iCarly References

Rachel wears an iCarly T-shirt in the episode i'M Shocked.

Rachel is wearing a purple iCarly revival logo T‑shirt in the photo with Tina Steger at Obed Park on May 5, 2026.

iCarly is a show Dan Schneider produced before the revival, Next & Rachel and Kayla & Rachel aired. There have been some references to it on iNext, the revival, Next & Rachel and Kayla & Rachel.

Episodes Mentioned or Appearances

iNext

• Some episodes of iNext are named after original iCarly episodes, such as “iGo One Direction.”

iNext Revival

• Some episodes of the iNext revival are named after original iCarly episodes, such as iCan't Take It.
• In the episode i'M Shocked, Rachel wears an iCarly T-shirt featuring the iCarly logo and a picture of Carly Shay.
• The app called Mood Face, which Next uses to scan Rachel, also appears in the iCarly episode “iOMG,” where Freddie uses it to scan Sam.

Next & Rachel

• In the episode We're Married?, the scene from iMake New Memories where Carly and Freddie dance is mentioned.
• The song Meant For Me by Chrissy Chase is heard in the episode, and Next and Rachel slow dance to it after getting married.
• In the episodes The iNext Fan and Emily is still psycho, Emily locks Next, Rachel, and Sandra in her recording booth—mirroring what Nora Dershlit did when she locked Carly, Kayla, Sam, and Freddie in her basement in iPsycho.

Kayla & Rachel

Kayla Marie Lee portrays Katherine “Kayla” Lee in both iCarly and Kayla & Rachel.

• The key cast member of iCarly, Kayla Marie Lee, is also the lead in the Kayla & Rachel show, where she reprises her role as Katherine “Kayla” Lee.
• The show is a spin-off of iCarly.
• In the first episode of Kayla & Rachel, when Alex walks in, he recognizes Kayla from iCarly and cuts a piece of her hair.
• Several iCarly characters appear in the Kayla & Rachel show, including Kayla Lee, Sam Puckett, Freddie Benson, Gibby Gibson, Nora Dershlit, Nevel Papperman, Woody, and Mandy.
• In the episode #RevengePsycho, during a fight between Kayla and Nora, the TV shows a news segment about Nora, mentioning that Carly, Kayla, Sam, and Freddie were previously trapped in the iCarly episode iPsycho.
• In #SuperPsycho, while Kayla, Rachel, and a kid are watching TV, the kid recognizes Kayla from iCarly. Kayla talks about her past in Seattle with Carly, Sam, and Freddie, and references the segment “The Idiot Farm Girl Who Thought the Cowboy’s Mustache Was a Squirrel.” She says she was the idiot farm girl along with Carly, and that Sam was the cowboy’s mustache. Rachel mentions Gibby, recalling how he used to take off his shirt. Kayla adds that she had a lot of fun doing wacky stuff, meeting the First Lady, and being kidnapped with Carly, Sam, and Freddie.
• Later in #SuperPsycho, Nora knocks on Kayla and Rachel’s apartment door. Kayla receives a call from Nora, who says, “Did you miss me?” Kayla angrily responds, “Nora,” and Nora replies, “You remember my voice.” Nora mentions her chicken was taken to a foster farm, and Kayla says it was because Nora is a lunatic. Nora threatens, “You better watch it, Kayla Lee. I have your friend Alex.” After the call, Rachel asks who Nora is, and Kayla says, “It’s that psycho chick who kidnapped me—Nora Dershlit.”
• In the same episode, Kayla gets a call from Nevel, who refuses to reveal his location.
• In #TheKillerTunaJump #Freddie #Sam #Next, when Kayla gets in the shower, Rachel hacks her phone and calls Freddie Benson, who then calls Sam. Rachel steals Sam and Freddie from Kayla out of jealousy, believing Kayla stole Next from her.
• Alex tells Rachel, “Yeah, but Kayla’s friends are in Seattle.”
• At the hospital where Freddie is hurt, there’s a “Keddie” moment—Kayla kisses Freddie again and tells him she loves him. She and Rachel walk out together.
• In the same episode, Kayla jumps into a pool of tuna to save Sam and Freddie.

Inside-Out Burger appears in the Kayla & Rachel show.

• Inside-Out Burger, which appeared in Season 1 of Kayla & Rachel, also appeared in iCarly.
• The Shock Pen used in the episode #RevengePsycho was also featured in the iCarly episodes “iGet Pranky” and “iStill Psycho.”
• In Season 1 of Kayla & Rachel, Kayla used the Butter Sock, which Sam had previously shown her how to use.

Kayla & Rachel References in iCarly

• In the iCarly revival episode iHate Carly, when Carly and Kayla saw Nora, Kayla told Carly, Freddie, and Millicent that she had been kidnapped for the third time in #RevengePsycho, but Rachel and Alex were not mentioned.

iCarly References in Real Life

• Rachel wore a purple iCarly revival T‑shirt at Obed Park on May 5, 2026.
• Tina Steger wanted to look up iCarly on Nickelodeon after realizing Rachel is a fan.
• Rachel explained to Tina that iCarly is about kids who run a webshow and that they were kidnapped at one point, but she did not mention Carly, Kayla, Sam, or Freddie by name.