This is an average animated comedy series (meant for adult audiences, not a cartoon for kids). The voice work is fun and the animation is fine. The writing is not the best with some thin stories and bad jokes, you can pretty much tell everything that's going to happen or be said before it is. A decent show to just put on in the background if you're working on your laptop or something. Not bad.
10 Reviews
I'm glad it got one season. But that was enough.
GiraffeDoor10 February 2019
This was an enjoyable show. It has a similar premise to "Suburgatory" but more as a straight sitcom rather than a dramedy.
Rudy is a high flying business woman who must relocate to suburbia for some reason. I liked her: she's a narcissistic and arrogant person but one who ultimately loves her children even if she doesn't enjoy actually spending time with them.
I was always rooting for her over the snooty other moms and she made a refreshing kind of character.
The stories were fun enough but I really don't think they could have come up with more after the first season.
Not too bad.
Rudy is a high flying business woman who must relocate to suburbia for some reason. I liked her: she's a narcissistic and arrogant person but one who ultimately loves her children even if she doesn't enjoy actually spending time with them.
I was always rooting for her over the snooty other moms and she made a refreshing kind of character.
The stories were fun enough but I really don't think they could have come up with more after the first season.
Not too bad.
Mommy, You're The Worst!
a34trgv11 October 2020
Mother Up's premise sounds like it could work as a funny and heartfelt cartoon about a mother trying to be a better parent. What we have instead is an aggravating unfunny show about a dimwitted parent who makes Peter Griffin look like Greg Universe.
The show has some pretty awful writing as it follows very formulaic plotlines and adds in the typical content found in "adult" cartoons. Violence, sex, nudity, swearing, drug use, drinking, and not a single one of those elements is used to progress the story. In addition to its poor writing, the attempts at humor really fall flat, being both predictable in set up and lousy in punchline.
The characters themselves offer absolutely nothing to like. Most of them are either one note archetypes or just really aggravating. The children, Dick and Apple, offer very little in terms of personality, Jenny is a snobbish prude, 2Bit is an annoyance and Suzi is a stereotypical Chinese mothef who puts way to much pressure on her daughter. The worst character though is Rudi, who might as well be given a mug that says "World's Worst Mother." She's bossy, she's rude, she's selfish, she's egotistical, she is completely unfit to be a parent and her attempts at trying make her worst. She spoils her kids with trendy toys, she gave her daughter drugs, she was completely oblivious to that fact that her son went to jail, and she allowed a naked man to stay at her place with her children. And that was just in the first 6 episodes.
Visual, the show looks rather bland. The character design is adequate, but the show has basic colors that don't pop, the backgrounds look minimalistic and the character animation looks stiff and choppy. This is one of those shows that could've been made in live action and nothing about it would change.
The voice acting is fine for the most part. Eva Longoria seems to be enjoying playing Rudi, Rebecca Husian gives an alright performance as a little girls and Gabrielle Miller gives Sarah a sweet voice reminiscent of Betty Rubble. That said, most of the other voice actors sound rather grating. Jesse Camacho sounds less like a little boy and more like a full grown man pretending to be a boy. Grace Lynn Kung doesn't do Suzi any favors by giving her a very stereotypical Chinese accent. And Cle Bennet just sounds like he's imitating Samuel L. Jackson and it's really distracting. The worst voice in the bunch though is Scott McCord as Travis. He screams all his lines and it's so annoying, it hurts my ears.
So, yeah, another day, another "adult" cartoon. Mother Up is a lousy show with unlikable characters, bad animation, terrible writing and lackluster humor. The voice acting is adequate at best, but that's nowhere near enough to give this show a recommendation. If you've seen Family Guy on its worst days, you've already seen this show.
The show has some pretty awful writing as it follows very formulaic plotlines and adds in the typical content found in "adult" cartoons. Violence, sex, nudity, swearing, drug use, drinking, and not a single one of those elements is used to progress the story. In addition to its poor writing, the attempts at humor really fall flat, being both predictable in set up and lousy in punchline.
The characters themselves offer absolutely nothing to like. Most of them are either one note archetypes or just really aggravating. The children, Dick and Apple, offer very little in terms of personality, Jenny is a snobbish prude, 2Bit is an annoyance and Suzi is a stereotypical Chinese mothef who puts way to much pressure on her daughter. The worst character though is Rudi, who might as well be given a mug that says "World's Worst Mother." She's bossy, she's rude, she's selfish, she's egotistical, she is completely unfit to be a parent and her attempts at trying make her worst. She spoils her kids with trendy toys, she gave her daughter drugs, she was completely oblivious to that fact that her son went to jail, and she allowed a naked man to stay at her place with her children. And that was just in the first 6 episodes.
Visual, the show looks rather bland. The character design is adequate, but the show has basic colors that don't pop, the backgrounds look minimalistic and the character animation looks stiff and choppy. This is one of those shows that could've been made in live action and nothing about it would change.
The voice acting is fine for the most part. Eva Longoria seems to be enjoying playing Rudi, Rebecca Husian gives an alright performance as a little girls and Gabrielle Miller gives Sarah a sweet voice reminiscent of Betty Rubble. That said, most of the other voice actors sound rather grating. Jesse Camacho sounds less like a little boy and more like a full grown man pretending to be a boy. Grace Lynn Kung doesn't do Suzi any favors by giving her a very stereotypical Chinese accent. And Cle Bennet just sounds like he's imitating Samuel L. Jackson and it's really distracting. The worst voice in the bunch though is Scott McCord as Travis. He screams all his lines and it's so annoying, it hurts my ears.
So, yeah, another day, another "adult" cartoon. Mother Up is a lousy show with unlikable characters, bad animation, terrible writing and lackluster humor. The voice acting is adequate at best, but that's nowhere near enough to give this show a recommendation. If you've seen Family Guy on its worst days, you've already seen this show.
Stay away!
ryrymadrid13 July 2021
Enjoyable
trixi87901 January 2014
I liked the show. Its by no means the best animated show I have ever seen but its funny enough. I find the kids likable and while Rudi is a terrible mother I still find her fun to watch. Its not a show you want to take overly seriously but that is just fine with me. Of course I also liked Alan Gregory which most people don't care for. It has jokes that some people might find insensitive or inappropriate but you are going to find that in most adult cartoons. Sometimes you just have to cringe and move on. I wish the schedule were a bit more consistent. Its a bit annoying when I don't know when the next episode will come out. I look forward to more Mother Up in the future whenever the next episode is made available.
I think the joke is that it's not funny
thomashbonner8 August 2023
I couldn't make it through one episode of this show. It seems as though I was written specifically to appeal to Hollywood insiders. None of the characters were likable. The main character will be almost sympathetic in one scene then completely irredeemable in the next. The "jokes" were mostly tired corny sitcom cliches and just made me feel sad.
The overall vibe I got was that the makers of this show felt like they were doing the audience a favor by making it and assumed everyone would feel obligated to like it. Much like it's main character the show tries to get by on a bunch of blustering false confidence with very little actual substance to back any of it up.
The overall vibe I got was that the makers of this show felt like they were doing the audience a favor by making it and assumed everyone would feel obligated to like it. Much like it's main character the show tries to get by on a bunch of blustering false confidence with very little actual substance to back any of it up.
I love it! Don't understand the low rating...
ditziie19 February 2017
I thought this show was hilarious. It really stood out in the world of animated comedies. The plot was original, funny, and had just the right balance between being realistic, and completely ridiculous. The characters were unique, quirky, either completely lovable or hate-able (is that a word?...lol) and just all around well thought out in my opinion.
I have watched it several times now and it just never gets old for me, I was so sad to find out it didn't get renewed for season 2.
Too many of these animated shows depend on dirty jokes, sexual situations, and gross-out humor, it was refreshing to see one that was funny without having to resort to that for the most part. Don't get me wrong, I love my Family guy, Futurama, American Dad, etc. just as much as anyone else, but this one is really different from those, and I liked it.
It has some things that are easy to relate to, which I thought made it even better, like the struggle of being a single mom, dealing with fake people, etc. But then it also had scenes that were completely absurd, and probably would never happen to a normal person, and they end up being hilarious.
Also, almost ever episode actually has a lesson to be learned that can be applied to most peoples life, another thing that is different than most animated shows. Usually, the lesson you take away from them is something ridiculous, like "If you're going to steal, be prepared to murder as well," from the Family guy fairy tale episode (lol).
I have watched it several times now and it just never gets old for me, I was so sad to find out it didn't get renewed for season 2.
Too many of these animated shows depend on dirty jokes, sexual situations, and gross-out humor, it was refreshing to see one that was funny without having to resort to that for the most part. Don't get me wrong, I love my Family guy, Futurama, American Dad, etc. just as much as anyone else, but this one is really different from those, and I liked it.
It has some things that are easy to relate to, which I thought made it even better, like the struggle of being a single mom, dealing with fake people, etc. But then it also had scenes that were completely absurd, and probably would never happen to a normal person, and they end up being hilarious.
Also, almost ever episode actually has a lesson to be learned that can be applied to most peoples life, another thing that is different than most animated shows. Usually, the lesson you take away from them is something ridiculous, like "If you're going to steal, be prepared to murder as well," from the Family guy fairy tale episode (lol).
i think its hilarious
haileyd12112 March 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Really funny show if you are into this kind-of humor. not for people who are offended easily or think that cartoon characters should be role models for people in real life. but if you are like me and enjoy watching shows like family guy, south park, kevin spencer and such give it a shot- even if it is just to hear Eva Longoria call someone a 'baboon fluffer'. Bottom line- i think the show is hilarious, but if you are easily offended or cant laugh at yourself for whatever reason then maybe its not for you. i watch shows like this to be entertained, not learn life lessons, parenting skills, etc. i also kind-of wonder if some of the negative feedback i've seen for this show is just because some people do not like Longoria for some reason or other. i started watching this show with no preconceptions of her and am now a huge fan of this show.
WHY are the BEST shows always cancelled after ONE season???
mommamaria-7295116 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This was freekin awesome! SO much fun!
All the in's and out's of being a single mother, having to put up with other people treating you like crap because they are so jealous of your single again life.
All the weird things that run through your mind, having two kids and being single, all the things you WANT to say and WANT to do but really can't.
Their only problem with creating this show was, it should have been a live comedy show. It would have been "Married with Children", just without the husband!!!
Their only problem with creating this show was, it should have been a live comedy show. It would have been "Married with Children", just without the husband!!!
Funny, edgy, sucks you in
ben-6194412 October 2019
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