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Christmas is coming, and Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) is eager to get a nice Christmas tree for the apartment she shares with her brother, Spencer (Jerry Trainor). She is disappointed with Spencer's junkyard metal tree, but he assures her it will be great. When the tree catches fire overnight, destroying the gifts Carly made for her friends, Freddy Benson (Nathan Kress) and Sam Puckett (Jeanette McCurdy), she screams at Spencer that she wishes he would have been normal.
In comes Mitch (Danny Woodburn), an angel that grants her wish. In the blink of an eye, Spencer is normal, and Carly's life turns into a twisted tale of woe as she discovers the implications of her wish.
If It's A Wonderful Life was set in modern day Seattle with zanier characters, you would have the "iChristmas" episode. Since Spencer has been born normal, Carly's entire life has changed. She, just like Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey, learns a valuable lesson about appreciating the people and life that you have. At the end, once everything is back to the way it should be, Carly, Spencer, Sam, and Freddy stand around the burned metal Christmas tree they have decorated, humming "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," just like the ending of A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Mitch dives into his plate of chicken wings.
This episode is classic iCarly antics, but its tribute to other Christmas classics make it a holiday special not to miss. This show was one of our family favorites when it originally aired on Nickelodeon. iCarly currently streams on Paramount+.
I watched this episode when it originally aired. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.
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