Nickelodeon's Groundbreaking Hit Comedy iCarly Concludes Its
Five-season Run With A Special Hour-long Series Finale Event,
Friday, Nov. 23, At 8 P.M. (ET/PT)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Nickelodeon's groundbreaking and beloved hit comedy,
iCarly, which has entertained millions of kids and made
random dancing and spaghetti tacos pop culture phenomenons, will
end its five-season run with an unforgettable hour-long series
finale event on Nickelodeon Friday, Nov.
23, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
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In "iGoodbye," Spencer (Jerry
Trainor) offers to take Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) to the Air Force
father-daughter dance when their dad, Colonel Shay, isn't able to
accompany her because of his overseas deployment. When
Spencer gets sick and can't take her, Freddie (Nathan Kress) and Gibby (Noah Munck) try to cheer Carly up by offering to
go with her. Colonel Shay surprises everyone when he arrives
just in time to take Carly to the dance. When they return
from their wonderful evening together, Carly is disappointed to
learn her dad must return to Italy
that evening and she is faced with a very difficult
decision.
"iCarly has been a truly definitional show that was the
first to connect the web and TV into the fabric of its
story-telling, and we are so very proud of it and everyone who
worked on it," said Cyma Zarghami, President, Nickelodeon Group.
"Like all truly great TV series like Seinfeld or
Everybody Loves Raymond, iCarly is a very special
show with a cast that is beloved by a generation of fans. Everyone
in this cast will always be considered part of our Nickelodeon
family and we thank them for giving kids so many great and happy
memories over the years."
"I'm insanely proud to have created a TV show that's loved by so
many people around the world, and I'm thrilled to have had the
opportunity to work with this remarkably talented cast for the past
five years," said Dan Schneider,
iCarly creator and executive producer. "For the
finale, I've always known that I wanted to bring Carly's dad home,
so I could wrap up the series in a way that will be exciting for
all iCarly fans."
Nickelodeon's multi-platform offerings for "iGoodbye" include
highlights from the episode on Nick.com and will serve as a
first-look location for fans to view exclusive behind-the-scenes
footage, trailers, photo galleries, and more. The special
will be available for purchase in HD via iTunes
at iTunes.com/iCarly, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video,
PlayStation Store and Vudu, beginning Nov.
24. The series will continue in reruns on Nickelodeon
platforms moving forward.
Nickelodeon's multi-platform offerings for "iGoodbye" include
highlights from the episode on Nick.com and will serve as a
first-look location for fans to view exclusive behind-the-scenes
footage, trailers, photo galleries, and more. The special
will be available for purchase in HD via iTunes
at iTunes.com/iCarly, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video,
PlayStation Store and Vudu, beginning Nov.
24. The series will continue in reruns on Nickelodeon
platforms moving forward.
iCarly.com will feature a brand-new game, "The Epic iCarly
Game," showcasing a level of play dedicated to each iCarly
character beginning Nov. 19. In "The Epic iCarly Game,"
players must navigate various challenges in each of the five
character-themed levels to collect special objects that unlock a
nostalgic video from the series. Additionally, iCarly.com
will showcase several never-before-seen webisodes.
Following the premiere of "iGoodbye," fans of the series will
have the opportunity to win iconic items from the set of the hit
series including Spencer's "bottle bot" sculpture, Carly's gummi
light chandelier and the ice cream bench featured in her room by
logging into www.Nick.com/iCarly.
Beginning Nov. 26, iCarly: The
Complete Series, will be available for download exclusively on
iTunes for the first time. Marking Nickelodeon's largest
offering on iTunes, the set will be available for a limited time at
$74.99.
Additionally, as the series ends, Nickelodeon has green-lit two
new live-action comedy pilots from iCarly & Victorious
creator and executive producer, Dan
Schneider, headlining Jennette
McCurdy (Sam), Ariana Grande
(Cat) and Noah Munck (Gibby).
In Sam & Cat (working title), feisty Sam Puckett (McCurdy) and daffy Cat Valentine
(Ariana Grande, Victorious)
become best buddies and unlikely roommates who quickly realize that
fun and adventure do not come cheap. In Gibby (working
title), Gibby (Munck) takes a job at
a recreational center and becomes a mentor to four quirky
middle-schoolers, helping them break out of their shells and
embrace life in true "Gibbehhh" style.
In addition, Jerry Trainor is
starring in the brand-new Nick at Nite comedy series, Wendell
and Vinnie, as Vinnie, a lovable, goofball uncle who becomes
the guardian to his buttoned-up 12-year-old nephew Wendell (Buddy
Handleson, Shake It Up). The comedy series, greenlit
for 20 episodes, also stars Nicole
Sullivan (The King of Queens, The Penguins of
Madagascar) as Vinnie's
high-strung older sister Wilma. Wendell and Vinnie iss
written by Jay Kogen (Frasier,
George Lopez) and will be
executive produced by Aaron Kaplan
(GCB, Terra Nova).
Since its debut on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007, iCarly introduced
random dancing, spaghetti tacos and penny T's into mainstream
popular culture and showcased celebrity guest stars including Emmy
winner Jane Lynch, as Sam's
mom. The UK pop band One Direction made their world acting
debut on the series earlier this year. Golden Globe nominated
Emma Stone cameos in the show as an
iCarly super fan. Additional celebrity guest stars include
Golden Globe and Emmy winner Jim
Parsons, The Plain White T's, David
Archuletta, SNL's Kenan
Wayans and Taram Killam, The Pawn Stars and Emmy
Award-winner Jimmy Fallon and
Tina Fey.
The hit Nickelodeon live-action series currently ranks as the
network's number-one show with kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14 and as one
of the top series on all TV with kids and tweens. (source:
Nielsen Media Research). The series is created and
executive produced by hit maker Dan
Schneider (Victorious, Zoey 101, Drake &
Josh).
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