Francine Briggs is an English teacher at Ridgeway High School, where Carly, Freddie and Sam attend school. She is Scottish, plays the bagpipes and loves Scottish music and dance. She was part of the inspiration for the creation of iCarly, the web series within the show, when he punished Carly by making her record the talent show auditions and Freddie accidentally recorded and uploaded the commentary Carly and Sam provided.Background: She harbors a years-long dislike of Carly's brother Spencer, and is obsessed with American Idol judge Randy Jackson.