Review of iCarly

iCarly (2007–2012)
6/10
formulaic adorably charming
21 January 2017
Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) lives with her older brother Spencer in Seattle while their father is stationed overseas. Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is her tomboy best friend. Her next door neighbor Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress) is infatuated with her. The three school kids start a web show after being forced to host auditions for a school talent show. It gains popularity and leads to plenty of wacky hijinx.

This is another wacky tween show from uberproducer Dan Schneider. He has almost perfected the formula. He gets charming and energetic kid leads, wacky adults, sweet and nice settings, bright and brash style, and simple sitcom writing. It's a simple formula that works and this particular show works well. The three kids are all adorably charming. There is a wacky brother and a few side characters. There is nothing too edgy. It's a perfectly constructed piece of tween sitcom entertainment although it's not for anybody older.
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