Lucas Cruikshank introduced the Fred character in a video on JKL Productions, a channel he started on YouTube with his cousins, Jon and Katie Smet on June 11, 2006.

[6] The episode has iCarly facing a huge loss of popularity after Freddie Benson criticizes Fred on-air, resulting in Cruikshank pretending to cancel his own show, and the characters organizing a crossover episode between the two web shows to regain popularity.

[10] Leading up to the second films' release, a new series Figgle Chat premiered on the channel in which Fred interviewed various stars such as Alphacat and iJustine among others.

In 2020, Cruikshank created a TikTok channel based on Fred named HeyItsFred, reviving the character,[11] although it has been inactive since 2021.

[12] A recurring plot line that lasted through the series was a feud that Fred had with the original owner of his YouTube channel.

In subsequent videos, Fred would update his viewers with messages he would be receiving from the original channel owner, in which they threatened to hurt him and that they knew his location.

In the episode "Lucas Defeats Yuksung", it is revealed that Claudio was the original channel owner, and as an act of revenge towards Fred for stealing his fame, he partnered with Yuksang to produce Fred videos worse than the originals so the channel would lose its popularity.

It is written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner, and produced by Brian Robbins.

[19] The movie premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 2010, and the DVD was released October 5, 2010[7] as well as streaming media such as Netflix.

After Fred has broken up with Judy, he meets Kevin Cen's sister Talia, and becomes convinced that his new neighbor is a vampire.

The Judy character does not appear, and Jennette McCurdy was replaced by Daniella Monet in the role of Bertha.