iCarly Saves TV(also known as iCarly Saves Television) is the 23rd episode of the 1st Season of iCarly.
Plot
A big-time TV producer asks his young daughter for her opinion about a new, and lame, teen sitcom he's producing, but she'd rather watch iCarly on the Internet. The producer decides to make iCarly into a hit TV show. Initially blinded by the extravagance of a limo and being part of a big TV production, Carly, Sam and Freddie (with Spencer's OK) agree to the scheme. The iCarly set is recreated at the studio, and the girls begin rehearsal. Freddie, meanwhile, has become the show's "supervising producer". Meanwhile, at home, Mrs. Benson and Spencer find themselves missing Carly and Freddie, and Mrs. Benson begins treating Spencer in the same overprotective manner as she treats Freddie. Spencer objects at first, until he learns about the sugar-free lollipops she keeps in her industrial-strength first aid kit. During the rehearsal back at the studio, things go well, with Sam and Carly performing a good show, helped by the addition of a studio band featuring Harper, a talented teen musician. Soon, however, things begin to sour as the producer proceeds to make more and more ill-conceived changes, including adding an obnoxious dinosaur named Zeebo to the cast, eliminating Harper's band (and forcing Harper to take over the role of Zeebo after Sam beats up the original actor) and, ultimately, firing Sam and replacing her with child superstar Amber Tate, who turns out to be just as annoying as Zeebo. Freddie, meanwhile, has found his "supervising producer" title qualifies him to act as a gofer for the producer, and he finally quits when he's ordered to unplug a toilet. Carly also threatens to quit and go back to the webcast, only to learn the studio now owns the iCarly name and concept. Fortunately, after another rehearsal where it's clear that Carly and Amber are not getting along, the producer has another brainstorm. Back at the apartment, Carly, Sam, Spencer and Freddie watch the first episode of a new teen sitcom. It turns out the producer's idea is to drop the iCarly name and concept completely and go back to his original lame teen sitcom idea from the start of the episode -- only now starring Zeebo and Amber Tate. Meanwhile, with iCarly back on the web, and back the way it's supposed to be, Carly and Sam welcome a musical guest - Harper, who sings a song he wrote for Carly.
Notes
Zeebo is clearly based on Barney the Dinosaur
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