IDon't Want to Fight

iDon't Want to Fight is the 17th episode of the first season of iCarly.

Plot
Carly gives Sam an iCarly T-shirt to celebrate their anniversary since they met (a flashback scene shows a young Carly and Sam). Sam promises to get Carly tickets to the Cuttlefish concert, but the tickets has been sold out, so Sam trades the shirt to Rip-Off Rodney in exchange for the two tickets, as Rodney finds value in iCarly. This angers Carly and the two girls fight it out so much that iCarly is ruined.

Freddie receives no advice from Spencer, who has been making a fish feeding device for his goldfish. He eventually takes control of iCarly by making the girls tie up their hair in ponytails and tying them to ropes. He then tells them to tell the story from their point of view to the iCarly viewers, who get to vote after the show. If either girl interrupts, their ponytail will be yanked, and according to Freddie, hard. However, when Carly interrupts Sam's testimony, Freddie allows it because he "loves her," thus resulting in both girls yanking each other ponytails by pulling the other rope.

After the show, Freddie counts the votes, but he has put up three options instead of two, (Carly or Sam being right), the third one being that they are both acting dumb and should just make up. The third option wins, and after Sam starts to cry, both girls apologize to each other.

In the end, Spencer demonstrates his automatic fish feeder, but when Carly reminds him that he still has to reset it every day, he is depressed and goes to bed. Carly then brings the goldfish back to the pet store.

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Trivia

 * This marks the first episode where Freddie saves Carly and Sam's friendship. Also Freddie saves the friendship in iReunite with Missy and iQuit iCarly with help from Spencer.
 * This episode contains the first appearance of Rip-OffImport_000324.jpgy. He later reappeared in iGot Detention.
 * The dead fish running gag is mentioned in iPie.
 * Spencer's fish-feeding device is based on the Rube Goldberg concept.
 * This is Jermey's final appearance.
 * This is the first time Sam cries.
 * A brief audio clip of this episode can be heard in the Zoey 101 episode "Vince is Back", which aired nearly 3 weeks after this episode did.

Quotes
Freddie: You know, they say when a girl constantly rips on a guy, it just means she has a crush on him.

Sam: I wasn't ripping on a guy, I was ripping on you.

Sam: Guess what else I got?

Freddie: Pimples on your butt? ''[Sam turns and glares at him. Freddie runs out of the iCarly studio] '' Sam: He was smart to run.

[Carly and Freddie listen to her stereo]

Freddie: I like this song. [putting his arm around Carly] Pretty romantic, huh? You feeling the mood?

[a toilet flushes in the background]

Carly: [sarcastically] Yeah, I'm feeling the mood.

Carly: Don't you give me ultimatums! Sam: Don't use words I can't understand!

Freddie: Our viewers don't like it when best friends fight; and neither do I.

[Sam wipes her eyes]

Carly: Sam.. you're crying.

Sam: No! Freddie's just... such a dork.... it makes me emotional sometimes.

Carly: I'm sorry.

Sam: I'm sorry.

[Carly and Sam hug]

[Spencer just shattered his goldfish bowl]

Spencer: SWIMMY!

Freddie: I thought that was Brock?

Spencer: BROCK!

Carly: I am right!

Sam: You am wrong!

Carly: You am obnoxious!

Carly: This isn't right.

Sam: I'm not doing this.

[Freddie yanks the cord, pulling both girls' ponytails hard]

Carly-Sam: OWWWWW!

Carly: [to Freddie, the rope-keeper] She pressed the 'boo' button!

Freddie: [yanks Sam's ponytail] Drop the remote! [Sam obeys Freddie's command]

Sam: Uh, she interrupted me! Yank her ponytail!

Freddie: Nah, I'm gonna allow it.

Sam: Why?

Freddie: Because, I LOVE HER!

Carly: [to Sam] You're not the rope-keeper!

[each pulls the rope, yanking the other's hair back-and-forth repeatedly]

Carly: My hair feels like it was attacked by a vacuum cleaner.

Sam: My hair feels like it was yanked by a Freddie.

Related iCarly.com blog posts
Sam's blog: What's Different in These Pics?