Michelle Obama To Appear On 'iCarly'

LOS ANGELES — Michelle Obama is going to be on one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows.

The first lady is set to appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy "iCarly" to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and support for military families, network president Cyma Zarghami told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The show's main character, Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), is the daughter of a colonel serving overseas in the military. When Carly's two best friends break some rules to set up a web chat so Carly can speak to her dad on his birthday, "the first lady discovers it and comes to have a chat with them in the most positive way possible," Zarghami said.

Show creator and executive producer Dan Schneider wrote the episode just for Obama and her Joining Forces initiative.

"When she approached us, after he was done jumping for joy, Dan sat down and came up with a very, very clever idea," Zarghami said.

The network president said she wasn't concerned that featuring the first lady and promoting the Joining Forces program would make a political statement for the show or Nickelodeon.

"It's a feel-good initiative," she said, "and regardless of your political affinity, everybody cares about these families, so it just feels right."

Zarghami says Obama's daughters are fans of the show. The Obama "iCarly" episode is likely to air in January.

Comments

[dirt nasty]

09:33 AM on 06/13/2011

She'd be good on Mad Men with her old school glam look. Appearance on 'iCarly' is just a faux pas.

[DJE12857]

05:27 PM on 06/13/2011

She's black. She won't be on Mad Men.

[Brucenhk]

02:41 AM on 06/10/2011

Find out about what it takes to dress Michelle Obama
http://blogs.forbes.com/bluecarreon/2011/05/12/what-it-takes-to-dress-michelle-obama/

[mistlesuede]

12:21 AM on 06/10/2011

I hope they remind us somehow in January about the guest appearance. I wouldn't even know where to find the show, but I would like to tune in for it.

[cyoohoos]

09:35 PM on 06/09/2011

I'm on the fence with this one. When it's all said and done the show is 'for profit'. Unless all proceeds are being donated to charity (including royalties) I don't know if I would do it if I were her. But I'm not. So there.

[ruthinking]

05:51 PM on 06/11/2011

give it a rest, already.

[intolleft]

11:20 AM on 06/12/2011

The truth needs no rest.

[MsLiz]

07:11 PM on 06/08/2011

I watch iCarly.

[cjk002]

11:01 PM on 06/08/2011

Don't you mean iWatch iCarly?

[SouthernGirl2]

05:38 PM on 06/08/2011

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits CentroNia Child Care Facility in Washington


http://3chicspolitico.com/2011/06/08/first-lady-michelle-obama-visits-centronia-child-care-facility-in-washington/#respond

[Max Shaw]

03:15 PM on 06/08/2011

Hit TV Show? Was hoping for Law & Order or something better than a bunch of kids yelling over each other.

[DJE12857]

06:36 PM on 06/08/2011

Maybe she figured that it would be a way to reach young people and her daughters are probably fans.

[gggossiphound]

12:34 PM on 06/08/2011

I was happy to read this story. It's nice to see a POSITIVE story.

However, however "feel good" this episode will be - I'm sure there will be someone to find fault with it. Fortunately, I doubt the First Lady cares - she seems to be happy with her life.

GOOD for her!

[goodmarina]

12:32 PM on 06/08/2011

at a time when adults are divided by political and ideological polarization, the only hope i see is the next generation.   the younger generation offers me hope as most are open-minded and are more accepting of people regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, etc.   

i can appreciate the First Lady wanting to reach out to them -- after all, she is a parent of children who are of the iCarly viewer age range.  

anything that encourages compassion, understanding and support for our Troops & their Families is a Home Run in my books!

way to go Nickelodeon, iCarly producers and Mrs. Obama!

[yougogirl1948]

06:27 PM on 06/08/2011

@goodmarina:

Fanned and faved. Thank you for your positive and insightful comment.

[goodmarina]

10:16 PM on 06/08/2011

Thank you ...  we must speak up for the positive and stop allowing the doom and gloomers to control the message that impacts our day-to-day lives or our children's future.

[lendmeanear]

12:02 PM on 06/08/2011

Gotta have Giby meet FLOTUS bare chested. That would make it cool.

[KJLSanDiego]

12:00 PM on 06/08/2011

Pretty cool!

[jjgg5]

11:33 AM on 06/08/2011

The First Lady is all class.

[DennyCrane]

11:31 AM on 06/08/2011

I'm sure folks on the right will criticize her for appearing on a TV show. Never mind that Nancy Reagan appeared on an episode of Different Strokes in the 80s.

[KJLSanDiego]

11:54 AM on 06/08/2011

I knew this seemed like some sort of weird Deja Vu!
Now I know why!
Thanks for the reminder!

[DJE12857]

06:39 PM on 06/08/2011

Good point. Over at Fear News they'll find something negative to say about it and then Jon Stewart will point out their hypocrisy.

[ywcachieve]

11:07 AM on 06/08/2011

Very positive. I like reading about positive news like this.