IParty with Victorious (iCarly)

iParty with Victorious is the 11-13th and final episode of the 4th season of iCarly and the 81st-83rd episode overall. It is a crossover with Victorious. It first aired on Nickelodeon on June 11, 2011, and then an extended version aired on August 27, 2011.

iPlot
Carly is dating a boy named Steven Carson, and they seem to be a happy couple. Unknown to her, however, Steven is also dating Tori Vega. When Carly’s friends see suspecting pictures online of Tori and Steven, the iCarly gang heads to Los Angeles where the Victorious gang lives to see if Steven was double-crossing Carly, which then leads to an interesting meeting of the iCarly and Victorious gangs.

iWhy It Left All To Shine

 * 1) It has an awesome song sang by both the iCarly and Victorious cast, which is "Leave It All To Shine".
 * 2) It's a crossover of Nickelodeon's most popular 2010s decade shows, iCarly & Victorious.
 * 3) The characters from both shows are, for the most part, still pretty likable, even Marissa Benson and Mr. Howard, as well as Tori, Trina and Jade (the latter 3, which is unlike most episodes of Victorious).
 * 4) The acting from both shows is still great, especially Kenan Thompson, co-star of Good Burger and All That, who returned to Nickelodeon in this special.
 * 5) How Sikowitz calls Spencer Spoo.
 * 6) The plot is creative with Carly and Tori exposing their cheating boyfriend, but they're both dating the same guy.
 * 7) Along with Kenan's cameo, he references All That by saying that the cast always borrows money from him.
 * 8) Mrs. Benson: Well, I don't see how a boy could make a girl that happy. Sam: Sure, 'cause you haven't had a date since Seinfeld got cancelled. Mrs. Benson: It wasn't cancelled! Jerry chose not to do another season.
 * 9) The Butter Sock from iTake on Dingo returns.
 * 10) There's a funny in-joke where Sam notices that Tori looks like Shelby Marx, due to them both being portrayed by Victoria Justice.
 * 11) Freddie, Sam, & Carly's disguises are very detailed and make them look really different.
 * 12) This is the second episode, after iGo to Japan, to have 3 parts.

iBad Qualities

 * 1) Other than a few interactions and a few moments with Spencer joining Beck, Jade and Sikowitz in a hot tub, only Tori got any direct interactions with the iCarly trio.
 * 2) The moment where Sam told Marissa that Freddie hated her was, while funny, crude and makes Sam pretty unlikable during that part of the episode.
 * 3) Gibby's disguise doesn't have a lot of imagination compared to Carly, Sam and Freddie's.
 * 4) Cat did not speak much in the episode, despite being one of the main characters (see iTrivia below)

iReception
"iParty with Victorious" received mainly positive reviews from critics. Verne Gay of Newsday gave a positive review, suggesting "iParty with Victorious" may be the biggest event of the Summer 2011 and noting the scene depicting a guy in a panda costume chasing Kenan Thompson was hilarious. Carl Cortez of Assignment X praised the episode but also gave a slightly more critical review. He believes "the mechanism for verifying Carly’s boyfriend is cheating is a bit of a stretch". He reacted positively to how the times spent with the characters of iCarly and Victorious are evenly distributed. Overall, he finds the episode to be "enjoyable nonetheless" and gives it a grade of B−. This crossover aired during the 2011 NBA Finals and 2011 Stanley Cup.

The movie did well in the ratings, drawing 7.3 million viewers, and was the top-rated cable program for the week of June 6–12, 2011.

iTrivia

 * Mr. Howard appears in this episode after a long disappearance from the series, he wears glasses and seems to have aged. He also seems to be a responsible teacher now, (e.g. asking Carly and Sam to read their text messages out as punishment).
 * This is the second time Nickelodeon has done a crossover that is not a Nicktoon (first time being Big Time Beach Party).
 * Cat's doctor told her not to talk to protect her vocal chords, but Cat said that he never said that she couldn't sing. Singing would've done more damage than talking.
 * Sam notices that Tori and Shelby Marx share a resemblance because both characters were both played by Victoria Justice, but no one notices that André looks like Harper, despite both characters being played by Leon Thomas III, or that Trina looks like one of the girls who attended Nora's party in iPsycho, despite the fact they were both played by Daniella Monet.
 * If Sam's comment about Mrs. Benson not having a date since Seinfeld got cancelled is accurate, she seperated from Freddie's father at some point in the 1990s.
 * Roger's (Gibby's) hat has the "Drake & Josh" logo on it.
 * Jennette McCurdy makes a guest appearance on Victorious in the episode Crazy Ponnie.
 * 2 years after this episode aired, a spin-off of both shows that revolve around Sam & Cat released.

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