First episode of the series to be shot outside of Los Angeles.
Special guest stars: Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Steve Higgins, The Roots, and Jeff Musial as themselves.
The 'Screaming Mel Doll' is a reference to Mel Gibson.
The NCC is a spoof of the Federal Communications Commission, although in season 2 episode 11, iGive Away a Car, the parody is named LCC. This episode is the second time in the series that iCarly face charges. Outside the United States, this episode is called "iShock The World" or translates to it.
When the iCarly crew is sitting in the diner, it is a direct parody of the diner in Seinfeld. Freddie is George Castanza, and Spencer is Cosmo Kramer.