Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestWhen her ex, Jeffrey, arrives with divorce papers in hand, Rudi smells a rat. She discovers that he’s trying to marry an elderly heiress – who not only wants Rudi’s husband, but her kids as well. The battle is on.
Rudi Wilson is a former record executive who decides to move to the suburbs and see if she can hold her own in the world of motherhood. What Rudi finds is that her hard-partying lifestyle, frequent drinking and tendency to use profane language don’t necessarily gel with the lifestyles of her neighbours in the suburbs.
Acting
Longoria commits fully to Rudi's beautiful disaster energy.
Writing
Sharp jabs at mommy-blog culture and suburban performance.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Eva Longoria's first regular animated series role, produced through her own production company. The show was canceled after one season with the final episodes airing internationally but not in the US.
Mother Up! arrived during the 2012-2014 boom of 'bad mom' comedy (Bad Moms, Mom, etc.), but its animated format and genuinely cruel humor made it too niche to survive. It's essentially Arrested Development's Lucille Bluth as a protagonist.
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