In retaliation for putting a dead fish in his locker, Freddie handcuffs Sam to Gibby. Later, Sam overhears Freddie make a confession to Carly that he has never had his first "real" kiss, implying that his former girlfriend Valerie, kissed him for half a second at school with a bunch of other kids hanging around. To get back at Freddie, Sam exposes his secret on iCarly. Freddie is then mocked at school about this, and starts not going to school, talking to anyone, or going to iCarly rehearsals. Carly makes Sam feel guilty about this, so a regretful Sam exposes the same secret about herself in their webshow. She goes and apologizes to Freddie. After she apologizes, both of them feel dumb about not kissing anyone, so they kiss each other and promise not to tell anyone about it, not even Carly. Meanwhile, Spencer trains to be a famous Seattle Cobras football player, but he is able to trick out his traiors Carly and Gibby.
Carly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly. She lives with her twenty-something brother/guardian Spencer and produces her Web casts from a makeshift third-floor loft studio. Grappling with adolescence, she never aimed to gain fame as a rising star/underground celebrity to kids. As events unfold in the pilot, it all happens by accident when a teacher puts her in charge of the school talent show. She and her sassy best bud Sam turn the audition process into a show, which Carly's tech savvy smitten friend Freddy tapes - including their hilarious banter and great chemistry - and posts on the Web without telling the girls. The on-line audience clamors for more, and a pop phenomenon blooms, with Carly and sidekick Sam's regular Web casts ultimately featuring everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.