Miriam Pataki (born c. 1952), is a fictional character in the Hey Arnold! TV Series. As Olga and Helga's mother, she pretty much just mopes around the house all day, probably as a hint for having depression. In Olga Comes Home, there's a huge hint of Miriam having depression: when Bob said that Olga can't mope around being depressed in her bed and Miriam said, "Sure she can, I do." She is also an alcoholic; she passes out all the time (and doesn't know where she is when she wakes up), and slurs her words. In the episode "Helga on the Couch", after she found Helga in her room with her Arnold shrine gear on, Miriam said, "I need a smoothie," which may further hint at possible alcoholism. On occasion, Miriam gives Olga's trophies some dusting, but without her around, Helga's and Big Bob's liv