History Recap / ICarlyS03Ep10IWasAPageantGirl

Sam reveals to Carly she used to compete in beauty pageants as a little girl, and convinces Carly to compete against her archrival in the upcoming pageant, but she soon ends up participating herself after learning her ban has since been lifted.

Meanwhile, Spencer convinces Freddie to join him on an indoor rock climbing double date, but they get so caught up in a children's game that they miss everything.

* AmbiguousSituation: Sam insists she didn't shove [=LeAnne=] down the stairs; [=LeAnne=] tripped and fell, and Sam just happened to be nearby. Given that Sam is Sam, and [=LeAnne=] was her greatest competition, not to mention Sam's admitted hatred for the girl, many have trouble believing that. However, it's never clear if Sam was being honest or not; [=LeAnne=] herself attributes her fall to being clumsy, though.
* BaitAndSwitch: Sam constantly describes [=LeAnne Carter=] as being her arch-nemesis, and it's implied that she's somewhat of a competitive and vain individual. Turns out, however, that [=LeAnne=] is actually one of the sweetest characters on the show, and the only reason Sam hates her is ''because'' she is such a nice person.

* HereWeGoAgain: Carly and Sam arrive home from the pageant late because of Freddie and Spencer unable to guess what they were; they reveal the correct answers ("Cheese" for Spencer, "Big toe" for Freddie), and then they start the game over ''again.''

* SeriousBusiness: Freddie and Spencer with their party game. They become so obsessed with the game that they are focused on it instead of rock mountain climbing. Their dates, whom are very annoyed with them, leave without them. They don’t even realize, and continue guessing. They continue this trend for HOURS, and when Carly and Sam reveal the answers to them, the two are frustrated as hell and immediately do another round.

'''Christopher:''' Right, but that was seven-and-a-half years ago.

* UnknownRival: LeAnne has no idea that Sam resents her for beating her at every beauty pageant they participated. In fact, she considers Sam a friend.

** [[Series/Zoey101 Quinn Pensky]] is one of the girls in the pageant.

* BaitAndSwitch: Sam constantly describes [=LeAnne Carter=] as being her arch-nemesis, and it's implied that she's somewhat of a mean-spirited and vain individual. Turns out, however, that [=LeAnne=] is actually one of the sweetest characters on the show, and the only reason Sam hates her is ''because'' she is such a nice person.

* BaitAndSwitch: Sam constantly describes LeAnne Carter as being her arch-nemesis, and it's implied that she's somewhat of a mean-spirited and vain individual. Turns out, however, that LeAnne is actually one of the sweetest characters on the show, and the only reason Sam hates her is ''because'' she is such a nice person.

* LoopholeAbuse: Sam couldnt compete in pageants because she was banned for seven years; at the time of the pageant in the episode, turns out her ban is up, and she is eligible to compete.

* ContinuityNod: The second girl to introduce herself during the pageant is from Yakima, the hometown of Granddad Shay.

* LoopholeAbuse: Sam cannot compete in pageants because she was banned for seven years; at the time of the pageant in the episode, turns out her ban is up, and she is eligible to compete.

* SeriousBusiness: Freddie and Spencer with their party game. They become so obsessed with the game that they are focused on it instead of rock mountain climbing. Their dates, whom are very annoyed with them, leave without them. And the two boys don’t even realize, and continue guessing! They continue this trend for HOURS, and when Carly and Sam reveal the answers for them, the two are frustrated as hell and immediately do another round.

* ShoutOut: "What Am I?" is an obvious parody of Hedbanz.