Cam Relationship

Cam Relationship is the term for the possible romantic pairing of Carly Shay and Sam Puckett (C/arly and S/am). Another name for their relationship is Sarly (S/am and C/arly), though this term isn't used as often by their fanbase. Rivaling Seddie and Creddie, the Cam ship is the third major ship on iCarly. While the Cam Friendship is an undisputed part of the show, there are also many situations that could suggest a romantic attraction or deeper love between the two.

This relationship is considered unlikely to happen because iCarly is broadcast on Nickelodeon, a children/teen television network. Despite that, it is shipped by numerous fans.

All Ship Warring or fighting will be punished severely by the administrators!

Normal Occurrences of Cam

 * Sam always calls Carly different nicknames.
 * During shots, when either Carly or Sam makes an important decision, or speaks in normal dialogue, the camera will pan from the two before panning to Freddie.
 * Sam and Carly normally appear together after an episode of iCarly to promote iCarly.com. They rarely ever do appear with someone else.
 * On their webcasts and on many other occasions, Sam and Carly stand/sit very close 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.Carlyandsam.PNG
 * Whenever she isn't hanging around Carly, Sam is willing to help Spencer and enjoys spending time with her best friend's brother. Carly supports Sam because of her mother's poor parenting skills.
 * Sam constantly teasing and pranking Freddie could be a way of "marking/defending her territory" when it comes to Carly.
 * Neither Sam's nor Carly's relationships with other people last longer than one episode, (although there has been a Seddie arc) yet their friendship remains intact, and seems to get stronger because of those failed relationships (ex: Pete, Jonah, Shane, etc...).
 * Some of the relationships they have can be interpreted as "substitutes" for the other (e.g. Griffin is "bad" like Sam, Carly stops liking him when he's no longer "bad").
 * Sam and Carly have similar taste in boys.
 * Carly and Sam sometimes yell at each other affectionately.
 * Some scenes where Sam is jealous towards Creddie or Carly being jealous of Seddie can be interpreted as them being jealous of Freddie just as easily as Carly/Sam.
 * 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.
 * Sam finds Freddie's crush on Carly to be annoying, and Carly seems to be amused by it.
 * Sam and Carly like to classify people as "nubs", while Freddie averts this term, possibly because at times the derogatory remark is directed at him.
 * Both Carly and Sam say the phrase "Shoosh yeah!" when very happy or excited. Also used by Spencer.
 * Usually on the iCarly webcast, Carly and Sam finish each other's sentences.
 * When something really bad happens to Carly, Sam is never very happy about it. This can also happen to Carly sometimes, when something bad happens to Sam.
 * When Carly and Sam get their picture taken together, they usually put an arm around each other's waist or shoulders.
 * Carly and Sam usually go to each other for comfort when they're about to cry ( ex: iOwe You, iGot a Hot Room, IPity The Nevel).
 * Sam and Carly have seemingly distinct mannerisms when they fight, like slamming their lockers, along with their major arguments involving only each other in the room, and ignoring anyone else in their vicinity. Also, they commonly fight in the same venues, mainly around the kitchen/living room of the Shay apartment,their lockers, and in the Groovy Smoothie. These scenes can be noted in iDon't Wanna Fight, iSaw Him First and iQuit iCarly.
 * Whenever Carly and Sam do the "The Cowboy And The Idiot Farm Girl Who Thought The Cowboy's Mustache Was A Squirrel" sketch on iCarly, Carly plays the farm girl and Sam plays the cowboy. The farm girl is supposed to be flirting with the cowboy, making it seem like Carly is flirting with Sam.
 * Dan has stated before that the violent Sam would never do anything violent to Carly.
 * In mostly seasons 3 and 4, Carly doesn't get as mad at Sam's bad habits as she used to.
 * On several occasions, it's shown that Freddie and Sam CAN get along with each other if Carly is not around to monitor them. This begs to ask the question whether they fight over Carly, or more specifically, if Sam bothers Freddie to impress Carly (or show his flaws to get her attention off of him, and onto her).
 * In every incidence that Sam has cried, which is only three times, the reasons for her crying had mainly something to do with Carly. In iDon't Wanna Fight, Sam cries over almost losing her friendship with Carly over a stupid fight, and Sam cries only near Carly in iOwe You because she hates working, but she wants to pay Carly back and keep her promise. Carly and Sam both are brought to tears in iQuit iCarly after their biggest fight nearly cost them their lives. This proves beyond a shadow of doubt that Sam immensely cares about Carly, the same could be said for Carly.
 * Sam seems to be able to tell that Carly's crushes aren't serious, but never directly mentions this to her. Most times, she will openly support Carly, despite her personal feelings on the matter.

iPilot

 * Although Carly is a terrible liar, her very FIRST scene with Sam has to do with her lying to protect Sam from getting suspended.
 * Carly goes so far as to "punish" Sam by making her also be part of the auditions after Carly is forced to miss the Cuddlefish concert. Sam accepts the punishment fairly easily, without putting up any fight.  Carly mentions that because it's her, she wouldn't hit Sam compared to if it were anybody else.  Carly also seems very snippy at Sam but Sam merely retorts to Carly's, "Why are you mine?" best friend remark with "Because I'm a loveable person."  Possibly a sign that Sam doesn't tend to make friends very easily with others.
 * Carly tells Freddie, "I thought we talked about this. We can be buds but you've got to get over this crush thing," implying that Carly is very aware Freddie has a crush on her but doesn't reciprocate at all and has told Freddie so in the past.
 * Sam insists to Freddie that "Carly will never love you". Carly merely rolls her eyes despite essentially telling Freddie herself earlier.  This also shows that Sam is equally aware of Freddie's crush and knows it's a sore point for him that Carly doesn't reciprocate his feelings.
 * As they watch the auditions, Carly and Sam's chairs seem to gravitate towards each other, and they end up sitting close together. Carly and Sam also easily improv mocking the first audition they see, setting up how easily they can play off one another for iCarly.
 * This is the first instance of Carly and Sam sleeping together on the couch and we already get a hint that Carly and Sam have zero personal space when it comes to one another. Sam is sleeping against the arm of the couch but Carly is laid out with a foot clearly resting on Sam's lap and is covered in a blanket.  Carly uses her foot to wake Sam up and Sam doesn't comment at all at having Carly's foot pushing her cheek.  Sam also tells Carly that she's spending the night, since that is what she told her mother.  It becomes a common excuse for Sam to stay over.
 * Sam asks Carly which apartment Freddie lives in, likely showing that Carly and Sam haven't known Freddie for that long and yet Sam is already able to push his buttons when it comes to Carly. This could also be an early sign that Sam is possessive of Carly because she likes her as more than a friend and sees Freddie as a threat.
 * SplashFace User: "Carly, you're hot!!!" Sam: "You are." Carly smiles and insists "Stop" in a playful voice.
 * Both Freddie and Sam agree that Carly is hot, but Carly responds to Sam saying it, not Freddie. Sam could also be using her own crush feelings as a brief admittance to Carly to combat Freddie's affirmation, knowing that he has a full crush on her.
 * Sam walks in with Carly, a very common sight, and immediately says she needs ham. Carly doesn't bat an eyelash or react at all, showing that she is used to Sam raiding the fridge for food.
 * Sam goes, "Aww... he wants to be our geek" in referring Freddie's unsubtle attempts to join in. This despite Sam mentioning Carly can do the work and Sam will just be the amusing sidekick.
 * Carly and Sam are comfortable enough to go so far as to remark on their bodily habits with Carly saying, "You always have to pee" at Sam. As they prepare for their first live show, Sam asks: "I look good?" Carly answers: "Perfect!"  Carly freaks when Sam mentions Carly having something in her teeth and Sam tries to get it out herself.
 * 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.) The way Sam says this is as if she's greeting a very close friend as well.  They also relax immediately around the other, compared to Carly shooting down Freddie just seconds before.
 * When the boys come up to Carly and Sam, Sam is much less excited than Carly is. Sam is a lot more subdued and only Carly speaks affirmatively when the boys ask them to dance.  Despite being the more excited of the two, Carly has turned her body sideways from the boys and it's pretty clear that Carly is dancing more with Sam (and Sam with Carly) then either is with the boys who asked them to dance.

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. They also share several glances at one another throughout the segment.
 * Carly rolls her eyes when Freddie and Sam start arguing but sprays Freddie twice and Sam only once. Carly again sprays Freddie first and Sam second, despite Sam equally arguing.  When Carly asks if they are staying for dinner, Sam matter of factly says, "Yeah.  I got no place to go" and Carly only looks at Sam.  It's clear Carly really wants Sam to stay and is indifferent to Freddie's presence.
 * Sam immediately raises her hand and says, "I'm on Carly's team" despite Carly saying each person should individually come up with an idea. Carly doesn't react to this at all.
 * Carly sits right back down on the couch where she was sitting moments before, not caring that Sam is virtually squished up against her. They also briefly tussle over the remote with Carly finally relenting and Sam wearing a pleased smile afterwards.  Carly spritzes water on Sam up the stairs and even goes so far as to aim at Sam's butt with a mischievous smile.  Given the scene in iSavedYourLife, Carly could harbor some attraction towards Sam but keeps it a bit more closeted given her family background.
 * Carly and Sam, while holding the iCarly banner, are drenched by pouring rain. It is reminiscent of the music video to the song "All the Things She Said" by T.A.T.U.
 * Sam seems really upset at Freddie's constant reminder of Carly/Sam losing and still apologizing to Carly only. Carly gently nudges Sam in the back with her shoulder to get her attention and says, "Come on. Let's go dry off." As they walk off, Sam still seems hurt/upset over Freddie and could be worried that winning could get Carly to notice him romantically.



iDream of Dance

 * Carly stops her lecturing of Sam's eating breakfast in class when she realizes Sam has turkey bacon and promptly steals herself a piece before taking her own seat. Sam doesn't raise any objections to Carly doing this. Sam swipes two pieces of bacon and hands one to Carly as the Scotsman dances, knowing that Carly enjoys the bacon after having stolen a piece earlier.
 * Sam thanks Carly for letting her stay over and Carly mentions that she got a ride home with Sam and her mom. Carly alludes to Sam's cat peeing in the car again, meaning that driving home with Sam and her mom is fairly routine.
 * While watching the video submissions, Freddie is pressed up against the arm but Sam is pressed up against Carly's side despite their being more than enough room for Sam to be up against the other arm of the couch.
 * At one point, Sam rests her head on Freddie's shoulder and pulls her head away giving a slightly disgusted look. This is important for events in later seasons.  Later on though, Sam is lying on her back with her head fully on Carly's lap, going so far as to hold Carly's index finger as well.  Sam and Carly share a look with Carly obviously not being fazed at all by the physical situation.  At the end, Sam is curled up much like Carly was during Sam's head on Freddie's shoulder scene but Carly is also mirroring Sam and has her head rested on the small of Sam's back, both clearly in deep sleep meaning they've been like that for a while.  This in full view of Freddie who's sleeping against the left armrest.
 * At the beginning of Carly's dream she yells out Sam's name three times before she yells out Freddie's. As the dream continues, Carly is noticeable confused and a little freaked when two well dressed boys appear.  Carly says the line, "Okay.  How many well dressed, cute boys are there in my apartment?" with a bit of annoyance, after the realization that neither Sam nor Freddie are there.
 * At the end of the episode, Carly and Sam go upstairs to sleep the rest of the night presumably in Carly's bed. Considering how snuggly they were together on the couch, it may not be uncommon for them to snuggle together if Sam sleeps over at Carly's often which seems to be the case on the show.

iLike Jake

 * Sam traded Freddie's locker in an effort to be closer to Carly, only being two lockers away from where Carly's is. A tactic Sam would utilize again later.
 * Sam seems far less enthused at Jake's being single than the crowd of girls around her, including Carly. After screaming a second time, Carly rests her hand on Sam's back as she leads Sam away from the group.
 * Carly admits to Sam, "Okay, it's so not like me to get all crazy over a hot guy like Jake Crandall." It's similar to Carly's reaction to other boys she falls for, largely focusing on the hotness of the subject of her affection.  Upon hitting him with the apple, Sam seems a little freaked and blames Carly, then runs off despite Carly trying to physically keep her there.  Sam comes back to watch, asks for the details, and screams more in part to helping set Carly up with Jake than anything else.
 * In the elevator before the show, Sam is riding up the elevator with Carly. Carly is putting on lipstick and Sam gives her several more than friend looks.  When Carly asks, "What?" Sam responds with, "Would you ever believe that Jake Crandall could be in love with you"?  Carly answers that Jake isn't in love with her yet.  The scene itself comes off as Sam maybe wanting to admit something else but knowing that Carly likes Jake, holds off instead.
 * Sam leans against Carly and is far less subtle with her reaction when Jake starts singing for the sound check. From Carly's reaction, while physical attraction is a must, she also clearly needs more than that despite her initial crushes on boys largely being solely for the physical attraction.  May be a way of Carly ignoring/suppressing her own feelings about Sam considering how well they get along with each other.
 * Despite setting Carly up with Jake, Sam gleefully remarks how bad Jake's singing is and immediately stands next to Freddie instead of Carly. Carly grabs Sam by the hand and tries to defend Jake solely to her.  Carly admits to liking Jake but is worried about ruining any potential relationship by speaking the truth, whereas she can easily be truthful with Sam about almost anything.
 * Carly, showing the influence Sam has on her, comes up with the plan to lock Jake in the elevator during the show despite Sam's dark humored take on pushing him down it instead.
 * Sam specifically mentions Freddie's submissive reaction to Carly asking him to do anything she wants. It's another reference that despite knowing him for a short while, Sam and Carly are both very aware of his crush and use it for personal means.  Sam remarks, "I'm gonna puke all over both of you!" when Carly and Freddie start bringing up the attractiveness of Jake and Carly (in relation to Freddie) respectively.  Sam could again be seeing Freddie as a threat, especially when Freddie starts asking for kisses if he'll fix Jake's singing.
 * Sam rests her hand on the small of Carly's back while they talk about how much Sam hates mornings. Sam looks pained and tells Carly, "Sorry, kiddo" as Jake kisses his not so ex-girlfriend.  Note that Spencer uses the term kiddo in relation to Carly a lot as well.  Sam also puts her hand on Carly's shoulder, asking her if she wants backup in a comfort gesture.
 * Freddie kissed Carly's nose and it's part of the reason why Jake gets back with his ex-girlfriend. Carly tries to deny that she and Freddie are dating but gets ignored.  Potential for rumors to go around school that Carly/Freddie are dating and also could play to rumors about Sam given her tomboyish ways and lack of dating boys for long periods of time during the show's run.  Not to mention what the physical public gestures between Carly/Sam could imply to peers when done in school or on iCarly.

iWanna Stay With Spencer

 * Carly and Sam throw their arms around each other's shoulders within moments of iCarly starting, this done after Sam gives Carly a look seconds before the show goes live. Could add evidence to potential rumors about them amongst their peers.
 * Carly fake-punches Sam during the web show and the two mock the realistic fights scene in media. Given Sam's sensibilities as a tom boy and physically aggressive nature, it's interesting to see that Carly is the one to "punch" Sam.  It shows that Sam won't be aggressive physically towards Carly, even on iCarly in fake segments, despite her constantly attacking Freddie.
 * Carly goes "Sam" in a 'don't say that in front of him' way when Sam tries to peek over her shoulder at the Groovy Smoothie gift card. Sam also borrowed $10 from Carly's grandfather, showing that Sam has no qualms about asking for money from anybody (a tactic she'll later use on Carly herself).
 * Sam goes, "I can't believe you're moving" to Carly while Carly cleans out her locker. When Sam asks for Carly's song player, she mentions afterwards that she's "just trying to cheer (her) up" and it shows Sam is still struggling with the gravity of the situation.  The seriousness only hits when Carly says, "I don't see how we're gonna do iCarly anymore" in reference to iCarly, something that Sam takes extremely seriously and cares about on a deeply personal level.  Sam immediately walks off with hands on her back, well away from Carly and her reaction is similar to the later episode, iWantMyWebsiteBack.
 * Sam, after initially joking for the most part, comes up with a plan to show Carly's grandfather that Spencer is a good guardian. Sam immediately perks up when the plan turns into Carly doing something bad, despite Carly showing evidence of this in other episodes including the pilot itself.  A sign that Sam's behavior rubs off on Carly and the two possibly egg each other on more than acknowledged.
 * Carly's grandfather mentions stealing cars as part of the next phase after Carly makes herself over. A possible reference to the fact that Carly would have more difficulty coming out to her side of the family, especially if revealed that she likes Sam.  Sam is well known for her delinquent behavior although it's hard to say whether Carly's father approved of the friendship in the past in comparison to Spencer's obvious acceptance.
 * Sam goes from concern about Carly's texted fire message to complimenting Carly on her look, showing that Sam can accept Carly no matter what she does. Sam and Carly are shoulder to shoulder briefly before Sam walks over to where Spencer and Freddie are standing, almost looking like she wants to tell Spencer something before Mrs. Benson accuses Spencer.
 * Sam gives a disgusted look when Freddie looks like he's about to cry while hugging Carly. It's interesting since it appears that Sam has certainly cried prior since her eyes are red and puffy.  Sam looks near tears as they say goodbye and Carly is the one to initiate the hug with a barely there sob.  Worth noting is that Carly closes her eyes briefly much like Sam does in hugs during other episodes.  As they head down to the lobby, Sam is in the back with a very defensive, closed posture.  Both arms are wrapped around herself as if for physical protection and clearly is harboring some anger towards Carly's grandfather whom she is side by side with.

iNevel

 * Sam uses Freddie as a means to injure but afterwards both Sam and Carly wince and run off together, implying that neither cares how badly hurt Freddie may have been and clearly not wanting to get caught either. Later we see Carly shoulder shove Freddie off the chair at the computer, showing that neither Carly nor Sam have problems physically hurting Freddie.
 * Sam ordered Chinese and forgets to tell Carly. While they are live on iCarly, the delivery guy appears.  In a rare character moment, Carly flicks Sam in the head when Sam tries to joke about the situation.  An interesting example as Carly almost never is physically abusive towards Sam but it's clear that Carly cares about how the show goes since Nevel is watching.  Another example of how important iCarly is to Carly as much as it is to Sam.  Worth noting is Carly's reaction after the show, calling it "Our most important webcast ever" and calling out Sam who has a bit of a defensive look when Carly focuses on her being the cause of the delivery guy.
 * Carly immediately has zero romantic interest towards Nevel, despite initially wanting Spencer to stay in the car, and gets really creeped out when Nevel smells her hair. Later we see Carly physically leaning her body away from Nevel, despite his sitting almost where Sam usually is in relation to Carly.  It's also clear that at this point, Nevel has a bit more in common with Freddie whereas Sam is much more the opposite of both Freddie and Nevel and may be why Carly likes her company much more.  When Nevel leaves, Carly wastes no time calling Sam who has made herself comfortable on the couch with feet propped up on the table despite nobody being there.  Probably Sam's intention was to wait until Carly got back to give her the details of the visit in person.  Sam brings up Carly being nice mainly because it's important to iCarly and her feelings about iCarly are well known.
 * Sam's reaction to Carly's being kissed by Nevel is subdued although confused as well. Freddie instantly reacts in outrage and Sam merely rolls her eyes at him.  Possible that Sam, listening to Carly's tone of voice, knew that Carly didn't like the kiss and thus doesn't buy Nevel as a threat anyway after Carly's telling Sam that Nevel was "creepy" over the phone.
 * Sam tells Freddie "You just keep makin' out with your stuffed animals," after Carly's quick "I don't think so" to Freddie's plea of replicating the kiss. Made interesting in that Sam rolls her eyes but pushes Freddie away and gets off the couch after Carly's rejection.  Sam also physically steps in front of Freddie as if to block him and protect Carly should Freddie try anything.
 * Sam, upon seeing Spencer's gutted reaction to Toasty melting, immediately connects the dots and verbally blames Freddie. This is in line with the way she and Carly are quick to transfer blame of their (usually Sam's) own acts onto Freddie without any moral regret.
 * Whilst reading the review, Sam seems to react strongest to Nevel's slam of calling iCarly "boring" but internally it seems she reacts much more to Nevel calling Carly "unappealing" as her voice gets softer when she tells Freddie to keep going.
 * When they introduce "Germy" to Nevel, Sam puts her arm around Carly´s shoulders. Carly instantly gets a smugger look when Sam does this and it's clear that Carly is able to find confidence through Sam's physical touch.  It's also interesting that Sam and Carly, the two who very clearly love iCarly, are also the most aggressive in telling Nevel to fess up.  It's another small example that the two may egg each other on or are more similar in their aggression/violent tendencies than shown.
 * Sam's gesture is also highly possessive; seeing that Nevel already showed he's bold enough to steal a kiss from Carly, it seems like Sam wants to protect Carly and make clear who she belongs to.

iScream on Halloween

 * Carly instantly laughs at Freddie's costume and remarks that he better take it off before Sam sees him, knowing her reaction would likely be far worse. Hints that the two not only share a similar sense of humor but again are willing to verbally poke fun at Freddie with no remorse.  When Sam does show up, Carly smiles as Freddie remarks, "Great.  She's going to see me in this costume and insult me 19 different ways."  Carly chuckles when Sam goes, "Too easy," upon seeing Freddie.
 * Sam seems very enthused about going and "checking out" the haunted apartment, which is interesting considering she later admits to not believing in ghosts. Again showing how far Sam will go when it comes to iCarly and a good show.  Sam partly mocks Freddie being afraid but mostly just rolls her eyes, again showing that she finds Freddie more of a nuisance than anything whereas she is completely different attitude wise around and towards Carly.
 * When Sam asks, "Can we eat it?" in relation to the humongous pumpkin, her smiles instantly devolves into a defensive what? look when Carly turns to look at her and Sam lowers her eyes. She turns to gauge Freddie's reaction and defends herself more so at Freddie by saying her Mom makes her dinner like twice a year.  Interesting insight into how Carly/Sam have a slight dom/sub relationship as Carly is well aware of Sam's food habits and constant eating and shouldn't be that surprised Sam would say something like that.
 * Carly already had a plan in place to BREAK IN to a locked 'haunted' apartment even before Sam literally picks the lock. Yet more evidence that Carly may not be as sweet and innocent but has as much of a deviant streak as Sam does.
 * Sam asks, "Wait, whose butt is this?" when she grabs Carly's butt in the closet. This is made interesting for several reasons.  The first is that Carly's costume has a bit of a tail so Sam had to know that Freddie's costume lacked this since he was dressed up as a witch.  Secondly, Freddie says he's here after Carly asks if everybody's there and Sam's the first to answer.  Sam would have known Carly was next to her from Carly's voice and feeling her costume at some point.  Thus the act of grabbing Carly's butt may have been intentional on Sam's part and made more curious given Carly's reaction.  Carly straightens up and goes, "Sam!" in a tone that is equal parts arousal and akin to telling the person they've done something in public that they only or should do in private.  Made all the better by being done publicly on iCarly since Freddie was still filming them.  Sam's apology is a quick "Sorry" as if she forgot where they were, not that the act was the issue.  Afterwards, Sam also gives a quick wince as if regretting doing the action publicly as opposed to doing the act at all.  This scene is probably one of the stronger Cam moments evidence wise both physically and dialogue wise.

iSpy a Mean Teacher

 * Carly notes that Sam was asleep during the whole class, meaning that Carly was checking out Sam periodically during the class. The fact that Sam didn't get into trouble with the teacher means that Carly had no real reason to be seeing if Sam was still asleep after first being aware of it.
 * Carly smiles and looks up when Sam asks, "Can we use it (green screen) to show me standing on your face?" Another example implying that Carly is not only okay with Sam verbally berating Freddie, a guy who has a crush on Carly, but that Carly herself finds it amusing.  Shows that Carly may rely on Sam to say/do what she herself isn't willing to.
 * Sam jokes that Freddie needs to build a robot girlfriend. Freddie replies with, "I guarantee you that 20 years from now, I will be Carly's 2nd husband."  Carly and Sam share a puzzled look and Freddie insinuates that he would kill/get rid of Carly's 1st husband.  Made interesting considering we've seen Sam easily able to physically overwhelm Freddie and comes from a bit of a crime oriented family so it'd be tougher for Freddie to move in if Carly were dating/in love with Sam.
 * Carly snipes at Freddie, "Okay we are in a serious situation here. This is no time for you to bust a move!" when Freddie tries to take advantage of the fact that he and Carly are alone in a dark closet.
 * Sam remarks to Spencer, "A person can only take so much Freddie," implying that if it were just Carly spying on Ms. Briggs, she'd be hanging with Carly instead of helping Spencer. This is made interesting considering how much effort Sam has to put into remaining still for a long time while Spencer sculpts.  Considering Sam has a crush on Spencer, it jives with how patient/how hard working Sam is when it comes to something important to Carly and could explain that Sam has a similar or bigger crush on Carly.
 * Sam initially finds the fact that Carly and Freddie are locked in Ms. Briggs's closet funny until Carly begs Sam to get over there. Sam rolls her eyes but wastes no time in doing what Carly requested, a possible inverse of how Carly is able to get Freddie to do anything she wants.

iWill Date Freddie

 * Carly tries to set up a date between Freddie and Valerie since Valerie thinks Freddie is cute. This moments after Sam snaps at Valerie, telling her to check her webcam and brain since they were malfunctioning and Carly goes, "Sam!" in a that wasn't nice tone.  Carly says, "I'll try to be strong" on a non-serious manner when Freddie asks her if she would be jealous despite Carly being the one to bring up the entire subject.  Clear that Carly has no problems with Freddie dating other people since she has no interest in him romantically.  Such a scenario would also allow Carly or Sam to make a move on the other if Freddie is involved with somebody else.  Sam continues to be snide at Valerie and it could come off as Sam being jealous that another girl is moving in on their group, in particular is the possibility of Carly and Valerie hanging out together which Sam could see as a threat to her and Carly's relationship.
 * Both Carly and Sam tell Freddie "Yes, you are" simultaneously when Freddie tries to tell his mother that he isn't sure about going on the date. This despite Sam needling both Freddie and Valerie, showing that Sam may want Freddie to go on the date simply to have one less obstacle towards Carly.
 * Carly responds to Mrs. Benson's saying, "Unless Carly changes her mind..." with "Uh, yeah Freddie and I are just friends." Interesting that Mrs. Benson bursts out asking why Carly won't love Freddie and Carly not only doesn't respond but stares at her food afterwards.  Small implication that Carly knows why but could be unable to tell Mrs. Benson that she prefers Sam.
 * Carly visibly grabs Sam by the arms to pull her towards the stairs, which the two immediately race up. It's clear that both want to see how the date goes possibly in the hope that Freddie gets hooked up, opening an opportunity for the two of them to be together.  When Sam and Carly are shown spying on the date, they are both eating as if on their own date upstairs just without the fancy dinner setup.
 * Sam gives a long look at Carly when she makes kissy faces regarding Freddie and Valerie kissing. Also another example of Carly emphasizing kissing in a relationship.
 * Carly physically yanks Sam into the apartment to tell her that Freddie quit as tech producer. Sam again shows her juvenile delinquent side by picking the lock to get Freddie out of his apartment.  Interesting that Carly sees right through Freddie's "reason" of Sam's treatment being behind his quitting despite what he had been saying true.
 * With Germy taking over as the tech producer, it's clear that Carly and Sam are not only quick to mirror their humor and delinquency but also quick to portray the short fuses they have and what similarly sets them off.
 * Sam instantly takes on a dislike towards Valerie, in part for poaching Freddie from them. Her dislike and reaction to Valerie is very reminiscent to her attitude towards Missy who was Carly's best friend before Sam.  Sam again shows how important iCarly is to her by saying that Valerie's theft of Freddie "hurt our show" meaning she was also speaking for Carly.  Valerie bringing up the name is interesting as Sam later uses that as part of the rift with Carly in iQuit iCarly.  Sam mentions "liking" the deviousness of Valerie's plan, which could be part of why Sam likes Carly since Carly is just as devious at times but rare to acknowledge it herself.
 * Sam calls Valerie a "skunkbag" and manages to get Carly so upset that she calls Valerie a skunkbag as well. Made interesting in that Carly let Freddie work with Valerie but only got really upset about the situation when Valerie tried to poach Sam in an effort to use her (and Freddie) against Carly. Carly tells Sam she doesn't like to say skunkbag because "Spencer says it's not ladylike" again a possible reference to Carly having more trouble coming out to her side of the family than Sam.
 * Carly says, "Yeah. Sam may be obnoxious and irresponsible but she does not lie!" and upon Sam giving her a sharp look Carly reflects it with, "Oh.  You know I love you," and Sam smirks at Freddie.  Given the heat of the moment, it could be a slip up by Carly admitting to Sam that she does love Sam with Sam realizing what Carly just did in front of Freddie and Spencer in the doorway.
 * It takes Carly going all parental to the point of folding her arms and staring hard at Sam to make Sam tell Freddie he's important to iCarly. Then when Sam and Freddie hug, Sam gets a mischievous smile and gives him a wedgie.  Carly doesn't say anything at all and they proceed to go right into an iCarly episode.

iWant A World Record

 * Carly says, "Hey! There's Sam" implying that Sam may have skipped the class with the substitute teacher and Carly was more curious about what Sam was doing to cause her to skip class.  It also shows that Sam, despite delinquent behavior and not doing homework, is willing to go to class and may do so upon Carly's telling her to do so.  Another possible example of Sam following Carly's word without putting up much of a fight.
 * Carly half jokes, "All your favorite things" when Sam mentions the Jonas Book of World Records having freaks, mutants, and weirdos to which Sam seems to reply seriously in the affirmative. An example of Carly knowing Sam well enough to even joke about her likes. Sam immediately gets a look of annoyance though when she mentions the tech records as a result of Freddie, despite Freddie later giving them the continuous webcast idea.
 * Carly not only calls to set the record up but goes so far as to get an autographed picture of the world's fattest priest just for Sam, knowing it'd make her crazy happy. Note Carly didn't do anything like that for Freddie or herself, just Sam. Also Carly says, "I'll check out the rules online" meaning that she likely called or upon meeting the committee member in person requested the autographed picture, showing that she'll go the extra mile to do something that will make Sam happy.  This is later evidenced again in iQuit iCarly.
 * Carly looks more amused when she lets Freddie do his tech talk segment whereas Sam first gives Carly a look of shocked 'what? are you serious?' before giving a disgusted look as Freddie does his segment.
 * When the marshals come as a result of the broken lightbulb, it's interesting to note that Sam starts looking at Freddie as if he has a solution to keep the show running. We know that Sam is very capable of physically handling herself but here is a situation where Sam realizes that either Carly or Freddie are gonna have to solve it because it requires an intelligent solution as opposed to physicality.  Carly does come up with the solution and we see Sam, in her haste, shove the "old dude" out of the way.  We also see Sam's the one physically moving the equipment with Spencer who is in his mid-20's, showing how physically strong Sam can be as well.
 * One of the sketch ideas is a makeover sketch with Carly and Sam initially applying lipstick to one another. Given their brainstorming sessions seen in later episodes, it could have been a more fully formed sketch that extended the makeover concept but got shortened due to exhaustion.  This could also have been a way for Carly or Sam to secretly display their feelings by making over the other in a more glamorous manner.
 * Sam openly starts sleeping with her head nestled on Carly's shoulder and Carly shows no objectionable reaction to it at all. It gives a very public view that Carly and Sam may physically snuggle together, as seen in prior episodes, often and also that neither is opposed to it happening.  Carly is able to pull Sam up to her feet by her hair, yet again. Sam doesn't seem to object to this at all, possibly because it is Carly doing it and Carly is the only one allowed to get away with such a physical and painful tactic.
 * Sam gives a look at Carly when Sam explains that grand finale "means big finale" and Carly sarcastically thanks Sam. Given Sam's excitedness moments prior, it may show that Sam isn't used to Carly putting her down or that she takes it more personally the times when Carly does it.  Compare this to her reactions to Freddie, which are usually to continue to needle and taunt him.
 * Sam's facial reaction after she sits down next to Carly on the steps when they don't break the world record is the exact same reaction after kissing Freddie in iKiss and after breaking her friendship with Carly in iQuit iCarly. It's clear that the reaction itself is not only typical of Sam but also primarily typical of Sam when she's reacting to a moment that's personally disappointing or monumentally life altering in a bad way.
 * Very quickly after they get their picture taken for the Jonas Book of World Records, Sam seems to be resting her cheek on Carly's shoulder and seems to be giving a look that she doesn't like the boyfriend who doesn't blink (and may even be creeped out by it). It's interesting as the boyfriend is clearly challenging Spencer, the boy she has a crush on yet she's physically trying to comfort herself with Carly's shoulder possibly implying she equally has a crush on Carly.

iRue the Day

 * Sam once again shows off her lack of caring in relation to school after getting a D on a test. Carly mentions that Sam answered only half the questions, told the teacher the test was stupid, and left.  One wonders if Sam would even spend as much time in school as she does if it were not for Carly, which is hinted at in iChristmas.
 * Carly seems shocked when Sam ambushes Gibby but after looking around, just becomes resigned to it being Sam as evidenced by her quote, "No" in response to Freddie's remark that, "She's not like other girls." Worth noting is that Sam doesn't do this out of malicious intent, merely 'showing' Gibby what he'll have to attempt to do on iCarly.
 * After Spencer squeezes himself in so they can watch the news, Sam barely shifts and both Carly and Sam are more naturally closer to each other than Spencer and Freddie. They share a similar position to how they sat together when watching the web videos in iDreamofDance.
 * Sam threatens to squeeze Nevel's head in part because he's getting revenge solely on Carly be ruining their webshow. Sam clearly takes iCarly seriously and likely sees it as a good way to spend more time with Carly outside of school. Worth noting is that Nevel retorts, "I'm not afraid of you, Sam" and Sam seems to realize she's ineffective since she can't physically beat Nevel up for Carly and the webshow's sake.  Carly also looks directly at Sam when she says, "I hate him" in reference to Nevel announcing iCarly as over.
 * "You know what's also horrible? You're outta mini-marshmallows" and Carly responds with, "Sam!" in a tone that says 'there are bigger things to worry about' showing that Carly is able to tell Sam how she feels just by the way she says her name.  Sam refuses to look at Carly after Carly says they should stop iCarly and rolls her eyes while very softly saying, "Yeah" in agreeance.  It's clear Sam doesn't agree but won't refute or argue with Carly over it since she knows Carly is already unhappy.  Sam physically turns her head away from Spencer as he announces that he landed the Plain White T's as if she knew what he was going to say.  Sam refuses to make eye contact with Carly, despite Carly trying to catch her eyes, during the rest of the scene and even goes so far as to pointedly stare at Freddie instead.  It's an interesting case that shows Sam may be more passive aggressive with Carly compared to anybody else, where she's quick to verbally argue or physically fight.  Sam says, "Wow, Freddie.  I like seeing you all feisty" when Freddie comes up with a plan to break into Nevel's house so he can hack Nevelocity.com in return.  It's another example that shows Sam may value Carly because she can be just as devious and sneaky as Sam is mentally.
 * Carly seems both annoyed and amused at Sam's getting in and immediately raiding Nevel's fridge. It shows that Carly knows Sam well enough to expect such actions and that however annoyed she may be, she also is aware that it's just Sam being Sam.
 * Sam first threatened Nevel when he hacked the iCarly webshow, something she holds dearly. She then threatens Nevel again, almost verbatim, "You'd better back off, Papperman" when Nevel brings up Carly's not kissing him and covering his face with tapenade.  It could be an instance where Sam may suspect why Carly hasn't kissed Nevel or due to having a crush on Carly, feels slightly threatened that Carly will kiss Nevel just to stop him.  Sam's facial expression during the scene is also very similar to how she reacts to Missy moving in on Carly.
 * We again get hints of the power that Carly has over Sam as Sam goes from smile to instantly sad/dejected when Carly says, "No!" in response to Sam's asking her if Carly was ordering pizza. A rare instance of something that Carly says affecting Sam in such a manner.

iHate Sam's Boyfriend

 * Carly again shows off her motherly side in relation to Sam after being shocked that Sam sprays Freddie with the cheese in a can. Carly then physically takes the can away and 'scolds' Sam for not using it responsibly.
 * Carly immediately says, "You love Jonah" when Freddie leaves. Worth noting is that Sam says he's "so cool" despite not even knowing who he was.  Sam remarks, "Nah.  A guy like that wouldn't want to hang out with me" which Carly responds that his making chicken noises and bothering other kids would be perfect for Sam.  Despite that, Sam tells Carly to forget it anyway.  Could be that although Sam likes his humor and penchant for doing bad things to other students, she knows she doesn't have romantic feelings for boys.  Finally Sam only mentioned "kinda" when Carly said she loved Jonah (much like Carly in response to Jake).
 * When Carly confronts Freddie she asks him, "Do you believe in love at first sight?" which is interesting since it's in relation to Sam's reaction to Jonah. Also a possibility that this may have happened to Carly in relation to Sam but that Carly deflects it by pretending to be attracted to other guys based on first sight as she often mentions their physical qualities as a basis for a relationship.  When asking for his help Carly says, "Come on.  Sam doesn't like many guys" possibly indicating that on some level, she may be aware that Sam may like girls as well or prefer girls completely.
 * Carly tells Sam, "Will you stop and just be happy that Jonah asked you out?" again possibly implying that despite Sam's reaction, she doesn't really feel attracted to Jonah and may be trying to tell Carly in a subtle way that she isn't into guys but girls instead. Sam's disbelief seems to center around the fact that some boys find her "abrasive" whereas Sam already knows Carly accepts her for who she is, which could be an underlying reason for Sam having a crush on Carly.
 * Carly and Freddie converse over Sam and Jonah hanging out together with Carly calling them "a total couple" for hanging out "every second together for the past 3 days," not unlike how often Carly and Sam seem to hang out together. To the extent that Sam's mother drives Carly home from school and Sam hangs out at Carly's apartment as if it's her own too.  Carly mentions that Sam "hasn't had a boyfriend since 5th Grade" and blames Frankie for rudely dumping her despite Sam's breaking his leg.
 * The constant texting finally starts to annoy Carly when they can't get Sam into the planning stage for iCarly. Up to this point, Carly has been championing Sam's relationship.  Sam stops texting Jonah only to tell Carly, "Hey, your hair is pretty" which only gets a scowl from Carly likely implying that Carly didn't do anything to her hair and that Sam just used it as a means to 'show' she was still there.
 * Carly complains to Spencer, "Sam has a new boyfriend and he's all she thinks about" sounding both annoyed and slightly jealous. Carly later gives a disgusted look upon hearing Sam's voicemail and Sam saying, "I'm here with the awesomest guy ever."  One wonders if Carly initially pushed Sam towards Jonah since they both showed some mutual interest but that Carly never expected Sam to fall so quickly and becomes jealous that Jonah's essentially stolen Sam away from her.
 * Carly confronts Sam in a scene that comes off as a jealous crush trying to paint the current love interest as a bad person. Carly tells Sam she's happy that Sam is in a relationship with Jonah but grows progressively annoyed when Sam answers the phone to the point of telling Sam, "If you try to open the locker I will bite your hand off," showing that Carly may be angry at Jonah but is expressing it to Sam instead.  Carly could be angry at Jonah for not only interfering with iCarly but also taking Sam away from her physically and mentally.  Carly uses Sam's missing the iCarly rehearsal as a means to make Jonah look bad but worth noting is that Sam still asks for a hug as a means to make up to Carly, possibly implying that she knows on some level how Carly feels towards her if she knows a physical hug would smooth Carly's anger.  Carly responds with, "I will hug you when I see you at rehearsal," showing Sam just how upset and angry Carly really is over the situation.
 * Interesting just how easily Jonah pushes Carly's buttons first telling her to act more like Sam and then asking her if she's ever thought about taking acting lessons. Carly's anger is smouldering and she eyes Sam hard as if trying to tell her to tell Jonah to shut up for her.  Worth noting is that Jonah is represented as the male version of Sam and yet Freddie, Spencer, AND Carly all despise him.  It shows just how accepting they are of Sam and how much Carly cares for Sam that she calls Sam her best friend.
 * Jonah comes out and says, "Oh. You don't like me spending so much time with Sam" in a seemingly knowing manner.  May be a small implication that Jonah is now aware that Carly feels something for Sam deeper than just friendship as the scene plays out initially like a crush confronting the lover to protect the person they have a crush on.  We also get a sense that Jonah may be putting on an act around Sam as he casually moves in on Carly and blatantly asks her to kiss him, meaning that Sam could be putting on an act around him as well.  When Sam appears she calls Jonah, "cupcake," a nickname she used for Carly in iPilot.
 * Carly says, "Jonah makes Sam really happy and... I don't want her to get hurt," showing how much she cares to see Sam be happy at the expense of her own happiness knowing that Jonah's a cheat and tried to hit on her. When Sam tells Carly she wants to do the wedgie bit (after overhearing Carly's admission to Freddie), Carly initially appears confused until it dawns on her why Sam's doing it.
 * Sam responds to Carly's apology with, "Pork chops make me happy. And they don't try to kiss my best friend," implying that she may have cared for Jonah but that evaporated instantaneously upon seeing how conflicted Carly was and how protective Carly was of Sam's happiness.  Sam further says, "It's cool.  I'm alright," as if defending her lack of emotion to Carly possibly implying that Sam has feelings for Carly that trump her feelings for Jonah and that part of Sam is glad it didn't work out with Jonah.  Sam seems to get over Jonah really quickly considering how long they were supposedly together.
 * It's revealed later in iKiss that Sam had never had a first kiss, meaning that she and Jonah never kissed despite the amount of time together. This could lend further credence to Jonah putting up a front and Sam, to a lesser extent, also going along with Jonah in order to make Carly feel better for pushing her into the relationship.  They do hug in the episode so it shows that neither were afraid to show any physical affection towards the other.

iAm Your Biggest Fan

 * One of Sam's ideas is to have herself cut Carly's hair with the explanation being that Carly would get a kick out of Sam cutting her hair. Carly tells Sam she won't let her near her neck with a pair of scissors, an obvious reference to Sam's violent tendencies. Even though Carly knows Sam wouldn't hurt her, she still brings up the point but Sam merely shrugs it off and moves on without taking it personally at all.
 * Carly and Sam physically mirror each other during their idea brainstorming for iCarly, even with Freddie in the room. They adopt similar positions, then Sam follows Carly's card flutter with her own, before the two (independently) cover their stomachs with their hands without looking at each other.
 * Sam initially seems a little jealous as she looks a little bemused at Mandy hugging Carly on iCarly. Sam goes so far as to give an exasperated look at Carly when Mandy starts hugging Spencer, a person Sam's admitted to having a crush on. It further shows that Sam may have issues with jealousy, more so in relation to Carly and their close relationship and could be an effect of Sam's having a crush on Carly and not wanting to lose her to another girl.  Sam also stands next to Carly after the show and Sam's attitude screams one of possessiveness.
 * Sam basically tells Carly she only does iCarly and socializes with Freddie because it's for Carly's sake. "Look, it already bums me out that Freddie gets to come with us, now we gotta take her too? You know how much I hate people?" showing evidence that Sam doesn't make friends easily but also prefers to be with Carly alone rather than in a group of people. Sam again wilts to Carly, letting out a groan but acquiescing anyway.
 * Sam requests to spend the night, using her mother's wearing a bikini as an excuse. Carly asks Spencer who says, "Sure" without even looking up from his drums.  It not only shows Sam's ability to manipulate Carly into letting her stay over but also gives evidence that Spencer is okay with their relationship.
 * Carly and Sam fall asleep on the couch without a blanket, implying that both meant to sleep together in Carly's bed later but fell asleep instead. Carly is physically pressed up against Sam despite the space to Carly's right being available. Made more curious considering neither were even aware that Mandy was physically seated at the opposite end of the couch, implying both either consciously or unconsciously snuggled together as they slept. Carly wakes up and sits up but doesn't seem weirded out at being snuggled up against Sam and actually shifts to stay next to Sam as she sits up.

iHeart Art

 * Sam tells Carly, "Eh. She (Sam's Mom) just likes me hanging out with you because she thinks it'll keep me out of jail."  An example of how Carly effects Sam's life in a positive way as seen in iChristmas and possibly another indicator that Sam doesn't make friends easily otherwise considering how long they have been best friends.
 * We get another hint at how important Sam takes what Carly says directly to her as Carly tells Sam, "You really should be nicer to him," after Sam insults Freddie. Sam lowers her eyes and gives a look that's a mix of 'sorry' and pouty.  Freddie's first goad of Sam is, "Do you want to kiss me?" and Sam chuckles in disgust, "Kiss you? Dude, I'd rather..." before realizing what Freddie tried to do.  Sam's reaction could be that she doesn't find Freddie attractive at all but also isn't that attracted to boys either.  Carly even tells Sam, "Good girl," with a hint of admiration when Sam refuses to take Freddie's bait.  Worth noting is that Sam largely goes through with the bet because Carly initiated it.
 * Sam practically begs Carly to intervene on her behalf, "Make him stop setting me up to insult him, it's killing me!" Sam knows how effective Carly is with her and how Freddie obeys Carly completely.  Evidence that Sam's self control is just as much because Carly made the bet as it is not wanting to pay Freddie.  Sam's begging of Carly comes off as Sam telling Carly that she doesn't want to break her word to Carly herself and having Carly call the bet off would get Sam off the hook.
 * Carly notices how giddy Sam is and Sam responds with, "I'm freaking out, man. I'm freaking out!" as her reason.  Carly goes so far as to tell Sam to insult him once just to feel better, knowing Sam would have to give up $5, but Sam refuses. Sam says it is because she can't afford to give him $5 but it could also be that Sam wants to keep her end of the deal solely because Carly is the one that challenged her. Sam apologizes to Carly, "Yeah, sorry," when Carly tells Sam that Spencer's problems are a little larger than Sam being unable to insult Freddie.
 * Carly's smile during Sam's insulting of Freddie comes specifically when Sam tells Freddie, "No girl will ever want you," again showing that the two share a similar sense of humor when it comes to insulting Freddie. May also be an implication that Carly knows she won't ever want Freddie because she likes Sam and Sam is well aware that Carly doesn't like Freddie romantically at all.

iHatch Chicks

 * Mr. Suemack pairs Carly and Sam together on their science project, a tactic that could be seen as Mr. Suemack being aware of how Sam works harder when doing something with Carly as opposed to another classmate. Sam references this by saying, "At least he paired us up together, that's good."  Carly insinuates that she still does all the work while Sam takes the credit, which is interesting given what happens in the actual episode.  We also know that Freddie is in the same class because he's bummed he wasn't paired with Carly.
 * Sam smoothly shows off her delinquency by stealing a wallet from Duke. Given her propensity to pick locks as well, there is evidence that Sam could have gotten into much worse trouble or done even more high risk acts if it wasn't for Carly as seen in iChristmas.
 * Sam mentions her love of hobos and follows that up by mentioning another thing she loves, food. She follows Carly's continuation of hatching chicks with making fried chicken at the end, essentially cooking their baby chicks.  Sam is quick to give Carly her hand when asked to and Carly promptly bites it before leaving.  Sam calls after her, "Wait... Come bite the other one!" showing signs of masochism which ties into how quickly Sam is willing to do what Carly asks (as seen in iMakeSamGirlier) and how Carly is the only one able to control Sam through words.
 * Sam and Carly name their baby chicks together and Carly says, "Okay. Family photo," as she and Sam pose behind the incubator.
 * Carly and Sam again utilize the couch by sharing a blanket and it's noticeable how much space Carly has to her left. We continue to see Carly's preference of physically touching Sam as she has her leg and foot draped over Sam's.  There are strong implications that Carly may have a crush on Sam and utilizes moments such as being on the couch together to physically get closer to Sam.  Also shows a contrast as Sam seems to prefer being around Carly emotionally whereas Carly prefers to show physical affection/comfort with Sam.
 * When they realize their baby chicks have hatched, Carly screams directly at Sam, "We're mothers!" before the two race upstairs to see the other hatched chicks.
 * When a chick is stuck in the drain, Carly tells Spencer to go and find another chick by saying, "No. Sam and I got this one," again continuing the Carly & Sam are mothers concept.  Later Spencer refers to himself as Uncle Spencer.
 * Carly and Sam take on the roles of father and mother when they get the baby chick from the beam. Made interesting as their personalities are reversed to suit the roles with Carly playing the physical father and Sam playing the concerned observant mother.  Sam tells Carly, "be careful," continuing this theme and later smirks when the baby chick pecks Carly's finger.  Carly tells Sam to wipe the grin off her face showing she knows how Sam would react.
 * When they find the last chick stuck in the elevator window, they both kiss the window in their joy. It continues to show that Carly and Sam are the mothers but also is interesting as it could be Carly and Sam manifesting their own lack of fathers onto "their" relationship.  Carly's father is gone and Sam's father is out of her life.  Could also lend credence to the iffy 'argument' that by not having a father figure, it makes Carly and Sam prone to relationships with girls.

iPromote Techfoots

 * Carly and Sam once again sit unusally close together on the couch despite there being enough space for each to sit comfortably. Carly's legs are positioned to where they would have overlayed Sam's if she had mirrored Carly's position, again showing that Carly is unafraid to invade Sam's space physically. Sam remarks, "Ugh.  I'm so lazy," before flopping her head directly on Carly's shoulder.  Carly merely smiles and seems totally fine with Sam doing such a physical gesture with her. Sam does this in full view of Freddie and stays on Carly's shoulder for several seconds, not caring that Freddie can see them.  An implication that both have moved onto being open with their physical affection since neither has displayed any romantic interest towards Freddie.
 * Sam calls Carly "baby" before their first episode of iCarly to promote the techfoots. They mirror each other shaking their hands to get loose.
 * Sam expresses shock and concern when she sees Carly before Carly tells Sam and Freddie that she, "stepped in a little puddle," with her Techfoots shocking her.

iGot Detention

 * Carly apologizes to Freddie for stealing his fruit scented markers but admits to Freddie that she used Sam to pick his lock. Another example that the two may egg each other's delinquent behavior on when in the company of the other.  Carly also blatantly lies to Freddie and goes so far as to smell the marker right in his presence.
 * We see further hints of Sam's tomboyish manner when she throws a football that hits Mr. Howard in the face. There is also a sense that Principal Franklin shows some sympathy towards Sam by not expelling her despite her constant delinquent acts.
 * Carly tells Sam that the butter is "full of fat and calories" and then tells Sam in an admonishing tone, "don't drink it," without even looking up probably knowing Sam well enough that she'd do such an act. Sam promptly sets the butter down, again showing Carly's power of words over her.  Sam poutedly says, "It's illegal and rude," after Carly says, "Okay.  What have I told you about kidnapping?" like a mother to a daughter.  Carly again tells Sam, "good girl," and it continues to further the subtle dom/sub relationship that Carly and Sam have.
 * Carly immediately approves of the idea for getting detention partly because it's for Sam's sake and partly because of the importance of the show itself. For a good student and "nice" girl, this is a big commitment by Carly and yet again shows that underneath, Carly may relish being a bit of a bad girl like Sam is.  Carly's idea to get detention borders on dangerous when she unscrews a teacher's chair, causing said teacher to fall.  While Sam often jokes about causing serious bodily harm, it's interesting that Carly is the one to actually put it into action.  The teacher even insinuates the dangerousness of the act by telling Carly that the school has to now give her a 2 month paid vacation as a result.  Carly's second act involves pulling the fire alarm, an act that in real life could result in expulsion.  Another example where Carly shows she can be every bit as bad as Sam.
 * Spencer asks Carly, "Should I be concerned?" when Carly mentions she got detention and Spencer overhears her. A small implication that although Spencer is okay with her relationship with Sam, that Spencer could step in if Sam started rubbing off on Carly in a bad way as suggested in iChristmas.
 * Carly and Sam are allowed to sit together at the same table despite being in detention and despite being best friends. They are also touching arms, again showing that they have no concept of personal space when it comes to the other.
 * Carly seems a little proud that she got detention on iCarly by saying, "'cause we're naughty!" in an upbeat tone. Considering how nice Carly usually is, it could be a way for Carly to show Sam that she is not only fine with Sam being 'bad' but that Sam isn't a negative influence on Carly in Carly's mind either.
 * Sam looks guilty and stares at Carly with a bit of a pout after Carly snatches the sound effects remote away because Sam pressed the cheer button when Carly said, "the iCarly 50th webshow spectacular," to Mr. Howard.
 * While in the gigantic coffee cup, Sam is pressed up against Carly.

iStakeout

 * Sam expresses concern at Freddie's being late while Carly is drinking water and seemingly on the verge of panic. Neither one cares at all that Freddie was watching a show and Carly tells Freddie to, "pick up the pretty camera and count backwards from five," to get iCarly going.  It's again an example of how important iCarly is to Carly and Sam as well as showing that they do have use for Freddie as neither is comfortable handling the technical side.
 * Spencer says, "Hey, little sister and her two friends who never seem to hang out at their own homes." While Freddie does visit, this seems more apt in relation to Sam who's mother drives Carly home but Sam stays with Carly afterwards and often goes so far as to sleep over.  Sam who has a crush on Spencer, promptly follows that up by going, "What'cha cooking there, handsome?" directly to Spencer.  It shows that Sam is quick to utilize nicknames of affection in place of names when addressing people she likes romantically, which she often does with Carly (see Spencer and Jonah in iHateSam'sBoyfriend).
 * Carly stares directly at Sam when she remarks about MPEG standing for 'most people enjoy gravy' in her attempt to cut the argument off at the legs. Worth noting is that Carly says it directly to Sam but also uses a food reference too, given her target.  After when Sam tells Freddie, "Sorry but I'm right," Carly goes so far as to say, "Sam.  Stop it," again trying to stop the argument from continuing.
 * Sam tells Carly, "Showtime, kid," and physically (right in front of Freddie) makes sure Carly's hair is alright prior to another episode of iCarly starting. Continues to lend credence that at least on Sam's part, she's become fine with open displays of affection when it comes to Carly.  Also note how quickly Sam goes from annoyance at the cops eating her pot pie to a smile and happy glow when fixing Carly's hair.
 * Sam remarks at Freddie, "Half my family's dangerous, so?" implying that her deviant behavior is as much how she was raised as anything else. Again may show that Sam may have an easier time coming out (since her family would hurt anybody who mocked Sam) whereas Carly would have a tougher time since her family seems more traditional.
 * Sam lets Freddie take the blame by telling Ms. Benson, "We told him it was wrong," and Carly only reacts to Freddie's full first name being Fredward. Ms. Benson follows up Freddie's 'extremely painful' line with, "So is being a mother of a delinquent," in a pained voice.  Given Sam's background, it further shows that Carly's family and Freddie's family may not be nearly as accepting if Sam (or Carly) were to come out.
 * Sam groans, "Aww... I don't want to work," but instantly complies when Carly holds up beef jerky to which Sam instantly is not only ready to work but races after Carly up the steps. Note also that Sam again is willing to work when it comes to Carly (with motivation) as they get ready to brainstorm for the next iCarly.

iMight Switch Schools

 * When offered a scholarship to Briarwood, Carly asks, "Well, are you offering the same thing to Sam?" and gets answered with, "We were... 'til we checked Sam's grades," and Carly almost before he finishes mentions she understands. Carly brings up Sam due to her being her best friend and popular co-host of iCarly whereas she never mentions Freddie at all.
 * Sam again shows her delinquent skills by picking Spencer and Carly's mailbox to pick up the mail for them, going so far as to scoff at Spencer's "need a key" comment.
 * Carly looks at Sam in an unamused manner when Freddie rushes in asking Carly if she meant her text. Sam responds to Carly's question of what she texted with, "I looooove you," emphasizing the word love.  Made more interesting that Sam looks directly at Carly whilst saying this and almost seems to be saying them as an admission to Carly instead.  Sam tells Freddie, "Oh, get over it.  You were unloved before and you're unloved now.  Nothing's changed."  What's interesting is that Carly doesn't voice any objection to Sam's words and Freddie looks a little concerned, as if the realization's just hit him that Carly really doesn't like him and may prefer Sam instead.
 * Sam looks a little aggressive when she says, "Good," in response to Carly saying she doesn't think she wants to attend Briarwood anyway. Sam gets snotty at Carly by saying, "Then quit looking at their dumb website," and Carly openly nyehs right back at Sam complete with sticking her tongue out.  We can see the insecurity in Sam as she usually only attacks others verbally and is very rare to stand up to Carly in such a manner.  Given her reaction in iWannaStayWithSpencer, Sam could be seeing Carly's going to Briarwood as an even worse abandonment since Carly was invited to an interview.
 * Carly when confronted by Spencer says, "I'm not gonna leave Ridgeway and Sam and Freddie and all my friends!" Interesting that she puts Sam's name first and follows it up with Freddie and a generalized group of secondary friends.  People tend to list by most important and it's clear that Carly values Sam slightly more than Freddie.
 * Carly has a nightmare about iCarly being hosted by a happy Sam with a new co-host in Gibby. May be evidence that not only does Carly care about Sam and wants to be with her physically but also sees iCarly as a chance to spend time with Sam.  Note that iCarly still continues despite Carly being at Briarwood in her nightmare.
 * Sam's reaction is interesting as she seems incredibly bummed, much like in iWannaStayWithSpencer. Despite being bummed, she still finds herself easily snapping at Freddie and calling him "whizpants" as well, this time adding negative nicknames to those she doesn't like compared to Spencer and Carly.  Sam also uses Freddie's love of Carly to her own advantage knowing Carly doesn't like Freddie at all, "And if she stays here, there's a better chance she will fall in love with you someday."
 * We get possessive Sam stepping in front of Carly and instantly sizing up Ms. Peeloff with her eyes and openly asks, "Who's the chick?"
 * Carly stares directly at Sam for most of her yelling at Sam and Freddie, asking why they intentionally sabotaged her interview. Sam physically gets up and walks up to Carly, trying to soften Carly's anger by calling her a nickname, "Carls."  Sam's voice sounds close to breaking when she utters the line, "So don't not let her in 'cause she has a couple of rotten friends," and Carly openly rolls her eyes before marching in front of Sam and Freddie to tell them they aren't rotten.  Note that Carly smirks and says, "Usually," while directing her gaze right at Sam.

iFence

 * Sam asks Carly, "How come I've never met 'em?" in reference to The Dorfmans and Carly instantly responds, "Because I like you." Made interesting in that Sam is willing to bring her cousins over to Carly's and doesn't seem to care that they are often just out of jail.  When iCarly is about to begin, Sam nonchalantly grabs the sabre and yanks Spencer to the ground.  Considering it's Sam, it's a rather weak physical attack compared to what we see her do in other episodes and shows she may have taken it light on Spencer due to her crush.
 * Carly again shows the motherly side in relation to Sam by telling her, "Whoa. You're not going out," and chides Sam for not even starting to read her book yet.  Sam immediately takes offense at Freddie mocking her ever reading a book.  When Carly goes, "Oh my god, Sam.  You've never read a real book?" Sam gets defensive and says, "I've been busy!" showing that Sam takes any verbal attack from Carly more personally as she also gives Carly a bit of a hurt look.  Carly asks Sam, "If we go, do you promise you'll start reading when we get home?" and Sam mocks the motherly side of Carly by responding with, "Yes, mother," to which Carly smiles.  Interesting to note that Carly says the phrase 'we get home' implying Sam not only could stay over but Carly is aware that Sam basically treats her apartment as a second home as she chose the word home instead of say 'when we get back.'  When Freddie says no to joining Carly and Sam, Sam replies, "Good," again showing that she prefers to be with Carly alone and sees Freddie as an annoying add on.
 * When Sam arrives at Carly's apartment, she says, "What's up, Carly girl?" in a very flirty manner. It again shows that Sam is perfectly willing to use positive nicknames for people she has romantic feelings towards and the fact she has several varied nicknames may imply how much of a crush Sam has on Carly.  Sam is gleeful at Carly's cooking and asks Carly what Sam can taste.  Shows that Sam may be a taste tester often when Carly is cooking and that Carly is used to Sam tasting her cooking before finishing.
 * Sam tries to bolt when The Dorfmans arrive despite Carly being the only one there. Carly says, "No.  Stay here and have dinner with us," openly inviting Sam to dinner despite telling Sam that she'd hate the food and The Dorfmans.  Sam retaliates with, "You said they were a bunch of dorks," and Carly shouts Sam's name.  We again see Sam's quickness to relent to Carly as she rolls her eyes but says, "Okay," anyway.  Carly grabs Sam's arm again and says, "You said you'd have dinner with us," when Sam tries to go away which Sam replies with, "Yes.  Then I met them," and even gestures with her lollipop.  We later see Carly alone with them, implying that Carly let Sam leave at some point or Sam snuck away.
 * Carly's first act is to be surprised at Sam reading the book as opposed to noticing the boy massaging Sam's foot... and where the boy came from. May show that Carly is aware Sam isn't attracted to boys despite the situation.  Sam says she hired David to read the book to her, but then says, "I already paid the kid.  I had to make him do something," implying that Sam not only doesn't care that a boy's rubbing her feet but that she doesn't see foot massages as romantic acts in and of themselves.
 * At Freddie's fencing match we see Carly and Sam pressed together shoulder to shoulder, much closer than anybody else around them. Made interesting since Sam is still reading her book, showing that Carly and Sam may just naturally want to be physically together in such a manner.
 * Carly smiles at Sam's insult to Freddie, "I always had a feeling you came from circus people," again implying that Carly finds Sam's insulting of Freddie just as amusing but prefers to let Sam do the insulting.

iCarly Saves TV

 * Carly and Sam sit together in science class as well, showing that they really like spending time with another no matter how often. They share homeroom, at least 2 classes, and often spend the afternoons on top of iCarly together.  Made interesting given past episodes such as iHateSam'sBoyfriend when Carly complained about how often Jonah and Sam were spending time together.  Could have been jealousy on Carly's part.
 * Once at TVS, we see Carly and Sam conversing together in the back away from Freddie and Spencer. Carly smiles and laughs at Sam's, "Very much.  Yes," answer concerning the ribs.  Sam leans over and conspiratorially whispers, "I think this could be good for us," when the executive confirms ribs.
 * Sam openly squeals when Carly says she's in and promptly hugs Carly. We see them hug for several seconds and it's interesting to see Sam being the aggressor here as we know how important iCarly is to her and that Sam may have a strong crush on Carly.  Also Sam isn't prone to such spontaneous actions showing how excited Sam really is that Carly gave her consent.
 * Sam gives a quick glance at Carly first before telling Zeebo, "You wanna quit doing that?" Carly seems shocked when Sam starts whacking it with the microphone but makes absolutely zero effort to stop Sam, showing that Carly may let herself speak/act through Sam. It isn't until others come in that Carly starts to physically pull Sam off as well.  Carly and Sam are quick to mirror each other sarcastically and smoothly follow up the other's sentences too.  Carly looks at Sam as if silently asking her to say what Carly wants to and Sam instantly says, "Why are you so stupid?"
 * Carly instantly smiles at seeing the ribs at the snack table as Sam instantly grabs a piece. She seems proud and content just watching Sam's reaction to eating the rib.  Carly's jaw drops in shock and surprised when the executive fires Sam and Carly exclaims, "You can't fire Sam!"  Carly reaches an arm out as if it'll bring Sam back and later says, "That's her thing!" in regards to Sam being pushy and aggressive, two traits that Carly seems to like in Sam.  It's interesting that it takes Sam's not only being fired but replaced for Carly to step up to Brad, "I like doing my show with Freddie behind the camera and Sam standing next to me.  So I think I'll just go home and make iCarly the way we like it."  Carly openly quits in protest essentially and it's interesting that Carly says Sam's standing next to her as opposed to Sam as her co-host.  May be a Freudian slip where Carly likes Sam's physical presence and it's a large reason why they are so close physically.
 * Sam uses the nickname "Carls" again, this time live on iCarly.

iWin a Date

 * Carly and Sam share several looks while confronting Gibby about why he's in such a dour mood after iCarly ends. Carly says, "Aww... poor kid.  It must be awful to love somebody who doesn't love you back," and says this while looking directly at Sam the entire time.  Possibly implying that Carly either likes Sam and Sam knows it or Carly likes Sam and is trying to let her know in a subtle manner.  Also Sam makes the exact same 'down lip' expression after the line she's made in episodes such as iWantAWorldRecord and iKiss, possibly that Sam likes Carly and didn't pick up on Carly's underlying context.
 * Sam gets notably creeped out by Reuben and openly says he's staring at her "like a freak." The expression Reuben makes is obviously one of a 'love at first sight' type so Sam's reaction is either really oblivious or a big example that Sam prefers girls. Later we see Reuben clinging to Sam who shows zero interest in him, very reminiscent of Freddie and Carly.
 * Carly is so shocked and freaked Gibby chose her, she repeats the phrase, "What?" three times including a zoom in face shot at the camera. Sam's shock is equal as she freezes while raising a spoonful of chili to her mouth.
 * When Freddie tells Gibby, "Don't worry about that. I'm in love with someone else," while staring at Carly he immediately gets shot down by Carly with, "Not happening."
 * Carly seems especially weirded out by going out on a date with Gibby, not only because of Shannon, but also because she may have feelings/like Sam and be afraid of what Sam will think.
 * When Carly has to go on a date with Gibby, she really wants Sam to come on the date with her (Sam goes with Reuben). She is way more excited and enthused at the possibility of having Sam physically with her on the date and Gibby's the one to bring up the double date idea.  Carly even goes so far as to say, "Sam would love that.  She'll be so happy."  Carly could also easily be substituting herself as Sam in those sentences at the possibility of Sam joining them.  Even Freddie seems shocked that Sam would be going with Reuben.
 * Sam glares at Freddie and says, "You set me up with Reuben!" and physically attacks him. Carly breaks them up and tells Sam she set her up with Reuben.  Carly essentially blackmails Sam into going out with Reuben by referencing the fact that she helped Sam rub calamine lotion on Sam's mom when she had chicken pox. Sam merely says, "You're a good friend," to Carly showing her acceptance.
 * Despite being on dates with boys, Carly and Sam still manage to sit next to each other at the table. Shows they like being physically side by side and may be secretly using the setup as a mini-date between themselves.
 * Sam remarks at Shannon's confusion, "Well, don't be. Love Gibby.  Love him and never let him go!"  Could be Sam's way of trying to tell Shannon she's lucky to have a decision like that compared to herself in relation to Carly.

iHave a Lovesick Teacher

 * Carly explains to Freddie, "Don't ask why. Pretend you don't see it so we don't have to be a part of the tragedy that's about to happen," in regards to Sam about to commit some act that may cause punishment.  May explain how Carly avoids trouble despite constantly being around Sam and why Carly often has to aid Sam in getting lighter punishments.
 * Carly seems to take great personal affront at being called sassy, going so far as to argue, "Sometimes I'm bold but I'm not sassy," to nobody in particular. This further hints that Carly may rely on Sam to do or say what she is feeling, letting Sam be her voice.  When Carly does stand up to others, she often gets referred to as sassy.
 * Sam seems impressed when Carly not only physically stands up for Freddie but talks back at Lauren Ackerman in front of the whole class, "Wow, Carls, maybe you are the Sass Master." Also Sam again uses her personal nickname for Carly in a public setting, this time a classroom.  Carly promptly gets sent to the principal's office as a result.
 * We get hints that Carly may find girls/women attractive as she mirrors Freddie's reaction to Miss Ackerman. She says Miss Ackerman looks "kinda hot" and glances at her breasts as she steps in.  Carly tells Freddie, "I also said whoa!" when Freddie says it and while Freddie takes several glances as he heads up the stairs, Carly does the same thing until finally telling Freddie, "Go!"
 * Carly and Sam both seem unimpressed and are just shy of calling Freddie's iCarly idea stupid. Carly repeats Sam's, "What?" and Sam tells Freddie, "You see, this is why Carly and me are the creative ones and you're the technical producer who really shouldn't talk so much in these meetings!"  Sam constantly antagonizes Freddie throughout the scene.  It's another example that despite not liking to exert physical effort, Sam is very willing and capable when it involves or is related to Carly.  We also know from past episodes that Carly and Sam tend to brainstorm together without Freddie, so Sam could see this as a possible threat with Freddie invading her time with Carly.
 * Carly and Sam share a proud, gleeful smile at each other while Miss Ackerman is being arrested by the FBI agents.

'''iStage an Intervention

 * Sam immediately mirrors Carly's fall into the bean bag chair after the iCarly episode and mirrors her statement of being tired. Carly pipes up about Sam taking a shower as opposed to a bath by proclaiming that in a bath, "You (Sam) sit in your own dirt."  Sam continues to mimic Carly, echoing Carly's gesture of exploding hamster.
 * Carly merely gives a long look at Sam when she whaps Freddie across the face to "get" the spider under his eye.  Sam, meanwhile, flashes a broad grin at Carly afterwards and says, "I got it," in a tone that implies Sam is this close to laughing.  Shows that Sam is able to find humor in physically abusing Freddie and that despite Carly's shock, shows zero remorse for her action.  Carly despite the look doesn't remark or physically assist Freddie in any way.
 * Sam has gotten to ringing the doorbell more often, showing she's grown to respect Carly's privacy and wait for Carly to open the door first. Sam also looks pretty expectant as Carly opens the door, as if she had a surprise or wanted to tell Carly something important.  "Hey, I thought you were Freddie" leads to Sam responding with, "If anybody else said that to me, I'd probably punch them in the mouth," showing that Sam will let Carly say things to her that others wouldn't be able to get away with.  Sam admits to sneaking out of her room and taking a bus after nonchalantly flopping onto the couch and drinking from a bottle already on the table.  It shows just how comfortable Sam is upon immediately entering Carly's apartment.
 * Carly says, "Just go home and clean up your room," which Sam slumps in a resigned, unhappy position and looks up at Carly asking her pleadingly, "Will you come help me?" Carly goes, "Ungh!" and Sam goes, "Come ooon." Carly smiles and says, "Okay," as if she knew the second Sam asked that she'd help but wanted to make Sam beg a little first.  Continues the dom/sub aspect of their relationship but also shows that Carly is equally willing to reverse the roles to play the sub to Sam when Sam requests Carly's help.  Carly proceeds to call a cab, implying that Carly also had to call a cab to get back home from Sam's as well.
 * Carly groans in disgust at Freddie when he asks her to hold him tighter after she grabs his shoulders to physically yell at him to forward Gibby's e-mail.
 * Carly and Sam both mention the physical attractiveness of Gary (Sam says "So gorgeous" and Carly says "Hot, hot Senior"). Another example of Carly focusing on the physical attractiveness of a guy first and we see that it may be rubbing off on Sam as well since prior to this, she largely has gone for guys or not gone for guys based on their personality (See Jonah, Reuben).
 * Sam stands with Freddie, Carly, and Spencer while the labrapoodle sculpture gets scrutinized, meaning Sam not only worked the entire night (or at least slept with Carly in Carly's bed after finishing) but cares a great deal about the product she helped work on. It shows that although Sam doesn't like work, she cares a great deal when she does bother and explains why she likes working with Carly and cares about how iCarly turns out.
 * Carly got an e-vite to Kara Franklin's party whereas Sam didn't with Carly implying that Sam insults Kara by calling her, "a dumb fudgewad." Sam looks defensive and tells Carly, "So? I still like to party," as if feeling a need to defend herself to Carly.  Sam openly admits to Carly that she sabotaged Freddie throughout the episode bad luck wise.
 * Carly amends her shock at Sam getting a text from Gary by saying "I mean not that you're not cool and appealing and everything..." not bothering to look directly at Sam while saying the line. It's interesting since Nevel brings up Carly being "unappealing" in an earlier episode as a particular attack against her after Carly turns him down, despite his obviously thinking she is appealing.  Carly's admittance that Sam is appealing (and cool) may be the crux of Carly's possible crush on Sam.  Sam herself used the cool-ness of Jonah as a reason to date him so Carly using the same trait to describe Sam could be a crush factor.  After Sam leaves, Carly seems unusually down despite Sam getting asked to meet "the hottest Senior" at the school and Carly isn't usually jealous when it comes to Sam and boys (see Jonah).  Could be that Carly is sad because Sam could be in a potential relationship after Carly's studied her own feelings in relation to Sam.  Upon learning that Freddie sent the fake text to Sam, Carly tells Freddie, "I didn't know you could be so bad," a trait that both Carly and Sam like about each other.  Carly also walks back into her apartment with a wide grin.
 * Spencer also uses "Carls" as a nickname for Carly, showing Sam may have borrowed it from him in the first place.

iOwe You

 * Carly pays Sam $20 and doesn't seem to have as much of an issue with Sam not paying them back as Freddie does saying, "True... but don't be upset. At least your lips smell all girly and sweet."  Small point but Carly associates girly things as good and knows it'll goad Freddie a little because he's a boy.  This is in contrast to how much a tomboy Sam can be but also shows that Carly may like Sam in part because Sam does have a girlier side too.  When confronted about always hitting Carly and Freddie up for cash, Sam immediately motions for Freddie to step aside and starts to ask Carly as if Carly's truth is more important to Sam.  Sam mentions she'll pay back every dime she owes in large part because it's Carly who says Sam hits them up for money and never pays them back.
 * Sam gives the same proud smile at Carly saying, "I got it," when killing the bug as she did when she hit Freddie in iStageanIntervention. Implies that Sam feels like she accomplishes something and is "proud" to show Carly what she can do even if it's a minor act.
 * When Sam is in trouble and told by Freddie that she has to see Principal Franklin in his office, she grabs his shirt and tells him to, "Tell Carly to meet me at Franklin's office in two minutes," showing that Sam still relies on Carly for moral and emotional support even when being punished. Sam as much states, "He always goes easier on me when Carly is around," showing that Carly is a large reason why Sam hasn't yet been sent to Juvie for past trouble.  When Carly shows up obviously worried about Sam, Sam gasps and goes, "Principal Franklin, this is my best friend Carly who loves me and sees the value in me as a person, right, Carls?" while giving Carly a big hug.  Carly merely smiles and looks amused while staring at Principal Franklin. Sam again uses the nickname of Carls for Carly.  The hug and words are mostly for leniency but also could have served as a small chance for Sam to see how Carly would react to such an open and public display of affection.
 * We again see a mother/daughter dynamic between Carly and Sam as Sam gets briefly excited for the possibility of getting a trampoline until Carly says, "Never!" and we see Sam react similarly to when Carly told her she wasn't ordering pizza in IStakeout.
 * Sam shows up in a fake upbeat mood just to get Freddie out of the room by lying about a sick relative. Sam's mood instantly evaporates the second Freddie's out the door and the two immediately sit a hand's width from the other on the couch.
 * When Sam sends Freddie out of the room, Sam tells Carly she doesn't want Freddie to see her cry but also refuses to look at Carly before slumping over onto Carly's lap. It shows that while Sam is secure enough to cry literally on Carly, she still isn't quite secure enough to display emotions that she may consider weak or girly.  Could explain Sam's issues with coming out or admitting to Carly that she has a crush on her.  Carly envelopes Sam in a hug after Sam's admittance that she isn't even allowed to eat the chili despite being her and surrounded by big bowls of it.  Carly looks almost near tears and tells Sam, "I can't stand to see you like this.  You have to quit."
 * Carly knows Sam has a lot of pride, as Sam says, "No, I can't. I promised myself I wouldn't quit 'til I had paid back every penny I owe you and Freddie," in the face of Carly telling her to quit.  It's also a rare instance that Sam stands up to Carly using her own stubborn resolve to handle the situation herself.  A large part of it is that it involves paying Carly back and Sam knows how proud Carly would be if Sam accomplished that.
 * Carly calls Sam's job "stupid" likely because it makes Sam upset and sad. Carly hatches a plan to get Sam the money to pay them back even though it would negate Sam working hard herself to really earn it.  It shows how much Sam's attitude affected Carly to make Carly come up with a way to circumvent Sam's self promise just to see Sam happy again.  Carly initially is upset with Sam for spending the money but starts to sound amused at the end when she tells Sam, "You're insane."

iHurt Lewbert

 * It is heavily implied that Sam stayed overnight at Carly's since she ate the ribs Spencer was saving. Sam looks guilty and briefly glances at Carly before lowering her eyes.  Carly gives Sam a disappointed look but still smiles after Sam defends herself telling Spencer she made the bones into a necklace.
 * Sam tells Freddie, "Uh, wake up and smell the boyfriend, Benson, she's with him all the time," in relation to Ms. Benson dating Lewbert. It's another example that the time spent equates to relationship status and could fuel rumors about Carly and Sam around school given the amount of time they spend together. Carly emphasizes the kissing aspect, something she mentions often in relationships.  Considering Sam's later reveal that she's never had a first kiss, Carly could have feelings for Sam and be secretly wanting to kiss Sam as an admission, seeing kissing as a serious sign of a real relationship.
 * Sam yanks Freddie's pants down and stares directly into his eyes with an expressionless face, humiliating him publicly. It shows that Sam doesn't care about Freddie in a romantic manner and has zero qualms about publicly humiliating him just for her own internal satisfaction/amusement.
 * Ms. Benson and Lewbert have a dressed up dinner meal together as a sign that they are dating. Later, Freddie then emphasizes to Carly and Sam that she likes Lewbert and Lewbert likes her.  Carly makes a very prepared, special looking dinner for Sam that looks almost exactly the same in iMakeSamGirlier.  Could be a sign that Carly, as a result of Freddie's admission in this episode, got the idea to do a special dinner as a sign that she's interested in Sam.

iGo to Japan

 * Carly merely tells Freddie, "You should've asked for a muffin," show little regard to his pain after Sam pelts him in the face with a red apple.
 * Sam asks Carly, "You sure you don't mind me hanging at your place for dinner?" and Carly responds with, "Yeah, it's fine," before wondering why Sam won't be at home with her mother since Sam's mom has pneumonia. More evidence that Sam is willing to neglect her mother if it means spending more time with Carly, especially when it relates to dinner and eating.
 * Sam tells Carly, "Bet you he's looking through his peephole waiting for you to get home," in a manner that tells Carly Freddie's looking through because of his crush. Also reveals that Carly and Sam know how deep Freddie's crush is yet Carly especially blows him off constantly and Sam shows zero signs of any crush towards him.
 * Carly and Sam hug first in their excitement over going to Japan. When Carly hugs Freddie, she tells Freddie to let go and shows that she only sees Freddie as a friend whereas Carly never has to tell Sam to let go.
 * Sam groans at Carly in large part because of Carly's idea that Ms. Benson join them. It shows that Sam was fine going with Spencer, a crush, and Carly even if Freddie joined them.  Sam ecstatically says, "Good!" when Carly reveals there are only 3 tickets meaning it'd just be Spencer, Carly, and Sam.  Sam amends herself only when looking back at Freddie and Ms. Benson.
 * Sam tells Freddie, "Well, you should," in reference to giving up ever hoping Carly could love him. May be a sign of Sam being aggressive towards Freddie, especially in relation to Carly, because she has a crush on Carly and knows Carly doesn't love him as Carly has admitted to Freddie several times herself.
 * Carly is wearing really short pleated cheerleader shorts as is Sam, showing that both may have convinced the other to wear cheerleading outfits that were a little more revealing especially since Sam rarely wears such outfits. We see hints of Carly and Sam's actual relationship.  Sam tries to convince "Melanie" to join the dark side and they eventually hit each other with foam bats.  Could be a small reference to Sam being a delinquent and Carly's gravitating towards being just as bad as Sam without wanting to admit it.  We also see hints that Sam may be uncomfortable with Carly being so positive and 'cheerleader' peppy as she pauses several times before delivering her lines and gives a long look at the camera after Carly says, "Get out of my space.  Oh, yeah!"
 * Carly jokes with Sam about bringing low fat fat cakes to Japan as snacks and earlier sarcastically thanks Sam for scrubbing her heel on "our couch." While the implication is Carly and Spencer's couch, it could just as easily reference Carly and Sam given how often they spend time on it themselves.
 * Carly rolls her eyes and shoots Freddie down when he suggests they snuggle together to keep warm. Continues the evidence of Carly showing zero romantic interest towards Freddie and lends further credence to Sam constantly antagonizing Freddie.
 * Carly and Sam hold hands when they jump out with Carly asking to hold Sam's hand. While Sam isn't enthused about jumping out of a plane, we see she is willing to display confidence since she knows Carly is terrified and doesn't want to make Carly any more scared than she already is.
 * Sam mentions she stole the officer's handcuffs and holds them up with her thumb, specifically staring at Carly. A small bit of subtext there with the way Sam holds up the handcuffs that is often reminiscent of romantic scenes in movies.
 * When Freddie gives Carly a flirty look after the implication of being a honeymoon couple, Carly gives him an open hand slap to the cheek. Really aggressive move on Carly's part and may show just how extreme her non-romantic interest is.  Sam shows up and immediately senses Carly's anger and annoyance by launching the puppet away.
 * When Ms. Benson brings up Carly and Sam sharing a room with her, they both visibly scream, "No!" at her. Could be an implication that Carly and Sam were both aware they'd be crashing together but also more aware that Spencer would have less of an issue with it.
 * We see Sam and Carly comfortably sleeping together in the same bed, much like how they sleep together on the couch. We also see they already have a bit of a married couple vibe with Sam shaking Carly to get Carly to answer the door, refusing to get up herself.  We again see Sam's tomboyishness wearing boxers and Sam stays awake as soon as Carly physically gets out of bed, despite refusing to answer the door herself.
 * Carly grabs a fat cake and goes so far as to pat Sam's head when Sam complains and looks on the verge of panicking upon realizing that they slept through breakfast and lunch.
 * Carly sends Freddie to break up Kyoko and Yuki, using the flimsy excuse that he's a boy. Clear that Carly is willing to see Freddie get hurt despite knowing Sam is physically tougher and would be more capable of breaking them up than Freddie.  We later see Sam easily take them both down largely because she's bored of videotaping them.
 * Carly storms back and grabs Sam's wrist, physically pulling her as they walk back.

iPie

 * Sam is seen brushing her teeth in the beginning of the episode and goes so far as to greet Carly with, "Good morning." Strong implication that Sam borrowed Carly's toothbrush or has her own set of bathroom supplies since she told Carly she was heading home.  Carly shows a lot of concern when Sam mentions tripping and falling down the stairs, going so far as to say, "Oh my god, were you hurt?"  Carly then gives a confused look when Sam reveals she just slept on the floor, possibly wondering why Sam didn't just come back upstairs and join her in bed.
 * Sam asks to borrow a t-shirt, pants and underwear from Carly. Carly seems perfectly fine letting Sam borrow a t-shirt and pants but draws the line at the underwear.  Sam's expression seems to be one of, 'Well... worth a shot.'
 * Carly openly admits to Freddie she doesn't find him funny whereas she easily laughs or is at least amused a large part of the time with Sam. Carly raises a hand and tells Sam, "Don't!" to cut off her response when Freddie asks what's wrong with him.
 * Carly mentions Sam's great grandfather dying, implying that she's met Sam's family before (given her car rides with Sam's mom) and they they are okay with Carly. Possibility that Sam's family would be equally okay with Carly coming out to them as Sam or at least respecting any relationship Carly and Sam would have.
 * Sam tells Freddie with a grin, "You're not the boss of me," and promptly whacks him over the head a second time. A strong contrast to the way Sam often follows Carly physically and more importantly, at her words.  May be a reason why Sam likes Carly is because she lets Carly have some power over her.

iChristmas

 * We get glimpses that Sam is somewhat tech savvy as she's capable of filling in for Freddie's role while Freddie appears on camera in his flashlight costume. Sam shoves Freddie out of the camera's frame and later physically points at Carly as she plays off Carly's, "Jingle" with the word, "Bells."  Sam promptly lets Freddie fall and leaves to join up with Carly downstairs.
 * Neither Carly nor Sam are that impressed with Spencer's magna-tree and Sam excuses herself from the scene by alluding to getting cheese from Carly's fridge. A tactic she uses multiple times throughout the series when she is bored, hungry, or just doesn't care.
 * Sam asks Spencer to relay that she'll text Carly later and says she's going "home" to bust up the old TV with a baseball bat with her mother since she got a new TV. Also reveals that Sam doesn't have the most normal home life and as a result may be more prone to liking girls coming from a 'dysfunctional'/'broken' home.
 * Carly mentions in relation to a boyfriend, "I mean... I want one really bad," possibly defending herself to Mitch for not having one but also possibly showing that she likes girls and boys too. Carly could also be trying to delude herself that she likes boys since she constantly rejects Freddie and Nevel, two boys who show interest in her romantically.
 * Mitch refuses to say anything initially when Carly asks where Sam is. Despite seeing Spencer with Ms. Benson and dating Nevel, we start to really see Carly's hostility at her life being changed when Sam comes into play.  Mitch tells Carly, "Spencer thought she was a bad kid.  He never let you hang out with her when you were little, so you and Sam never became friends."  This is eye opening for several reasons.  The first reason is that with Spencer being normal, it also shows that Carly's father and Spencer may have raised Carly in a more traditional manner and as a result, Carly became more straight laced both in romantic interests and in general.  The second reason is that it's implied that Carly looked up to Spencer and Spencer was basically her second father much, much earlier in her life.  As a result, Spencer may have dictated more of Carly.  The third reason is that it's clear Carly and Sam met and were briefly friends so Carly may have developed a crush on Sam through the ensuing years.
 * Sam routinely says she barely knows Carly, again implying they briefly were friends although she doesn't know who Spencer is. Possible implication that it was really Carly's father who broke up the friendship and not Spencer.  Note Carly's first real pleased/hopeful look when she says, "Hi," to Sam at Juvy and it shows how important just seeing Sam is to Carly.  The first secret Carly brings up to Sam to show they are/were best friends is that Sam wears two different colored socks when sleeping for good luck.  It's evidence that Sam not only sleeps with Carly a lot but so much that Carly deemed it a secret only she knew about Sam.
 * Carly in her rant mentions specific stuff about the people around her but simply says, "I want Sam back," while saying she wants Freddie back as a friend. It shows just how dear Sam is to Carly that she just wants Sam, period, and not in any specific way.  Possible implication that Carly's aware of her crush on Sam and realizes what it'd mean if Sam weren't with her.  Carly later proceeds to break down in tears in the hallway after mentioning wanting Spencer, Sam, Freddie, and everything back.  Note that Spencer's her big brother, Sam's her best friend and possible crush, and Freddie's her friend but whom she's shown zero romantic interest towards.
 * Sam walks in on Carly hugging Freddie and remarks, "Whoa, Daddy, what is going on here?" in a manner that shows she's not that threatened by Carly hugging Freddie as anything romantic but still a little wary as she leans back and takes it in visually. Carly, despite hugging Freddie, instantly locks her eyes on Sam and breaks into a wide grin.  Upon releasing Freddie, she takes a step back, spreads her arms out in an obvious "big hug" moment, and practically squeals Sam's name out loud.  Carly proceeds to literally run up to Sam and embrace her tight enough and hard enough to briefly lift Sam up off the ground.  Made impressive given that Carly is taller than Sam.  Although confused, Sam still flashes a grin at Freddie as if she's enjoying it while simultaneously asking him 'what's going on?'

IGive Away a Car

 * Carly hides behind Sam, using her body as a bit of a shield for protection while Freddie and Spencer talk about Galaxy Wars. Small example that Carly is quick to seek Sam out for protection and we again see Sam likely says what Carly wants to referencing, "I feel like I'm watching a DVD of 'Dorks Gone Wild'," to Carly.
 * We see how protective Sam is of her family telling Freddie not to bag on certain family members complete with a finger point. Also explains why Sam is so protective of Carly in iMakeSamGirlier later and could be that Sam's crush on Carly makes her equally protective of Carly as if she were a family member.
 * When Nevel is revealed, Sam quickly transitions from stunned surprise to her angry Sam face she wore in iWantMyWebsiteBack. Sam later calls Nevel a nub, relying on negative nicknames for people she dislikes or openly hates.  Sam also mimics Nevel with a nasty edge, something she does commonly with Freddie as well.  Sam could still see Nevel as either a threat to Carly romantically, like Freddie, but also a threat to iCarly and Sam's ability to spend time with Carly on something Sam herself holds personally dear.
 * When Sam attacks Nevel in the hallway, we see Carly physically reaching her arms out to help retrieve Sam and later hold Sam away from Nevel. It's clear here that Carly is more worried for what could happen to Sam as there are other instances, such as on iiCarlySavesTV, where Carly was reluctant to step in.
 * Sam asks Spencer, "Where's Carly? I've been calling and texting her for hours," after the initial new car idea fails.  Sam shouts for Carly to come out of the shower and Carly doesn't seem surprised that Sam is there, just shouting "No!" back.  Also shows that while Sam is quick to follow Carly, that Carly is more reluctant and willing to stand up against Sam.

iRocked the Vote

 * Sam snipes at Freddie, "Read the real question," after Freddie asks a fake question saying, "Dear Carly, don't you think it'd be awesome to be Freddie's girlfriend?" Carly herself gives a look like 'I can't believe you did that live on iCarly' with a very forced smile.  Considering Carly's look and Sam's immediate reaction, both could be developing feelings for the other but not ready to admit it.
 * Carly rolls her eyes when Freddie complains about Sam licking his phone again and tells Freddie, "Freddie, be quiet and Sam, stop licking technology."
 * Carly and Sam are quick to share their enthusiasm and excitement, mirroring each other verbally, and going so far as to hug in celebration too.
 * Carly shoots Freddie down with a quick, "No," due to Freddie's look without even saying anything.
 * Sam shows a bit of her crush at Spencer when she quietly and sincerely says, "No. I think you're really smart," and we see evidence of this around Carly as well.  Most notable is Sam's reaction to Nevel calling Carly "unappealing" in iNevel and the way Sam's voice softens to almost a whisper.  Sam is also more willing to act like this around Carly when in trouble or close to losing Carly entirely.
 * Carly mentions the dress is "saucy" but also reveals, "She saw the dress you (Freddie) wanted her to wear, threw her corndog at it, and walked out," showing that Sam isn't into wearing revealing clothing normally. It also makes what she wore in the practice setup in iGoToJapan of a cheerleader's outfit more interesting because it may again show that Carly can coax Sam into doing things she never would do for anybody else.
 * Fitting that Sam would know what a Hobknocker is and she whispers it into Carly's ear as if she wants to keep it a secret from Freddie.
 * Carly restrains Sam physically stopping her with her hand and using Sam's name in a way of 'Don't say it' as well. Sam again stops despite glaring and it shows Carly's ability to stop Sam from getting into trouble.  As seen in iChristmas, may be a large reason why Sam isn't in Juvy yet.
 * Sam again uses the nickname, "Carls," on iCarly.

iMeet Fred

 * Sam explains her crashing on the couch and eating a fat cake to Spencer as, "I was in the neighborhood, wanted food, didn't want to pay for it, and here I am." Spencer then alludes to how often Sam is over by saying to Freddie, "No, but everyone else is," when he asks if Carly's home yet. Also worth noting is that Sam is lying flat on her back on the couch, clearly comfortable enough to use the couch in such a manner without fear of reprimand.
 * After being thrown at and booed at, even Carly goes to blame Freddie when she comes up a spray painted 'iCarly Killed Fred' across her locker. Carly shows shock when Sam Indian burns Freddie a second time but doesn't admonish her at all.
 * Sam mentions she's been arrested 3 times. Given the history shown just up to this episode, it shows that even with Carly in her life, Sam is still capable of causing major trouble that warrants arrest and would be far worse off without Carly in her life.
 * Sam emphasizes the word "love" when she tells Freddie she loves picking on him, similar to the way she emphasized it when telling Carly, "I love you," as the text she sent. Carly herself makes a dig at Freddie saying, "You can't say things like brouhaha and not expect people to hit you."  May show that Sam's insulting of Freddie is rubbing off on Carly, although Carly's nicer and more passive aggressive about it.
 * Sam slowly walks over to stand next to Carly in a bit of a possessive manner after Fred remarks, "You guys are cute," possibly aware that Fred may start hitting on Carly. Sam later gives Carly a little 'don't worry about this' physical gesture as she exits the treehouse.
 * Fred asks if he and Carly are friends first before asking, "Can we kiss?" and Carly in the same tone that she said sure to immediately remarks, "No..." in a tone that comes off as she doesn't find him appealing and may not find boys appealing either.

iLook Alike

 * Carly is surprised when Sam physically knocks Freddie off of the stool but ignores any pain he could've suffered and later takes the seat next to Sam.
 * Carly jokes that Jackson Colt can teach Sam a bunch of new ways to hurt people, possibly showing that Carly is amused by Sam's glee.
 * Spencer remarks, "When aren't they here?" in reference to Carly announcing that Sam and Freddie are with her. Again shows that Spencer, despite the remarks, seems okay with both spending time and more so with Sam sleeping over often.
 * Carly mentions being bored as a means of leaving Spencer's explanation of Newton's balls and going to the kitchen. A tactic that Sam herself uses when at Carly's.  Sam asks Carly, "What if Freddie's mom had a 'little accident'?" and immediately rushes up to Carly and mentions her Uncle Carmine with a grin.  Despite Carly's words, she still seems amused at Sam's seriousness when she says they aren't paying her Uncle Carmine to hurt Freddie's mom.
 * We see a glimpse at how quickly Carly can turn angry and a bit violent in a passive aggressive manner when Spencer refuses to let her go to the MMA fight as well. In her 'tantrum' she shouts at Spencer, then glances at Sam before stealing Spencer's smoothie and running around with it.
 * Interesting that the next scene shows Carly right back to being unsure and nervous about committing an act that could get her in trouble. Note that Sam is the one who convinces Carly to go through with it, despite her unease showing that Sam can be a bad influence on Carly.
 * We see how quickly Sam turns against her look-alike when she comments on Freddie's hotness and complains that fighting is icky. Also parallels Sam's relationship to Melanie, who's much nicer, and also Sam's reaction to Carly's peppy cheerleader persona in iGoToJapan.  Part of Sam's crush on Carly could revolve around how Carly is similar in "sass" and has a bit of a deviant side.
 * Carly and Sam immediately share the same reaction of, 'Uh-oh, we're in major trouble' when Spencer shows up despite Spencer not having any ability to really punish Sam. Spencer sees right through Sam's charade of blaming Carly and Freddie, showing that he probably has experience with Sam's lying to get out of trouble when caught.

iWant My Website Back

 * Carly and Sam show a lot of excitement at playing a practical joke on Kathy, showing they share a similar form of dark humor and it may explain why Carly constantly finds Sam's insulting of Freddie amusing.
 * In the "The Cowboy with a Mustache and the Idiot Farm Girl who thought the Mustache was a Squirrel" skit, Carly sits incredibly close to Sam so that they are literally touching arm to arm. It's clear from the get go that the farm girl is interested in the cowboy romantically. The entire skit is interesting for several reasons.  Sam seems to be particularly aware of not only how close Carly is but also how flirty she's being and refuses to make eye contact as a result.  May reference Sam's own feelings towards Carly and how nervous she is at possibly revealing herself to Carly in case Carly doesn't feel the same way.  Sam seems even more annoyed at Mandy for not only ruining the skit but also possibly the "mood" as well, as Carly and Sam physically separate too.
 * As angry as Sam is at Mandy, she restrains herself while in Carly's grasp standing straight as a razor. Possibly aware that if she were to break out of the grasp, she'd injure Carly, which would be far worse than 'killing' Mandy over cutting her hair.
 * Sam's closest to the window, showing she's physically capable of pulling Carly in but also wants a full view of what goes on with Nevel in case Nevel tries to force Carly into a kiss. We see Carly's full trust in Sam to physically save her later in iQuit iCarly.

iGo Nuclear

 * We see Carly and Sam sitting together and Carly immediately wise cracks about the teacher, commenting on his bathing habits to Sam. Another reference that Carly can be just as cruel with her words as Sam when she wants to.
 * When Carly explains her pesticide idea to Sam she remarks, "Uh oh, I'm bored," and immediately heads to the fridge. Then she exclaims, "I just want a boyfriend," likely showing Carly that she doesn't care about what Carly is saying and may also imply that Carly knows Sam likes girls since the exclamation is not meant to be serious.  We again see the dom/sub aspect as Carly tells Sam to pay attention and Sam quickly says, "Okay."
 * Sam immediately asks Cal if he has a teenage brother. As Cal answers, "No, I don't," we see Carly has both arms folded clearly appraising Cal and seeming very possessive of Sam as if she wants to make it clear that Sam is hers and not available.  Carly also stands shoulder to shoulder with Sam.
 * Sam continues to use the nickname Carls for Carly, showing that Sam may not only be aware of her feelings for Carly but uses the nickname constantly to show Carly she cares for her as more than a friend.

iDate a Bad Boy

 * Sam blatantly shoves Freddie and when called on it, basically admits she has no respect for him and Carly just looks at Freddie like, 'it's true' without defending Freddie.
 * Carly seems incredibly snippy at Griffin initially, a trait she's shown towards Sam when Sam is snippy at her. Interestingly, Carly specifically says, "He's a delinquent" in a negative association thus showing that Carly likes Sam a lot even though she too is a delinquent. Given that Carly later dates Griffin, it may show that Carly could like Sam in part due to her bad girl aspect.
 * Despite Carly's initial dislike, she ends up being shown kissing Griffin, a physical act she mentions a lot regarding potential relationships. Carly goes so far as to admit, "I kissed him first," showing that if she likes Sam, she could be aggressive and make the first move.  Spencer's overreaction is in large part because Carly's his baby sister but it also offers an insight into how he could react if Carly admitted she liked Sam or if Sam initiated a relationship with Carly.
 * Carly again focuses largely on the attractiveness of the boy she's dating initially, "And then when I was telling him how mature he was I realized he was super cute," and later points out that she realized he was "sweet and smart" and mentions kissing him. All traits that Carly could very easily apply to Sam and could explain why Carly could crush on Sam.
 * Sam exclaims shock at not being called upon learning Carly kissed "that Griffin guy," as Sam calls him. Carly though admits to sneaking around Spencer in order to send Sam an e-mail about the situation.
 * Sam admits, "I never would've pictured you with a guy like him," in regards to Griffin's 'type' and Carly immediately says, "Me either but there's just something exciting and cool about a bad boy." Could be Carly's wanting to see the 'bad X' lifestyle with a boy to gauge if she'd like it in regards to Sam or lead up to Carly admitting to herself feelings for Sam due to the similarities between Griffin and Sam.
 * On the iCarly episode, Carly immediately throws her full arm over Sam's shoulder in a very friendly way while Sam cups her shoulder, leading into a faux argument that ends with the two head to head smiling at the camera.
 * Sam mentions to Spencer about a dream where a monster comes in and eats her soup. Sam remarks that she has the dream often and considering Carly recently started dating Griffin, the dream itself could imply that Sam is worried about losing Carly (the soup) to somebody that she finds she can't overcome or is afraid of (the monster) and the act of eating could be construed as possibly marriage.  It's never mentioned if the dream goes away, possibly implying that Sam has this dream whenever a new boy moves in on Carly.
 * Sam immediately senses something isn't right with Carly, showing how close they are to know what the other's feeling without saying anything. Sam wears a wide grin when she asks Carly, "What was it?" in relation to something bad happening between Carly and Griffin on their date the night prior.  Sam laughs and pinpoints "his place" as the event of the bad thing before asking for details.
 * Sam says, "Baby got some sugar," when Carly mentions some kissing occurred between her and Griffin.
 * Sam says, "It's kinda funny," and it's clear that Sam is acting more like Freddie in relation to Griffin dating Carly. Could be some jealousy on Sam's part especially given her dream.  Carly buries her face into Sam's shoulder as Freddie laughs and Sam goes so far as to comfort Carly, mirroring the way Carly comforted Sam in iOweYou.
 * Sam casually enters and starts calling for Carly, going so far as to use two nicknames, Carls and Carlata. Despite her reaction, she still tries to keep Carly and Griffin together, mention his walking out when Griffin breaks up with Carly.  Worth noting is that the reason for the break up is that Carly can't handle Griffin's hobby, whereas she seems comfortable with Sam regardless of what she does or how she acts.
 * As confirmed in Dan Schneider's blogs, Carly only liked Griffin for his bad boy persona; as soon as she learned he collected Pee Wee Babies, she no longer felt comfortable being his girlfriend.
 * Sam is seen wearing a rainbow ring on her right hand. This is significant, as usually this is considered an LGBT symbol. Since then, she has also been wearing it throughout most of "iTake on Dingo", at the beginning of "iThink They Kissed" and some of "iGet Pranky".

iMust Have Locker 239

 * Freddie presses up against Carly on iCarly and Carly instantaneously says, "Too close," showing she's not comfortable with Freddie being so close but has zero issue with Sam constantly being that close to her. Given the fact they snuggle while sleeping together, it could be a sign that Carly has a crush on Sam.  Made more interesting considering later in the episode when Sam remarks, "We're all sorry," her head is exactly like Freddie's was in relation to Carly.
 * Sam again calls Carly, "baby."
 * Carly and Sam both insult Spencer and Freddie by saying "When did you turn into my wife?" proving they have similar senses of humor. Could also imply that neither has any problems with marrying a woman.
 * Sam remarks, "I've been missing having a locker next to Carly's," implying she traded/paid to get her old locker back and traded/paid to be next to Carly's locker in iLikeJake too. Shows that Sam really prefers to be in Carly's company.

iTwins

 * Sam says Melanie makes her sick, although Melanie seems to be just like Carly. Apparently, Sam holds Carly to different standards than other people.
 * Sam seems a bit grossed out by the fact that her sister kissed Freddie, and Carly continues on to say that she can't believe they're related (Carly can't imagine Sam and Freddie kissing; in "iThink They Kissed", she says "There is NO WAY that would happen.").

iFight Shelby Marx

 * Before the fight, although Freddie gives Carly her mouthpiece, Sam takes Carly's robe off.
 * When Sam is in the process of taking Carly's robe off, she stares at Carly's body for a quick second and seems to enjoy doing this.
 * After the match, Shelby walks up to Carly to confront her, and Carly immediately backs up behind Sam for protection. Sam also has an angry face on and asks, "What do you want?" (She's saying this to her idol, her favorite CFC fighter.)

iCook

 * When 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. Even when she slaps Sam's hand, it's obvious she doesn't like to do it.
 * Sam literally says, "Who wouldn't want to go out with this!?" referring to Carly.
 * 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 (possibly to make Carly jealous?).
 * 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.
 * Sam wants to borrow Carly's bra.

iFind Lewbert's Lost Love

 * Sam snaps Carly and Freddie out of their fantasy that they were sharing. It's possible that she was jealous of Carly's dream only including Freddie and not her because she immediately points out a flaw in it, when usually, she is a candidate to believe in fiction.
 * Carly only asks Sam to save her from Marta.

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.
 * When Carly goes along with making money from someone, Sam pats Carly's head and says "That's my girl."

iSpace Out

 * When Carly freaks out and experiences "Space Madness", Sam looks concerned, speechless, and a little worried.

iFix a Popstar

 * The scene where Sam tells Carly it's her turn to change the baby sounds like they are a married couple.

iWon't Cancel the Show

 * While Sam is gone, throughout the episode, Carly is unusually rude and mean to Freddie (cutting him off, telling him to shut up, and not caring about what he has to say).
 * During the The Cowboy With A Mustache And The Idiot Farmgirl Who Thought The Mustache Was A Squirrel" sketch, Carly bites Spencer's foot, meaning that it was scripted for her to bite Sam's foot since she would've done the play had she not gotten into juvie.

iBelieve in Bigfoot

 * Carly looks back every time Sam makes a pained noise, and asks "What?" after Sam says "It hurts!".
 * When Sam explains that the sound of Freddie's voice is the source of her pain, she makes Freddie leave to set up the cameras.
 * After Carly has an awkward moment with Freddie while they observed two squirrels possibly mating, she looks over at Sam and mentions that she is still asleep. This would be normal had she not smiled a bit when she realized what they were doing then looked over at Sam.
 * Throughout the episode, Freddie makes a few comments after Carly says something, usually cynical in manner ( ex: "How would Bigfoot know your name?" ). Sam is more quiet, and doesn't react as much unless it's to make fun of others, not including Carly.

iBeat the Heat

 * Carly seems generally happy and supportive of Freddie's new relationship with Sabrina, showing no signs of jealousy. This could indicate that Sam was right in iSaved Your Life, that Carly only liked Freddie because he rescued her, not out of genuine feelings for him.
 * Also, Carly shows no interest in hooking back up with Griffin, even telling him not to kiss her when he makes an attempt to get her back. That knocks off two ex-boyfriends that Carly shows no interest in.
 * Sam looks highly upset when Griffin is back, and he insists that his Pee Wee Babies are more important than Carly's project. She yells at him to get over his obsession, then throws Peter the Penguin on the couch. It's possible that she is jealous of him returning and trying for a relationship with Carly, and she is trying to make a case for that not happening again.
 * Sam playfully pokes fun at Freddie's girlfriend, but she too seems to support it (she jokingly suggests Freddie get on a ladder and kiss his 'girlyfriend'). If this is true, neither Carly nor Sam display interest in Freddie, leaving them available to pursue a relationship with one another.

iGot a Hot Room

 * Carly hugs Sam several times in the episode, something unique and unusual on iCarly. Possibly Dan Schneider is developing the Cam relationship.ICarly_S04E01-iGot_a_Hot_Room_HDTV_-hRT--ArCH159.jpg
 * When a boy passes Carly without wishing her a happy birthday, Sam gets extremely offended--even when she learns he's a foreign exchange student--and threatens him in Italian that she'll break his legs if he doesn't comply.
 * While Spencer set the fire in Carly's room, and was perfectly capable of telling her that, Sam tells Carly what happened. Spencer lets Sam calm her down without much interference.
 * Sam comforts Carly when she sees that her room is burned down, and they hug for the duration of the scene.
 * When Carly and Sam start to hug, Sam rests her head on Carly´s shoulder and closes her eyes for a second, as if she enjoys it very much to be so close to Carly.
 * Also, during their hug, Sam lightly brushes Carly's hair a few times, to try to keep her calm.
 * Spencer recruits help for fixing up Carly's room, and Sam is first on the list. Sam HATES any form of work, but helps to build Carly a better looking room.
 * Sam was the only one that properly comforted Carly while they were in Carly's burnt room.

iSam's Mom

 * Sam had made Carly a sandwich by the time she had entered the apartment, similar to a wife having dinner ready for their spouse when they return from work.
 * When Sam tells Carly her mom never compliments her for her work on iCarly, Carly angrily facepalms when Sam's mom appears to know nothing about the show. While it may seem to be frustration that Ms. Puckett doesn't have a clue about iCarly, it could also be a sign that she's hurt by the fact that Sam didn't emphasize the importance of the show she does with Carly.
 * Carly immediately apologizes in a hurt voice after admitting Sam is a horrible person. Also when Sam's mom agrees with her, she defends Sam, and tells her off for her bad parenting.
 * Carly tells Sam, "No offense, know that you're my best friend and I love you but let's face it, you're a nightmare."
 * Dan Schneider confirmed in his Fun Facts that Sam mainly made up with her mom because she was worried about Carly freaking out.

iSell Penny-Tees

 * While Carly is talking, Sam notices a "baby scab" on her arm and gently picks at it. Carly then playfully shoves her off and tells her to "leave it!", which makes Sam back off.
 * After Freddie and Carly both ask a question of Sam, she harshly answers Freddie, then softens her tone when she talks to Carly.
 * Carly willingly follows Sam without hesitating or questioning it, showing that she trusts Sam.

iDo

 * After Sam talks about her meatball problem, she rests her head on Carly's shoulder.
 * At the wedding, when the vicar is talking about commitment and loving for eternity in the ceremony, Carly looks over at Sam, smiles, and nudges her.
 * Sam looks happy when Carly performs "Shakespeare."
 * While Carly sings, Sam focuses on it, barely moving her eyes from the performance.

iStart a Fan War

 * In the beginning of the episode, Sam seems to be slightly annoyed when Carly looks dreamily at Adam and says "Oh man". If you look closely, she even seems to curl her lip, the same way she does when she's upset.
 * After Sam says this, Carly puts her finger on Sam's lips and shushes her.
 * Usually Sam is incredibly supportive of Carly's crushes, yet she makes no nice comments about Adam whatsoever, possibly because she was jealous of Adam.
 * Sam jokes that "Carly and Freddie are deeply in love" fully knowing that Adam was at the panel, and that she was lying.
 * Carly gives Sam a deeply hurt face for making up the lie that she and Freddie were in love before trying to talk to Adam.
 * Sam shows complete apathy for making Adam upset to the point of him leaving the panel. This could be a sign that she wanted Carly to get over Adam.
 * Although Carly seems extremely angry when she goes after Adam, she stops when Sam calls out to her. She could have been expecting an explanation why Sam upset Adam.
 * Sam ties up Adam, and clears up her lie that Carly and Freddie are 'in love' when she sees Carly's hurt face.
 * Carly states that she and Freddie aren't dating, Sam and Freddie aren't dating and none of them are dating, possibly in an attempt to avoid speculation that she and Sam are in a relationship.
 * After Adam is attacked by the "Creddie fans", Sam immediately pipes up that "he belongs to them now", suggesting that she wants Carly to move on from him.
 * Despite the fact that Carly fiercely states throughout the episode that she really likes Adam, once the Creddie fans attack him, and Sam says "he belongs to them now", she moves on, seemingly unphased by this.
 * Carly didn't do anything to save Adam when he's attacked by the Creddie fans, meaning she doesn't like him that much.

iHire An Idiot

 * When Sam is laying on the table, Carly sets the laptop on her belly and Sam doesn't mind.
 * While Sam and Carly admittedly both enjoy Cort's company, their amusement with him is only based on his good looks. In most scenes, they treated him like their own child, neither even hinting at asking him out, or considering him dateable.
 * Cort is one of the few boys that Carly and Sam both agree is attractive, but don't fight over. This shows they've kept to their pact of not arguing over a boy at the least, or they're genuinely not interested in Cort.
 * Carly puts a hand on Sam's shoulder, saying "It's time."
 * Carly and Sam were always "close" to each other through out the episode.
 * A few times in the episode, it looks like Sam and Carly were going to hold hands.

iPity The Nevel

 * As usual, Carly acts quite flirty towards Sam in the "Idiot Farmgirl" bit.
 * In the "Idiot Farmgirl" sketch, Carly asks the "Cowboy" (Sam's character) to be her boyfriend first.
 * "Cowboy" Sam replies that he's not a vampire, but doesn't say 'no' to "Farmgirl" Carly's request.
 * "Cowboy" Sam usually wears her hair up while being the cowboy. This could possibly mean that Sam wants the iCarly fans to think that Carly and Sam were actually flirting with each other normally instead of just their characters.
 * During the sketch, Sam is unphased by Freddie's entrance. Meanwhile, as the "Farmgirl", Carly is merely interested in having a vampire boyfriend, even going so far as to call him "stupid" on several occasions.
 * While the "Twilight" parody may make fun of vampires, it also draws comparison to Carly's relationship with Freddie. While the Farmgirl just wanted to kiss the Vampire boy because she considered him cool, Carly only seemed interested in Freddie when he saved her life. True to the sketch, Sam is nonchalant about this, not even seeming to really care.
 * When Nevel is apologizing to the little girl he yelled at, Carly starts crying and hugs Sam unexpectedly.
 * As Nevel hugs Molly for the second time, the camera pans back to where the girls are standing. Carly's head is resting on Sam's shoulder, Sam is stroking her hair, and it looks like they might actually be holding hands (Sam's left arm is extended across the front of her body). (Note: This refers to the clip at iCarly.com...it's not on the TV episode.)



iOMG

 * Sam and Freddie arm wrestling, with Carly as their referee can be seem metaphorically as them competing for Carly.
 * While Sam tells the viewers they learned nothing from the webcast, she puts her arm around Carly and leans into her.
 * Carly sniffs Sam's neck saying "smells like Sam." As she does this, Sam is chuckling. Sam never lets people get this close to her.
 * Sam asks to help Freddie and Brad with her project, and Carly doesn't question this, even if she knows her best friend is acting weird.
 * Carly mentions in a somewhat annoyed tone that she and Sam were supposed to hang out, but Sam blew her off to hang out with Freddie and Brad.
 * Sam is acting weird, which is very sudden. She decides to hang out with Freddie, and avoids Carly. This makes the case that she could be in love with either person. Sam could be avoiding Carly to get over her feelings, which she does for most of the episode, or she could be in love with Freddie. As Sam has known Freddie for a while, it's weird that she would all of a sudden stop hitting him and want to be closer to him.
 * Sam being nicer to Freddie would indirectly impress Carly, as her two best friends would no longer be fighting and Carly HATES Sam and Freddie fighting (as mentioned in her profile on iCarly.com).
 * Carly makes a large effort to help Sam with Brad, and she knows that Sam is a bit shy when it comes to boys. Her shyness could also mean that she isn't attracted to boys.
 * During their argument, Sam insists that she doesn't love Brad, and emphasizes his name, saying "I don't love Braddd!" to Carly. She simply tells Freddie that she doesn't have feelings for Brad, but it remains possible that she loves Carly instead.
 * Sam is upset that Carly would meddle in her love life. Carly counters this by mentioning that all she really wants is for Sam to be happy.
 * As soon as Carly says this, Sam's lip moves, and her tongue sticks out a bit, before remarking, "Then bake me a pie." Her sarcastic remark could easily be masking her feelings.
 * The parallel between Freddie and Carly's discussions with Sam point to her being closer to Carly emotionally. Sam never threatened Carly once during their argument, and has never said that she hates her.
 * While Sam does kiss Freddie, she takes not only his, but Carly's advice.
 * Sam kisses Freddie, interrupting him when he gives her advice on love. While it heavily implies that she loves him, it could also be her way of deterring who she really loves.
 * The audience can clearly see Carly through the window. Up to now, it is unclear if Sam saw Carly and how she would react if she knew Carly was watching.
 * Carly peeks through the window, seeing Freddie and Sam kissing, and seems to be in shock, and possibly jealous.
 * Carly may be over Freddie at this point in the series, and on iCarly, the love triangle may be this: Sam loves Freddie, who loves Carly, who loves Sam.
 * Carly looks a little sad while she watches Sam and Freddie kiss, implying jealousy.

iParty with Victorious

 * When Carly says that Tori and Steven might be "just friends," Sam snorts and says, "No guy is just friends with a girl like that!" This could imply that Sam may find girls attractive.
 * Carly texts Sam, saying she loves Steven, but when forced to read their texts, Sam openly reads hers, while Carly hesitates to mention that her reply, then quickly blurts it out.
 * Sam's reply to Carly's text is a tongue sticking out emoticon, (:P) suggesting Sam thinks Carly's feelings about Steven aren't that serious, or she thinks Carly doesn't love him.
 * Sam seems keen on making Carly realize Steven is cheating on her and have her break up with him. This could possibly be jealousy.
 * Sam seems adamant, and puts a lot of effort into proving that Steven is a cheater without proper evidence, while Freddie appears to be more silent until there is physical evidence.
 * When they arrive at the party (in their makeup), Carly looks at Sam for a moment before remarking "We really look hideous."; the fact that she feels the need to point this out when she looks at Sam could mean she usually thinks of Sam as beautiful.
 * Sam instantly suggests confronting Steven for being a cheater and wants to embarrass him for hurting Carly.
 * Sam doesn't seem to want to say "I told you so" to Carly. When she does, it is in an upset and hurt tone.
 * When Carly, Tori and Sam plot an idea for revenge, Carly and Sam share a knowing, flirtatious look that even Tori picks up as an inside thing that the girls do.

iLost My Mind

 * Sam did not want Carly saying that she loves Freddie.
 * When Sam covers Carly's mouth, Carly tries to lick it. It does not work for Sam. Carly only washes her mouth out because Sam's hand tasted like "peanuts and mud."
 * Even though the nurse said that Sam wanted no visitors, Sam does not get upset about Carly coming to her room.
 * Carly openly expresses concern at Sam missing school for 3 days and when Sam remains stuck in the mental hospital despite Carly and Freddie being forced out.
 * Sam told Carly the password to her Pear Phone. Carly merely mentions it's "icky" (and refuses to tell it to Freddie) but doesn't sound like she's judging Sam at all for her choice.

iDate Sam & Freddie

 * Carly seemed to care for Sam a lot overall.
 * When Carly walks in holding the blue butt prop, Sam says "Nice butt, Carls." Carly seems clearly amused by that phrase and seemingly isn't a bit weirded out by that ambiguous remark.
 * Carly supports the happiness of her best friends, but has openly stated that Sam and Freddie are in a new phase (a new relationship), and that if they could not resolve their own differences, then they should reconsider their relationship.

iCan't Take It

 * Carly holds a whole speech talking about the advantages of Sam. "Sure, she's unpredictable. She can go berserk and chew your foot off. But, if you keep her clean and well fed, she's adorable and cool and tons of fun."
 * If you watch the scene, one could think Carly/Sam were in a relationship when Carly throws her arm around Sam and Sam smiles during the "adorable and cool and tons of fun" line. Carly also keeps her arm around Sam until Freddie speaks up again.

iLove You

 * Carly manages to inadvertantly break Sam and Freddie up, much like Sam did in iSaved Your Life.
 * When Carly is discussing Spencer and his former babysitter's (Jenna) relationship, she describes it as "wrong", "unnatural" and "weird". Considering the parallel, a hypothetical relationship between Sam and Carly would pose those same exact words to a majority of the audience.
 * While Carly's words may or may not have spoken about the Sam/Freddie relationship, it is notable that Sam takes to heart her best friends words, and Freddie has to reassure her that Carly was not discussing their relationship as "wrong" or "weird".
 * Sam clearly is the one to start doubting her relationship with Freddie, and even when they say "I love you" to each other, Sam is the one to REACT. While her returning the words "I love you" might be sincere, it's still possible that if Freddie would not have said it, she would have reconsidered her feelings and might have come to the conclusion that she loves someone else even more.

iQ

 * Carly frequently admits that the only reason she is dating/seeing Kyle is because he looks good. Carly even goes so far as to mention kissing just to get him to stay by the end of the episode, despite his snobbish attitude and prior mention of dumping a GF for not being smart enough. Worth noting is the Carly is the one that gets dumped here, for being dishonest (and essentially not just being herself which is a huge reason why Sam likes Carly).
 * After witnessing Kyle's leaving, Sam is sympathetic to Carly. The next scene shows the two seated on the couch on opposite ends with their legs stretched out. Carly still has her shoes on but Sam has hers off and Carly is idly playing with her sock covered feet (much like Carly fiddled with Sam's shoelace in iFix A Pop Star). Sam also "gives back" the big fork to Carly both as a means of cheering her up and making her laugh when she produces the comedically big fork instead.
 * Once again, Carly is in a relationship, but she is extremely unhappy, and in this episode, overachieves to try and keep her relationship with Kyle intact. While it is likely that Carly could've either picked another boy to date, or simply, have been honest with Kyle, she probably would have a boyfriend. The case could be that psychologically, Carly doesn't want a boyfriend, so she dates those who, while they are attractive, are completely incompatible dating-wise with her.

Episodes with a Cam Main Plot/Subplot
A few episodes of 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.

iPromise Not to Tell
This is a major friendship episode between Carly and Sam.

When Carly gets a B+ on her history paper, just because her teacher Mr. Devlin doesn't like three-hole paper, Sam is upset too and suggests that they should ask the iCarly viewers to egg Mr. Devlin's house, but Carly declines.

After overhearing Principal Franklin's username and password for the school computer, Sam decides to change Carly's B+ into an A+ and also improves one of Freddie's grades. Then, after ankle shaking, she happily tells her about what happened. But Carly isn't too happy, because she feels she shouldn't have straight "A"s this way.

Carly feels extremely guilty about it, and she and Freddie try to change their grades back. Before doing so, however, Carly shows signs of Sam-like qualities when fighting Freddie; she's able to pin him down twice, a possible indication that Sam does influence Carly. They get caught, however, but instead of telling the truth, Carly insists that they don't tell on Sam. They lie to principal Franklin instead about hacking into the school computer to look up his birthday so neither they nor Sam will get in trouble. Carly's guilt becomes even worse when she pushes another student off the honors list, making her cry, and Spencer makes her an A-sculpture to celebrate her straight "A"s and gets her a big new TV.

Carly eventually breaks down and tells Spencer about what Sam did. When Sam finds out, she says "What kind of world do we live in, where the ankle shake means nothing anymore?" in a concerned and disappointed tone instead of being mad at her, which is what one would usually expect from Sam.

Even after confessing what she did to Spencer, Carly doesn't tell Principal Franklin the truth about who changed her grades, but takes the blame herself; for Sam's sake, she is ready to take a punishment she doesn't deserve. Freddie also wants to take the blame for it, confusing Principal Franklin. Sam, however, comes into the office, struck with guilt, tells the whole truth about her changing Carly's grades and making her promise not to, and says that she was wrong to do that to a friend. Since Sam is known to let other people take the blame for her misdeeds, this is another sign how much Carly means to her. Carly is finally happy.

When Sam wants to change her detention form in the end, Carly drags her away from the computer by the hair so she won´t get into more trouble.

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. When Freddie and Spencer talk about the fight, Spencer mentions Carly seems glum since the fight started, showing how much it affects her.

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.

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. 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.

Initially Shane is believed to be a nerd by the two girls, as they agree that only nerds join the AV Club, however, when they first see him, both are instantly attracted to him. They continue on 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. When Carly and Sam tell each other that they're considering dating Shane, they both try to follow the "Girl Code" and would've been ok with the other dating Shane, had they not seen him at the same time. [A small scene edited out before this had Sam slap Carly after she asks her to. Possibly they considered it out of character for Sam to do this, so they took it out of the episode.] Even when they learn that they were in a dead tie, they try to make a compromise.

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. While doing so, she lightly shoves Sam a few times, and Sam doesn't react violently (this is edited from the extended version). Actually, the odd event is that Sam, of all people, considers the negative side of dating the same boy as 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 push-up 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, so they agree on letting the person who Shane kisses first date him. [As Carly describes the rules for winning the bet, she specifies there has to be lip to lip contact, to which Sam smiles and states that she enjoys. Given that this episode in production order comes before iKiss, Sam hasn't had a first kiss to boast "enjoying", this line could've been referring to either Shane, or Carly herself. As Carly made the suggestion herself, without mention of Shane by name, Sam could've been considering that kissing her best friend could make for a positive experience.] When Freddie suggests Carly go out with him and let Sam date Shane, she gives a small laugh, and Sam rolls her eyes at him. Freddie even tries to help Sam win the bet, and she accepts his help. Although executed through crafty means, Carly and Sam follow the rules of their deal, though neither one wins the bet. When Shane gets mad at them for fighting over him, and inadvertantly falls down the elevator shaft, the girls are left horrified and clutching each other for support. While they visit him 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, not because she genuinely likes him. Also, she does this when Sam has left, not in front of her.

iKiss
This episode is S/F/C (Sam/Freddie/Carly) development (friendship and relationship), considered to be mainly Seddie as well as Creddie, but there are definite Cam friendship scenes and moments that suggest that Carly and Sam may have affections for each other.

In the beginning, Freddie handcuffs Sam to Gibby. Although Carly doesn't take sides, she seems to be annoyed that Freddie played a prank on Sam. Later, 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. The title itself could actually be revealing more than it seems, as after Freddie asks how it went, Carly claims says it was the worst movie ever. This under the radar statement perhaps sheds light on Sam's emotions regarding the kiss. When Carly later reflects on her own first kiss (she and Sam exchange banter over how it tasted like potato salad) and asks Sam about hers, Sam initially is dishonest and states that she had a first kiss. Although she's lying, when she talks about it, she wears the same face Carly did when she looked back on her kiss, and seeing as Sam answers right after Carly, there's a chance she was thinking of her while making up this lie. One interesting detail of the conversation is Sam initially asking Carly about her first kiss, then Carly asking Sam about hers, while neither ask Freddie when they're all in the room. She leaves and Freddie reveals that he's never had his first kiss (a possibility being that he wanted it to be Carly). After this, Carly makes no suggestion at kissing him, which solidifies the notion that she doesn't like him as more than a friend. On the next iCarly, they show 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. Some noticed 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 something about herself.

Sam reveals that Freddie has never kissed a girl on the web show, straining their friendship, annoying Carly, and ruining Freddie's social life. (Oddly, after Sam reveals this fact and leaves, Carly chases her down to talk to her, instead of staying with Freddie to comfort him.) Sam is unfazed by this until Carly admonishes her. Carly is unable to look at Sam a few times while she scolds her, and Sam feels guilty. This leads to Sam telling off the viewers who made fun of Freddie, and revealing that she herself has never had her first kiss. When she confesses about not having a first kiss, she gives a look to Carly before continuing. 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. Carly also says she is surprised about Sam not having kissed anyone because Sam always seemed "so ... willing." If Carly has this impression of Sam, it could mean Sam has been sending out signals, but Carly didn´t get that they were directed at her. 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 may have dodged kissing Jonah because she didn't like him, at most that she doesn't feel attracted to guys. This would also explain why Jonah tried to kiss Carly although he really seemed to like Sam.)

When Sam arrives at Freddie's place, she looks guilty the entire time, while Freddie looks nervous. When he suggests they should kiss just to get it over with, both make a promise not to tell anyone about it and then kiss. During most of it, Sam looks uncomfortable, far off and less engaged in the kiss than Freddie, although she attempts to close her eyes when the kiss ends, seeming to try and feel something. After they part, her demeanor and face seem to suggest she may have had a painful realization. At this point, it could be that she might not like Freddie, or other guys. The ending is considered open ended to say the least, because although Sam tries to play it off as nothing, she didn't appear to enjoy kissing Freddie, it resembled more waiting for a spark that wouldn't come. While Freddie seems satisfied, even happy, Sam has a look of worry and remorse. Granted they are supposed to be "frenemies" at this stage, and a first kiss is awkward, but had their kiss sparked feelings in Sam, her facial expression would probably have been different. She looks conflicted, even confused, one could say. Some have even compared her expression to that of the heroine in "But I'm A Cheerleader", a film about a girl who ultimately discovers she is a lesbian, after kissing her boyfriend. For this reason, it could be assumed that Sam doesn't have feelings for Freddie, but actually likes someone else. It may be possible that Freddie has affections for Sam, but the question still remains as to who Sam has feelings for.

Rumors on the episode itself: This episode goes under a lot of speculation with the small details that lead to the big ending of the episode. Some consider this episode to be a result of executive meddling (as well as iGo Nuclear) because it continually mocked teen love and its depiction in literature (movies in this case). Also, some believe Sam's attire was planned specifically for the episode, which breaks continuity because Sam wears the color pink (on iCarly.com, this was a comment when Sam wore a pink blanket: "This is a RARE occasion. Sam usually doesn't let anything PINK touch her skin."), and isn't portrayed as a girly girl (see iMake Sam Girlier). If this kiss is momentous in itself, why does Sam have to be dressed up and established as the girl? iGo Nuclear seemed to have a broken moral to it too, as Carly and Freddie made great efforts to make a good environmental project and had to go on a dreaded retreat for extra credit, 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.

iMake Sam Girlier
This episode mainly centers around Sam's character, but it also has the Cam friendship in it, as well as possible indications that Carly may like Sam. Initially this episode was going to be called "iMake Sam Girly" or "iGirlify Sam", but they decided on "iMake Sam Girlier", probably so it wouldn't imply that Sam is a tomboy, although throughout the episode, it's plainly obvious that she most definitely is one.

Carly organizes a surprise birthday party for Sam and is a bit obsessed about making it perfect because her mom never throws her an appropriate party. She also invites Pete, a guy Sam has a crush on. When it's time to say a few words about Sam, Carly goes first and says Sam is "her best friend in the world, the funniest person she's ever met, smart and creative and fun and awesome and the only person she knows that can eat a full ham in less than 15 minutes", to which Sam smiles and nods to. Pete also makes a speech, complimenting Sam's tough demeanor and calling Sam "one bad dude", which seems to sadden Sam.

The next day, Sam is seen clearing out her locker, to Carly's confusion (she notes that Sam gets rid of her throwing eggs), and her best friend is aware that Sam's been acting weird since her party. After Sam refuses to stop Jocelyn, a Senior at Ridgeway, from bullying a kid, 'Straight A' Carly Shay even blows off class to ask Sam what's going on, and Sam reveals that she doesn't like the fact that people don't consider her a girl, most importantly, Pete. Although Carly agrees when Sam asks her to give her an image change and make her all "girly and weak", Carly NEVER indicates that she wanted Sam to change at all. Also, this episode brings in continuity errors, because Sam was revealed to have competed in beauty pageants in iWas a Pageant Girl, and she only had a hard time winning because she never answered the questions the way the judges wanted. It hardly makes sense that Sam would need help becoming more girly, had she formerly been a beauty pageant contestant. Carly tells Sam that if she wants to do this, she has to fully commit, meaning no fighting, spitting for distance, and no more wearing boxer shorts. Given, Carly's probably seen her best friend wear boxers a bunch of times when she sleeps over (in iGo to Japan, Sam is wearing boxers as pajamas), but she continues on to say that Sam has to wear girl underwear, which apparently Sam hates, as she cuts Carly off whenever she wants to say "panties" and screams when Carly says it anyway.

Hints at Sam being a tomboy don't stop there, as Carly tries to tackle Sam's manners when she eats. When Carly makes Freddie role - play with Sam, Sam puts a bag over his head so she won't have to look at his face while pretending she likes him. It is possible that after their kiss, she may still see him as just a friend, as she keeps their promise to go back to hating him right after the fact and wrestles him to the ground shortly after.

After Carly gave Sam a complete makeover including a new outfit, she takes her to the Groovie Smoothie because she found out Pete will always be there after baseball practice. Sam talks to him, communicating with Carly through signs, and he asks her on a date.

At school, Sam talks about having a great date without incident, and Carly is proud that Sam made a commitment and stuck to it. When Jocelyn pushes people around, Sam stands her ground after laughing at her. After Jocelyn pushes her, Sam asks Carly if she may beat her up, but Carly says no. Reluctantly, Sam takes her friend's advice, exemplifying the strong bond between the two, because were it anyone else, Sam would've disregarded them. Dan Schneider notes that Carly is the ONLY person who can control Sam merely through words.

An emotional scene takes place in the Groovy Smoothie when Jocelyn bullies Sam again, which causes Carly to make an out of character move by restraining Sam to confront Jocelyn herself. It's obvious that Carly is clearly outmatched and it's proven when Jocelyn shoves her to the ground effortlessly. Sam looks conflicted and about ready to cry until Carly tells her to "Rip her head off". From just these words, Sam goes into a fit of unstoppable rage and beats up Jocelyn, forcing her to tap out and throwing her out of the shop. After this, she hugs Carly, Freddie engulfing them in a group hug. Soon she learns that Pete saw her un-lady like actions, but to everyone's surprise, he likes a girl "that can kiss good and snap a bone if she needs to." Although Pete seems to like the aggressive Sam, he is never seen again.

Pete could've been Sam's last attempt at liking a guy, as she kissed Freddie, but went right back to hating him, which could be giving out the message that she doesn't like Freddie as more than a friend. Seeing as Sam currently hasn't dated a guy since, there is a likelihood that Sam maybe has an internal struggle with coming to terms with who she likes, at this point the options being Freddie or Carly. It's odd that Sam went on a date so early after iKiss to make the argument that she likes Freddie, and the fact that Pete isn't mentioned again after the episode must mean that they had a falling out of some kind. Again, as in iHate Sam's Boyfriend, Sam seems to really like a guy, but it doesn't work out. Additionally, Sam wears her rainbow ring for the first time in "iDate a Bad Boy", which aired shortly after this episode and follows it directly in the production order.

This episode blatantly shows that Sam is at Carly's beck and call, but also underneath the seams, suggests that Carly has affections for Sam, too. It may be that Carly likes an aggressive Sam to protect her and be her knight in shining armor, as she was at the end of the episode. Despite the fact that she helped Sam become girly, she didn't mention wanting it for Sam, or thinking it best for Sam. She even tried to defend Sam's behavior, seeming to like it. For Carly, Sam could be her rugged, abrasive prince in disguise, as Sam always is ready to beat up anyone that crosses Carly.

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. Once again, it portrays Freddie as a mediator, as he makes a personal sacrifice for the sake of Sam and Carly's relationship.

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 losing Carly to Missy.Carly, seeing how sick Sam is, almost decides to cancel the show until Missy intervenes and says she will cover for her. Carly sounds reluctant when she agrees to this, mentions her on the show, and would later make soup for Sam immediately when the show was done, showing that she was thinking of her, even while doing iCarly. After Sam tells her what she thinks about Missy, Carly says Sam is just paranoid, a trait she may have shown 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. Also, before they left, Sam was about to eat another Persian chocolate because it's good, and then Carly swats it away because she heard Sam said that it's a "stomach bomb". This could imply that Carly doesn't want Sam to get even more sick. Also, Sam doesn't get mad at Carly when she swats away a chocolate, which sounds like something one could expect from Sam.

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, showing 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; at first, Sam seems angry at Carly, but as soon as Carly gives her puppy eyes, her anger vanishes completely. Sam clearly feels more towards Carly than towards anyone else and apparently isn't even able to hold the slightest grudge against her, and Missy´s suggestive "You two enjoy each other" might imply even she realized Sam and Carly are more than just ordinary friends.

iThink They Kissed
This is mainly an S/F/C friendship-episode, but there are strong hints that Carly and Sam could feel attracted to each other.

An important friendship moment is shown at the beginning 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. She does her best to comfort Sam when she freaks out in the dentist's office, because she knows that Sam hasn't been to one in a while, and she's really nervous about it. 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 may not realize she is talking to Carly, she realizes she is talking to a girl (Sam says "Pretty blurry girl!") and still tries to kiss her. (Early on in the conversation it is implied that Sam knows she is talking to Carly, as she says, "We need to go to the dentist!") Before she tells Carly about the kiss, Sam reveals that she's scared to say her real secret, and turns away with a somewhat sad look on her face, which possibly indicates that she didn't like it at all. After Carly encourages her to say it, she perks up and grants Carly's request. 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. Another interesting thing to notice is BOTH Sam and Carly are violent to Freddie when confronting him about the kiss (which is odd for at least Carly, she's not violent in the least). When Carly confronts Sam alone, she's more open, letting her true emotions show.

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. While she talks to Sam, she's clearly bothered about her friend's admission, as her demeanor becomes shrill and annoyed. Carly wants to talk about it after they return from the dentist, but Sam doesn't remember what she said, and Spencer interrupts what could've been Carly confronting Sam over the kiss. When she talks to her brother, she exhibits the first stage of grief or sadness, denial. Carly finds it hard to believe that Sam and Freddie kissed, and grows more angry as she continues to think about it.When talking with her brother, she harps on about Sam hiding a secret from her, not so much their kiss, but the fact that Sam wouldn't trust her to tell her this normally; Freddie was hardly mentioned, save for her exclamation, "Sam and Freddie kissed!"  Fer feelings are strong enough that 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. Although he tells her the truth about the incident, she is still unsatisfied with his response and immediately breaks her promise to him when he begs her not to mention the kiss to Sam. If she had any romantic feelings for Freddie, it's more likely that she'd be suffice with his confession and do her best to get over it, not create a fake situation just to get her best friend in her apartment to talk about the kiss. 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. Dan Schneider 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. Her extremely angry sentence "I´ll turn my back and you guys can resume kissing behind it !" could imply she might be ready to "share" Sam with Freddie (she suggested a three-way relationship with Sam and a boy before in "iSaw Him First"), but doesn´t want Sam and Freddie to be together if she isn´t involved. Carly clearly isn't fond of the idea of them dating, which suggests even more that she may want Sam for herself.

Although Sam and Freddie don´t answer Carly´s question if they liked the kiss, Sam´s face after Carly asks if it was "fun" looks a bit as if she wants to say "Are you kidding me?" When asked about the kiss, Sam remembers a shorter time kissing than Freddie, and immediately refutes the idea that she "made out" with him when it was mentioned.

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. iQuit iCarly seems to refer to several past episodes in regards to the Cam relationship: iPilot (the "hair" scene), iWill Date Freddie (Sam's line about iCarly being named after Carly), iHatch Chicks (the hobo sketch), and iStage a Intervention (the sketch Sam and Carly do on iCarly is mimicked by Fleck and Dave).

Carly and Sam agree to help two friends, Fleck and Dave, make a video to win a contest. However, when the boys begin to argue, we get a glimpse that they have personalities that parallel Sam and Carly's. Dave reveals his responsible nature after Fleck spray paints his father's car purple 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.

Carly and Sam try talking to them to get them to make up, but instead of helping resolve the conflict, they 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. 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 coldly mentions that the show is already named after her and Carly then brings up the fact that Sam is constantly a no-show for rehearsals. (Edited from the scene is Carly's response that Freddie named the show and Sam said she liked it back then. Defensively, Sam insults Freddie and calls him a 'nub', and they both end up saying "So.." simultaneously. This small scene can be seen as a significant relationship sign, when one considers that Josh and Mindy said the same exact thing under the same context as Carly and Sam when they broke up.) Earlier on in Season One, this issue was brought up by Valerie (Freddie's girlfriend at the time), and Sam was loyal to Carly, which could mean that it really did hurt her, but she decided to side with her best friend because she found their friendship to be more important. Also, Freddie and Valerie likely would've been involved in the argument, had Sam raised the issue at an earlier time; Carly and Sam tend to be alone when they have their biggest arguments, suggesting that outside interference will be ignored or used as a line of defense for them while arguing. They agree to end their friendship, but both look hurt as Sam leaves quietly (she even looks back to Carly when she leaves).

Sam´s facial expression after Carly´s suggestion, apparently a look of discomfort or disappointment, is very similar to her face after she kissed Freddie. This soldifies the impression that Sam didn´t enjoy kissing Freddie, just like she doesn´t like it to lose her friendship with Carly.

At the Groovie Smoothie, Carly confides in Freddie about Sam, and he 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.

Sam and Carly enlist the aid of Fleck and Dave for technical help, which shows the effort they make to maintain the status quo on their webshow. Other than on a regular iCarly webcast, where they jump around while Freddie does the countdown, they are very quiet in the beginning and look less energetic. 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), possibly 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. When they have technical problems, they are unable to continue the webshow 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 neither girl seems to be happy with this decision, because they know it symbolizes their collapsing relationship. Again, Freddie tries to speak sense into the girls, but they storm off the sets, Carly looking sad, while Sam is visibly upset.

When Carly and Sam meet at their lockers, they are able to be civil towards each other until Freddie appears, then argue over him 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. Carly also brings up her relationship with Freddie when they fight. Although she says "I don't love you any less." and " Freddie loves me!", she seems to be using the dating card against Sam to make her jealous (iSaved Your Life comes before iQuit iCarly in production order). Since Carly introduces the topic in the midst of a fight with Sam, it's possible that she wanted Sam to feel hurt, or angry, and said those things to get a reaction out of her, not to state feelings for him. Sam for her part, felt some way about it, because when Carly mentions loving Freddie, Sam looks off as if exasperated and desperate, maybe even annoyed.

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. When both want to use a window washing platform to make their video, Sam and Carly continue arguing until Sam decides to jump on the platform without a harness, and Carly follows her, worried that she'll hurt herself. Freddie could've jumped onto the platform, too, 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 wanted the same for Carly, so they were left at a stalemate. When Carly nearly falls off of the platform, Sam's tough girl persona seems to fade, 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. Though they've fought for most of this episode, this test seems to instantly bring the friends back together, as Sam gives her hand to Carly to take. Both girls admit to each other that they're scared (Sam rarely admits any kind of weakness), but Carly shows how much faith she has in Sam by taking Sam's hand.

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. Sam initially has a hard time in getting Carly to safety at first, but when Spencer 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). She 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. After they are pulled up, Carly and Sam try to play off the events as little, Sam even going so far as to say they didn't cry, but they both start to break down when they realize they could have died. 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.

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 seen."

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. What's odd is seeing Carly nervous and defensive when Sam asks if she's ok. If she really loved Freddie, why the shame? It's one thing for her to lie to Mrs.Benson to protect Freddie, but Sam's her best friend. She can tell Sam anything, yet she's hesitant to tell Sam about the kiss. In the TV version Carly just shouts "I kissed Freddie!", Sam is shocked, and the scene ends, but the extended version expands this scene significantly. Sam 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 safe 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. Carly expresses her consent to talk with Sam by pulling her into the apartment and slamming the door behind her.

While the conversation between Carly and Sam is never shown, the next scene is clearly one of the main events of this episode. Sam appears in the hallways and is amused by Carly and Freddie's new relationship. This could be seen as Sam being insecure with the new situation and trying to laugh it off, though she has insight that neither Freddie nor Carly has. Sam is confident that Carly and Freddie won´t last as a couple and tells Freddie to "savor" Carly´s love. She tells this Freddie as she watches Carly leave to class, which hints that she was thinking more about Carly than Freddie while she talked to him. 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!". This admission can be taken a few ways. If it's sincere, Sam could be disgusted at Freddie's implication that she might like him, or feels that she can do way better than Freddie. On the other hand, some believe this to be Sam hiding her feelings about Freddie; if this is true, Sam easily could've said "You wish". Her response brings to light a likelihood that she may not feel an attraction to him, but to gauge her reaction fully, one has to consider the target of Freddie's question. Who he's referring to is vague, and it's likely that he could've been talking about either himself or Carly. Seeing as Carly is Sam's best friend, it would be unusual for Sam to call her "gross", and Freddie is a mediator in too many of Carly and Sam's arguments to cause any sort of schism in the girls' relationship. It makes more sense for him to suggest Sam is jealous of him; season one revolved around Sam and Freddie vying for Carly's approval. 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. Dan Schneider himself discusses Sam's reaction to Freddie and Carly's relation, seemingly making the implication that Freddie was referring to Sam being jealous of him.

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. Carly even identifies the incident Freddie is alluding to and compares it to her situation with him. In the extended version, she even repeats a line that Sam says earlier in the episode regarding the bacon itself and says it in the same tone Sam did. 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 has 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.

During the web show at the beginning of the episode, Sam jokes that a guest on the show should break something on Freddie's body, and he whines, "If you're in love with me, just say so", to which she sticks her tongue out and makes a whiney noise. It's interesting that Freddie always brings up Sam liking him to annoy her, yet she never reciprocates this. Although this is considered normal banter between the two, it brings up the fact that Sam doesn't tell Freddie anything about her love life (even after they kissed). Sam always confides in Carly, though she masks her deep insecurities, leaving the possibility that she wouldn't tell Carly if she had a crush on her. After Sam tells Carly and Freddie she used to be a beauty pageant girl, Freddie laughs at Sam. 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). Sam learns that her former rival is set to win her 100th consecutive competition, and begs Carly to enter the next beauty pageant for her. When Sam starts throwing a tantrum, Carly quickly gives in, as she (according to Freddie) always does.

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 "Hottt!" after Carly asks how she looks. When Sam suggests that Carly use props to stuff her bra ( a recurring joke in the show is Carly being considered "flat chested" ), Carly refuses to do so. When they meet LeAnn Carter, Sam's rival, at the pageant, 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.

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 also shows signs of worry for Sam (since Sam has to improvise what to do for the talent competition). When they get home at the end, Carly proudly tells Spencer and Freddie about Sam winning the pageant and is as annoyed as Sam when the boys don´t pay attention to them.

iGet Pranky
While iGet Pranky is a major Sparly (Spencer/Carly) sibling episode, it also suggests Cam with its Spam (Spencer/Sam) reference.

Once again, it's early on in iGet Pranky that we see Sam wear her rainbow ring.

When Carly wakes Sam up by throwing a pillow at her, Sam seems to know Carly threw it because she looks at her for a second, but she chooses to throw one back at Freddie instead. Much like in iWanna Stay With Spencer, Sam would never intentionally hurt Carly and rather redirects her aggression towards someone else. Carly is one of the only people, if not the only person she would never hurt.

Conversation with the trio then shifts to Carly not having pranked anyone, and her small monologue about "finding the right person" to prank sounds oddly similiar to another "first time" talk one would hear, showing that iCarly has progressed from a kids show to a more mature target audience. The fact that she's telling this to Sam solidifies that this was intentional in the writing department. Sam's response is vintage teenager with bubbling hormones, as she tells Carly it needs to happen sooner. To cap it all off, Carly defeated, gives a point to "peer pressure". There would only need to be a small change in words for this conversation to have gone a completely different route.

When Spencer pulls his "plexiglass in front of the elevator" prank on Sam and Freddie, we see Carly obviously upset by this, and hear Sam confess that she won't hurt him because she has a crush on him. This mirrors the well known fact that Sam won't physically hurt her best friend Carly, even for fun. Most fans are aware that Sam's "little crush" on Spencer was likely a joke, or a schoolgirl crush that won't go anywhere. At the same time, this admission speaks volumes for Cam. Thinking outside of the show, a Spam reference easily gets bashed for being pedophilia; if a controversial ship like Spam is referenced on the show, there could easily be a similar reference to Cam in the future (if their subtext isn't already apparent). The Spam moment further supports Cam because simply put, Spencer is related to Carly. It's common to have a small crush on your best friend's older sibling, especially if you like them. The Shay siblings are very similar in appearance, as established in iFix a Pop Star, while they both have a keen use of bad jokes; in short, its not far off for Sam to like Carly. Sam herself describes it as a "little" crush, suggesting that she likes someone more than Spencer. While Sam may not truly like Spencer, the implications of her crush give more credibility to her having feelings for Carly than Freddie just by proximity and closeness alone.

In 2009 (near the end of season 2), a Cam fan already suspected Sam of having a crush on Spencer in a livejournal post ; the interpretation of this then-suspected and now-confirmed crush was that by convincing herself she has a crush on Spencer, Sam could easily blame her feelings for Carly on the similarities of the Shay siblings (quote: "It's so convenient to be able to crush on people who share the same qualities you love in your best friend – because then you don't have to look at the fact that you happen to be very much in love with your very female best friend.").

Sam's entire tough attitude is often seen as a way to hide deep insecurities; if this is true, having feelings for Carly could confuse Sam a lot, and even though the rainbow rings she occasionally wears imply that she begins to accept her attraction to girls, she could be afraid of losing Carly if she confesses her feelings for her; by persuading herself of having a crush on Spencer, she has an explanation for her feelings for Carly and can keep up the status quo as being Carly's best friend, a status she would definitely prefer over not having Carly in her life at all.

Carly for her part, asks about Sam's crush, which neither Freddie nor Spencer do. Carly could be hurt by this admission, seeing as a mutual pact was made by the iCarly trio to no longer keep secrets in iThink They Kissed or may feel jealous of Sam's crush. For this reason, it makes more sense for this "little crush" to be harmless. After being questioned by Carly, Sam immediately acts as if she had never said it, possibly showing regret for what she said, as she is seen shifting her eyes towards Spencer, then back to Carly.In this small turn of events, Freddie is almost invisible in the scene, as he isn't referenced to in any way.

When Carly gets shocked by Spencer's prank pen, Sam is visibly shocked and worried, but shortly after, she electrocutes Freddie with this same pen and has a look of complete apathy. Carly, on the other hand, does not even try to stop Sam from hurting Freddie by yelling "NO!" or pulling Freddie away like she did in iCook, although she could expect that Sam was going to hurt Freddie (simply from experience) and has experienced how painful the pen is first-hand not even a minute before; after Sam shocks him, she merely mentions checking his pulse in a monotone matter similar to when Sam smashed Gibby´s locker with a hammer in iDream of Dance or when she hurt Gibby with a bowling ball in iHave a Lovesick Teacher, implying that this happens on a normal occurence. If this is true, Sam and Freddie's relationship has remained the same, one of two bickering friends who fight, but care about each other when it counts. While Freddie's feelings may have changed for Carly, and he might even like Sam, it doesn't seem that Sam reciprocates this, as she can openly confess to liking someone else. This scene almost seems like Dan Schneider is trying to steer attention away from the "traditional" ships Creddie and Seddie towards more unconventional ships of iCarly.