100 Fun Facts about iCarly: Part 1

1) Production for iCarly began in January of 2007.
2) The series was picked up for 13 episodes before the script was fully developed.
3) Dan Schneider's original script for the show was called Starstruck, a show where the main character Sam was cast in her favorite TV Show. Her best friends were Kira and Freddie.
4) The first episode of iCarly drew 4.1 million views.
5) In iPilot, and iPilot only, Nathan Kress wore platform shoes.
6) iPilot ran 4 minutes long, and the 27 minute extended edition was put onto the DVD. To see all of the extra footage, click here.
7) The series premiere was a back-two-back premiere on September 8, 2007. iPilot aired, followed by iWant more Viewers.
8) Gibby (played by Noah Munck) first appeared in iDream of Dance, and was originally only planned to appear in one episode. But Dan Schneider enjoyed him so much that he cast him for more episodes, and he eventually became a main cast member in 2010.
9) The fourth episode to air, iLike Jake, was the 2nd episode of iCarly to be produced.
10) Several crew members from the show, including Joe Catania and Arthur Gradstein have been mentioned in the show. Also, Dan Schneider's wife; Lisa Lillien is often mentioned, and she played a big role in helping Dan create iCarly. She also has a food blog called Hungry Girl, and has appeared on several cooking shows.
11) In the episode iWanna Stay with Spencer, Granddad Shay (played by Greg Mulvay) says that he is staying at the "Parker-Nichols Hotel." This refers to the mother in Drake and Josh, whose last name is "Parker-Nichols".
12) One of Dan Schneider's dear friends, Steve Molaro, helped him create iCarly, and is now an Executive Producer for The Big Bang Theory, one of the most successful shows on television today.
13) In the episode iRue the Day, the Plain White T's guest starred, and they are the first major guest stars to appear on iCarly.
14) Carly and Spencer's father is Colonel Steven Shay. He makes an appearance in the series finale; iGoodbye, and is played by David Chisum.
15) There are 109 episodes of iCarly, and without counting specials, there are 97.
16) All of the main cast members of iCarly except for Noah Munck have appeared on one of Dan Schneider's TV shows. Miranda Cosgrove and Jerry Trainor had roles on Drake and Josh, Jennette McCurdy guest starred on Zoey 101, and Nathan Kress guest starred on Drake and Josh; however, Dan cut his scenes out of the episode to save his big debut for iCarly. But, he can still be seen as an extra.
17) Around the time that Drake and Josh was coming to and end, Dan Schneider was planning to create a spin-off with Drake and Josh's sister Megan, played by Miranda Cosgrove.
18) Drake Bell and Josh Peck were rumored to guest star on iCarly, but this never happened. However, Drake Bell made a cameo in the Season 2 episode; iBloop, in which he called Carly Megan and asked where "Mom and Dad" were, referring to Drake, Josh, and Megan's parents.
19) Jonathan Goldstein, who played the father on Drake and Josh, became a writer for iCarly. However, he has only written a few episodes.
20) When Dan Schneider started writing the script for iCarly, he had a feeling that he would be casting Jennette McCurdy as Carly's aggressive best friend, remembering her work as the same type of character on Zoey 101.