IParty with Victorious
iParty with Victorious is a 2011 special 90-minute television movie crossover episode of the television series iCarly and Victorious. It premiered on Nickelodeon June 11, 2011.
The crossover's theme song mash-up, "Leave It All to Shine", premiered on on Nickelodeon and was online on June 7, 2011. The movie was watched by 7.3 million viewers. It also marked Kenan Thompson's brief return to Nickelodeon. "iParty with Victorious" was released on DVD on August 30, 2011 on the third season DVD of iCarly and on the second volume of the Victorious first season DVD.
Plot
Carly Shay is dating a boy named Steven Carson, who divides his time between his divorced parents in Seattle and Los Angeles. Every other month, Steven goes off to Los Angeles, where he is also dating Tori Vega , who attends Hollywood Arts, a high school for the performing arts. Robbie Shapiro, a socially awkward friend of Tori's, posts a picture of Steven and Tori online, which Carly and her friend Sam Puckett stumble upon. Carly denies that Steven is cheating on her, but Sam seeks to prove otherwise.Carly, her brother Spencer, Sam, and their friends Freddie Benson and Gibby Gibson travel to Los Angeles. They visit Spencer's ex-girlfriend, Monie, who happens to be a skilled make-up artist, and receive disguise makeovers to avoid being noticed from iCarly by others. They then head off to Kenan Thompson's house, where Andre Harris, another friend of Tori's, is hosting a party that they suspect Steven and Tori are attending; Rex, Robbie's ventriloquist dummy, has tweeted about the party, resulting in hundreds of people attending, much to the dismay of Andre, who had only wanted a small party. The iCarly gang enter Kenan's house during the party and split up to search for Steven. Spencer discovers that the house includes a jacuzzi and relaxes in it, leading to him meeting Tori's teacher Sikowitz and her friends Beck Oliver and Jade West. Sinjin Van Cleef, another student at Hollywood Arts, falls into the jacuzzi when a surfing machine malfunctions. Meanwhile, Carly catches Steven and watches him kiss Tori, after which she admits that Sam was correct about Steven cheating on her.
The iCarly members remove their disguises, and Tori walks in and immediately recognizes them from iCarly. Carly and her friends explain the situation to Tori, and together they come up with a plan to humiliate Steven. They lure Steven into a closet where he thinks he will make out with Tori. Instead, when Steven enters the closet, he finds himself on an iCarly webcast with Carly, Sam, Kenan, and Tori, who reveal to iCarly's one million audience members that Steven has been dating Carly and Tori at the same time. Steven becomes embarrassed and leaves. Some time later, Sam defeats Rex in a rap battle. The iCarly gang then join Tori and her friends in karaoke, where they sing "Leave It All to Shine", a mash-up of the iCarly and Victorious theme songs.
Cast
''iCarly'' cast
- Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay – Carly hosts her own web show titled iCarly, and has become an internet sensation. She is friends with Sam, Freddie, and Gibby. She is the girlfriend of Steven Carson. When in disguise, she is known as Patty Schwab.
- Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett – Carly's delinquent sidekick, best friend, and co-host for iCarly. When in disguise, she is known as Regina Goodbody.
- Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson – iCarly's technical producer. When in disguise, he is known as Chess Masterson.
- Jerry Trainor as Spencer Shay – Carly's older brother and a skilled artist. He is Carly's legal guardian.
- Noah Munck as Gibby Gibson – One of the iCarly gang's friends. When in disguise, he is known as Roger Mole.
- David St. James as Mr. Howard – A strict teacher at Carly's school who hates all his students.
- Mary Scheer as Marissa Benson – Freddie's mother.
- BooG!e as The Panda – Who messed with Kenan Thompson.
''Victorious'' cast
- Victoria Justice as Tori Vega – A talented student at Hollywood Arts High School and the other girlfriend of Steven Carson. Trina's younger sister. She is shown to be an iCarly fan in the beginning of the movie.
- Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris – Tori's friend and aspiring songwriter. He is the host of the big party at Kenan Thompson's house.
- Matt Bennett as Robbie Shapiro – A nerdy student at Hollywood Arts. He is almost always seen with his "best friend" Rex, who is really a ventriloquist's dummy. He takes the picture of Tori and Steven that prompts the iCarly team to drive to L.A. and seek Steven.
- Elizabeth Gillies as Jade West – Tori's mean, rude frenemy, who always causes her trouble. She is Beck's girlfriend. The occasional antagonist of Victorious.
- Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine – Another of Tori's friends who is sweet, cheerful, and also quite dimwitted. In this crossover, Cat has difficulty speaking due to a vocal-cord infection and uses a voice simulator. Before the end, however, she takes it off after Cat's vocal-cords had been fixed and finally sings it out.
- Avan Jogia as Beck Oliver – One of Tori's friends and an actor at Hollywood Arts, he is dating Jade.
- Daniella Monet as Trina Vega – Tori's diva-like older sister.
- Jake Farrow as Rex Powers – Robbie's ventriloquist's dummy who he treats as real. Sam beats him in a rap battle.
- Eric Lange as Mr. Sikowitz – A popular drama teacher at Hollywood Arts.
- Lane Napper as Lane Alexander – The guidance counselor at Hollywood Arts.
- Michael Eric Reid as Sinjin Van Cleef – A freaky student at Hollywood Arts.
- Marilyn Harris as Mrs. Harris – Andre's grandmother.
Guest stars
- Kenan Thompson as Himself
- Cameron Deane Stewart as Steven Carson – He is dating both Carly and Tori, a fact that neither of them are aware of.
- Justin Castor as Mark – A kid who recognizes Gibby, and is punched before he can reveal him.
- Jen Lilley as Monie – Spencer's ex-girlfriend who helps disguise Carly, Sam, Freddie, and Gibby.
- Kwame Patterson as DJ Mustang – The DJ at Andre's party at Kenan's house.
- Cierra Russell as Mabel – One of the kids Trina babysits. Trina, forgetting Mabel's name, calls her Vanessa.
- Walt Shoen as Wilson – Another kid who Trina babysits.
Production
Victoria Justice appears in iCarly for the second time for "iParty with Victorious", following her appearance as Shelby Marx in the special "iFight Shelby Marx". Leon Thomas III, Daniella Monet, and Lane Napper also make return appearances, having appeared in the episodes "iCarly Saves TV", "iPsycho", and "iWas a Pageant Girl" respectively.
The crossover special also marks Kenan Thompson's brief return to Nickelodeon. Thompson previously starred in the Nickelodeon shows All That and Kenan & Kel and had done voice work on The Mighty B!. Victoria Justice is credited with the iCarly cast in the opening sequence while the rest of the Victorious cast are credited during the in-show credits. Kenan Thompson is mentioned during the ending credits.
While in Kenan Thompson's house, "The Joke Is On You" by Niki Watkins, "Give It Up" by Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande, performed in the Victorious episode "Freak the Freak Out", and "Number One " by fictional Ginger Fox was played.
Music
- "Leave It All to Me"
- "Make It Shine"
- "Number One"
- "Give It Up"
- "Leave It All to Shine"
Crossovers after "iParty with Victorious"
This is also the first of three times that Jennette McCurdy has been involved with Victorious; the second was when McCurdy guest starred as "Crazy Ponnie" in the Victorious episode of the same name, and the third time was reprising her role of Sam on Sam & Cat.
Reception
"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.