iCarly (season 5)

The fifth season of iCarly began airing on Nickelodeon on August 13, 2011, and finished its run on January 21, 2012.

iCarly
Season 5
Behind the scenes photo of "iMeet The First Lady"
Starring	Miranda Cosgrove Jennette McCurdy Nathan Kress Jerry Trainor Noah Munck
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	August 13, 2011 (2011-08-13) – January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This season features Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy), Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress) and Gibby Gibson (Noah Munck) as their web show, iCarly, is becoming more popular worldwide, with Sam and Freddie now as a confirmed couple, until the episode, "iLove You".

Jerry Trainor co-stars as Carly's older brother Spencer, and Noah Munck co-stars as Gibby. This season had the specials "iLost My Mind", "iDate Sam & Freddie", "iBloop 2: Electric Bloopaloo", "iStill Psycho", and "iMeet the First Lady".

Season synopsis

Following the events of "iOMG", Sam checks herself into a mental hospital, unable to handle her mixed feelings towards Freddie. During an iCarly webcast live from the institution, Freddie and Sam share a kiss, symbolizing the start of a new relationship.

In the next few episodes ("iDate Sam & Freddie", "iCan't Take It", and "iLove You"), Sam and Freddie continue their relationship. In "iDate Sam & Freddie", Freddie and Sam are constantly arguing, and enlist the help of Carly to resolve all their fights, until Carly gets fed up and tells them to simply break up if all they do is fight. In "iCan't Take It", Freddie and Sam have stopped arguing, but their relationship creates problems for those around them. Gibby, indignant at Sam now directing her violent tendencies towards him now that she is dating her previous target, devises a plan to break them up with the help of Freddie's disapproving mother. This plan nearly works but Carly eventually convinces them to make up. In "iLove You", Freddie and Sam's relationship comes to an official end after they realize they have hardly anything in common with each other, though not before they profess their love for one another and suggest that they may rekindle their relationship.

After the first few episodes of this season, T-Bo moves into Freddie and Mrs. Benson's apartment in Bushwell Plaza after being evicted from The Groovy Smoothie. Sam and Freddie help him do this by disguising him as a respectful gentleman. This initially works, but Mrs. Benson later evicts him upon discovering his true personality, though she later has a change of heart and decides to let him stay after he rescues the gang from an obsessed fan.

Development

In late January 2011, while doing press for her North American Dancing Crazy concert tour, Miranda Cosgrove began telling news sources that she was looking forward to returning to Hollywood to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly.^[1][2][3] On January 27, 2011, Cosgrove told Cleveland Live News "We're getting ready to start the next season, right after the tour. I would be willing to do the show as long as people like it and as long as it works."^[1] On January 28, 2011, Reuters news agency also reported that Cosgrove was preparing to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly,^[2] and on February 3, 2011 Cosgrove told The Middletown Press, when speaking of the show and her co-stars Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress, "I've known them since I was little. I can't wait to get back. I'm really comfortable doing iCarly. It's like my home away from home."^[3] Cosgrove concluded her Dancing Crazy concert tour on February 24, 2011, and Jennette McCurdy finished her Generation Love mall tour on April 14, 2011.^[4] The entire cast did not even get together until the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. Miranda Cosgrove recently confirmed that filming would resume shortly.^[5] At the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Jerry Trainor stated that filming would resume in May.^[6]

Cast

Main cast

• Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay
• Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett
• Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson
• Jerry Trainor as Spencer Shay
• Noah Munck as Gibby Gibson

Recurring cast

• BooG!e as T-Bo
• Mary Scheer as Marissa Benson
• Danielle Morrow as Nora Dershlit

Guest stars

• Jim Parsons as Caleb ("iLost My Mind")
• Taran Killam as Secret Service Agent ("iMeet The First Lady")
• Michelle Obama as herself ("iMeet The First Lady")

Episodes

Main article: List of iCarly episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[7]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[7]	Prod. code ^[8]	U.S. viewers (millions)
75	1	"iLost My Mind"	Steve Hoefer	Dan Schneider & Matt Fleckenstein	August 13, 2011 (2011-08-13)	402	5.5^[9]
After the events of iOMG, Sam has been missing for three days. Carly and Freddie track her phone and discover she is in a mental institution. Upon visiting her, they learn she has checked herself in, unable to deal with her complicated feelings for Freddie. After talking with Freddie, Sam decides she is not insane and tries to leave, but the guards won't allow her to as she is under 18 and needs a parent to sign. Since Sam's mom is away and they need to shoot iCarly the next night, they have Spencer dress up as Sam's mother, though this plan backfires when a patient recognizes him from law school. The gang then decide to do the webshow from the mental hospital, which consists of Carly reaching out to various iCarly fans to ask how they would feel about Sam and Freddie as a couple, all of whom seem enthusiastic about the idea. Freddie then cuts in, explaining that nobody has taken his feelings into consideration. Sam, assuming he is about to reject her, begins scolding him, but he abruptly cuts her off with a kiss, symbolizing the start of a new relationship. Meanwhile, Gibby becomes acquainted with a patient named Caleb, who believes he is from the year 2077. Special guest star: Jim Parsons as Caleb
76	2	"iDate Sam & Freddie"	Steve Hoefer	Dan Schneider & Jake Farrow	September 10, 2011 (2011-09-10)	401	4.1^[10]
Sam and Freddie have begun a very rocky relationship, constantly arguing with one another and enlisting a reluctant Carly to act as their "couple's counselor" and resolve all their fights, even sometimes at 3 in the morning. Freddie and Sam later go on a date, but take Carly with them and have her sit at a nearby table so she can continue to mediate their conflicts. As another argument brews between the couple, Carly snaps and says that if they can't work out their issues on their own, they shouldn't even be dating at all. Meanwhile, Gibby gets a puppy and wants to raise it with Carly in an attempt to get closer to her. Guest star: BooGle as T-Bo
77	3	"iCan't Take It"	Adam Weissman	Dan Schneider & Arthur Gradstein	September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17)	403	4.8^[12]
Sam and Freddie have finally stopped arguing, but their relationship proves to create problems for those around them - Sam and Freddie skip iCarly shoots to go on dates, and Sam has begun taking out her violent tendencies on Gibby now that she's dating her former bullying target. Planning to break them up, Gibby tells Mrs. Benson about Sam and Freddie's relationship. A disapproving Mrs. Benson conspires with Gibby to meddle in their relationship. Meanwhile, Freddie's application to a prestigious technology camp is rejected. Mrs. Benson and Gibby manage to force Carly to reveal that Sam had purposefully sabotaged his application a few months prior, information they later share with Freddie. Initially upset, Freddie contemplates breaking up with her, but Carly manages to convince them to make up. Gibby, having had a change of heart, sings a love song to celebrate their mended relationship.^[11] Guest star: Mary Scheer as Mrs. Benson
78	4	"iLove You"	Steve Hoefer	Dan Schneider & Jake Farrow	September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)	404	3.5^[13]
Carly convinces Sam and Freddie to participate in each other's activities. Freddie takes Sam to his train engineer club, which ends in disaster when Sam reprograms the trains to make them crash into each other and thus explode, resulting in Freddie getting kicked out of the club. Later, Sam takes Freddie to the Seattle Penitentiary to visit her Uncle Carmine and Cousin Chaz, smuggling ham in his pants to deliver to them. They get caught, leading to a heated argument between the two. Meanwhile, Spencer begins dating his old babysitter, although she still treats him like a child. Carly gives them a talk and accuses them of trying to force themselves into a romantic relationship despite the fact that they are not compatible. Sam and Freddie overhear and realize that Carly's advice could apply to them as well. In the elevator, they profess their love for each other but decide to break up, although alluding that they may give their relationship a second chance if they become more compatible, leaving the future of their relationship uncertain. Freddie checks his phone and sees that it's only 10:30, and they decide to prolong their relationship until midnight. The episode ends as they step back into the elevator and share a kiss. Guest stars: Charlene Amoia as Jenna, Jim Giordano as Uncle Carmine, Joey Russo as Chaz
79	5	"iQ"	David Kendall	Dan Schneider & Matt Fleckenstein	October 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)	405	3.8^[14]
Carly is in love with a very smart British guy named Kyle. She becomes self-conscious when she learns that Kyle broke up with his last girlfriend for lacking intelligence, and begins studying so she can impress him. Unable to remember all the things she studied, she writes notes on her arms and under her plate. She gets caught in the middle of her date with Kyle, so he breaks up with her for her dishonesty. Meanwhile, T-Bo is evicted from The Groovy Smoothie. Freddie gives him a chance to move into his and Mrs. Benson's loft. In order for Mrs. Benson to approve, he, Gibby, and Sam dress T-Bo in sensible clothing and have him put on the persona of a polite and respectful gentleman. Mrs. Benson is impressed by him and allows him to move in. Meanwhile, Spencer tries to open a safe he found at the junk yard. Guest stars: BooG!e as T-Bo, Mary Scheer as Mrs. Benson, Kevin Railsback as Kyle
80	6	"iBloop 2: Electric Bloopaloo"	Clayton Boen	Dan Schneider & Matt Fleckenstein	December 28, 2011 (2011-12-28)	411	3.1^[15]
Christopher Cane, a ventriloquist dummy who plays Rex from Victorious, interviews the cast and shows their bloopers from the show, while invariably insulting the actors and/or forcing them to record plugs for his brand of salsa. (He makes an exception for Noah Munck, instead commending his acting skills.) The interviews go in the following order: Jennette McCurdy (Sam), Nathan Kress (Freddie), Jerry Trainor (Spencer), BooG!e (T-Bo, though they did not review his bloopers), Noah Munck (Gibby), and Miranda Cosgrove (Carly). Guest star: BooG!e as T-Bo
81	7	"iStill Psycho"	David Kendall	Dan Schneider & Jake Farrow	December 31, 2011 (2011-12-31)	407–408	5.5^[16]
Carly, Sam, Freddie, and Gibby are invited to Nora Dershlitt's parole hearing. As victims of her crime, the four have a say in whether or not Nora should be released from prison, although Carly is adamant that Nora remain in prison. They decide to let them release her after seeing how her situation is affecting her parents, and after Nora and her mother invite the iCarlys to their house for a Norwegian supper, the gang make peace with Nora once again. However, when Spencer comes to pick them up, Nora's mother locks him in the basement on a spin wheel which is controlled by a special remote. Nora and her mother trap the gang in their house and refuse to let them leave. Nora says that her birthday party will go on "forever, and ever, and ever..." Gibby, while trying to escape for help, gets stuck in the chimney and finds himself pelted by tennis balls from kids who do not understand his requests for help. The next morning, Nora's dad returns from his camping trip and becomes part of the scandal, revealing that he is just as crazy as his wife and daughter. Meanwhile, T-Bo is kicked out of the Benson's apartment after Mrs. Benson finds out who the real T-Bo is. When Carly and Sam use Spencer's shock pen to short-circuit Freddie's head computer chip, Mrs. Benson gets an emergency notification on Freddie's "tracking device" saying that he is in trouble. Setting aside their dispute, Mrs. Benson and T-Bo rush over to Nora's house on T-Bo's motorcycle and crash through the front door. Sam easily retrieves Spencer's remote from Nora during the scuffle and T-Bo kicks down the basement door to allow Carly to rescue Spencer. T-Bo fights Nora's dad, while Mrs. Benson uses her "Fencin' Benson" talents to defeat Nora and her mother. Sam uses Spencer's shock pen to zap the Dershlits unconscious, and they wind up going to prison together. In gratitude for his help rescuing Freddie, Mrs. Benson decides to let T-Bo stay with them permanently. At the end of the episode, Carly wakes up in bed realizing that they had forgotten about Gibby, who is still lodged in the chimney in the middle of a rainstorm. Guest star: Danielle Morrow as Nora, BooG!e as T-Bo, Mary Scheer as Mrs. Benson
82	8	"iBalls"	Russ Reinsel	Dan Schneider & Ben Huebscher	January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07)	410	4.1^[17]
iCarly is interviewed by a TV station, though the reporter shows no interest in interviewing Freddie as he is not a "creative" member of the show. Carly goes to Yakima to take care of her grandfather who is recovering from foot surgery, leaving Sam to host the show by herself. However, Freddie, desperate to prove his own creativity, convinces Sam to allow him to co-host the show with her while Gibby works the camera. Things go awry when nobody finds his skit funny. Sam convinces him to focus on technical inventions, which leads to him developing new 3D technology and showcasing it on iCarly. iCarly fans are originally impressed by the 3D effects, though they later complain of negative effects on their eyesight. Initially feeling guilty, Freddie later becomes reassured when he learns that his 3D technology had cured the eyesight of a teenage girl with severe vision problems. Meanwhile, Spencer hires a personal assistant named Marty. Guest star: BooG!e as T-Bo and Mary Scheer as Mrs. Benson
83	9	"iMeet the First Lady"	Adam Weissman	Dan Schneider & Arthur Gradstein	January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)	406	4.3^[18]
Carly and Spencer's father plans to come home to celebrate his birthday with his children, but cannot make it at the last minute due to an emergency. The iCarly team sympathizes with an upset Carly, so they celebrate her father's birthday in the middle of the show by connecting her to a video chat with him. When the Secret Service learns of the video call and shows up at Carly's apartment, Carly, Sam, and Freddie fear that they may be arrested. Later, Michelle Obama visits the iCarly crew and explains that they are not in trouble, but that she was very touched by what Freddie and Sam did for their friend and how proud Carly was of her father. The episode ends with the First Lady appearing as a guest on an iCarly webcast. Special guest star: Michelle Obama as herself, Taran Killam as a Secret Service agent, Dan Schneider cameo as a random dancer Guest stars: BooG!e as T-Bo
84	10	"iToe Fat Cakes"	Russ Reinsel	Dan Schneider & Matt Fleckenstein	January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)	409	4.8^[19]
To reward Sam for a 10 day streak of no bad behavior, Freddie and Carly gift her with a tour of the Canadian Fat Cake factory. Sam, Freddie, Gibby, and Spencer visit the factory, but Sam's greed finally gets the better of her when she tries to smuggle over 100 Canadian Fat Cakes, which are illegal in the United States, over the border. She is briefly detained, and is later held back again because she does not have an identification card, therefore unable to prove that she is an American citizen. Gibby decides to hide Sam in his suitcase to sneak her over the border, but the suitcase is later accidentally swiped by a man with an identical-looking suitcase while Gibby is distracted by a fan. This results in Sam being taken to Hong Kong. Elsewhere, Carly, who stayed home to go on a date with a boy named Lance, gets her toe stuck in the bathtub faucet after imitating a scene she saw from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Never Bathe on Saturday. Several attempts to free herself fail. The episode ends with Carly and Lance having a date in the bathroom. They kiss while a plumber fixes the faucet. Guest Stars: Mary Scheer as Mrs. Benson, Tiffany Adams as Officer Kramer, Eddie Perino as Lance

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