Marion Cunningham is married to
Howard Cunningham and the mother of
Richie,
Joanie, and (briefly)
Chuck Cunningham; she sometimes plays the role of a surrogate mother to
Fonzie, who usually called her "Mrs. C". Marion, on the other hand, is the only person Fonzie allows to address him by his birth name, Arthur. She is a
housewife and tends to the typical domestic responsibilities: cooking, cleaning, and looking after the kids while her husband is at work. Marion once became frustrated by her life as a housewife and fell out with Howard about it. Fonzie encouraged her to work at Arnold's as a waitress but she insulted Al's menu and interfered with people's orders (see "Marion Rebels" from
Season 4). Marion became worried that Howard would leave her for a younger woman after she found out that one of her friends left his wife for a younger woman. She tries to prove to him that she is still young at heart but she goes completely over the top, Salome-style (see "Marion's Misgivings" from
Season 5). Marion once went to jail after crashing Howard's beloved
DeSoto into Arnold's (see "Marion Goes to Jail" from
Season 7). ==References==