Ep 1. iBuckled

Carly Shay is back with her best friends, Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson, in the third season of iCarly. In "iBuckled," the first episode of the season, Carly gets a new pair of shoes that she loves so much that she wears them everywhere. However, when she wears them on the iCarly webcast, something goes wrong and she ends up falling down on live TV.

The incident becomes a popular viral video and Carly is embarrassed. She thinks that her reputation has been ruined and that everyone is laughing at her. To make matters worse, she starts getting prank calls from people who are making fun of her fall. Carly feels like she can't show her face in public anymore and wants to avoid going to school.

Sam and Freddie are worried about Carly and try to come up with ways to help her feel better. They suggest that she make a fall video to get back at all the people who have been making fun of her. Carly is hesitant at first, but with some coaxing from her friends, she agrees to make the video.

The trio films Carly pretending to fall down in different places around Seattle, including at the mall and in a park. They upload the video to the iCarly website and it becomes an instant hit. Carly, Sam, and Freddie are thrilled that they were able to turn a negative experience into something positive.

Meanwhile, Spencer, Carly's older brother, is dealing with his own troubles. He has started a new job as an assistant to a famous artist named Tasha, but he quickly discovers that Tasha is very demanding and difficult to work with. She makes Spencer run errands and do menial tasks all day, and he starts to feel like he is not being taken seriously as an artist.

Spencer decides to take matters into his own hands and creates a sculpture out of his own frustration and anger. Tasha sees the sculpture and loves it, and decides to display it in her art show. Spencer is thrilled that his work is finally getting recognized, and he feels like he has made a breakthrough in his career.

In the end, Carly learns an important lesson about how to handle embarrassing situations. She realizes that sometimes the best way to deal with negativity is to turn it around and make something positive out of it. The episode also shows the struggles of pursuing a career in the arts and how passion and hard work can eventually pay off.

Overall, "iBuckled" is a fun and uplifting episode that showcases the strong friendship between Carly, Sam, and Freddie, and the importance of perseverance and creativity in pursuing one's dreams.