IHire a New Assistant

iHire a New Assistant is the fourth episode of Season 2 of iCarly Revival and the 17th episode overall.

Plot
When Carly's Grandad comes to visit, she comes up with the perfect solution for how she can spend quality time with him while keeping up with her busy schedule. She makes him her assistant, but after an onslaught of questionable emails, Carly quickly learns that hiring family is more complicated than she thought and fires him. Meanwhile, Spencer is desperate to win his respect.

Subplot
Harper and Freddie learn via birth chart that they may be a perfect match.

Guest Stars

 * Mia Serafino as Pearl Wallace
 * Greg Mullavey as Granddad Shay
 * Tony Amendola as Vinnie
 * Anna MacDonald as Meredith

Trivia

 * Filming for this episode wrapped up on October 21, 2021.
 * Lyrik Cruz was hired as a dance choreographer for this episode.
 * The title was revealed via Twitter on April 20th 2022.
 * There is a picture of Freddie and Pearl kissing but it is not shown in the episode.
 * Carly says that Granddad Shay is really the only family she and Spencer have as their father is always away, possibly implying that their mom had died.

Character Revelations

 * Harper and Freddie's birth charts are a perfect match.
 * Granddad Shay did 2 tours in Vietnam.
 * Harper's birth was a scheduled C-section.

Series Continuity

 * This is the second title to have "iHire" with the first being iHire An Idiot from the old series.
 * Granddad Shay appears for the first time in the revival series.
 * This is the second appearance of Pearl Wallace.
 * This marks the first appearance of Shay What?! after Spencer brought The Groovy Smoothie in the last episode.
 * Info from live tweeting:
 * The popcicles had to be replaced multiple times due to the lights melting them.
 * Fun Fact: Viewers rarely see characters eat in scenes because they have to keep eating until they wrap the scene.
 * All the Salsa dances were filmed in one day.