▁the ▁" final ▁season " ▁of ▁i Car ly , ▁effectively ▁splitting ▁the ▁season ▁into ▁two ▁parts . ▁The ▁series ▁ended ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁the ▁episode ▁" i Good bye ". ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Special ▁episodes ▁ ▁Television ▁film ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁i Go ▁to ▁Japan , ▁the ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁i Car ly , ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Nick el ode on . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁broadcast ▁divided ▁in ▁three - parts ▁of ▁second ▁season ▁that ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁television ▁movie ▁stars ▁Mir anda ▁Cos gro ve , ▁Jen net te ▁McC ur dy , ▁Nathan ▁K ress ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Train or . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Steve ▁H oe fer . ▁The ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁last ed ▁around ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁story , ▁after ▁the ▁i Car ly ▁crew ▁is ▁nominated ▁for ▁" Best ▁Com edy ▁Category ," ▁Car ly , ▁Sam , ▁Fred die , ▁Sp encer , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁B enson ▁fly ▁away ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁i Web ▁Awards ▁show . ▁However , ▁their ▁trip ▁soon ▁turns ▁into ▁an ▁advent ure ▁with ▁many ▁tw ists ▁after ▁meeting ▁with ▁their ▁compet ing ▁web show ▁hosts ▁Ky oko ▁and ▁Y uki . ▁ ▁C ros so ver ▁film ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁ ▁International