Michelle Obama to appear on "iCarly"

First lady Michelle Obama poses before a State Dinner for Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, at the White House on June 7, 2011, in Washington.

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(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - First lady Michelle Obama is set to appear on an upcoming episode of "iCarly."

The first lady will play herself on the popular Nickelodeon show and promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of and support for military families, network president Cyma Zarghami said Wednesday.

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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.

"iCarly" creator/ executive producer Dan Schneider wrote the episode just for Mrs. 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 said the first lady's daughters, Malia, who turns 12 next month, and Sasha, 9, are fans of the show. The episode is likely to air in January.

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[p94932]

PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A FIRST LADY, SHE WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED PERIOD!

[brian_norwood]

The way you are screaming, something tells me YOU will. LOL!

[guycash]

The one thing we know for sure is that the right wing will criticize her, no matter what she does. The right wing hates her and won't accept anything she does.

[Banshee18]

Pretending to care for the troops while they are cutting their benefits and keeping pay increases the lowest in history. Charging more for benefits the vets were promised too. They want to show they care, cut congress's pay and benefits instead of the military.

[brian_norwood]

Um. I don't know what color koolaid you drink, but it was the REPUBLICANS who were trying to block Obama's proposed pay increase for our soldiers.

But hey, teabaggers don't need no stinking facts.

[eewrites]

Empire_____George-------
What makes you think the network isn't paying her transportation fees? And as for her security detail, they're with her all the time anyway.
This is why conservatives have no credibility; she's publicizing helping military families and you're against it!