Suzie Kokoshka (maiden name unknown) is a fictional character on the Hey Arnold! television series.
Description
Suzie is Oskar Kokoshka's ex-wife. She was the source of Oskar's money (since she works at a department store), at least as long as he keeps ducking when she throws everything not nailed down in their room at him. She usually takes care of everything in the apartment- bills, laundry, food, groceries, etc. while Oskar sits around, slacks off, asks her for things like money and to make him a sandwich. Despite their dysfunctional marriage, which is greatly aided by Oskar's gambling and misuse of money he borrows from her, she and her husband somehow manage to stay together, though she did throw him out in "Arnold as Cupid".
Often times Suzie asks Oskar to do things, such as help her take care of her cousin’s baby or help with the chores, and when he does not, she becomes frustrated. While she often gets annoyed with Oskar's gambling habits, she herself once placed a large bet on a mule race in "The Racing Mule".
Though she's generally one of the more level-headed boarders, this does not always stop her from participating in the antics of the others. She's also been known to throw things when she gets really frustrated with Oskar.
In "Summer Love", she forms a friendship with Miriam Pataki after both were ditched by their respective husbands.
In the episode "Family Man", Suzie mentions that Arnold introduced her and Oskar. It is unknown how long ago this was, since Arnold is only 9 years old, and they seem to have been together for a few years, or it could have been a story she made up for Mr. Hyunh’s new boss, as she was posing as Hyunh’s wife (Arnold posing as their son, which further confused the new boss).
Prior to the events of The Jungle Movie, Suzie divorced Oskar and moved out of the boarding house.
Appearances
- 6. Heat / Snow (no lines)
- 7b. The Vacant Lot
- 9a. Mugged (no lines)
- 10. Door #16 (no lines) / Arnold as Cupid
- 13b. Gerald Comes Over
- 20. Arnold's Christmas (no lines)
- 23b. Four-Eyed Jack
- 40. Arnold's Halloween
- 41b. Oskar Gets a Job
- 50a. Casa Paradiso
- 56. Arnold's Thanksgiving
- 61b. Stinky's Pumpkin (cameo)
- 65b. Oskar Can't Read?
- 71. "Veterans Day" (no lines)
- 72a. "Back to School"
- 73. Weird Cousin / Baby Oskar
- 74b. Fighting Families
- 75a. Monkeyman! (no lines)
- 76a. "Grandpa's Sister" (no lines)
- 79. "Dino Checks Out" (no lines)
- 80. Summer Love
- 85c. "Rhonda Goes Broke" (no lines)
- 92a. The Racing Mule
- 93b. Family Man
- 96. Married (no lines, seen in Arnold's dream)
- Hey Arnold! The Movie (no cues)
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Trivia
- Despite their apparently long marriage, Suzie and Oskar have no children. This is perhaps one reason why they can still stay at the boarding house, which, as noted in the sign outside the house, has a "No kids" policy for the tenant borders who pay rent; this policy would exclude Arnold, who is not a tenant, but rather the grandson of the boarding home owners. It is also not known if Suzie is still in the appropriate age range to conceive children.
- Unlike Oskar, who is an immigrant with an Eastern European accent, Suzie appears to be a natural-born American.
- It's unknown what Suzie's maiden name is (her last name prior to marrying Oskar).
- As revealed by Craig Bartlett in a Reddit AMA, at some point before Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Suzie divorced Oskar and moved out of the boarding house.