When iCarly convinces their viewers to vote for David Archuleta on a show entitled America Sings, they cause an up turn in his votes, that causes him to win. Carly, Sam, and Freddie then fell guilty for his opponent, Wade Collins, who claims that he only wanted to win so he could pay to get medicine for his sick mom. To make it up to him, they try to help him out by creating a music video with the singer, to help get him a recording contract, but soon find out that he is a total jerk and con artist. Meanwhile, Sam teaches Spencer to lie when he gets a letter that claims he has a movie that is 10 years overdue. After making Wade his video the icarly team decides to get back at Wade when they find that his mother wasn't even sick. They give Wade the video and have David Archuleta on the show, during which they release a recorded video of Wade's cruel behavior; like spiting on the floor, yelling at Gibby, calling everyone "hob-knockers" and finally yelling "I hate America", they then release the location of his hotel and door number, so any one who wants to "give Wade a ... ..piece of their mind" can. Meanwhile Spencer fails to lie to the cashier at the movie rental place, but his honesty is enough to convince her to erase the debt from the computer.
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.