Pull this thingy point the nozzle suchly and calmly squeeze this metal
Spencer Shay is the quirky hyperactive man-child of the iCarly crew this is despite the fact
that he's the only adult among his teenage companions but beneath his childish antics
lies a great number of hidden abilities the most notable of which being his uncanny
ability to spontaneously light things on fire just tighten the toe bearings and lubed up the wheels
how could that even happen so what's up with Spencer
what skills and strengths are secretly subsiding inside Spencer Shay special supernatural
superpowers or serendipitous situational settings strap yourselves in while I analyze
there's not enough people with originality so here I am to save the day Jayniac
okay why are you on the jank because I was forced to lie to Freddie's mom I told her I was starting
a bread business and I will not let anyone call me a liar don't touch it stop where's my yeast
at first glance it would be easy to chalk Spencer up as just your typical immature older brother he
has a juvenile sense of humor very skewed priorities and at times he can be pretty
irresponsible but don't mistake his immaturity for stupidity throughout the show's run Spencer is
shown to have a passion for sculpting things out of junk, painting, pranking, cooking funny foods,
and many other forms of art along with that Spencer is always willing to empathize with
his friends whenever they need help for just about anything you can guarantee Spencer will willingly
help them even if he complains about it cause let's be real here Spencer's the only one with
a driver's license he could easily tell his sister and her friends no but more often than not Spencer
just drives them wherever they want to go again being a very generous person to his friends and
as we later learned in iRocked the Vote Spencer is so virtuous that he absolutely hates lying
except for that time he faked his death but what's most impressive about Spencer besides his ability
to date so many women more on that later is his talent for things he's not interested in
you see Spencer wasn't always an artist as mentioned in iPromote Techfoots Spencer
actually went to Seattle law school but after only three days of it he dropped out so he could pursue
his passion of becoming an artist getting into law school in the first place would mean that
Spencer must have shown a great deal of academic prowess in this same episode we're shown firsthand
that Spencer still has his law book and remembers quite a lot of what he learned in those three days
of law school years later didn't Spencer go to law school for like 20 minutes three days thank you
if there's one thing I learned in my 72 hours of law school it's that every contract has a loophole
your contract states only that the members of iCarly must comment on your shoe the Techfoot
in a positive way which they didn't wrong sir and if you think him keeping his law book is just a
coincidence let me remind you that Spencer has a book club um are those your book club ladies
yes you guys talking about a book no this is taken to the extreme in iChristmas where we see an
alternate universe where Spencer actually stayed and graduated from law school he becomes a much
different person more responsible but less fun so Spencer is more than capable of not only being a
mature adult but also a studious person the only thing stopping him is his lack of interest he'd
rather be a carefree artist than a by the books lawyer that isn't to say that he can't be both
or that he'd have to be a mature person to be a lawyer no I'm sure Spencer could find a way to
still be fun if he was a lawyer not all lawyers are buzzkills and not all artists are immature
okay guys okay speaking of art Spencer makes a lot of weird art projects usually out of scrap
that he finds at his local junkyard are they a reflection of his childlike innocence desperately
trying to hold on to what's left as Spencer gets older are his art and childish cooking
methods his coping mechanism for his father and especially his mother's absence in his life
or could it be something more traumatizing that we're just never shown you decide the
only consistent thing about Spencer's art is its inexplicable ability to catch on fire
even when made of non-flammable substances now if you hit that button you'll hear a real car horn
I'm going with them so it's not like they won't
have a responsible adult making sure everything goes smooth
something worth noting is that they only seem to catch on fire when he's angry, frustrated, sad,
or trying to impress someone the same is true with well just about everything he magically
sets on fire remember that I'm not a theorist I'm an analyst* there is a difference that being said
I understand Spencer setting things on fire is supposed to be nothing more than a running gag but
in episodes like iGot A Hot Room and iChristmas Spencer setting things on fire isn't played for
laughs it's completely serious so that leads me to believe that Spencer is either a terrible
electrician, extremely unlucky, or he's hated by some supernatural being like Hephaestus the Greek
god of sculpting and fire hmm alternatively he may just have his own supernatural abilities brought
onto him by his mother after all we never actually hear anything about Spencer and Carly's mom
what if she was a goddess of some sort and him being able to burn things was hereditary
is he the long-lost descendant of the Greek goddess Hestia or what if his womanizing
tendencies are the result of his lineage with the Greek god Eros just a fun little thought whatever
it is Spencer's knack for starting fires got so severe that an iPear Store the fire department
refuses to answer his house calls because they just keep calling speaking of house calls
okay when did you suddenly turn uncool uh when did you turn into a little baby who yells at me
the first time she doesn't get what she wants right when you stop giving me what I want
at home Spencer lives with his little sister Carly because their father is gone and their mother is
absent Spencer is the adult of the house because Carly is the only family he has
he's very protective of her what's going on he tried to put his lips on my face her face she
she said so it comes as no surprise that the only thing guaranteed to always make Spencer furious
is Carly disobeying him in iLook Alike Spencer tells Carly she's not allowed to go to a mixed
martial arts fight Carly protests but Spencer sticks to his guns after discovering that Carly
snuck out anyway Spencer encounters the iCarly crew ultimately resulting in him getting hurt
the episode makes it seem like we're supposed to be siding with Carly, Sam, and Freddie even though
Spencer was proven right about MMA being dangerous another episode that makes the mistake of painting
Spencer as the bad guy is iDate a bad boy where Carly dates a bad boy more specifically a thief
Spencer is concerned for his little sister's well-being and doesn't want her dating a criminal
so why does the episode make it seem like Spencer is being unreasonable for stopping them Carly
hardly knows this guy and she practically jumps into his arms cause he's a bad boy of course
Spencer wouldn't want her to date someone who could potentially steal from her or get her into
legal trouble he makes a great parental figure for Carly and this is shown perfectly in the episode
I want to stay with Spencer where his concern for Carly's asthma is what ends up convincing
their grandfather that he's responsible enough to take care of her and by extension her friends
Wanna go for a ride I would love to but this is all I can give you right now call me we'll see
even though Spencer spends a majority of his time with his little sister's friends
he does have friends of his own Spencer regularly mentions having a best friend named Socko
whose face we've never actually seen Socko owns a sock company and makes light up socks
and a sock cake for Spencer but their friendship seems to go deeper than that anytime Spencer
needs connections or help of some sort Sacko is always able to help Spencer in some way
Spencer and Freddie were initially the two guys of the Carly crew spending time together
when the girls were gone because Spencer was the only adult male in Freddie's life
it's very likely that Freddie looks up to Spencer as either a father figure or brother figure
this is most notable in episodes like iFence or iWill Date Freddie where Spencer takes Freddie
to a fencing game for some guy time and when Spencer gives Freddie dating advice respectively
Sam clearly had a crush on Spencer early on in the show and at times she didn't even make it a secret
what you cookin' there handsome dude if I didn't have a little crush on you you'd be falling for my
baseball bat to your face bit in my Sam Puckett analysis video links down below I spoke about
how Sam's home life must have been troubling especially considering the revolving door
of men her mother would be bringing home without considering how they'd behave towards her daughter
Sam it's very likely that Spencer was the only positive experience Sam had with any adult male
in her life hence the crush then there's Gibby strangely enough instead of seeing Spencer as
a paternal figure Gibby and Spencer treat each other more as equals this is probably because
Gibby has stronger family ties than the other cast mates that being said Spencer dates Gibby's mom at
one point so she's probably no longer married to Gibby's dad speaking of which I'm sorry I painted
your mouth red I'm sorry I painted your mouth blue want to make purple please over the course of six
seasons Spencer had approximately 26 girlfriends not counting iChristmas most of them only appear
in a single episode which likely means that Spencer isn't very good at keeping a relationship
which kind of makes sense if you think about it Spencer doesn't exactly have an example of what a
stable relationship would look like remember that his mother has been absent for the entire series
Sam, Freddie, and Gibby's dads are missing and wait where are the fathers in the show
Spencer Shay is set to appear in the iCarly reunion series
so it'll be interesting to see how much he's developed over the years
or if he's developed at all either way Spencer is without a doubt my favorite iCarly character
which is why he's the first character we're covering for this year
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