History ShoutOut / ICarly

* The kid-power plot of "iHave My Principals". The school's well-loved authority figure gets fired for "unbecoming" behavior and gets replaced by [[TyrantTakesTheHelm teachers with poisonous attitudes]]. All it takes are the ThreeAmigos to hatch a schoolwide mutiny to remove the ones in power and get their previous principal back. [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Sounds familiar?]]

* An unusual example for a kid show, near the end of one webcast Sam closes by saying, "Courage"--a reference to former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, who closed his final newscast with the word and tried unsuccessfully to turn it into a regular catchphrase in 1986.

* Could be coincidence, rip-off, or an actual shoutout : [[TotallySpies Groovy Smoothie.]]

* In "iEnrage Gibby", Gibby threatens Freddie with a tall and menacing "[[RockyIV I'm gonna break you.]]"

** [[Series/DifferentStrokes Whatchoo talkin' about, Spencer?]]

* The [[RockosModernLife magic meatball]] in the subplot to ''iMeet Fred''.

** Writers often get a shoutout as well. For instance, Fleck and Dave from ''iQuit iCarly'' are named after Matt Fleckenstein and David Kendall. Likewise, Jake and Arthur from ''iSell Pennytees'' are named after Jake Farrow and Arthur Gradstein.

* In iPsycho, when one of the characters eats a [[BlandNameProduct Food Pocket]], they burn their mouth and say "Jim Gaffigan was right!"

** [[DifferentStrokes Whatchoo talkin' about, Spencer?]]

* In ''iGot a Hot Room'', Spencer hires a crew to fix Carly's room. When the carpenters come up in the roll call, they're shown to be look-alikes of [[Music/{{Carpenters}} Karen and Richard Carpenter]].
* In ''iGetPranky'' Spencer's flashback to a prank he pulled gone wrong in middle school starts with the nursery rhyme in slo-mo like from ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''.
* In ''iEnrage Gibby'', Gibby threatens Freddie with a tall and menacing "[[RockyIV I'm gonna break you.]]"
* In ''iStart a Fan War'', Gibby is desperate to get to Webicon and shouts [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan WebiKaaaaaaaaahn!!!]]

* The kid-power plot of ''iHave My Principals''. The school's well-loved authority figure gets fired for "unbecoming" behavior and gets replaced by [[TyrantTakesTheHelm teachers with poisonous attitudes]]. All it takes are the ThreeAmigos to hatch a schoolwide mutiny to remove the ones in power and get their previous principal back. [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Sounds familiar?]]

* ''iOMG'' has the featured webshow segment discuss [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike The webshow your webshow could smell like.]]

* ''iWant To Stay With Spencer'' has the [[DrakeAndJosh Parker Nichols Hotel]].
* ''iCook'': Carly mentions [[DrakeAndJosh Peruvian Puff Peppers]] when making spaghetti tacos.
* ''iMeet Fred'': During the video they shot together Sam says I Buried Paul, a reference to the "Paul Is Dead" rumour involving Music/TheBeatles.
* ''iParty with Victorious'': Regina Goodbody, Chess Masterson, and Patty Schwab look like [[PrecisionFStrike frickin']] [[Film/TheDarkCrystal Gelflings!]]
** Also in ''iParty With Victorious'' Carly and Sam berate a cactus with lyrics from "I Will Survive" in their webcast (watched by Tori and Steven).
* ''iSaved Your Life'': To ''TheWire'', of all shows. And it was the scene where [[spoiler: Michael shot Snoop, too]].
* Freddie's bodyguard in ''iSams Mom'' was called Series/{{Gunsmoke}}.
* In ''iFight Shelby Marx'', Seattle Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is mentioned but not showed sitting the crowd of the fight.
* in ''iDate Sam and Freddie'', Gibby's puppy is named Sir-Licks-A-Lot. In the same episode, the creepy dude that keeps hitting on Carly at Pini's, says his name is Paul, and the next thing he says about himself is that he is a DJ, which could be a shout out to DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia, a rap group from the same city, Memphis, as the show's creator/head writer.
* The second bloopers episode is entitled iBloop 2: Electric Bloopaloo which is an homage to [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo]]
* In ''iOpen a Restaurant'', Billy Boots and "the take off your shirt" scene is a shout out to ''Film/GoodFellas'' and the Billy Batts scene. Without the blood and the ClusterFBomb, of course.
* In ''iShock America'', the gang goes to a diner that looks just like the one from {{Series/Seinfeld}} complete with the same maid uniform, and musical score. They even have Freddy and Spencer act like George and Kramer.
* In ''iBust a Thief'', the vegetarian spaghetti taco presented during the webcast bears a similar resemblance to ''Shrek''.

* In ''iLost My Mind'', though it could be unintentional, the guy who plays [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Sheldon]] says the state of California will sink in to the ocean. California is where ''TBBT'' is set.

* ''iParty with Victorious'': Regina Goodbody, Chess Masterson, and Patty Schwab look like [[PrecisionFStrike frickin']] [[TheDarkCrystal Gelflings!]]

* In ''iOpen a Restaurant'', Billy Boots and "the take off your shirt" scene is a shout out to GoodFellas and the Billy Batts scene. Without the blood and the ClusterFBomb, of course.

* In ''iLost My Mind'', though it could be unintentional, the guy who plays [[The Big Bang Theory Sheldon]] says the state of California will sink in to the ocean. California is where {{Series/The Big Bang Theory}} is set.

* In ''iLost My Mind'', though it could be unintentional, the guy who plays [[Big Bang Theroy Sheldon]] says the state of California will sink in to the ocean. California is where {{Series/Big Bang Theroy}} is set.

---> '''Nora:''' "[[CharliesAngels Good morning, Angels. I trust you slept well]]?"

** Aspartamay's chant of the Pernicious Berm is a direct verbatim to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttq_4FwvLJo&feature=related Morgana and Merlin's Chant of Making]] in the movie {{Excalibur}}.

** The cartoon featured in the episode has similar animation to SouthPark.

* The kid-power plot of ''iHave My Principals''. The school's well-loved authority figure gets fired for "unbecoming" behavior and gets replaced by [[TyrantTakesTheHelm teachers with poisonous attitudes]]. All it takes are the ThreeAmigos to hatch a schoolwide mutiny to remove the ones in power and get their previous principal back. [[HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Sounds familiar?]]

* In ''iLost My Mind'', though it could be unintentional, the guy who plays {{Series/BigBangTheroy Sheldon}} says the state of California will sink in to the ocean. California is where {{Series/BigBangTheroy}} is set.

* In ''iBust a Thief'', the vegetarian spaghetti taco presented during the webcast bears a similar resemblance to ''Shrek''.

* In ''iGot a Hot Room'', Spencer hires a crew to fix Carly's room. When the carpenters come up in the roll call, they're shown to be look-alikes of [[{{Carpenters}} Karen and Richard Carpenter]].

* Freddie's bodyguard in ''iSams Mom'' was called GunSmoke.

* In ''iShock America'', the gang goes to a diner that looks just like the one from {{Series/Seinfeld}} complete with the same maid uniform, and musical score. They even have Freddy and Spencer act like George and Kramer.

* ''iMeet Fred'': During the video they shot together Sam says I Buried Paul, a reference to the "Paul Is Dead" rumour involving TheBeatles.

* In ''iShock America'', the gang goes to a diner that looks just like the one from {{Series/Seinfeld}} complete with the same maid uniform, and musical score. They even have Freddy and Spencer act like Joe and Kramer.

* In ''iOpen a Restaurant'', Billy Boots and "the take off your shirt" scene is a shout out to GoodFellas and the Billy Batts scene. Without the blood and the ClusterFBomb, of course.

* In ''iGetPranky'' Spencer's flashback to a prank he pulled gone wrong in middle school starts with the nursery rhyme in slo-mo like from ''ANightmareOnElmStreet''.

** Near the end of the same episode, Sam incapacitates Nora by pinching her shoulder. When Spencer sees the picture Carly took of an unconscious Nora, he asks Sam if she "did the [[StarTrek Vulcan]] [[BuffySpeak squeezy thing]]."

* In ''iStart a Fan War'', Gibby is desperate to get to Webicon and shouts [[Main.StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan WebiKaaaaaaaaahn!!!]]