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"There! You see? Bigfoot!" |
iBelieve in Bigfoot is the 17th episode of Season 3 of iCarly and the 67th episode overall.
Plot
After a recent sighting of the mythical creature, Bigfoot, was announced on TV, the iCarly gang tries to prove the legendary apelike figure, claimed to have been seen by thousands, is real. Carly, intent on redeeming herself of the F she received in fifth grade for writing a paper on Bigfoot, tries to find evidence that he's real along with Sam and Freddie. Meanwhile Spencer searches for the Beavecoon, who, according to him, is "about yea wide and yea long, has the head of a beaver and the body of a raccoon."
The Beavecoon
A bigfoot expert, Dr. Sydney Van Gurbin, mentions he is going hunting to find it in Mount Baker National Forest, and the four set out to look as well, borrowing Socko’s RV. When they arrive they meet two other people wanting to catch Bigfoot, who Sam scares away.
After arriving at the forest and initially finding nothing, Sam traps "Bigfoot" with a rope trap, but they discover it is Dr. Van Gurbin in costume, wanting to get publicity for his book. Spencer then says he has been attacked by Bigfoot, but when he leads them into the
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We often gather together and act shocked whilst looking through window panes. It's what we do for fun. BTW, we're pretty sure Bigfoot took this pic. ;)
woods, there is nothing there. After hearing Socko's RV starting and honking, they return to their parking spot (all while missing the Beavecoon watching them from a tree branch, revealing Spencer was right all along) to find it has been stolen. They initially suspect Dr. Van Gurbin, but soon discover he is still dressing up as Bigfoot and has been captured by the two campers. It is at first unclear who took their RV, because they dismiss the idea of Bigfoot stealing an RV as ridiculous. However, they hear the RV’s horn in the distance. They then see the RV driving away, with the real Bigfoot roaring at them from the driver’s seat.
Guest Stars
- Noah Munck as Gibby Gibson
- Mindy Sterling as Ms. Francine Briggs
- Matthew Moy as Shawn
- Craig Welzbacher as Dr. Sydney Van Gurbin
Trivia
- When Spencer is trying to tell the iCarly viewers about the Beavecoon, it comes up on the screen even though it probably wasn't planned.
- Although Freddie may have quickly used special effects.
- Beavecoon.org directs you to the iCarly website.
- The beavecoon was later referenced in iSell Penny-Tees. Spencer still deeply believes in it.
- In an alternate cutscene from iBloop, Carly gives Mrs. Guntrell a British accent, although the scene abruptly ended when Cosgrove flubbed her line.
- Ms. Briggs' bullhorn is the same as the one Carly used to encourage Spencer in iKiss.
- The episode ends on a cliff-hanger, in which it is unknown what happened to the RV, but the audience is led to think Bigfoot stole the RV based on the animalistic roars.
- When Freddie is watching Celebrities Underwater and realizes David Schwimmer is not moving, he believe this means there won't be a Friends reunion.
- Ironically, a reunion was announced 10 years later. Sadly, two years later, Schwimmer's co-star, Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing died after an apparent drowning in his hot tub at his home.
- Socko's RV is stolen in this episode, and then reappears in ILost My Head in Vegas.
- He may have gotten a new one or the RV stopped nearby the park enough for them to get it back.
Allusions
- The show Celebrities Underwater that Freddie is watching was first mentioned in Drake and Josh. It is also referenced in iSam's Mom when Sam deletes a recording of it from Spencer's DVR.
- In the beginning, Freddie is dressed as Michael Jackson in Thriller. Carly is dressed as Madonna, and Gibby is dressed like Mike Score, the lead singer of A Flock of Seagulls.
- Robin's Weiners is named after the show's supervising producer, Robin Weiner.
- The episode of Celebrities Underwater Freddie was watching featured David Schwimmer who played Ross Geller on Friends.
- David Schwimmer was also mentioned in the iCarly episodes iMeet Fred, iWant My Website Back, and iToe Fat Cakes.
- Freddie made a reference to Scooby-Doo based on his line, "Well, this is a Scooby-Doo moment." Dr. Van Gurbin impersonated Bigfoot, based on the endings in each Scooby-Doo episode.
Character Revelations
- Spencer reveals that he is 160 lbs.
Goofs
- When the iCarly gang is sitting on the couch in their 80's garb watching the news item on Bigfoot, the camera shot pointing directly at the TV shows a flat panel TV set, but camera shots taken from behind the TV show the back of a CRT set.
- Sam offers to show pictures of her mom and a tall pygmy. However, in iReunite with Missy, Sam's phone got 'wahooed' and she stole Missy's phone instead. Therefore, she couldn't have had the pictures from 5th grade unless she saved on her computer and put them on the phone again.
- While on iCarly, Dr. Sydney Van Gurbin says Bigfoot usually comes out of hibernation at this time of year, but irrespective of whether or not Bigfoot actually exists, anthropoids do not hibernate.
- Spencer mentioned 2 grad students who recorded the video of the female beaver and male raccoon were from the University of Fresno, which is not a real university.
- The area around Mount Baker is actually called Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Part of that area was designated as Mount Baker Wilderness in 1984.
- When Carly, Sam, Freddie and Spencer return to find their RV has been stolen, Carly's hair is completely behind her shoulders, then after they notice Van Gurbin is missing as well Carly's hair is partly in front, then right after Sam says "That chunk of chiz stole our RV", Carly's hair is suddenly completely behind her shoulders again, then as she speaks it moves partly forward.
- When the two guys reappear with Dr. Van Gurbin in the Bigfoot costume, Freddie should have demanded they return his tree cameras
- Freddie says Bigfoot in Spanish is "El Foota Gigantico." In reality the Spanish translation is "Pie Grande."
- When Spencer appears in the RV wearing a military woodland camouflage battle dress uniform, the black plastic piece is already on the Kevlar helmet for Freddie to attach a mini camera before he even asks Spencer to wear it.
Running Gags
- Spencer talking about the beavecoon, much to everyone else's annoyance.
- Spencer being unable to get water out of his ear.
- Someone mentioning the RV, and Spencer asking, "You mean a recreational vehicle?”
- Dr Sydney Van Gurbin constantly bringing up his book "Bigfoot! True? Or Real?"
Series Continuity
To be added
Quotes
Freddie: Why aren't you wearing your '80s costume? |
[Carly, Sam, and Freddie watching a report about Bigfoot] |
Spencer: [comes in, jumping while trying to get water out of his ear] Hey, you guys. |
Sam: [through bullhorn] Attention! Attention, people! Okay! Everybody who thinks Bigfoot is real, say "Yeah!" |
Freddie: Guess there's never gonna be a Friends Reunion. |
Freddie: [to Carly, after Sam "encourages" the two intruding boys to leave] It's refreshing when she hurts someone who's not me. |
Dr. Van Gurbin: Carly? Carly! |
Spencer: I never knew a hot dog place could be called a "weinery." |
[Carly and Freddie are looking for Bigfoot through the RV's windows] |
Spencer: Did you see those squirrels?! |
Dr. Van Gurbin: [sheepishly, after his Bigfoot disguise is revealed the second time] Hey… |
Related Cast Posts
Related iCarly.com Blog Posts
- Carly's blog: Bigfoot is Real!
Gallery
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References
- ↑ iCarly Scores Basic Cable’s #1 Entertainment Telecast For Week With 4.4 Million Total Viewers TVbythenumbers.com (May 11, 2010)