Posted by Avery Myers
As I was watching iCarly the other day on Direct tv satellite TV with my younger brother and sister it made me wonder where Carly's parents were. If you have never seen the show, the plot is pretty simple as most children's shows are. Carly creates a web show with her friends Sam and Freddie. Carly seems to live in a rather large apartment with her much older brother. There is never any real mention of Carly's parents in each episode. You get the feeling that her parents are maybe dead or away for extended periods of time.
It often leaves me wondering why anyone would leave a teenager in the care of an older brother like Carly's. While I understand that it is just a television show and does not have to make any real sense, it just seems so bizarre I found myself asking this question every time it airs. It's not that Carly's brother isn't very smart hes just sort of nutty. He does things that don't make the most sense. You may even find Carly pointing this out to her older brother. At times Carly seems to be more of a parent type then her older brother.
The whole show is pretty comical and Carly's brother dose need to play some role in that. His quirky attitude is often the side line of many shows. Whether or not Carly's parents left Carly with him intentionally or unintentionally, he seems to make a somewhat adequate parent although at times viewers will find that Carly can be more mature. This show is mildly entertaining at times for adults and can still be quite funny for children while not being too crude.
5 comments:
There is an episode where Carly's grandpa tries to take Carly with him saying Spencer is unfit. In it they talk about their dad who is in the military and therefore out of the country. I think the mom could be in the military too, but not sure. I know this because my kids watch this show as well. The episode where the grandpa tries to take Carly was because he thought Spencer wasn't mature enough etc. Then of course things happen to prove spencer is capable of taking care of her. I always thought the same thing. Now part two of this article could be on Max and Ruby (the kid cartoon). Where the heck are their parents?? lol
I don't think they've ever said where mom is but Dad is in the military. Actually, he's on a submarine somewhere. :-)
Sandi ~ My kids are older now, and never really watched Max and Ruby, so I don't know much about them. Are their parents missing, too?
Jennifer! How was paradise? The pictures you posted on Facebook were beautiful!
And I wonder why they have never mentioned Carly's mom? That is kinda weird.
The parents are on some job assignment overseas,possibly military duty.
They left the older brother in charge!
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