iCarly iWannaGoldMedal

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iCARLY SPEC SCRIPT -- iWANNA GOLD MEDAL

by

B BRENTON

iCarly is owned byNickelodeon and Viacom.

iCarly is created by

Dan Schneider andSchneiders Bakery.

[email protected]


2/23

TEASER

FADE IN

INT. SHAY LIVING ROOM - DAY

SPENCER SHAY is sitting in his pajamas in front of atelevision thats blaring. CARLY comes out rubbing hereyes, also in her pajamas.

CARLYSince when has 3am become primetime?

SPENCERSince they moved the time slot ofmidget wrestling.

(to the screen)Go! Go little buddy!

Carly plunks down beside him, interested.

CARLYMidget wrestling? Dont theyprefer to be called little people?

SPENCER(still to the screen)

No! You cant do that!

CARLYOh! Thats gotta hurt. So, isthis even a sport?

Spencer stuffs his face with popcorn.

SPENCERNot officially. The Olympics wontregister it. But its just as mucha sport as cardboard box racing.

CARLYOfficially thats not a sporteither.

Spencers face drops even further. He mopes.

SPENCERFruit pops!

He sits and pops popcorn into his mouth a minute longerlooking at the screen then suddenly jumps and grabs Carlysshoulders, facing her.

(CONTINUED)


3/23

CONTINUED: 2.

SPENCER (CONTD)We dont need the Olympics or anyof those games. We can do our ownOlympics where cardboard box racingand midget wrestling can berecognized as official sports!

CARLY(with mock enthusiasm)

Exactly how they deserve to be.

SPENCERAnd you could put the entire thingon iCarly!

CARLYThe entire thing?

SPENCER

You could even compete! We allcould!

CARLYIn midget wrestling?

SPENCERIve got a lot of sports to choosefrom. Orange frappachino throwing,blind samurai sword fighting, pigcatching...

CARLY

You know what I think?

SPENCERIts an awesome idea?

CARLYI think Im going back to bed.

ACT ONE

FADE IN

INT. SHAY LIVING ROOM - MORNING

Spencer is sitting in front of the TV, wide awake andwriting with a marker on scattered paper on the coffeetable. Carly walks in, looking tired.

(CONTINUED)


4/23

CONTINUED: 3.

CARLYWhats that?

SPENCERThe posters for our super awesomesporting competition.

CARLYYou were serious about that?

SPENCERWhy wouldnt I be serious?

CARLYUm, maybe because it was 3am.

SPENCERBut you know what we should do?

CARLY

What now?

SPENCERBrown cow.

CARLYCould you just tell me about thesports event already!!!

SPENCERBoy, someone woke up on the wrongside of the couch this morning.Anyway what I was thinking of ishow Ive never won a medal... notonce. Why should the winnersget the medals?

Spencer stops what he is doing and curls up in the fetalposition on the couch. He starts to rant, tears coming.

SPENCER (CONTD)And its not fair!!! Why cant Iwin anything?!!! Why?!!

CARLY

If it would make you feel better,Ill buy you a medal.

SPENCERYes that would make me feelbetter. But what would make mefeel super is that if for thissports event we give medals only tothe losers.

(CONTINUED)


5/23

CONTINUED: 4.

CARLYYou know, Id hate to say this, butI wouldnt mind competing forsomething like that.

SPENCER

So were on?

CARLYYeah, were on. Just pull yourselftogether.

Spencer gets up wiping away his tears.

SPENCEROK. So who wants breakfast?

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

Carly yawns, and her head hits her locker. She hears aBLARING which makes her jump suddenly and turns to see SAMwith a blaring horn in her hand.

SAMWhats shakin?

CARLYNot bacon.

SAMLet me guess, Spencer was working

last night on anothersculpture? Was was it of thistime?

Sam closes her eyes and pretends to be in deep thought.

SAM (CONTD)Honey covered shoe boxes?

CARLYWrestling midgets actually.

SAMWow. Spencers gettin reallycreative.

CARLYIts was on TV. Spencers bummedbecause midget wrestling isnt anofficial sport.

(CONTINUED)


6/23

CONTINUED: 5.

FREDDIE ducks the TWO WRESTLERS arguing by his locker andscurries over to them.

SAMHere comes our midget wrestler now.

FREDDIEHey! Im not a midget!

Sam pushes him onto the floor. He struggles to get up asshe keeps a foot on him.

SAMAnd not much of a wrestler either.

CARLYAnyways, Spencer has this crazyidea about doing our own Olympics,because the committee has rejected

all his favorite sports.

Sam takes her foot off Freddie and he gets up, brushinghimself off.

FREDDIEWhat are his favorite sports?

CARLYOh, you know. Mostly made-up ones.

SAMSounds promising.

FREDDIESo is this going to be a segment orsomething?

CARLYI dont know. Spencers reallyexcited about it. Hes gettingposters made up today.

SAMHey! Whose show is thisanyway? Spencers? Isnt itsupposed to be our say what thecontent is?

CARLYHe said we can make up our ownsports to be in his SpecialGames.

(CONTINUED)


7/23

CONTINUED: 6.

SAMSweeeeeet.

FREDDIECant he think of a better title?

CARLYWell, Spencers a pretty specialguy. Plus he found it hard tosettle on anything where an actualdictionarified word was in thetitle.

SAMDictionarified?

CARLYGuess hes rubbed off on me.

FREDDIEWe cant hold it in the loft.

CARLYI know. Spencers going to ask ifwe can use the schools sportinggrounds.

Freddie snorts.

FREDDIEYeah, good luck.

CARLYHe says hes got blackmail materialon Miss Briggs.

SAMBlackmail material? Why didntanyone tell me about thisdevelopment sooner?

CARLYGuess he forgot about it.

SAMHow could you forget a thing likethat?

Freddies face is pale.

FREDDIESo what now? Were going torecruit jocks to be in our Special

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)


8/23

CONTINUED: 7.

FREDDIE (contd)Games? How am I supposed to reachout to jocks?

SAMLike this.

Sam takes him by the collar and throws him into a crowd ofPASSING JOCKS.

SAM(to Carly)

Hell be making friends in no time.

PASSING JOCKHey! Cool! Were playing pass thegeek!

The jocks take his collar and hurl him towards a group of

GIRLS where he lands instead, directly into a locker.

CARLYLooks like Spencer is not the onlyone making up new sports.

INT. MISS BRIGGS OFFICE - DAY

Spencer is pacing by the door of the office where MISSBRIGGS stares him down, sitting at her desk.

SPENCER

Well, well, well... it seems thatthe tables have turned.

MISS BRIGGSSpencer Shay, why are you in myoffice?

SPENCERIll have you know I know yourlittle secret. I have proof. AndI can keep it quiet... but you haveto do something for me first.

MISS BRIGGSWhat on earth are you talkingabout?

Spencer throws a paper down on her desk. Its a printedpicture of Miss Briggs altered as a man.

(CONTINUED)


9/23

CONTINUED: 8.

SPENCERYou used to be a man!

Miss Briggs looks at the picture, then to Spencer.

MISS BRIGGS

Where did you get this?

SPENCERMissBriggsusedtobeaman.com, whichhas absolutely no affiliationwhatsoever with iCarly.com.

MISS BRIGGSWell, if you excuse me I have someexpelling to do.

Miss Briggs gets up calmly but her mouth is noticeablytwitching.

SPENCERNo!

Spencer blocks the door.

MISS BRIGGSNo?

SPENCERI came here to do something todayand Im going to do it.

Miss Briggs gets a baton out of her desk draw and slaps iton her palm threateningly.

Spencer recoils and shields himself, then starts speakingreally fast.

SPENCER (CONTD)We needed to borrow the sportsfield for a big sporting event thatwere going to be filming live tospite all the other officialsporting games that reject thecoolest sports ever invented...mostly by me.

He heaves trying to catch his breath. She puts her baton byher side, raising an eyebrow.

MISS BRIGGSYou can do it.

(CONTINUED)


10/23

CONTINUED: 9.

SPENCERWe can do what?

MISS BRIGGSUse the sport field. But its theschools event. We need something

like this to qualify for a schoolgrant.

SPENCERYou mean it?

She nods, he wraps his arms around her.

SPENCERThank you! Thank you!

He goes to the door, then turns back around.

SPENCEROh, and your secret is safe withme.

He leaves. Miss Briggs shakes her head.

MISS BRIGGSIdiot.

INT. SHAY LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON

Sam slumps in front of the TV. Carly sits next to her.

SAMI cant believe Spencer wouldreject all my sporting ideas!

CARLYWell, Freddie Tossing isnt asport that has a chance of beingworld recognized.

SAMThen what about Spitball Freddieor See How Long You Can HoldFreddie Under Water?

CARLYHow about you leave the sports tome and you can be a trainer?

Sam rubs her chin.

(CONTINUED)


11/23

CONTINUED: 10.

SAMI do like training.

CARLYAnd bossing other people around.

SAMAnd theres that.

CARLYSo its settled then.

Freddie comes down the stairs.

FREDDIEEverythings set up. You guysready to do the announcement?

SAM

Theres my midget wrestler. Getdown and give me 40!

FREDDIEWhat?

Sam trips him to the floor. He catches himself with hishands and goes to lift himself up.

SAMThats one. I said 40.

CARLY

Sams being our trainer for thegames.

FREDDIEGreat.

SAMYoure our iCarly official midgetwrestler. So I want to see 39more!

Freddie half-heartedly does a few more push-ups and gets up.

SAMDid I say stop?

FREDDIEWe have to do the webcast!

(CONTINUED)


12/23

CONTINUED: 11.

SAMThen thats double after we finish.

Freddie GROANS. The three of them go upstairs.

INT. ICARLY LOFT - MOMENTS LATER

Freddie counts down with his fingers, his camera pointed atCarly and Sam.

CARLYIm Carly.

SAMAnd Im Sam.

CARLYAnd we have a very special iCarly

for you today.

SAMNot only do we have footage of acat eating its own vomit...

CARLYBut were announcing the firstiCarly games - right here oniCarly.

SAMThats right, the school that we

painfully have to waste most of ourtime at...

Sam clicks a sound effect that BOOS.

CARLYHas generously agreed to host asporting event that...

SAMOnly has the coolest sports ever!

CARLYTo give you more information wehave a live feed of Spencer at thesporting grounds where we plan tohost it in two weeks time.

They cut to the live feed.


13/23

12.

EXT. SPORTING GROUND/INT. ICARLY LOFT - CONTINUOUS

Its raining outside and Spencer is covering himself with ayellow raincoat. He tries to speak through THE HOWLINGWIND.

CARLYSpencer? Whats the plans for oursporting event?

SPENCERWell, Im hoping the weather picksup here. But were standing rightwhere the Egg Salad Toss will beheld.

SAMEgg Salad Toss? Sounds exciting!

SPENCERTheres just not...

The wind blows up his raincoat.

SPENCER (CONTD)Theres just not enough...

Spencer struggles to keep his raincoat down, but it keepsblowing in his face.

SPENCER (CONTD)Theres just not enough egg salad

tossing going on in the world.

SAMNeither is there enough Freddietossing!

She presses the CHEERING sound effect.

SPENCERAnyway, theres going to be a tonof events going on here when therain stops blowing my raincoat inmy face.

CARLYOh yeah? Tell me what.

Spencer points to various places around the sportinggrounds.

(CONTINUED)


14/23

CONTINUED: 13.

SPENCERWell, German Shepherd hurdles overthere and Tickle Wars over thereand Midget Wresting for the grandevent in the center.

SAM

And we have our very own midgetwrestler in our presence rightnow. Say hello to the peopleFreddie.

CARLYOK Spencer. You can come home anddry off now.

SPENCERCool.

SAM

So if youre as excited as I am...

CARLY...Head straight on over toiCarly.com and put your name on thesign up sheets specifying yourevent. And the best thing is thatall the losers get gold medals!

SAMThats good news for Freddie.

CARLYSure is.

FREDDIEHey!

SAMNow whos ready to see that cat?

FADE OUT

END OF ACT ONE

(CONTINUED)


15/23

CONTINUED: 14.

ACT TWO

FADE IN

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

A whistle is BLOWN. Freddie comes in doing lifts with acardboard box, sweatbands and all. Sam follows after him

BLOWING into the whistle shrilly again.

SAM240. 241. 242.

Freddie looks like hes about to cry.

FREDDIEIsnt that enough for today?

SAMYou want to be a quitter? DidCarly quit when she had to make up

stupid sports for everyone tocompete in? Did I quit when Iloaded that box with everything Iwanted to put into my locker?

Freddie stops and takes out of the box a couple of trophies.

FREDDIEYou really need these in yourlocker?

SAMIf you had junior hot dog eatingtrophies youd put them up in yourlocker too. Plus, it made the boxheavier.

She opens her locker and takes out some books that weretaking up space, throwing them in the trash bin nearby andplacing her trophies delicately into position.

(CONTINUED)


16/23

CONTINUED: 15.

FREDDIEI think Id like to get actualachievements to be proud of insteadof eating.

SAM

And youll have one when you beatall those other midgets intosubmission.

FREDDIEActually its if they beat me.

What makes you think that I evenwant to do midget wrestling?

Sam puts her hand on his shoulder.

SAMFreddie, I dont say this often

enough but I believe in yourshortness.

Freddie scowls and pushes her away as Carly comes running upto them.

CARLYGuys, can you believe this? Wevehad almost three-hundred sign-ups!

FREDDIEThats awesome. Spencer is goingto be so happy.

CARLYYeah, I know. Im really gladwere doing this for him.

SAMAnd everyones putting in,right? For the loser medals?

CARLYYes, everyones contributing $5 tothe day.

SAMExcept for us, cause it was ouridea and we rock... except Freddie.

CARLYThis is going to be the biggestiCarly yet.

(CONTINUED)


17/23

CONTINUED: 16.

FREDDIEYeah, I cant wait... for the timesIm going to be behind the camerawatching everybody else have fun.

CARLYYou have to compete! Everybodys

competing.

FREDDIEWell if you want me too.

SAMThen back to work weakling! Lift!

Freddie GROANS again, but complies casting a furtive look toCarly as he exits. She smiles.

EXT. SPORTING GROUND - DAY

The turnout is huge. Its like a giant fair. Carly andFreddie stand and survey the grounds from the centerwrestling ring.

CARLYEven Miss Briggs is competing?

Freddie glances at Miss Briggs who is stretching in tights.

FREDDIEThats not a sight I wanted to beseeing again any time soon.

Spencer comes running up to them, pulling at his hair.

SPENCERArgh!

CARLYWhat? Its great! Youve done anawesome job!

SPENCERNo midgets have arrived.

Freddie looks annoyed.

FREDDIELittle people, Spencer, LITTLEpeople.

Spencer ruffles his hair.

(CONTINUED)


18/23

CONTINUED: 17.

SPENCERHey! Im sensitive.

He catches sight of Miss Briggs in her tights.

SPENCER (CONTD)

Yah! Put that away!

CARLY(snorts)

Yeah, real sensitive.

Spencer hands Carly a mega-phone and Freddie gets his cameraready.

SPENCERYou ready to do this?

CARLY

Everyone if I could have yourattention. Im Carly.

SPENCERAnd Im Spencer, Carlys brother.

CARLYAnd were the ones hosting todaysevent.

SPENCERSo make sure you check in with thestaff taking care of the event

rosters so you dont miss yourevent.

CARLYBut most of all have fun!

SPENCERAnd win lots of medals!

CARLYOr should I say lose lots ofmedals?

SPENCERNow first up the Egg Salad Toss!

MONTAGE. Running through the events:

(CONTINUED)


19/23

CONTINUED: 18.

A) Egg Salad Toss. KIDS throwing egg salad at each other.Carly joins in, laughing as she gets covered in eggsalad. Spencer eats some off her head. As she turns aroundhe looks away and WHISTLES idly as if he hadnt doneanything.

B) German Shepherd hurdles. COMPETITORS jump over them butwhen the dogs move, many end up falling on their faces.

C) Spencer SHOOTS a gun to start a Pie Running Race. Hejumps at the loudness of the gun. The COMPETITORS jump tooand their pies fall to the ground.

D) Sam goes toe to toe cramming hot dogs down her throatwith a FAT KID who crams one more hot dog in than her. Shepunches his gut and the hot dogs come out of his mouth.

E) Blindfolded with sticks in their hands, TWO COMPETITORScompete in the blind "sword" fighting. Spencer in the

middle of them with a whistle to start the event. He BLOWSit and ends up becoming a piata when he cant get away fastenough.

F) Freddie is up close filming Carly as she smiles at himwhile trying to spin plates on her hands. He makes her loseher concentration and the plates SMASH.

The day comes to a close. Everyone flocks to the wrestlingring where Spencer sits disappointed in the center.

Sam comes up to the wrestling ring, holding hands with TWOLITTLE PEOPLE. Spencer SQUEALS upon seeing them. Sam lets

go of their hands and stands beside her friends who arestanding beside Freddies technical equipment.

SPENCERYou came!

LITTLE PERSON 1Of course we came. We want thegold medal youre offering.

SPENCERActually thats only for losers.

The little people look confused.

LITTLE PERSON 2So wheres our competition?

Sam pushes Freddie forward.

(CONTINUED)


20/23

CONTINUED: 19.

SAMYoud better not let Carly and Idown.

She pounds her fist in her hand. Freddie gulps.

FREDDIE(to the little people)You know... Im really much more ofa lover than a fighter after all.

Spencer gets out of the ring and throws Freddie inthere. We can hear the sounds of Freddie SCREAMING as thelittle people jump on him taking him down.

One hand reaches out to grab the side of the ring butFreddie is pulled back in there.

The crowd CHEERS.

SPENCER/CARLYOw. Thats gotta hurt.

INT. SHAY LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Freddie sits on the couch with countless bruises and his armin a sling. Sam sits beside him solemnly. Carly joins them.

SAMToday Freddie, you became a man.

Sam looks at his gold medal with pride.

CARLYA very little man.

FREDDIEAnd I thought becoming a man wassupposed to be a good thing.

Carly holds up her medals.

CARLYHey look, I got 5 medals.

SAMI didnt get any.

FREDDIEKept winning huh?

(CONTINUED)


21/23

CONTINUED: 20.

SAMYeah, that sucks.

FREDDIE(to Sam)

Sore winner!

SAM(to Freddie)

Losersayswhat.

FREDDIEWhat?

Spencer is standing up scrolling through a computer screen.

SPENCERHey guys, have you seen thesecomments? Theyre awesome!

(to Freddie)Oh, and Freddie lots of people areasking if youre going to be OKafter being dragged around likethat.

Freddie smiles grimly.

FREDDIEIll survive.

SAMSo the whole idea was a success

after all.

CARLYWho knew? You should organizesporting events more often,Spencer.

SPENCERNah. Wouldnt want to quit my dayjob or anything.

SAMSo how many medals did Miss Briggsend up winning anyway?

FREDDIEShe ended up winning the Pie Relaybecause she got the most pies inher face after the shock of thestarting gun.

(CONTINUED)


22/23

CONTINUED: 21.

SPENCERThat thing was really loud.

CARLYFigures.

SPENCERListen to this one! Spencer is agenius. Who would have thoughttossing egg salad could be asport?

CARLYYou do have a lot of zany ideas.

SAMI would have gone for the wordwacky.

SPENCERAnd this one! For the first timethe losers could feel like winners,great idea!

SAMFeel good Freddie?

FREDDIE(to Sam)

Shut up.

CARLY

Whatever. So what are you going todo now Spencer?

SPENCERIm thinking of sending the Olympiccommittee our webcast. Show themwho really knows a thing or twoabout sports.

Sam raises her hand in a sign of support.

SAMThats right! You show them how todo their job!

Spencer suddenly slaps his face with his palm.

SPENCEROh man!

(CONTINUED)


23/23

CONTINUED: 22.

CARLYWhats the matter?

SPENCERWe forgot one event!

CARLYOh no! What was it? The pig toss?

SAM(hopeful)

The Freddie toss?

Spencer comes over to the three of them with a wicked grinon his face.

SPENCERNo! The tickle war!!!

He jumps on them and begins tickling. The rest of them joinin LAUGHING, tickling and hitting each other with cushions.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT TWO

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