Cam Relationship

Cam is the term for the pairing of Carly Shay and Sam Puckett, the less common used term being Sarly. While the Cam - friendship is a major part of the show, there are also many situations that can be seen as suggesting a romantic attraction between them.

Normal Occurrences of Cam:

 * On their webcasts and on many other occasions, Sam and Carly are in very close proximity to each other.
 * In most episodes, they share glances with one another, whether happy, sad or fearful.
 * Sam and Carly show similar expressions or reactions in several situations on the show, showing they have girlfriend parallelism.
 * Carly usually doesn't scold Sam when she picks on Freddie, sometimes even taking part in pranking Freddie.
 * Carly acts like a mother figure to Sam; she always helps her with her problems, and suggests she do the right thing.
 * Carly and Sam show some form of affection for one another in each episode (i.e hugs, fist bumps, high fives, compliments).
 * Since they are best friends, Carly and Sam know each other inside out, and this shows the most whenever they argue.
 * Carly and Sam always make up after fights with a hug.
 * Both of them have moments where they can tell what the other is about to say and stops them.
 * Whenever she isn't hanging around Carly, Sam is willing to help Spencer and enjoys spending time with her best friend's brother.
 * Sam constantly teasing and pranking Freddie could be a way of "marking/defending her territory" when it comes to Carly.
 * Neither Sam nor Carly's relationships with other people last longer than one episode, yet their friendship remains intact, and seems to get stronger because of those failed relationships (Ex: Pete, Jonah, Shane, etc...).
 * Sam and Carly have similar taste in boys.
 * A handful of Seddie/Creddie moments have Cam undertones as some scenes are never clearly resolved.
 * Usually Sam and Carly will be mentioned together when someone is talking about the show, with the running gag being that Freddie is never included.
 * The tomboyish Sam enjoys going to places like Glitter Gloss and Build A Bra with Carly, while Carly will always go with Sam to the Groovy Smoothie or let her eat at her house.

iPilot:

 * Sam insists to Freddie that "Carly will never love you". The first sign that Sam doesn't want to share Carly with Freddie. Her confidence could easily be hiding jealousy.
 * Carly and Sam humor themselves by talking about boobs.
 * Sam invites herself to spend the night with Carly.
 * SplashFace User: "Carly, you're hot!!!" Sam: "You are." Carly smiles and insists "Stop" in a playful voice.
 * As they prepare for their first live show, Sam asks: "I look good?" Carly answers: "Perfect!"
 * When approaching Carly at the Crazy Hat Party Sam greets her by saying "Hey Cupcake!" A nod towards affection. (Bonus: Sam later uses this sentiment with her boyfriend Jonah.)
 * Sam affectionately nicknames Carly after food, something Sam LOVES.

iWant More Viewers:

 * While filming the web show and watching a Lewbert clip, there is originally a gap between Carly and Sam but Carly moves so she is directly behind Sam, bodies practically touching. Scratch that, Carly's ALWAYS doing this.
 * Instead of moving her school books to make use of a perfectly large living room couch, Carly opts to sit so close to Sam that their shoulders are touching. Carly's left shoulder and Sam's right shoulder are clearly BFFs too.
 * Carly and Sam, while holding the iCarly banner, are drenched by pouring rain. A cliche flashback to "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u. is in order.
 * Sam and Carly leave upstairs to dry off from the rain together.

iDream of Dance:

 * Idreamofdance.jpg and Sam spend a majority of the time that they're watching viewers' dance video submissions sitting as close together as is possible without one sitting on the other.
 * Carly uses Sam as a pillow when they fall asleep watching the viewer dance videos.
 * Sam looks at Carly longingly while laying on her on the couch, and she also is holding Carly's finger.
 * When Carly isn't laying on Sam, she leans to touch her shoulder.

iLike Jake:

 * Jake looks like a male version of Sam,which would probably give Carly more reason to want to date him.
 * Freddie and Sam show their displeasure with Jake's singing and seemed to make a mutual pact to prevent him from being on the show. This could also be seen as them trying to knock him out of their competition for Carly.
 * Sam offers back up, while placing her hand on Carly's shoulder, after they see Jake kissing his ex-girlfriend and Carly decides she is going to go talk to him.

iWanna Stay With Spencer:

 * Carly fake-punches Sam during the web show. The fact that Sam isn't the one fake-punching Carly is a symbolism of how Sam won't physically harm Carly, even for pretend.

iNevel:

 * Sam knows where Spencer and Carly hide their spare key.
 * Sam to Freddie: "You just keep makin' out with your stuffed animals." Code For: 'Stay a dork, back off my girl'.
 * When they introduce "Germy" to Nevel, Sam puts her arm around Carly´s shoulders, her body language telling Nevel "She´s mine, stay away from her!"

iScream on Halloween:

 * Sam asks, "Wait, who's butt is this?" then proceeds to grab Carly's butt when the iCarly gang is stuck in a dark closet.
 * Carly says Sam's name in a mysterious tone after Sam does this. It doesn´t sound like she is angry, more like she wants to say "Not when we´re live..."

iWant to Date Freddie:

 * When Carly says "Oh, you know I love you." as an apology to Sam, Sam gives a short, satisfied smirk.

iHate Sam's Boyfriend:

 * Sam dates Jonah and they were close for about a week, but it is revealed in iKiss that she never had a first kiss, meaning they never kissed. This could be because Sam is hiding feelings for Carly and maybe wanted Carly to be her first kiss.

iHatch Chicks:

 * Mr. Suemack supports Carly & Sam's relationship because he pairs them up together on their science project. Teachers never stick best friends together...perhaps shipping them motivates a change of heart.
 * Sam says "I love hobos" while discussing what topic to do for the science project with Carly.This is later picked up in "iQuit iCarly".
 * Carly bites Sam's hand as a punishment for suggesting they turn their chicks into fried chicken after their science project is over. Sam's response (As Carly exits): "Wait, come bite the other one!"
 * Sam and Carly name their baby chicks together and refer to a picture taken with them as a 'Family Photo'.
 * Carly and Sam share a blanket on the living room couch. They spent the night there in anticipation of the birth of their baby chicks.
 * When they realize their baby chicks have hatched Carly screams "we're mothers!" before they run upstairs together to meet their 'children'.

iFence:

 * When Sam goes to Carly´s apartment to read her book, she greets her by saying "What´s up, Carly-girl?" in a flirt-like voice.
 * A cute boy is massaging Sam's feet, but she's paying no attention to him while she's talking to Carly.

iPilot:



 * Sam gives Carly a 'You're not allowed to sleep without me' look when Carly dozes off to the sound of the cello.
 * Engulfed by Ballet Boy terror, Sam clutches Carly's shoulder for comfort.
 * Carly latches onto Sam's arm in their moment of panic over Freddie uploading their personal banter on SplashFace.
 * Sam looks cozy and content when Carly is leaning into her at the computer and replies "Yeah" in a cute voice after Carly says her name.
 * Carly gets so nervous for the webshow, she has Sam memorize what she has to do for the show, and Sam actually remembers everything.
 * Sam's affectionate nickname for Carly is appropriate, as Carly loves cupcakes.
 * Carly and Sam face each other while dancing even though they were invited to dance by two boys.

iWant More Viewers:

 * Carly looks at Sam while asking if her and Freddie are staying for dinner.
 * Sam nearly straddles Carly on the couch to get the television remote back.
 * Carly leans more towards Sam than towards Freddie when they're looking at the computer together.

iDream of Dance:

 * Carly looks in Sam's direction when proposing that they ask viewers to send in dance videos to iCarly even though Sam's back is turned and she is bending behind the fridge door.

iLike Jake:

 * Carly places her arm behind Sam and uses it to encourage her to move forward while the girls are shouting about Jake being single.
 * Carly grips and touches Sam's arm while they are spying on Jake.
 * Sam breaks up the arguing with Carly and Freddie by saying "I'm gonna puke all over both of you!"

iWanna Stay With Spencer:

 * Carly rests her legs on Sam's legs which are elevated by the coffee table while they eat popcorn.

iNevel:

 * Sam: "Nevel called you a fat flower?" Hint of disbelief, "That boy must have crud in his eye."

iWant to Date Freddie:

 * When Sam asks for one of Freddie´s baby pictures, Carly reaches over to her, probably playfully slapping her arm (Sam is off-screen).
 * After Sam hugs Freddie, she immediately gives him a wedgie, killing a sweet moment between the two.

iRue the Day:

 * Carly doesn´t move more than necessary when Sam pushes past her to read the second half of Spencer´s back.

iHatch Chicks:

 * Carly and Sam glance at each other and smile multiple times while they are filming the web show in their bathing suits.
 * Carly calls for Sam first when she hears a baby chick in the drain.
 * Sam and Carly both kiss the same elevator glass that their last baby chick is behind in excitement.

iGot Detention:

 * Instead of trying to get Sam out of detention, Carly decides it's better to get into detention with her to do the show.
 * Sam and Carly manage to get detention, while Freddie doesn't.
 * Carly does some truly mischievous things to get in trouble (loosening bolts from a chair to hurt a teacher and setting the fire alarm off).
 * Sam was able to get out of an oral report after Carly sets off the fire alarm
 * When Sam tells Carly to say why they got detention, she replies " 'Cause we're naughty!"
 * Carly´s and Sam´s arm are hooked together when they are bathing in Spencer´s gigantic coffee cup at the end.

iMight Switch Schools:

 * In the scene where Carly is dreaming about Briarwood school and wakes up in her pajamas, she's shown wearing pants with female signs on them.Carly_pants.jpg

iWin a Date:

 * Carly jokes that Sam has painted her dream when Sam paints a meatball on Gibby's back.

iStage an Intervention:

 * Carly admits that Sam is "cool and appealing".
 * Carly seems jealous, and raises her eyebrows when Sam receives a text that says the hottest Senior in the school wants to meet her at the mall.

iOwe You:

 * Carly is deeply concerned when Sam cries about her job and tells her to quit because she can't stand to see her like that. At this point, Carly could care less about money, she just wants her friend to be ok.
 * Carly knows Sam has a lot of pride so she thinks of having someone slip her a tip, so Sam can pay them back.

iGo to Japan:

 * Sam tells Freddie to give up his hopes of Carly falling in love with him ... yet again.
 * Carly's annoyed at the implication that she is on a honeymoon with Freddie, even to the point where she smacks him in the face when he gives her a flirty look.
 * Carly sends Freddie to break up Kyoko and Yuki, although she should know Sam would be more capable to do so than him.

iPie:

 * Sam is seen brushing her teeth in the beginning of the episode, but she never went to her house to get anything. That could very well be Carly's toothbrush she's using.
 * Sam asks to borrow a t-shirt, pants and underwear from Carly.
 * After Carly tells Sam it's ok that she ate the pie, Sam says she can now lick the rest without feeling guilty. If it isn´t Carly´s, Sam usually has no trouble eating other people´s food.

iChristmas:

 * Ichristmas.jpg being in juvie in Carly's alternate world proves that Sam would be a mess without Carly in her life.

iWant My Website Back:

 * In the "Cowboy With a Mustache" skit, Carly looks as if she is flirting with Sam.



iMake Sam Girlier:

 * Carly tries to stand up to Jocelyn in defense of Sam, though she is clearly outmatched.
 * Sam almost looks ready to cry when Jocelyn pushes Carly down.
 * The entire episode is about Sam wanting to change her tomboyish behavior, but Carly never expresses that she wanted Sam to change.
 * Although the implication is being made that Sam may have developed feelings for Freddie, she dates Pete immediately after, then he isn't mentioned again. This could be Sam attempting to get rid of her feelings for Carly by dating guys.
 * After this episode, Sam doesn't date any other guys, and isn't mentioned liking one.

iDate a Bad Boy:

 * Griffin´s troublemaker-personality is very similar to Sam´s, showing that Carly feels a basic attraction towards this kind of people.
 * Sam calls Carly 'baby' when she's asking Carly how her date went with Griffin ( She says "Baby got some sugah!" ).
 * Sam begins to have nightmares about a monster stealing her soup when Carly starts dating Griffin. This could be a metaphor, where Griffin (the monster) steals Carly (her soup) from her.
 * Sam no longer has these nightmares when Griffin and Carly break up.

iFight Shelby Marx:

 * Before the fight, although Freddie gives Carly her mouthpiece, Sam takes her robe off.

iStage an Intervention:

 * Carly and Sam sing "Take Me Back" by Backflesh on the web show.
 * Sam rings the doorbell when she visits Carly, and behaves awkwardly polite.
 * Carly: "Hey I thought you were Freddie"
 * Sam: "If anyone else said that to me, I'd punch 'em in the mouth."


 * Carly lets Sam eat Spencer's sandwich.

iOwe You:

 * Sam goes to Carly when Freddie says Sam never pays back money she borrows.
 * To earn money to pay off Carly and Freddie, Sam gets a job. If it was only Freddie she owed money, she probably wouldn't have done it.

iHurt Lewbert:

 * Sam notices that Lewbert's wart is on Carly's shoe.
 * Sam is disgusted that Freddie slept in only his socks and spits out her chips. Normally Sam likes gross things, and food.
 * Both Carly and Sam leave as soon as they realize Mrs. Benson wants to take care of Lewbert.
 * Carly points out to Freddie that his mom cares most about him, and Sam supports her theory.

iGo to Japan:

 * Sam knows that Freddie still watches Carly through his peephole and she hits Freddie's door knowing he would be on the other side.
 * Carly listens to Sam´s stomach growling even though she says she doesn´t want to.
 * When Freddie and Carly carry Sam, Carly is holding Sam´s lower body.
 * Freddie doesn't hold up the iWeb Show Award trophy with Sam and Carly.

iPie:

 * Carly compares the baby's blank expression to Sam being in Math class.
 * Carly knows how Sam's great grandfather died.
 * Sam raises her eyebrows in amusement when Carly sings at the funeral.

iChristmas:

 * Sam's stocking is right next to Carly's on the car.
 * In the episode, Carly always mentions Sam's name before Freddie's.

iMake Sam Girlier:

 * In her speech for Sam's birthday, Carly acknowledges Sam's big appetite and reveals that Sam can eat a full ham in under 15 minutes.
 * Sam asks Carly to help make her girlier, although she is later revealed to have a past as a pageant girl (iWas a Pageant Girl).
 * Carly advises Sam that she can't wear boy shorts anymore and says she has to wear girl underwear.
 * Sam dislikes the term panties, so Carly playfully says "panties!" to Sam, making her squeal.
 * Carly and Sam communicate through a signal when Pete is talking with Sam.
 * Sam hugs Carly after beating down Jocelyn, then Freddie engulfs them in a hug.

iGive Away a Car:

 * Carly pulls Sam off Nevel, and holds her back when she tries to hurt Nevel.

iRocked the Vote:

 * Sam knows what a hobknocker is, and tells Carly what it means.
 * Carly and Sam prepare for a skit where they 'dance in each other's mouths'. Them inventing that skit could imply they secretly want to be in each other´s mouth (kiss).

iLook Alike:

 * Sam is shocked when her lookalike asks since when Freddie looks hot.
 * Carly is aware that Sam goes to a therapist to discuss her "issues" and sarcastically tells her that it's not working.

iWant My Website Back:

 * The password to the iCarly website is 'Sam loves Ham'.

iDate a Bad Boy:

 * Sam is seen wearing her rainbow ring for the first time on the show. Since then, she has also been wearing it throughout most of "iTake on Dingo" and at the beginning of "iThink They Kissed".

iTwins:

 * Sam playfully snaps at Carly´s hand.
 * Carly knows why Sam can't stand the letter 'Q'.
 * Melanie shows attraction to Freddie. Since she is displayed as being the total opposite of Sam, this could imply Sam doesn´t like Freddie (at least not as more than a friend.).

iFight Shelby Marx:

 * Sam grabs onto Carly somewhat aggressively when she gets excited during the Shelby Marx fight.
 * Sam put up posters with Freddie to promote Carly's fight and Sam playfully pokes Carly's belly in excitement for her match.
 * Sam teaches Carly how to trash talk for a press conference.
 * Sam sits next to the podium during the press conference. Mirroring the line-up of Shelby´s team, it´s the place of the emotional supporter and the person most important to the fighter.

iCook:

 * ICook_Cam_hug.jpg they are proclaimed winners of the cook-off, Carly pushes her head to a very  deep spot of Sam´s shoulder. It´s even more weird because Carly is naturally taller than Sam.

iSpeed Date:

 * Carly is reluctant to hurt Sam, even though she is angry at her for starting the date-contest.
 * Sam has no real interest in going to the dance until Carly gets a definite date, and she is asked to take Gibby to the dance. Maybe Sam just wanted to go because she knew Carly would be there.
 * Sam is intent on keeping her promise to Carly and taking Gibby to the dance. Even though she clearly shows disinterest in him and the dance itself, she goes to his house personally to convince him to go with her.
 * It´s left for interpretation  why  Sam looks hurt when she sees Carly and Freddie dancing.

iCarly Awards:

 * After Sam complains that she stained her new bra, Carly tells Sam that she has to eat her ribs with a shirt on, which gives the implication that Sam's eaten around her with no shirt on.
 * When Freddie fills in for Sam, Carly tells him to move to the left because he is too close to her. When Sam returns, she shoves him out of her spot.

iEnrage Gibby:

 * Sam doesn't look happy when Tasha asks to stay for the webcast and seems to give her disconcerting looks as she passes by Carly.

iSpace Out:

 * When Carly freaks out and experiences "Space Madness", Sam looks on in concern, speechless.

iFix a Popstar:

 * The scene where Sam tells Carly it's her turn to change the baby sounds reminiscent of regular exchanges between a married couple.

iCook:

 * Carly looks on in amusement when Sam shows off her locker security system by frying a knackwurst.
 * Carly tells Spencer that Sam feels bad about him getting shocked by her locker.

iSpeed Date:

 * After Carly is turned down by Nate, she mentions that there are no other boys she likes to ask to the dance. After this, she asks if Sam is going to the dance.
 * Sam says "There are no guys at this school that don´t make me sick." Apparently, her past relationships with boys frustrated her a lot.
 * Carly gently grabs Sam's wrist to stop her from going to throw Fat Cakes at joggers.
 * When Spencer does windmills and knocks out Freddie, Sam joins in. Carly watches and decides to do the same thing, not caring that Freddie is knocked out.

iCarly Awards:

 * Carly and Sam are wearing red and blue respectively, which could be a call back to an episode iMust Have Locker 239, where an art teacher and Spencer "make purple" by combining red and blue paint that they get all over each other's faces when they kiss in the episode.
 * Carly jokes that a turtle looks better than most of Sam's past boyfriends.
 * Sam gives a hurt look after Carly makes this joke.

iFind Lewbert´s Lost Love:

 * Sam accepts that Carly doesn´t help her get her phone from Lewbert´s office, but simply hefts Freddie over her shoulder and carries him away to help her.
 * Carly screams for Sam only when Marta is chasing her.

iMove Out:

 * When the petographers vandalize the iCarly studio, Carly agrees with Sam that they should retaliate and she attempts to graffiti the studio.

iEnrage Gibby:

 * Carly takes a page out of Sam's book and they sell one of Spencer's sculptures for $4,000:
 * Carly: Let's get some real money out of this guy.
 * Sam: (pats Carly´s head) Yeah that's my girl!


 * Carly has been known to be a bad liar, ( iPromise Not To Tell ) but she seems to have no problem when her and Sam lie to trick an art critic who gave Spencer a bad review.
 * At Carly's request, Sam goes to Gibby's house to convince him not to fight Freddie.

iSpace Out:

 * Both Carly and Sam believe the billionaire when he lies about monkeys being in their space pods, and getting autographs from Johnny Depp.
 * Carly yells at Freddie to "shut up!" but says nothing to Sam when she begins to feel claustrophobic.

iFix a Popstar:

 * Carly plays with Sam's shoelaces nonchalantly.
 * Sam and Carly both mock the idea that Ginger Fox was considered hot back in the days.

Episodes with a Cam Main Plot/Subplot:
A few episodes on iCarly show development in the Cam pairing, whether it's restating their friendship, or hinting at the prospect that Carly and Sam may have a deeper relationship than what meets the eye.

Season One:

 * iDon´t Want To Fight

The entire episode revolves around the friendship of Carly and Sam. On a side note, this is also the first episode that shows Freddie is able and ready to save the friendship between them if it´s necessary.

The way Carly and Sam met is quite unusual to begin with as their friendship is not a regular playground - friendship: Sam wanted to steal Carly´s sandwich and was impressed when Carly fought back. While stealing food is completely in - character for Sam, being impressed by someone fighting back is not what one would expect from her nowadays. This could imply she always thought of Carly as someone special.

Their friendship is very important to Carly, as she makes a special present for Sam for their five year anniversary. Sam also puts much thought into what she could give Carly in return, deciding on tickets for Carly´s absolute favourite band although the concert is sold out for months, meaning they would be extremely hard to get. This shows how much Carly means to her. Her face when Rip-off Rodney offers to trade the shirt Carly gave her for the tickets shows she isn´t very comfortable with the thought at first. She then trades it anyway because she thinks Carly will appreciate it if they can do something together. Unfortunately, Carly doesn´t see it Sam´s way and both girls feel unappreciated by the other, leading to a serious fight between them.

Freddie almost convinces them to make up, but when Carly finds out Sam went to the concert with someone else, she gets even more angry with her. One might even think Carly feels betrayed. Sam, on the other hand, seems to feel at least a bit bad about it, but stays stubborn and doesn´t apologize, straining their friendship even more.

In the end, it takes Freddie´s help to reunite the girls. After he and the iCarly fans say best friends shouldn´t fight, Sam even starts crying. Although she says it´s because Freddie is such a dork, it´s very clear she only says that because she doesn´t like to show emotions around him. The true reason why she´s crying is probably that she realizes she almost ruined her friendship with Carly, maybe the most important thing in her life, for no good reason. Carly feels sorry right after Sam starts crying. She may be used to Sam being angry and screaming, but she knows Sam must be really hurt if it makes her cry and can´t stand seeing her best friend like that. They immediately apologize to each other and make up again.

Season Two:

 * iSaw Him First:

This episode focuses on the friendship between Carly and Sam.

Carly and Sam's friendship becomes strained when they are attracted to the same boy, Shane ( a friend of Freddie's from the AV Club ). Early on in the episode, playful banter is exchanged between the duo when Sam makes iced tea for Carly, which is a rare moment seeing Sam do anything for anyone besides herself.Carly notes that Sam neglected her full request for iced tea with lemons and ice, so Sam adds in a full lemon in jest. Carly wonders why she continues to invite Sam over her house, though Sam is lazy and unhelpful. Although Sam has her flaws, Carly puts up with them because overall, she cares about Sam.

Shane is asked by Freddie to help with a web bit, "Fun With Magnetism" and initially believed to be a nerd by the two girls, as they believe only nerds join the AV Club. However, when they first see him, both are instantly attracted to him. They continue on to do to do the sketch ( which requires that they stick their tongues to two ends of a rod while stepping in vinegar and goat's milk to light it up ) with a little Shane banter here and there. The next day, Carly confides to Sam her feelings about Shane and wanting to ask him out, to a seemingly dejected Sam, who reveals that her intentions were the same. Carly decides the right thing to do to follow the "Girl Code" and let the person who saw him first ask him out. Both exclaim that they are going to ask him out, each believing they saw Shane first. After Freddie plays videotape, slow motion, and frame by frame replays, it is unanimous that it was a dead-tie, Carly and Sam saw Shane simultaneously.

Instead of conventionally asking Shane out, letting Sam date him, or deciding not to date him, Carly makes a questionable move to include Sam when she suggests that they should both date Shane and share him. Another odd event is that Sam of all people, considers the negative side to dating with her best friend, but eventually agrees to enter the relationship. The girls attempt to be civil, at first even sounding mature about it. Sam tries, but is unable to lie when she has a date with Shane, another weird occurrence as she is shown to be an expert liar on the show ( iRocked The Vote ). Carly remarks upon it, trying not to sound jealous, and goes so far as to agree with Shane when she hears that he complimented on Sam's nose. The conversation shifts from a complimentary to a contest of one-upmanship, where each girl tries to make the other jealous, to the point where random insults are being flung ( the final blow being when Sam insists that Carly needs "help" because she got a training bra after Carly says that she has a date with Shane ).

Later they are both apologetic, as Sam even makes "make-up cookies" for Carly. Seeing as any kind of menial labor is considered effort, which Sam avoids as much as possible, this shows the high esteem that Sam holds for Carly. Both find it difficult to share Shane while maintaining their friendship and make a deal: The first person to get Shane to kiss them can date him. Although executed through crafty means, Carly and Sam follow the rules, but are each unsuccessful in their bids for Shane, as he grows angry with their constant fighting and inadvertently falls down an elevator shaft leaving the girls horrified and clutching each other for support. While they visit Shane at the hospital, they vow never to fight over a boy again and leave to eat. Carly returns to kiss Shane, but it appears to be only in a show that she has won the bet. ( It is interesting to note that she does this when Sam has left, not in front of her. )


 * iKiss:

This episode is considered to be mainly Seddie developmental ( friendship and relationship ) as well as Creddie, but there is definite Cam friendship moments and moments that suggest that Carly and Sam may have affections for each other.

The show begins with Freddie running into Carly's apartment asking if Sam is around because he played a prank on her after she put a dead fish in his locker. Carly asks him ( likely in a joking manner ) if he's gotten tired of living. Although Carly doesn't take sides, she seems to be annoyed that Freddie played a prank on Sam. This episode goes under a lot of speculation with the small details that lead to the big ending of the episode.

Carly and Sam go to see "The First Kiss", an example of the Cam friendship, because Sam hates cheesy teenage movies, but goes because Carly wanted to see it. Freddie doesn't see it, as he assumes it will be awful, but he visits to hang out and rag on the movie. The title of the movie leads Carly to reflect on her own first kiss, and ask Sam about hers. Sam initially is dishonest and states that she had a first kiss. She leaves and Freddie reveals that he's never had his first kiss ( a possibility being that he wanted Carly to be his first kiss ). They walk around awkwardly, and Carly thinks it's sweet that Freddie hasn't had his first kiss, but she makes no suggestion at kissing him, which solidifies the notion that she doesn't like him more than as a friend. He asks her not to tell anyone especially Sam. The next web bit is a trailer of a fake movie "Kelly Cooper: Terrible Movie", which parodies the stereotypical movie about a teenager going through adolescence, wanting to be accepted, coming of age and trying to find themselves. An interesting note is that the "hottie/dreamboy" for Carly in the trailer is Gibby, not Freddie. The sketch can be seen as a real metaphor for what's happening in the actual show with Sam, ( as this episode focuses on her ) seeing as she kisses a boy for the first time. Possibly after her first kiss, she realizes that she doesn't like guys, or that she has feelings for Carly.

Sam reveals that Freddie has never kissed a girl on the web show, straining their friendship, annoying Carly, and ruining Freddie's social life. At first Sam is unfazed by this, even making fun of him, until Carly admonishes her. Carly was unable to look at Sam a few times while she scolded her, and Sam felt guilty. This leads Sam to tell off the viewers who made fun of Freddie, and reveal that she herself has never had her first kiss. Carly, proud of Sam's action, stops the web show to tell Sam that she's impressed. When Sam explains that she wasn't lying about never having a first kiss, Carly says, "Wait... you've seriously never kissed anyone?" It's pretty ambiguous, and she easily could've said "Wait... you've seriously never kissed a guy?", but she didn't, which leaves room to question whether Carly believes that Sam may like girls. Sam leaves to go and apologize to Freddie.

[ If Sam is telling the truth when she says she's never kissed anyone, that would mean she never kissed Jonah, the boy she was "in love with" in iHate Sam's Boyfriend. This is an indicator at least that Sam my have dodged kissing Jonah because she didn't like him, at most that she doesn't feel attracted to guys. Jonah then shifted his attention to Carly, her best friend. ]

When Sam arrives at Freddie's place, she looks guilty the entire time. They talk about first kisses and how people make a big thing over them, then Freddie suggests they should kiss just to get it over with. Both make a promise not to tell anyone about it, then they kiss. Their kiss lasted about 8 or 9 seconds, but during most of it, Sam looks far off and less engaged in the kiss than Freddie, although she attempts to close her eyes, when the kiss ends.The ending was considered open ended to say the least, because although Sam tries to play it off as nothing, she says the kiss was nice in an unconvincing manner, and she didn't appear to enjoy kissing Freddie, it resembled more waiting for a spark that wouldn't come. For this reason, it could be assumed that Sam doesn't have feelings for Freddie, but actually likes her best friend Carly.

Rumors on the episode itself: Some consider this episode to be a result of executive meddling ( same as iGo Nuclear ) because it continually mocked teen love and it's depiction in literature ( movies in this case ). iGo Nuclear seemed to have a broken moral to it, as Carly and Freddie made great efforts to make a good environmental project and got lower grades, while Sam did nothing and got an A. The message here would be, "don't try and help the earth, because you're probably doing it wrong anyways". iKiss seems to follow this broken aesop, at first bashing every teen movie cliché, then falling into the biggest one, the first kiss.


 * iReunite With Missy:

This episode focuses on the friendship of Carly and Sam and especially shows Sam´s reaction if someone tries to get between them.

Missy Robinson, an old friend of Carly´s, moves to Seattle. Sam seems uncomfortable, possibly jealous, from the first time she sees her when Carly and Missy hug and scream happily. She wants to give Carly a chance to bond with her old friend, though, and is ready to accept that Carly has to decline an invitation from her for that, showing that she wants Carly to have a good time even if it is without her. Missy seems to be nice at first, too, and invites Sam to accompany Carly and her on a helicopter ride. When Sam ends up at a pinata factory after going to the address Missy gave her, she begins to distrust her and openly says so. Missy then drops Sam´s cellphone in WaHoo punch and gives her chocolate that expired in 1992, causing Sam to have food poisoning and heavy fits of vomiting that night. After that, Sam is sure Missy is trying to get rid of her. When Missy even takes her place on iCarly, Sam is visibly saddened and fears to lose Carly. After she tells Carly this, Carly says Sam is just paranoid, a trait she showed in the past. Carly then urges Sam to talk to Missy, who maintains everything that happened to Sam was an accident. Sam reluctantly gives her another chance and tries to bond with her, showing how much influence Carly has on Sam; if not for Carly, Sam would never have talked to Missy in a friendly way again, but for Carly´s sake, she is ready to make peace with her. As soon as Carly is gone, however, Missy admits Sam´s accusations were right and she wants to have Carly to herself. She also makes it clear that Sam has no chance against her, since Carly would never believe how evil she is and would blame Sam if Sam hurt her.

What happens next is very astonishing: since her usual way of dealing with an enemy (beating them up) won´t work, Sam asks Freddie for help. Her question "Have I ever come to you for help before?" can be answered with a simple "Yes."; she asked Freddie for help before in "iMight Switch Schools", and just like now, she was afraid to lose Carly. Although she loves teasing Freddie, she is ready to ask him for help if she thinks she has no other way to keep Carly close to her. This shows how important her relationship with Carly is to her.

Further signs of how close Carly and Sam are are shown throughout the episode: Carly is ready to cancel the show when Sam is sick and takes care of her afterwards. When Missy accidentally reveals to Carly she is indeed trying to get rid of Sam, Carly immediately distances herself from her and says Sam is her only best friend. She also feels very sorry for not believing Sam, but surprisingly, Sam isn´t angry. Sam clearly feels more towards Carly than towards anyone else, and Missy´s suggestive "You two enjoy each other." might imply even she realized Sam and Carly are more than just ordinary friends.

Season Three:

 * iThink They Kissed:

This is mainly an SFC (Sam-Freddie-Carly)-friendship-episode, but there are strong hints that Carly and Sam could feel attracted to each other.

Their friendship is important from the start of the episode when Carly takes Sam to the dentist. Like in several other episodes, Carly takes care of Sam in place of her mother. They also have their own encouragement phrase ("Stay blonde!" - "Stay brune!"). While Sam´s on laughing gas, Carly also plays along with her and doesn´t complain about the ungentle way she touches her. Another sign of how close their friendship is is when Carly accuses Sam of having secrets. Sam immediately feels guilty and returns the $20 she stole from Carly. With other people, Sam never feels guilty about stealing from them, as shown in "iHatch Chicks" with Duke´s wallet or in "iReunite with Missy" with Missy´s phone.

Hints at stronger feelings between Carly and Sam start as soon as Sam is on laughing gas. Influenced by the drug, Sam tells Carly she kissed Freddie. Since some drugs make people more likely to say what they feel, this could mean Sam wanted to tell someone for a long time. It can also be noted that Sam tries to kiss Carly afterwards. Although she doesn´t realize she is talking to Carly, she realizes she is talking to a girl and still tries to kiss her. She knows Carly would be upset about her kissing Freddie, since she says "Don´t tell Carly!" afterwards, not "Don´t tell anyone!" like they promised in "iKiss". When she later thinks Freddie revealed their secret, she gets angry at him as soon as she sees him, while she looked guilty when she was talking to Carly. This could mean she is angry at him for upsetting Carly.

Carly´s reaction to Sam´s confession is far more than simple surprise; her face shows shock and she needs quite a long time to process this information before she asks "What!?" in disbelief. The shocked look stays on her face for a long time. Not even Spencer´s attempts to calm her down are successful, she still thinks about it the next day and wants to hear the truth from Freddie. When she finally confronts Sam about it, she asks her in a completely different voice than she asked Freddie; she seemed disappointed about him not telling her, but towards Sam, she seems extremely hurt.

An interesting scene plays out when two escaped prisoners appear that breaks continuity in the entire show. Fans noticed that Carly and Freddie backed up behind Sam for support because they believed Sam was perfectly capable of taking on the prisoners. Sam also showed no signs of backing down. The creator mentioned this and clarified that had Sam been in a back alley alone, she would've taken them on, no questions asked. In this case, Sam decides not to fight due to the presence of Carly and Freddie, neither of them good fighters, which also runs the risk of them getting hurt. This shows that Sam truly cares about Carly's well being if she considers how her actions will affect Carly, and allows herself to be tied up.

The last scene makes this one of the episodes with the strongest Cam-subtext up to now. If Carly was angry about Sam and Freddie not telling her about their kiss just because they are friends, she would have been satisfied with them promising her not to have secrets from her any more; instead, she wants to know the details about the kiss. The most logical reason for this would be if she wants to know if the kiss actually meant something to Sam and Freddie and if they have feelings for each other. The tone of her voice, the nervous breaks she takes in the middle of her sentences and her facial expression whenever she talks about the kiss throughout the episode show she is extremely uncomfortable talking about it and probably afraid of the answer, implying she would be jealous if Sam and Freddie fell in love with each other. As long as she is in her right mind, she rejects Freddie, the exception being "iSaved Your Life" when she is touched by him risking his life to save her. Because of this, the only logical reason for her to be jealous would be if she considered Sam a love interest and Freddie a competition.


 * iQuit iCarly

This episode reflects on tensions in the Carly and Sam friendship, and at the latter, shows the depth of their friendship. Also, some subtext exists that leaves room to speculate a deeper bond between the two.

Carly and Sam agree to help two friends, Fleck and Dave, make a video to win a contest and $5,000. However, the differences between the boys cause them to no longer work with each other, and this has a negative effect on iCarly when Sam and Carly are forced to pick sides. When the boys prepare to do a sketch with Carly and Sam, we get a glimpse that they have personalities that parallel Sam and Carly's. They decide to make a video about purple people from the planet of Purplonia, and Carly asks Sam to bring in the car for the sketch. To Dave's horror, Fleck had spray painted his father's car purple. Dave reveals his responsible nature in reaction to this, and freaks out ( a trait that he and Carly share ) while Fleck shows his free spirited side, and maintains that it isn't a big deal ( a nod to Sam ). This leads to a big argument, which Carly and Sam try to defuse, but to no avail. Sam makes an ultimatum for them to be friends or not, and they choose the latter.

Distraught about the fight, Carly goes to talk to Dave, while Fleck talks with Sam. At first the boys complain about one another, and Carly and Sam play the voice of reason until they find that they can relate with one another. Instead of helping resolve the conflict, Sam and Carly end up talking about each other to Fleck and Dave. Dave and Carly dislike the irresponsibility and recklessness of their partners and want more appreciation for their hard work, while Fleck and Sam believe that they contribute to the show the most when they are wild and entertaining, which preceeds being responsible. Both Carly and Sam look hurt while giving their speeches and when they report back to each other, they agree that their conversations did more harm than good.

Carly and Sam have a fallout when they find that Fleck and Dave's problems have transcended down to them. When they realize that they disagree about which boy is right, they begin to argue in an unusual manner, where there's no yelling, but an exchange of stinging truths. Carly wishes for Sam to show her more appreciation, which could be her asking for Sam's attention. Sam disagrees and Carly brings up her constant lateness for the web show. They agree to end their friendship, but both look hurt as Sam leaves quietly ( she even looks back to Carly when she leaves ). Carly talks to Freddie in the Groovy Smoothie about Sam, and Freddie tries to act as a mediator. When Sam enters with Fleck, Carly seems to look extremely annoyed, which may be a sign that she is jealous of him having Sam's attention, as when she later encounters Sam alone, she doesn't do this. Freddie suggests they try and make up, but they end up arguing more and Carly bans Sam from her house. Due to this, iCarly is forced to be webcast from dual locations ( the iCarly studio and Sam's living room ).

Sam and Carly enlist the aid of Fleck and Dave for technical help, which shows the effort they make to maintain the staus quo on their webshow. Carly dresses up as a hobo for their sketch ( which seems to be a reference to iHatch Chicks where Sam reveals her amusement with hobos ), showing that she wants to make up with Sam by including something she likes on the show. She's even wearing gloves with peace signs on them. While Sam is talking, and introduces Fleck, Carly is rolling her eyes all the while and seems to be unimpressed by him, and wanting to continue the show. They are unable to continue the webshow due to connection problems, and iCarly seems to be falling apart in front of all the viewers. Carly reluctantly suggests cancelling the show, to which Sam agrees in a bitter tone, but both girls were visibly saddened by this decision, because they knew it symbolized their collapsing relationship. Again, Freddie tries to speak sense into the girls, but it goes unheard, as they storm off the sets, Carly looking sad, while Sam is visibly upset. Carly and Sam meet at their lockers, and act civil towards one another until Freddie appears to talk with Carly about helping Dave make his video. They argue over Freddie similarly to the way a divorced couple fights over a son ( Dan Schneider even makes this comment ). Freddie himself says, "I can't believe you two are really breaking up" signifying that they must have a really strong relationship, because that line is reserved for couples who date. It could imply that Sam and Carly may have a romantic friendship, or act like more than friends.

For some reason, Carly doesn't tell Spencer that iCarly was cancelled, nor mentions not being friends with Sam any more after he asks about her. This is probably because she expected to make up with Sam sometime in the near future, or she feared that Spencer would think something's really wrong. Since Carly and Sam both share the same idea for the video they want to make, they have a conflict of interests when they need to reserve the same spot on a platform. Sam decides to jump on the platform of the scaffold without a harness, and Carly follows her worried that she'll hurt herself. Freddie could've jumped onto the platform, so it's interesting to see he doesn't try to save either girl. Clearly, Carly was scared to even be on the apparatus, but she wanted to get Sam off the platform. Sam would have none of this, and refused to leave until Carly did. They both are put in a near death situation when Sam accidentally hits a button that lowers the scaffold, then something unexpectantly breaks, causing Carly to slip off the platform, holding onto a pole for dear life. Sam screams when Carly falls, and fighting her fear, she goes down to try and save Carly. When Freddie tries to give her a warning, she snaps at him, seeming dead-set on getting to her best friend. She reassures Carly that she's going to rescue her and not to worry, which slightly calms Carly. Though they've fought for most of this episode, Sam breaks from her tough girl routine, showing Carly that soft side that noone else gets to see from her and gives Carly her hand to take. When Carly says she's scared, she lets Carly know she feels the same, but she's not ready to let her friend fall to her death.

Spencer arrives when he sees Carly hanging off the scaffold. When he firsts sees her, in the shot we can hear Carly scream "Sam!". Not "Help!", "Spencer!" or "Freddie!", she calls out to Sam to save her. Carly gives Sam her hand to lift her up and Sam shows some difficulty in getting Carly to safety at first. When Spencer makes his way to the window ledge both girls jumped out of to reach the platform, he says that Sam isn't strong enough to lift Carly. Sam gets offended by this, and screams "Really!!!" at him (Sam is hardly ever rude to Spencer ), then proceeds to prove him wrong and lifts Carly back onto the platform safely. After Spencer throws a rope and it almost knocks Sam off of the scaffold, Carly returns the favor and saves Sam from falling. They tie the rope around each other and are pulled inside the apartment building by Freddie, Spencer, Fleck and Dave. Carly and Sam try to play off the events as little, Sam even going so far as to say they didn't cry, then they both start to break down when they reflect on what just happened. Sam, who usually avoids showing her emotions, openly cries with Carly. Spencer puts the two together to hug, which suggests that he sensed problems within the girls' relationship, even though Carly never told him what happened between her and Sam. They cry and hug in each other's arms, totally disregarding everyone in the room, which suggests that they are off in their own little world. On the next webcast, they're back together and show a video they made with Fleck and Dave, a trailer parodying a horror movie, "The Blowing".


 * iSaved Your Life

Although this episode has an undeniable Creddie-main plot, there are many things that can be seen as Cam-hints. In his blogs, Dan Schneider called the extended edition, which added a major Cam-scene, "the way this episode was meant to be."

At the beginning of this episode, there are already two physical Cam-moments. During the webcast, Carly playfully gives Sam a noogie and agrees that she´s "not educated, but a lot of fun.". After Sam later attacks Spencer with a backup blow tube she had hidden somewhere although Carly put their assassin-game on hold, Carly frisks her. Given iCarly´s target audience, it´s barely possible for them to get more intimate. Sam seems to enjoy the physical contact with Carly as she smirks when Carly begins the frisk, and Carly slapping Sam´s butt after she finds two more blow tubes adds even more of a sexual impression to the scene.

After Freddie saves Carly´s life and she kisses him, Sam immediately feels something´s wrong when she meets Carly in the hallway. She is concerned about her best friend and wants to know what happened, but Carly feels uncomfortable and only tells her about the kiss when she is save inside her apartment, fearing that Sam will hit her. Sam, however, seems surprised and shocked, not angry, about Carly kissing Freddie. She offers to talk with her about it and also reveals she never hit Carly before. Dan Schneider further explained in his blogs that Sam has way too much respect for Carly to ever get violent with her, showing that their relationship is on a different level than Sam´s relationship with anyone else.

While the conversation between Carly and Sam is never shown, the next scene is clearly one of the main events of this episode. Sam is confident that Carly and Freddie won´t last as a couple and tells Freddie to "savor" Carly´s love. When Freddie asks her to explain the situation to him, she compares it to an experience she made herself two years prior when she dated a boy just because he got her bacon from all over the world; just like her back then, Carly only loves what Freddie did, not him personally. The most notable fact about this conversation is that Sam doesn´t say a single mean word to Freddie, something she only does when she is talking to him about Carly.

Although Sam´s advice can be seen as a way to keep her friends from getting hurt because they rushed things, it could also be motivated by jealousy; she openly admits that Carly and Freddie being a couple makes her "wanna puke up blood.", but when he asks her if she´s jealous, she responds "Gross!". Although Freddie doesn´t say who he thinks Sam is jealous of, the way he raises his eyebrows during this question looks like he is playfully flirting with her. If Sam noticed that, her answer only rules out her being jealous of Carly.

When Freddie later doubts Carly´s feelings for him and tells her about what Sam told him, they agree to put their relationship on hold until he heals. It is interesting that Carly isn´t angry about Sam sabotaging her relationship although she knows where Freddie´s bacon metaphor came from. She also never officially declared Freddie and herself a couple; although she got extremely possessive when another girl showed interest in him, she only answered "I don´t know ... maybe ... " in an insecure and evasive way when Freddie asked if they are boyfriend and girlfriend, meaning she possibly already doubted her feelings for him. When Freddie leaves, she kisses him on the cheek only, symbolizing how they go back to friendship after almost being a couple. The relationship between Carly and Sam, however, has not changed at all and just proven its strength.

Freddie´s last words seem especially meaningful in the extended version; while he says "What did I do?" in disbelief the first time, it sounds like a painful realization when he screams it again. He possibly knows he gave up his only chance with Carly since she isn´t attracted to him at all when she is in her right mind.


 * iWas a Pageant Girl

iWas a Pageant Girl is basically a friendship episode with some interesting, questionable moments between Carly and Sam.

Sam reveals to Carly and Freddie that she used to be a pageant girl when she was younger. Freddie laughs at Sam, which gets him a lentil blown in his eye. Carly doesn't laugh, however, showing the loyal friend that she is ( she possibly knows that it's difficult for Sam to open up about girly things ). After Sam learns that her rival is set to win her 100th consecutive competition, Sam begs Carly to enter the next beauty pageant ( Sam has a 7 year ban, and is unable to compete ). At first, Carly says 'no', and Sam throws a tantrum. Freddie teases that she'll say yes in a matter of time, revealing that Carly has always given in to Sam's requests because she has a hard time saying no to her. Her resolve breaks shortly after, and she agrees to compete for Sam.

In preparation for the pageant, Sam helps train Carly, giving her tips for her Q and A, as well as providing her with a dress. She compliments Carly when she comes out wearing the dress, and answers "Hooott!" after Carly asks how she looks. When Sam suggests that Carly use props to stuff her bra, ( a running gag in the show is Carly being considered "flat chested" ) Carly refuses to do so. Sam drops the subject and shows Carly a video of her when she was younger, competing in pageants.

Carly and Sam go to the Teen Seattle Pageant competition and they meet LeAnn Carter, Sam's rival. Carly is surprised that she is nice, and that Sam is offended by every compliment that comes out of her mouth. Sam explains this by stating her dislike for people, with the exception of Carly because she's gotten used to her, practically an admission that she holds Carly to different standards than everyone else. By accident, Sam finds out that her ban was lifted a few short months ago and decides to reenter the competition.

A bizarre scene commences when Sam asks Carly to change from her dress because she's going to need it. Carly is annoyed about having to train for nine hours for naught and giving in to Sam's tantrum, only to find that Sam is going to compete anyways. They go to a changing room, and in her impatience, Sam aggressively takes the dress and shoes off of Carly, thinking that she is helping Carly out. It only furthers Carly's annoyance and Sam asks if she's mad at her, a sign of guilt on Sam's part. Rape humor ensues when Carly says "Thanks for being gentle!" and "I feel violated!" after Sam emerges from the changing room. Though the lines were likely sarcastic and a result of Carly's frustration, it goes to show that a lot of innuendo between the two goes under the radar in the show. Whether it's poking fun at rape or divorce, usually Sam and Carly will deliver these lines, which suggests that the writers script these scenes intentionally.

Carly is only able to be angry at Sam for a small time, which is weird because Carly has quite a short temper and would've been justified in her anger. She prevents Sam from hurting LeAnn, and seeing as Sam is very strong, despite her size, it's likely that she let Carly hold her back. While Sam is competing, Carly supports her and cheers her on, acting like a proud mother would for her child ( especially during the introduction, when she says "This one's mine!", in reference to Sam ). She shows signs of worry for Sam, encouraging her along the way, while eating Sam's emergency ribs. After Sam blows everyone away with her dance number, she hugs Carly and is proclaimed the winner of the beauty pageant.

Fanfiction
Untitled by journaliar. Cam one-shot. Rated K+

Growing Pains by journaliar. Spencer's been noticing some things...CarlyxSam. Oneshot. Rated T

Brody Has Two Mommies by journailiar. “You know what, Sam? You are a dead beat dad!” Rated K+

iWin, iLose by journaliar. She had finally won the little game her and Sam were playing. The game where Sam tried to desperately not to lose at she, Carly, had won.

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Cam Fansites

 * The Cam Era is a Cam forum.
 * http://community.livejournal.com/nick_girlslash/12827.html Lists some of the many reasons that Cam is considered canon.
 * http://the-windowbird.livejournal.com/930.html 5 Reasons Why iSaved Your Life Was Secretly Cam.