoothly for Spencer, Miss Ackerman, and her class at first, soon Spencer, Carly, Sam, and Freddie find that it's going to take a lot more than just a little loving to keep the teacher happy, and her class safe.

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iScream on Halloween
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7.84
259 votes

#8 - iScream on Halloween

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2007

Carly, Sam and Freddie do their Halloween webcast from an apartment that is rumored to be haunted. When creepy things start happening, the friends worry that the ghost rumors just might be true. Carly's strangely secretive neighbor, Mrs. Halberstadt, adds to their anxiety. Meanwhile, when Spencer forgets to buy candy, he's got a bunch of angry trick-or-treaters on his hands

Directors: Steve Hoefer
Writer: Jake Farrow
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iLike Jake
star
7.81
173 votes

#9 - iLike Jake

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2007

After Jake, Carly's crush, agrees to sing a song on the webcast, Carly gets extremely excited. But, it is soon discovered that Jake is a terrible singer, so Carly asks Freddie to digitally enhance Jake's performance.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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iDream of Dance
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7.80
306 votes

#10 - iDream of Dance

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2007

Carly and Sam get inspiration to dance from dance videos sent by fans of their web show. Carly struts her stuff in a dream with her charming partner.

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iWant More Viewers
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7.74
383 votes

#11 - iWant More Viewers

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2007

It's Carly and Sam versus Freddie and Spencer in the ultimate competition to see who can attract more viewers to the show. Things go crazy when they carry out their plans.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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iSpy a Mean Teacher
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7.73
161 votes

#12 - iSpy a Mean Teacher

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2007

The topic for the next iCarly webcast is figuring out what mean teachers do outside of school. When Carly and Freddie follow Ms. Briggs home, they get stuck inside her house.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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iMight Switch Schools
star
7.67
135 votes

#13 - iMight Switch Schools

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2008

Freddie, Sam and her webcast, iCarly. Freddie and Sam scheme to make sure that Carly stays. Meanwhile, Spencer builds a mini golf course that becomes popular.

Directors: David Kendall
Writer: Dicky Murphy
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iPromote Techfoots
star
7.62
153 votes

#14 - iPromote Techfoots

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2008

Daka Shoes wants iCarly to promote their new shoe, Techfoots. Carly accepts and tells all her viewers to buy the shoe. Unfortunately, the shoes are no good and fans began to complain. The gang has to find a way out of the contract. Meanwhile, Spencer expresses his dislike for public transportation after he falls asleep on a bus and ends up in Canada.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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iWanna Stay With Spencer
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7.61
224 votes

#15 - iWanna Stay With Spencer

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2007

Carly's grandfather comes for a visit and is appalled by Spencer's unusual behavior, so he questions Spencer's ability to be in charge. Carly must convince him that Spencer is capable of being her guardian.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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iHate Sam's Boyfriend
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7.61
121 votes

#16 - iHate Sam's Boyfriend

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2008

When Sam's new relationship starts affecting the web show, Carly and Freddie try everything to get Sam and her new boyfriend broken up. But the problem is, they cannot be separated. Meanwhile, Spencer attempts to make a Claymation film.

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iWant to Date Freddie
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7.58
233 votes

#17 - iWant to Date Freddie

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2007

Valerie, a girl from school, shows interest in Freddie, and they become boyfriend and girlfriend. She tries to tear Freddie away from iCarly to film her webcast and tries to recruit Sam, too.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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iPilot
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7.55
476 votes

#18 - iPilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2007

Carly's teacher, Ms. Briggs puts her in charge of the school talent show. After Freddie uploads the auditions, hosted by Carly and Sam, to the Internet, it becomes a huge sensation. So Carly and her friends decide to create a weekly variety show.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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iWin a Date
star
7.45
125 votes

#19 - iWin a Date

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/25/2008

Carly tries to get her web show viewers to take a boy in her school on a date.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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iStakeout
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7.42
165 votes

#20 - iStakeout

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2008

The police use the loft as a stakeout to catch movie bootleggers; Spencer is shocked when one of the policemen turn out to be his childhood bully. Meanwhile, Freddie and Sam make a bet and the loser has to get a tattoo of the winner's face.

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iRue the Day
star
7.31
236 votes

#21 - iRue the Day

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2007

The Plain White T's are set to perform on iCarly, but Nevel plans to ruin the event by hacking into the site.

Directors: David Kendall
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iWant a World Record
star
6.90
187 votes

#22 - iWant a World Record

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2007

Carly, Freddie and Sam want to get into the world record book so they decide to try and beat the record for longest ongoing webcast. Meanwhile, Spencer builds an enormous sculpture.

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iPromise Not To Tell
star
6.70
177 votes

#23 - iPromise Not To Tell

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2008

Carly gets a B on her history paper and becomes upset because she thinks she deserves better. Sam hacks into the school computer to change the grade and all is fine until Carly has to deal with her guilty conscience.

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iHatch Chicks
star
6.62
147 votes

#24 - iHatch Chicks

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2008

Carly and Sam have a science project to hatch chicks. When the eggs hatch earlier than expected, they have to search the apartment for the runaway chicks.

Directors: David Kendall
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iAm Your Biggest Fan
star
6.43
171 votes

#25 - iAm Your Biggest Fan

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2008

Carly invites her biggest fan to watch a live taping of iCarly but the girl is so obsessed that they can't get rid of her. Meanwhile, Spencer discovers that his band puts up with him only to use his apartment to rehearse.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
Writer: Jake Farrow
Watch Now:Apple TV