ICook

 

iCook is the second episode of the third season of '''iCarly. '''It initially aired on September 19, 2009 and was watched by an average of 3.766 million viewers.

Plot
Carly and Sam introduce Spencer's spaghetti taco recipe on the web show. A famous chef, Ricky Flame, immediately sees this as an opportunity and challenges them to compete on his show, "Food Fight", to have a food critic panel judge who makes better spaghetti tacos. The iCarly trio and Ricky Flame go head to head to determine a winner, and the iCarly trio defeats Flame, who falls into a bout of depression because he was handed his first loss in his career. Since Carly believes his actions are a result of losing to them, she suggests they help him feel better so he can cook again. They are unsuccessful in this, but Ricky then sends them a video, looking happy and telling them to meet him at an athletic club. When they get there, he is wrestling little kids, having figured out that he does not like to cook, but likes to win, and when he is fighting kids, there is no way he can lose leading the trio to see his true nature of greed. After Ricky pins Carly down, Sam wrestles him and wins; then she, Carly, and Freddie leave him crying on the floor again.

While the gang tries to help Ricky, Spencer does his best to hang out at the Groovy Smoothie as much as possible after he gets electrocuted and has a "vision" of his favorite idol Nug Nug from Galaxy Wars giving him a hug in the Groovy Smoothie. And this ends up happening.



Trivia

 * It's the first episode showing the new widescreen monitor on the counter in the Shay apartment.
 * "Galaxy Wars", including all related terms later on (Nug-Nug, Skynauts, planet Juveron etc.), first appeared in Dan Schneider's previous show, "Drake & Josh" (The Battle of Panthatar).
 * Finally, it is explained how Spencer's Spaghetti Tacos came to be.
 * This is a rare time where T-Bo appears, but doesn't beg one of the customers at the shop to buy something other than a smoothie.
 * An ingredient of the tacos, the "Peruvian Puff Pepper", is also the key element and name of a "Drake & Josh" episode. Coincidentally, Megan and Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) were the first to mention Peruvian Puff Peppers in both shows.
 * The 'Gary Coleman grill' is another reference to "Drake & Josh".
 * Ricky Flame's girlfriend, 'Debbie', is the same woman who did the announcer voice for 'The Sack' infomercial in the episode iThink They Kissed.
 * When Spencer is laying on the couch after being shocked, the computer screen has robots on them. The same picture is displayed on Freddie's computer desktop in the episode iSaved Your Life.
 * Spaghetti tacos were first mentioned in the previous episode iWill Date Freddie.
 * When they introduce spaghetti tacos, they said you need "taco shells, some spaghetti noodles, our secret sauce, and meatballs." Since no one knows what the "secret sauce" is, it is not possible to make the "real" spaghetti tacos at home.
 * Ricky Flame was named after real-life celebrity chef, Bobby Flay. ICook.jpg

Goofs

 * At the very beginning of the episode, Sam has Douglas, her mom's ex-boyfriend, installing a security system in her locker. Before Sam says "I get it!", the man has a measuring tape around his neck. After the camera cuts back to him, the tape is gone.
 * In the episode iHeart Art, Freddie says that Nug-Nug is from the planet Zorkon; however, in this episode, he's from the planet Juveron.
 * When T-Bo tries to kick Spencer out for not buying a smoothie, Spencer said, "In my vision, I was drinking a smoothie," but when Nug-Nug comes to hug Spencer, Spencer was just about to leave. He wasn't drinking a smoothie at the moment.
 * How can Sam open her locker if it's electrified?
 * In the segment "A Word From Our Spencer" the word diphthong is misspelled (as "dipthong").
 * During the cook-off both iCarly and Chef Flame are making spaghetti tacos, apparently without using the stove - spaghetti noodles must be boiled in a large pot of water, yet the decorative green cover with bowls on it is in place on the stove, indicating that it has not been used (this is at least the third episode with this same goof).

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Quotes
[Freddie is proud about naming an iCarly segment, showing himself to the webcast viewers] Freddie: I thought of the name! Sam: Uh-oh, your ear's all wet. [sticking her wet finger into Freddie's ear] Freddie: [angry, but speaking calmly] ...and my hatred grows stronger.

Carly: Okay, for our first real iCarly cooking segment we're gonna make... Sam: ...Spaghetti Tacos! Carly: A dish invented by my brother Spencer! Sam: ...whose real name is Latisha McPeanuts! Carly: Yeah... no it's not.

Spencer: Dipthong.

[Carly is worried about Sam's 100-volt locker security system] Carly: Couldn't that really hurt someone? Sam: [excited] I hope so!

[Sam tries out the security system by frying a knockwurst with it] Carly: Yep, that could hurt someone. Sam: Or cook them to perfection.

Spencer: [after being shocked by Sam's locker] Just as I blacked out I experienced something incredible! Freddie: What, not dying?

[Spencer telling his 'vision' and about to leave - still in his bathrobe] Carly: What's "Nug-Nug" from Galaxy Wars gonna be doing at the Groovy Smoothie in Seattle? Spencer: [indignant] HUGGING ME!

Freddie: [smiling] I'm Freddie Benson!

Carly: [picking 'something' from their plate of Spaghetti Tacos] What is this? Sam: My band-aid. [judges look disgusted] Carly: She means... her flavor patch!

[Sam nods unconvincingly] 

Spencer: [after being beaten to the ground by an old lady with an umbrella] Hey! HEY! I hope you get space-jacked by a bunch of red skynauts! Old lady: What? Spencer: It's 'Galaxy Wars' talk. Old lady: [leaves] Nerd...

Spencer: You better run!

Carly: COME ON MARLA!!! Marla: [looking at Carly] Carly: I'm... so sorry...

Freddie: You're cooking a steak in your locker? Sam: Well, I'm not going to eat raw meat after what happened last time. Stupid parasites.

Carly: He's not doing anything anymore. Sam and Freddie: What? Why?

[They turn to face each other, and then slap each other]

Sam: It's not our fault Ricky went psycho! Freddie: Yeah, but... come on, the least we could do is talk to the guy! Sam: No... the least we can do is nothing.

Carly: You know, there are more important things in life than free meat! Sam: Yeah, not really.

Freddie: Hey... nice PJ's. Carly: Dude! It's Saturday morning, I was sleeping. Freddie: I could tell, your hair's a MESS! Carly: Oh well, sorry for not getting myself 'all dolled-up' to answer the door!

Ricky: No one can extinguish the flame!

Related iCarly.com blog posts
Sam's blog: Jo-Jo the Gigantic Baby