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He does have a proper fanbase and a good number of his detractors are from out-of-target audience
** Goomer. He’s either the funniest character in the show or the most annoying, considering he tends to make Cat incredibly saner and more tolerable in comparison. His appearances per episode also diverts the focus from the show's babysitting service plot, which also causes diversity among fans on whether that makes the episode good or bad.
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** Goomer. Every scene he is in tends to make Cat incredibly saner and more tolerable in comparison. His appearances per episode also diverts the focus from the show's babysitting service plot.
** The Brit Brats, Gwen and Ruby, get flack for being overly antagonistic for no real reason, along with their {{Narm}}-worthy line delivery (although that's more attributed to their age than genuinely bad acting). It also doesn't help that Nickelodeon seems dead-set on turning the two girls into a thing outside of the show.
** Goomer. Every scene he is in tends to make Cat incredibly saner and more tolerable in comparison. His appearances per episode also diverts the focus from the show's babysitting service plot.
** The Brit Brats, Gwen and Ruby, get flack for being overly antagonistic for no real reason, along with their {{Narm}}-worthy line delivery (although that's more attributed to their age than genuinely bad acting). It also doesn't help that Nickelodeon seems dead-set on turning the two girls into a thing outside of the show.
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** Goomer. Every scene he is in tends to make Cat incredibly saner and more tolerable in comparison. His appearances per episode also diverts the focus from the show's babysitting service plot.
**TheScrappy: The Brit Brats, Gwen and Ruby, get flack for being overly antagonistic for no real reason, along with their {{Narm}}-worthy line delivery (although that's more attributed to their age than genuinely bad acting). It also doesn't help that Nickelodeon seems dead-set on turning the two girls into a thing outside of the show.
** Goomer. Every scene he is in tends to make Cat incredibly saner and more tolerable in comparison. His appearances per episode also diverts the focus from the show's babysitting service plot.
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** The whole episode (and re-runs of this show's other episodes and the characters' [[Series/{{Victorious}} past]] [[Series/ICarly outings]]) becomes this if you believe rumors of the show's untimely demise about Jennette and Ariana. This turned out to ''not'' be the case[[note]]the real reason involved sexual harassment allegations against one of the show's producers[[/note]], but Jeannette did later admitt to being jealous of Ariana during this time, as she was granted greater freedom to pursue outside interests while also being paid more to (sometimes not) be on the show.
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** The whole episode (and re-runs of this show's other episodes and the characters' [[Series/{{Victorious}} past]] [[Series/ICarly outings]]) becomes this if you believe rumors of the show's untimely demise about Jennette and Ariana. This turned out to ''not'' be the case[[note]]the real reason involved sexual harassment allegations against one of the show's producers[[/note]], but Jeannette did later admitt admit to being jealous of Ariana during this time, as she was granted greater freedom to pursue outside interests while also being paid more to (sometimes not) be on the show.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: While Sam's cruel traits are downplayed here compared to ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', she still comes off as a hedonistic bully who harasses others with little to no provocation and [[KarmaHoudini rarely gets punished for it]]. The other characters can come off as [[{{Jerkass}} mean-spirited and unlikable]], and even the nice characters such as Dice tend to [[KafkaKomedy get shit thrown upon them with no way out.]]
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** While Sam's cruel traits are downplayed here compared to ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', she still comes off as a hedonistic bully who harasses others with little to no provocation and [[KarmaHoudini rarely gets punished for it]]. The other characters can come off as [[{{Jerkass}} mean-spirited and unlikable]], and even the nice characters such as Dice tend to [[KafkaKomedy get shit thrown upon them with no way out.]] ]]
** Also Sam's "friendship" with Cat. In ''iCarly'', it's very clear that Sam and Carly were genuine friends, and that any mean comments were playful teasing. Here, Sam seems to fundamentally dislike Cat, and she's being honest about all the rude comments she makes to her. The show comes off as mean-spirited when the main form of humor is "Girl repeatedly insults her roommate that she can't stand, with said roommate being too stupid to catch on".
** While Sam's cruel traits are downplayed here compared to ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', she still comes off as a hedonistic bully who harasses others with little to no provocation and [[KarmaHoudini rarely gets punished for it]]. The other characters can come off as [[{{Jerkass}} mean-spirited and unlikable]], and even the nice characters such as Dice tend to [[KafkaKomedy get shit thrown upon them with no way out.
** Also Sam's "friendship" with Cat. In ''iCarly'', it's very clear that Sam and Carly were genuine friends, and that any mean comments were playful teasing. Here, Sam seems to fundamentally dislike Cat, and she's being honest about all the rude comments she makes to her. The show comes off as mean-spirited when the main form of humor is "Girl repeatedly insults her roommate that she can't stand, with said roommate being too stupid to catch on".
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* OvershadowedByControversy: Unlike its parent series, both of which retain dedicated fandoms despite growing controversy surrounding Dan Schneider, the TroubledProduction of ''Sam & Cat'' and the circumstances of its cancellation overshadow any discussion to be had about the show's actual story. This began with now-debunked rumors about pay disputes and HostilityOnTheSet between Jennette [=McCurdy=] and then-budding-superstar Ariana Grande. However, [=McCurdy=]'s 2022 memoir shifted focus onto the poor treatment she faced during the production and the $300,000 offer she received to never talk about it publicly, which she rejected.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: Unlike its parent series, both of which retain dedicated fandoms despite growing controversy surrounding Dan Schneider, the TroubledProduction of ''Sam & Cat'' and the circumstances of its cancellation overshadow any discussion to be had about the show's actual story. This began with now-debunked rumors about pay disputes and HostilityOnTheSet between Jennette [=McCurdy=] and then-budding-superstar Ariana Grande. However, [=McCurdy=]'s 2022 memoir shifted focus onto the poor treatment she faced during the production and the $300,000 offer she received to never talk about it publicly, which she rejected. For some who didn't see the show when it was new, everything they know about the show comes from Jennette's memoir.
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How did I muck that up?
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* OvershadowedByControversy: In the years since the show's airing, as more details came out, many people who have never seen the series know more about its nightmarish TroubledProduction than they do about the show itself.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: In Unlike its parent series, both of which retain dedicated fandoms despite growing controversy surrounding Dan Schneider, the years since the show's airing, as more details came out, many people who have never seen the series know more about its nightmarish TroubledProduction than they do of ''Sam & Cat'' and the circumstances of its cancellation overshadow any discussion to be had about the show itself.show's actual story. This began with now-debunked rumors about pay disputes and HostilityOnTheSet between Jennette [=McCurdy=] and then-budding-superstar Ariana Grande. However, [=McCurdy=]'s 2022 memoir shifted focus onto the poor treatment she faced during the production and the $300,000 offer she received to never talk about it publicly, which she rejected.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: Unlike its parent series, both of which retain dedicated fandoms despite growing controversy surrounding Dan Schneider, the TroubledProduction of ''Sam & Cat'' and the circumstances of its cancellation overshadow any discussion to be had about the show's actual story. This began with now-debunked rumors about pay disputes and HostilityOnTheSet between Jennette [=McCurdy=] and then-budding-superstar Ariana Grande. However, [=McCurdy=]'s 2022 memoir shifted focus onto the poor treatment she faced during the production and the $300,000 offer she received to never talk about it publicly, which she rejected.
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there's way more than I even expected to add regarding this particular episode, yikes
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*** There's a scene where the cast praises Dan Schneider. Jennette would not speak flatteringly of him at all in her memoir, accusing him of emotionally abusing his employees and pitting his young stars against each other.
*** When the waiters take away the cast's incorrect food orders, Ariana begins crying and Jennette has to comfort her by reminding her of her successful music career. Jennette was going through severe emotional distress during this time, and according to her memoir, felt Ariana received special treatment from producers due to her music career. Jennette having to comfort Ariana about a LostFoodGrievance is also uncomfortably ironic given the real Jennette's eating disorder.
*** When the waiters take away the cast's incorrect food orders, Ariana begins crying and Jennette has to comfort her by reminding her of her successful music career. Jennette was going through severe emotional distress during this time, and according to her memoir, felt Ariana received special treatment from producers due to her music career. Jennette having to comfort Ariana about a LostFoodGrievance is also uncomfortably ironic given the real Jennette's eating disorder.
