Marissa Benson

Marissa Stefanie Atkins (born July 9, 1971) is Freddie's mother. At times nosy, overly-protective, borderline psychotic, and a soccer mom she will go to great lengths to protect Freddie from anything and everything that might be remotely dangerous.

As such, she regularly gives her son tick baths, and possesses a first aid kit large enough to stock a small medical clinic.

In iFence, Mrs. Benson becomes particularly upset when Freddie takes up fencing. It turns out she comes from a long line of fencers and she, herself, once took up the sport and became addicted to it. She initially objected to Freddie fencing, but eventually relented, later revealing that she is herself a skilled two-weapon fencer.

Her relationship with Carly Shay and Sam Puckett is one of general tolerance. She agreed to allow Freddie (and the girls) to go to Japan to collect their iWeb Award only if she came along (iGo to Japan). Although she generally seems to like Carly and even implied she would like her to be Freddie´s girlfriend in IWill Date Freddie, she became hostile towards her when Carly supported Freddie´s fencing and later again after Freddie was hurt in ISaved Your Life.

As for Spencer Shay, her attitude towards him varies from general annoyance and disgust, to treating him in an almost motherly way (in several episodes she's seen ordering Spencer about). In iChristmas, Carly experiences an alternate reality in which Spencer and Mrs. Benson had fallen in love and were engaged to be married.

In iHurt Lewbert, she found herself taking care of injured doorman Lewbert Sline, and sparks of romance flew between the two until Freddie, horrified at the prospect of Lewbert being his mother's boyfriend, orchestrated an accident that caused her mothering instinct to kick in.

Mrs. Benson married her high school sweetheart Leonard Benson at her parent's house in their backyard in early 1987. She and Leonard welcomed a boy named Freddie Benson on February 8, 1994. She was pregnant with Freddie for eleven months.

Relationships
Mr. Benson (m. 1987 - div. 1995)

Lewbert Sline (2008)

Spencer Shay (fiancee - alternate reality) (2008)

Family
Mother

Father

Freddie

Grandfather

Grandmother

Quotes
"You weren't allergic to Mexican food trucks, but look at you now!" (iSaved Your Life)

[on why it took Freddie 11 months before he was born]

"I wanted to make sure you were done!" (iMove Out)