Sam Puckett

Sam Puckett (born Samantha Puckett on April 17, 1994, age 16) is the co-host of iCarly and controls the sound effects of the show with a blue remote she uses. She was born in Chicago, Illinois along with her twin sister, Melanie Puckett on a bus according to the episode iPromote Techfoots, due to poor planning by her mother. She is portrayed by Jennette McCurdy as a teenager, Olivia Hosken at eight, and Harley Graham at seven; making Sam the only character portrayed by three different actresses. Carly Shay is portrayed by only two: Miranda Cosgrove as a teenager, and Jadin Gould at eight.

Characteristics and Biography of Sam Puckett
Sam was born on Sunday, April 17, 1994 on a bus along with her twin sister Melanie. She is portrayed as an aggressive, tomboyish girl who has little to no respect for rules or other people and can be bossy at times.She is not girly. Because of this, she frequently gets into trouble and has already been arrested three times ( mentioned in iMeet Fred ) and a fourth in iWon't Cancel The Show. On the show, Sam has been mentioned to be in a juvenile detention center twice. She even has a "regular Tuesday appointment" with Principal Ted Franklin (iPromise Not to Tell) and in iLook Alike, Carly mentioned Sam has a therapist to discuss her "issues".

If possible, she avoids any kind of work unless Carly forces her to do it. Her disgust of work even led to her having a nervous breakdown when she had to get a job to pay back money ($526) she owed Carly and Freddie (iOwe You). She gets the money when Carly and Freddie agreed to buy fudge balls from Spencer using money sent by their fans when Sam asked them for it during their webcast. That made it possible for Spencer to get a new bike (which was the prize for selling the most fudgeballs) for a little sunshine girl that he promised to help out and at the same time make $541 for Carly and Freddie as profit. But knowing how prideful Sam is and that she won't just take the money, they got the help of an adult, whom Sam doesn't know, to give it to her as a tip at her work.

Although she usually makes fun of Freddie´s love for technology, Sam seems to be quite skilled with it herself. This shows when she gives the correct definition of "MPEG" while Freddie had it wrong in iStakeout and in iMust Have Locker 239 when she builds a lot of entertainment technology and even programmed the "random dancing" bit from their webshow into the locker.

For a girl of her size, she is shown to have amazing human strength. In iKiss, she ripped off Carly´s door chain with her bare hands (although this was fueled by anger) and she occasionally flips or wrestles people who are much bigger than herself, such as Ricky Flame in iCook. If she wants to make Freddie go somewhere he doesn't want to, she usually just lifts him over her shoulder. This feat even caused him to ask "How do you do this!?" in iFind Lewbert's Lost Love. In iPsycho, she demonstrated she knows the vulcan stun grip from "Star Trek".

Maybe her most prominent trait is her immense appetite and love for food (or anything meat-flavored). In iWin a Date, she finished a gigantic bowl of salad in no time while everyone else had trouble with their portion. If she's hungry, she doesn't even care if someone else already ate from a food item, as demonstrated in iHeart Art and iMake Sam Girlier. At times, she kept a microwave, a grill or a crockpot in her locker and occasionally, she eats breakfast in class. She also carries fried chicken and ribs with her in her purse, as revealed in iWas A Pageant Girl. Carly said in her birthday speech that Sam can eat an entire ham in less than 15 minutes, even though in iPilot she had difficulties in eating one, stating that ham shouldn't have a bone in the middle.

In iChristmas, many minor quirks of Sam were revealed. She is right handed, but punches harder with her left, wears different socks for good luck, her favorite color is brown because it´s the color of gravy, her favorite snack is Fat Cakes, her favorite book is Boogy Bear 3:The Return of Boogie Bear, she hates people the most and wants to be an invisible ninja when she grows up.

In iWill Date Freddie, Carly states that Sam doesn't lie. But, in IRocked the Vote, Sam says, and proves by examples to Spencer, she is an expert liar. This might mean that though Sam is an expert liar, she usually bluntly tells the truth.

Sam seems to be somewhat of an artist, drawing very elaborate and well-drawn doodles as seen from drawing Jonah, drawing a bunny in jail, as well as drawing Freddie eaten by a tiger. She also comments that "all creative people worry that their stuff is lame. It's an artist thing," in iHeart Art, as if she herself is an artist.

In iWon't Cancel The Show, Sam has to go to juvie and never appears in the episode.

In iGot a Hot Room, Executive Producer Dan Schneider says you will hear that Sam can speak Italian.

Relationships with the other main characters

 *  Carly Shay : Carly and Sam met when they were about eight years old and Sam wanted to steal Carly´s tuna sandwich. When Carly fought back, Sam was impressed and they became friends. Nowadays, they share a close friendship that some fans even think of as platonic love (see: Cam Relationship). At times, Carly and Sam's fights are extremely bad, such as in iDon't Want to Fight and iSaw Him First. In iQuit iCarly, one of their fights even lead to a near - death situation for both of them.
 * Regardless of one´s personal opinion, it´s a fact that Sam and Carly can rely on each other when they are in serious need of help. Carly occasionally acts as a mother figure and is the only person who can control Sam´s aggressive -and at times criminal- personality merely by talking to her. As evidenced in iChristmas, Sam would be in a juvenile detention center if she didn´t have Carly as a moral support. In return, Sam protects Carly; in iMake Sam Girlier, she beats up a bully, Jocelyn, after seeing her push Carly down. Whereas Carly supports her friend more emotionally, she can look to Sam to physically have her back at all times. (see: Cam Friendship).


 * Freddie Benson : The relationship of Sam and Freddie has developed a lot over the course of the show. At first, they were constantly teasing and insulting each other and Sam even suffered from "withdrawal symptoms" when she didn´t insult him for half-a-week. She once paid $5 an insult eight times ($40) to insult him. Later on, they grew to accept each other, although they kept up their mutual teasing. Over the second season, their relationship developed to a "frienemy" state. Although she still frequently teases him, she also knows she can rely on him when she needs help. In iKiss, she said she wouldn´t stop pranking him, but would apologize once in a while. Freddie approved of that (since he is used to Sam making his life miserable) and right afterwards, they shared a kiss (the first one for both of them). In Season 3 they became better friends.(see: Seddie)


 * Spencer Shay : Spencer and Sam are good friends, and whenever Carly isn´t available, Sam enjoys hanging out with him. Occasionally, they seem as close as siblings, possibly making the Shay family a replacement for Sam´s own dysfunctional one (see: Spam). But, sometimes, Sam gets annoyed with Spencer.

Family
Sam is of Italian, British, Scottish, Welsh, Native, and Mexican descent because her grandmother, J'Mam-maw, is of Italian and Mexican descent, and her father is of Welsh, British, Scotish, Puerto Rican, and Native American descent. She has a lot of relatives that are in prison and parole. Her only relatives that are known not to be in jail nor on parole are her cousin Greg Patillo and her sister Melanie. Most of Sam's relative's are mentioned when she is up to no good. (Though when Carly comments that she and her lookalike could be sisters, Sam asks if she's ever been arrested and when she says no, Sam tells Carly that they can't possibly be related.) In iPromote Techfoots, she mentions that she has an uncle who is a lawyer, although he got arrested. Carmine is mentioned frequently when she needs someone hurt.
 * Pam Puckett (mother)
 * Mr. Puckett (father)
 * Melanie Puckett (twin sister)
 * Aunt Maggie (aunt)
 * Judy Puckett (aunt)
 * Morris Puckett (uncle)
 * Cousin Garth (cousin)
 * Greg Patillo (cousin)
 * J'Mam-maw (grandmother)
 * Sam's Grandfather (grandfather)
 * Carmine Puckett (uncle)
 * Uncle Buzz (uncle)
 * Annie Puckett (cousin)

Boyfriends
Mentioned in "iHate Sam's Boyfriend". He broke his leg when Sam pushed him out of a tree. Afterwards, he "rudely dumped her." (quoting Carly) Carly hooked them up after she saw how much Sam liked him. When Jonah tried to kiss Carly, Sam dumped him by "wedgie-bouncing" him live on iCarly.com for more than two hours (iHate Sam's Boyfriend). Although they never actually dated, in iWin a Date, Sam was forced to go on a triple date with Reuben to help Gibby impress the girl he liked, Shannon. Although Reuben liked her, Sam didn't return the affection, found him weird, and couldn't understand a word he said. She manages to drive him away upset by saying, "And I'm sitting here with an Australian Eskimo with ointment all over his bumbleberry!". According to one of Sam´s blogs at iCarly.com, "You´ve got ointment all over your bumbleberry!" means "You´re gross!". Mentioned in "iSaved Your Life". Sam originally didn't like Moseby and threatened him when he kept flirting with her. When he signed her up to the Bacons of the World Club, she thought she was in love with him, but found out she only loved the foreign bacon he got for her. For this reason, along with not actually liking him, she broke up with him. She went out with him when Carly was also going out with him in iSaw Him First, which brought tension between the girls, as they couldn't decide who should date him. They later vowed they won't ever compete over a boy again since it'll ruin their friendship. In the episode entitled, iMake Sam Girlier, she and Pete go on a few dates. Then, it is supposed that she broke up with him sometime before the next episode., although it never was shown on-screen.
 * Frankie Murkin (2004)Weifsai.jpg
 * Jonah (2007)
 * Reuben (one date in 2007 in the episode iWin a Date)
 * Eric Moseby (Noseby Moseby) (2007-2008) (two years prior to "iSaved Your Life")Rb.JPG
 * Shane (2008)
 * Pete (2009)

Enemies

 * Ms.Briggs
 * Nevel Papperman
 * Mr. Howard
 * Jocelyn
 * Missy
 * LeAnn Carter
 * Lenny
 * Wade Collins
 * Kyoko and Yuki

Trivia

 * Jennette McCurdy's role as Sam Puckett from iCarly was referenced in the Nickelodeon game show Brain Surge, where she and Nathan Kress co-starred.

Twitter Role Play Names

 * @ItsSamPuckett

Quotes

 * Hey, hey, hey! What up, what up, what up?!
 * I'm Sam!
 * Because I'm a lovable person! (iPilot)
 * I could get my face in the same book as the world's fattest priest! Oh my gosh, I would die! (iWant a World Record)
 * Oh, I got kicked out of the cafeteria for slapping Gibby with a piece of pizza. (iPromise Not to Tell)
 * Soon you'll be able to lie and feel nothing at all. (iPromise Not to Tell)
 * If you were a country you would be El Salvadork! (iHeart Art)
 * No, 90 pickles! Yes 90 degrees! (iHatch Chicks)
 * That wasn't careful. (iHatch Chicks)
 * Boogy Bear, Boogy Bear 2, and Boogy Bear 3--The Return Of Boogie Bear (when asked what books she has read in iFence)
 * Oh, come on! Having a miserable life's not all bad. Sometimes my mother laughs... (iHave a Lovesick Teacher)
 * No, our potato farm! (reply to Freddie when he says, "Our web show?" in, iHave a Lovesick Teacher)
 * Okay, what did you eat for breakfast? A big bowl of crazy flakes? (to Shannon in iWin a Date)
 * You know what? You are so right. And I'm sitting here with an Australian Eskimo with ointment all over his bumbleberry! (iWin a Date)
 * You're wasting your lives! Get a job, kiss a girl, do something! (iStage an Intervention)
 * I spent it (when Sam owes Carly and Freddie money in iOwe You)
 * Gibby's WAY worse than a dead fish! (iKiss)
 * Mama plays to win! (iKiss)
 * Well...lean... (iKiss)
 * Mine was with Buddy Hinton at a Cuttlefish concert...in a port-a-potty.... (iKiss)
 * I'm gonna check the fridge. (iLook Alike)
 * And scream at the sky... (iMake Sam Girlier)
 * It's actually a good place to put French Fries. (referring to down her blouse, in iMake Sam Girlier)
 * Carly! Carls! Carlotta! Carly! (iDate A Bad Boy)
 * You could fit a body in there...IF one needed to. (iMust Have Locker 239)
 * Mama KNOWS her Fat Cakes (iMust Have Locker 239)
 * C'mon! Who wouldn't wanna go out with THIS!? (pointing to Carly's duct-taped mouth, in iSpeed Date)
 * What?! Nobody asked you, and you turned ME down?! (iSpeed Date)


 * Who's you?! (in iSpeed Date when she tries to get Gibby to go to the dance with her)
 * No, Freddie, I mean we rub ourselves with mustard and sing show tunes. (iMove Out)
 * Well, me starvin's not gonna help him! (in iSaved Your Life when Spencer questions Sam buying a taco from the truck that hit Freddie)
 * What makes you think I've got a problem?! (while she's stabbing a can of lentil soup with a screwdriver in iWas a Pageant Girl)
 * Holy chizz on a chisel! (iEnrage Gibby)
 * Walk and rub.... Just walk and rub. (iBeat The Heat)